2019 Calendar Photo Contest Terms & Conditions

NEB Passion in Science Calendar Campaign Terms and Conditions

ELIGIBILITY: No purchase necessary to participate. This promotion is open only to life science professionals 21 years or older. NEB employees, contractors, officers, agents, or any family member of such are not eligible to participate. Eligible entrants who submit Submission Materials (as defined below) in accordance with these Terms and Conditions, and who agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions, may enter (“Participants”). There is a limit of one Prize per Participant. Healthcare Professionals may not participate in this promotion. The term Healthcare Professionals includes individuals (clinical or non-clinical physicians (MDs and MDs/Ph.D.s), physician assistants, nurses, technicians, research coordinators, administrators and purchasing personnel) and entities (including hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing facilities, home health agencies, clinics and group purchasing organizations, managed care organizations, physician group practices, medical directors for health insurance organizations) and their employees and representatives who are involved in the actual provision of health care services.

Government Officials in Europe may not participate in this promotion. Government Official shall mean: (i) any officer or employee of a government or any department, agency or instrument of a government; (ii) any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of a government or any department, agency, or instrument of a government; (iii) any officer or employee of a company or business owned in whole or part by a government; (iv) any officer or employee of a public international organization such as the World Bank or United Nations, the European Union or the World Health Organization; (v) any officer or employee of a political party or any person acting in an official capacity on behalf of a political party; and/or (vi) any candidate for political office.

By accepting a Prize (as defined below), Participants represent that they are not prohibited by law, regulation, or agency/institutional policy from receiving the gift from New England Biolabs, Inc. (“NEB”). This promotion cannot be combined with any other discounts or promotions. Offer void where prohibited, licensed, or restricted by federal, state, provincial, or local laws or regulation or agency/institutional policy. Other restrictions may apply. Determination of eligibility and validity of Participant responses is at NEB’s’ sole discretion.

DURATION: This promotion ends on September 30, 2018 at 8:00pm U.S. Eastern Standard Time, unless extended by NEB in its discretion.

PRIZE: Each winner will have the choice of receiving either a $500 credit toward the purchase of an NEB catalog product OR a $500 donation to be made by NEB in the winner’s name to a charity of the winner’s choice (each a “Prize”).

WINNER:  Submission Materials will be judged by NEB during the first week of October, 2018, and 12 winners will be selected by NEB to receive a Prize. Prizes are not transferable. NEB reserves the right to substitute a Prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice. Winners will be chosen by an impartial committee comprised of NEB employees, providing equal weight to the following criteria:

  • Fitting with nature theme
  • Originality
  • Composition

Each winner will be notified by email or letter within 30 days of the closing date of the promotion. If a winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the Prize within 14 days of notification, NEB reserves the right to withdraw the Prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner. NEB‘s decision as to the selection of the winners is final. The winners’ names will be available 30 days after closing date by emailing the following address: [info@neb.com] 

RIGHT TO USE ENTRIES: By submitting artwork (“Submission Material”) for this promotion, each Participant grants NEB the right in perpetuity to publish, use, re-use, copy, display, share, broadcast, transmit, edit, sublicense, adapt and/or modify (together "Use") Participant’s name, affiliation, voice, appearance, performance, photograph, video, and/or likeness and Submission Material in any way for any and all purposes, including but not limited to internal, education, advertisement, publicity, commercial, promotional, marketing, and otherwise, in any and all media worldwide, including but not limited to, an NEB website, NEB Catalog, video-sharing websites, social media, email, newsletters, articles, posters, marketing literature and/or any other commercial or promotional activity, without further compensation to or permission from Participant (unless prohibited by law), and with or without credit to Participant, at NEB's sole discretion. Submission Material may not be returned to a Participant. NEB has no obligation to use the Submission Materials.

Participant further confirms to NEB that the Submission Material (1) is Participant’s original work; and (2) has no prior ownership or copyright restrictions. Participant warrants that (1) no part of Participant’s Submission Material is copied from any other work; and (2) Participant has obtained all permissions required to grant NEB the rights granted above. Promotion participant entry details, including but not limited to videos, posts and photographs, may be used by NEB for promotional purposes.  By entering the promotion, Participant grants NEB a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free and transferable license to use and reproduce any photographs, media coverage or other promotional material relating to Participant’s entry into this promotion.

OTHER TERMS: NEB shall have the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these Terms and Conditions, such change shall be effective immediately upon posting to this webpage. NEB also reserves the right to cancel the promotion in its sole discretion.

GOVERNING LAW. This offer is void where prohibited by law. Any dispute arising out of this promotion will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard for its conflicts of law provisions.

IN NO EVENT SHALL NEB BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, WARRANTY, OR UNDER ANY STATUTE OR ON ANY OTHER BASIS FOR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, MULTIPLE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SUSTAINED BY ANY PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY ARISING OUT OF THIS PROMOTION, USE OF AN NEB PRODUCT OR PRODUCT BOX, NEB’S PERFORMANCE OR FAILURE TO PERFORM ITS OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO THE PROMOTION, WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE AND WHETHER OR NOT NEB IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, DOWNTIME, OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE, PROFITS, GOODWILL, OR BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS.

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