General Terms and Conditions
By participating, you agree that the jury and organizers are not responsible or liable and are released and held harmless from 1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Showcase, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the Showcase, including but not limited to any misprints or typographical errors; 2) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; 3) any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, servers, providers, computer online systems, software, or failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, including injury or damage to participant’s or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or uploading images or information in the Showcase; 4) any and all losses, damages, expenses, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Showcase, association or involvement with a Video or Submission, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, intellectual property, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
You agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved with the jury, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Showcase, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, PARTICIPANT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’ FEES, OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN PARTICIPANT’S ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (IF ANY) ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED. The Showcase is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.