Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! Contest Official Rules

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1 Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! Contest Official Rules NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! Social Media Contest ( Contest ) begins June 1, 2014 and ends at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 30, 2014 ( Contest Period ). The Contest is sponsored by the Delaware State Housing Authority, 18 The Green, Dover, Delaware ( Sponsor ). ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to natural persons eighteen years of age or older who are legal residents of the United States who have a smartphone and a valid Facebook or Twitter account as of the date of entry. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, and all of their respective parents, subsidiaries, members, divisions, affiliates, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies ( Sponsor and Promotion Parties ), and those individuals who are immediate family members of Sponsor and Promotion Parties, or persons living in the same household as Sponsor and Promotion Parties, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Immediate family means parents, siblings, children and spouse. Void where prohibited. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. For purposes of this contest, a Entrant shall mean an individual creating and submitting an Entry (defined below) to participate in the Contest. Participation constitutes Entrant s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. HOW TO ENTER. To enter the Contest, Entrant must take a photo of Sponsor s Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! Dart bus ad on his or her smartphone (the Entry Material ). If entering via Facebook, Entrant must then (a) open the Facebook app on his or her smartphone, (b) click the search button in the upper left corner and search for Delaware State Housing Authority, (c) select DSHA s Facebook page and click Like if Entrant hasn t already, (d) click Wall from the bar across the bottom, (e) click Share Photo in the upper right corner, (f) choose the photo of Sponsor s Dart bus ad from Entrant s Library, and (g) write a caption and click Upload to complete the post. If entering via Twitter, Entrant must then (a) open the Twitter app on his or her smartphone, (b) compose a new Tweet post that includes #ISawTheKiss, (c) click the camera icon to include a photo, (d) select the photo of Sponsor s Dart bus ad from Entrant s library, and (e) click Tweet in the upper right corner to complete the post. The Entry Material and all other information submitted for entry shall be referred to herein as the Entry, collectively the Entries. All Entries must be received by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

2 on August 30, Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry of information by participants; lost Entries or transmissions, interrupted or unavailable network, server, or other connections; scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic, technical malfunctions or the computer hardware, software, or any combination thereof; or problems associated with any virus or any other damage caused to Entrant s systems. PRIZE: Two (2) Winners will be selected each month at random for total of six (6) Winners and each will receive a Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye t-shirt. All prizes will be awarded. No substitution or transfer of any prize or election of cash in lieu of any prize by Winner will be permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are nontransferable. All federal, state, and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of Winner. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ENTRANT: By entering the Contest and submitting the Entry Material as defined herein, Entrant represents and warrants that: (a) the Entry Material submitted is wholly original to and created by the Entrant and has not been copied in whole or in part from any other work; (b) the Entry Material is the Entrant s exclusive work and does not infringe upon or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, privacy, reputational, publicity or other proprietary rights of any third party; (c) Entrant has the full and exclusive right and authority necessary to submit the Entry Material in connection with the Contest and to grant the rights granted in these Official Rules without permission from or payment to any third party and Entrant s agreement set forth in these Official Rules does not in any way conflict with any existing commitment on Entrant s part; (d) Entrant has read, understands and agrees to abide and be bound by these Official Rules; (e) Entrant meets all the eligibility requirements and has not engaged in any of the disqualifying activity set forth in these Official Rules; and (f) Entrant is not under contract (whether written or oral) with any other entity that might have the right to interfere with Entrant s ability to: (i) participate in the Contest, (ii) grant the rights to be granted by Entrant pursuant to these Contest Official Rules (or any document or agreement referenced herein), and/or (iii) accept the Grand Prize. LICENSE TO USE ENTRY MATERIAL AND RIGHTS WAIVER: Entrant acknowledges and agrees that all materials and media containing the Entry Material become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and may be used in any manner, in any media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that by submitting Entry Materials,

3 Entrant grants to Sponsor, and its respective licensees, sublicensees, successors, and assigns (collectively, the Rights Holders ), the non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, exhibit, distribute and/or otherwise exploit the Entry Material in any media now known or hereafter devised and in any manner, including use for advertising, promotional or other commercial purposes (the License ). In addition, as to the Entry Material submitted by the Grand Prize winning Entrant, the License shall be exclusive until September 30, 2024, and nonexclusive thereafter. Entrant hereby grants Sponsor the right to use and to license others the right to use Entrant s name(s), picture(s), likeness(es), voice(s), trademarks, copyrights and biographical information in connection with the Contest and for programming, advertising and promotional purposes, whether related to the Contest or otherwise, unless prohibited by law, and further agrees not to grant such rights in connection with the advertising or promotion of any product or service competitive to or incompatible with those of Sponsor. Entrant waives any so-called moral rights in connection with the Entry Material and shall not have any rights of approval as to any rights exercised by the Rights Holders. Entrant further agrees that Entrant shall not be entitled to any compensation for any exercise of such rights beyond the consideration explicitly set forth herein. Entrant further agrees that Sponsor may edit, alter or modify the Entry Material in any manner and for any reason. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that (a) Sponsor has access to and/or may create or have created literary, film, tape and/or other materials, ideas and concepts which may be similar or identical to the Entry Material in theme, idea, plot, format, characters and/or other respects; (b) Entrant will not be entitled to any compensation or other consideration because of the use by Sponsor of any such similar or identical material, ideas and/or concepts; and (c) Sponsor's use of material containing elements similar to or identical with those contained in the Entry Material shall not obligate Sponsor to negotiate with nor entitle Entrant to any compensation or other claim. OTHER CONDITIONS: Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, members, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iv) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of any prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (v) any printing or typographical

4 errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time if a computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or other technical problem of any sort corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes or change any element thereof, with or without notice, at any time, due to printing errors, web site errors, transmission errors or other mistakes or problems in the production or administration of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the website, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. By participating, entrants agree that all disputes will be resolved in the appropriate courts in the state of Delaware, exclusively, and subject to the laws of the state of Delaware. Entrant agrees to release, discharge, hold harmless, and covenants not to sue, Sponsor and any organization responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest or supplying the prizes, and any of their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, members, licensees, affiliates and advertisers, and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, Releasees ) from and against any claims or liabilities arising from or relating to submission of any Entry Material, determinations of the judges, selection of winners, disqualification of any Entrant, travel to and lodging at any location, the posting or other use or dissemination of any Entry Material, Rights Holders use of any of the rights granted by Entrant, the acceptance or use/misuse of any prize, and any other claim or liability of any nature arising from or relating to Entrant s participation in the Contest, including, without limitation, any claim for personal injury, wrongful death, breach of contract, misrepresentation, invasion of privacy or right of publicity, defamation, infliction of emotional distress or otherwise. Entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless from and against any claims, actions, suits, losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, that Releasees, or any of them, may incur as a result of a breach or alleged breach of any of Entrant s representations or warranties in these Official Rules, Entrant s participation in the Contest, submission of the Entry Material, the Rights Holders use of any of the rights granted by Entrant, Entrant s statements, acts or omissions in connection with the Contest and/or the use or misuse of any prize. CONTACT US: If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest, please contact Sponsor in writing at DSHA, 18 The Green, Dover, DE 19901, ; via telephone at , or via at ContactDSHA@destatehousing.com.

5 WINNERS NAMES: To obtain a list of the Winners names, send your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Kiss Your Landlord Goodbye! Contest Winner s List, 18 The Green, Dover, DE Requests must be received no later than September 30, THIS PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO SPONSOR AND NOT TO FACEBOOK OR TWITTER.