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CityMoveData Most Engaging Post Contest Rules

Open to citymovedata.com forum members only. Open only where laws of entrants' jurisdiction allow participation. All winners must be 18 years of age or older.

  1. Sponsor. The Contest is sponsored by CityMoveData.com
  2. Binding Agreement. In order to enter the Contest, you must agree to these Official Rules ("Rules"). The Rules consist of: (i) the terms and conditions on this page; (ii) the Entry Form. If you do not agree to the Rules, you are not eligible to participate in the Contest or to win any of the prizes. You agree that registration for this Contest constitutes your agreement to these Rules.
  3. Eligibility. The Contest is open to individuals 18 years or older. Internet access is required to register for the Contest. At the time of registration, each Entrant must be: (i) 18 years or older by date of registration; (ii) CityMoveData.com forum member in good standing; (iii) have agreed to be bound by these Rules. Employees, contractors, as well as their immediate families, of CityMoveData, its affiliates, and any representatives or agencies of CityMoveData or other persons professionally connected with the Contest are not eligible to participate. The Contest is open to CityMoveData.com forum moderators. This Contest is void where prohibited.
  4. Contest Period. The Contest begins on entry date at 6:00:00 AM Central Daylight Time (CDT). The Contest ends on contest selection date at 11:59:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time (CDT).
  5. Who Can Register. CityMoveData.com forum members in good standing who are 18 years or older by entry date are eligible to register and submit entries.
  6. How To Enter. The registration page will be posted on the CityMoveData.com website at https://citymovedata.com/member.php?action=register. Only CityMoveData.com forum members in good standing will be eligible to enter the contest. Limit one entry per household. Entries sent by means other than Internet entry will not be considered eligible entries. Any submission not meeting the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified. CityMoveData accepts no responsibility for submissions lost, delayed, damaged, defaced, or mislaid, howsoever caused.
  7. Conduct. By entering the Contest, you agree to comply with and be bound by the Rules, which will also be posted on the Contest Website. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in your disqualification from the Contest. You further agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. CityMoveData reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (1) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (2) violating the Rules; (3) violating the terms of service, conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any CityMoveData property or service; (4) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any false information provided within the context of the Contest by any Entrant concerning identity, postal address, ownership of rights or non-compliance with the Rules may result in the immediate disqualification of an Entrant from the Contest. CityMoveData further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that it believes in its sole and unfettered discretion, infringes upon any third party right, violates any law or otherwise does not comply with these Rules. Only one person may post under a single account entered into the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY PROPERTY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CITYMOVEDATA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
  8. Judging and Selection of Winners. Entries will consist of all posts written and posted by the entrant on the CityMoveData.com forum. Entries will be judged by CityMoveData employees based on the following judging criteria:
    1. ability of the contestant to motivate other forum users to create informative posts by starting engaging forum threads or by posting engaging posts, without provoking emotional responses or disrupting normal on-topic discussion
    2. ability of the contestant to bring up and sustain discussions of topics that have not been previously extensively discussed in a given forum
    3. total amount of unique information presented in posts
    4. educational value of posts to potential future readers
    5. insightfulness of posts
    6. formatting, spelling, grammar, and presentation of information
    7. usefulness of information to potential future readers
    8. variety of information presented
    9. up-to-dateness of information
    10. whether the submission adheres to these Rules

    Decisions of the judges are final and binding. In the event there are not enough eligible entries, not all prizes will be awarded. If a winner is not able for whatever reason to accept his or her prize, then CityMoveData reserves the right to award the prize to another Entrant.

    The scores from these two periods will be added together to determine the final score for a given entry.

    For entrants who have won $5000 or $500 prize in our previous contests: only their posts made after the end date of the contest that they won will count. All posts made by the entrant between the end date of the contest he or she won and contest selection date will be counted with a factor of one (1). All posts made by the entrant from entry date to contest selection date will be counted with a factor of seven (7). The scores from these two periods will be added together to determine the final score for a given entry.

    Any entrant banned from the CityMoveData.com forum as of contest selection date at 11:59:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time (CDT) is disqualified and no longer eligible to win any prizes.

    The Contest is open to CityMoveData.com forum moderators.

    By participating in the Contest, you accept and understand that CityMoveData.com forum moderators might delete or alter posts at their discretion, ban users, and perform other tasks that might affect your chances of winning.

  9. Prizes. Ten prizes of $500 each will be awarded ($5000 in total prizes). Prizes will be awarded in following three (3) categories based on the user's forum registration date: three (3) prizes awarded to users registered in 2010 or earlier; three (3) prizes awarded to users registered in 2011, 2012, or 2013; four (4) prizes awarded to users registered in 2014, 2015, 2016 or 2017. All prizes will be sent by checks. The prizes must be taken as offered. All prizes will be sent via standard U.S. mail, unless otherwise specified. Limit one prize per household. All taxes (federal, state, local or otherwise) on prize(s) and all expenses related to acceptance and use of prize(s) are the sole responsibility of prize winner. Each winner must provide the Sponsor with valid identification and may be asked to provide a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Prizes may not be substituted or transferred. Ten prizes of $500 each will be awarded ($5000 in total prizes). All prizes will be sent by checks. The prizes must be taken as offered. All prizes will be sent via standard U.S. mail, unless otherwise specified. Limit one prize per household. All taxes (federal, state, local or otherwise) on prize(s) and all expenses related to acceptance and use of prize(s) are the sole responsibility of prize winner. Each winner must provide the Sponsor with valid identification and may be asked to provide a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Prizes may not be substituted or transferred.
  10. Publicity. By participating, all participants and winner(s) grant the Sponsor exclusive permission to use their names, forum handles, characters, photographs, posts, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other contests and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use.
  11. Release. By participating, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Sponsor, its employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the contest, or from the use of any prize.
  12. Privacy Notice. By participating in this Contest, you agree that CityMoveData can collect your personal information, and that if CityMoveData cannot collect the required data, you may not be eligible to participate in the Contest. Any personal information collected during the course of the Contest by CityMoveData will only be used for administering this Contest and for other purposes as outlined in these Rules, such as Publicity.
  13. General Conditions. This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating, entrants agree that Illinois courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the contest or sweepstakes and agree that Cook County, Illinois shall be the venue for the same. By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by the terms of these Rules and by CityMoveData's decisions, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Return of any prize/prize notification may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any potential winner who cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of attempted first notification will forfeit his or her prize. Potential prize winners may be required to sign, notarize, and return an affidavit or declaration of eligibility, a liability/publicity release, an I.R.S. Form W-9, within three (3) business days and provide any additional information that may be required by CityMoveData. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. CityMoveData is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prizes. Entrants certify that their posts are original and that they are the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the posts and that they have the right to submit the posts in the Contest. Each entrant agrees not to participate in the Contest in any manner that might: (i) infringe any third-party proprietary, intellectual property, industrial property, personal rights or other rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or confidentiality obligation; or (2) otherwise violate applicable law in any countries in the world.
  14. No Recourse to Judicial or Other Procedures. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, to seek injunctive relief, or to any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Contest are hereby excluded, and you expressly waive any and all such rights.
  15. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED CITYMOVEDATA AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU AND/OR A BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY BY YOU SET FORTH HEREIN. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU INDEMNIFY AND AGREE TO KEEP INDEMNIFIED CITYMOVEDATA AT ALL TIMES FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY, ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH CITYMOVEDATA WILL OR MAY BECOME LIABLE BY REASON OF OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO ANY ACT, DEFAULT OR OMISSION BY YOU UNDER THESE RULES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO ANY BREACH, NON-OBSERVANCE, ACT OR OMISSION WHETHER NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE, PURSUANT TO THESE RULES BY YOU. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU AGREE TO HOLD CITYMOVEDATA, ITS RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND ASSIGNS HARMLESS FOR ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE CAUSED OR CLAIMED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND/OR USE OR ACCEPTANCE OF ANY PRIZE WON.
  16. Intellectual Property. By registering for the Contest and/or submitting an entry you agree explicitly that all your posts are original creations. Any intellectual property infringement, misuse or plagarism of another's work in any form or state will result in immediate disqualification and forfeiture of eligibility to receive all awards, recognition and prizes. You also agree to allow CityMoveData to make public statements regarding any disqualifications and any grounds for disqualification. All intellectual property and industrial property rights in any entries that belonged to the Entrants will remain with the Entrants, but you grant CityMoveData permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and publicly display your Contest submissions for any purpose, including display on the CityMoveData's websites, without any attribution or compensation to you.
  17. Internet. CityMoveData is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission. CityMoveData is not responsible for theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Contest materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind. CityMoveData is not responsible for inaccurate transmissions of or failure to display Contest materials on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, CityMoveData reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
  18. Cancelation. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude a contest should any computer virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the contest. In the event a contest is canceled prematurely for any reason, Sponsor will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner, but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize(s) will not be awarded.
  19. Miscellaneous. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility to claim the prize. No purchase necessary to participate or win. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend upon the number of participants. The Sponsor disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of this contest.
  20. Severability. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect.
  21. Winner List. The forum handles of the winners will be posted on the CityMoveData.com forum within two (2) weeks of the end of the Contest.