By participating you agree to the Terms and Conditions of this competition.

The Promoter

   
1. The Promoter of this Competition is Samsung Electronics (US) 85 Challenger Rd. Ridgefield Park, NJ 07310 (the “Promoter”).

Eligibility

   
2. This Competition is open solely to residents of the (50) United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older with a valid Samsung Account and US Samsung Members Community account (each, a “Participant”).
   
3. The photo must contain or showcase a Samsung product the Participant owns as of September 2, 2024. No purchase is necessary to enter.
   
4. Employees or agents of the Promoter or any of its group companies or their families or households or anyone professionally connected to this Competition are not eligible to be a Participant or enter.

Competition Period

   
5. Submissions will open at 10:00 AM EST on September 3, 2024 and will end September 8, 2024 at 11:59PM EST (the “Competition Period”).
   
6. Votes for the submissions will open 10:00AM EST on September 10, 2024 and end September 13, 2024 at 12:00PM EST (the “General Voting Period”).
   
7. Votes for the finalist will open 10:00AM EST on September 17, 2024 and end September 20, 2024 at 12:00PM EST (the “Finalist Voting Period”).

Prize

   
8. The Overall winner will be announced on September 20th. The winning image will be the US Samsung Members Community banner for all users and non-users visiting to appreciate. A feature post highlighting the product in their everyday life. The exact period of time the winning image will appear as the US Samsung Members Community banner will be determined by Promoter, in its sole discretion.

The Prize carries no cash value, is non-transferable, and may not be substituted by the winner. The Promoter may substitute a Prize of equal or greater value.

How to Enter

   
10. To enter the Competition, during the Competition Period, Participants must log into the Samsung Members App or the Community via their PC with their Samsung Account details and follow the instructions to complete and submit their entry via LINK TO THE CONTEST PAGE. The Participant needs to submit a photo that showcases a Samsung product they own (i.e. Samsung Phone, Home Appliance, Television, or Galaxy Book) (each, an “Entry”).
   
11. Participants may submit multiple Entries during the Competition Period but must include a small paragraph in each Entry (that differs from any/all previous Entries submitted by such Participant) about how the specific product depicted in their Entry photo impacts them in their everyday life for the better.
   
12. Any text, videos, images, or any other content (the “Content”) which are submitted by the Participant as part of the Entry must adhere strictly to the following content guidelines (the “Content Guidelines”) for the Competition:

   
• The Content must not display the image or likeness of any person or any information about any person unless the Participant has obtained that person’s permission.
   
• The Content must not display any cruelty to any animal or person.
   
• The Content must not infringe any third-party intellectual property.
   
• The Content must not infringe the rights of, or be defamatory or libelous about, any person.
   
• The Content must be suitable for a person of any age to view and must fully comply with the law and all regulations.
   
• The Content must not contain or display any words or images which are considered, at the Promoter’s sole discretion, to be offensive, sexually explicit, rude, disparaging, or otherwise inappropriate.
   
• The use of artificial intelligence “AI” technology to create or submit Content is strictly prohibited. Content must be an original work and wholly created by the Participant, may not have been created, altered, edited, or adjusted by AI or any computer generation programs, must not have been previously published or the recipient of previous awards, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity, or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity.

   
13. FOR SAFETY REASONS it is important that Participants do not include or reveal any personal information (e.g. name, contact details, etc.) in any Content.
   
14. Entries containing any Content that does not comply with the Content Guidelines or comply with section 12 above will not be entered into the Competition and the associated submission will be deemed invalid and removed from the page.
   
15. Entries that are incomplete or damaged will be deemed invalid and removed from the thread. No responsibility is accepted by the Promoter for lost, delayed, or damaged data which occurs during any communication or transmission of Entries.
   
16. The Promoter reserves the right at its absolute discretion to disqualify Entries which it considers do not comply with the Terms and Conditions or any Participant who it reasonably believes has interfered with the fair running of this Competition.
   
17. The Promoter shall have the right, where necessary, to undertake all such action as is reasonable to protect itself against fraudulent or invalid claims including, without limitation, to require further verification as to the identity, age, and other relevant details of a Participant.
   
18. Entries must be made by the Participant and must not be made through agents or third parties.
   
19. Fully completed Entries must be received no later than the end of the Competition Period. Entries received after the Competition Period will not be eligible.

Finalist and Winner Determination

   
19. Following the end of the Competition Period, all Entries will be reviewed for moderation, posted on [insert URL] for public voting during the General Voting Period, and simultaneously judged by a panel of judges comprised of employees or agents of the Promoter. The panel of judges shall review all Entries received by the Promoter at the end of the Competition Period (that passed moderation) based on the following judging criteria: (i) originality (20%); (ii) creativity (20%); (iii) adherence to Competition theme (20%); and (iv) total General Voting Period votes received (40%) (the “Judging Criteria”). The three (3) Entries with the highest total score will be deemed potential finalists and proceed to the Finalist Voting Period, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, an additional, “tie-breaking” judge will determine the finalist(s) based on the criteria listed herein. At the conclusion of the Finalist Voting Period, the one (1) finalist receiving the highest number of votes will be deemed the winner.
   
20. The decision of the judges shall be final. No correspondence or negotiation will be entered into by the Promoter concerning either the decision or the result.
   
21. The potential finalists will be notified by email and/or via the private message function on the Samsung Community page within the Samsung Members App. Potential finalists will be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability, and Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law), and execute any other documents required by Promoter, which must be returned within two (2) days from the date of initial notification. Return of notification as undeliverable, failure to sign and return requested documentation within the specified time period, the inability of Promoter to contact a potential finalist within two (2) days of initial notification may result in disqualification of the finalist opportunity and, at Promoter’s sole discretion, a runner-up (the next highest scoring entry) may be selected as a potential finalist.
   
22. During both the General Voting Period and the Finalist Voting Period, the Entries will be posted on [insert URL]. There will be a limit of one (1) vote per person (with a valid e-mail address) per day [please confirm/revise limit]. For purposes of these Official Rules, a ‘day’ is defined as any twenty-four (24) hour period during the General and Finalist Voting Period. Votes received from any person or email address in excess of the above-stated limitation will be void. Finalists are prohibited from obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by Promoter in its sole discretion.

   
23. The winner will be notified via the private message function on the Samsung Community page within the Samsung Members App prior to publishing their Entry image to the banner of Samsung Members Community. The winner will have 24 hours of the notification being sent to accept their Prize by responding to the Promoter’s private message (a “Claim”). Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to edit or modify the winner’s Entry prior to posting to the banner of Samsung Members Community.
   
24. Details of the winner will be published on the Samsung Community page within the Samsung Members app.
   
25. In the event that a winner is unreachable, ineligible, or fails to Claim the Prize in the time required, the winner shall forfeit their Prize and the prize opportunity may be awarded to a runner-up finalist in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.

Use of the Entries / Content by the Promoter

   
26. The Promoter may publish Content produced by the winner on any of its websites or any social networking website any and all Content received by it in connection with this Competition at any time and for any reason.

All Participants hereby provide a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, transferable license to the Promoter to use the Content submitted for any purpose, including without limitation for advertising the Promoter’s products. The Participant hereby waives all moral rights they have in the Content submitted to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Each Participant warrants that they are the person who created the Content submitted to this Competition and that all Content adheres to the Content Guidelines. The Participant shall indemnify the Promoter and hold it harmless from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, claims, actions and demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, arising directly or indirectly from any breach of warranty set out in this clause.

Privacy and Data Protection

Other than as set out in these Terms and Conditions or for the purposes of operating the Competition, the details and information provided by the Participant when entering the Competition or claiming the Prize will not be used for any promotional purpose, nor shall they be passed to any third party. The Promoter reserves the right to publish the surname and town of residence of the winner within the Samsung Members App.

The Participant hereby consents to such personal information being used for this purpose and confirms they agree with the Promoter’s privacy policy available at https://www.samsung.com/us/privacy/. The Participant may withdraw consent to such use of personal information by writing to the Promoter or by using the opt-out process outlined in the privacy policy.

General

The Promoter shall not be liable for any interruption to this Competition whether due to force majeure or other factors beyond the Promoter’s control.

The Promoter reserves the right, acting reasonably and in accordance with all relevant legislation and codes of practice, to vary the Terms and Conditions of this Competition.

The Promoter will not be responsible or liable for: (a) any failure to receive Entries due to transmission failures and other conditions beyond its reasonable control; (b) any late, lost, misrouted, or damaged transmissions or entries; (c) any computer or communications related malfunctions or failures; (d) any disruptions, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of the Promoter; or (e) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Competition.

By entering the Competition, the Participant agrees to release the Promoter from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Competition or with the acceptance, possession or use of any Prize (except death or personal injury caused by the Promoter’s negligence, for fraud, or otherwise as prohibited by law).