Minecraft With RTX World Sweepstakes - Official Rules

Win Exciting Prizes from NVIDIA. In connection with Minecraft With RTX World Sweepstakes, NVIDIA Corporation, on behalf of itself and its affiliates ("NVIDIA") is conducting a giveaway, subject to the Sweepstakes Official Rules set forth below.

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Minecraft With RTX World Sweepstakes - Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS PROMOTION. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS PROMOTION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, IRELAND, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND ITS OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS).

1. You must be a legal resident of AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA (EXCLUDING THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC), COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, IRELAND, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PERU, POLAND, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND ITS OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) and you must be eighteen (18) or older to be eligible to participate. This promotion is open to individuals only. No team entries and no corporate or institutional entries are permitted in this promotion. Employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, and their respective contractors, service providers and professional advisors connected with this promotion, as well as members of their immediate families and/or households, are NOT eligible to enter.

2. The prize of this promotion consists of the following: Up to 510 (five hundred and ten) winners will each win one of the following prizes: (a) a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti ($1,199 MSRP); (b) a digital code for a Steam Gift Card ($50 MSRP); (c) a digital code for a Minecoin Card ($9.99 MSRP); (d) a physical Minecraft Creeper Mega Bobble ($15.99 MSRP); or (e) a physical Minecraft Zombie Plush ($7.99 MSRP); Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The winner of each prize may not substitute the prize for its cash equivalent. NVIDIA reserves the right to substitute any of the prizes with any article or service of similar or greater value at its sole discretion. Prize(s) may not be assigned or transferred.

Amount and value of prizes are listed below:

  • x10 (ten) “GeForce RTX 2080 Ti” worth $1,199 MSRP each.
  • x50 (fifty) “$50 Steam Gift Card” worth $50 MSRP each.
  • x100 (one hundred) “Digital 1600 Minecoin Code” worth ~$9.25 MSRP each.
  • x150 (one hundred fifty) “1760 Minecoin Card” worth $9.99 MSRP each.
  • x150 (one hundred fifty) “Minecraft Creeper Mega Bobble” worth $15.99 MSRP each.
  • x150 (one hundred fifty) “Minecraft Zombie Plush” worth $7.99 MSRP each.

3. To enter this promotion:

This is a user-generated content sweepstakes. To enter, a user must have Minecraft with RTX beta downloaded and installed. Users can find more information on our article. Users must then either download the official Minecraft with RTX BETA, NVIDIA marketplace worlds OR convert a world from Minecraft JAVA Edition to Minecraft with RTX BETA (Bedrock Windows 10), and upload an in-game screenshot or direct feed video of their content with RTX turned on, to the following channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Forums, Reddit, YouTube.

Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram:
Users must natively upload an image or video. For the upload to be eligible for entry, entrants must use the hashtag "#RTXOn" AND "#Minecraft" within their post. Post must contain an image or video of Minecraft with RTX. Stories on Facebook and Instagram are not eligible for entry.

Forums and Reddit:
Posts must include a link to entrants’ screenshot or video of Minecraft with RTX, with RTX on. Posts must contain “#RTXOn” AND “#Minecraft.” Forums must be GeForce or Minecraft related. Users can also visit the official thread on the GeForce Forums. For Reddit, users must post on any gaming-related subreddit while linking to their own screenshot or video of Minecraft with RTX, with RTX on. Their post must include “#RTXOn” AND “#Minecraft.”

YouTube:
Entry video must be uploaded natively and contain gameplay of Minecraft with the RTX BETA world. The title or description of the video must contain “#RTXON” AND “#MINECRAFT.” YouTube Stories are not eligible for entry.

Prompts for Entry:
NVIDIA GeForce will be creating various prompts and calls to action for user generated content throughout the sweepstakes on GeForce social channels and GeForce website. Sweepstakes entrants are encouraged to follow these prompts, including the guidelines above to maximize their chance of being selected as a winner.

EXAMPLE:
PROMPT A: “We want you to build a famous place from around the world with ray tracing on! Share your screenshot or video with #Minecraft AND #RTXON”

Entrants are allowed multiple entries. All entries, whether online or by mail, must be received no later than between 6:00 AM on April 16th, Pacific Daylight Time and 5:00 PM on August 30th, Pacific Daylight Time.

The winners will be posted at https://contests.nvidia.com/en-us/winners by [September 30th 2020]. Physical prizes may not be shipped to winners until after the sweepstakes has ended.

Due to complications from COVID-19, physical prizes may also take longer than expected to ship. Please expect delays, but we will do our best to get physical prizes to our winners in a timely manner. 

4. The winners will be randomly drawn by a representative of NVIDIA, whose decision will be final and binding in all respects, from all entries in a random drawing.

5. By entering this promotion you expressly consent to NVIDIA's collection, processing and use of your personal information that you provide in connection with this promotion (including, but not limited to, disclosure of your name and state of residence on a winners list and making such list available to the public) and under the terms of NVIDIA's privacy policy, which can be accessed at https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/about-nvidia/privacy-policy.

6. NVIDIA makes no warranty or representation as to any of the prizes and is not liable if you experience technical difficulties, due to reasons not attributable to NVIDIA, including but not limited to manufacture defects, model incompatibility, and restrictions imposed by the manufacturer.

7. NVIDIA reserves the right to terminate this promotion if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond NVIDIA's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the promotion as determined by NVIDIA in its sole discretion. Online entries made with multiple e-mail addresses, under multiple identities or through the use of any other device or artifice to enter multiple times will be deemed invalid. If the winner is an online entrant, the winning online entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address from which the entry was made. The authorized email account holder is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an internet access provider, service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. NVIDIA shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or web site, inability to submit the online entry form, or any other error or malfunction, or any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this sweepstakes, or for late, lost, stolen, postage due, illegible or misdirected entries. If this sweepstakes or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or otherwise does not permit entry in the sweepstakes, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in NVIDIA's sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of this contest, NVIDIA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this sweepstakes or any portion thereof. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any online service or web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, NVIDIA reserves the right to seek damages and/or other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

8. The winner of this promotion is solely responsible for any and all applicable taxes and government charges that result from his/her receipt and/or use of the prize. NVIDIA reserves the right to withhold and deduct such taxes and charges from the prize, and request necessary documentation if and to the extent required by law.

9. The sponsor of this promotion is NVIDIA Corporation on behalf of itself and its affiliates.

10. These rules are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without giving effect to conflicts of law rules. Entrants submit themselves to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in Santa Clara, CA.

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