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• Futuremaker Video Competition: Ideas Competition Rules and Restrictions
• Terms and Conditions
• Privacy Policy

Futuremaker Video Competition Rules and Restrictions

1. This competition is open to legal residents of Wisconsin. Entrants must be 18 years or older and enrolled in one of Wisconsin’s technical colleges at time of entry.
2. Participants may enter individually or as a team. For contact purposes, teams must designate a “team leader” on the required entry form.
3. No entry fee is required.
4. Video entries must be uploaded to YouTube.com to be eligible to win. The video may not have been submitted to nor have won another video contest.
5. One entry form per entry required. Entrants may enter an unlimited number of videos, provided each video demonstrates a separate and original idea. Each team submission represents a single entry, and the same video entry may not be submitted by individual team members.
6. Information on the entry form must be true and accurate. Entrant(s) must be the creator of the video and he/she/they must own all rights to the video. Incomplete, untrue or misleading entry forms will be grounds for disqualification.
7. Only entries complying with contest rules, restrictions, terms and conditions may win. The contest will be judged by a panel of volunteers selected by the Wisconsin Technical College System. The decisions of the judges are final and binding.
8. Due to the number of submissions, entrants who do not progress to the competition’s semi-final and grand prize rounds will not be notified. Winning entrants will be contacted at the conclusion of each judging cycle, beginning March 1, 2009.
9. Winners may not transfer prize rights nor obtain substitutions. Wisconsin Technical College System is not responsible for the division of cash prizes among winning team members. All taxes on prizes are solely the responsibility of winners. Offer void where prohibited by law.
10. Wisconsin Technical College System reserves the right to disqualify anyone who, in their opinion, has tampered with or disrupted the entry process or operation of this contest or violated contest rules, terms and conditions.

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Terms and Conditions

These terms apply to all www.wearefuturemakers.com visitors, including users who contribute audio or video content, imagery, information and other materials to the site. By using and/or visiting www.wearefuturemakers.com, you signify your agreement to (1) the following terms and conditions, and (2) www.wearefuturemakers.com's privacy policy, incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree to any of these terms, please do not use this site.

A. Site Content

The content on www.wearefuturemakers.com, except all user submissions, is owned by or licensed to www.wearefuturemakers.com. Such content is subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law.
• Content on www.wearefuturemakers.com is provided to you as is for your information and personal use only, and may not be downloaded, copied, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. www.wearefuturemakers.com reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Web site and the content.
• While exploring www.wearefuturemakers.com, you may be exposed to information from a variety of sources, including user submissions. www.wearefuturemakers.com is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights relating to such user submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to user submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against www.wearefuturemakers.com with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold www.wearefuturemakers.com, its owners/operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.
www.wearefuturemakers.com may contain links to third-party Web sites. We assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third-party Web sites. By using the site, you expressly relieve www.wearefuturemakers.com from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party Web site.

B. User Submissions and Conduct

The following terms and conditions apply to all audio, video or textual content you may submit to www.wearefuturemakers.com:

• www.wearefuturemakers.com does not endorse any user submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and we expressly disclaim any and all liability in connection with user submissions.
• While using and/or visiting www.wearefuturemakers.com, you are obligated to abide by all applicable federal, state or local laws, including those pertaining to such areas as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, intellectual property and copyright or trademark infringement.
• You shall be solely responsible for your own user submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. www.wearefuturemakers.com has no obligation to, and does not in the normal course, monitor or control any information that is or becomes available on this site. We do reserve the right to review any information that is or becomes available on www.wearefuturemakers.com, and we reserve the right to edit, remove or refuse to post, in whole or in part, any information that is, in our sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable or in violation of these rules without prior notice.
• www.wearefuturemakers.com does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its site, and will remove all content and user submissions if properly notified that such content or submission infringes on another's intellectual property rights. In connection with user submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize www.wearefuturemakers.com to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all user submissions to enable inclusion and use of the user submissions in the manner contemplated by www.wearefuturemakers.com and these Terms and Conditions.
• By submitting user submissions to www.wearefuturemakers.com, you hereby grant www.wearefuturemakers.com a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, display, perform and prepare derivative works of the user submissions in connection with the www.wearefuturemakers.com Web site and organization, including and without limitation, for promoting and redistributing part or all of the www.wearefuturemakers.com Web site (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the site a non-exclusive license to access your user submissions through the site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such user submissions as permitted through the functionality of the Web site and under these Terms and Conditions.
• You further agree that you will not submit material that is copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third-party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner to post the material and to grant www.wearefuturemakers.com all of the license rights granted herein.

C. Disclaimer of Warranties

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D. Limitation of Damages

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM, INCLUDING AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, DEFECTS, MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, DELETIONS OF FILES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, NON-DELIVERY OF INFORMATION, DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE.

E. Release and Indemnity

YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITY, INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF WWW.WEAREFUTUREMAKERS.COM OR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY APPLICABLE LAW.

Privacy Policy

Nothing is more important to us than protecting the private information of our visitors. www.wearefuturemakers.com adheres to a strict policy for ensuring the privacy of your personally identifiable information (such as full name, address, email address, telephone number and/or other identifiable information) and preserving the integrity of this online medium.

A. Gathering and Use of Information

• requests for information
• competition entry
• content submissions, community postings, or comments and suggestions
• registration for services which require subscription

We may use your personally identifiable information for activities explained above, or for internal and marketing promotional purposes. For example, personal contact information will be gathered and used to notify competition entrants of their submission status and/or winnings.

www.wearefuturemakers.com will not willfully disclose your personal information to any third party without first receiving your permission.

The collection of personal information requested from or volunteered by children online or by email will be treated the same as information given by an adult and may be subject to public access.

B. Tracking and Use of Cookies

• As you explore www.wearefuturemakers.com, it is possible that several cookies will be set on your computer. We use the information from cookies to deliver relevant resources and improve our visitors' experiences on the site.
• No personal information is ever stored in a www.wearefuturemakers.com cookie, even if you have entered your name or email address on other parts of the site. We do not sell information collected by cookies, nor use the information for commerce-related purposes.

C. Public Disclosure

• In the State of Wisconsin, laws exist to ensure that government is open and that the public has a right to access appropriate records and information possessed by state government. At the same time, there are exceptions to the public's right to access public records that serve various needs. The privacy of individuals is included among these exceptions. Exceptions are provided by both state and federal laws.
• We strive to protect personally identifiable information by collecting only information necessary to deliver our services. All information collected at this site becomes public record that may be subject to inspection and copying by the public, unless an exemption in law exists.
• In the event of a conflict between this Privacy Policy and the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other law governing the disclosure of records, the Wisconsin Open Records Law or other applicable law will control.

D. Security

• The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS), as developer and manager of www.wearefuturemakers.com, has taken several steps to safeguard the integrity of its telecommunications and computing infrastructure, including but not limited to authentication, monitoring and auditing. Security measures have been integrated into the design, implementation and day-to-day practices of the entire WTCS operating environment as part of its continuing commitment to risk management.
• This information should not be construed in any way as giving business, legal or other advice. This information should not be construed as warranting as fail-proof the security of information provided through WTCS supported Web sites.