2023 CRISP EXPERIENCE MVP CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES
Official Rules: By participating in the 2023 Crisp Experience MVP Contest (the “The Crisp Experience MVP Contest”), you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Crisp Inc. ("Administrator", "Sponsor" and/or “Crisp”), and these Official Rules shall be binding and final as to all matters related to The Crisp Experience MVP Contest. By registering a law firm for The Crisp Experience MVP Contest you warrant and represent that you: (a) own the majority of the equity interest in that law firm and/or have obtained all necessary and/or required authority and permission to submit an Entry of behalf of the law firm in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, (b) are a duly authorized representative of that law firm, (c) are legally competent to individually agree to and accept these Official Rules, and (d) are duly authorized to accept and bind the law firm to these Official Rules. The Crisp Experience MVP Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local and municipal laws and regulations. Some restrictions apply. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. No purchase necessary for entry.
Eligibility: The Crisp Experience MVP Contest is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who: (a) are age eighteen (18) as of the date of Registration, (b) are current active participants in the Crisp Experience MVP Program in good standing, (c) are the authorized representative of a law firm that has used Crisp’s services at any time on or before the Submission Deadline, (d) has successfully attended a Foundations Workshop no later than May 5, 2023, (e) has successfully completed all five MVP Challenges no later than June 20, 2023 (challenges may be completed retroactively once an eligible member enrolls in the CEX Program) and (f) are physically present at the Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia (the “Event”) for the announcement of the Contest Winner on or about August 4, 2023 (“Announcement Date”), except as such dates and deadlines may be modified in accordance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to at any time implement new eligibility criteria and/or modify existing eligibility criteria, including, without limitation, geographical and age restrictions.
Sponsor: The Sponsor of The Crisp Experience MVP Contest is Crisp Inc., 1874 Defoor Ave NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318.
How to Enter: There is no entry fee. First, you must register yourself and your law firm for The Crisp Experience MVP Contest at any time between February 1, 2023 and June 20, 2023 (the “Entry Period”), except as such dates and deadlines may be modified in accordance with these Official Rules. To register, an eligible member must enroll in the CEX Program. Once your registration is complete and confirmed, you (an “Entrant”) will be able to begin submitting content (e.g. video, audio, photographs) or one (1) completed, edited and finalized video not to exceed five (5) minutes in duration (the “Content”) to the Sponsor. You will receive an email from Sponsor with instructions (“Content Submission Instructions”) on how to submit your Content. You must comply with the Content Submission Instructions. The entirety of each Entrant’s Content shall constitute a single “Entry” into The Crisp Experience MVP Contest. Once submitted, Content may not be modified, and no additional Content may be submitted.
Entrant will receive a confirmatory email (“Confirmatory Email”) from Crisp for the Entry. The Confirmation Email is a receipt for the Entrant’s entry into The Crisp Experience MVP Contest for the Entry Period and is not eligible for any past or future Crisp Contests or promotional events. There is a limit of one (1) Entry per Entrant and one (1) Entrant per law firm.
Employees, full-time, part-time, temporary and/or seasonal, and their immediate families (spouses, siblings, children, household members and the spouses and children of the foregoing) of Crisp, and its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies (excluding referral partners and vendor partners), and each of their respective shareholders, employees, affiliates, representatives, agents, board members, successors and assigns are not eligible to enter or participate in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest. Crisp has the right to request photo identification from any Entrant in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest at any time. Each Entrant and the law firm the Entrant represents are subject to these Official Rules.
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Prize: Subject to these Official Rules and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Official Winner will be awarded an all expenses paid luxury vacation (the “Prize”), exclusive of any and all applicable taxes or fees. Prize value is approximately $7,500. No cash payments will be made. The Prize is not redeemable for cash. No substitution of Prize is permitted. Prize cannot be split amongst multiple parties. Any attempted or completed transfer, sale or assignment of the right to claim a Prize shall be automatically void and a violation of these Official Rules. Prize may not be transferred or assigned and must be accepted as is and as awarded.
Awarding of Prize: The Prize will be awarded only if all the following conditions are satisfied: (a) the Crisp Symposium is held, (b) at least fifty (50) eligible Entries are received, the Winner is physically present at the Event location on the Announcement Date and at the time of Announcement.
The Winner will be announced (the “Announcement”) at the Event on the Announcement Date at a specific time to be determined on or before the Announcement Date, except as such dates and deadlines may be modified in accordance with these Official Rules. The only prize to be awarded at the Crisp Symposium, pursuant to these Official Rules, is the Prize identified above.
You must periodically check the Contest Website for more information on the precise date and time of the Announcement. You are advised to check the Contest Website for updated information between 9AM and 10AM EST on the Announcement Date.
Prize will only be officially awarded and delivered to the Official Winner. There shall be only one (1) Official Winner. The Official Winner must satisfy all of the following conditions: (a) be an eligible, verified and not disqualified Entrant, (b) be the Entrant whose Contest Video received the greatest number of validly cast votes, and (c) Entrant or Entrant’s designated proxy be physically present at the Event location on the Announcement Date and make him/herself known to Sponsor within three (3) minutes of the actual time of Announcement to claim the Prize. If the announced winner fails to satisfy all of the aforementioned terms and conditions, then the Entrant whose Contest Video received the next greatest number of votes cast will be announced as the winner until an Official Winner is able to claim the Prize.
In the event there is a tie between two (2) or more Entrants whose Contest Videos receive the greatest number of validly cast votes in the Final Round, then, between those tying Entrants, the winner will be the Entrant compiled the most Points. In the event that there remains a tie, then, between those tying Entrants, the winner will be determined by coin toss where the Entrant who registered his/her Entrant account first in time will be permitted to choose heads or tails. The coin toss shall be administered by any of Sponsor’s staff.
General Rules: By participating in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, each Entrant agrees to these Official Rules and to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the voting results. The Crisp Experience MVP Contest will be conducted by Crisp. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. The Crisp Experience MVP Contest is void where prohibited. The Official Winner must be in compliance with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules. Official Winner is required to complete, date, sign and, where indicated, notarize, an Affidavit of Eligibility, the Release of Liability, and all necessary tax forms, and deliver same to Sponsor as a condition of and prior to Prize delivery and taking possession of the Prize.
Official Winner assumes all responsibility for any state, county, municipal, local, or federal taxes, fees and withholdings. Federal, state, county, municipal and/or local withholding laws are subject to change without notice. Official Winners who are non-resident aliens for tax purposes will be subject to all applicable tax, tax withholding and reporting requirements.
Official Winner may waive the right to receive a Prize at any time prior to taking delivery of the Prize, at which time the Prize will be forfeited and reclaimed by Crisp. Any unclaimed or rejected Prize will be retained by Sponsor.
In the event that an Official Winner: (a) is ruled ineligible for any reason at the sole and exclusive discretion of Sponsor; (b) refuses, rejects, fails or is unable to accept delivery of the Prize; (c) does not deliver to Sponsor the completed, dated, signed and, where indicated, notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability, and all necessary tax forms; or (d) Sponsor is unable to effect delivery to the Official Winner due to circumstances not in Sponsor’s control and/or a Force Majeure Event then the Prize will be deemed forfeited by the Official Winner and will be retained by Sponsor.
Release of Liability: By participating in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, each Entrant and Voter agrees to: (a) be bound by these Official Rules; and (b) release, waive, discharge, covenant not to sue and indemnify Sponsor, Crisp Inc., 1874 Defoor Ave NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30318, its parent corporations, subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their respective owners, partners, employees, officers, directors, representatives, successors, assigns, sponsors, promotors, advertisers, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all liability with respect to any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the participation in, or while preparing to participate in, The Crisp Experience MVP Contest.
Indemnification. By participating in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, each Entrant, on behalf of himself/herself/itself and his/her/its associated law firm, together with their respective heirs, assigns, successors, owners, partners, employees, officers, directors, representatives, and agents (each an Indemnifying Party” and collectively the “Indemnifying Parties”) agree to (a) be bound by these Official Rules and (b) jointly and severally indemnify and hold the Sponsor and Sponsor’s parent corporations, subsidiaries and affiliates, together with their respective owners, partners, employees, officers, directors, representatives, successors, assigns, sponsors, promotors, advertisers, and agents respective successors, assigns, employees, affiliates and agents (each an “Indemnified Party” and collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, damages, injuries, penalties, claims, demands, actions, suits, judgments and any and all costs, expenses or disbursements (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), of whatsoever kind and nature imposed on, asserted against or incurred by any of the Indemnified Parties in any way relating to or arising out of any Indemnifying Party’s: (a) use or alleged unlawful use in any Content of another’s intellectual property, (b) use or alleged unlawful use in any Content of another’s image, name or likeness and/or (c) violation or alleged violation of another’s privacy rights.
Publicity Release: Each Entrant grants to Sponsor and Sponsor’s designees, assignees, agents and affiliates, full right, license and permission to use all Content submitted for advertising, trade, marketing, promotional and informational purposes without further compensation and without notice, review or approval, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the Internet in perpetuity. Each Entrant grants to Sponsor and Sponsor’s designees, assignees, agents and affiliates, full right, license and permission to use the name, photograph, voice, and likeness of Entrant, the law firm associated with Entrant’s Content, and any and all employees, contractors, agents and other persons who appear in Entrant’s Content. Entrant further warrants and represents that Entrant has obtained written permission and transferrable license to use the name, photograph, images, voice and likeness of all persons who appear in any of Entrant’s Content.
Disclaimers: Crisp, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who: tampers or attempts to tamper with the registration, Entry and/or voting process; interferes with the proper function of Sponsor’s website; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; acts with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules. Crisp further reserves the right to permanently cancel, terminate, delay, or modify The Crisp Experience MVP Contest or any part thereof, for any reason, including, but not limited to: a Force Majeure Event and/or a reasonable inability to plan, prepare for or complete the Event as intended; tampering; unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort and/or fraud. In the event of a cancellation, termination, delay or modification of the Event or any part thereof, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may, but is not obligated to, choose to award the Prize based on the number of votes cast prior to the date of such cancellation or termination. In the event of a delay in the Contest, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may, but is not obligated to, modify any and all time periods, dates, and/or deadlines.
Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications or submissions caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Registrations, Entries, Content, Contest Videos and/or votes. Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) Entries, Content, Contest Videos and/or votes which are lost, stolen, the result of fraud or interference, improperly issued, printing errors, counterfeited, illegible, given away, and altered or subject to other deficiencies which may limit the ability to participate in or win The Crisp Experience MVP Contest; (2) Registrations, Entries, Content submissions, Contest Videos or votes that are delayed, misdirected, undelivered, not fully captured, or garbled in a ISP, website, computer, telephone, cable or satellite modem or connection, handheld mobile device or any other computer equipment or connection, whether or not caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by viruses, worms or malfunctions affecting network, server ISP or any equipment or programming used in or associated with The Crisp Experience MVP Contest; (3) any participant’s transportation to or from the Event before, after or at the time of the Announcement; (4) any other errors of any kind, whether human, typographical, printing, mechanical, or electronic in nature which relates to The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, including without limitation, errors in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest related materials or in the administration of The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, such as errors in processing Registrations, Entries, Content, Contest Videos and/or votes, counting votes, determining winners, announcements, or delivery of Prizes. In the event that any portion of The Crisp Experience MVP Contest is compromised, then Sponsor reserves the right, but not the obligation, in its sole discretion, to permanently cancel, delay, modify or terminate The Crisp Experience MVP Contest. Released Parties make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize and disclaim any implied warranty. All amendments, modifications or waiver of these Official Rules must be in writing and posted by Sponsor to the Contest Website. Failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Waiver of any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision.
Privacy Policy: Information collected by Sponsor in connection with The Crisp Experience MVP Contest may be used by Sponsor and shared with third parties involved in administration of The Crisp Experience MVP Contest in accordance with the Privacy Policy posted at http://crispvideo.com/privacy-policy/ (“Privacy Policy”) as may be modified from time to time. Entrant’s and Voter’s participation in The Crisp Experience MVP Contest and/or use of the Sponsor’s website shall constitute agreement to these Official Rules and the Privacy Policy. Entrant and Voter agrees to the collection, processing and storage of his/her/its personal information and/or data by Sponsor for the purposes of The Crisp Experience MVP Contest, advertising, trade, marketing, promotional and other informational purposes.
ARBITRATION. PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY. ARBITRATION REPLACES THE RIGHT TO GO TO COURT, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO A JURY AND THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR SIMILAR PROCEEDING. IN ARBITRATION, A DISPUTE IS RESOLVED BY AN ARBITRATOR INSTEAD OF A JUDGE OR JURY. ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN ANY ENTRANT, VOTER AND/OR PARTICIPANT AND SPONSOR ARISING OUT OF, RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND/OR THE CRISP EXPERIENCE MVP CONTEST INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE INTERPRETATION OR CONSTRUCTION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND/OR THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT (A “DISPUTE”) WILL BE RESOLVED EXCLUSIVELY BY ARBITRATION. THE ARBITRATION, INCLUDING THE SELECTING OF THE ARBITRATOR, WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVIDER AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”) PURSUANT TO THE AAA’S COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES (THE "RULES") BY A SINGLE NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR AGREED ON BY THE PARTIES WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ARBITRATION. THE ARBITRATION WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT (TITLE 9 OF THE U.S. CODE). EITHER PARTY MAY INITIATE THE ARBITRATION PROCESS BY FILING THE NECESSARY FORMS WITH AAA. THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE HELD IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE PARTIES WILL EXCHANGE NON-PRIVILEGED INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE DISPUTE BEING ARBITRATED. YOU MAY BE REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL OF YOUR CHOICE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ARBITRATION, AT YOUR COST. THE PARTY THAT INITIATES THE ARBITRATION WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE FILING FEE. EACH PARTY SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ONE-HALF OF THE ARBITRATION FEES. EACH PARTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS EXCEPT THAT THE PARTY PREVAILING IN THE ARBITRATION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER ITS ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS FROM THE NON-PREVAILING PARTY.
DISPUTES MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE NAME OF AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON OR ENTITY AND MUST PROCEED ON AN INDIVIDUAL (NON-CLASS, NON-REPRESENTATIVE) BASIS. THE ARBITRATOR WILL NOT AWARD RELIEF FOR OR AGAINST ANYONE WHO IS NOT A PARTY. IF EITHER PARTY ARBITRATES A DISPUTE, NEITHER PARTY, OR ANY OTHER PERSON, MAY PURSUE THE DISPUTE IN ARBITRATION AS A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, NOR MAY ANY SUCH DISPUTE BE PURSUED ON BEHALF OF EITHER PARTY IN ANY LITIGATION IN ANY COURT. CLAIMS REGARDING ANY DISPUTE AND REMEDIES SOUGHT AS PART OF A CLASS ACTION, CLASS ARBITRATION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL (NON-CLASS, NON-REPRESENTATIVE) BASIS, AND THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY ON AN INDIVIDUAL (NON-CLASS, NON-REPRESENTATIVE) BASIS. THIS MEANS THAT THE ARBITRATION MAY NOT ADDRESS DISPUTES INVOLVING OTHER PERSONS WITH DISPUTES SIMILAR TO THE DISPUTES BETWEEN ENTRANT AND SPONSOR.
THE ARBITRATOR SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO AWARD ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE REMEDY OR RELIEF THAT A COURT COULD ORDER OR GRANT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF GEORGIA AND SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THESE OFFICIAL RULES. THE ARBITRATOR, HOWEVER, IS NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE OR ALTER THE TERMS HEREOF OR THEREOF OR TO MAKE ANY AWARD THAT WOULD EXTEND TO ANY TRANSACTION OTHER THAN THAT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ALL STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ANY DISPUTE SHALL APPLY TO ANY ARBITRATION BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO. THE ARBITRATOR WILL ISSUE A DECISION OR AWARD IN WRITING, BRIEFLY STATING THE ESSENTIAL FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.
BECAUSE THE PARTIES HERETO HAVE AGREED TO ARBITRATE ALL DISPUTES NEITHER PARTY WILL HAVE THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE THAT DISPUTE IN COURT, OR TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON THAT DISPUTE, OR ENGAGE IN DISCOVERY EXCEPT AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE RULES OF THE ARBITRATOR. FURTHER, ENTRANT AND ENTRANT’S AGENTS, HEIRS, AND/OR REPRESENTATIVES WILL NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OR MEMBER OF ANY CLASS PERTAINING TO ANY DISPUTE. THE ARBITRATOR'S DECISION WILL BE FINAL AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES AND MAY BE ENTERED AND ENFORCED IN ANY COURT HAVING JURISDICTION, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT IS SUBJECT TO REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW GOVERNING ARBITRATION AWARDS. OTHER RIGHTS THAT EITHER PARTY WOULD HAVE IN COURT MAY ALSO NOT BE AVAILABLE IN ARBITRATION.
Force Majeure. In no event shall the Sponsor be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder arising out of or caused by, directly or indirectly, forces beyond its control, including, without limitation: strikes; work stoppages; accidents; acts of war; acts of terrorism; acts of God; civil or military disturbances; a state of emergency instituted by the State of Georgia or United States of America; government orders or mandates; widespread viral or bacterial disease; viral or bacterial pandemic; COVID-19 or SARS-Cov-2 or any precursor, successor or mutation of the SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19 virus; any disease or infection caused by the SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19 virus, the combination of SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19 and any other viral, bacterial or other disease; any natural disaster; nuclear catastrophes; interruptions, loss or malfunctions of utilities, communications or computer (software and hardware) services; and/or any occurrence or event that directly or indirectly causes Sponsor’s Event-related gross input costs to rise more than fifteen percent (15%) (each a “Force Majeure Event”); it being understood that the Sponsor shall use reasonable efforts to resume performance as soon as practicable under the circumstances.
Governing Law: Nothing in this Governing Law section shall amend or modify the Arbitration clause set forth above. The Crisp Experience MVP Contest and the Official Rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
Other: If any provision of these Official Rules is deemed to be invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision will be deemed to be modified or restricted to the extent and in the manner necessary to render the same valid and enforceable and these Official Rules will be construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law as if such provision had been originally incorporated herein as so modified or restricted, or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated herein, as the case may be.