Official Rules • Chinese New Year Festival & Parade

“CNY Street Fair” Photo Contest

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Eligibility: “CNY Street Fair” Photo Contest (Contest), is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years or older. Employees of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Comcast, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotions agencies, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, officers, and directors, and their immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible. Contest subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules and accept decisions of the Sponsor as final. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Contest is offered in the United States only and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Must be legal U.S. residents to enter this contest.
Agreement to Rules: By participating, the Contestant (“You”) agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and You represent and warrant that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Contest. By entering this Contest, You represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
Contest Period: The Contest will run from January 29, 2022 10:00 am (PT) through January 30, 2022 6:00 pm (PT) and February 19, 2022 10:00 am (PT) through February 20, 2022 5:00 pm (PT). Submissions will not be accepted once the deadline lapses.
How to Enter: Post a photo of yourself at the Xfinity Art Installation on Instagram. Follow and tag us @chineseparade and use #cnystreetfaircontest in your caption (collectively, the “Entry”). All photos must be original work, taken by the entrants. No third party may own or control any materials the photo contains, and the photo must not infringe upon the trademark, copyright, moral rights, intellectual rights, or rights of privacy of any entity or person. The photo must be in its original state and cannot be altered in any way, including but not limited to removing, adding, reversing, or distorting subjects within the frame. Photo post’s permissions must be set to publicly viewable. Violators of these rules will not be eligible for the contest and will be removed from consideration from the contest. Entries will not be accepted unless submissions conform with the official contest rules.
Prizes: (1) Contest winner will receive (1) Hisense XClass TV 50 Inch 4K UHD A6 Smart Series (50A6GX) for submissions received between Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (PT) to Sunday, January 31, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. (PT). (1) Contest winner will receive (1) Hisense XClass TV 50 Inch 4K UHD A6 Smart Series (50A6GX) for submissions received between Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (PT) to Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. (PT) No substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers of prize permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prize must be accepted as awarded. There will be no substitutions if winner is unable for any reason to redeem prize package by specified date.
Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Winner Selection and Notification: Potential Winners of the Contest prize will be selected as prize winners (Winners) subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Winners will be notified by Direct Message within 2 days following selection of winning entries (the “Notification”). The Winners must then respond to the Notification within three (3) calendar days and provide an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release. Any unclaimed or undeliverable prize will be forfeited and will be awarded to an alternate Winner. The Sponsor shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information, or actions taken by the platforms due to violations of their terms and conditions of use. Receipt by Winner of the prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY WINNER (AT SPONSOR’S DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CONTEST, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
Rights Granted by You: By entering this Contest (e.g., photo, video, text, etc.), You understand and agree that the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Comcast, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Contest, and biographical information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations, and promotional purposes. Without any further compensation, notice, review, or consent. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute an infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, You shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Comcast, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which the Sponsor may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.
Terms & Conditions: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond the Sponsor’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, the Sponsor may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right, in 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 Terms & Conditions. The Sponsor 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: the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. Rules and prizes are subject to change without notice
Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold harmless the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Comcast, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, 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 entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the misuse of Contest platforms or malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (v) electronic or human error in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.
Disputes: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF the United States AND California, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in California having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest). Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Chinese New Year Festival & Parade website. To read the Privacy Policy, please visit https://chineseparade.com/privacy-policy/.
Sponsor: San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 730 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94108. Comcast and Instagram are not sponsors, co-sponsors, or administrators of this Contest.