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Share Your Story Rules
Do you have a story to tell about your exchange program
experience?
Share it with ExchangesConnect!
Submit your story idea, and if we like the theme we will work with you to develop your story.
If we decide to feature your story, we'll send you an ExchangesConnect T-shirt and enter you into a quarterly drawing for a Flip Video Camcorder!
Terms
The term “Challenge” refers to the Share Your Story Challenge.
The “Challenge Sponsor” is the U.S. Department of State.
The “Entrant” is the owner of the ExchangesConnect account associated with Challenge participation.
An “Entry” is a successful submission of the webform found on http://connect.state.gov/page/share-your-story.
Eligibility
Entrants must be members of ExchangesConnect.
Entrants must be 14 years or older at the time of the submission.
The Challenge is open to individuals of all countries worldwide.
The Challenge is void where prohibited by law.
The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Challenge: employees, directors and officers of the Challenge Sponsor, the U.S. government, Ning, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, as well as contractors of the U.S. government, distribution, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and Challenge agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Challenge (collectively, "Challenge Parties"), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same household of each such individual.
General Requirements
• Entrants must be members of ExchangesConnect.
• Upon submission of the Entry, the Entrant waives all rights to modify, alter, or retract his/her Entry.
• Participation is subject to Entrant’s consent to the Challenge Sponsor’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as posted on the http://connect.state.gov web site.
Registration
The one individual named as the registered owner of the ExchangesConnect user account profile associated with the Entry will be considered the Entrant. If an Entry is developed by several people working together, the one individual who sends the Entry is considered the Entrant. If the Entry is selected, the winner is the one Entrant who entered that submission.
Liabilities and Rights
The Challenge Sponsor does not endorse any Entry or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and the Challenge Sponsor expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with all Entries.
The Entrant assumes sole responsibility for the material contained in the Entry and for the consequences of submitting it to the Challenge Sponsor.
Neither the Challenge Sponsor nor any of the Challenge Parties is liable for any disputes between collaborators related to an Entry.
Entrants retain ownership of their Entries. However, by submitting an Entry to the Challenge, Entrants grant the Challenge Sponsor a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Entries in any media formats and through any media channels in connection with the Challenge and in connection with the business of the Challenge Sponsor. Entries are subject to editing, as they may be used by the Challenge Sponsor for promotional purposes.
Submitting Entries
Entrants must join the ExchangesConnect community in order to submit an Entry.
Once Entrants have logged into the ExchangesConnect community, they should navigate to the “Share Your Story” submission page (http://connect.state.gov/page/share-your-story), complete the webform including all required questions, and submit the webform successfully. For any questions on how to submit an Entry or problems with the submission process, Entrants may e-mail the ExchangesConnect Administrator.
Judging Process and Prizes
All Entries will be monitored by the Challenge Sponsor to ensure compliance with the Terms of Ning, ExchangesConnect, and the Rules of the Challenge. They will also be evaluated for accuracy by the Challenge Sponsor. The Challenge Sponsor will make the final selection of the winners based upon specific criteria (listed below).
Each Share Your Story selected author will be featured on ExchangesConnect and will receive an ExchangesConnect T-shirt. The featured stories will be selected based on:
• Quality and uniqueness of exchange program story
• Willingness to work cooperatively with Challenge Sponsor in developing and editing the story.
Additionally, there will be a quarterly drawing among all featured authors for a Flip Video Camcorder. The dates for the drawings will be announced ahead of time on http://connect.state.gov. Authors who have already won a Flip Video Camcorder may not qualify again.
General Terms and Conditions
If for any reason the Challenge is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Challenge, the Challenge Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Challenge. Further, the Challenge Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Challenge or the Challenge Sponsor or the ExchangesConnect social networking site hosted on Ning; (b) violating the Challenge Rules; (c) violating the Ning Terms of Service, (d) violating the Challenge Sponsor’s Terms of Use and Privacy Statements, or (e) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
Limitations of Liability and Release
Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties assume no liability or responsibility resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Challenge or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Challenge. Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties assume no responsibility or liability for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Challenge: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of the ExchangesConnect community social network in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the ExchangesConnect social network or on the Ning platform; failure of the Ning platform; unauthorized human or non-human intervention with the operation of the Challenge, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Challenge, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Challenge. Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the ExchangesConnect social network. Use of ExchangesConnect social network is at user's own risk and is based upon user’s agreement with Ning’s Terms of Service, Ning’s Privacy Statement, the ExchangesConnect Terms of Use and the ExchangesConnect Privacy Statement. Challenge Sponsor and the Challenge Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or loss of any kind which may be sustained to user’s or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Challenge, use of the ExchangesConnect social network or Ning, or the download of any information from the ExchangesConnect social network by Ning. By participating in the Challenge, the Entrant releases Challenge Sponsor and any Challenge Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant’s participation in the Challenge. The Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Challenge is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a "Force Majeure Event"). Should a Force Majeure Event occur, Challenge Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise reasonable efforts to air the winning Entries and deliver all or part of the prizes or make a reasonable substitution in its sole discretion.
Share it with ExchangesConnect!
Submit your story idea, and if we like the theme we will work with you to develop your story.
If we decide to feature your story, we'll send you an ExchangesConnect T-shirt and enter you into a quarterly drawing for a Flip Video Camcorder!
Terms
The term “Challenge” refers to the Share Your Story Challenge.
The “Challenge Sponsor” is the U.S. Department of State.
The “Entrant” is the owner of the ExchangesConnect account associated with Challenge participation.
An “Entry” is a successful submission of the webform found on http://connect.state.gov/page/share-your-story.
Eligibility
Entrants must be members of ExchangesConnect.
Entrants must be 14 years or older at the time of the submission.
The Challenge is open to individuals of all countries worldwide.
The Challenge is void where prohibited by law.
The following individuals are not eligible to enter the Challenge: employees, directors and officers of the Challenge Sponsor, the U.S. government, Ning, and each of their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, as well as contractors of the U.S. government, distribution, web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and Challenge agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Challenge (collectively, "Challenge Parties"), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and spouse or "step" of each) and those living in the same household of each such individual.
General Requirements
• Entrants must be members of ExchangesConnect.
• Upon submission of the Entry, the Entrant waives all rights to modify, alter, or retract his/her Entry.
• Participation is subject to Entrant’s consent to the Challenge Sponsor’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, as posted on the http://connect.state.gov web site.
Registration
The one individual named as the registered owner of the ExchangesConnect user account profile associated with the Entry will be considered the Entrant. If an Entry is developed by several people working together, the one individual who sends the Entry is considered the Entrant. If the Entry is selected, the winner is the one Entrant who entered that submission.
Liabilities and Rights
The Challenge Sponsor does not endorse any Entry or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and the Challenge Sponsor expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with all Entries.
The Entrant assumes sole responsibility for the material contained in the Entry and for the consequences of submitting it to the Challenge Sponsor.
Neither the Challenge Sponsor nor any of the Challenge Parties is liable for any disputes between collaborators related to an Entry.
Entrants retain ownership of their Entries. However, by submitting an Entry to the Challenge, Entrants grant the Challenge Sponsor a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the Entries in any media formats and through any media channels in connection with the Challenge and in connection with the business of the Challenge Sponsor. Entries are subject to editing, as they may be used by the Challenge Sponsor for promotional purposes.
Submitting Entries
Entrants must join the ExchangesConnect community in order to submit an Entry.
Once Entrants have logged into the ExchangesConnect community, they should navigate to the “Share Your Story” submission page (http://connect.state.gov/page/share-your-story), complete the webform including all required questions, and submit the webform successfully. For any questions on how to submit an Entry or problems with the submission process, Entrants may e-mail the ExchangesConnect Administrator.
Judging Process and Prizes
All Entries will be monitored by the Challenge Sponsor to ensure compliance with the Terms of Ning, ExchangesConnect, and the Rules of the Challenge. They will also be evaluated for accuracy by the Challenge Sponsor. The Challenge Sponsor will make the final selection of the winners based upon specific criteria (listed below).
Each Share Your Story selected author will be featured on ExchangesConnect and will receive an ExchangesConnect T-shirt. The featured stories will be selected based on:
• Quality and uniqueness of exchange program story
• Willingness to work cooperatively with Challenge Sponsor in developing and editing the story.
Additionally, there will be a quarterly drawing among all featured authors for a Flip Video Camcorder. The dates for the drawings will be announced ahead of time on http://connect.state.gov. Authors who have already won a Flip Video Camcorder may not qualify again.
General Terms and Conditions
If for any reason the Challenge is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Challenge, the Challenge Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Challenge. Further, the Challenge Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Challenge or the Challenge Sponsor or the ExchangesConnect social networking site hosted on Ning; (b) violating the Challenge Rules; (c) violating the Ning Terms of Service, (d) violating the Challenge Sponsor’s Terms of Use and Privacy Statements, or (e) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
Limitations of Liability and Release
Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties assume no liability or responsibility resulting from any user's participation in or attempt to participate in the Challenge or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with participating in the Challenge. Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties assume no responsibility or liability for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Challenge: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of the ExchangesConnect community social network in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the ExchangesConnect social network or on the Ning platform; failure of the Ning platform; unauthorized human or non-human intervention with the operation of the Challenge, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Challenge, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Challenge. Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties are not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the ExchangesConnect social network. Use of ExchangesConnect social network is at user's own risk and is based upon user’s agreement with Ning’s Terms of Service, Ning’s Privacy Statement, the ExchangesConnect Terms of Use and the ExchangesConnect Privacy Statement. Challenge Sponsor and the Challenge Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or loss of any kind which may be sustained to user’s or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Challenge, use of the ExchangesConnect social network or Ning, or the download of any information from the ExchangesConnect social network by Ning. By participating in the Challenge, the Entrant releases Challenge Sponsor and any Challenge Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant’s participation in the Challenge. The Challenge Sponsor and Challenge Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Challenge is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a "Force Majeure Event"). Should a Force Majeure Event occur, Challenge Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise reasonable efforts to air the winning Entries and deliver all or part of the prizes or make a reasonable substitution in its sole discretion.
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