And the winner is… Titus! Thank you to all who participated! The winner and semi-finalists have been notified.
Official Contest Rules
SPC #TitanStrong Name Our Mascot Contest
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. U.S. LAW GOVERNS THIS CONTEST.
Entry Periods The St. Petersburg College #TitanStrong Name Our Mascot Contest (the Contest), sponsored by St. Petersburg College and the Athletics Department at SPC (the Sponsor), begins at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Oct. 4, 2018, and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Oct. 24, 2018.
How to enter To enter, go to http://why.spc.edu/thetitan/, click the Name The Titan button, and fill out the information requested on the attached form.
Eligibility The Contest is open only to currently enrolled St. Petersburg College students, SPC employees, and SPC alumni. One entry per person.
Winner selection The following procedures will be used to select the winners:
Submissions will be accepted to Name The Titan from 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4, through 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11.
A judging panel will chose three semi-finalists from the submissions made on Friday, Oct. 12. The panel will be made up of members from SPC faculty, staff, administration, and Marketing & Strategic Communications. Note that, in case of entries submitting the same name, the earliest time-stamped entry will be considered the eligible submission.
Once those selections are made, there will be online surveys available on various SPC social media platforms as well as at http://why.spc.edu/thetitan/ that will be open to all until 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday October 24. The winning submission will be determined based on the number of votes compiled from the online surveys.
Winner notification and verification Notification of Winner: The potential winners will be notified either in person or by email and/or telephone, in Sponsor’s discretion by Oct. 28, 2018. Each potential winner will be subject to verification that they are a currently enrolled student, current SPC employee or SPC alumni, may be subject to additional verification, and may be required to complete and return to Sponsor an additional Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release. If a potential winner cannot be reached or does not respond within forty-eight (48) hours of the initial notification attempt, is not a currently student, employee or alumni, or fails to complete and return to Sponsor any required Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (where permitted by law) within three (3) days of delivery to the potential winner of the same, or if any attempted notification or prize delivery is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner. If a potential winner is a minor under the laws of his or her jurisdiction of residency, the prize may in Sponsor’s discretion be awarded in the name of the winner’s parent or legal guardian, who must complete any required Affidavit/Release.
Prizes The three semi-finalists will each receive a $50 Barnes & Noble gift card.
The person whose entry is chosen to be the name of the SPC Titans mascot will receive a $100 Barnes & Noble gift card. The winner also will have their photo taken with the mascot.
Grant of rights By entering the Contest, each entrant irrevocably grants to Sponsor the right to use and authorize the use of the entry submitted by the entrant in or in connection with the production of advertising, including without limitation modifying, altering, excerpting or amending the entry. Each entrant will be required to execute such releases and other documentation as Sponsor requires. In addition, without limitation of the foregoing, by entering the Contest, each entrant irrevocably grants to each of the Contest Entities including without limitation all persons and entities involved in the production, distribution and/or marketing of the advertising to use and authorize the use of the entrant’s name, likeness (including without limitation photographs and/or recordings of the entrant), voice and biographical information, and the entry submitted by the entrant, including without limitation modifying, altering, excerpting or amending entry, for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion and any other purpose, in all media and formats whether now known or later developed, throughout the world in perpetuity, without any notice, permission or compensation (except where prohibited by law). Without limitation of the foregoing, by entering the Contest, each entrant irrevocably agrees that Sponsor is permitted, during the Contest and thereafter, (a) to display the entrant’s entry, name, likeness and/or biographical information online at the website and other websites and/or social media platforms for public viewing and comment, (b) to use and authorize the use by members of the public of each winner’s entry in other promotions and (c) to incorporate the entrant’s entry, name and/or biographical information in advertising, marketing and promotional materials for Sponsor and/or its products and services and/or the Contest.
Release and assumption of risk By entering, each entrant releases the Sponsor from any and all claims relating to the entrant’s participation in the Contest, the acceptance or use of the prize, the use of any photograph by the Sponsor or anyone authorized by any of the Sponsor or any other exercise by any of the Sponsor of the rights granted herein, and all liabilities, losses, injuries and/or damages which includes, without limitation, any claims, actions, suits, proceedings or demands based upon or alleging any invasion of privacy, violation of right of publicity or infringement of any intellectual property or other personal or proprietary rights. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
General rules The Contest Entities are not responsible for late, lost, delayed, illegible, damaged, corrupted or incomplete entries or e-mails, incorrect or inaccurate capture of, damage to, or loss of entries or entry information, any delay or interruption in the launch, accessibility or operation of the Website or any entry or voting period or any other human or technical errors of any kind relating to the submission, collection, storage or processing of entries or the administration of the Contest. The Contest Entities are not responsible for undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering by a user’s Internet service provider and/or e-mail client or for insufficient space in user’s e-mail account to receive e-mail. The Contest Entities are not responsible for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in or accessing or downloading information in connection with this promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR WEB PAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify or prohibit from participating in the Contest any individual who, in Sponsor’s discretion, Sponsor determines or believes (a) has tampered with the entry process or has undermined the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices, or (b) has engaged in conduct that annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrant or any representative of Sponsor, or (c) has attempted or intends to attempt any of the foregoing. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug, technical problem, entrant fraud or misconduct, or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, integrity, security or proper operation of the Contest. In the event of termination of the Contest, a notice will be posted online and winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received prior to the time of termination. Entry times will be determined using Sponsor’s computer, which will be the official clock for the Contest. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Entries will not be verified or returned. By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to be bound by the rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. The Contest Entities are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prize. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any and all claims, causes of action and/or lawsuits relating to or arising out of the Contest be an action at law for the recovery of monetary damages only, and in no event shall any of the rights acquired or to be acquired by any of the Sponsor Parties hereunder be affected or impaired. Non-compliance with these rules may result in disqualification.
Privacy Information collected by Sponsor from entrants in connection with the Contest will be used to respond to your requests for information; to contact you regarding the Contest and its outcome; to identify entries collected during the Contest; to promote and market the Contest; to promote and market the Athletics Department at SPC; to promote and market St. Petersburg College; to perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection.
Sponsors Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College and St. Petersburg College Athletics Department
The Board of Trustees of St. Petersburg College affirms its equal opportunity policy in accordance with the provisions of the Florida Educational Equity Act and all other relevant state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The college will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or against any qualified individual with disabilities in its employment practices or in the admission and treatment of students. Recognizing that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex and violates this Rule, the college will not tolerate such conduct. Should you experience such behavior, please contact Pamela Smith, the director of EA/EO/Title IX Coordinator at 727-341-3261; by mail at P.O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, FL 33733-3489; or by email at eaeo_director@spcollege.edu.