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Sponsor: The Sponsor of this Contest is Pickaxe, Inc. (“Pickaxe”)
Eligibility: Open to persons who legally reside in the United States and who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Pickaxe may not enter the Prompt Engineering Contest (the “Contest”) .
How to Enter:
Judging Criteria & Winner Selection: Entrants will compete in the Contest between May 29th, 2023 and June 20th, 2023. The winner will be selected by 11:59PM PT on June 30, 2023 by Pickaxe’s designee(s), who shall be the judge(s) of the contest based on the judges’ ranking of the submissions in the following categories:
Up to 15 entrants will be selected as finalists, and 1 finalist will be selected as the winner. The decisions of the judges are final and binding on all matters relating to the contest. The judges: Souki Mehdaoui, Riley Brown, Dreaming Tulpa, Pete Huang, and Matt Wolfe. They were chosen on the basis of their expertise around generative AI.
The winner will be notified by email within 30 days of winner selection. Potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability in connection with the performance within 48 hours of notification or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. By entering this Contest, entrant accept and agree to these official rules, our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the decisions of Pickaxe, which shall be final in all matters. Acceptance of a prize also constitutes permission to Pickaxe to use entrants’, finalists’, and winners’ name, likeness, photos, and biographical information for commercial, advertising, promotional and other purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law. All federal and state laws apply.
For each entrant that is NOT selected as a winner, such entrant may request in writing to info@pickaxeproject.com that Pickaxe destroy entrant’s submission files. After receiving entrant’s request, Pickaxe will have five (5) business days to destroy such files from Pickaxe’s servers.
Rules & Restrictions:
Prize: The winners will be awarded the following:
Limit one prize per winner. No substitutions, cash redemptions, assignments or transfers of the prize (in whole or in part) are permitted by winners. Pickaxe reserves the right to substitute any prize or components thereof with another prize of approximate value.
Limitation of Liability: By entering this Contest, entrants waive all right to, and hold the Pickaxe Parties harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. The Contest and the prize(s) are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.
Cheating: Entrants agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of Contest-winner selection and/or prevent others from utilizing the links to the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS DRAWING VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, PICKAXE PARTIES MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANTS MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND PICKAXE PARTIES MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
General Terms & Conditions: By participating, entrants agree Pickaxe Parties are not responsible or liable for, and shall be released and held harmless from: (i) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (ii) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Pickaxe Parties that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest; (iv) any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with or resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance, possession, or misuse of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy. Pickaxe Parties will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant's spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this Contest; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the Contest, or announcement of the prize. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of being conducted as described in these official rules, Pickaxe shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Contest and these official rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event a dispute arises cannot be resolved, such dispute shall be submitted to arbitration and resolved by a single qualified arbitrator in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (AAA). All such arbitration shall take place at the office of the AAA in Los Angeles, California. The award or decision rendered by the arbitrator shall be final binding and conclusive and judgment may be entered upon such award by any court. Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on their respective prizes. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of Pickaxe and judges and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these official rules.
WHEN ENTRANTS COMPETE IN THE CONTEST, THEY ARE UTILIZING SKILL, SUCH AS CREATIVITY, ORIGINALITY, AND SKILL IN CODING TO CREATE AI PROMPTS. IN OTHER WORDS, ENTRANTS’ ABILITIES DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE SKILLS-BASED COMPETITION. GAMES OF SKILL ARE PERMITTED IN MOST JURISDICTIONS AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE GAMBLING (WHICH GENERALLY REQUIRES A GAME OF CHANCE, PRIZE, AND CONSIDERATION TO PLAY). SOME JURISDICTIONS LIMIT GAMES OF SKILL WHERE PAYMENTS ARE INVOLVED. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH YOU ARE LOCATED PERMITS SKILL-BASED COMPETITIONS. WHEN YOU PARTICIPATE IN COMPETITIONS, THESE TERMS OF SERVICE SHALL APPLY.
Terms of Service/Privacy Policy: Entrants' personal information may be used by Pickaxe in accordance with its terms of service and privacy policy.