TOPVOICE.COM
TopVoice is seeking trendsetting
gurus!
Are you always the first to rock
the latest fashion or snag the hottest gadgets? Do your friends turn to you for
expert shopping tips? You could be a TopVoice Guru!
TopVoice is looking for
passionate shoppers to share their product insight and wisdom. Write product
reviews for the categories of your expertise by using the comment boxes on
TopVoice. The contest will run for 8 weeks, beginning <DATE> to
<DATE>. The TopVoice member with the highest Influence Score for each
category will be crowned a TopVoice Guru and will win a $250 Amazon.com
Shopping Spree to spend on products of their choice. Here are the categories:
- Gear,
Tech & Toys Guru
- Handsome
& Gorgeous Guru
- Daily
Faves Guru
Browse Discover at www.topvoice.com/discover to find products in your categories. Products for
each category are as follows:
- Gear,
Tech & Toys - Automobile, Electronics, Gadgets, Technology
- Handsome
& Gorgeous - Fashion, Health & Beauty, Sports
- Daily
Faves: House &Home, Services, Health & Beauty
Once you've selected your
products on Discover,
leave your reviews on them. That's it!
Now, it's time to show off your
shopping know-how. Let's see if your influence can earn you the TopVoice Guru
title!
See official rules below for details.
TOPVOICE TRENDSETTING
GURUS CONTEST 2011 OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR
WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
VALID IN
THE 50 UNITED STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND/OR CANADA ONLY.
OPEN ONLY
TO TOPVOICE.COM USERS.
ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES
YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
The TopVoice Trendsetting Gurus
Contest (the "Contest") is a contest where participants may gain "Influence
Points" for influencing friends with written reviews on products or brands
featured on TopVoice.
Influence Points can also be
earned through influencing friends with Facebook "Likes" and TopVoice "Stamps"
on ads, products or brands of their choice.
This contest will run for eight
weeks, beginning <DATE> and ending <DATE> at 11:59:59
PM (ET). Every week, on every Friday by 0:00 the TopVoice member with the highest Influence Score for
each category will be crowned a TopVoice in his category. At the end of the contest, an average
of the weekly scores based on the number of weeks the participant has been
participating will determine the winner for each category. Winners will receive a $250USD Amazon.com Shopping
Spree to spend on products in their categories. Here are the categories:
- Gear,
Tech & Toys
- Handsome
& Gorgeous
- Daily
Faves
Products can be found on the
Discover page at www.topvoice.com/discover. Products for each
category are as follows:
- Gear,
Tech & Toys - Automobile, Electronics, Gadgets, Technology, Services
- Handsome
& Gorgeous - Fashion, Health & Beauty, House & Home
- Daily
Faves
The Winner or TopVoice Guru for
each category will be announced no later than <DATE> on the TopVoice.com
website as well as via email.
No single participant may win
more than one prize, regardless of whether or not they have the highest overall
Influence Score for more than one category.
1. BINDING
AGREEMENT: By participating in this Contest, you are agreeing to these
Official Rules ("Rules"). You agree that submission and/or maintenance of
an entry in the Contest constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not
submit and/or maintain an entry to the Contest, and you are not eligible to
receive the prizes described in these Rules, unless you agree to these Rules.
These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and TopVoice with
respect to the Contest. If you do not wish to agree to the Rules, you
must withdraw your entry from the Contest before the end of the Contest Period.
You may do this by contacting TopVoice via email at contact@topvoice.com
2. SPONSOR:
The Contest is sponsored by TopVoice (9198-7412 Quebec, Inc.), 154 Grand St.,
New York, NY 10013 ("TopVoice" or "Sponsor").
3. ELIGIBILITY: To be
eligible to enter the contest, you must be a member of the TopVoice.com
community and own only one unique TopVoice.com account. You must also be
a resident of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and/or Canada
only.
4. CONTEST
PERIOD: This contest will run for eight weeks, beginning <DATE>
and ending <DATE> at 11:59:59 PM (ET).
5. HOW
TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
Sign up for a wwww.topvoice.com
account via wwww.topvoice.com
using the "Log In with Facebook" button. Participants may gain "Influence
Points" for influencing friends with written reviews on products or brands
featured on TopVoice. Influence Points can also be earned through influencing
friends with Facebook "Likes" and TopVoice "Stamps" on ads, products or brands
of their choice. Influence ponts are calculated by an
algorithm using a combination of the following factors: participant's
reach, engagement and direct influence on friends (clicks, comments, etc).
6. JUDGING:
Participants will be judged according to their overall TopVoice Influence Score
for each category. In the case of any discrepancy between a user's
Influence Score on their Dashboard and a user's score on the Wall of Fame (www.topvoice.com/leaderboard),
the score displayed on the Wall of Fame will be the score considered as
accurate for this contest.
In the case that there is a tie
for one of the categories, each participant that is tied with the highest
Influence Score will receive an equal share of the prize.
7. PRIZES: Odds of
winning any prize depends partly on the number of eligible entries received
during the Contest Period and the total influence of the entrants for each
entry. No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for prizes is allowed,
except at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a
prize, in whole or in part, of equal or greater monetary value if a prize
cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, as described for any reason. The
prize(s) may be subject to additional restrictions, terms and conditions,
agreements and/or licenses at Sponsor's sole discretion.
Three potential winners (one for
each category) will be selected at the end of the eight week
promotion. The potential winners must respond to the emails notifying
them of their potential selection as a winner within 48 hours. If any potential
winner does not respond to the notification attempt within forty-eight hours of
the first notification attempt, an email notification will be sent to notify
the potential winner of their disqualification. No alternate potential winner
will be selected from among the remaining users. Sponsor's determination of the
final scores, and all other Sponsor calculations and decisions relating to
judging, Influence Scores, reviews and "Stamping," are final and
binding.
Except where prohibited by law,
each potential winner may be required to sign and return a Declaration of
Eligibility and such accompanying releases and licenses as may be necessary to
effectively award the prize(s) to the winning TopVoice.com user(s). If
required, the potential winner(s) must return all such documents within
forty-eight hours of Sponsor's attempted notification or such potential
winner(s) will be deemed to have forfeited the prize. No alternate potential
winner will be selected from among the remaining users.
8. GENERAL
CONDITIONS: All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
TopVoice reserves the right to disqualify any entrant from the Contest
if, in Sponsor's sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the entrant has
attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating,
deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or
harasses any other entrants, viewers, or the Contest Entities.
9. PRIVACY:
Participants agree that personal data including, but not limited to, name,
mailing address, phone number, and email address may be collected, processed,
stored and otherwise used for the purposes of conducting and administering the
Contest. This data may also be used by Sponsor to verify an entrant's identity,
postal address and telephone number in the event a
entrant qualifies for any applicable prize as well as to deliver the applicable
prize(s). Entrants have the right to access, review, rectify or cancel any
personal data held by TopVoice in connection with the Contest by writing to
TopVoice at contact@topvoice.com.
Otherwise, all personal information that is collected from the entrant is
subject to TopVoice's Privacy Policy, located at http://www.topvoice.com/privacy.
10. PUBLICITY. By
accepting a prize, entrant agrees that Sponsor and its agencies may use the
entrant's image and accompanying branding materials and features for
advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless
prohibited by law or circumscribed by separate agreement between entrant and
TopVoice.
11. ELIMINATION:
Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any entrant
concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address,
ownership of right or non-compliance with these Rules or the like may result in
the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Contest.
12. INTERNET:
Contest Entities are not responsible for any malfunction of the entire Contest Site
or any late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable,
or destroyed Ads or related materials due to system errors, failed, incomplete
or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions,
hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network
connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical
malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite
transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion
on the Internet or at the Contest Site, or any combination thereof, including
other telecommunication, cable, digital or satellite malfunctions which may
limit an entrant's ability to participate.
13. RIGHT TO CANCEL, MODIFY OR
DISQUALIFY. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of
running as planned, including 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 Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to
cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor further reserves the
right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the submission process or any
other part of the Contest or Contest Site. Any attempt by an entrant to
deliberately damage any web site, including the Contest Site, or undermine the
legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws
and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages
from any such entrant to the fullest extent of the applicable law.
14. NOT
AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER LEGAL RELATIONSHIP: Under no
circumstances shall the awarding of a prize, or anything in these Rules be
construed as an offer or contract of employment or other legal relationship
with any Contest Entity. You acknowledge that you have entered the Contest
voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust. You acknowledge that no
confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or implied-in-fact
contract now exists between you and TopVoice.
15. FORUM
AND RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL PROCEDURES: These Rules shall be governed by,
subject to, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules. If any
provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all
remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. To the extent
permitted by law, the rights to litigate, seek injunctive relief or make any
other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims
resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and all
participants expressly waive any and all such rights.
16. ARBITRATION: By
entering the Contest, you agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute,
claim, or demand related in any way to the Contest will be decided by binding
arbitration. All disputes between you and Sponsor of whatsoever kind or nature
arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to Judicial Arbitration and
Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") for binding arbitration under its rules then
in effect in the New York, New York, USA area, before one arbitrator to be
mutually agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to share equally in the
arbitration costs incurred.
17. DISQUALIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES
& EMPLOYEE FAMILIES: All employees of TopVoice and family members
of TopVoice employees are disqualified from Contest entry. Employees
of TopVoice and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not
eligible to participate and win. The term "immediate family" includes
spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether
as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption,
co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the
same household whether or not related.
18. WINNER'S
LIST: You may request a list of Contest winners after <DATE> but
before <DATE> by emailing contact@topvoice.com. Please state in
the subject: REQUEST TOPVOICE GURUS WINNERS LIST.