Official rules

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Eligibility:  CLINICALKEY STUDENT NATIONAL CHALLENGE 2020 (“Contest”) is open to all MEDICAL STUDENTS YEAR 1-4 who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry and not prohibited in any manner by any person, entity, authority or law anywhere in the world from participating in this Contest or any similar contest.  Employees of Elsevier B.V. (“Sponsor”), its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, the Contest judges, and the immediate families and those living in the same household of the foregoing, are not eligible to enter.

Entry Period: This Contest commences on [SEPTEMBER 25], 2020_ at 00:01:01 [IST] and ends at 11:59:59 [IST] on [DECEMBER 02], 2020.  Sponsor's server is the official clock for the Contest.

How To Enter:  (i) Visit the Contest webpage at https://www.elsevier.com/en-in/education/ck-india-challenge (ii) complete entry form by (a) providing your full name, college name, year of study and email address, (b) submit the completed entry form by clicking the “Submit” button (c) create an account on www.clinicalkey.com/student following instructions sent via email to access competition.  No changes may be made to an Entry once it has been submitted.  All entries must be in English.  Incomplete, illegible or garbled entries will be disqualified.  Your submission must be fully completed and received by [OCTOBER 28], 2020 in order to be eligible for entry into the contest. LIMIT ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON. Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  Only entries submitted electronically through the Contest webpage []] in accordance with these Official Rules will be eligible for consideration.  All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

Representations and Warranties Regarding Entries:  By submitting an Entry, you represent and warrant that your Entry does not and shall not comprise, contain, or describe, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion: (A) false statements or any misrepresentations of your affiliation with a person or entity; (B) personally identifying information about you or any other person; (C) statements or other content that is false, deceptive, misleading, scandalous, indecent, obscene, unlawful, defamatory, libelous, fraudulent, tortious, threatening, harassing, hateful, degrading, intimidating, or racially or ethnically offensive; (D) conduct that could be considered a criminal offense, could give rise to criminal or civil liability, or could violate any law; (E) any advertising, promotion or other solicitation, or any third party brand name or trademark; or (F) any virus, worm, Trojan horse, or other harmful code or component.  By submitting an Entry, you represent and warrant that you own the full rights to the Entry and have obtained any and all necessary consents, permissions, approvals and licenses to submit the Entry and comply with all of these Official Rules, and that the submitted Entry is your sole original work, has not been previously published, released or distributed, and does not infringe any third-party rights or violate any laws or regulations.

Selection of Winner:  ([Champion]) winner will be selected by our panel of judges ("Panel") by applying the following judging criteria: Scoring across Multiple stages with Q&A on Medical Subjects HIGHEST TOTAL SCORES IN EACH ROUND USED TO DETERMINE ENTRY TO NEXT STAGE AND SUBMITTING A VIDEO THAT ANSWERED AND EXCELLED IN THAT PARTICULAR ROUND. An additional 10 Runners-up will be selected: Scoring across Multiple stages with Q&A on Medical Subjects. HIGHEST TOTAL SCORES IN EACH ROUND USED TO DETERMINE ENTRY TO NEXT STAGE AND A STRONG VIDEO SUBMISSION].  A further 10 students will be selected for showing the most improvement in their scores across Multiple stages with Q&A on Medical Subjects] HIGHEST TOTAL SCORES IN EACH ROUND USED TO DETERMINE ENTRY TO NEXT STAGE. Decisions of the Panel will be final and binding in all respects.  This is a contest of skill.  Your odds of winning depend on how well your Entry compares with the other submitted in the Contest pursuant to the judging criteria.

Prize: [One (1) -CHAMPION will be awarded 200 USD  worth of AMAZON voucher + 12 months access to Complete Anatomy & 12 months access to ClinicalKey Student. [Ten (10)] Runners-up will be awarded 150 USD worth of AMAZON voucher + 12 months access to Complete Anatomy & 12 months access to ClinicalKey Student.  [Ten (10)] Most improved will be awarded 100 USD AMAZON voucher + 12 months access to Complete Anatomy & 12 months access to ClinicalKey Student. No cash in lieu of prize or substitution of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component of equal or greater value in its sole discretion if any of the prizes should be unavailable for any reason at time of award.  Prize may not be transferred prior to award.  All other expenses associated with use of the prize, including, but not limited to local, state, or federal taxes on the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Notice to Winner:  Potential winners will be notified by e-mail within fourteen (14) days after the close of the Contest Entry Period and may be asked to execute and return to Sponsor a declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release –where lawful, within fourteen (14) days of attempted notification.  If a prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if a potential winner does not return the signed claim forms within the required time, or is otherwise found to be ineligible or not in full compliance with these Official Rules, then the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected based upon the judging criteria.  Prize will be shipped to the winner’s mailing address provided in the claim forms within 4 to 6 weeks of confirmation.

Disclaimer/Limitations of Liability/Reserved Right:  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Official Rules or elsewhere, Elsevier makes available the Contest and any prizes on an “as is” basis and disclaims all warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by law, neither Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies, shall have any obligation, liability or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain incorrect or inaccurate information or do not comply with these Official Rules, (ii) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, technical or other error of any kind, (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties, (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or delayed, or (v) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from participation in the Contest, accessing, uploading or downloading data in connection with the Contest, or acceptance, possession or use of any prize.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any entrant tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest website or otherwise violating these Official Rules.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend or modify the Contest if the Contest cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures of any sort and to select a winner from among eligible entries unaffected by such event, if any.

Release:  BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, THE ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND EACH OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, VENDORS, AND AGENCIES, FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY WHATSOEVER, AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CAUSES OF ACTION, RELATED TO ANY CLAIMS, COSTS, INJURIES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE TO OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, RIGHTS OF PUBLICITY OR PRIVACY, DEFAMATION OR PORTRAYAL IN A FALSE LIGHT, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR UNINTENTIONAL) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED), STRICT LIABILITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY, CONTRIBUTION, OR ANY OTHER THEORY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Right to Use Entries:  By entering the Contest, entrants grant Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide right and license to reproduce, publish, display, edit and otherwise use the submitted Entries, and entrant’s full name and city and state/province/country of residence, photograph, likeness, and voice, online and in print or any other media for purposes of editorials, exhibition, advertising, publicity and promotion of the Contest and Sponsor’s publications and products, without additional compensation or permission, unless prohibited by law.

Privacy: Entrants personal details will be kept confidential at all times and in accordance with the data protection act. Sponsor will use participant's personal information supplied when registering for current and future marketing promotional uses.    Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy (available at https://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/privacypolicy.cws_home/privacypolicy).

Rules:  By entering the Contest, entrant agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, which are final on all matters pertaining to the Contest, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Panel, and warrants that he/she is eligible to participate in the Contest.  The Contest is subject to all applicable local laws and regulations.

Construction:   The construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the [INDIA], without giving effect to its conflicts of law principles.

General: All prizes constituting electronic products may or may not come with warranty. Elsevier shall not be responsible for providing any warranties for such products. Winners of such products are advised to check directly with the product manufacturers to verify the validity of the warranty - please see your product box and literature for details.

Trademarks and Intellectual Property Rights:  Any trademarks, graphic symbols, logos or intellectual property contained in any materials used in connection with this Contest, in particular that relating to the Contest prizes, are the property of their respective owners. This Contest and Elsevier are not affiliated with, or endorsed or sponsored by, the relevant owners, where such owners are not part of the Elsevier group of companies.

Winners List:  For the name of the winners and the winning entries, visit https://www.elsevier.com/en-in/education/ck-india-challenge or send an email to indiacontact@elsevier.com by JANUARY 29TH , 2021.

Sponsor:  RELX India Pte. Ltd. [14th floor, Building No.10B, DLF Cyber City, Phase-II,
Gurgaon, Haryana, India - 122002,
Fax: + 91124 4774100].