Shoot a video and win a Sanya vacation for two plus 5,000 RMB in cash.

Rules for the Waboba Asia Video Competition, Summer 2010
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Shoot a video and win a Sanya vacation for two plus 5,000 RMB in cash.

The top prize for the Waboba Asia Video Competition is a two-night vacation for two at a five-star hotel in Sanya, Hainan. The prize includes return flights within Asia to Sanya, Hainan, two nights for two in a five-star hotel and 5,000 RMB in cash.

The winner’s trip to Sanya should ideally coincide with either the Waboba Hainan SurfnSkate event in March 2011 or the Surfing Hainan Open in November 2010.

Competition runners-up will receive various prizes including Waboba balls, Waboba Flyers, beach towels and T-shirts.

The competition is open to anyone in Asia, so get your camera out and start shooting.

Step 1: Make a video up to three minutes long, an exciting one, a funny one, an unusual one… it can be any style you like as long as it includes a Waboba ball in it in some way, preferably with the ball bouncing on water.

Step 2: Post your video on a video website such as Tudou, Youku, Youtube or Vimeo. (If you post it on a site that is outside the Chinese firewall, such as YouTube or Vimeo, keep your video handy because we will ask you either to send us a copy of the video via ftp or to post the video up a second time on a Chinese video hosting website.)

Step 3: Tag the video “Waboba” and “WAVC” along with any other tags you think appropriate.

Step 4: Send us an email at bisai at waboba-asia.com giving your name, address and the URL for your video.

The competition closing date is September 10, 2010

Extra Information:

What type of video should I shoot?

As long as there’s a Waboba ball in there somewhere, the choice is yours. We are allowing videos up to three minutes long to allow you to tell a mini-story if you choose. Also bear in mind that we are keen on “viral” videos, the type of video that you will be dying to tell your friends about.

The video also needs to be appropriate for viewers of all ages. Waboba will not accept entries with content it deems unsuitable.

Keep a high-quality copy of the original video

When you create the video, prepare it in the highest resolution you can and then create a lower resolution version to post up on the video website. If you are a competition winner, we may ask you to provide us with the high resolution version later on.

Who is eligible to enter the competition?

To be eligible for the competition, you must either live in Asia or enter a video filmed during a visit to Asia.

If you are under 18 years old or if the video includes children under the age of 18, we may ask you to provide consent forms signed by a parent or guardian.

How do I enter the competition?

You must signal your entry to the competition by tagging your video “Waboba” and “WAVC” and by emailing us at bisai at waboba-asia.com with your name, address and the URL for your video.

What is the closing date?

The final closing time for the competition is midnight on September 10, 2010.

How many videos can I enter?

You can enter as many videos as you like, but please do not enter multiple versions of the same video. Each entry should be completely different. You can also make changes to your video before the final closing date, as long as you notify us of these changes by email to bisai at waboba-asia.com.

No copyrighted material, please

The video must not include any copyrighted music without the consent of the copyright holder, but there are some websites that allow you to use their music in videos as long as you credit the copyright holder. Try www.podsafeaudio.com.

There is also some more detailed legal information below:

A. No Obligation to Use

By entering the competition, you acknowledge and agree that Waboba is not required to host, display, accept, consider, or broadcast any video entered or submitted into the Waboba Asia Video Competition and you further agree that if Waboba determines that your entry does not meet eligibility requirements for any reason, Waboba may, at its sole discretion, remove your submission from the contest by declining to feature it on its website.

You understand and agree that once you submit or attempt to submit your video to the Waboba Asia Video Competition, by tagging your video “WAVC” and by emailing us your name, address and the URL for your video, you shall have no right to prohibit, restrict, revoke or terminate any of the rights granted to Waboba hereunder. You understand and acknowledge that you are not entitled to any compensation or other consideration for your video or any use made of your video once submitted into the contest.

B. Rights and Distribution

By submitting your video into this competition, you hereby grant to Waboba AB the royalty-free nonexclusive right to copy, sublicense, edit, modify, publish, transmit, make derivative works, distribute, delete or display the content of the video and elements embodied within the video, in whole or in part, worldwide, in any media including television broadcast and via Internet download, streaming, transmission, exhibition or distribution by any computer-mediated networked communication systems, whether now existing or later invented in perpetuity, without limitation and without consideration or acknowledgment to the entrant, including for advertising/publicity purposes without compensation, except where prohibited by law. You understand, however, that Waboba AB is not assuming any obligation to broadcast or distribute any video submitted into the contest.

C. Agree to Be Bound

By entering, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges and these official rules and to comply with all laws and regulations as well as all rules and terms of use posted on waboba-asia.com and blog.waboba-asia.com.

D. Not Responsible for Technical Difficulties

Waboba AB, Waboba Ltd, Waboba Inc and individuals working on their behalf, will not be responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, submissions or attempted submissions, or for e-mail, internet, computer hardware and software, phone, and/or any other technical errors, malfunctions, and delays that may prevent you from uploading your video into the competition, or interfere with your compliance of the rules of this competition. All responsibilities related to submitting a qualifying entry fall on you, the entrant or potential entrant.

E. Entry Compliance and Entry Disputes

Entries which are mutilated, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, forged, irregular in any way, or otherwise not in compliance with these official rules are void. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the registered holder of the relevant account on the video site that hosts the video.

Waboba will validate all entries and will determine, at its sole discretion, whether each video meets the entry criteria detailed herein for acceptance as an entry into the contest.

F. Promotion/Publicity

By submitting an entry, you grant Waboba AB and its affiliates the right to use and authorize others to use information provided by you to Waboba, including your name and city of origin, and as well as excerpts from your submission(s) and the names, voices, likenesses, and biographies of all persons performing services in connection with the video, for publicity and institutional promotional purposes to the extent permitted by law. You understand and agree that Waboba may request more information from you for such purposes, should your video become a finalist or the grand prize winner.

G. Release from Liability

Entrants agree that Waboba AB, Waboba Ltd, Waboba Inc and related individuals or entities shall not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from acceptance of prize(s), participation in the contest, individual, joint or collective technical malfunctions of the telephone network and/or transmission line, computer on-line system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, hardware and/or software, or any delay or distortion of an entry resulting from data transmissions that are garbled, incomplete, misdirected, lost, mutilated, delayed, corrupted, mechanically duplicated, illegible or otherwise not in compliance with these official rules. You also agree that Waboba is not liable for damage to a user’s computer system (including, without limitation, any server failure or lost, delayed or corrupted data or other malfunction) due, either directly or indirectly, to an entrant’s participation in the contest or downloading of information in connection with the contest. Waboba reserves the right to modify or cancel the contest in the event that any portion of any website used to administer any aspect of the contest becomes technically corrupted.