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2023 CivicPlus® Love Where You Live Contest

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS IN UNITED STATES.

  1. GOAL. The goals of the Love Where You Live Competition (the “Contest”) are to provide participants with the opportunity to recognize and share, through social media, why they love their community. As part of this effort, CivicPlus, LLC (referred to herein as “CivicPlus” or “Sponsor”) is sponsoring the Contest in which individuals from any United States municipality can participate by providing their submission through Facebook, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn. The submission must use original content to describe or show how or why each Contestant loves where they live.
  2. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open only to individuals who are legal residents (natural persons only) and physical located in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, and who are eighteen (18) year of age or older at the time of entry (the “Contestant”). Employees of CivicPlus, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members (parent, spouse, sibling or child and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Contest. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or any other social media platform. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. This Contest is subject to these official rules (“Official Rules”) and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited by law. All winners shall sign and return to CivicPlus an Affidavit of Eligibility attesting to their eligibility as required herein, a likeness release form, and a release allowing CivicPlus to display the winning Entry. CivicPlus’ determination of eligibility, in its sole discretion, is final.
  3. AGREEMENT TO RULES. By participating, Contestants are agreeing to be fully unconditionally bound by these Official Rules and represent and warrant that they meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, by participating, Contestants agree to accept the decisions of CivicPlus, as final and binding as it relates to the content. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
  4. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD. Entries will be accepted online starting on or about June 1, 2023 and ending September 8, 2023 (the “Promotional Period”). All entries must be received/posted by September 8, 11:59PM PST.
  5. HOW TO ENTER. To receive one (1) entry into the Contest, during the Promotion Period, Contestants may: 1) Like or Share a CivicPlus post on Facebook, Instagram and/or LinkedIn; and 2) tag CivicPlus in a unique post (image or video) to receive one (1) entry (“Entry”) into the Contest. Each Entry must be received during the Promotion Period to be eligible. Submitting an Entry constitutes Contestant’s consent to participate in the Contest and consent for Sponsor and the Contest Administrator to obtain, use, and transfer their name, address, email and other details for Contest administrative purposes. No other methods of entry shall be accepted. Entries that are deemed by the Judges in their sole discretion to be immoral, obscene, or profane or not in keeping with Sponsor’s image or in violation of these Official Rules will be void. In addition, to be eligible, Entry cannot include any third-party intellectual property or imagery. Entry cannot defame or invade intellectual property rights of persons, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any copyrighted, trademarked, or person’s personal or proprietary rights. Except as noted in these Official Rules, information collected for the Contest is used only for the purposes of Contest administration and winner notification, and will not be re-used, sold or shared in any manner by the Sponsor, Administrator or any third parties, unless Contestant has elected to receive additional information and Contest materials from the Sponsor or any third party. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to win. The use of a script, macro or other automated or mechanical device (or any other device intended to automate or subvert any aspect of entry) to participate in the Contest is prohibited and any entry through such means and any entry that is deemed to be ineligible (at Sponsor’s sole discretion and in accordance with these Official Rules) will be void. Sponsor will not be responsible for any failures, problems, or errors relating to the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by hacking, tampering, or any equipment or programming associated with the Contest. By submitting an Entry, Contestant agrees to 1) the Official Rules; 2) all the terms and conditions of the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://www.civicplus.com/privacy-policy; and 3) the decisions of Sponsor. In the event of any discrepancy between the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall control and govern.
  6. SUBMISSION CRITERIA. Entries must be original in content; in the English language; and specifically created by the Contestant for the Contest. Plagiarized or stolen content will not be accepted and will result in disqualification. Entries must be appropriate for all audiences and shall not contain any content that is unlawful harmful, threatening, abusive, tortious, defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable. All Entries must not infringe on the copyright or intellectual property rights of any other party. All Entries are final, no revisions shall be accepted. Non-compliance with any of these rules may result in disqualification or removal from the contest.
  7. ENTRY LIMIT. Each Entry must fulfill all Contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of CivicPlus. Contestants must fill in the information requested. If Contestants use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules their submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of CivicPlus. Proper submission of all required forms constitutes acceptance of all conditions set forth in these rules.
  8. JUDGING. No later than 30 days following the Promotion Period, one (1) Contestant shall be selected as the potential prize winner (“the “Winner”) from all eligible entries received. The decision of the Judges is final. Entries will be judged based on the Contestant’s number of Entries, originality, creativity, reach of post, and content resonation. CivicPlus reserves the right not to award any prize(s) if, in CivicPlus’ sole judgment (based upon the Judge’s recommendation), the quality or content of submitted entries does not merit award(s), or the local municipality included in the Entry does not consent to taking part in the Contest. Noncompliance with these Official Rules, the inability of Sponsor to contact the potential winner within 72 hours, or prize notification being returned as non-deliverable may result in disqualification and, time permitting and at Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate winner may be selected.
  9. PRIZES. The Winner shall have a set dollar amount of fifteen hundred United States dollars ($1,500.00) donated by Sponsor to the local government charitable organization of the Winner’s choice (Total ARV = $1,500.00). Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitute permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is non-transferable excepted as explicitly provided in these Official Rules. No substitute of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Submission of an Entry constitutes permission for CivicPlus to use the Contestant’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Any and all tie-breakers will be determined by the Judges in their sole discretion.
  10. ODDS. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. However, CivicPlus reserves the right not to award any prize if the Judges determine that no entries are sufficient quality to merit selection.
  11. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. The Winner of the Contest will be selected by a panel of judges comprised of CivicPlus employees (the “Judges”). The Winner shall be notified via email to the email address they entered the Contest with within thirty (30) business days following the winner selection. CivicPlus shall have no liability for a winner’s failure to receive notices due to winners’ spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. CivicPlus reserves the right not to award any prizes if it is determined that no entries are of sufficient quality to merit selection. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 15 days from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited, and an alternative winner may be selected.
  12. GENERAL TERMS. CivicPlus reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should (in its sole discretion) should the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest be affected by any force beyond the control of CivicPlus, including, without limitation, a pandemic, strike, work stoppage or non-authorized human intervention, accidents, acts of war, civil or military disturbance, natural catastrophes or acts of God, fraud, or the loss or malfunction of utilities, communications or computer (software or hardware) services. CivicPlus reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website or violates these Official Rules. CivicPlus has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by the Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering.

    Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such attempt be made, CivicPlus reserves the right to seek damages from any such person or entity to the fullest extent permitted by law.

    By entering its content and registering for the Contest, Contestants understands, agrees and hereby grants to CivicPlus, anyone acting on behalf of CivicPlus, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns the right and license, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent, to reproduce, display, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now know or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, Contestant’s Entry, including, without limitation, the Entry content and winner’s name, image or statements about the Contest, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes without any further compensation. It is the Contestant’s responsibility to ensure the name, likeness, or location of any nominated municipality may be used in the Entry.

    By entering the Contest, Contestants understand and agree that all winners are expected to enter into an agreement with CivicPlus controlling the Prizes awarded herein.

    Subject to applicable law, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, and/or terminate this Contest (or any portion thereof) for any reason, including should virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play or submission of entries of the Contest and, in the case of termination, at its discretion, select the Winner for the drawing(s) at issue from all eligible entries received for the drawing(s) at issue prior to the event that required such termination. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE APP, WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  13. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. By entering the Contest, each Contestant agrees to release and hold harmless CivicPlus and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigned, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such Contestant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; and (vi) CivicPlus publishing or displaying the Entry, including the name and location of any individual nominated in the Entry, including, without limitation, any claims for intellectual property infringement. IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, PARTNERS, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, AND/OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONTEST. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO CONTESTANT FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00 USD). WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE CONTEST AND PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND FROM SPONSOR, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CONTESTANT. CONTESTANTS SHALL CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS
  14. DISPUTES. The Contest shall be governed by the laws of the State of Kansas. Each Contestant knowingly and voluntarily intends and agrees that (i) the mandatory, exclusive venue for any action in any way related to or arising out of the Contest shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action and shall be the state and federal courts in and for Riley County, Kansas; and (ii) any and all claims, judgements and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Each Contestant hereby knowingly and voluntarily waives any and all objections to venue and personal jurisdiction in the foregoing and submit themselves thereto. Each Contestant hereby waives any right it may have to assert the doctrine of forum non conveniens or similar doctrine or to object to venue with respect to any proceeding brought in accordance with this paragraph and stipulates that the aforementioned courts shall have in personam jurisdiction and venue over them for the purpose of litigating any dispute, controversy, or proceeding arising out of or related to the Contest. Void where prohibited by law.

    Class Action Waiver. Each party agrees that an arbitrator, judge, magistrate or other similar authority may not consolidate more than one person’s claims and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding, and that any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated or representative action. Contestants agree to waive any right to a jury trial to participate in a class action.
  15. PRIVACY POLICY. Information submitted to CivicPlus by any Contestant is subject to CivicPlus’ privacy policy located at https://www.civicplus.com/privacy-policy.
  16. WINNERS LIST. The Winners’ name may be obtained by sending a properly stamped, self-addressed envelope to CivicPlus, LLC, at 302 S. 4th Street, STE 500, Manhattan, Kansas 66502. Requests must be received no later than May 8, 2022.
  17. SPONSOR. The Contest is sponsored and administrated by CivicPlus, LLC, having its principal place of business at 302 S 4th Street, STE 500, Manhattan, Kansas 66502.