Hidden Gems in Photoshop CS5 Series
2012 Official Rules
Now YOU can shine as the "Next Photoshop Evangelist" in our "Hidden Gems in Photoshop CS5" series! Create a video showing your favorite Photoshop CS5 tips & tricks and you could win a trip to the 2012 Photoshop World event!
NO ADDITIONAL PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VALID IN THE 50 UNITED STATES (EXCEPT RHODE ISLAND), THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, CANADA (EXCEPT QUEBEC), THE UNITED KINGDOM AND GERMANY. MUST BE 18+ (OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY) AND PREVIOUSLY OWNED (OR HAD ACCESS TO) ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS5 SOFTWARE PRIOR TO ENTRY. VOID IN RHODE ISLAND, U.S., QUEBEC, CANADA AND WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. The Contest Sponsor: The Next Photoshop Evangelist Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored, controlled, operated, and administered by Adobe Systems Incorporated ("Sponsor"), from its offices in the U.S., and by participating in the Contest you agree to be bound by the laws of the United States and these Official Rules.
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter. By entering, you understand you are providing your Contest-related information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook, YouTube, or Twitter. All inquiries in relation to the Contest should be directed to the Sponsor. Personal information you provide in this Contest will be used as provided in Section 17 of these Official Rules.
2. Who Is Eligible To Participate: The Contest is valid for legal residents and citizens of the United States (except Rhode Island) and the District of Columbia, Canada (except Quebec), the United Kingdom and Germany who are at least eighteen (18) years age (or the age of majority in his/her place of residence), had internet access and previously owned or had access to Adobe Photoshop CS5 or Photoshop CS5 Extended software as of January 20, 2012, and who are connected to ("Like") the Photoshop page and the "Next Photoshop Evangelist" Contest tab on Facebook (collectively, the "Site") at the time of entry and throughout the Contest Period. To be eligible for participation you must not have purchased any software, services or equipment for the purposes of entering the promotion.
Employees, directors, officers and independent contractors of Sponsor, Edelman Digital (the Contest "Administrator"), Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and each of their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and all of their respective agents, representatives, advertising, promotion, publicity, fulfillment agencies, legal advisors, successors and assigns, and/or any entity or person involved with the production, design, execution, administration, distribution or hosting of the Contest (collectively, the "Released Parties"), as well as the immediate family members (i.e., spouses, parents, siblings, children, and their respective spouses, regardless where they reside) and persons living in the same household of such persons, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. The Contest is valid in the United States (except Rhode Island), the District of Columbia, Canada (except Quebec), the United Kingdom and Germany, and is subject to all applicable federal, state, territorial, provincial, municipal and local laws and regulations. The Contest is void outside of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and where prohibited, restricted, or taxed by law.
3. Contest Timing: The Contest Entry Phase begins January 27, 2012, at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time ("PST") and ends on March 5, 2012, at 11:59 p.m. PST (the "Entry Phase") and is followed by a separate Sponsor Judging and Community Judging Phase more fully described in Sections 4, 7 and 8 below (the Entry, Judging and Community Voting Phases collectively comprise the "Contest Period"). To be considered for prizes, eligible entries must be submitted through the Contest application on Facebook during the Entry Phase, as detailed in these Official Rules ("Official Rules"). The Contest is a game of skill; chance plays no part in determining the winner.
4. Contest Phases: The Contest will encompass a separate Entry, Sponsor and Community Judging Phase and culminate in a final Winner Announcement Phase, as follows:
| Phase: | Entry | Sponsor Judging | Community Judging | Winner Announcement | |
| Begins: | 12:00 a.m. PST On: | 01/27/2012 | 03/06/2012 | 03/12/2012 | Week of 03/19/2012 |
| Ends: | 11:59 p.m. PST On: | 03/05/2012 | 03/09/2012 | 03/16/2012 |
The Administrator's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest. Entrants are responsible for making appropriate begin/end time adjustments based on their respective time zones.
5. How To Enter: To Enter, first create your own video tutorial (up to two (2) minutes in length) effectively demonstrating step-by-step instructions for your favorite commonly or lesser-known feature(s), tip(s) or trick(s) in Photoshop CS5 or Photoshop CS5 Extended software and incorporate mention of the phrase, "Hidden Gem" in your video." Then, visit the Site at https://www.facebook.com/Photoshop any time before 11:59 p.m. PST on March 5, 2012, access the Contest Tab and follow the onscreen prompts to "Like" the page and submit (i) your name, age data, mail or email address and other required information; (ii) your created video that conforms with the Entry Guidelines in Section 6 below (the "Video"); and (iii) acknowledge your acceptance of these Contest Official Rules, as directed (all elements together comprising the "Entry" or "Entries").
NOTE: At the time of Entry or other occasions during the Contest Period, Entrants may be presented the option to consent ("opt-in") to future communications from Sponsor, however, Entrants may decline this option. Opt-in consent to future communications is NOT required to enter the Contest and will not increase or improve one's opportunity to win.
Limits on Entries: You may submit as many Entries as you like, but each Entry must be submitted separately following the entry process described above and each such Entry will be evaluated as a standalone submission, on its own merits. Regardless of the number of Entries entered, each entrant is only eligible to win one (1) prize in this Contest. Entries received in excess of the stated limit will be void. Completed Entries must be entered electronically during the Contest Entry Phase and received by 11:59 p.m. PST on 03/05/2012. No other methods of Entry will be accepted. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
6. Entry Guidelines: By submitting, uploading, posting, disclosing or otherwise making an Entry available in this Contest, each entrant warrants and represents that he/she has the necessary permissions (including that of a parent/legal guardian if the entrant is considered a minor in their country of residence) and legal right to do so; that his/her Entry contains only his/her own, original creations; and that his/her Entry conforms to the following Video Guidelines and Content Restrictions (collectively, the "Entry Guidelines").
Video Guidelines:
Video Content Restrictions:
Each Entrant accepts and agrees Sponsor and/or Administrator, in their sole discretion, may refuse an Entry, or remove an Entry from the public viewing/judging gallery and disqualify an Entrant from the Contest if they believe an Entry fails to conform to the Entry Guidelines or is otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor is not responsible for any expenses incurred in the design, production, submission, or delivery of the Video Entry.
7. Sponsor Judging Phase: At the conclusion of the Entry Phase, beginning 12:00 a.m. PST on March 6, 2012, and ending 11:59 p.m. PST on March 9, 2012, a panel of qualified judges designated by Sponsor (the "Judges") will, in their sole discretion, evaluate, rank and ultimately select five (5) Entries from among all eligible Entries received to advance to the final Community Judging Phase (each a "Finalist") based on the Entries with the highest cumulative score(s) in the following weighted criteria ("Sponsor Judging Criteria"):
In the unlikely event of a tie during the Sponsor Judging Phase, the winner among the tying Entries will be selected based on the Entry with the highest score in the Instructional Effectiveness category. Judges reserve the right in their sole discretion to select fewer than the stated number of Finalists in the event of an insufficient number of eligible Entries, or an insufficient number of eligible Entries meeting the minimum Sponsor Judging Criteria.
8. Community Judging Phase and Winner Determination: At the conclusion of the Sponsor Judging Phase, beginning 12:00 a.m. PST on March 12, 2012, and ending 11:59 p.m. PST on March 16, 2012, Finalist Entries will be displayed in the public viewing gallery on the Site. Site users ("Voters") will be invited to judge the Finalist Entries and cast their vote for the Entry they feel is the most interesting and effectively instructional ("Vote" or "Votes"). Completed Votes must be entered electronically during the Community Judging Phase and received by 11:59 p.m. on 03/16/2012. No other methods of voting will be accepted. Voters may be required to be connected to ("Like") the Site in order to cast votes.
Sponsor will track and capture the number of eligible Votes received for each Finalist Entry. At the conclusion of the Community Judging Phase, and subject to compliance with these Official Rules, the Entry with highest cumulative Vote total will be determined the potential winner. In the unlikely event it is necessary to break a tie in Votes among different Finalists or Entries for the purposes of determining the winner, Sponsor and/or Administrator, in their sole discretion, will reevaluate the tying Entries (and determine the winner among them) using the Sponsor Judging Criteria set forth in Section 7 above. No prizes will be awarded to Voters for Votes cast in this Contest.
Limits on Voting: Only one (1) Vote per person/email address/user account per day during the Community Judging Phase will be accepted and each Vote must correspond to a single Finalist Entry. Once a day's Vote is cast, subsequent Votes received on the same day from the same person/email address/user account will be void. Votes cast must correspond to a single person, a single email address and a single user account. Each Voter must personally cast his/her Vote and may not delegate by proxy or otherwise authorize another to cast Votes on his/her behalf, whether or not using the Voter's name, email address, or user account. Individual voters may not use multiple email addresses to cast multiple Votes and multiple Voters may not share the same email address. No other methods of Voting will be accepted.
Prohibitions on Voting: Any discovery by Sponsor or Administrator of an attempt by a Voter or Finalist to (i) submit, authorize, entice, solicit or otherwise receive by fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements, more than the permitted number of daily Votes per person/email address/user account; or (ii) generate Votes by script, macro or other automated means, or (iii) use fraudulent or multiple email addresses or identities to cast a Vote; or (iv) request or grant request of authorization for another to cast a Vote by proxy; or (iv) use any other means to impair the integrity of this Contest, or to subvert or circumvent the Voting process or these Official Rules may result in voiding of all the Voter's Votes and disqualification of the Voter and/or Finalist and corresponding Entry from further participation in the Contest, or the adjustment, or resetting of a Finalist's cumulative Vote count to zero ("0").
9. Winner Announcement and Notification: On or about the week of March 19, 2012, after the conclusion of the Community Judging Phase, the potential winner will be announced and notified by email or mail using the information provided at the time of entry.
Potential winner may be required to complete and return within a specified time an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, and/or other documents, in the form provided by Sponsor, which grants the Sponsor a license to use the Entry for promotion of the Sponsor's products and services, as a condition of receiving a prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, is contacted and does not respond as directed within the time allotted after attempted notification, refuses the prize or is ineligible to accept the prize, or if the attempted prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. If a winner is eighteen (18) or older, as required, but a minor in his or her state, province or territory of residence, then the prize will be awarded in the name of the minor's parent or legal guardian, who will be responsible for signing any necessary releases and consents. An entrant is not a winner, even if a prize notification is received, unless and until the entrant's eligibility and the potential winning Entry has been verified and the entrant notified verification is complete. Potential winner must continue to comply with all the terms and conditions of these Official Rules.
Odds of winning: This is a skill-based Contest and chance plays no part in determining the winner. The odds or likelihood of winning the prize in this Contest will depend on (and is subject to) the number and quality of eligible Entries received and the relative skill of each Entrant.
10. Prize: Subject to verification of potential winner's eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules one (1) Grand Prize package and four (4) Runner-Up prizes will be awarded in this Contest. Aggregate Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $7,996- $9,996 USD.
FOUR (4) RUNNER-UP PRIZES: Four (4) Runner-Up winners will each receive on (1) Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software product; ARV: $999.00 ea.
ONE (1)GRAND PRIZE PACKAGE: One (1) winner will receive one (1) Grand Prize package consisting of a trip to attend either the March 24-26, 2012 or September 2012 U.S. Photoshop World Conference & Expo (the "Conference") and one (1) Adobe Photoshop CS5.5 Design Standard software product; ARV: $1,300 USD. Total Grand Prize Package ARV, including travel, accommodations, events and spending cash: $4,000 ($6,000 USD if parent/guardian escort is required). Actual value of trip component of prize may vary depending on winners' residence, point(s) of departure, and seasonal transportation rates.
Trip includes: round-trip economy/coach class airfare for one (1) person from a major gateway commercial airport nearest winner's residence to Washington, D.C., U.S., or Las Vegas, U.S. (depending on which Photoshop World Conference & Expo event attended); accommodations for three (3) days, two (2) nights (one (1) single occupancy room) at a hotel of Sponsor's choosing, one full Conference pass (excluding pre-Conference events), and six-hundred dollars ($600.00 USD) in spending cash. If winner resides within a 100-mile radius of destination, Sponsor may provide ground in place of air transportation and no compensation or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof. Except where specified as being provided as part of the grand prize, winner and any accompanying travel guests, are solely responsible for any costs for incidentals, including but not limited to airline service charges, luggage fees, meals, gratuities, telephone calls, facsimile charges, Internet charges, gift shop purchases, souvenirs, spa, beauty salon, hotel laundry or other guest service charges, hotel processing fees and any non-Sponsor-designated or non-Conference-related activities, tours or excursions and transportation related thereto. Any extra nights' stay and any additional costs associated with an extended stay are the sole responsibility of the winner and his/her guests. If a minor in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the winner must be accompanied during travel by a parent or legal guardian and he/she must complete and timely return any necessary forms required by Sponsor. Failure of any travel guest to return required forms in a timely manner may prevent the (minor) winner from participating in the trip. Guests must travel together with winner on the same itinerary. Winner and any travel guest are responsible for obtaining prior to travel all required travel documentation (acceptable photo ID, passport, visa, etc) and any required or optional insurance, and for complying with applicable international and domestic travel procedures and restrictions. Grand prize may be forfeited if (a) proper travel documents for any and all travel are unattainable for any reason within the time required by Sponsor; or (b) if any travel or immigration complications arise related to the Entrant's, or his/her travel guest's right to enter the United States, or to re-enter his/her country of origin (in which event the winner, or his/her parent or legal guardian if a minor, will be solely responsible for arranging for return travel to his/her country of origin, including any and all related costs).
Winner must be available for travel during March 23 – 27, 2012, or dates specified by Sponsor or Administrator for September 2012, or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation to winner. Sponsor reserves right to change travel dates. Trip length, travel times or date window(s) may be adjusted as necessary depending on winner's country of origin, and all other prize details, including method of delivery are at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor and/or Administrator will notify winner of the itinerary and proposed date(s) for travel by no later than March 21, 2012 and trip must be taken on dates specified by Sponsor.
Reservations, travel accommodations are subject to availability, restrictions and/or black-out dates, so Sponsor and/or Administrator cannot guarantee prize trip or prize trip transportation will be available on the exact dates specified. Travel accommodations must be made through Sponsor's designated agent and on a carrier(s) of Sponsor's choice. Winner's preferences may be taken into consideration, but travel seating, hotel location and room arrangements, and all other prize details are at Sponsor's sole discretion. Winner and/or any travel companions are responsible for complying with hotel requirements, including but not limited to the presentation of a major credit card at check-in.
If any activity relating to the grand prize package is cancelled or postponed for any reason, the balance of components comprising the grand prize package will be awarded in full and complete satisfaction of the prize award. No substitution, assignment or transfer of prize, or redemption of prize for cash or other goods and services is permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of approximately equal value. In the event winner is unable to redeem all or any portion of the Grand Prize components due to circumstances beyond the Sponsor and/or Administrator control, no compensation or substitution for the Grand Prize, or any of its related respective components will be provided.
Use of prize travel, transport, and Conference tickets, or software product is subject to any terms and conditions or other use requirements that accompany or are specified thereon. Winner and any guest must comply with all applicable venue rules and regulations and failure to do so may result in forfeiture of the prize or the relevant prize component. Winner is responsible for complying with any income reporting requirements and, if applicable, paying any taxes due per the laws, rules and regulations of his/her country of residence, including but not limited to all applicable state, provincial, territory and local taxes, and any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and/or use not specified herein as being provided. All prices and prize values stated are in U.S. dollars and represent the approximate maximum retail price or, in the absence of a maximum retail price, the prevailing market price to the best of the Sponsor's knowledge. Differences in stated and actual price(s) will not be awarded.
Only the advertised number of prizes and those claimed in accordance with these Official Rules will be awarded. Prizes are awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Winner may be required to provide a U.S., Canada, or U.K., shipping address and proof of residency to claim prize. Sponsor or Administrator will arrange for prizes to be delivered to winner. Regardless of mode of delivery, property and risk in and to the prizes will pass to the winner upon shipment or delivery of prize to carrier for mailing to winner, and neither Sponsor nor Administrator will be responsible for any damage or loss to the prize after that time. Grand prize trip certificate and information outlining trip restrictions and booking procedures will be sent by overnight or 1-3 day priority mail. Allow 2-8 weeks for delivery of non-trip-related grand prize components.
11. Entrants' Finalists' and Winner's Publicity; Ownership and License of Entries: Sponsor does not claim ownership of entrants' Entries, however, by submitting an Entry and entering the Contest each entrant, finalist and winner hereby (i) grants to Sponsor, its subsidiaries, agents and assigns, an irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, transferable right and fully-paid up, fully-sublicensable license, under any and all such rights, to use, post, host, store, cache, index, archive, crawl, duplicate, modify, composit, remix, morph, scan, excerpt, adapt, alter, prepare derivative works of, publicly perform and display, publish (or not publish), in whole or in part, or otherwise exploit in any manner his/her Entry, including opinions, testimonial statements, interviews, biographical or other material submitted in connection with this Contest, along with his/her first name and surname, username or screen name, voice, likeness, personal profile image, country, state, province, territory or hometown, without any restrictions, on and through the Site and/or other website(s) owned and/or controlled by Sponsor, in and in connection with promotion, publicity and advertising for this Contest, or other promotion, publicity and advertising for Sponsor, or Sponsor's products and/or services, or other commercial purposes, including without limitation, the right to access, reproduce, perform, transmit, broadcast and distribute the Entry, or join the Entry with other images, sounds, text or works of mind, or include the Entry in a collective work or database, in any media format or medium (whether now or hereafter known) and through any media channels, without any further attribution, notification payment or compensation to the entrant, finalist or winner, his/her successors or assigns, or any other person or entity claiming by or through him/her; and (ii) grants to other users of the Site, a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to access, distribute, perform and display his/her Entry(ies) on and through the Site, to rate, review, tag, comment on and "Like" the Entry(ies), orshare the Entry(ies) using commercially available means.
To the extent permitted by law, each entrant, finalist and winner waives and releases the Released Parties from any and all claims that he/she may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction based on "moral rights" with respect to Sponsor's and/or Administrator's exploitation of his/her Entry(ies) without further notification or compensation to the entrant, finalist or winner. In the event the preceding waiver of moral rights is unenforceable or invalid, and for the avoidance of doubt, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor and/or Administrator is authorized to exercise all moral rights to the Entries.
Each entrant, finalist and winner understands and acknowledges that Sponsor has wide access to content similar to that being provided in this Contest, developed by Sponsor's own employees, or submitted to Sponsor from other sources, many of which may be identical or similar in material respects with an entrant's Entry and entrants, finalists and winner will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Sponsor's use of any such similar or identical material that has or may come to Sponsor from other sources.
12. Sponsors Limited License to Entrants: Strictly for purposes of this Contest, Sponsor grants to entrants a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, personal right and license to use the Adobe and Photoshop trademarks and the Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended software, product names and trade dress ("Sponsor Equities") solely in association with, and as part of, their Video and solely in connection with this Contest. Entrants shall otherwise have no right, title or interest in or to Sponsor Equities. Entrants may not assign the rights or obligations granted herein without the prior written consent of Adobe. Any attempted assignment or transfer without such prior written consent from Adobe shall be void and of no effect.
13. Entrants' Agreement to these Official Rules and Decisions of Sponsor, Contest Judges and Administrator: Participation in the Contest and/or receipt of any prize constitute each entrant's, finalist's, voter's and winner's ("Participants") full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules, Sponsor's online Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, and Sponsor's and/or Administrator's decisions which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all applicable requirements as set forth in these Official Rules.
14. Release of Claims; Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties do not guarantee the processing or posting of any Entry or Vote. The Released Parties are not in any way responsible or liable for any breach of contract or any infringement or other violation of copyright or any other intellectual property right, right of publicity, or proprietary rights, or for any loss (including loss of opportunity), injury, damage (including, but not limited to, direct, indirect or consequential loss), cost, expense, or claim arising from or in relation to the Contest, or participation in this Contest, any Contest-related activity, or any Entry submitted, or for the authorized or unauthorized actions of Contest Participants, or other third parties.
By participating in the Contest each Participant agrees to release and hold the Released Parties harmless from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property resulting from his/her participation in the Contest or the shipping and handling, receipt, possession, loss, use or misuse of any prize awarded, or the fraudulent activities of others, or events requiring a cancellation or postponement of the Contest, or the lost, late, intercepted, incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate, delayed, illegible, garbled, damaged, or misdirected Entries or Entries not otherwise received by Sponsor or Administrator, or for hardware or software malfunctions, failed or unavailable network connections, or delayed electronic or other communications, errors, difficulties or impediments of any kind, whether human, electrical or technical in nature, relating to or in connection with the Contest, its administration, the processing of Entries or Votes, or the announcement of prizes or a winner.
Participants assume sole liability and accept all risk of loss for injuries, including personal injuries and/or damage to property, caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or the acceptance, shipping and handling, receipt, possession, loss, use or misuse of any prize awarded. For United Kingdom and Germany residents: the preceding release of liability does not apply to claims for personal injury or death caused by the negligence of Sponsor or its agents.
15. General Conditions: Proof of submission of an Entry or Vote is not proof of delivery or receipt of such Entry or Vote by Sponsor or Administrator. Entries or Votes generated by script, macro or other automated means, or otherwise intended to subvert or circumvent the entry or voting process or any stated daily limits are void. Use of a false email account will disqualify an Entry or Vote. In the event of a dispute as to any Entry or Vote, or the identity of an Entrant or Voter, the Entry or Vote at issue will be declared to be made by the authorized account holder and natural person assigned by an Internet access provider to the email addressed associated with the Entry or Vote and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. Entrants or Voters may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
Sponsor and/or Administrator have the right, in their sole discretion, to reject or void any Entry that incorporates prohibited content or otherwise violates the Entry Guidelines, and/or to disqualify any Participant that subverts, circumvents, tampers with, or attempts to tamper with, the entry or voting process or the lawful operation of the Contest or the Site, or who it finds to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or in a manner otherwise in violation of these Official Rules. Sponsor and/or Administrator reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Contest, or any portion, if in their sole opinion, it has been compromised, corrupted, or cannot be completed as planned due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures, or other conditions beyond Sponsor's and/or Administrator's control, including without limitation, an insufficient volume of eligible Entries, and to select potential winner(s) from eligible, non-suspect Entries received on or before the termination date.
Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. While Sponsor and/or Administrator may take action against fraudulent activities of which they become aware, Sponsor and/or Administrator assumes no responsibility or obligation to proactively police Participants' activities, or to investigate any or all claims of fraudulent activity. Sponsor's and/or Administrator's failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
16. This is a Contest for prizes only. THIS IS NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYMENT. Under no circumstances shall participation in this Contest, the submission of an Entry, awarding of a prize, or anything in these Official Rules be construed as an offer or contract of employment with either the Sponsor, or Administrator. Each entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that no confidential, fiduciary, agency, or other special relationship or implied-in-fact contract now exists between him/her and Sponsor, or Administrator, and no such relationship is established by his/her decision to submit an Entry in this Contest.
17. Governing Law; Venue; Disputes: Unless the laws relevant for the domicile of the Participant provide otherwise, this Contest is governed by United States law. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Participants, Administrator or Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of California, U.S., without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California, and except where prohibited by law, all legal actions or claims must be resolved in the appropriate State Court located in Santa Clara County, California.
18. Personal Information: Personal information collected from Participants will be used by Sponsor and its agents in accordance with these Official Rules for purposes of Contest administration, and, if Participant expressly consents at the time data is collected, may be used by Sponsor for future direct marketing purposes. By entering, each entrant consents and agrees to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents regarding this Contest. Except as otherwise stated in these Official Rules, or on the Site, personal information collected from Entrants is subject to Sponsor's online Privacy Policy at http://www.adobe.com/misc/privacy.html.
19. Winner's List: Once determined and verified, the winner's list will be available https://www.facebook.com/Photoshop for at least ten (10) days following the conclusion of the Contest.
20. Sponsor: The Contest is sponsored by Adobe Systems Incorporated, 345 Park Avenue, San Jose, California 95110.
21. Administrator: The Contest is administered by Edelman, Inc.
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