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The Harman #StayHomeStudio Contest

The #StayHomeStudio Contest (“Contest”) is a voluntary contest that is subject to these Official Rules (“Official Rules”) as made available on https://pro.harman.com/lp/stayhomestudio-t-cs.

The Contest is sponsored by Harman International Industries Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales , having its registered office at Ground Floor, Westside Two London Road, Apsley, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, HP3 9TD (the “Sponsor”), and in association with SBTV. These Official Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and Sponsor with respect to any issues arising from the Contest. These Official Rules are provided to Entrants on the landing page of the Contest and the URL directing to these Official Rules are provided in the promotional materials.

  1. Eligibility: The Contest is open to legal residents who are the age of majority in each of the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Netherlands and who meet the requirements of these Official Rules (“Eligible Entrant”). Employees of the Sponsor or any of its affiliated companies, subsidiaries and advertising/promotion agencies and their immediate family members are not eligible to participate. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and is void where prohibited.

  2. Contest Period: The Contest begins at 08:00 amCentral European Time (“CET”) on Friday, May 8, 2020, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CET on Friday, May 22, 2020 (the “Contest Entry End Date”), the contest period from beginning to end being the “Contest Period”.

    Entries for the Contest must be received by the Contest Entry End Date according to Sponsor’s internal time clock. Entries will not be considered if received after the Contest Entry End Date regardless of cause.

  3. Winner announcement: Winners shall be notified by direct message to the account used to submit their entry on May 25, 2020, in accordance with these Official Rules and using the information contained in the Eligible Entrant’s entry and will be provided a Declaration of Eligibility. Mobile charges or messaging rates may apply depending upon your mobile carrier. The winner must respond within 24 hours after receipt of such notification with the signed Declaration of Eligibility.

    The failure to respond timely to any notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, Sponsor may select an alternate Winner up to three (3) attempts. The Eligible Entrant selected as next Runner-Up may be selected if a Winner: (i) cannot be reached and/or fails to respond timely to any notification; (ii) fails, where required, to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Winners will receive additional Prize arrangement details once eligibility is determined. In the event of a dispute about the identity of a Winner, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email or social media account submitted at time of entry.

  4. Winner announcement: Winners shall be notified by direct message to the account used to submit their entry on May 25, 2020, in accordance with these Official Rules and using the information contained in the Eligible Entrant’s entry and will be provided a Declaration of Eligibility. Mobile charges or messaging rates may apply depending upon your mobile carrier. The winner must respond within 24 hours after receipt of such notification with the signed Declaration of Eligibility.

    The failure to respond timely to any notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, Sponsor may select an alternate Winner up to three (3) attempts. The Eligible Entrant selected as next Runner-Up may be selected if a Winner: (i) cannot be reached and/or fails to respond timely to any notification; (ii) fails, where required, to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Winners will receive additional Prize arrangement details once eligibility is determined. In the event of a dispute about the identity of a Winner, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email or social media account submitted at time of entry.

    • Contain the names, likenesses, or other indicia identifying any individual person, including without limitation any celebrity or other public or private figure, living or dead, without their written permission;
    • Contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, violent or libelous;
    • 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;
    • Contain material that is unlawful, or endorses or promotes unlawful conduct; and/or
    • Contain content that belongs to third parties or that infringes on the trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights of others.

    Entries may be selected as part of a curated playlist to be shared with Sponsor’s retail partners. Sponsor reserves the right to exclude any entry that it believes, in its sole discretion, does not meet the above criteria or contains any material with which the Sponsor does not wish to associate itself, in its sole discretion.

  5. Prizes: In total, there will be two (2) Grand Prizes awarded to one (1) Vocalist Entry and one (1) Producer Entry selected from among all Eligible Entrants in accordance with the terms of Section 7 below (the “Winning Entrant(s)”). Limit of one (1) Grand Prize per Eligible Entrant. Sponsor will deliver the Grand Prize to such designated winner subject to such winner fulfilling the eligibility requirements as set out in these Official Rules, completing, and returning a Declaration of Eligibility. As a condition of accepting and keeping the Grand Prize, the Winning Entrants must complete an original three – track EP and promotional content pursuant to below.

    Prize Level Prizes and ARV
    Grand Prize
    • 1 pair of JBL 708P studio monitors
    • 1 AKG C414 XLS microphone
    • 1 AKG K361-BT Studio headphones with Bluetooth
    • 1 Soundcraft Signature 12MTK Mixer
    • 1 Lexicon PCM Total Reverbs and Effects Plug-In Bundle

    Total Approximate Retail Value: £ 7764 or € 8929

    The Winning Entrants will receive the Grand Prize and the Winning Entrants must collaborate to create a three track EP, all original compositions with lyrics (“Original Tracks”) in which the Winning Vocalist Entry will perform the Original Tracks. The Winning Entrants must video record the process of creating and performing the Original Tracks while using the equipment contained in the Grand Prize and deliver such recordings promptly to the Sponsor to enable the Sponsor and SBTV to use the recordings to further promote the Contest (“The Video Content”). SBTV and Sponsor will provide criteria or guidelines for the Original Tracks and The Video Content. SBTV and Sponsor will release The Video Content (in formats and at intervals deemed appropriate and agreed between Sponsor, SBTV and Winning Entrants) between May 27, 2020 and June 4, 2020, on their social media channels, website, and other platforms or channels as designated by SBTV and Sponsor. The Winning Entrants must be available to produce and participate in other content such as but not limited to third party video streams, interviews, podcasts, and webinars. The activity plan will be defined and provided with the winning notification and agreed upon with the Winning Entrants at the time of acceptance of the Grand Prize. The Original Tracks will be released on June 5, 2020, and distributed for sale by SBTV on digital streaming platforms and other platforms as they so designate.

    By receiving the Grand Prize, the Winning Entrants agree that the created Original Tracks will be used by SBTV and Sponsor to exploit by way of communicating to the public, distributing, offering for sale and selling to the public with all profits from the sale donated to charities located in the home country (or countries) of the Winning Entrants. SBTV and Sponsor will select the charities at their sole discretion. The Winning Entrants will be joint owners of copyright in the Original Tracks and agree to grant a perpetual, worldwide, non-revocable, royalty-free license to SBTV and Sponsor to exploit the Original Tracks as they see fit including by way of digital streaming platforms, music agencies, or other platforms/outlets in which to offer the music for sale to the public for charitable purposes. Such license includes the right for SBTV and Sponsor to promote this Contest and to promote their respective companies and/or products and services worldwide and on any medium including digital or print without further compensation due to the Winning Entrants. The Winning Entrants further agree to unconditionally and irrevocably waive (and to the extent that a waiver is not permissible under applicable law, agree not to assert) all moral rights in the Original Tracks (and any updates or revisions thereto).

    No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize 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. Winner cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or entity. Winner is solely responsible for any local taxes on prize and may be requested to sign a tax form upon Sponsor’s request. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. If there are not enough eligible entries, then less than the stated number of prizes, or no prize, will be awarded.

    All costs not expressly stated above are the responsibility of each individual Winner. Delivery of Prize will be made after Sponsor verifies that Winner has met all eligibility requirements.

    The Sponsor shall not be obliged to replace the Prize, the notification or its contents in which the Prize is awarded if it is lost after dispatch or destroyed.

    Winner must abide by the terms, conditions and policies of the used social media platform and any other third-party service provided as part of the Prize. Sponsor and any of such third-party vendors who provide the services as part of the Prize reserve the right to remove the Prize or any part of the Prize or to refuse collaboration with a Winning Entrant who engage(s) in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person as part of the Contest.

  6. Entry Judging: All eligible entries received during the Contest Period will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

    For Producers:

    • Inspires an emotional connection
    • Chart topping ability
    • Composition
    • Mixing and mastering skills

    For Vocalists:

    • Vocal technique
    • Tone & flow
    • Performance and emotional delivery
    • Connection with ”the beat”

    The panel of judges appointed by Sponsor in its sole discretion will select the top two (2) entries (one vocalist and one producer) as potential winners from among all eligible entries received during the Entry Contest Period based on the above criteria.

    Sponsor will send the full names of the judges to anyone who submits a request to Sponsor’s address above within one (1) month after the Entry Close Date requesting details of the judges.

  7. Tie-breaker: In the event of a tie at any level of judging, the panel of judges will re-evaluate the entries according to the criteria above until the tie is broken. The tied entries will be reconsidered until the tie is broken, in the judges’ sole discretion.

    The decisions of the judges are final and binding.

  8. Publicity: By participating in the Contest, any Eligible Entrant in the Contest agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and irrevocably grants the Sponsor and its respective successors, assigns and licensees, and assigns the right to use (unless prohibited by law) such Eligible Entrant’s, name, voice, photograph, video or film clips, biographical information and/or other visual likeness in any and all media or format now or hereafter known without further compensation (financial or otherwise), permission or notification for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes as well as in, on or in connection with Sponsor’s website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook®, or the Contest or other promotions, and hereby releases the Sponsor, Facebook and each of its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives, and agents from any liability with respect thereto, to the extent permitted by law. During the Contest Period, the Sponsor may promote the Contest through various social media platforms including but not limited to Facebook®, internet forums, weblogs, and Sponsor’s site.
  9. Intellectual Property: By submitting a Video entry into the Contest, Eligible Entrant warrants and represents that Eligible Entrant personally created the Video and/or has any/all rights including, without limitation, all copyrights to the Video as submitted. All entries (whether or not copyrightable) are the sole property of the Eligible Entrant. By submitting an entry, Eligible Entrant hereby grants Sponsor the irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, 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 discretion) together with the Entrant’s name, nickname, social media handle, or image for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes (including posting on any websites).
  10. Personal details: The Sponsor or its affiliates shall collect only those personal details that have been expressly and freely given by the Eligible Entrant in the context of this Contest. Personal details that are furnished shall be used only for the Contest and/or such purpose for which the Eligible Entrant has furnished the data. In particular, the Eligible Entrant agrees to allow Sponsor to process and publicise the name and image of Eligible Entrant and their country of citizenship and to reproduce and communicate to the public any Video featuring Eligible Entrant that Eligible Entrant submits to Sponsor as its Eligible Entry. The Sponsor shall handle the personal details in accordance with the applicable statutory requirements. These personal details shall not be furnished to third parties without prior consent, except in the event the Sponsor is obliged thereto on the basis of statutory provision or a court decision.

    The Sponsor shall use the furnished personal details for the administration of this Contest only, unless Eligible Entrants have given permission for information to be used for marketing and promotional purposes ncluding by SBTV and SBTV’s agents who will be assisting with the administration and promotion of this Contest and the distribution of the Original Tracks and the Content in accordance with these Official Rules

    Please see our privacy policy, which can be found on Sponsor’s website. For UK: https://uk.jbl.com/privacy-policy.html. For Netherlands: https://www.jbl.nl/privacy-policy.html. For Belgium: https://be.jbl.com/privacy-policy.html.

  11. General Conditions: By participating in the Contest, Eligible Entrant acknowledges that it has reviewed and accepted these Official Terms and agrees to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules. Any portion of the Contest 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 Contest. 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 Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Eligible 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. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. All national, local, or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) arising from this Contest will be the sole responsibility of Winning Entrant. Caution: any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification from participation in the Contest. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorney fees) to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution. In the event where fraud or manipulation is suspected, the Sponsor or its affiliates can also report to the competent authorities without further announcement. Complaints regarding the Contest can be addressed to Sponsor at the address listed above. These terms and conditions shall be governed by English law, and the parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.
  12. Limitations of Liability: If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Eligible Entrant's sole remedy is to submit another entry into the same Contest during the Contest Period. Eligible Entrant and Eligible Entrant Winning Entrant also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives and agents (collectively “Releasees”) 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 Eligible Entrant, Eligible Entrant Winning Entrant or any third party) or real property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by any reason, from: (i) use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize, (ii) participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize, (iii) use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize, or (iv) participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in this Contest. The Releasees shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or declarations, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) 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 Contest; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Releasees 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 your internet service, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Contest as contemplated herein 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 shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Contest. If the Contest is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor may (if possible) select the winners from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall 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 rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Nothing in these terms shall limit or exclude liability for death or personal injury, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation or liability which may not be limited or excluded by law.