PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS

AKG, Crown, JBL 70^th Anniversary NAMM Social Media Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") 

1. Official Rules.  The Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules (the "Official Rules"). No purchase is necessary to enter or win. A purchase or payment will not increase your chances of winning. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Harman Professional, Inc., 8500 Balboa Blvd., Northridge CA 91329 (the "Sponsor").
2. Eligibility.  The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States (but excluding Rhode Island, Montana, Alaska, Hawaii and U.S. military installations in foreign countries and all other U.S. territories and possessions), who are the legal age of majority in their state of residence (and at least 18) at the start of the Sweepstakes ("Entrant").  By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules, the decisions of Sponsor and, as applicable, the Sweepstakes judges.   
3. Sweepstakes Restrictions.  Employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, Sweepstakes supervisors or judges, employees of NAMM, and members of their immediate families, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, governors, owners, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies (collectively "Released Parties"), and members of their immediate families (parent, spouse, sibling or child and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited.
4. Social Media Platforms:In addition to these Official Rules, Entrants must also abide by the terms of use and Community Guidelines, as well as the policies, terms and guidelines of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (“Social Media Platforms”), the social media platforms that this Sweepstakes will be promoted and conducted on.  Entrants may not inaccurately tag content.  This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Social Media Platforms.  Social Media Platforms on which this Sweepstakes is promoted are also included in the definition of "Released Parties."
5. Privacy Disclosure.  The information you provide will be used by Sponsor for administering this Sweepstakes and for marketing purposes in accordance with Sponsor's privacy policy found here:  http://www.harmanaudio.com/privacy-policy.html.
6. Sweepstakes Period.  The Sweepstakes begins on the Sweepstakes Entry Start Date below, and ends on January 22, 2017 (the "Sweepstakes Period"). 

7. Entries will not be accepted if received after the Sweepstakes Entry End Date.
8. How to Enter the Sweepstakes.  To enter the Sweepstakes, Entrant must be present at the Winter NAMM Show held in Anaheim, California during the Sweepstakes Period. Entrant must take an original photograph in the HARMAN booth (Booth #7800) in front of either the AKG, Crown or JBL product area, and share the photograph on any of the Social Media Platforms with one of the following hashtags used in the text accompanying the post, “Online Entry”. If Entrant’s photo is in front of the AKG product area, Entrant should post it using the #AKG70 hashtag. If Entrant’s photo is in front of the Crown product area, Entrant should post it using the #CROWN70 hashtag. If Entrant’s photo is in front of the JBL product area, Entrant should post it using the #JBL70 hashtag. Entrants may only submit one Online Entry, per hashtag, per day of the Sweepstakes Period. Entrant’s post must be made with privacy set to “public”, where applicable in order to be considered valid. Entrant's complete and eligible Online Entry must be posted to Social Media Platforms during the Sweepstakes Period.  Any late Online Entries are automatically disqualified. Entrants are responsible for the information they provide during the Online Entry process, and Sponsor reserves the right to reject or cancel any Online Entries (notwithstanding prior acceptance or confirmation by Sponsor) for any incomplete or inaccurate information provided by Entrant, or otherwise at Sponsor's discretion.
9. Sweepstakes Entry Restrictions / Disqualified Entries.  The Entry must NOT, in the sole discretion of Sponsor:

1. Contain advertising or commercial content other than that found within the HARMAN Booth;
2. Depict conduct that is dangerous, illegal, or embarrassing to others;
3. Disparage Sponsor or its products or services, Sponsor's competitors or their products or services, or any other person or party affiliated with the Sweepstakes;
4. Contain company names, product names, brand names or trademarks other than those owned by Sponsor, which Entrant has a limited license to use for this Sweepstakes;
5. Contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, violent  or libelous;
6. Contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
7. Contain material that is unlawful, or endorses or promotes unlawful conduct; and/or
8. Contain material with which the Sponsor does not wish to associate itself, in its sole discretion.

10. Prizes.
    1. Prize ARV.  There will be (1) prize awarded, per Hashtag, per day during the Sweepstakes period.  The approximate retail value ("ARV") for all prizes offered during the Sweepstakes Period is Two Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty-Eight Dollars ($2,388).

2. Prize Restrictions.  No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of any prizes permitted, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Sweepstakes Winners cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or business.
3. Liabilities.  Sweepstakes Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes on prizes.  All activities related to the prize are at the Sweepstakes Winners' own risk and subject to whatever restrictions are imposed by the entities that govern such activities.  Sweepstakes Winners may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of any awarded prize.
4. Unclaimed Prizes.  If the prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or if a Sweepstakes Winner may not accept or receive a prize for any reason, the prize may be forfeited. Sponsor shall have no obligation to make multiple attempts to contact potential winners.  Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.

11. Entry Judging. There will be one Sponsor employee “Judge” selecting a winner at random from the Online Entries. Once per day at approximately 6 P.M. PST during the Sweepstakes Period, the Judge will aggregate all Online Entries from the previous 24 hours on the Social Media Platforms that utilized each respective hashtag, and select one winner per hashtag at random.  All of the judges' decisions are final and binding upon the Entrants.
12. Notification of Sweepstakes Winners.

1. Notification.  Sponsor will then announce each daily winner for each hashtag each day of the Sweepstakes Period using the functions on the respective Social Media Platform from where the Entry was selected. Winners will be required to respond as directed within five (5) days of attempted notification. Winners may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and release ("Release") within 5 days from the date of notification before Sponsor awards any prize.
2. Prize Delivery.  Winners will receive prizes by mail (or other delivery method designated by Sponsor) within approximately ninety (90) days of the date on which the Sponsor receives the completed, signed Release from the winner, depending upon availability and nature of prize.

13. By participating in the Sweepstakes, all Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and irrevocably grant the Sponsor and their respective successors, assigns and licensees the right to use such Entrants' Sweepstakes Entry and name and/or other visual likeness in any and all media or formats known or later developed without any further compensation, permission or notification for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes in connection with Sponsor's website and Social Media Platform accounts.
14. Intellectual Property / License to Submissions.  By submitting a photograph and text as Entry into the Sweepstakes, Entrant warrants and represents that he/she personally and solely took the photo and composed the written text and has any and all rights to such photo and text. By submitting an Entry, Entrant grants Sponsor an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, worldwide right (without need of any notice to or approval from Entrant) to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote any Entry, as such may be edited and modified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes, including posting on any websites.
15. Sweepstakes Interference.

1. Impairment.  Any portion of the Sweepstakes may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in Sponsor's opinion any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond Sponsor's control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
2. Sponsor's Remedies.  Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  Entrant may not enter with multiple identities or use any automated system, bot or other device or artifice to enter or obtain more than the maximum number of qualified Entries.  Any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification from participation in the Sweepstakes.  Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.

16. Limitations of Liability.

1. Entrant's Sole Remedy.  If for any reason an Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Entrant's sole remedy is another Entry in the same Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period (subject to availability of Reserved Time Slots).
2. Indemnification.  Entrants and Sweepstakes Winners also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and the Released Parties from and against any claims, actions, liability, loss, injury or damages, disability, attorneys' fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person, including, without limitation death to Entrants, Sweepstakes Winner, or any third party, or damages or losses to property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any reason, from:
1. use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize;
2. participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize;
3. use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize; or
4. participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes.
3. No Liability.  The Released Parties will not be liable for:
1. late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible Entries, communications or declarations, regardless of the method of transmission;
2. telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors;
3. data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of Entries or other materials;
4. any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or
5. any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes.
4. Technical Malfunctions.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Released Parties are not responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, Sponsor or third party systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in internet services, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications.
5. Force Majeure.  In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor's control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor will have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes.  If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor may, if possible, select the Sweepstakes Winners from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination.

17. Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not included.
18. Governing Law and Venue.  Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Sweepstakes will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, and each entrant irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind whatsoever against Sponsor in any way arising from or relating to this Sweepstakes or these Official Rules in any forum other than the appropriate district or State courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan.
19. Disputes.  Decisions of Sponsor and the judges (at each stage of the Sweepstakes) are binding and final. No claimant in any dispute involving Sponsor will be entitled to claim or obtain indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages. Sponsor's failure to enforce any provision in these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision.  As a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrant waives any right he/she may have to participate in a class action or have a trial by jury for any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Sweepstakes.
20. Sweepstakes Results:  For a list of Sweepstakes Winners and/or a copy of these Official Rules you can send a hand-printed, self-addressed, stamped envelope stating the specific name of this Sweepstakes to Harman Professional c/o Harman International, 8500 Balboa Blvd, Northridge CA 91329.  Requests must be received within 90 days of the Sweepstakes Entry End Date.

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