Official Rules – Devious Dreams

CONTEST BEGINS AT 12:00:00 PM (PT - Los Angeles Time) on MARCH 18, 2019 AND ENDS AT 11:59:59 PM (PT - Los Angeles Time) ON MARCH 31, 2019 (THE "PROMOTION PERIOD").

  • THIS IS A SKILL-BASED CONTEST. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN.
  • THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.

Important: Please read these Official Rules before entering this Contest. By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

  • HOW TO ENTER:
    1. Membership to www.deviantart.com (the "Contest Site") is required to enter the DeviantArt Devious Dreams Contest (the "Contest"). Membership to www.deviantart.com is free. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Only entries from valid DeviantArt accounts will be accepted. If Entrant is already a registered member, Entrant is not automatically entered into the Contest and would need to follow the instructions on the Contest Site to enter the Contest.
    2. Entrant must be at least thirteen (13) years old as of March 18, 2019 to be eligible to enter the Contest.
    3. Entrants who have not been banned from DeviantArt are eligible to participate. If an Entrant deactivates their account or is banned during the Contest, they are no longer eligible.
    4. Contest is void where prohibited by law, including but not limited to, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Syria and any other territory subject to a trade embargo by the United States government.
    5. Entrant must follow the instructions by DeviantArt (the "Sponsor") on the Contest Site and submit via a Journal comment their creative goal and a request for a project or tool to help them reach that goal (the "Work"). Sponsor wants to help Entrant grow as an artist . Sponsor has no obligation to advise Entrants of an incomplete or otherwise non-compliant Work.
    6. Entrants are not required to "like" or follow Sponsor on any social media pages or to pay any entrance fee in order to participate in the Contest or to be eligible for the Prizes, and any such action or payment will not increase or improve Entrant's chances of winning.
    7. The Work may not be inappropriate, offensive, libelous or defamatory, pornographic, sexually explicit, as determined by the "Sponsor" in its sole discretion; or otherwise in violation of these Official Rules or Sponsor's Terms of Service.
    8. Works will be deemed to be made by the person whose DeviantArt account submits the Work via a Journal comment in the Contest Site at the time of submission. In the event of a dispute relating to ownership of a winning Work, Sponsor may require a potential winner to provide proof that he or she is the authorized holder of the identified account, and consequently of the winning Work. Sponsor shall be entitled to use its best judgment, in its sole discretion, to determine the rightful maker of the winning Work, and each Entrant hereby remises, releases and discharges the Sponsor, to the fullest extent permitted by law, from all liabilities, obligations, claims and demands whatsoever arising out of any such determination of the rightful owner of the winning Work by Sponsor.
    9. ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59:59 PM (PT) MARCH 31, 2019.
    10. Entrants may enter as many Works as they like, however duplicate entries are not allowed.
  • ENTRANT'S RIGHTS:
    1. During the Promotion Period, and for a period of one (1) year thereafter, Entrant or its legal guardian shall grant Sponsor a worldwide, royalty-free license to display digital or physical copies and/or utilize the Works on the Contest Site, social media, and/or in any other media, setting or location, accessible anywhere in the world, in connection with promotion of the Contest or Sponsor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Entrant agrees that any permissible display on social media posted prior to the expiration of the license period detailed herein shall remain accessible in perpetuity.
    2. Entrant hereby waives all, and agrees not to assert any, moral rights, and/or similar or equivalent rights, and/or performer's rights, in the Work, wherever in the world arising at any time.
  • SELECTION OF WINNERS:

    Final Winners will be announced on or about April 3, 2019.

    Sixty Eight (68) Final Winners will be selected from all eligible and qualified entries by a panel of full-time DeviantArt staff, on or about March 31, 2019. The odds of winning depend on the number and quality of entries received. The finalists will be selected on the basis of:

    1. Intent;
    2. Ability to accomplish the goal put forward;
    3. Creativity;
    4. Impact of winning the Prize

    Only one (1) entry per Entrant may be chosen as a finalist.

    The judges' decisions are final on all matters relating to the Contest.

    Sponsor reserves the right to refrain from issuing the Prizes, if there are insufficient valid entries that meet the criteria or comply with these Rules or otherwise at Sponsor's sole discretion.

  • PRIZES:
    1. The Two (2) top Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to Five Thousand USD ($5,000) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $5,000).
    2. Two (2) Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to Seven hundred and Fifty USD ($750) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $750).
    3. Four (4) Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to Five hundred USD ($500) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $500).
    4. Ten (10) Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to Two Hundred and Fifty USD ($250) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $250).
    5. Thirty (30) Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to One hundred USD ($100) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $100).
    6. Twenty (20) Final Winners will be entitled to receive up to Fifty USD ($50) each, which will apply towards obtaining the project/tool described in their Work (Total ARV of each prize: $50).

    Total ARV of all Prizes in the aggregate: Twenty thousand USD (USD$ 20,000). All Prizes will be awarded (assuming sufficient number of entries). DeviantArt will, to the extent possible, deliver the project/tool described in any winning Work up to the U.S.Dollar amount of the applicable Prize.

    No other substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. DeviantArt is responsible only for Prize delivery; DeviantArt is not responsible for prize utility, quality or otherwise. Prizes are non-transferable, with no additional cash redemptions, equivalents or substitutions except at Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion. All Prize details not specified in these Official Rules, will be determined in Sponsor's sole and absolute discretion. Despite Sponsor's good faith efforts, the Prizes as contemplated herein may be canceled due to circumstances beyond Sponsor's control or due to budgetary or other restraints which will cause the Prizes to be unreasonably costly or difficult to execute. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prizes (or any portion thereof) with a prize of comparable or greater value in its sole and absolute discretion.

    The Winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state, provincial, and/or local taxes according to the laws and regulations applicable in such Winner's residence, and for any other fees, costs and other arrangements associated with the Prize which are not explicitly provided by Sponsor as set forth herein. Before the prizes will be awarded, the Winners may be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number, tax identification number or any other identification details, for tax reporting purposes.

  • ELIGIBILITY:

    The Contest open to DeviantArt members who are at least thirteen (13) years old as of March 18, 2019 and reside in jurisdiction where this type of contest is permitted, except employees and volunteers (and their immediate families and members of the same household) of Sponsor and its respective affiliates, corporate parents or subsidiaries, agents, advertising and promotion agencies and/or any other individuals or corporations. Entrants aged under eighteen (18) years old (or the age of majority in their applicable jurisdiction) may only enter if they have permission to do so from their parent or legal guardian, and such parent or legal guardian agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. No entry form is required to participate in the Contest. Your personally identifiable information will be handled and protected as part of your membership in DeviantArt under its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

    Entrants who have not been banned from DeviantArt are eligible to participate. If an Entrant deactivates their account or is banned during the Contest, they are no longer eligible.

  • VERIFICATION OF WINNERS AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES:

    Winners may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and, where permitted, a liability and publicity release. Each of the finalists agrees to Sponsor's use of his/her username on DeviantArt, name, voice, likeness, and statements for promotional purposes in connection with use of the Entrant's Works as permitted in these Official Rules in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without additional compensation, notification, permission or limitation (to the extent permitted by law).

  • GENERAL:

    This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. This Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of California, U.S.A. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this Contest must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction within the State of California. Sponsor and judges not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, garbled, incomplete, misaddressed, postage due, incorrect or misdirected entries, mail or communications; for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, or delays in operations or transmission of information, in each case whether arising by way of technical or other failures or malfunctions of computer hardware, software, communications devices, or transmission lines or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry materials, loss or otherwise. Sponsor and judges not responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in Entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail messages. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, or accessing, posting, uploading or downloading information in connection with, this Contest, and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, terminate or suspend this Contest should any virus, bug, technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In the event of any such cancellation, termination or suspension, a notice will be posted on the Contest Site and the winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to such time.

    By participating in this Contest, each Entrant accepts to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, agents, any relevant social media sites, officers, directors, and employees from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such Entrant's participation in the Contest and/or arising from or in connection with the awarding, receipt, and/or use or misuse of a prize or participation in any prize-related activities, including without limitation with respect to claims of copyright or trademark infringement, false endorsement, libel, slander, defamation or infringement of rights of publicity or privacy and any deletion or failure to store any Entries and other communications related to the Contest. Sponsor has complete discretion over interpretation of the Official Rules and administration of the Contest.

    DeviantArt reserves the right to amend these Official Rules from time to time if it considers it reasonable or necessary to do so. Updated versions of the Official Rules will be posted here and will bind all Entrants.

  • LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES:

    BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, YOU AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY CLAIMS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL YOU BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (3) YOU IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO SEEK EQUITABLE RELIEF.

    YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE PRIZES ARE AWARDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE. SPONSOR AND RELEASED PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE BROADCAST OF THE PRIZE WILL RESULT IN ANY PARTICULAR AMOUNT OR LEVEL OF REVENUE OR INCOME.

    YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST (AND, IN CASE YOU ARE A WINNER, YOUR PARTICIPATION AND EXECUTION OF THE PRIZE) IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SPONSOR AND RELEASED PARTIES MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY AND/OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY ELEMENT OF THIS CONTEST OR THE PRIZE. SPONSOR AND RELEASED PARTIES DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO OR THE DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST.

    To the fullest extent permissible by law, with the exception of disputes pertaining to Sponsor's intellectual property rights, ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND SPONSOR RELATING TO THE CONTEST SHALL BE REFERRED TO AND FINALLY RESOLVED THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JAMS UNDER THE JAMS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS WITH NO CLASS RELIEF. This clause shall be construed as a "written agreement to arbitrate" pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.

  • WINNERS LIST:

    To obtain a list of winners, go to www.deviantart.com. The list will be available after selection and verification of winners as provided in these Official Rules.

  • SPONSOR:

    DeviantArt, Inc., 7095 Hollywood Blvd., #788, Hollywood, CA 90028

  • QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CONTEST:

    Any questions regarding the Contest should be directed to DeviantArt by placing a Work under the contest article at the Contest Site.

    © DeviantArt, Inc. 2019

    All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

    PLEASE NOTE: THESE OFFICIAL RULES TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ANY TERMS OR RIGHTS TO THE CONTRARY SET OUT IN DEVIANTART'S TERMS OF SERVICE, SUBMISSION POLICY OR ETIQUETTE POLICIES, AND ANY SELECTION OF A CREATIVE COMMONS LICENSE WITH RESPECT TO YOUR ENTRY WILL BE TREATED AS NULL AND VOID TO THE EXTENT NOT CONSISTENT WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

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