#LyrikSpotlight
#LyrikSpotlight
#LyrikSpotlight Instagram Contest
Official Contest Rules
OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUAL LEGAL RESIDENTS OF ALL STATES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES EXCEPT FOR ARIZONA, WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. CONTESTANTS MUST HAVE A VALID INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT.
VOID IN ARIZONA AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE.
1. SPONSOR: P-12 Property LLC, located at 136 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, is the sponsor (“Sponsor”) of this contest.
2. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: Welcome to the #LyrikSpotlight, where Boston’s vibrant artistic community takes center stage! Are you a dancer, singer, or musician who would like to showcase your talent? If so, get ready to inspire, captivate, and electrify audiences with your performance by participating in the @LyrikBackBay Instagram Contest (the “Contest”). The Contest begins at 12:00 a.m. (ET) on May 15, 2024 and ends at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on May 28, 2024 (the “Entry Period”). One (1) winner will be selected from videos posted on Instagram during the Entry Period. Multiple entries are allowed, but each entry must feature a unique performance. The winning video will be determined based on the reel that receives the most organic “likes” and “comments,” with each interaction counting as one point, from other Instagram users. “Organic” likes and comments refer to those received without any paid promotion or advertising. Points from multiple reels submitted by the same contestant cannot be combined. Please see Rules #3, #4, and #6 for details on how to enter, eligibility requirements, and the prize.
3. HOW TO ENTER:
a. Contestants must have a valid Instagram account in order to enter the Contest.
b. A contestant must head to the “Walk Walk Dance” interactive piano at 400 Newbury Street in the Back Bay district of Boston, Massachusetts and create an original performance showcasing their talent as a dancer, singer, or musician.
c. The contestant must capture a high-quality reel of their performance. Be sure to highlight the interactive piano and location, which must appear in the video.
d. The contestant must post their reel on Instagram with the hashtag #LyrikSpotlight, tag and follow @LyrikBackBay.
e. The contestant must share a brief caption about their performance and what inspires them.
f. Reels must be posted no later than 12:00 p.m. (ET) on May 28, 2024 to be eligible for judging.
g. No entry fee is required to enter this Contest.
h. Contestants must read and agree to Sponsor’s Terms of Use at https://www.samuelsre.com/terms-of-use/ and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://www.samuelsre.com/privacy-policy/. Additionally, by using Instagram to enter the Contest, contestant agrees to the Instagram terms and conditions, privacy policy and other applicable rules and guidelines.
i. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or any other social media site.
j. By posting a reel according to the instructions in Rule 3(b), contestant agrees that their reel conforms to the Video Guidelines and Restrictions outlined below as well as the Instagram terms and conditions (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”) and that Sponsor, and/or Instagram, in its sole discretion, may remove the reel at any time and for any reason, including if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the reel fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions in any way or otherwise contains prohibited, inappropriate, offensive, infringing or otherwise unacceptable content as determined by Sponsor or Instagram in its sole discretion, in which case the reel shall be disqualified from the Contest.
k. Video Guidelines and Restrictions: To be eligible to win, contestant’s reel must be submitted in accordance with the instructions in Rule 3(b) and must meet the following guidelines:
i. The reel must in some manner reference Lyrik;
ii. The reel must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright or trademark infringement;
iii. The reel must not focus specifically on brand names or trademarks other than those of Lyrik and the 400 Newbury Street Lyrik Stage, which are the brands to be featured in the reel;
iv. The reel must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
v. The reel must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
vi. The reel must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in the state where the reel was taken.
l. By posting a reel, contestant represents and warrants that: (a) contestant has obtained permission from any person whose name or likeness appears in the reel to submit the reel and to allow Sponsor to use the reel as described in Rule 3(k); (b) contestant owns all rights to the reel, including, without limitation, copyrights; (c) publication of the reel via Instagram will not infringe on any third party rights; (d) contestant will indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties (as defined in Rule 7 below) from any claims and damages (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from or relating to the breach or alleged breach of contestant’s representations and warranties herein, contestant’s reel, or contestant’s conduct in taking the reel or otherwise in connection with this Contest; and (e) all persons appearing in the reel are 18 years of age or older and consent to their appearance in the reel.
m. By submitting a reel, contestant irrevocably grants Sponsor an unlimited, worldwide, perpetual, unconditional, royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license to edit, modify, adapt, distribute, post, publish, reproduce, store, copy, publicly display, exhibit and or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used) the reel and all elements thereof, in whole or in part, including any persons or likeness embodied therein (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by Sponsor, in its sole discretion) in any way, in any and all media, now or hereafter devised, without attribution, compensation, permission or notification to the contestant, their successors or assigns or any other entity, and without notice, review, or approval from contestant or any other party. Furthermore, although Sponsor is not under any legal or contractual obligation to do so, Sponsor reserves the right to review and/or edit any and all reel elements deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be prohibited, inappropriate, offensive, infringing or otherwise unacceptable. Should Sponsor edit any such reel elements, contestant is not relieved from responsibility for compliance with Instagram’s terms of use and these Official Contest Rules. Each contestant may be required to provide a signed written personal release and/or license from the contestant and all other persons who appear in the reel submitted authorizing use of the reel as set forth above. Any releases and licenses required to be executed must be in the forms provided by Sponsor. Accordingly, contestants agree to sign all legal forms deemed necessary by Sponsor to establish Sponsor’s right and license in and to the reel. Failure to provide such releases upon request may result in disqualification and the contestant whose reel receives the next highest vote by the panel being deemed the alternate potential winner for the applicable prize. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid or misdirected reels, reels not uploaded in accordance with instructions, or reels not received for any reason; all of which will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to, but is not obligated to, monitor/screen entries prior to making them viewable on its Instagram profile. By entering the Contest, contestant acknowledges that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post contestant’s reel. Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to contestant.
n. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any reel entry that refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon Lyrik, the Contest or any other person or entity, or does not comply with these Official Contest Rules.
4. ELIGIBILITY: Entry into this Contest is open only to legal residents of all states within the United States except for Arizona (Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming), who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers, directors, managers, members and shareholders of the Sponsor, its affiliates and their respective advertising, marketing and promotion agencies, and immediate family members (i.e. spouses, parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses) of, and residents of the same household as, any such persons are not eligible to enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. Each contestant’s eligibility is expressly conditioned on their acceptance of these Official Contest Rules and the representations contained herein.
5. DETERMINING THE WINNER: One (1) winner will be selected from videos posted on Instagram during the Entry Period. Multiple entries are allowed, but each entry must feature a unique performance. The winning video will be determined based on the reel that receives the most organic “likes” and “comments,” with each interaction counting as one point, from other Instagram users. “Organic” likes and comments refer to those received without any paid promotion or advertising. Points from multiple reels submitted by the same contestant cannot be combined. The point tally will be conducted immediately following the close of the competition at 12:00 p.m. (ET) on May 28, 2024. The winner will be contacted via Instagram Direct Message (DM) by June 5, 2024, at 12:00 p.m (ET) and will be required to provide their full name, email address, and mailing address for the distribution of the prize.
6. PRIZE: The winner will be awarded a prize of $500 in cash. In addition to the prize, the winning video will be shared on @LyrikBackBay’s Instagram page, providing the winner with increased visibility and recognition. Sponsor may choose to use one or more of the contestants’ reels in future advertising, marketing or promotion. There is no monetary value associated with the use of a reel in future advertising, marketing or promotion.
7. RELEASE: By entering, each contestant agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, Instagram, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, retailers, advertising/promotion agencies and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to: (i) personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Contest or any contest-related activity; (ii) receipt or use or misuse of any prize; (iii) Released Parties’ use of the rights granted herein; and (iv) any printing, production, typographical, human, or other error in the printing, offering or announcement of any prize.
8. GENERAL RULES: Winner will be notified via Instagram Direct Message (DM). No substitution or transfer of prize by winner permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value. Any and all federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winner. By accepting prize, winner agrees to release and hold the Released Parties harmless from and against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of the prize. Contestant assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of any prize. By participating in this Contest, contestant agrees to be bound by the Official Contest Rules and the judges’ decisions, which are final. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest materials and the terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules, the Official Contest Rules will prevail, govern and control. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, in the administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prize. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. The prize will be mailed to the address provided by the winner and no pick-up is necessary.
9. GOVERNING LAW: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONTESTANT OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS. As a condition of participating in this Contest, each contestant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will contestant be permitted to obtain awards for, and contestant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, other than contestant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with entering this Contest), and contestant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
10. WINNERS: For the names of all winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to 136 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Attention: #LyrikSpotlight Instagram Contest after June 5, 2024, at 12:00 p.m (ET).
11. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Contest (or portion thereof), as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and to limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; to be acting in violation of these Official Contest Rules; to be acting in violation of the terms and conditions of Instagram used in entering the Contest; or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entry at any time in the event it is determined that the contestant has not complied with these Official Contest Rules.