THE OFFICIAL RULES

 

The Fearless Team is a contest where members will have the opportunity to earn rewards based on their activities in support of the book Fearless.

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS COMPETITION. COMPETITION WINNERS MUST SUCCESSFULLY FULFILL ALL COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS. YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF AND AGREEMENT TO ALL OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. THIS COMPETITION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

COMPETITION DATES AND TIMES: The Competition begins on July 30, 200 at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time U.S. (“ET”), and ends on October 31, 2009 at 11:59:59 PM ET U.S. (the “Competition Period”).

 

SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR:  The Competition is sponsored by Ground Force Network with a main address at 709 W. Main St. Franklin, TN 37064(the “Sponsor”). Sponsor shall not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Errors or other materials relating to the Competition.

 

ELIGIBILITY: Subject to additional restrictions set forth below, the Competition is only open to individuals who are: (i) 13 years of age or older; (i) registered members of the Fearless team; and (iii) honestly complete the report form using the Fearless Team website. Competition winners must successfully fulfill all of Sponsor requirements, including reporting back to Sponsor and honestly receiving the most points in the system created by Sponsor.  A qualified member shall be an “Entrant” for purposes of these Official Rules. 

 

This Competition is not open to employees, officers, directors or students of the Sponsor, the Sponsor’s parents, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, legal and financial advisors and any and all other companies associated with this Competition (collectively the “Group”), and their respective immediate families. "Immediate family" is defined as: parents, spouses, children and siblings regardless of where they live, or any persons living in the same household as anyone belonging to the Group. The Competition is void and not available in Puerto Rico or in any other U.S. territories or possessions or where prohibited by law.

 

HOW TO ENTER COMPETITION: No purchase is necessary. Entrants must complete the tasks as outlined by Sponsor throughout competition and honestly report back the tasks they are able to accomplish using the report form and instructions provided by the Sponsor located at www.fearless.gfnhq.com (the "Competition Site"). Instructions for the tasks and reporting back will be provided on the Competition Site and will be emailed to all registered Entrants at that time. It is a requirement of entry that these instructions be followed. Entries must also be submitted during the times set forth in the Section titled Competition Dates and Times set forth above.

 

ENTRY TERMS: By entering, Entrants agree to, accept and will comply with Ground Force Network's Privacy Policy (http://groundforcenetwork.com/privacypolicy.aspx). This privacy policy is located at the website provided and with these complete Official Rules.

 

The Entrant further represents, warrants and agrees that he/she: (i) consents to the submission and use of the Entrants work and pictures in the Competition including without limitation, its posting on the Internet in connection with the Competition; (ii) has obtained the required Clearances and will make them available to the Sponsor upon request; and (iii) has obtained the required permits from local authorities and other regulatory permissions and will make them available to the Sponsor upon request.

DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor reserves the right to verify the legitimacy of all submitted reports by an Entrant. Entrant must provide proof of report within 72 hours of attempted notification. If the appropriate proof(s) are not received as directed, the Entrant will be disqualified from any further participation in the Competition and any unused prizes (cash and non-cash) shall be forfeited and retuned to Sponsor even if the Entrant’s name may have been shown/announced online or via television.

 

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entries if, in the Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, an Entry that: (i) trademarks, logos, copyrighted material or any other proprietary or intellectual property rights not owned by Entrant or used without permission (such as company names, music, photographs, works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media); (ii) contains profanity, pornographic or sexual content, content promoting alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, or firearms or weapons, or hateful content of any kind (including racism, sexism, etc.), content that promotes violence or harm to another living creature; Sponsor(iii) defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other persons or companies; or (iv) contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs or other identifying elements of any person, living or dead, without permission.

 

If the Sponsor, in their sole discretion, believe the Entry, the awarding of the prize or the Competition itself violates any applicable law, rules or regulations, the Sponsor may at any time and without liability to any person disqualify an Entry, refuse to award a prize, or suspend, modify, or cancel all or any part of this Competition.

 

Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant found tampering with the Entry process or Entry materials, and to suspend, modify, or cancel all or any part of this Competition for any reason or no reason at all.

 

PRIVACY: Any personal information collected from the Competition (including from an Entry) shall be used and disclosed only in a manner consistent with the consent given by Entrants at the time of Entry, with these Official Rules, and with the Privacy Policies which can be found at http://groundforcenetwork.com/privacypolicy.aspx. All Competition information is collected in the United States.  

 

Entrants agree that in consideration of their participation in the Competition, Sponsor, or any third party in Sponsor’s sole discretion including Facebook shall have the right and permission in Sponsor’s sole discretion to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, display or otherwise use their name, city and state of residence, photograph, video, testimonial, image or other likeness and/or prize information or personal exposition (and/or any edited portion thereof) for promotional, advertising and/or publicity purposes in any media, now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without compensation or notice to, or further consent of, the Entrant to the extent permitted by law.
 
JUDGING CRITERIA/NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS/PRIZES:

Judging. All eligible Entries received during the competition that have satisfied the technical and content requirements set forth in these Official Rules and on the Competition site will be judged by a panel of judges composed of representatives selected by the Sponsor and by the point system outlined on the Competition Site.

 

Notification. The winners of Competition rewards will be notified by telephone and/or email on or about November 1, 2009. If a winner fails to properly respond to and return all information needed within the time noted by Sponsor for prize, or if a winner is found not to be eligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules and conditions, the winner will be disqualified and the next highest scoring Entry may be moved up to a winner, as applicable, and notified (time permitting) at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

 

Prizes. Subject to compliance with these Official Rules, the top Entrants of the competition will receive the prizes as outlined on the Competition Site. The total for all prizes being rewarded totals around $1500 and will be distributed to individuals as outlined on the Competition Site.

 

DISCLAIMERS AND TERMINATION OF COMPETITION: Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and employees, and any Internet access providers (collectively “Released Parties”) are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry of information, human error, technical malfunction, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failure of any telephone, computer or other network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof, problems uploading or downloading any Competition-related materials from the web site, or for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incorrect or incomplete Entries. For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of Entry occurs when the Entrant completes and submits a report using the report form as stated on the Competition Site.

 

Sponsor is not responsible if the Competition cannot take place or if prizes cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, acts of terrorism or other circumstances beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor.

If, in Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Competition, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Competition, the Sponsor reserve the right to invalidate suspect Entries or votes, terminate all or any part of the Competition and award the prizes in their sole discretion. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the participant to automatically enter or report back repeatedly is prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an Entrant based on an e-mail address, the authorized member account holder will be viewed as the Entrant. Further, the Entry in question due to identity dispute may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Should the Competition be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor will endeavor to post notice of termination at www.groundforcenetwork.com.

 

RELEASE AND INDEMNITY: By participating in the Competition, all Entrants, including without limitation all Competitors, Finalists, the Grand Prize Winner and the Second Prize Winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, and the judges, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever, including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Competition, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prizes or participation in any Competition-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery.

 

Entrant agrees not to instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action, claim, or lawsuit against Sponsor and its successors, assigns, investors, and licensees, or any other person in connection with this Competition, on the grounds that any use of any Entry, or any derivative works, infringe or violate any of Entrants’ rights therein.

 

ALL ENTRANTS ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES, AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES AND SPONSOR AS APPLICABLE, REPRESENT, WARRANT AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION, THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO GRANT THE RIGHTS RELATIVE TO THE ENTRIES AS PROVIDED HEREIN, AND THAT THEY RELEASE SPONSOR FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR PARTICIPATION AND/OR ENTRY IN THE COMPETITION, SPONSOR’S USE OF THE ENTRIES, AND/OR THE AWARDING OF OR USE OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN THIS COMPETITION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LIABILITY/ DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY, BODILY INJURY, WRONGFUL DEATH OR DISABILITY, DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND.

 

ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE COMPETITION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

ENTRANTS AND THEIR PARENTS, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR AND THEIR SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND LICENSEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES OR LIABILITY (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES) THAT MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST OR INCURRED BY ANY OF THEM AT ANY TIME, IN CONNECTION WITH ENTRY, OR USE THEREOF, OR BY THE ENTRANT’S BREACH OF ANY AGREEMENT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THESE OFFICIAL RULES) OR WARRANTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPETITION.

 

GRANT: By entering this Competition and in consideration of the Entrant’s participation therein, and to the extent allowed by law, each Entrant grants to the Sponsor and their successors, assigns, investors and licensees the absolute, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, assignable, sub-licensable right and permission to reproduce, translate, edit, modify, publish, exploit, distribute, display, transmit and use his or her Entry and the content of and elements embodied in such Entry in perpetuity in any and all media including but not limited to digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual media (whether now existing or hereafter devised), in any language, throughout the world, and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial, or any other purposes without further approval or consideration. Except where prohibited by Entrant’s local law, Entrants waive in favor of the Sponsor, assigns and licensees any and all claims that Entrants may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction in respect of “moral rights” or “droit moral” or unfair competition with respect to their exploitation of Entries without further compensation to Entrants of any kind.

 

WINNERS LIST: The names of the Grand Prize Winner and the Second through Forth Place Prize Winners will be posted on the Competition Site and other Internet venues. Sponsor will not be required to enter into any correspondence, including e-mail, with non-winning Entrants.

 

PRIVACY

Ground Force Privacy Policy

Ground Force Network (GFN) takes your privacy seriously and are dedicated to preserving your privacy online. As a charter member of WOMMA (the Word of Mouth Marketing Association), we adhere to a high set of standards. To read these values, please go to http://www.womma.com/ourvalues.htm.

We all know how annoying it is to receive spam and emails from lists to which you never subscribed. There are only a few situations in which GFN would share your information with third parties, but we are always sensitive about how this information is shared.
If You Signed Up as a Field Agent for GroundForceNetwork.com

Once you sign up as a Field Agent, or member, of GroundForceNetwork.com, you are agreeing to receive emails from Ground Force Network (GFN) and its staff for the purpose of informing you about new campaign opportunities. GFN will NEVER sell your information to another company for the purpose of profit or add you to a spam list of any kind. GFN will keep your information in our database and never share it with a third party, unless you sign up for a particular campaign (see below).

You may cancel your general GroundForceNetwork.com membership at any time by filling out the form at http://www.groundforcenetwork.com/contact.aspx.

If You Signed Up for a Particular Campaign on GroundForceNetwork.com
Once you sign up for a particular campaign within GroundForceNetwork.com, there are 2 ways in which your information may be shared:

· Oftentimes, our Clients request demographic information for the field agents representing the campaign for their product or event. Ground Force may share your demographic information with these Clients for marketing purposes or for the purpose of shipping you promotional materials related to the campaign. However, GFN will only allow this when Clients agree to keep your information proprietary and confidential and not share it with other parties.

· Your name and email address may be seen by other field agents who have also signed up for a particular campaign, solely for the purpose of collaborating and building unity with other field agents in your campaign area. Therefore, please be mindful of the email address you provide at the time of sign-up so you can receive personal emails at this address. Abuse of email by field agents will NOT be tolerated by Ground Force, and any field agent who does so will automatically be removed from our database.

· Information that you enter in fields marked as “optional” on the Ground Force Network user profile may be shared with other field agents via the Community section of the Ground Force website.

You may withdraw from a certain campaign at any time by filling out the form at http://www.groundforcenetwork.com/contact.aspx.

Overall Privacy Information

This Privacy Policy may be changed at any time. Please be responsible by reading and understanding the Privacy Policy before signing up as a member of this site. In the event that GroundForceNetwork.com is sold or merged with another company, Ground Force Network may transfer information it collects, including any personal information, to the new company who will abide by a similar privacy policy. No one under the age of 13 will be able to participate in any of our campaigns.

Children's Privacy

Ground Force Network is committed to protecting the rights of our members and field agents who are under the age of 13. GroundForceNetwork.com does not collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under 13, you cannot join any campaigns that GroundForceNetwork.com operates. GroundForceNetwork.com seeks to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act instituted in April 21, 2000. See the following link for details: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/biz.htm .