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MEW 100K Followers Contest Official Rules
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Eligibility: This Campaign is open only to those who complete
the contest requirements and who send an email containing the name, email,
telephone, city and country of residence, along with a link to their video
or blog post to contests@myetherwallet.com
and who are 21 years or older as of the date of entry.The Campaign is only open to legal residents of to
all countries, and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of MyEtherWallet
Inc, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers,
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in the Campaign. The Campaign is subject to all applicable federal, state,
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that You meet the eligibility requirements. In addition, You agree to
accept the decisions of MyEtherWallet, Inc as final and binding as it
relates to the content of this Campaign.
Campaign Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on April 12 at
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the right to extend this date for whatever reason.
How to Enter: The Campaign must be entered by submitting an email
containing the name, email, telephone, city and country of residence,
along with a link to their video or blog post to contests@myetherwallet.com .
The entry must fulfill all Campaign requirements, as specified, to be
eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to
the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of
MyEtherWallet Inc. Optional verbiage to include: You may enter only once.
You must provide the information requested. You may not enter more times
than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, or devices
in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If you use fraudulent methods or
otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed
from eligibility at the sole discretion of MyEtherWallet Inc.
Prizes: The Winner(s) of the Campaign (the “Winner”) will receive First,
Second & Third Prize: Macbook Pro, or MS Surface Pro + top 25 prizes
(approx $2600 value); Top 25: Ledger Hardware wallet w/MEW Gear Pack;
Next 25: MEW Premium Gear Pack; Bottom 25: Standard MEW Gear Pack.
Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The specifics
of the prize shall be solely determined by MyEtherWallet Inc. No cash or
other prize substitution shall be permitted except at MyEtherWallet Inc’s
discretion. The prize is non-transferable. Any and all prize-related
expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or
local taxes, shall be the sole responsibility of Winner. No substitution
of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash
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for MyEtherWallet, Inc to use Winner’s name, likeness, and entry for
purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Winner Selection and Notification: Winner will be selected by judges
chosen at the discretion of MyEtherWallet Inc. Winners will be judged
based on merit in the areas of educational content, clarity, entertainment
value, and formal elements. Winner will be notified by email within five
(5) days following selection of Winner. MyEtherWallet, Inc shall have no
liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail
or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or
otherwise non-functioning contact information. If Winner cannot be
contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 5 days from the
time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed
and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited
and an alternate Winner selected. Should fewer than 100 entries be received,
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and these Official Rules, and prizes will be limited to only those entrants.
Receipt by Winner of the prize offered in
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(AT MYETHERWALLET’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS
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shall have the right, where permitted by law, to print, publish, broadcast,
distribute, and use in any media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity
and throughout the World, without limitation, your entry, name, portrait,
picture, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Campaign, and biographical
information for news, publicity, information, trade, advertising, public relations,
and promotional purposes. without any further compensation, notice, review,
or consent. By entering this contest, You
represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship,
and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property
rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of
another, You will be disqualified at the sole discretion of MyEtherWallet,
Inc . If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of
any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, you
shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless MyEtherWallet, Inc from and against any
suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which
MyEtherWallet, Inc may incur, suffer, or be required to pay arising out of
such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.
Terms & Conditions: MyEtherWallet, Inc reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Campaign should
virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other cause beyond
MyEtherWallet’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, or proper conduct of the Campaign. In such case, MyEtherWallet, Inc
may select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or
after (if appropriate) the action taken by MyEtherWallet, Inc.MyEtherWallet, Inc
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who
tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the
Campaign or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.MyEtherWallet, Inc has
the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Campaign, to
void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from
the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same
computer in excess of that allowed by Campaign rules; or the use of bots,
macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an
entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate
operation of the Campaign may be a violation of criminal and civil laws.
Should such attempt be made,MyEtherWallet, Inc reserves the right to seek
damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Limitation of Liability: By entering, You agree to release and hold
harmless MyEtherWallet, Inc and its subsidiaries, affiliates,
advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives,
agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors from any
liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim, or damage that
may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not,
from: (i) such entrant’s participation in the Campaign and/or his/her
acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof;
(ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the
malfunction of any computer, cable, network, hardware, or software, or
other mechanical equipment; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility
of any transmissions, telephone, or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized
human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (v)
electronic or human error in the administration of the Promotion or the
processing of entries.
Disputes: THIS Campaign IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF the United States of
America AND the State of California,
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and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Campaign, shall
be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action,
exclusively before a court located in the State of California having
jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances shall
participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights
to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable
attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses
(i.e. costs associated with entering this Campaign). Participant further
waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
Privacy Policy: Personal information of entrants will only be used for the
purposes of identifying and contacting the winners, as well as used as
necessary for the awarding of prizes. Personal information will not be
distributed to third parties, except as necessary to fulfill these
objectives. MyEtherWallet, Inc may use this information to contact
entrants concerning other opportunities for content creation. Entrants may
opt out of being contacted for purposes other than of the contest by
sending a request in writing to contests@myetherwallet.com.
Winners List: To obtain a copy of the Winner’s name or a copy of these
Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to:MyEtherWallet, Inc 724 S. Spring St.,STE 1104, Los Angeles,
CA 90014. Requests must be received no later than June 30, 2018, 5:00pm PDT
Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Campaign is MyEtherWallet, Inc
724 S. Spring St.,STE 1104, Los Angeles, CA 90014.
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sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Twitter,
Facebook, Medium, or any other social media service employed for the
purposes of promoting or distributing information concerning this contest.
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accepted, and agreed to all of the Official Rules.
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Welcome to MyEtherWallet.com
We know this click-through shit is annoying. We are sorry.
Please take some time to understand this for your own safety. 🙏
Your funds will be stolen if you do not head these warnings.
We cannot recover your funds or freeze your account if you visit a phishing site or lose your private key.
What is MEW?
MyEtherWallet is a free, open-source, client-side interface.
We allow you to interact directly with the blockchain while remaining in full control of your keys & your funds.
**You** and **only you** are responsible for your security.
When you open an account with a bank or exchange, they create an account for you in their system.
They keep track of your personal information, account passwords, balances, transactions and ultimately your money.
They charge fees to manage your account and provide services, like refunding transactions when your card gets stolen.
You can write a check or charge your debit card to send money, go online to check your balance, reset your password, and get a new debit card if you lose it.
You have an account *with the bank* and they decide how much money you can send, where you can send it, and how long to hold on a suspicious deposit. All for a fee.
The blockchain is like a huge, global, decentralized spreadsheet.
It keeps track of who sent how many coins to whom, and what the balance of every account is.
It is stored and maintained by thousands of people (miners) across the globe who have special computers.
It is made up of all the individual transactions sent from MyEtherWallet, MetaMask, Exodus, Mist, Geth, Parity, and everywhere else.
When you see your balance on MyEtherWallet.com or view your transactions on [etherscan.io](https://etherscan.io), you are seeing data on the blockchain, not in our personal systems.
Because we need you to understand that we **cannot**...
Access your account or send your funds for you.
Recover or change your private key.
Recover or reset your password.
Reverse, cancel, or refund transactions.
Freeze accounts.
**You** and **only you** are responsible for your security.
Be diligent to keep your private key and password safe. Your private key is sometimes called your mnemonic phrase, keystore file, UTC file, JSON file, wallet file.
If lose your private key or password, no one can recover it.
If you enter your private key on a phishing website, you will have **all your funds taken**.
If MyEtherWallet can't do those things, what's the point?
Because that is the point of decentralization and the blockchain.
You don't have to rely on your bank, government, or anyone else when you want to move your funds.
You don't have to rely on the security of an exchange or bank to keep your funds safe.
If you don't find these things valuable, ask yourself why you think the blockchain and cryptocurrencies are valuable. 😉
If you don't like the sound of this, consider using [Coinbase](https://www.coinbase.com/) or [Blockchain.info](https://blockchain.info/wallet/#/signup). They have more familiar accounts with usernames & passwords.
If you are scared but want to use MEW, [get a hardware wallet](https://myetherwallet.github.io/knowledge-base/hardware-wallets/hardware-wallet-recommendations.html)! These keep your keys secure.
Phishers send you a message with a link to a website that looks just like MyEtherWallet, EtherDelta, Paypal, or your bank, but is not the real website. They steal your information and then steal your money.
Install [EAL](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/etheraddresslookup/pdknmigbbbhmllnmgdfalmedcmcefdfn) or [MetaMask](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/metamask/nkbihfbeogaeaoehlefnkodbefgpgknn) or [Cryptonite by Metacert](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cryptonite-by-metacert/keghdcpemohlojlglbiegihkljkgnige) or the [MyEtherWallet Chrome Extension](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myetherwallet-cx/nlbmnnijcnlegkjjpcfjclmcfggfefdm) to block malicious websites.
Always check the URL: `https://www.myetherwallet.com`.
Always make sure the URL bar has `MYETHERWALLET Inc` in green.
Do not trust messages or links sent to you randomly via email, Slack, Reddit, Twitter, etc.
Always navigate directly to a site before you enter information. Do not enter information after clicking a link from a message or email.
[Install an AdBlocker](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm?hl=en) and do not click ads on your search engine (e.g. Google).
People will try to get you to give them money in return for nothing.
If it is too good to be true, it probably is.
Research before sending money to someone or some project. Look for information on a variety of websites and forums. Be wary.
Ask questions when you don't understand something or it doesn't seem right.
Don't let fear, FUD, or FOMO win over common sense. If something is very urgent, ask yourself 'why?'. It may be to create FOMO or prevent you from doing research.