Type Through the Eras Poster Giveaway Rules

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4 min readAug 14, 2019

OFFICIAL RULES

These are the official rules that govern how the Monotype Type Through The Era’s — Music of the 20th Century (the “Contest”) will operate. In these rules, “we,” “our,” and “us” and “Monotype” refer to Monotype Imaging Inc., the sponsor of the Contest. “You,” “yourself,” “I,” “me,” and “my” refers to an eligible Contest entrant.

CHECK WITH YOUR EMPLOYER: It is your sole responsibility to review and understand your employer’s policies regarding your eligibility to participate in contents of this sort. If you are participating in violation of your employer’s policies, you may be disqualified from entering or receiving prizes. If you are a government employee, you are responsible for understanding the government gift and ethics rules that are applicable to you and you may not be eligible for the Contest. We disclaim any and all liability or responsibility for disputes arising between an employee and their employer related to this matter, and prizes will only be awarded in compliance with the employer’s policies.

1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION

The Contest is run by Monotype. The first 100 people to tweet us @MyFonts using hashtag #TypeEras and tell us your favorite song/genre and typeface will win a poster. The prize poster is a typographic poster inspired by the 20th Century’s most ambitious music genres. The Contest is voluntary and does not require you to purchase anything from the Contest sponsor.

THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW and is subject to applicable international, federal, state and local laws and regulations.

2. WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?

The Contest starts at 9 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on August 19th 2019, and ends at 11.59 p.m. EST on August 23rd 2019 (the “Entry Period”). Entries must be made within the Entry Period to be eligible.

3. WHO CAN ENTER?

To be eligible to win prizes in this Contest, when you make your Entry, you must be:

  • 18 years of age or older;
  • NOT a resident of any of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria (as U.S. export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to these countries);
  • You are NOT an employee of Monotype Imaging Inc., or any of its affiliated companies worldwide; and
  • You are NOT an immediate family member (parent, sibling, spouse, or child) or household member of any person identified in the prior bullet point.

4. WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ELIGIBLE ENTRY

To be eligible for consideration, Content entrants must tweet us @MyFonts using hashtag #TypeEras and tell us your favorite song/genre and typeface. You must be one of the first 100 contestants to send out a tweet. One entry per user. Sending out multiple tweets does not increase your chances of winning.

5. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

You can submit your entry by submitting your favorite song/genre and typeface and use hashtag #TypeEras as well as mention @MyFonts on Twitter

6. HOW ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED

First 100 contestants to send out the tweet with the required message will be eligible to receive the prize

7. THE PRIZE

If you are selected as the winner of this Contest, you will be awarded a poster — which is a typographic poster inspired by the 20th Century’s most ambitious music genres

Please note:

  • The prize will be awarded to you and you shall ensure it is used and/or distributed in accordance with your company’s policies if applicable;
  • You may not exchange your prize for cash or any other merchandise or services;
  • You may not designate someone else as the winner (if you are unable or unwilling to accept the prize, we may award it to an alternate potential winner or not at all); and
  • If you accept the prize, you will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes related to accepting the prize;
  • If a prize cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond Monotype’s control, Monotype reserves the right to present any winner with a different prize of equal monetary value.

Odds of winning are affected by the number of eligible Entries received during the Entry Period.

8. HOW WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED

If you are a winner, we will notify you by responding to your tweet, which included your favorite song/genre and typeface. If the notification that we send is returned as undeliverable, or you are otherwise unreachable for any reason, we may award the prize to an alternate winner or not at all.

9. OTHER CONDITIONS YOU ARE AGREEING TO

By entering this Contest you agree:

  • To abide by these Official Rules;
  • To the extent allowed by law, to release and hold harmless Monotype Imaging Inc., Instagram, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, employees and agents, from any and all liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contest, your participation in this Contest or any prize won;
  • That the decisions of Monotype will be final and binding on all matters related to this Contest; and
  • This Contest will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Massachusetts courts (state and federal) located in Boston, Massachusetts, USA for any disputes arising out of this Contest.

10. CONTEST SPONSOR

Monotype Imaging Inc. is the sponsor of this Contest. Contact details for Monotype Imaging Inc. are as follows:

Monotype Imaging Inc.

600 Unicorn Park Drive

Woburn, MA 01801 USA

+781–970–6000

11. YOUR PRIVACY

Monotype Imaging Inc.’s Privacy Policy will apply to this Contest, to any information you submit to us, and to any and all information that we receive from you if you are chosen as a prize winner. The Privacy Policy is available at http://www.monotype.com/legal/privacy-policy.

© 2019 Monotype Imaging Inc.

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