Rules

Contest Summary

OrganizerMichelle Kraker
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 567, Chicago, IL 60654
AdministratorStrutta Media Inc.
Suite 130 - 319 West Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1T3
RegionContest is open world-wide excluding residents of Quebec, Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.
Contest Period12:00 AM CDT - Oct 18, 2010 — 11:59 PM CST - Nov 11, 2010
How will winner be chosenSubmission round, Voting round, Judging round, Prize claiming round
Prize Draw Date11:59 PM CST - Nov 11, 2010
PrizesGrand Prize ($2,000.00 USD)
First Place ($1,500.00 USD)
Popular Vote ($1,000.00 USD)
Number of entries per person4
Number of votes per entry1 per day

Contest Requirements

ELIGIBILITY

The Student Sustainable Design Competition is open to individuals who meet each of the following criteria:

a) Is currently enrolled in an Interior Design or related college program. Note: You may also enter the contest if you have graduated, but are not yet employed.
b) Has uploaded the necessary photographs and other entry materials as described and can attest that the design or other space depicted in the photographs submitted as part of his/her entry are of their own creation.
c) If project submitted was created as part of a team effort, all team members must enter together and pay entry fees (up to 4 team members), and consent for entry must be approved by all team members.
d) Is of good moral character, has never been convicted of a felony of any nature or any crime of violence, and has nothing in his/her background that would be an embarrassment to Sponsor should Entrant be selected as a winner in the Contest.

HOW TO ENTER

The Contest will begin on October 18, with entries being accepted through November 11. To enter, you must electronically submit an entry consisting of the following:

1. Follow the links below to pay your entry fee. Automatic disqualification applies to any entrants that have not paid their entry fee and will be removed from the SSDC website.

The entry fee is $10 for IIDA Student Members and $20 for Non-Members. If submitting as a team, each team member must submit an individual entry fee per person.
IIDA Student Members click here: http://bit.ly/bUAbpS
Non-Members click here: http://bit.ly/9g7hzw
AFTER you submit payment, you'll be able to enter - Click the "Log-In" tab at the top left of the screen:

2. Upload up to 4 images and of your most creative sustainable design project.

3. Provide a headline, title and description for the uploaded photographs to help judges and viewers understand your sustainable solution.
Note: You may also include a single description describing your project in a maximum of 500 words to be placed under the first of your images.

4. Provide your legal name, a valid mailing address and a valid email address for contact purposes.

FAQ

Q: I’m not an IIDA Student. Can I participate?
A: While we certainly won't dock you any points if you are not an IIDA Student Member, you WILL receive a discount for entering the competition if you are already a card-carrying Member. If you'd like to join a network of over 13,000 design professionals, you're going to want to learn more about becoming an IIDA Student Member here http://www.iida.org/content.cfm/student-membership

Q: Can I submit a project done for class work?
A: Yes, sure, but if you worked as a team, you need all the participating student members to enter with you - giving credit where credit is due. The upside, you’ve got that many more partners spreading the “vote for me” message.

Q: What kind of images are acceptable?
A: You are able to upload up to 4 images of your sustainable design, these images can include one floorplan. You can also submit text describing your project to better explain your design to viewers, voters and judges.
Upload 3-D renderings, color drawings, CADD, Revit - or any combination of these.

UPLOADING A PHOTO – HOW?
a) Browse your computer's hard drive for your image file.
b) Upload from a URL. Note: Your URL should end with .jpg, .png or .gif
Click "Continue" only once the media upload is complete. Give your entry a title, add tags and a description, and submit your entry!

Q: I made a mistake on my entry. Can I go back and make a correction?
A: Unfortunately, due to the voting involved in the contest, we cannot allow any material changes after you've submitted your entry.

Q: What type of content I should avoid when entering?
A: We'd like to say that your creativity should know no bounds (as the saying goes), but we need to be mindful of—and ask that you be mindful of–our common sensibilities and others' work product and creative input. Please be sure that your renderings do not include inappropriate language or attitude, inappropriate or obscene images or images that focus on items that belong to, were created by or may be protected as the work of other third parties. In terms of that last point, the basic idea is that we don't want you to use materials that belong to someone else and that you don't have the right to submit for purposes of the competition. We want to respect others' rights just as we all want to have our own rights respected.

Q: What's the difference between the Judges Awards and the Popular Vote Award?
A: JUDGED WINNERS:
Representatives chosen by Sponsor will select top prize winners from the entrants. The decisions of the Judges are final and binding on all matters relating to the selection of prize winners. The judging will take place as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the Submission Period. The Finalists will be judged on the following criteria (weighted with the percentages shown) in the Judges' sole and unfettered discretion:
The originality and creativity of the Entry and the Depicted Space (50%);
How well the Depicted Space evokes or embodies interior design aesthetic and sustainable design (40%);
Ranking of Entry in public voting (10%)

POPULAR VOTE WINNER:
Entries will be posted at the Entry Site for public voting. Sponsor in its discretion reserves the right at any time not to post, or to remove, any Entry that fails to comply with these Official Rules. Visitors to the Entry Site will be given the opportunity to vote on eligible Entries during the Submission Period. Anyone may vote, and an Entrant may vote for his/her own Entry; provided, however, that (a) voters must either register and create an account at http://ssdc.strutta.com/ or login with Facebook Connect to vote, (b) electronic or automatically generated voting is not allowed, and (c) only one vote per person, per entry allowed. Multiple votes cast for the same entry by the same person will be determined and disallowed in Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor encourages voters to judge entries based on the criteria for winning set forth in these Official Rules.

The entry with the highest number of votes at the end of the last day of the Submission Period will win the $1,000.00 CASH PRIZE. Sponsor's decisions as to numbers of votes for each Entry (after excluding, in its discretion, any ineligible votes or other votes not compliant with these Official Rules) are final.

Have other questions that are not found here? No problem, go here for a full guide: http://support.strutta.com/faqs or contact me, mkraker@iida.org.

Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Definitions

In these Official Contest Rules ("Rules"), the following terms have the meanings set out below. In addition, other capitalized terms have the meaning so given to them.

"Contest" means the contest, game, sweepstake, promotion, marketing activity or other event specified in the Contest Summary;

"Contest Facilitators" means, collectively, the Administrator, the Organizer and any sponsors arranged by the Organizer;

“Contest Requirements” means the guidelines and criteria that entrants must abide by to be eligible for the Contest;

“Contest Site” means a subdomain of the Site or a domain or website of the Organizer;

"Contest Summary" means the Contest summary page for a particular contest, which specifies certain information for that Contest;

"Administrator" means Strutta.com Media Inc.;

"Organizer" means the organization that organizes and sponsors a Contest, as specified in the Contest Summary;

“Prize” or “Prizes” means the prize or prizes (if there are multiple prizes) to be awarded for a particular Contest as specified in the Contest Summary;

"Region" means the region(s) selected in which the Contest is held; and

“Site” means www.strutta.com any and any services available thereon.

  1. Eligibility: The Contest is FREE to enter and open to all individuals who are legal residents of the Region(s) specified, and have reached the age of 18 at the time of their Entry (as defined below) (“you” or “Contestant”). It is your responsibility to ensure that you are legally eligible to enter the Contest under any laws applicable to you in your jurisdiction of residence or otherwise. The employees, officers and directors of the Contest Facilitators as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee, officer and director are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is void outside the Region(s) specified, or in any country embargoed by the United States, and where otherwise prohibited by applicable federal, state, provincial or local laws, rules or regulations.
  2. Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Contest, you fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Rules and the decisions of the Organizer and/or Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Whether or not you receive a Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Rules. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Organizer is responsible for ensuring the Contest complies with all laws in all jurisdictions where the Contest is offered. CONTESTS are void where prohibited by law.
  3. Contest Period: The Contest opens on the date and time specified in the Contest Summary, and ends on the date and time specified in the Contest Summary (the "Contest Period"). All times specified are Pacific Standard Time (PST). The Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
  4. How to Enter: To enter the Contest, complete the registration form for a Strutta account (the "Registration Form") on the Site with your name, email address, birth date and any required questions as specified by the Administrator, and then follow the directions specified for the Contest in the Contest Summary during the Contest Period. You must register for a Strutta account in order to participate in an Contest. You must then provide an entry ("Entry") that fulfills the contest requirements ("Contest Requirements"), as specified in the Contest Summary, to be eligible to win a Prize. Entries that do not include all the required information and adhere to the Rules will be considered void. The Contest Facilitators are not responsible for lost, misdirected or incomplete Entries.

The Organizer determines if an Entry meets the Contest Requirements and otherwise complies with the Rules.

  1. Terms of Submission: You may enter the Contest as many times as is specified in the Contest Summary. You may delete your Entry at anytime. By participating in the Contest you permit public voting in connection with your Entry.
  2. Rights Granted by you: By entering this Contest, you agree that:
    1. the Administrator and its licensees, successors and assigns will have the right to use all or a part of your Entry, your name and address (city and state/province/territory), and the names, likenesses, photographs, voices and images of all persons appearing in the Entry anywhere in the world and in perpetuity, for future advertising, trade, promotion and publicity in any manner and in any medium now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without compensation and without notice to you and without consideration, review or approval from you; and
    2. you agree that you will not now nor in the future be paid for your Entry or for granting the Administrator any of the rights set out in these Rules.
  3. Your Representations and Warranties: By entering the Contest, you represent and warrant that:
    1. your Entry, in its entirety, is an original work by you and you have not included third party content (such as writing, poetry, text, graphics, artwork, logos, photographs, likeness of any third party, musical recordings, clips of videos, television programs or motion pictures) in or in connection with your Entry without permission;
    2. your Entry, the use thereof by the Contest Facilitators, or the exercise by the Organizer or Administrator of any of the rights granted by you under these Contest Rules, does not and will not infringe or violate any rights of any third party or entity, including, without limitation, patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, defamation, privacy, publicity, false light, misappropriation, confidentiality, or any contractual or other rights;
    3. you have all the rights, licenses, permissions and consents necessary to submit the Entry and to grant all of the rights that you have granted to the Contest Facilitators under these Contest Rules;
    4. all persons who were engaged by you to work on the Entry, who appear in the Entry in any manner, or have contributed to the Entry have:
      1. given you their written consent to submit the Entry without claims for payment of any kind; and
      2. provided written permission to include their name, likenesses, image or pictures in or with your Entry (or if a minor who is not your child, you must have the permission of their parent or legal guardian) and you may be asked by the Contest Facilitators to provide such permission in writing to the Contest Facilitators; and
    5. You have read, understood, accept and agree to be bound by the Administrator’s Terms of Service set out at http://www.strutta.com/terms-of-service and Privacy Policy set out at http://www.strutta.com/privacy-policy, as they may be amended from time to time.
  4. Prizes: The Organizer will provide the Prize(s) to be awarded for a particular Contest. No substitution of a Prize will be made unless the Organizer, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. A Prize must be accepted as awarded, and the odds of winning are dependant upon the total number of eligible Entries received for the Contest Period. If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more potential winners of Prizes than contemplated in these rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest Closing Date (as set out in the Contest Summary) to award the correct number of Prizes.
  5. Winner(s): The winner(s) ("Winner(s)") of the Prize(s) will be selected, as specified in the Contest Summary, from all eligible Entries received. If you are selected as a Winner, you will be notified of the selection of your Entry by the phone or email address provided by you on the Registration Form. If you do not respond to the phone or email notification of your selection as a Winner within three (3) days, an alternate Winner will be selected to receive the Prize. All decisions of the Organizer in selecting the Winner (s) are final and binding on all Entrants in all matters relating to the Contest.
  6. To Redeem Prize: Except where prohibited, a Winner (or his/her parent/legal guardian if the Winner is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence) shall be required to execute and return to the Organizer within ten (10) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, an Eligibility, Declaration of Compliance with the Rules and Liability & Publicity Release Form (“Declaration and Release Form”) in order to claim the Prize. To be officially declared a Winner, each selected Entrant must first correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, a mathematical skill-testing question. The skill-testing question, along with Declaration and Release Form, will be forwarded to each Winner by email. A Prize is personal to the Winner and is non-transferable. If a Winner cannot be contacted, or fails to execute and return the Release Form within the required time period (if applicable), or if the Prize is returned as undeliverable, the Winner forfeits the Prize. Acceptance of any Prize shall constitute and signify the Winner's agreement and consent that the Contest Facilitators may use the Winner's name, photo, city, state, likeness, Entry and Prize information in connection with the Contest, worldwide, including on the internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law. Each Winner (or his/her parent/guardian if the Winner is a minor) is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with receipt of the Prize.
  7. Voting: Online voting begins and ends as stated in the Contest Summary (the "Voting Period"). Anyone who registers on the Site can vote for their favorite Entry or the Entry that best meets the judging criteria during the Voting Period. The Contest Facilitators have the right, in their sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, including the right to void votes, including, but not limited to, for the following reasons:
    1. multiple votes from the same user from different IP addresses or from different email addresses; fraudulent entry votes (using a redirect link, a disguised link, a fraudulent link, etc.);
    2. technical malfunction of servers or internet connection;
    3. user(s) recanting their own votes;
    4. technical or content upgrades that render votes incompatible or inconsistent; and
    5. inappropriate conduct in promoting votes (spam, harassment, etc.).

  8. General Conditions: The Contest Facilitators have the right to verify your eligibility and compliance with these Rules, and to disqualify you on the basis of its investigation.

    Your personal information will be processed in accordance with the Administrator’s Privacy Policy, as amended from time to time. You should direct any request to access, update, or correct your personal information to Administrator.

    You may not enter with multiple e-mail and/or street addresses, nor may you use any other device or artifice to submit more than one (1) Entry or vote. If you use fraudulent Entry methods, or otherwise attempt to participate with multiple e-mail and/or street addresses under multiple identities, or use any device or artifice to enter more than one (1) Entry, you will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the person who made the Entry. For the purposes of these Rules, the authorized “account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.

    Nothing contained in these Rules shall be construed to: (i) give any party the power to direct and control the day-to-day activities of the other; (ii) constitute the parties as partners, joint venturers, principal and agent, employer and employee, co-owners or entrants in a joint undertaking; or (iii) allow you to create or assume any obligation on behalf of the Organizer.

    By entering the Contest, you fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Rules and the decisions of the Contest Facilitators and the members of the voting community, which are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest.

    Contest Facilitators reserve the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest at any time (subject to approval of any regulatory body having jurisdiction), if it is determined that the Contest cannot be run as originally planned or if fraud or any other occurrence comprises the fairness or integrity of the Contest.

    If the Contest is operated in Quebec, Canada, any decision to be made by Administrator may be subject to a ruling of the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux du Québec.

    You understand and agree that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, and any comments, questions or concerns regarding the Contest shall be directed to the Contest Facilitators and not to Facebook.

  9. Liability Provisions: The Contest Facilitators are not responsible for human error, theft, destruction, or damage to Entries or other factors beyond its reasonable control.

    You assume all risk of damaged, lost, late, incomplete, invalid, incorrect or misdirected Entries. The Contest Facilitators make no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in connection with its ability to in any way enable, develop or market the idea set forth in your Entry.

    The Contest Facilitators shall not be liable to a Winner or any other person for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof, by reason of the Prize becoming for reasons beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Facilitators unavailable or impracticable to award, or for any force majeure event, technical or equipment failure, terrorist acts, labor dispute, or act/omission of any kind (whether legal or illegal), transportation interruption, civil disturbance, or any other cause similar or dissimilar beyond the Organizer’s control.

    The Organizer, Administrator and their employees, officers, directors, agents, contractors, representatives, affiliates, divisions, subsidiaries, resellers, dealers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and Facebook (the “Released Parties”) shall not assume any responsibility whatsoever for any of the following: delayed, failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions; technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, internet, or other connections; the availability, accessibility, technical failure or miscommunications of computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions; the incorrect or inaccurate capture or failure to capture information whether caused by Site or Contest Site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, network or otherwise arising out of or relating to the Contest; theft, loss, destruction or damage to an Entry in whole or in part; and other factors beyond their reasonable control. The Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to your or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Contest or downloading materials from or use of the Site or any Contest Site.

    CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE SITE OR ANY CONTEST SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE ORGANIZER AND ADMINISTRATOR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW AND TO DISQUALIFY YOU FROM THE CONTEST.

    LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE RELEASED AND HELD HARMLESS BY YOU AND YOUR HEIRS, EXECUTORS, REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FOR ANY CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION OF ANY KIND OR NATURE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DISABILITY OR DEATH, AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, NOW OR IN THE FUTURE FROM THE DELIVERY, ACCEPTANCE, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE, ANY AND ALL USE AS PROVIDED HEREIN OF YOUR ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST AND/OR ANY RELATED CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE AND ANY CONTEST SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IN WHICH CASE SUCH LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION SHALL APPLY ONLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW IN THE RELEVANT JURISDICTION.

  10. Choice of Law: These Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and the laws of Canada, as applicable herein, without reference to its conflicts of laws principles. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action with the Contest Facilitators arising out of or connected with this Contest, other than the determination or validity of claims, shall be resolved individually, and exclusively by arbitration under the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, in accordance with its rules, as amended from time to time. Any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees. You hereby waive all rights to: (i) claim or be awarded any punitive, direct, indirect, incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; and (ii) to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.