Pepsi Max Your Team
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- How does the Max Your Team competition work?
- Can anyone enter?
- I am under 16. Can I still enter?
- When is the last date I can enter?
- Do I have to buy a can of Pepsi Max to enter?
- So, how do I become a winner?
- Are there any alternative prizes?
- Who decides who wins?
- How will I know if I have won?
- Is anyone making sure that the ratings are above board?
- Are there any restrictions to submitting a video?
- When I submit an entry, do I have any responsibilities?
- I am under 16. What happens if I do not provide a valid Parental/Legal Guardian Consent Form?
- Who owns the rights to my video once I’ve uploaded it?
- How many times can I enter?
- How long is the promotion running for?
- I do not have a webcam. Can I enter the competition in another way?
- Do I automatically win a prize just by entering?
- How do I win a webcam?
- Do I automatically win a webcam each time I rate a clip?
- Can I take part if I live outside the UK?
- I don’t have a PC. Can I use someone else’s?
- Can I enter a video after the closing date?
- Do I have to be over 18 to enter the promotion?
- How will I receive my prize?
- I have won a prize but not received it yet?
- Will I have to take part in promotional publicity if I win?
- What’s the deal with my personal information?
- Will my personal information be kept on file for other uses?
- I entered the ‘Max Your Team’ competition and now I’m getting spam. Is it anything to do with PepsiCo?
- I have a question that isn’t covered by these FAQs. Who can I contact?
- How does the Max Your Team competition work?
- There is a VIP prize package to be won at the end of the competition period. To enter, you must upload a video showing why you think your team deserves to be treated like superstars (or a description of it) on to www.maxyourteam.co.uk (the Website). To qualify, your entry must be based on the "Max Your Team" theme – more about it can be seen on the site.
- Can anyone enter?
- Yes! As long as you’re over 16 on the 11th December 2006 and a UK resident.
- I am under 16. Can I still enter?
- Yes. But if you were under 16 on 11th December 2006 then you’ll have to get a parent or guardian to sign a consent form for you. This is a legal requirement to say that they agree to you entering and that you agree to stick to the rules of the competition. Unfortunately, if you are under 16 and can not provide authorisation your entry will be disqualified. Download Parental/Legal Guardian Consent Form.
- When is the last date I can enter?
- The last time you can upload an entry is 11.59pm on 16th January 2007.
- Do I have to buy a can of Pepsi Max to enter?
- No. No purchase is necessary to enter the competition.
- So, how do I become a winner?
- Every entry can be rated every day from 12th December to 16th January 2007 by visiting www.maxyourteam.co.uk and using the Pepsi Max Slider. The entry with the best average rating at the end of the competition period will win the prize. To qualify for the prize, each entry must be rated 10 times or more.
- Are there any alternative prizes?
- No, but if, for some reason PepsiCo is unable to provide the stated prize, they reserve the right to award an alternative of the same value.
- Who decides who wins?
- Everyone who visits www.maxyourteam.co.uk will be able to rate any clip and therefore has a say in who wins. The entry with the best average rating at the end of the competition period will win.
- How will I know if I have won?
- The winner will be notified via email within a week of the closing date. The Winner will be notified a maximum of 3 times via email. If the winner has not responded after 3 emails, their prize will be given to someone else and they will forfeit their prize.
- Is anyone making sure that the ratings are above board?
- Yes. PepsiCo will keep an eye the number of ratings and the activity on the Website. If there is enough proof to suggest malpractice and manipulation of the rating process then PepsiCo has the right to remove entries and, if necessary, award the prize to a different contestant. PepsiCo’s decisions are final.
- Are there any restrictions to submitting a video?
- Yes, there are a few restrictions. PepsiCo reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and remove any entry that does not comply with the following requirements, even after it has been submitted to the website. PepsiCo will not take part in dialogue with any contestant who has been refused entry or otherwise.
Your entry will be disqualified and removed from the site if:- Your entry has been previously published, released or distributed in any form or has already won any award.
- Your entry is not original or your own work.
- Your entry contains any personally identifiable information about you or any one else.
- Your entry contains any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libellous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic or profane content.
- Your entry contains any material that could constitute or encourage conduct which would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.
- Your Entry infringes upon the copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity, or which violate any person's rights of privacy or publicity.
- Your entry contains stock footage or existing music that has been purchased or the rights to use it secured in any way.
- Your entry contains any commercial content that promotes any product or service other than that of PepsiCo.
- Your entry contains screen credits.
- When I submit an entry, do I have any responsibilities?
- Yes. When you submit an entry you have a responsibility to make sure that:
- You have all the necessary rights to enter the ‘Max Your Team’ competition and have your entry displayed on the Website.
- Your entry does not contain or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights of any third person or entity.
- Everybody who appears in your entry has given their permission to be portrayed as shown.
- Any costumes, props or other materials used must be rented or borrowed with the permission of the owner, and all other relevant permissions must have been obtained.
- If you are under 16, you have your parent/guardian’s consent to participate in the Contest. Download Parental/Legal Guardian Consent Form.
- I am under 16. What happens if I do not provide a valid Parental/Legal Guardian consent form?
- If PepsiCo does not receive a valid signed Parental/Legal Guardian consent form for any winner who is under 16 on 11th December 2006, PepsiCo will be entitled to select an alternative winner from among the entries. Download Parental/Legal Guardian Consent Form.
- Who owns the rights to my video once I’ve uploaded it?
- Once you’ve uploaded your entry, PepsiCo owns the copyright. By submitting your entry for the ‘Max Your Team’ competition, you give the worldwide rights, including all intellectual property and interest that is created from it, to PepsiCo.
- How many times can I enter?
- You can enter as many times as you like. If your video is doesn’t win, it will automatically stay in the competition for users to vote on it again the following day.
- How long is the promotion running for?
- You can upload an entry to Max Your Team from 12th December to 16th January 2007. The final winner will be confirmed within a week of the closing date.
- I do not have a webcam. Can I enter the competition in another way?
- You can create a video using a camera, mobile phone or camcorder. As long as you upload it to the site and stick to the rules it will be entered into the promotion. You can also enter the competition by sending us a ‘textual’ entry, where you simply describe how you would ‘Max Your Team’. This must be entered via www.maxyourteam.co.uk.
- Do I automatically win a prize just by entering?
- No. Sorry, but you have to score the highest average rating on the Pepsi Max Slider to win.
- How do I win a webcam?
- Everyone who rates a video on the Pepsi Max Slider will be entered into a prize draw to win one of 100 webcams. All winners will be notified by email by the end of November.
- Do I automatically win a webcam each time I rate a clip?
- No, you will be entered into a prize draw to win a webcam every time you rate a clip. At the end of the draw period we will select 100 winners at random.
- Can I take part if I live outside the UK?
- No. This promotion is only open to residents of the UK.
- I don’t have a PC. Can I use someone else’s?
- Yes, but you must get their permission before entering.
- Can I enter a video after the closing date?
- No, we will not be accepting entries after the closing date. All entries must be received by 11.59pm on 16th January 2007.
- Do I have to be over 18 to enter the promotion?
- No you do not have to be over 18 to enter the promotion. However, players under 16 must have a parent or guardian’s permission to take part.
- How will I receive my prize?
- Once we have confirmed your address and personal information, we will contact you with full details of how to redeem your prize.
- I have won a prize but not received it yet?
- Don’t worry. As long as you have responded to your winner’s email, your prize will be with you shortly.
- Will I have to take part in promotional publicity if I win?
- By entering the ‘Max Your Team’ competition, you and your team agree to take part in related publicity and to allow PepsiCo to use your name and photograph for advertising, promotion and publicity purposes without any further compensation. By entering, you and your team agree that PepsiCo, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents are not liable for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in the ‘Max Your Team’ competition.
- What’s the deal with my personal information?
- By entering the Contest, you are agreeing that PepsiCo may have the personal information you provided on registration. PepsiCo is restricted to using your personal information according to its privacy policy.
- Will my personal information be kept on file for other uses?
- By entering the promotion, you agree to receive communication/emails that are related to this promotion. You will only receive additional information from PepsiCo if you have “opted in” during the registration process.
- I entered the ‘Max Your Team’ competition and now I’m getting spam. Is it anything to do with PepsiCo?
- No. Your details will not be provided to a third party without your permission either during or after the promotion.
- I have a question that isn’t covered by these FAQs. Who can I contact?
- If you’ve got any questions that aren’t answered here then please email the customer care team at britvic@britvicresponse.co.uk.
