Show Your OTAKU ROOM Contest
Official Rules
The Sponsor of this Contest is TOKYOPOP Inc.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Show Your OTAKU ROOM Contest (“Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 states of the United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 13 years of age as of the date of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. TOKYOPOP employees and contractors, and their respective immediate family members are ineligible.
The Contest begins at 12:01 a.m. PDT on June 5, 2009, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT June 19, 2009 . Entries submitted after 11:59 p.m. on June 19, 2009, are ineligible to win. You can only enter this Competition by meeting all requirements in these Official Rules. Your entry must be a digital photo of your personal “otaku” room (you may be in the photo if you want, but no other person may be in the photo) and must be in jpeg format with a file size no greater than 2.5 Megabytes (MB). A 5" x 7" photo at a resolution of 72 DBI is preferred.
Your entry must be completed and submitted by email to ruik@tokyopop.com with “Show Your Otaku Room” as the subject line. You must be a member of TOKYOPOP.com, so send your entry using the email address associated with your TOKYOPOP.com membership. No other method of entry will be accepted. Only one entry per person or email address will be eligible.
You acknowledge and agree to abide by the Terms of Service located at http://www.tokyopop.com/legal/terms_of_service.html.
You hereby grant TOKYOPOP, and its respective successors and affiliates a perpetual and irrevocable, exclusive, royalty free, worldwide license in all right, title and interest of every kind and nature now or hereafter known in your entry, including but not limited to (1) all copyrights and trademarks therein, (2) the right of reproduction of your entry in any and all media whether now known and/or hereafter devised, in whole or in part, (3) the moral rights of photographers in the entry in whole or in part, and (4) all rights of manufacture, merchandising, recordation, reproduction, translation, adaptation, display, and exhibition of your entry in whole or in part and the right to make modifications thereto and derivatives thereof, in any and all media whether now known and/or hereafter devised and by any and all means or methods. Pursuant to this license, TOKYOPOP, Target Stores, and their respective licensees, successors, and assigns shall be entitled to and shall exclusively have the right to exploit throughout the world all rights in your entry together with the rights generally known as the “moral rights of authors” in and/or to any proceeds with respect to your entry, including but not limited to the right to add to, subtract from, arrange, revise, adapt, rearrange, and make variations of your entry, and to use all or any part of your entry in new versions, adaptations, derivative works, prequels, and sequels in any and all languages, and to obtain copyright therein in the name of TOKYOPOP. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, you acknowledge and agree that TOKYOPOP, its licensees, and their respective successors and assigns shall have the right to freely sell, license, assign, and otherwise transfer any and all of the rights granted by you to TOKYOPOP hereunder, and to exercise all such rights in connection with any advertising, publicity, promotional materials, and distribution rights in connection with your entry.
TOKYOPOP is not responsible for human error, computer hardware or software malfunction, Internet connection or transmission problems or failures, or Internet traffic congestion, which may affect an entry or attempted entry. TOKYOPOP reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Furthermore, TOKYOPOP reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant deemed to have (a) tampered or attempted to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or TOKYOPOP’s website; (b) violated these Official Rules; (c) violated the Terms of Service, conditions of use and/or general rules, or (d) cheated, destroyed, obstructed, or otherwise acted illegally or in bad faith in relation to this Contest.
If the Contest is terminated prior to 11:59 p.m. (PDT), June 19, 2009, eligible emailed entries received prior to termination will remain qualified for the prize. All entries must be completed and submitted personally by the entrant. Collection of personally identifiable information will be made pursuant to TOKYOPOP Inc.’s Online Privacy Policies posted at http://www.tokyopop.com/policy/privacy.php
Three (3) winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received by 11:59 p.m. (PDT), June 19, 2009. Each winner will be awarded one of the following prizes:
A Loveless shikishi board signed by author Yun Kouga
A Saiyuki Reload shikish board signed by author Minekura Kazuya
A Battle Vixens poster signed by author Yuji Shiozaki
TOKYOPOP will designate which winner receives which prize. The prizes are unavailable at retail and, therefore, have no retail value. Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged or returned for cash. TOKYOPOP reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a $20 cash prize in lieu of awarding any prize to any winner, but substitution of the prize or any part thereof by a winner is prohibited. If a winner cannot be notified by email or does not accept the designated prize within three (3) days after the prize is awarded, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be chosen from remaining eligible entries.
By entering this Contest, you consent to TOKYOPOP’s use of your name for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. If you are the winner, TOKYOPOP may require you to furnish proof of identity, address, and birth date as a condition to awarding the Prize to you. TOKYOPOP may also require you to sign (i) an agreement releasing TOKYOPOP from all liability in connection with personal injury or death, damage, theft, or loss in connection with the Contest and the acceptance, receipt, possession, or use of the Prize and (ii) a publicity release, unless prohibited by law, permitting TOKYOPOP to advertise your name and state of residence. Failure to present such proof or sign such additional releases within three (3) days after notification by email will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize, which may be awarded to the runner up.
TOKYOPOP will announce the winners at http://www.tokyopop.com on June 26, 2009, and, subject to paragraph 6 of these Official Rules, will ship the prize package on or before July 3, 2009, to each winner's address in the United States.
By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of TOKYOPOP, which are final in all matters relating to this Contest.
For a copy of these rules and/or the name of the winner send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
TOKYOPOP Inc.
5900 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Attention: Otaku Room Contest