Bringing E3 Home – Creative Response competition
5th July – 6th July 2014
Terms and Conditions

1.	ELIGIBILITY. This promotion is open to any person resident in the United Kingdom who is eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry and who is a registered member of the Website http://www.twitter.com  or http://www.facebook.com (the "Website"). IF YOU ARE NOT A REGISTERED MEMBER OF THE WEBSITE YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE VALID AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO WIN A PRIZE.  Follow the instructions on the Website to register.

Employees of Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotion agencies are not eligible, nor are members of these employees’ families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and life partners).

2.	HOW TO PLAY
On Saturday 5th July a post will be published to Twitter by @xboxuk and to Facebook by www.facebook.com/xboxuk.

Entrants are required to submit a creative answer including the hashtag #XboxUK on Twitter and/or Facebook.

To enter the contest, the entrant should respond to the tweet posted by @xboxuk with their creative answer or to the corresponding thread on www.facebook.com/xboxuk within the content timings below.

We (Microsoft) will select fifteen (15) of our favourite entries from the submissions based on creativity, originality and humour.

3.	ENTRY. To be entered into the competition you must:

•	Follow @XboxUK on Twitter or ‘like’ facebook.com/xboxuk
•	Enter before the “Promotion Period” end date
•	Meet the eligibility criteria

By posting a reply to the instructed tweet from @XboxUK or Facebook post on www.facebook.com/xboxuk you will receive one (1) entry into the competition. Multiple entries are allowed.

To the extent that entry requires the submission of user-generated content such as photos, videos, music, artwork, essays, etc., entrants warrant that their entry is their original work, has not been copied from others, and does not violate the privacy, intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity.

Entries will be ineligible for the prize draw if they:

•	violate the rights of any other person or entity;
•	are received outside of the Promotion Period set out below; or
•	are reported to violate the terms governing use of the Website.

No purchase necessary to enter the promotion.  Entry constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of these Terms and Conditions. Microsoft is not responsible for lost, corrupted or delayed entries. Microsoft reserves the right to disqualify anyone who violates these Terms and Conditions.

4.	TIMING: This promotion runs from 09.00:00 (BST) on Saturday 5th July to 23.59:00 (BST) on Sunday 6th July (the “Promotional Period”).


5.	USE OF YOUR ENTRY. Personal data which you provide when you enter may be used for future Microsoft marketing activity if you indicate your consent to such activity (if applicable).  Otherwise your personal data will be used by Microsoft and agents acting on Microsoft’s behalf only for the operation of this promotion.

6.	PRIZE. There will be fifteen (15) prizes in total. Each prize will consist of:

•	One (1) ticket for yourself and a friend (18 or over) to attend an exclusive Xbox event in West London showcasing upcoming titles including Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon 2, Fable Legends and more (on Thursday 10th July from 20:00 onwards).

Approximate individual prize is £30. Prizes are as stated and are not transferable. No cash alternatives available. Microsoft reserves the right to substitute the prizes with prizes of equal or greater value. All prizes will be sent by Microsoft or its agent no later than 28 days after the prize draw has been made by Microsoft. Unless otherwise stated, all prizes are subject to their manufacturer's warranty and/or terms and conditions.
Prizes may be considered as a taxable benefit to the winners. Winners will be directly responsible for accounting for and paying to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority, any tax liability arising on their prize. Please contact ukstat@microsoft.com for any query related to the taxable amount for reporting to HMRC, or other relevant tax authority.

7.	SELECTION OF WINNERS. All valid entries will be submitted as per the rules section for “Entry”.

•	Entrants who submit a creative response will be eligible for one (1) prize with a total of fifteen (15) overall winners.

Winners will be selected by Microsoft on Monday 7th July. Chances of winning do not depend on the number of entries received. Selection will be at Microsoft’s sole discretion.

A maximum of one prize per eligible entry is allowed. Winners will be notified through the selected social media channels by Tuesday 8th July. If a potential winner has not confirmed receipt of the notification within TWENTY-FOUR (24) hours after the first attempt, an alternative winner will be selected on the same basis as described above.  Winners may be asked to provide identification proving their eligibility before they are entitled to receive the prize.  Winners may be required to participate in further publicity or advertising.
8.	WINNERS LIST. Each winner consents to his/her surname being made publicly available upon request. Winner’s names will be available for a period of 28 days after the selection of winners by written request to mmclardy@msft.com.

9.	OTHER. No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this promotion or these Terms and Conditions. In the unlikely event of a dispute, Microsoft’s decision shall be final. Microsoft reserves the right to amend, modify, cancel or withdraw this promotion at any time but only before the delivery of prizes, without notice.

Participants in this promotion agree that Microsoft will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, costs, damage, disappointment or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this promotion. Nothing in this clause shall limit Microsoft’s liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own negligence or liability arising out of Microsoft’s fraud.

Microsoft cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party.

10.	SPIRIT OF THE COMPETITION. If an entrant attempts to compromise the integrity or the legitimate operation of this promotion by hacking or by cheating or committing fraud in ANY way, we may seek damages from that entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, we will disqualify that entrant’s entry to this promotion and may ban the entrant from participating in any of our future promotions, so please play fairly.

Microsoft cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party. Participants in this promotion agree that Microsoft will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, costs, damage or disappointment of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly from acceptance, misuse or use of a prize, or from participation in this promotion. Nothing in this clause shall limit Microsoft’s liability in respect of death or personal injury arising out of its own negligence or arising out of fraud.

Promoter: Microsoft Limited, Microsoft Campus, Thames Valley Park, Reading, RG6 1WG, England