Microsoft Saga Photo Mode Competition Contest

1. SPONSOR

These Official Rules (“Rules”) govern the operation of the Microsoft Saga Photo Mode Competition Contest (“Contest”). Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521, is the Contest sponsor (“Sponsor”).

2. DEFINITIONS

In these Rules, "Microsoft", "we", "our", and "us" refer to Sponsor and “you” and "yourself" refers to a Contest participant, or the parent/legal guardian of any Contest entrant who has not reached the age of majority to contractually obligate themselves in their legal place of residence. By entering you (your parent/legal guardian if you are not the age of majority in your legal place of residence) agree to be bound by these Rules.

3. ENTRY PERIOD

The Contest starts at 12:00 a.m. British Summer Time (BST) on August 19, 2024, and ends at 11:59 p.m. BST on September 2, 2024 (“Entry Period”).

4. ELIGIBILITY

Subject to the requirements set forth in this Section and Section 6 below, the Contest is open to anyone who is 18 years of age or older. If you are 18 years of age or older but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, then you must have consent of a parent/legal guardian.

Employees and directors of Microsoft Corporation and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, and Contest Parties are not eligible, nor are persons involved in the execution or administration of this promotion, or the family members of each above (parents, children, siblings, spouse/domestic partners, or individuals residing in the same household). Void in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Region of Crimea, Russia, and where prohibited.

The Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence). If a winner is found to be ineligible, the Sponsor reserves the right to award the relevant prize to another entrant and to require the return of any prize already awarded.

5. HOW TO ENTER

To create an entry, take a photo using “photomode” available within the game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II. Photo mode is accessible in the game by pausing the game. To enter photomode, you must pause the game. This can be done by pressing the pause button on your controller or keyboard. Once paused, select photomode from the menu.

To submit an entry, you must:

Create a new account or use an existing account on X/Twitter, Instagram (“X/Twitter, Instagram”); and
Post a publicly viewable message that includes your entry, the Contest hashtag #SenuasSagaPhotography, and the hashtag #Contest.

For doing this, you will receive one (1) Contest entry.

Entry Criteria and Terms: All elements must be included to be eligible. If your account is private, your entry will NOT be eligible; you must change the setting on your account from private to “public” or “unprotected”. The X/Twitter, Instagram platform will be the official time clock for the Contest.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, X/Twitter, Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to X/Twitter, Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for administering the Contest and to contact you if you are a winner.

The entry limit is one per person per day during the Entry Period.

Any attempt by you to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different accounts, email addresses, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will void your entries and you may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited.

We are not responsible for excess, lost, late, or incomplete entries. If disputed, entries will be deemed submitted by the “authorized account holder” of the email address, social media account, or other method used to enter. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to an email address by an internet or online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.

6. ELIGIBLE ENTRY

To be eligible, an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

Your entry must be your own original work; and
Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other contest; and
You must have obtained all consents, approvals, or licenses required for you to submit your entry; and
To the extent that entry requires the submission of user-generated content such as software, photos, videos, music, artwork, essays, etc., entrants warrant that their entry is their original work, has not been copied from others without permission or apparent rights, and does not violate the privacy, intellectual property rights, or other rights of any other person or entity. You may include Microsoft trademarks, logos, and designs, for which Microsoft grants you a limited license to use for the sole purposes of submitting an entry into this Contest; and
Your entry may NOT contain, as determined by us in our sole and absolute discretion, any content that is obscene or offensive, violent, defamatory, disparaging, or illegal, or that promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco or a particular political agenda, or that communicates messages that may reflect negatively on the goodwill of Microsoft.

7. USE OF YOUR ENTRY

We are not claiming ownership rights to your submission. However, by submitting an entry, you grant us an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with this Contest and use your entry in any media whatsoever now known or later invented for any non-commercial or commercial purpose, including, but not limited to, the marketing, sale or promotion of Microsoft products or services, without further permission from you. You will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.

By entering you acknowledge that we may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your entry and you waive any claims resulting from any similarities to your entry. Further you understand that we will not restrict work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry, and you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under this agreement or copyright or trade secret law.

Your entry may be posted on a public website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. We are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.

8. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION

Pending confirmation of eligibility, potential prize winners will be selected by Microsoft or their Agent or a qualified judging panel from among all eligible entries received based on the following judging criteria:

50% - Originality
50% - Composition (this will be judged on how the elements in a photo are arranged in order to get the most aesthetically pleasing result)

Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received within 7 days following the Entry Period.

In the event of a tie between any eligible entries, an additional judge will break the tie based on the judging criteria described above. The decisions of the judges are final and binding. If we do not receive enough entries meeting the entry requirements, we may, at our discretion, select fewer winners than the number of Contest Prizes described below. If public vote determines winners, it is prohibited for any person to obtain votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including offering prizes or other inducements in exchange for votes, automated programs or fraudulent i.d’s. Microsoft will void any questionable votes.

Winners will be notified via the contact information provided during entry no more than 7 days following judging with prize claim instructions, including submission deadlines. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize or fails to return any forms, the selected winner will forfeit their prize and an alternate winner will be selected time allowing. If you are a potential winner and you are 18 or older but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, we may require your parent/legal guardian to sign all required forms on your behalf. Only three alternate winners will be selected, after which unclaimed prizes will remain unawarded.

9. PRIZES

The following prizes will be awarded:

One (1) Grand Prize. A Prize Package consisting of the following items:

A(n) An Xbox Series X Custom Console with artwork inspired by Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $440.00 USD. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $440.00.

A(n) An Xbox Wireless Controller with artwork inspired by Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $59.99 USD. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $59.99.

A(n) An Xbox Series X Custom Stand with artwork inspired by Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $100.00 USD. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $100.00.

The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of this Package is $599.99.

The ARV of electronic prizes is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. We will determine the value of the prize to be the fair market value at the time of prize award.

The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $599.99.

We will only award one (1) prize to one (1) person during the Entry Period. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Microsoft reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Microsoft products awarded as prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose); you assume the entire risk of quality and performance, and should the prizes prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. This is so even if the Microsoft product mentions a warranty on its packaging, in a manual, or in marketing materials; no warranty applies to Microsoft products awarded as prizes. Microsoft does not give any warranty of any kind, express or implied (including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) on products made by a company other than Microsoft that are awarded as prizes. Please contact the manufacturer to see if it is covered by that company’s warranty.

Prizes will be sent no later than 28 days after winner selection. Prize winners may be required to complete and return prize claim and / or tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline stated in the winner notification. Taxes on the prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who is advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of accepting a prize. By accepting a prize, you agree that Microsoft may use your entry, name, image and hometown online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with this Contest without payment or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law.

10. ODDS

The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received.

11. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY

To the extent allowed by law, by entering you agree to release and hold harmless Microsoft and its respective parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss, or damage of any kind arising in connection with this Contest or any prize won.

All local laws apply. The decisions of Microsoft are final and binding.

We reserve the right to cancel, change, or suspend this Contest for any reason, including cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, war, or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of this Contest, whether human or mechanical. If the integrity of the Contest cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change or suspend the Contest.

If you attempt or we have strong reason to believe that you have compromised the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Contest by cheating, hacking, creating a bot or other automated program, or by committing fraud in any way, we may seek damages from you to the full extent of the law and you may be banned from participation in future Microsoft promotions.

12. USE OF YOUR ENTRY

Certain data relating to entrants must be provided in order to enter this Sweepstakes. By entering into this Sweepstakes you hereby consent to Microsoft using said data. Refusal by entrants to provide such data shall mean that they cannot enter this Sweepstakes. The data will be temporary used by Microsoft and its affiliates and by any of its representatives or employees for the purposes of conducting this Sweepstakes, as set out in these Terms and Conditions. Entrants have the right to exercise their rights of access to, amendment to or deletion of their data and to oppose the processing of their data for marketing purposes by writing to: Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521 .

At Microsoft, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Microsoft uses the information you provide on this form to notify you of important information about our products, upgrades and enhancements, and to send you information about other Microsoft products and services. Microsoft will not share the information you provide with third parties without your permission except where necessary to complete the services or transactions you have requested, or as required by law. Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Your personal information is never shared outside the company without your permission, except under conditions explained above.

Any personal data relating to entrants will be used solely in accordance with current data protection legislation applicable in your country of residence and in the country where the data controller is located. Microsoft’s Privacy Statement located at https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement will apply to this Sweepstakes and to all information that we receive from your entry.

If you believe that Microsoft has not adhered to this statement, please contact Microsoft by sending postal mail to Ireland Operations Limited, One Microsoft Place, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 D18 P521.

13. GOVERNING LAW

This Contest will be governed by the laws of England, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of London for any disputes arising out of this Contest.

14. WINNERS LIST

Send an email to competitions@ninjatheory.com with the subject line “Saga Photo Mode Competition Contest winners” within 30 days of September 2, 2024 to receive a list of winners that received a prize worth $25.00 or more.

MICROSOFT SENUA’S SAGA PHOTO MODE COMPETITION CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES