MICROSOFT XBOX AMBASSADORS VIDEO ON DEMAND CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

MICROSOFT XBOX AMBASSADORS VIDEO ON DEMAND CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

1. SPONSOR

These Official Rules (“Rules”) govern the operation of the Microsoft Xbox Ambassadors Video on Demand Contest (“Contest”). Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, USA, is the Contest sponsor (“Sponsor”).

2. DEFINITIONS

In these Rules, "Microsoft", "we", "our", and "us" refer to Sponsor and “you” and "yourself" refers to a Contest participant, or the parent/legal guardian of any minor Contest entrant. By entering you (your parent/legal guardian if you are a minor) agree
to be bound by these rules.

3. ENTRY PERIOD

The Contest starts at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on May 14, 2018, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on December 31, 2018 (“Entry Period”).

The Entry Period consists of 34 weekly Prize Periods, each beginning at 12:01 a.m. PT on Monday and ending at 11:59 p.m. PT the following Sunday, during each week of the Entry Period.

4. ELIGIBILITY

To enter, you must be a legal resident of the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia), and be 17 years of age or older. Minors must have consent of a parent or legal guardian.

Employees and directors of Microsoft Corporation and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, and Contest Parties are not eligible, nor are persons involved in the execution or administration of this promotion, or the family members of each above
(parents, children, siblings, spouse/domestic partners, or individuals residing in the same household). Void where prohibited.

5. HOW TO ENTER

To create an entry, Contestants will need to be subscribed to our YouTube channel (which is free) and create a response based on a prompt. To submit an entry, Contestants need to post their response to the prompt to the comment section of a YouTube video.
Posted responses must include the hashtag #contest.

The entry limit is one per person per week (Monday – Sunday) during the Entry Period.

We are not responsible for excess, lost, late, or incomplete entries. If disputed, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address, social media account, or other method used to enter.

6. ELIGIBLE ENTRY

To be eligible, an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

• Your entry must be your own original work; and • Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other contest; and • You must have obtained any and all consents, approvals, or licenses required for you to submit your entry; and • To the extent
that entry requires the submission of user-generated contest such as software, photos, videos, music, artwork, essays, etc., entrants warrant that their entry is their original work, has not been copied from others without permission or apparent rights, and
does not violate the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of any other person or entity. You may include Microsoft trademarks, logos, and designs, for which Microsoft grants you a limited license to use for the sole purposes of submitting
an entry into this Contest; and • Your entry may NOT contain, as determined by us in our sole and absolute discretion, any content that is obscene or offensive, violent, defamatory, disparaging or illegal, or that promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco or
a particular political agenda, or that communicates messages that may reflect negatively on the goodwill of Microsoft.

7. USE OF YOUR ENTRY

We are not claiming ownership rights to your Submission. However, by submitting an entry, you grant us an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection
with this Contest and use your entry in any media whatsoever now known or later invented for any non-commercial or commercial purpose, including, but not limited to, the marketing, sale or promotion of Microsoft products or services, without further permission
from you. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.

By entering you acknowledge that the we may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your entry and you waive any claims resulting from any similarities to your entry. Further you understand that we will not restrict work assignments
of representatives who have had access to your entry and you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under this agreement or copyright
or trade secret law.

Your entry may be posted on a public website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. We are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.

Personal data you provide while entering this Contest will be used by Microsoft and/or its agents and prize fulfillers acting on Microsoft’s behalf only for the administration and operation of this Contest and in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement.

8. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

Pending confirmation of eligibility, potential prize winners will be selected by Microsoft or their Agent or a qualified judging panel from among all eligible entries received based on the following judging criteria: • 50% - Originality • 50% - Adherence
to the prompt

Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received within 7 days following each weekly Prize Period during the Entry Period. In the event of a tie between any eligible entries, an additional judge will break the tie based on the judging criteria
described above. The decisions of the judges are final and binding. If we do not receive a sufficient number of entries meeting the entry requirements, we may, at our discretion, select fewer winners than the number of Contest Prizes described below. If public
vote determines winners, it is prohibited for any person to obtain votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including offering prizes or other inducements in exchange for votes, automated programs or fraudulent i.d’s. Microsoft will void any questionable
votes.

Winners will be notified via the contact information provided during entry no more than 7 days following judging with prize claim instructions, including submission deadlines. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize
or fails to return any Forms, the selected winner will forfeit their prize and an alternate winner will be selected time allowing. If you are a potential winner and you are 17 or older, but are considered a minor in your place of legal residence, we may require
your parent or legal guardian to sign all required forms on your behalf. Only three alternate winners will be selected, after which unclaimed prizes will remain unawarded.

9. PRIZES

The following prizes will be awarded:

Thirty-four (34) Grand Prizes (one per week for 34 weeks). Each winner will receive: A selected Xbox game (different each week). Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of each prize between $9.99 and $99.99.

The ARV of electronic prizes is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed.
We will determine the value of the prize to be the fair market value at the time of prize award.

The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $430.00

We will only award five (5) prize(s) per person/company during the Entry Period. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Microsoft reserves the right to substitute
a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Prizes will be sent no later than 28 days after winner selection. Prize winners may be required to complete and return prize claim and / or tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline
stated in the winner notification. Taxes on the prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who is advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of accepting a prize. By accepting a prize, you agree that Microsoft may use
your entry, name, image and hometown online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with this Contest without payment or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law.

10. ODDS

The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received.

11. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY

To the extent allowed by law, by entering you agree to release and hold harmless Microsoft and its respective parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising in
connection with this Contest or any prize won.

All local laws apply. The decisions of Microsoft are final and binding

We reserve the right to cancel, change or suspend this Contest for any reason, including cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, war or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of this Contest, whether human or mechanical. If
the integrity of the Contest cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change or suspend the Contest. Rules violators will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and may be banned from
participation in Microsoft Contest.

12. USE OF YOUR ENTRY

Personal data you provide while entering this Sweepstakes will be used by Microsoft and/or its agents and prize fulfillers acting on Microsoft’s behalf only for the administration and operation of this Sweepstakes and in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy
Statement.

13. GOVERNING LAW

This Contest will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Washington for any disputes arising out of this Contest.

14. WINNERS LIST

Send email to *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. *** with the subject line “Xbox Ambassadors Video on Demand winners” within 30 days of December 31, 2018 to receive a list of winners that received a prize worth $25.00 or more.

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A promotion I won

Can you provide a link to the video and contest rules?

 

Becoming an Xbox Live Ambassador

[quote user="Sword StyIe"]

Ambassadors aren't Xbox Live officials. We simply offer assistance. We have no form of authority.

[/quote]I know. I was just wondering if Ambassadors would fall into that loosely as the Ambassadors program is an official program by Microsoft and maybe impersonating one was grounds for a permanent account suspension.

I know Ambassadors are just members of the Xbox community who are willing to volunteer and help those who need it.