“USL SUPPORTERS MONTH” CONTEST RULES
The “USL Supporters Month” (the “Contest”) is sponsored by United Soccer League, LLC (“Sponsor”) and governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”). By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements and understands that the results of the Contest, as determined by the Sponsor and its agents, are final in all respects. The Contest is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
The Contest is open to legal residents of the continental United States where not prohibited by law, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry, and who have access to a compatible mobile device and a valid e-mail account before the beginning of the Contest Period. Sponsor has the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant (“Entrant”)
You can enter by filling out the form on one of www.uslchampionship.com/supporters-month or www.uslleagueone.com/supporters-month. To be considered, all required questions within the form must be completed.
There is an additional optional video upload you can submit for the opportunity to be featured in video content the league will produce throughout August.
Videos should run 60 seconds or less in duration.
Entries must be suitable for display to a general audience with respect to language, visual content, presentation, themes discussed, and related issues.
Entrants will retain copyright in their work, but each Entrant grants to Sponsor a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, assignable, royalty-free license to publish, reproduce, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works, transmit or disseminate the videos and any derivative work in all media or platforms whether now known or hereafter invented. Entrant also waives any and all moral rights in the videos and derivative work with respect to any use by USL, its affiliates, sublicensees, or assigns. Sponsor and its designees shall have the perpetual, worldwide right to publish and use the entries in any way, and in any media for trade, advertising, education, promotional, and/or other purposes as Sponsor and/or its designees may determine without further consideration to entrant or any third party.
Videos must be previously unpublished, original content and must be the sole property of the entrants, not previously submitted to any other contest. Published material includes that which has been posted on the Internet. Videos may include footage shot at the site, animations, computer images, drawings, data, and so on.
Videos may NOT contain:
Additional Rules: By submitting an entry, the entrant represents that the video is an original work, and the entrant is the sole owner of all rights to the video. The entrant also agrees to allow the USL to use their provided name to post on the USL website(s) and social media accounts, without compensation unless prohibited.
Each entrant retains the rights to their video but grants to USL a royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the video, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any USL purpose, including, but not limited to, education, advertising, and promotion. USL will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. The United Soccer League, its agents, and contractor are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete, or postage-due entries. The entrant is responsible for obtaining legal permission to film on the location they have chosen. Contest void where prohibited or restricted by law. USL reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of USL are final and binding.
The Contest Period is the time during which submissions may be received. It begins on Friday, July 23rd at 12:00 PM ET. It ends on Friday, August 20th at 5:00 PM ET. Sponsor reserves the right to extend or shorten any or all Contest Periods at its sole discretion.
Featured fans will be chosen by the following process. At the outset, ineligible applicants will be disqualified. From the list of eligible applicants, selections for fans and content to be featured across digital platforms will be chosen following a review of the submissions and related content.
Additionally, a "Supporter of the Week" ("Designee") will be chosen at random from the list of eligible entrants. This individual will be showcased on the league's digital platforms as the "Supporter of the Week" and will have the opportunity to participate in one or more weekly digital initiatives such as:
Notification and instructions corresponding to the "Supporter of the Week" designation will be sent to the e-mail address supplied in the submission process each Thursday during the contest period. Each entrant is responsible for monitoring their e-mail account for notification and receipt or other communications related to this Contest. If a potential designee cannot be reached by the Sponsor within three (3) days using the contact information provided at the time of entry, an alternate designee will be identified through the process outlined above.
Except where prohibited by law, by registering for the Promotion, each participant grants permission to the Promotion Parties for the use of his/her name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, address (city and state), and Prize information (if any) worldwide and in all forms of media worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice, for any and all purposes, including promotional and advertising purposes and for inclusion on a Promotion winners list.
The designation is non-transferable and non-assignable by the Designee to another person. Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting or these Official Rules, the selection and announcement of any designee or any subsequent and associated digital activations. Any attempt to damage the content or operation of this Contest is unlawful and subject to possible legal action by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend the Contest, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned or should a virus, bug, tampering or unauthorized intervention, technical failure or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. In the event any tampering or unauthorized intervention may have occurred, Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect entries at issue.
Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives, and any telephone network or service providers, are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunction, lost or delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, line failure or malfunction of any telephone network, computer equipment or software, the inability to access any website, App or online service or any other error, human or otherwise.
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, ADMINISTRATOR, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THAT ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND THE ACCEPTANCE, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE THAT MAY BE WON. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRIZE. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE CONTEST, INCLUDING FOR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO OR THE DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST.
For a list of Winners (available after August 21, 2021), mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
USL Supporters Month Contest
United Soccer Leagues, L.L.C. c/o Digital Solutions
1715 North Westshore Blvd, Suite 825
Tampa, FL 33607
Winners’ list requests must be received by October 25, 2021.
Requests received without a self-addressed, stamped envelope will not be fulfilled.