- OFFICIAL RULES -

By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CANADA.

  1. Sponsor

    This Contest is sponsored by NVIDIA Corporation, with an address at 2701 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, CA 95050, U.S.A. (hereinafter “NVIDIA” or “Sponsor”).


  2. Eligibility

    You must be 13 years or older and affiliated with FIRST Robotics (student, mentor, or coach).


  3. The Challenge

    This Contest involves the following challenge:

    Take a creative picture of an NVIDIA-logoed item or product between April 17-30, 2017.

    Follow @NVIDIAEmbedded on Twitter or NVIDIA on Instagram.

    Tweet or create an Instagram post that tells us why you love NVIDIA, along with the photo.

    Be sure to use hashtag #WINVIDIA.

    JUDGING

    There will be (5) winners selected. Winners will receive (1) or more of the available prizes, chosen by NVIDIA.

    The winners of the prizes will be notified on Twitter or Instagram on or around May 1, 2017. NVIDIA judges will have the sole authority and discretion to select all the winners, and all decisions of NVIDIA judges will be FINAL. By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by the decisions NVIDIA judges.


  4. Prizes; Odds of Winning

    The Contest prizes are as follows. Total number given away and number of winners selected will be at the NVIDIA judge’s discretion:

    • 2 NVIDIA(R) Jetson(™) TX1
    • 1 NVIDIA TITAN X
    • 1 NVIDIA SHIELD(™) TV
    • 1 NVIDIA SHIELD tablet

    The prizes are not assignable or transferable. Brand and model of prizes are subject to change by NVIDIA at any time for any reason and substitutions will be of equal or greater value. NVIDIA is not responsible or liable for the distribution of any prizes once they are shipped to the winner. The prizes offered, and the entrants that are successful, are not distinguishable by country and do not hold any bias and are equally attainable for all participating countries and their entrants. THIS CONTEST HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN OFFERED. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.


  5. Entry Period

    The entry period for this Contest begins at April 17, 2017 at 8:00am PT (Pacific Time) and ends at 11:59pm PT (Pacific Time) on April 30, 2017 (hereinafter the “Entry Period”). Following the entry period, an NVIDIA judge will select and announce the winners of the contest on or around 12:00pm PT on May 1, 2017.


  6. Winner Announcement; Claiming and Awarding of Prize

    The Contest prize winners will be notified on the NVIDIA Twitter social page (@NVIDIA) on or about May 1, 2017. Within 7 days following such announcement, the winners will be notified by NVIDIA via email, Twitter, or Instagram direct message. Winners may claim their prizes by following the below procedure within 30 days from the date of notification by NVIDIA:

    • confirm receipt of the notice by email/direct message (which confirmation must be sent from the same email address/account to which the notice was sent); and

    • complete, sign and return a winner release form (as provided by NVIDIA along with its email notice) and such other requisite documentation (if any) listed in NVIDIA’s email notice

    Within 90 days following its receipt of the Required Winner Documents from the winner, NVIDIA will ship the prize via FedEx or similar courier service, at NVIDIA’s expense, to the winner’s mailing address specified in his/her winning entry. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if NVIDIA determines that the Required Winner Documents as returned by the winner are incomplete, erroneous, or otherwise not in order, NVIDIA may require the winner to provide complete or replacement documentation prior to shipment of prize. Digital prizes will be electronically emailed to the email address supplied as part of their contest submission.

    IMPORTANT NOTE TO ALL ENTRANTS: If a winner is not present or fails to claim the prize or to return the Required Winner Documents within the specified time period, or if a winner fails to comply with any of the provisions of these Official Rules, such winner will be considered to have forfeited the prize. In such case, the prize will be awarded to the individual who submitted the next best entry as previously determined by NVIDIA.


  7. Taxes

    The winner of this Contest is solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes and government charges that result from his/her receipt and/or use of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold and deduct such taxes and charges from the prize if and to the extent required by law.


  8. AGREEMENTS by Entrant

    1. By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees and acknowledges that Sponsor and Sponsor Related Parties shall not be responsible or liable for: (i) any late, lost, stolen, forged, mutilated, corrupted, incomplete, illegible or misdirected entries; (ii) any errors, omissions, misinformation, or misidentification in an entry; (iii) any dispute or claim arising from an entrant’s participation in this Contest or his/her entry, or his/her receipt, ownership or use of the prize; (iv) any computer hardware, software, Internet, network, cable, phone, or other communication or technical errors, failures, malfunctions, interruptions, or delays; or (v) any damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer hardware, software or data that results from participation in this Contest or accessing, downloading or using any tools, files, data, software, or other articles or materials in connection with this Contest.

    2. By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees and consents to Sponsor’s collection, use and retention of his/her personal information for all purposes related to this Contest (including, without limitation, processing and administering entries, sharing an entrant’s personal information with Sponsor Related Parties as necessary to conduct and operate this Contest, communicating with and awarding the prize to the winner, making public announcements about the winner, and advertising, promoting and publicizing this Contest).

    3. ANY ENTRY THAT IS IN BREACH OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OR IS OTHERWISE IN VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WILL BE DEEMED VOID AND AUTOMATICALLY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THIS CONTEST.

  9. Reservation of Rights by SPONSOR

    Sponsor reserves the right, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to terminate, cancel, modify or suspend this Contest, in whole or in part, if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of this Contest as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If this Contest or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or otherwise does not permit entry, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion and to the extent permitted by applicable law, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, cancel, modify or suspend this Contest, in whole or in part. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law. In addition, Sponsor reserves the right to take down and remove any entry that becomes subject to a third-party claim for copyright infringement or for violation of any other right.


  10. Governing Law; Jurisdiction

    These Official Rules are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, U.S.A., without giving effect to its conflicts of law rules. Each entrant hereby submits himself or herself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Santa Clara, California, U.S.A.


  11. Contest Information

    You may request a copy of these Official Rules via email kuchiyama@nvidia.com. To learn the actual number of entries received and the winners selected in this Contest, please email your request to kuchiyama@nvidia.com after May 1, 2017.