IMPORTANT:PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (THE “TERMS AND CONDITIONS”) BEFORE ENTERING THE EXCLUSIVE LUNCHEON WITH STEVE RILEY CONTEST. THIS IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND MICROSOFT (MALAYSIA) SDN.BHD (“MICROSOFT”) ESTABLISHING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH YOU ARE ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCLUSIVE LUNCHEON WITH STEVE RILEY CONTEST (“CONTEST”). BY ENTERING THIS EXCLUSIVE LUNCHEON WITH STEVE RILEY CONTEST, YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY, THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

1. This contest is organised by Microsoft (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (“Microsoft”). The contest is open to all delegates who registered for Microsoft Tech·Ed SEA 2008 before May 31, 2008 (“Participant”). If you are below the age of 18 years, you must obtain the appropriate permissions and releases from your parent or legal guardian in order to participate in the Contest.



2. Participants are required to answer “What is the first question that you would like to ask Steve?”.Participants must be a member of Tech·Ed SEA group in Facebook. Optional: Create photos or 30 seconds of video which best represents your interpretation of the phrase “Learn, Connect & Explore” will be an extra point to win the luncheon.  Participants are required to upload the photos or videos before July 15, 2008. Participants are allowed to upload a maximum of 5 photos OR videos, but only 1 entry will be chosen.
   
   
3. There will be three winners for the Contest. The three best entries will be selected as winners (“Winner”) and will be entitled to have an exclusive luncheon with Steve Riley.

4. Winners will be announced after July 31, 2008 and Winners will be contacted via email. Winners will not be entitled to elect a substitute attendee in the event they are unable to to attend the luncheon.



5. Microsoft reserves the right to change the lunch venue and time without prior notice.



6. All participants agree to have their names, photo or video used for promotional purposes at Microsoft’s sole discretion. The winners in this contest agree to have their names; photos or videos displayed, should Microsoft choose to do so after the contest period is over.



7. By entering the contest, you expressly agree that the photos or videos (“Submission”) does not contain any image or content that is unlawful, libelous, slanderous, defamatory or invasive of another person's right of privacy or right of publicity, or that Microsoft may reasonably deem harmful, vulgar, obscene, derogatory, pornographic, abusive, harassing, threatening, hateful, objectionable with respect to race, religion, creed, national origin or gender, or otherwise unfit for publication. Microsoft shall not be liable in any way for any Submission. Microsoft shall have no obligation to monitor Submissions provided by Participants to Microsoft, but may do so at its discretion. Any Submission that, in the sole discretion of Microsoft, is considered inappropriate or unsuitable for publication will be deemed ineligible by Microsoft, and Microsoft may, in their sole discretion, remove a Submission from the contest.

8. You represent and warrant to Microsoft that (i) you are the sole and exclusive owner of your Submission, or you have all right and authority to grant the rights in your Submission to Microsoft, its affiliates and/or its agents and contractors; (ii) if your Submission contains a photograph or a video, you have obtained any and all releases necessary from all persons depicted in the photograph or video, including, without limitation, releases in the context of rights of privacy and rights of publicity; and (iii) in the event a person depicted in the photograph or video is under the age of 18 years, you have obtained all appropriate permissions and releases from the parent or legal guardian of the person in question, to submit the Submission for the contest.



9. Microsoft will not return any Submission submitted for the contest. Except where prohibited, by entering the contest, you consent to the use of your name, photo and/or likeness, biographical information, winning entry and statements attributed to you (if true) for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation or notice to you.



10. By participating in the contest, you hereby grant to Microsoft and/or its affiliates a non-exclusive, fully transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty free, fully paid up right and license to adapt, edit, modify, publish, promote, reproduce, distribute, publicly display your Submission and make derivative works based on your Submission in any and all media, including any compilation, as Microsoft and/or its affiliates see fit for any reason, to identify you as the author of your Submission and to authorize others to do any of the above without any obligation to notify or further compensate you.

11. Without limitation to the generality of the above provisions, Microsoft and/or any of its affiliates shall have an exclusive right to publish and use any winning Submissions in print and/or electronic form for advertising and promotion of Microsoft’s products, for exhibition, and for both commercial and non-commercial products and publications, including without limitation, using, downloading, adapting, reformatting, editing and/or resizing the winning Submissions as may be necessary and to authorize others to do any of the above without any obligation to notify or further compensate the winner(s).



12. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Microsoft and its parent companies, affiliates, related corporations, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents accepts no responsibility whatsoever for any damage, loss, death or personal injury that may occur as a consequence of any individual’s participation in this contest. You undertake to indemnify and keep Microsoft and its parent companies, affiliates, related corporations, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees and agents harmless and indemnified against any loss, damage, claims, costs and expenses which may be incurred or suffered by any or each of them due to your breach of any of these terms and conditions, or arising from your participation in this contest.



13. In the event of any dispute arising from this contest or relating to the interpretation of these terms and conditions, the decision of Microsoft on all matters pertaining to the contest shall be final and binding on all parties.



14. The information submitted by a Participant during the registration process or when participating in this contest may include the Participant’s email address, ID number and other personal information (“Personal Information”). The participants’ Personal Information will only be used by Microsoft in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations and Microsoft’s privacy policy referred to below, for the purposes of administering the Participant’s participation in the contest.



15. Microsoft and any agents or contractors (if any) that it may use in the execution and management of this contest do not warrant or represent (either directly or indirectly):




	(a)	that participation in and/or access to the whole or part(s) of the contest, contest materials, contents, information and/or functions contained therein will be provided uninterrupted, timely, secure and error-free; or
	(b)	that no computer viruses shall be transmitted or that no damage shall occur to any Participant's computer system as a result of any online activity of the contest, if any.




16. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the Internet is done at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data resulting from such download.



17. Microsoft does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use, validity, accuracy, or reliability of, or the results of the use of, or otherwise in respect of the materials on this site or any sites linked to this site.

18. You declare and warrant to Microsoft that in participating in the contest, you shall not use any unauthorised or unlicensed software. Participants found doing so shall be disqualified from the contest.



19. Nothing in the contest shall affect any intellectual property rights of Microsoft in any product or service, which may be the subject matter of the contest.



20. You acknowledge and agree that no form of cheating will be tolerated. Any persons found cheating, as determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Microsoft, will immediately be disqualified from the contest. Cheating includes, but is not limited to, using multiple identification numbers, tampering with, hacking of the contest site, participating in the contest without meeting the eligibility requirements, using any automated software or device to gain an advantage during the contest, use of the contest beyond the defined rules of the contest, attempting to disable or overwhelm any of Microsoft's websites or the contest Site, attempting to disrupt any portion of the contest, including but not limited to, allowing somebody else to use the Personal Information, or tampering with the entry process. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY OF MICROSOFT'S WEBSITES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS; AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MICROSOFT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.



21. Microsoft's failure to enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that or of any other provision.



22. Microsoft is not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any contest-related materials or for registrations that are lost or misdirected, fail to enter into the processing system, or are processed, reported, or transmitted late or incorrectly or are lost for any reason including electronic, computer, telephone, paper transfer, mail system, human or other error; including inability to access any website associated with the contest. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and is subject to all applicable laws.



23. By entering the contest, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Microsoft has the right to modify these terms and conditions contained herein and, or, withdraw or terminate the contest at any stage without any liability towards anyone.



24. This contest shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.



25. If any terms and conditions above or part thereof is rendered void, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under the law, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.