My First Microgame
PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY. ENTRY INTO THIS CHALLENGE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THIS CHALLENGE.
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1. Challenge Description
The My First Microgame Challenge (the “Challenge”) is a skills based contest and is designed to encourage beginners using the Microgames to learn and improve upon their learning experience. This Challenge will be run in accordance to these Official Rules (“Rules”).
2. Sponsor
The Challenge is organized and sponsored by Unity Technologies ApS, a Danish corporation with offices at Niels Hemmingsens Gade 24, DK-1153, Copenhagen, Denmark (“Sponsor” or “Unity”).
3. Unity Admins
Unity Admins” are any companies or organizations authorized by Unity to aid it with the administration or execution of this Challenge including but not limited to Unity Affiliates and National Sweepstakes Company, LLC. “Unity Affiliate” means an entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with Unity Technologies ApS.
4. Challenge Start and End Dates
The Challenge begins at 1:00 PM CEST Monday August 17th, 2020 (the “Start Date”) and ends at 23:59 PM CEST Wednesday October 27th, 2020 (the “Deadline”). (the “Deadline”).
5. Am I Eligible to Enter the Challenge?
You are eligible to enter this Challenge if you meet all of the following requirements as of the time and date of entry:
  • You are an individual;
  • You are 18 years of age or older but in no event less than the age of majority in your place of residence;
  • You have Internet Access, an Email Account, and access to a personal computer;
  • You are NOT a resident of the Crimea region of the Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria, due to U.S. Export Regulations (and any other regions or countries prohibited under the U.S. Export Regulations);
  • You are NOT on any U.S. Exportation Regulation prohibited list;
  • You are NOT a resident of Quebec, Canada; Brazil; or Italy;
  • You are NOT an employee of Unity or Unity Admins; and
  • You are NOT a family member or household member of any employee of Unity or Unity Admins.
Please Note: it is entirely your responsibility to review and understand your employer’s policies about your eligibility to participate in this Challenge. If you participate in violation of your employer’s policies, you and your Entry may be disqualified from the Challenge. Unity disclaims any and all liability or responsibility with respect to disputes arising between an employer and such employer’s employee in relation to this matter.
6. How do I Enter the Challenge?
To enter the Challenge, complete the steps below. You may enter the Challenge only as an individual and are limited to one Entry.
Step 1. Register for and create a profile on Unity Connect (if you do not have one already).
Step 2. Create your Entry as outlined under “How to Create an Entry” in Section 7 below.
Step 3. Submit the Entry as a Project on Unity Connect at https://connect.unity.com/challenges/my-first-microgame-9.
Unity is not responsible for an Entry or part of an Entry that it does not receive for any reason, or for Entries that it receives but are inaccessible or illegible for any reason and such Entries may be disqualifies at Unity’s sole discretion.
7. How to Create an Entry
To create an entry, you must create a Microgame modified level that fulfills the following criteria.
An entry (“Entry”) must include the following:
  • WebGL Game Title
  • WebGL Game Description
  • WebGL Game Build
8. Is my Entry an Eligible Entry?
To be eligible to be considered for a prize, as solely determined by Unity:
Your Entry MUST:
  • be made using the Unity software;
  • be your own original work;
  • not have been submitted previously in any promotion of any kind;
  • not contain material or content that:
  • is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, offensive, sexually explicit, pornographic, hateful, tortious, defamatory, or slanderous or libelous;
  • promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual
  • promotes discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
  • promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, or tobacco;
  • violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to rights of privacy, publicity, or their intellectual property rights;
  • is inconsistent with the message, brand, or image of Unity, is unlawful; or
  • is in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations of any jurisdiction in which the Entry is created;
You MUST:
  • have obtained any and all consents, approvals, or licenses required for you to submit your Entry;
  • not generate your Entry by any means which violate these Rules, the Unity Terms of Service, the Unity Connect Terms, or the Unity Privacy Policy;
  • not engage in false, fraudulent, or deceptive acts at any phase during your participation in the Challenge; or
  • not tamper or abuse any aspect of this Challenge.
9. Disqualification.
If you or the Entry is found to be ineligible for any reason, including but not limited to noncompliance with Sections 5 through 8 of these Rules, Unity and Unity Affiliates reserve the right to disqualify the Entry and/or you from this Challenge and any other contest or promotional activity sponsored or administered in any way by Unity or Unity Affiliates.
10. How may the Entry potentially be used?
The Entry may be used in a few different ways. Unity does not claim to own the Entry, however, by submitting an Entry you:
  • hereby grant to Unity and Unity Affiliates a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, world-wide right and license to (i) review and analyze your Entry in relation to this Challenge; and (ii) use your Entry or parts of your Entry in any media for any non-commercial or commercial purpose connection with the marketing, sale, or promotion of Unity, Unity Affiliates and their respective products and services;
  • agree that you will execute any necessary paperwork for Unity and Unity Affiliates to use the rights and licenses granted hereunder;
  • acknowledge and agree that you will not be compensated and may not be credited (at Unity’s sole discretion) for the use of your Entry as described in these Rules;
  • acknowledge that the we may have developed or commissioned materials similar to your Entry and you waive any claims resulting from any similarities to your Entry;
  • understand that your Entry may be posted on a public website or social media channel and that Unity is not responsible for any unauthorized use of your Entry by visitors to such site; and
  • understand and acknowledge that, subject to provision of Prizes, Unity is not obligated to use your Entry in any way, even if your Entry is selected as a winning Entry.
Personal data you submit in relation to this Challenge will be used by Unity and Unity Admins in accordance to Section 16 of these Rules.
11. How will Winners be Selected and Notified?
Entries will be judged by a panel of judges selected by Unity in its sole discretion. Judges’ decisions will be final and binding in all respects.
Judges will award each Entry a number of points based upon the following:
  • Number of Mods added to Microgame: 0-40 points
  • Playability: 0-30 points
  • Creativity: 0-30 points
Subject to confirmation of eligibility, the three best eligible entries will be awarded with three Winner (Digital badges) awards. The next three eligible entries will be awarded with Honorable Mention (Digital badges) award. Entries that did not receive a Winner or Honorable Mention award will receive a Contender award (Digital Badges) for their profile.
Once the Challenge has reached completion and has been judged the winners, honorable mentions and contenders will receive their digital awards on their profile.
In the unlikely event of a tie, the Entry who scored best in Number of Mods will be deemed the applicable winner. If the score therein is tied, the winning Entry will be determined by the judges in their sole discretion.
Potential winners will be contacted within 30 days of the completion of judging via the email associated with their Unity Connect profile. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not respond as directed, refuses the prize, or is found to be ineligible for any reason, such prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Only one alternate winner will be selected per each prize package, after which prizes will remain unawarded.
To the extent that there is any dispute as to the identity of the potential winner, the official account holder of the email address associated with the Unity Connect account through which the Entry was first submitted will be deemed the official potential winner by Unity.
12. Your Odds of Winning
ODDS OF WINNING A PRIZE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED AND HOW YOUR ENTRY SCORES IN ACCORDANCE TO THE JUDGING CRITERIA.
13. Prizes
  • Three Winner Place Prizes: The winners will receive: Digital Badge for their profile, (Approximate Retail Value of $0);
  • Total Winner Prize Package Approximate Retail Value: $0
  • Three Honorable Mention Place Prizes: The winners will receive: Digital Badge for their profile, (Approximate Retail Value of $0);
  • Total Honorable Mention Prize Package Approximate Retail Value: $0
  • Contender award: All entries that did not receive a Winner or Honorable Mention badge will receive: Digital Badge for their participation, (Approximate Retail Value of $0);
  • Total Contender Prize Package Approximate Retail Value: 0
Total Approximate Retail Value of all Prize packages: 0
All prizes are non-transferable, and no substitutions of the prizes for cash, alternate goods or services, or any other prize is permitted. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Unity reserves the right to provide a substitute prize of approximately equal value for any reason. PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS-IS” WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
All federal, state, and local or any other applicable taxes, license, title, and/or registration fees or other costs, associated with the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Unity, Unity Admins, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, will not be responsible for any such taxes, fees, and costs.
Any prize details not specified in these Rules will be determined solely by Unity.
14. When will prizes be awarded?
The prizes will be awarded within a commercially reasonable time frame. Potential winners may be required to complete and sign additional documentation, such as a non-disclosures, representations and warranties, liability and publicity releases (unless prohibited by applicable law), and tax documents, or other similar documentation in order to claim the prize. Only prizes claimed in accordance to these Rules will be awarded.
15. Winner List
A list of all winners of this Challenge will be posted on https://connect.unity.com/challenges/my-first-microgame-9 and may be announced at Unity’s discretion via Unity’s or Unity Affiliates’ Twitter, Facebook, Blog, or Website, or in person verbally at an Unity or Unity Affiliate sponsored or hosted event.
16. Your Personal Data and Privacy
You acknowledge and understand Unity’s Privacy Policy(located at: unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy) as well as Unity’s GDPR and Privacy Policy FAQ (located at: unity3d.com/legal/gdpr), will govern Unity’s use of the personal data you submit or that is collected through your participation in this Challenge. Please refer to Section 7 of Unity’s Privacy Policy to see how to access, update, or delete your data.
Unity may use cookies and/or collect IP addresses for the purpose of implementing or exercising its rights or obligations under the Rules, for information purposes, identifying your location, including without limitation for the purpose of redirecting you to the appropriate geographic website, if applicable, or for any other lawful purpose in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
Unity may use the personal data you provide via your participation in this Challenge:
  • to contact you in relation to the Challenge;
  • to confirm the details of your Entry;
  • to administer and execute this Challenge, including sharing it with Unity Admins;
  • at Unity’s discretion, to credit you for the Entry, identify you as a Winner, or other similar notice; and
  • as otherwise noted in these Rules or as necessary for Unity to meet its obligations under these Rules or applicable law.
17. Additional Terms and Conditions
If Unity determines, in its sole discretion, that any portion of this Challenge is compromised by virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or any other causes beyond its control, that in the sole opinion of Unity corrupts, or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper participation in/of the Challenge, Unity reserves the right to (a) cancel the Challenge; (b) pause the Challenge until such time the aforementioned issues may be resolved; or (c) consider only those Entries submitted prior to the when the Challenge was so compromised for the prizes.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that Unity, Unity Affiliates, and Unity Admins, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, will not be liable for personal injuries, death, damages, expenses or costs or losses of any kind resulting from participation or inability to participate in this Challenge or acceptance of or use or inability to use a prize or parts thereof including, without limitation, claims, suits, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light (whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
Your use of any other products and services required by these Rules, whether required by these Rules or not, are subject to the terms and conditions associated with such products or services.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ALSO ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY UNITY’S PRIVACY POLICY (HTTPS://UNITY3D.COM/LEGAL/PRIVACY-POLICY), THE UNITY TERMS OF SERVICE (HTTPS://UNITY3D.COM/LEGAL/TERMS-OF-SERVICE), AND THE UNITY CONNECT TERMS AND CONDITIONS (HTTPS://CONNECT.UNITY.COM/PUBLIC/TERMS/TERMS.HTM) IN ADDITION TO THESE RULES.
In the event any clause or provision of these Rules prove unenforceable, void or incomplete, the validity of the other conditions will remain unaffected.
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