TI HOLIDAY CHEER CONTEST
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY -- OFFICIAL RULES
Important: Please read these Official Contest (“Rules”) before participating in the TI HOLIDAY CHEER CONTEST (the “Contest”). By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by these Rules and represent that you satisfy the eligibility requirements below.
CONTEST DESCRIPTION: In this Contest you can enter two different ways for a chance to win one of two different prizes.
- MATH DÉCOR: Share pictures or video of a decorated school space with a math-themed incorporating TI graphing calculators or software for a chance to win a "Math is lit” neon sign, choice of a TI graphing calculator + software and TI swag. Three entries will win. Single participant entries only.
- MATH CAROL: Create a math-themed carol incorporating TI graphing calculators or software for a chance to win a TI Calculator Plushie, choice of a TI graphing calculator + software and TI swag. Three entries will win. Group entry allowed up to three participants.
No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. A person who enters the Contest is an “Entrant.”
SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor of the Contest is Texas Instruments Incorporated, acting by and through its Education Technology division (“TI” or “Sponsor”), with a place of business at 13532 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75243, and with a website at http://education.ti.com. The Administrator of the Contest is TI (“Administrator,” and together with Sponsor, the “Contest Entities”).
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest will begin on Nov. 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM Central Time (“CT”) and will end on Dec 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM CT (the “Contest Period”). The Administrator’s computer will be the official time keeping device of this Contest. All dates are expressed month/day/year.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District Of Columbia, Canada (void in Quebec), and Puerto Rico, who are at least 13 years of age. Employees (and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of Sponsor, and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, franchisees, and participating advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to enter or win. By participating, Entrants agree to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of the judges and/or Sponsor and/or Administrator, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Contest.
The contest is subject to applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. This Contest and any advertisements relating thereto are intended for viewing only within the above referenced eligible locations. By participating in the Contest, you agree that: (1) you have read and understand these Rules; (2) you meet the eligibility requirements as explained in these Rules; (3) you are bound by these Rules and Sponsor's Terms of Use and Legal Notices as published at http://www.ti.com; (4) you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, without appeal; (5) these Rules shall be legally binding on you and your legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns.
HOW TO ENTER:
Take these steps before the end of the Contest Period, December 15, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CT. You may enter one or both ways. However, only one prize will be awarded per winning entrant. Entrants cannot win both prizes.
- Decorate a school space: Decorate a school space (door, wall, or hallway, etc) with a math-themed incorporating either physical or visuals of TI graphing calculators or software. You may use, but are not limited to, existing TI designed graphic elements for bulletin boards, stickers, coloring pages, posters, t-shirt, etc.
Post Photos or Video of your decorated space:
First: Take pictures and/or a 30-second or less video of your decorated school space. Make sure it is math-themed and incorporates TI graphing calculators and/or software in some fashion.
Second: Post your pictures and/or video to a public Instagram or YouTube account. In the caption, tag @TICalculators with #HolidayCheerDecor with a brief description about your decor. If submitting on YouTube, include a way for us to contact you in the caption.
A public post that includes the photo and/or video and hashtag is an “Entry”, and a person who posts an Entry is an “Entrant”.
- The Entrant must be the registered user of the social media account used to post the Entry. If you do not have a public Instagram or YouTube account, you can create one by downloading the free app onto your mobile device or visiting the websites for YouTube and/or Instagram and following the on-screen instructions to create a new account. Be sure that your account can be publicly viewed.
- Each Entrant may enter any number of different decorations in separate Entries, but not more than one (1) decoration submission per Entry, and Entrants must submit a new (i.e., not previously submitted) photo or video post for each Entry submitted. An Entrant may only win one (1) prize type during the Contest Period.
- Single participant entry only. No group entry allowed for this submission.
Create a Math Carol: Create a carol about a math concept, calculator tip, or anything math-themed into a festive carol or jingle of your own. The video must incorporate your preferred TI graphing calculator or software.
Post a Video of your Math Carol:
First: Record a 30-second or less video of your Math Carol. You may express your carol however you want: read or recite your lyrics, sing, dance, play music, etc.
Second: Post the video to a public Instagram or YouTube account. In the caption tag @TICalculators with #HolidayCheerCarol with a brief description about your carol. If submitting on YouTube, include a way for us to contact you in the caption.
A public post that includes a video and hashtag is an “Entry”, and a person who posts an Entry is an “Entrant”.
- The Entrant must be the registered user of the social media account used to post the Entry. If you do not have a public Instagram or YouTube account, you can create one by downloading the free app onto your mobile device or visiting the websites for YouTube and/or Instagram and following the on-screen instructions to create a new account. Be sure that your account can be publicly viewed.
- Each Entrant may enter any number of different carols in separate Entries, but not more than one (1) video per Entry, and Entrants must submit a new (i.e., not previously submitted) video for each Entry submitted. An Entrant may only win one (1) prize type during the Contest Period.
- Group entry is allowed with up to three participants. If a winning entry has multiple, visible collaborators, up to three prize packs may be awarded to the Entrant account that submitted the winning video. The Entrant account will receive the physical prizes and is responsible for the final distribution of prizes to collaborators. A group entry must pick one account as their Entrant and follow the above rules as if a single Entrant.
If applicable, message and data rates may apply to the use of a mobile phone/device to participate in the Contest. You (or your parent/legal guardian if you are a minor in your jurisdiction of residence) are strongly advised to check your mobile phone/device carrier’s rate plan before attempting to participate in the contest via use of text or an app. Wireless internet service may not be available in all areas.
To the extent entries to the Contest involve video, photography or any graphics, all product trademarks and logos in the video, photo or graphic, other than Texas Instruments Incorporated trademarks on Texas Instruments products, must be obscured, hidden or covered.
TI hereby grants to each Entrant a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable right to use its trademarks solely for purposes of and limited to including them in the photos submitted in this Contest. Such right and license will automatically expire without further act of any party at the expiration of the Contest Period unless specifically extended on an individual basis by TI in writing at its sole discretion. Any other uses of TI’s trademarks will violate TI’s intellectual property rights.
CONTEST JUDGING AND WINNER SELECTION:
Prize winners will be selected from a pool of all valid and eligible Entries submitted between November 18 and December 15, 2024. Odds of winning depend upon the total number and quality of the Entries.
Entries will be judged as follows:
On or about Dec 18, 2024, a panel of qualified judges comprised of representatives of Sponsor and Administrator, at Sponsor’s sole discretion (together, the "Judges") will evaluate and score all eligible entries received as of the end of the Contest Period based on the following Judging Criteria (defined below).
Judging Criteria: All entries will be judged subjectively based on the following criteria:
- Creativity of décor or carol (25%),
- Quality of photos or video (25%).
- Incorporation of math themes with TI graphing calculators or software (50%)
PRIZES:
Prizes will be awarded, one per household, per selected winning Entrant.
- Math Décor Prize: Three entries will win a “Math is lit” neon sign (ARV $200), their choice of a TI-84 Plus CE Python (ARV $129) or TI-Nspire™ CX II (ARV $165) graphing calculator, and a winter swag pack (ARV $35) The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is USD $400.
- Math Carol Prize: Three entries will win a TI Calculator Plushie (ARV $75), their choice of a TI-84 Plus CE Python (ARV $129) or TI-Nspire™ CX II (ARV $165) graphing calculator, and a winter swag pack (ARV $35) The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is USD $425.
In the event of unavailability of a stated prize, TI reserves the right to substitute items of equal or greater value. Prizes are not transferable, exchangeable, or redeemable for cash. Reporting and payment of any federal, state, provincial, local, VAT, or other taxes, fees, customs, duties, insurance, or other amounts owed in connection with any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).
EACH PRIZE IS GIVEN AWAY BY TI “AS IS.” TI DOES NOT MAKE, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS, ANY WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, REGARDING ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Submitted items must comply with these Rules and the following Submission Guidelines. Any entry that, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, violates these Rules or the Submission Guidelines below will not be eligible to win a prize.
The submitted entry must NOT, in the sole discretion of Sponsor:
- Have been previously licensed, published, distributed or publicly used or displayed by a commercial enterprise;
- Previously won any prizes or awards in any promotion sponsored by an education technology retailer, either online or in-store;
- Contain material that, in the sole discretion of Sponsor:
- Disparages any person, TI and/or any of its affiliates’ products, competitors, or any of the Contest Entities affiliated with sponsoring, promoting or administering this Contest, or other companies;
- Violates or infringes upon the copyrights, trademarks, or privacy, property, publicity or other intellectual property rights of any person or entity not affiliated with this Contest;
- Includes brand names, copyrighted work or trademarks/logos that may infringe on rights of any third party not affiliated with this Contest;
- Is hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
- Promotes bigotry, racism, sexism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or or promotes a political agenda or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
- Contains any personal identification, such as personal names or e-mail addresses;
- Promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing);
- Promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;
- Is unlawful or in violation of any law;
- Contains any nudity, sexually explicit, lewd, offensive, disparaging or other inappropriate content;
- Is unsuitable to be entered into this Contest for any reason whatsoever; and/or
- Communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which Sponsor and/or the Contest Entities wish to associate.
By submitting any entry herein, you hereby represent and warrant that (a) you are eligible to enter the Contest; (b) you shot/created the video, photo, image or other creative work submitted with your entry; (c) your entry is original to you and that you are the owner of all right, title and interest in and to your entry and have the right to grant the rights granted herein or, alternatively, you have obtained all necessary rights and permissions to use and submit your entry in connection with the Contest and to provide all the rights specified in these Rules; (d) you have the unconditional right to submit your entry to Sponsor pursuant to these Rules, and your entry and the use thereof as contemplated herein does not and will not violate, misappropriate, or infringe upon any law or regulation or the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, any copyright, trademark, patent, or any rights of publicity or privacy, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights; (e) your entry has not previously been entered in any other contest or promotion sponsored by an education technology retailer, either online or in-store; or published for commercial purpose in any medium and (f) your entry does not and will not violate any applicable laws, and is not and will not be defamatory or libelous (g) TI, in its discretion, may post the Entry on the Contest site during and after the Contest Period and use it in future marketing promotions.
SUBMITTED ITEMS REPRESENT SOLELY THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF THE ENTRANT AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF SPONSOR OR ADMINISTRATOR. SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SCREENING, MONITORING, OR REVIEWING THE CONTENT OF SUBMITTED ITEMS.
CONTEST WINNER NOTIFICATION/VERIFICATION/ACCEPTANCE: On or about two (2) days after judging, Administrator will make up to two (2) attempts within five (5) business days to contact the Finalists and Potential Grand Prize Winner via a posting from @TICalculators on the winning entry. It is recommended that you confirm that your Instagram and/or YouTube notification settings are set correctly.
Winner(s) will be required to respond to the prize notification within the time specified in the notification and may be required to: (1) provide an email address; (2) to return, within three (3) calendar days, the unaltered photo from the winning entry; (3) provide his or her full mailing address for the purpose of receiving the prize(s); (4) upon TI’s request, sign and return a release of liability, declaration of eligibility, and, where lawful, a publicity release (signed either by Entrant, or if a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) granting permission to use his/her name and likeness for advertising and/or promotional and/or marketing purposes (without further compensation) (Tennessee residents need not complete and return a publicity release); and (5) take possession of the prize(s) in the manner specified by TI.
Noncompliance, failure to return any documents within the time specified, failure to respond to notification attempts or returns of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and an alternate winner will be selected using the criteria specified herein. TI will fulfill all prizes within 6-8 weeks after the end of the Contest Period. All decisions of Sponsor relating to the Contest are final.
PUBLICITY: By accepting a prize in this Contest, each Entrant (or if a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) hereby consents to the use by Sponsor and its designees of his or her information (first name, last initial, city, state) and/or photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereinafter developed throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional consideration or compensation (where legal), notice, consent or prior review, and upon request will provide written consent to such use.
LICENSE: By submitting an entry, each Entrant (or if a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) acknowledges and agrees that if the entry is determined to be a winner, by acceptance of a prize in this contest, each winning Entrant grants to Sponsor and its licensees, sublicensees, successors, and assigns, the exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicenseable right and license (including but not limited to, all intellectual property and proprietary rights) to use the entry in any manner and in all media now known or hereinafter developed (the “License”). The rights granted pursuant to the License shall also include, without limitation, the right to alter or edit the entry, and to make derivative works based on the entry. Entrant (or if a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian) agrees to sign any documents required by Sponsor upon request to confirm such License.
IDENTITY OF ENTRANT: If a dispute occurs about the identity of an Entrant, Entries will be declared/made by the Authorized Account Holder of the social media account through which an Entry was made, and if a prize is won, it will be awarded to the social media account owner. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person assigned to a social media address by the online social media service provider (e.g., YouTube or Instagram) that licenses the account.
NO SPONSORSHIP: Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed administered by, or associated with any media platform including without limitation: Instagram, Twitter, Vimeo or Vine. All information provided by Entrant is provided to Sponsor, and not to a media platform. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Sponsor, and not to a media platform.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: The decisions of TI are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest without appeal. Except as determined by TI in its sole discretion, no substitution of a prize shall be offered and no transfer of the right to receive a prize to a third party is permitted, except by TI, who reserves the right to award a prize, or portion thereof, of equal or greater value. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Actual value of prize will depend on current market conditions at time of fulfillment, and any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value of the prize, if any, will not be awarded, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Any and all guarantees and warrantees on merchandise prizes are subject to the manufacturer’s terms and conditions, and winners agree to look solely to said manufacturers for any such warranty or guarantee claim. All prize details are in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
PRIVACY: Except as otherwise stated in these Rules, personal information collected in connection with this Contest will be used in accordance with TI’s Privacy Policy found at http://education.ti.com or with any other consent given by an Entrant. Any communication or information transmitted to TI by electronic mail or otherwise is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary.
GENERAL LIABILITY: Participants agree that the Contest Entities: (a) shall not be responsible or liable for, and you hereby release the Contest Entities from, any claims, losses, damages or injuries (including death) of any kind to persons or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, or from acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use/misuse or inability to use a prize; and (b) to the maximum extent permitted by law, have not made any warranty, condition, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to a prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. The Contest Entities shall not be liable for any injury, damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience or irregularity that may be caused or contributed to (a) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of their agents, servants, employees or independent contractors; (b) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any other person or entity not an employee of the Contest Entities, or (c) by any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond the control of the Contest Entities. Failure of Sponsor to enforce any provision herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such. Sponsor reserves the right to modify these Rules for clarification and/or administration purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
The Contest Entities assume no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware, software, third party sites, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network, server, cable, satellite, Internet Service Provider (ISP) or other connections that are human or technical in nature or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, notification and announcement of the prizewinners, or in any other Contest-related materials. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, suspend, modify or amend this Contest, in its entirety or in part, for any reason, including should virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. The Contest Entities are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate registration information, whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, by any technical or human errors which may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest, or for any technical or human errors which may occur during the administration of the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it suspects to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, or to be acting in a unsportsmanlike, disruptive, or illegal manner or in violation of these Rules and void all associated entries. The Contest Entities are not responsible for entries that are garbled, late, tampered with, forged, incomplete, misdirected, lost, misplaced, stolen, delayed, damaged, inaccurate, undelivered, destroyed or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules, and all such entries will be void. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other factors/reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award the Runner-up Prizes and Grand Prize as stated herein via random drawings from among all eligible, legitimate, entries, at their sole discretion.
If any part of these Rules is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and these Rules shall continue in effect.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, TI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE CONTEST ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST, HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING IN STATUTE, TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CONTEST ENTITIES OR EITHER OF THEM WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ALL SUCH DAMAGES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND EXCLUDED.
TERMINATION: TI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest at any time for any reason, including but not limited to any reason that affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest. Such reasons include but are not limited to fraud, tampering, unauthorized access, infections by computer virus, bugs, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of TI.
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION: The Contest and these rules and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas and any dispute arising out of this contest shall be brought in, and each Entrant hereby consents to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in, the Federal District Courts sitting in Dallas County, Texas. By entering this Contest, all Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action or other proceeding.
WINNERS LIST: To obtain a copy of these Rules or the name of the Prize winner(s), after the end date of the Contest, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Education Technology Division
c/o 2024 Holiday Cheer Contest
13532 N. Central Expressway, MS 3818
Dallas, TX 75243
Requests must be received by the date that is no later than six (6) weeks after the end date of the Contest.