1. OBJECT
The Company UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA, with its commercial address located at 28, rue Armand Carrel, 93108 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex, (here-after referred to as "UBISOFT") is organising a contest
for the game Heroes of Might & Magic V™ for PC format, called "Heroes of Might & Magic official map contest", available at the internet address: http://www.mightandmagic.com/contest.
2. DEFINITIONS
"Contest": means the contest organised by UBISOFT simultaneously with the release of the "Heroes of Might & Magic V " video game in PC formats.
"Video Game": means the "Heroes of Might & Magic V" video game in PC formats, made and distributed by UBISOFT and belonging to UBISOFT
"Jury": means the Contest winner selection jury, made up of UBISOFT and Nival Interactive employees who have participated in developing and testing the Video game.
"Contest Page": means the Contest web page, available at the Internet address: http://www.mightandmagic.com/contest and found on the site registered and managed by UBISOFT.
3. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
Participation in this contest is open to all physical persons, excluding the jury members, any person who has participated in the organisation of the contest or UBISOFT employees, employees of any subsidiaries of UBISOFT, any company which has any stake in UBISOFT or is jointly owned by UBISOFT, as well as their families (same name, same address).
Minors may participate, under the condition that they have received parental approval (or approval from the minor's legal guardian). UBISOFT reserves the right to request written proof at any time and to carry out any necessary verifications, as well as to disqualify any participating minor who cannot provide written authorisation, within a reasonable set period of time.
Access to this Contest is limited to one participation per household (same name, same address), and per person, regardless of the number of e-mail addresses they may have. In the case of multiple entries, in particular through the use of several e-mail addresses, the participant will be excluded from the Contest.
4. TERMS OF THE CONTEST
The Contest will begin on December 21st, 2006 at 6pm and will end on January 31st, 2007 at 11pm (Metropolitain France Time Zone), the time of entry will be determined by the date and time of UBISOFT's receipt of the electronic responses, as recorded by its IT systems.
Participants will be able to obtain all the tools and information necessary to sign up and submit their responses on the Contest Page. The "Contest" section will be available at least throughout the time of the Contest, unless there are technical difficulties.
The participants will have to create one or more "adventure maps", by using the editor supplied by UBISOFT, available for downloading on the site www.mightandmagic.com. The map, once created, will then have to be submitted by email to the following address: might_and_magic@ubisoft.com. Three map categories are available for submission: co-op map, multiplayer map, scenario map (map used in solo game mode). Each participant is free to submit several maps in each of the categories.
In order to be valid, a map must fulfill the following criteria and, if it does not, it will not be taken into account for the contest:
UBISOFT reserves the right to refuse any submissions that do not follow the procedure. In this case, the participant will be informed by email, without any engagement on the part of UBISOFT.
5. DESIGNATING THE WINNERS
The winners of the Contest will be selected based on the quality of the maps they will have submitted before the end of the Contest, the date and time of their entry being determined by the date and time of UBISOFT's receipt of the electronic responses, as recorded by its IT systems. The criteria will be the following:
The list of winners will be available at the address: www.mightandmagic.com starting on March 8th, 2007.
The winners will also be personally informed, starting on March 8th, 2007, by an email sent to the email address they will have supplied at the time of their entry into the Contest.
6. CONTEST WINNER PRIZE ATTRIBUTION
The three winning maps will be tested and adjusted by UBISOFT and NIVAL INTERACTIVE, in order to fulfill the quality standards defined by the development team for all the creations associated with the Heroes of Might & Magic V game. They will then receive the official Might&Magic seal, which guarantees the quality of the content created by the users. The maps will then be available as a free dowload to the entire Might& Magic community.
In this context, the participant, if he/she is one of the winners, authorises UBISOFT, free of charge, to freely use and modify the map that he/she created, for promotional or informational operations surrounding the Heroes of Might & Magic V game, without a time limit.
7. CONDITIONS OF ATTRIBUTION
Only one winning map will be designated per household (same name, same address). Before a prize is given, the winner must fulfil the conditions defined in the Regulations.
A winning map may, in no way, lead to a winner's disputing any of the terms, nor to a request for its equal value in cash, or its exchange or replacement for any reason whatsoever.
8. CONTEST REGULATIONS
The Contest Regulations are available on the Contest Page. The complete Contest Regulations will be sent, free of charge, to any persons, upon written request to: UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA, Jeu-Concours 28, rue Armand Carrel, 93108 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex - France, under the condition that said request mentions the name of the Contest, and the first name, surname and address of the person making the request. The postal costs for the request will be reimbursed at the basic postal tariff at the time of the request, upon specific request (one request per household, same name, same address). The request for reimbursement of postal costs must be accompanied by the person's bank details, since the payment will be made by bank transfer.
UBISOFT reserves the right, if circumstances require it, to postpone, modify or cancel the present Contest, to modify the period of participation, and to immediately take decisions, which will be final, regarding any difficulties that may arise during the Contest. UBISOFT is not liable or responsible if, as a result of an unpredictable and unavoidable event, exterior to UBISOFT, the conditions of the present Regulations are not met, in whole or in part.
9. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
The information provided in the Contest will only be used by UBISOFT. UBISOFT informs participants that the personal information given in the Contest is automatically processed and is filed electronically. UBISOFT reserves the right to use the information.
Winning participants authorise UBISOFT, free of cost, to freely use their name and e-mail address, in the context of any operations regarding the Contest and/or publication of the results, in any medium, for a period of three (3) months.
In conformity with the "Loi Informatique et Liberté, of January 6th, 1978", relating to data processing, files and personal freedom and privacy, participants will have access to and the right to modify the contents of the file containing their personal information, upon request. They may oppose the use of their contact information for publicity or promotional purposes by writing to the following address: UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA, 28, rue Armand Carrel, 93108 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex.
10. REIMBURSEMENT OF CONNECTION COSTS
Internet connection costs, as well as stamp costs for the request, will be reimbursed, upon the request of any participant, based upon the conditions below. This request may only be made by post, within the seventy-two (72) hours following the participant's entry into the Contest, the time of sending being determined by the post office's dated stamp, and must be sent to the following address: UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT 28, rue Armand Carrel, 93108 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex.
In order to be considered, the request must be made on a sheet of loose paper, indicating the Contest name, the first name and surname of the participant their e-mail address and their postal address, as well as the date and time of connection. The request for reimbursement of postal costs must be accompanied by the person's bank details, since the payment will be made by bank transfer. Postal costs will be based on the basic "letter" tariff at the time of the request.
Only one reimbursement will be given per household (same name, same address) throughout the length of the Contest. All requests with incorrect, incomplete or illegible contact details will not be dealt with and UBISOFT will not be held responsible.
Connection costs and the postal costs for this request, will be reimbursed under the following terms:
- internet connection costs: reimbursement based on a five (5) minute connection, with a flat rate of € 0.12 for the first minute, then € 0.02, for each additional minute, or five (5) minutes at € 0.20.
It is agreed that all access carried out using a subscription-based, unlimited connection (cable, DSL…) will not be reimbursed, since the subscription is contracted by the user for their general internet use, the comfort that they enjoy, and the fact that signing up for the Contest does not incur any additional charges.
The request for reimbursement must be accompanied by a signed certificate, declaring that the participant does not have a subscription, giving them unlimited internet access.
- postal costs: based on the basic "letter" tariff at the time of the request. The reimbursement will be made within four (4) weeks from UBISOFT's receipt of the request.
11. LIMITATION OF UBISOFT'S LIABILITY
Participation in the Contest implies the knowledge of and acceptance of the characteristics and limitations of the internet, more particularly as concerns its technical capabilities, the time needed for the consultation, interrogation or transfer of information, the risk of interruption and, more generally, the risks inherent in any connection and transmission on the Internet, the lack of protection against the misappropriation of data and the risk of contamination by a virus on the web.
Therefore, UBISOFT may, under no circumstances, be held liable for any of the following (the following list is not exhaustive):
12. APPLICABLE LAW AND COMPETENT COURTS
The Contest is governed by French Law and will be submitted to the competent French jurisdiction, in application of the rules of the New Civil Procedure Code. Participation in the Contest also implies the acceptance, without reservation, of the present Regulations, in their entirety, of the current rules of ethics on the Internet, as well as the laws, regulations and other applicable texts in France.