MVA Competition Terms and Conditions

TERMS & CONDITIONS

In these rules “Microsoft”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to Microsoft Egypt a Limited Liability Company, the Sponsor of the promotion. “You”, “yourself” refers to an eligible promotion entrant.

AGREEMENT: In order to enter the promotion, you must agree to these Official Rules (“Rules”). Therefore, please read these Rules prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree.

Entry in the promotion constitutes your acceptance of these official rules.

ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to enter the promotion, you must be: above the age of 18 (Eighteen) in Egypt at the time of entry. If you have not reached the age of seniority under the Egyptian law (21 years), the consent of your legal guardian is required to be eligible for entry. Promotion is void in all countries except Egypt. Employees, interns, contractors, government officials and official office-holders of Microsoft and their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and their respective directors, officers, employees, advertising and promotion agencies, representatives, agents, and Judges are ineligible to participate in this promotion. Microsoft reserves the right to verify eligibility and to adjudicate on any dispute at any time.
If you are entering as part of a company or on behalf of your employer, these rules are binding on you, individually, and/or your employer. If you are acting within the scope of your employment, as an employee, contractor, or agent of another party, you warrant that such party has full knowledge of your actions and has consented thereto, including your potential receipt of a prize. You further warrant that your actions do not violate your employers or company’s policies and procedures.

Participants will be excluded if:

1. Their MVA certificate is not within the promotion period

SELECTION OF WINNERS:

The first 100 participants who takes and completes one of the MVA courses listed below

PRIVACY: Microsoft’s Privacy Policy available at https://www.microsoft.com/privacy will apply to this promotion and to all information that we receive from your entry. Entrants agree that personal data entered during the registration, including name, mailing address, phone number, and email address may be processed, stored, shared and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the promotion. Entrants also understand this data may be used by Microsoft in order to verify an entrant’s identity, address and telephone number in the event an entry qualifies for a prize.

By accepting a prize, Entrant agrees and consents to Microsoft and their agencies use of entrant’s place of residence, name, and/or likeness to name the entrant for a reasonable time after completion of the promotion in promotional and advertising material of Microsoft (or its agents) as a winner of the promotion without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

PUBLICITY. By accepting a prize, entrant agrees to Microsoft and its agencies use of his or her name and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.

INDEMNIFICATION: To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant indemnifies and agrees to keep indemnified promotion Entities at all times from and against any liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the entrant and/or a breach of any warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the promotion Entities from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any App or other material uploaded or otherwise provided by the entrant that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by the entrant in connection with the promotion; (c) any non-compliance by the entrant with these Rules; (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to the entrant’s involvement with the promotion; (e) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any promotion -related activity or participation in this promotion; (f) any malfunction or other problem with the promotion. Site; (g) any error in the collection, processing, or retention of entry information; or (h) any typographical or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize or winners.

GOVERNING LAW: The promotion is governed by the laws of Egypt and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Cairo courts for any disputes arising out of this promotion.

ELIMINATION: Any false information provided within the context of the promotion by any entrant concerning identity, address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right or non-compliance with these Rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the promotion.

RIGHT TO CANCEL, MODIFY OR DISQUALIFY: If for any reason the promotion 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 the promotion, Microsoft reserve the right at their sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. Sponsors further reserve the right to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the promotion. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site, including the or undermine the legitimate operation of the promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Microsoft reserves the right to seek damages from any such entrant to the fullest extent of the applicable law.

NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT: Under no circumstances shall the submission of the certificate to the promotion, the awarding of a prize, or anything in these Rules be construed as an offer or contract of employment with Microsoft. You acknowledge that you have submitted your certificate voluntarily and not in confidence or in trust. You acknowledge that no confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or implied-in-fact contract now exists between you and Microsoft and that no such relationship is established by your submission of the certificate under these Rules.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Each entrant has the responsibility to review and understand its policies regarding its eligibility to participate in this promotion. If an individual is participating in violation of Entrant's policies or any applicable law or regulation, that Entrant may be disqualified from this promotion at the Organizer’s sole discretion.

THE PRIZES:

• Tickets to Attend Imagine Cup Competition National Finals

DURATION OF PROMOTION:

The contest will be from March 22nd, 2016 and end on April 6th, 2016 . Entries must be submitted within said period in order to be eligible.

OTHER:  

• No correspondence will be entered into regarding either this promotion or these Terms and Conditions.
• In the unlikely event of a dispute, Microsoft Egypt decision shall be final.
• Microsoft Egypt reserves the right to amend, modify, cancel or withdraw this promotion at any time without notice.
• Microsoft Egypt 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 Egypt 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.
• Microsoft reserves the right to disqualify any participant that does not adhere to the terms and conditions or make any change to the terms and conditions at any point of the promotion.