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2017 PRO BOWL FAN VOTE Official Fan Voting Rules These are the official terms and conditions for voting in the National Football League’s (“NFL”) "2017 Pro Bowl Fan Vote" promotion (the "Promotion"). Participation in the Promotion is subject to these Official Fan Voting Rules, the terms of service of NFL.com (available at: http://www.nfl.com/help/terms), and the NFL Social Media Rules (available at: http://www.nfl.com/help/social-rules), which are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth fully herein. 1. Eligibility: At the time of voting, you must be a legal resident of one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, thirteen (13) years of age or older. 2. Participation: By participating in this Promotion, you agree to be bound by these Official Fan Voting Rules. Failure to comply with these rules may result in your disqualification solely at the discretion of the NFL. 3. How To Vote: The Pro Bowl players are determined by the consensus votes of fans, players and coaches. Each group’s vote counts one-third toward determining the 88 All-Star players who will be eligible for the Pro Bowl. Fans may cast their votes for their favorite players as described below. Fan voting closes on December 13, 2016 a. Online Voting NFL.com: Beginning on October 13, 2016, you can vote online at NFL.com/ProBowlVote. b. Social Media Voting Beginning on November 15, 2016, you may also vote via one of the following social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram (“Eligible Platforms”). To place a vote via an Eligible Platform, you must: i. Own or have access to a computer or mobile device capable of accessing and utilizing one of the Eligible Platforms (if participating via a mobile device, data rates may apply may apply, as provided in your wireless service rate plan). ii. Have a Facebook account to vote using Facebook, a Twitter account to vote using Twitter, and an Instagram account to vote using Instagram. iii. Have the relevant Eligible Platform account settings set to "unprotected" or "public" in order for NFL to receive your vote. As of the time of publication of these Official Fan Voting Rules, registration for each of the Eligible Platforms is free of charge. Participation via an Eligible Platform is subject to these Official Fan Voting Rules and to the terms of services (“TOS”) applicable to the particular platform used to submit a vote. Facebook’s TOS can be found at https://www.facebook.com/legal/terms
Twitter’s TOS can be found at https://twitter.com/tos/ Instagram’s TOS can be found at: https://help.instagram.com/478745558852511/?helpref=hc_fnav
If a user socially votes on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for a player who has multiple positions listed on NFL.com with #ProBowlVote and a player’s first and last name, that user’s votes will be allocated according to the percent break-down of votes from the NFL.com native ballot. E.g. if a user votes for Antonio Brown who is listed on NFL.com both as a Wide Receiver and a Return Specialist, and at the end of the voting period Antonio Brown received 75% of votes at Wide Receiver and 25% of votes at Return Specialist on the NFL.com native ballot, the user’s unique social vote will have counted as .75 votes to Antonio Brown as a Wide Receiver and .25 votes to Antonio Brown as a Return Specialist. This Promotion is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram; any inquiries concerning this Promotion should be directed to NFL, and not the Eligible Platforms.
c. Platform-Specific Voting Instructions i. Via Facebook: Post a comment on any designated Pro Bowl Vote post from your personal Facebook account To vote via Facebook, You must vote by commenting on any designated Pro Bowl Vote post on the official Facebook page of the NFL or on any designated Pro Bowl Vote post on the official page of an NFL Member Club with the player's first and last name and the designated hashtag, #ProBowlVote. ii. Via Twitter: You can Tweet from your personal account To vote via Twitter, you can Tweet the first and last names of the players they wish to vote for using the designated hashtag, #ProBowlVote Retweets or Replies that include the #ProBowlVote hashtag and player’s first and last name will also be accepted as votes (as long as they are public). iii. Via Instagram: You can post photos* from their personal Instagram account To vote via Instagram, You may post an image to their account and include the player’s first and last names in the caption, along with the designated hashtag, #ProBowlVote. * Photos must: (a) originate from user’s account; (b) not infringe on any third party intellectual property rights (including rights of publicity or privacy); (c) must not constitute or contain material that is unlawful, obscene, indecent, sexually explicit, threatening, harmful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, hateful, slanderous, defamatory, or embarrassing to any other person or entity or refer negatively to people or groups on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation,
gender, or similar characteristics; and (d) must not contain or constitute advertisements or business solicitations. d.
All Votes Are Public and May Be Re-Used Outside Eligible Platforms PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY AND ALL SUBMISSIONS AND METADATA SUBMITTED FOR THIS VOTING PROMOTION MAY BE PUBLICLY VIEWABLE. BY SUBMITTING A POST TO AN ELIGIBLE PLATFORM WITH THE DESIGNATED #PROBOWLVOTE HASHTAG, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR POSTS MAY BE RETWEETED, REPOSTED, OR OTHERWISE USED WITHIN AND/OR OUTSIDE OF THE ELIGIBLE PLATFORMS BY THE NFL ENTITIES, OR THE PUBLIC, AND ARE OPEN TO PUBLIC COMMENTARY, FOR WHICH THE NFL ENTITIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT BY SUBMITTING A POST TO AN ELIGIBLE PLATFORM WITH THE DESIGNATED #PROBOWLVOTE HASHTAG, YOU ARE THEREBY GRANTING THE NFL, THE NFL’S PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL MEMBER CLUBS, NFL VENTURES, L.P., AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, AND SUBSIDIARIES, A PERPETUAL, WORLDWIDE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, ROYALTY-FREE, SUBLICENSABLE RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, DISPLAY, PERFORM, ADAPT, MODIFY, DISTRIBUTE OR HAVE DISTRIBUTED, AND PROMOTE SUCH SUBMISSION IN ANY FORM, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER CREATED, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, FOR ANY PURPOSE.
4. General Terms: By participating in the voting process described herein, you acknowledge and agree that such participation is at your own risk, and that NFL, the NFL’s professional football member clubs, NFL Ventures, L.P., its subsidiaries, Facebook Inc. (“Facebook”), Twitter, Inc. (“Twitter”), Instagram, LLC (“Instagram”), and each of their respective parent companies, affiliated companies, related companies, sponsors, subsidiaries and advertising agencies, and any entity associated with this voting process ("Released Parties") are not responsible for and shall not be liable for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by your participation in the voting opportunity described in these Official Fan Voting Rules, and you hereby release the Released Parties from any such claim or liability. NFL reserves the right to modify these Official Fan Voting Rules at any time, in its sole discretion. All interpretations of these Official Fan Voting Rules by NFL and all decisions of NFL relating this voting process are final.
