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MetaGeek CWNP Competition 2015

Chanalyzer Case Study and Video Contest Official Rules

 

PLEASE REVIEW THESE OFFICIAL RULES BEFORE ENTERING THE CONTEST. ENTRANTS MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 21 YEARS OLD. ENTRY TO THE CONTEST IS FREE AND NO PAYMENT OR PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PAYMENT OR PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

 

Competition Description

MetaGeek is all about teaching their customers to become Wi-Fi gurus. We personally like to create great articles and Wi-Fi training materials then share these with our customers. But sometimes our customers have the better stories. They are the ones in the trenches day in and day out using our products. So we thought; why not ask them to give us some examples of how Chanalyzer has helped them solve a problem or improve their network. To help gather these stories we have set up a contest (“The Contest”) where you can submit a case study or a video to show how you have used Chanalyzer in your day-to-day work. We are asking for a case study of no more than 3 pages, (with some pictures and software screen grabs) or a 1 minute video that shows a use case of our software. Submit a URL of these hosted files and we will go through them all and pick two winners. These two winners will get a pass to the San Francisco CWNP Conference in September, with three nights accommodation. As a Wi-Fi guru, you definitely do not want to miss the CWNP Conference, where you can learn more about the Wi-Fi space or listen to industry leaders talk about cool gadgets or spectrum analyzers.

 

Sponsor

The sponsor of this Contest is Certified Wireless Network Professional (CWNP) (“Sponsor”).

 

Binding Agreement

To enter the contest, you must agree to these Official Rules (the “Rules”). Therefore, please read the following rules prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the contest constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not submit an entry to the contest and are not eligible to receive the prizes described in the Rules, unless you agree to these Official Rules. These Official Rules form a binding legal agreement between you, MetaGeek and the contest Sponsor with respect to the Contest.

 

Overview

No purchase, payment, or donation of any kind is necessary to enter or win; a purchase, payment, or donation will not increase the chance of winning. By entering, entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final. The Contest starts at 12:00 AM Central Time, June 15, 2015, and ends at 11:59 PM Central Time, July 30, 2015 (“Contest Period”). All entries must be received by 11:59 PM Central Time, July 30, 2015.

 

Who Can Enter

 

  1. The Contest is intended for customers who reside inside or outside the United States but will be evaluated according to United States law.

  1. To be eligible to participate in the Contest, entrants must be age 21 or older. There is a limit to the amount of entries allowed per Entrant, that is five (5) Entries.

  1. Employees of MetaGeek and the Sponsor, their subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate family members are ineligible. Sponsor’s agents and/or independent contractors and their immediate  family members are also ineligible. The term “immediate family member” includes spouses, grandparents, parents, siblings, children, and grandchildren.

 

How to Enter

  1. Qualified entrants shall submit a 1 minute video by the contest closing date and time. The video size should be at or under 300 MB for uploads. Original video files must be in .MPEG, .MOV, .AVI, or .WMV format. Video should be shot horizontally.

  1. Each entry (hereinafter “Submission” or “Entry”) must be submitted on the MetaGeek Contest entry page here:     No Entry will be considered that is not submitted on this page, that has all documents and files hosted for download from either dropbox or a file sharing application.

  1.  Each Entry must be in keeping with MetaGeek’s image and Sponsor’s image and may not be profane, offensive, pornographic, defamatory or inappropriate as determined by MetaGeek in MetaGeek’s sole discretion. MetaGeek reserves the right to disqualify any Submission it deems to be not in keeping with MetaGeek’s image or Sponsor’s image, profane, offensive, pornographic, defamatory, and/or inappropriate in MetaGeek’s sole discretion.

  1. Submissions must be primarily in English.

  1. The person uploading or submitting the Entry will be deemed the entrant (“Entrant”). The Entrant is the one person who owns the email address associated with the Submission. If any group elects to collaborate on a Submission, they are required to designate one person as the Entrant who will be the agent of the group to enter the Contest, agree to the rules, and accept the prize(s). MetaGeek, its affiliates, the Sponsor, its program partners, and any others involved in the development and/or execution of this Contest are not responsible for any disputes among collaborators related to the Contest.

  1. Each Entrant agrees not to submit any Entry that infringes upon any third party proprietary rights,  intellectual property rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or any other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligations, or otherwise violates applicable U.S. law. Entries violating this section of the rules may be disqualified. 

  1. Each Entrant is limited to a total of five (5) submissions. Each Entrant is limited to one prize per person, household, and/or email address. Each Entrant will be required to sign a release for the Contest entry and must agree to abide by these rules.

  1. Each Submission must be the original work of the Entrant. It may not have been entered in previous contests or for previous awards. It may not have been published in any medium.

  1. Each Submission must not show drinking of alcohol, feature tobacco products, fireworks, firearms, prescription drugs, illegal drugs, drugs paraphernalia, or gambling.

  1. Each Submission must not utilize live animals unless the Entrant has obtained the consent of the animal’s owner and an affidavit from the owner or wrangler that the animal was not harmed in the making of the video. Entrants who wish to use animals are encouraged to contact the local Humane Society for guidance prior to filming in order to create appropriate safeguards.

  1. Each Submission must not contain any copyrighted works (including music) other than those owned by the Entrant. Use of unauthorized music or other copyrighted works may result in disqualification of the Submission or alteration of the Submission, in MetaGeek’s sole discretion. Any music used will need to be submitted with native files.

  1. MetaGeek reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to remove or blur any non-material elements rather than disqualify an otherwise compliant Submission. MetaGeek may elect to make these changes or ask the Entrant to do so. If MetaGeek requests Entrant make these adjustments and Entrant chooses not to make these adjustments, the Submission is subject to disqualification. 

  1. By entering, each Entrant hereby releases and holds harmless MetaGeek, Sponsor, its program partners, and each of their subsidiaries and affiliates, and any others involved in the development and/or execution of this Contest, and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents, and employees of the same from any and all claims, demands, losses, promises, causes of action, and liabilities arising out of this Contest including travel. 

  1. Submissions that do not comply in all material respects with the Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited or inappropriate content in MetaGeek’s sole discretion will be disqualified, not published, and/or not considered for prizes.

  1. By submitting an Entry, each Entrant agrees MetaGeek shall unconditionally and irrevocably own the Entry submitted including all rights embodied therein in winning entries and that MetaGeek and its designees may use, publish, adapt, modify, combine, or dispose of any Entry or Submission or elements there of any Entry or Submission online, in print, film, television, or any other media now or hereafter without additional compensation or notification to, or permission from, the Entrant, except as prohibited by law.

  1. MetaGeek and Contest Sponsor are not responsible for lost, late or misdirected mail; printing errors; server unavailability; or computer or any other electronic or telecommunications malfunction.

  1. All Submissions received that are mutilated, tampered with, illegible, or from ineligible entrants will be void. All Submissions become the property of MetaGeek and will not be acknowledged or returned.

  1. A winning Entrant will be chosen and contacted by email on the email address with the submission.

 

Elimination

Any false information provided within the context of the contest by any participant concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right or non-compliance with these Official Rules, or the like, may result in the immediate elimination of the participant from the Contest. The Contest Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion infringes upon or violates the rights of any third party, otherwise does not comply with these Official Rules, or violates U.S. or applicable state or local law.

 

 

Winner Selection

 

  1. Two (2) Entrant Grand Prize Winner (“Grand Prize Winners”) will be selected by a panel of judges chosen by MetaGeek. All decisions of the judges are final and binding.  

  1. The following criteria are what the judges will use to primarily evaluate each Entrant’s video:

a)      Who We Are (10%)

 

We make awesome Wi-Fi tools.

 

The ‘Who We Are’ component of the video or case study contest entries should relate to how MetaGeek has made an awesome Wi-Fi tool (Chanalyzer) to help you do your job or mitigate Wi-Fi interference.

 

b)     Product and Creativity (60%)

 

Entries must creatively incorporate their message into their Submissions. Creativity can be included through many means, including but not limited to: video script, visual elements of the video, and other methods to support the messaging and how Chanalyzer is being used in this message.

 

Judges will consider the creativity of each Submission in terms of:

 

·           Whether and to what extent the Entry grabs the viewer’s attention in a unique and memorable way

 

·           Whether and to what extent the video is relatable, relevant and memorable.

·           Whether the video explains what kind of job was done, what was achieved and how Chanalyzer was used to do this

·           Whether and to what extent the video utilizes elements that are original and have not been used often in other media

 

c)      Quality of video (30%)

 

Entries provided in an unapproved format or saved in such a way that a viewer is not able to understand the video content, will not be considered (i.e. overly grainy as to be un-viewable, sound inaudible or unintelligible).

 

Judges will consider the quality of each Submission in terms of:

 

·       Whether the video as submitted can be utilized in multiple arenas (social media, tv, online outlets, etc.)

 

·       Whether the video format supports and enhances the message and content

 

Prizes

 

  1. Two (2) Entrant Grand Prize Winners will be chosen. The Grand Prize Winners will receive a ticket to the CWNP Conference in San Francisco, September 24th to 26th 2015. Along with hotel accommodation for this duration.

  1.  No substitutions for the prize will be allowed. Void where restricted or prohibited.

  1. Odds of winning depend on the number of Entries received and quality of entry based on criteria above.

  1. Winners are solely responsible for all taxes and/or fees that may be incurred. Winners are solely responsible for all travel to the CWNP conference and all expenses while attending the conference. All winners are required to verify proper and legal picture identification within 30 days of notification of winning the prize. Winner may forfeit any and all winnings if verification cannot or has not been made within 30 days. Upon proper verification, winnings will be awarded by email within seven (7) business days.

 

Winner Notification  

 

  1. The winner will be notified by phone and/or email and must show picture identification to claim their prize. MetaGeek and the Contest Sponsor reserve the right to examine additional identification and may choose to accept or deny awarding the prize based on the identification presented.

  1. By participating in the Contest, each participant and the Grand Prize Winners waives any and all claims of liability against MetaGeek and the Contest Sponsor, and their respective employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss that may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest, or from the use of any prize. The Grand Prize Winners will be required to complete a release and affidavit prior to acceptance of any prize.

  1. By claiming a prize, the Grand Prize Winners authorizes the use, without additional compensation, of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and municipality of residence for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium (including, without limitation, radio broadcasts; newspapers and other publications; television or film releases; slides; videotape; distribution over the Internet; and picture date storage) MetaGeek or the Contest Sponsor may  deem appropriate.
  3. To obtain the name of the Grand Prize Winners of the Contest, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped envelope to MetaGeek, 250 S. 5th St., Ste 840, Boise, ID, 83702.

 

Additional Rules

 

  1. The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the Unites States of America and any applicable state laws, which take precedence over any rule to the contrary herein. All claims rating in any manner to this Contest or to any Submission must be resolved in the federal or state courts in Ada County, Idaho.

  1.  MetaGeek and the Contest Sponsor are not liable for any lost or stolen entries, prizes or contest information.

  1. By participating in the contest, participants agree to be bound by the decisions of MetaGeek personnel. MetaGeek reserves the right to disqualify any participant or winner and may refuse to award any prize to a person who is ineligible or has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the contest, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. MetaGeek will interpret these rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the contest and their decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If the conduct or outcome of the Contest is affected by human error, any mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, intentional interference or any event beyond the control of MetaGeek, MetaGeek reserves the right to terminate this Contest, or make such other decisions regarding the outcome as MetaGeek deems appropriate. All decisions will be made by MetaGeek and are final. MetaGeek may waive any of these rules in its sole discretion.
  2.  MetaGeek and Sponsor reserves the right not to award any prizes if none of the entries received meet the stated contest criteria, in MetaGeek’s sole discretion.

  1.  MetaGeek and the Contest Sponsor take no responsibility and assume no liability for any omissions, acts or damages that may result from the preparing of materials to submit to this Contest. MetaGeek and Contest Sponsor stress that teen and other producers safely conduct their projects and avoid potentially dangerous production situations that put crew, actors, the public or any other persons at risk. To assure the safety of participants, adult supervision is strongly encouraged.

 

Intellectual Property Rights

 

  1. By submitting any entry, entrants thereby grant to MetaGeek and Sponsor and their affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees and assigns, an irrevocable, perpetual and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, prepare derivative works of, modify, publish and otherwise make use of the submitted work (including the video and all aspects and elements thereof) or other information in any and all media, whether now known or hereinafter created, throughout the world and for any purpose. In addition to other things, the rights granted to MetaGeek and Sponsor include, but are not limited to, the right to resize, crop, censor, compress, edit, feature, caption, affix logos to, and to otherwise alter or make use of the submitted work.

  1. By submitting an entry, entrants thereby represent and warrant that the submitted work or information does not and shall not infringe on any copyright, any rights of privacy or publicity of any person, or any other right of any third party, and the entrants affirm they have the right to grant any and all rights and licenses granted to MetaGeek and/or the contest Sponsor herein, including but not limited to, all necessary rights under copyright, free and clear of any claims or encumbrances.

  1. Entrants acknowledge and agree that MetaGeek and the contest Sponsor shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any work submitted by the entrant, and may, in their sole and unfettered discretion, remove, edit, modify or delete any work that the entrant submits.

 

Waiver of Liability and Agreement to Indemnify

 

By submitting any entry, each entrant, its, his, her or their heirs, successors and assigns (“entrant”) thereby releases, forever discharges and covenants not to make a claim against or sue MetaGeek, the Contest, Certified Wireless Network Professionals, and their family, subsidiaries and affiliates, licensees, employees, officers, directors, representatives, successors and assigns (“MetaGeek and Sponsor”), of and from all manner of action or actions, cause or causes of action, at law or in equity, suits, claims, demands, liability, loss, cost or expense, of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed or contingent, which entrant may have or hereafter have against MetaGeek and Sponsor by reason of any injuries or damages entrant may sustain, whether to entrant’s person, property, reputation, or otherwise, as a result of, incident to, or related in any way to the entry, the contest, or the use, incorporation or exploitation of the entry for any purpose described herein. Entrant waives and foregoes the right to seek injunctive relief against anyone relating in any way to the entry, the contest, or the use, incorporation, or exploitation of the materials for any purpose described herein. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless MetaGeek and Sponsor from and against any liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) and expenses arising in connection with any breach or alleged breach by me of any representation made in the entry or by virtue of submitting the entry.