LENOVO / WATTPAD WRITING CONTEST ("Writing Contest")

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR RECEIVE PRIZES. PURCHASE OR ACCEPTANCE OF A PRODUCT OFFER DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

How to enter: During the Story Submission Phase (as set out below), visit Wattpad.com/Lenovo (the "Contest Website") for instructions on how to enter the Writing Contest by creating a Wattpad account and submitting one (1) eligible story (each a "Story" and collectively "Stories") in accordance with Submission Requirements below. Wattpad shall be referred to herein as the "Sponsor" and except as otherwise specified shall be responsible for all aspect of the Contest. There are no fees associated with the creation of a Wattpad account. Stories that do not comply with the Submission Requirements set out below will be disqualified. The Writing Contest begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") on September 2, 2016 and ends at 7:59 PM EDT on September 29, 2016 (the "Contest Period"). The Writing Contest consists of the following three (3) phases:

Wattpad's server is the official time-keeping device for the Writing Contest. A fee is not required to enter the Writing Contest.

All Stories must be received only as directed on the Contest Website by 11:50 GMT on September 19, 2016 (each an "Entry"). Stories will only be accepted online. A copy of these Official Rules can be viewed online at Wattpad.com/Lenovo. Limit of one (1) Entry per person. If more than one (1) Entry is submitted by the same person, only the first eligible Entry submitted will be considered. Entries will not be returned to the entrant. By entering the Writing Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. In the event of a dispute regarding any aspect of the Writing Contest, the Sponsor will make the final ruling in their sole discretion. Such ruling shall be final and binding, and no communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants regarding such ruling(s) unless otherwise required by law.

Submission Requirements: In order to be eligible, entrants must be a registered user of Wattpad and the Story must meet the following requirements (collectively, the "Submission Requirements"):

(a)The Story shall be in English;

(b)The Story shall BE BETWEEN 1,500 AND 3,000 WORDS. The Word Count as reflected in the desktop Wattpad writer experience; 

(c)The Story shall have as its theme "Back to School"

(d)The Story shall be entirely created by the entrant, and the rights to publish and distribute must be held by that entrant;

(e)The Story shall be tagged on the Wattpad platform by the entrant with the tag #LenovoBackToSchool

(f) The Story shall be submitted as directed on the Contest Website.

By participating in the Writing Contest, each entrant represents and warrants that: (i) the Story is original to the entrant, and all right, title and interest (including but not limited to copyright) therein and thereto is exclusively owned and/or controlled by the entrant to the full extent necessary to enable the Sponsor to use the Story as contemplated by these Official Rules; (ii) the Story does not contain any material that is libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene, as determined by the Sponsor in their sole discretion; (iii) the Story does not contain any material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; (iv) the Story does not contain any material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where the Story is created; (v) the Story does not infringe upon the intellectual property or other statutory or common law rights of any third party (including but not limited to copyright, trademark, personality or privacy rights); (vi) the Sponsor's use and re-use of the Story in accordance with the terms set out herein will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party (including copyright), or require any payment to or consent/permission from any third party; and (vii) the Story has not been previously exploited or published in any form (including being self-published), and no rights in or to the Story have been granted, pledged, or assigned to any third party which would interfere with or derogate from the rights granted to the Sponsor hereunder.

Eligibility: The Writing Contest is open only to anyone who at the time of entry is: (a) at least 13 years of age or older—if you are at least 13 years of age but are still a minor in your jurisdiction of residence, you represent and warrant that you have permission from your parent or legal guardian to enter this sweepstakes and they have read and agreed to these official rules on your behalf; (b) a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia); and (c) an existing Wattpad account holder in full compliance with its Terms of Service. Entrants are required to have Internet access and an active e-mail account in order to participate. Void where prohibited by any law, regulation, rule or authority. The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the Writing Contest: (i) employees of Lenovo, the Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates, and subsidiaries; (ii) all agencies, entities and persons engaged in the marketing and/or administration of the Writing Contest; and (iii) Immediate Family members (as defined below) of any of the foregoing.

For the purpose of these Official Rules, the term "Immediate Family" shall mean husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household.

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately disqualify, without notice, any and all Stories that do not comply with the Submission Requirements set out above, as determined in the Sponsor's sole discretion. Stories shall not be returned to the entrant for any reason. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with the entrants selected for a prize.

Stories shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the Entry (i.e., the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address). A potential winner may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that she/he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the potential winning Story.

Prizes: Five (5) grand prizes will be awarded consisting of: (i) Lenovo Laptop; and (ii) anything else to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion (each a "Prize" and collectively, the "Prizes").

Prizes must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Winning entrants shall be solely responsible for any and all costs associated with claiming a Prize. The outcome of the Writing Contest is dependent on the total number of eligible entries received, the quality of each Story, the entrant's skill and the Judges' application of the Judging Criteria (as described below).

Lenovo and/or its affiliates may, but are under no obligation to, contact entrants for the purpose of discussing the possible publication of Stories.

Winners Selection: The winners will be determined through the following process:

i. Story Submission Phase: During the Story Submission Phase, entrants will be required to upload (as directed on the Contest Website) their eligible Story to the Contest Website for public viewing and comment.

ii. Top 25 Voting and Reads Phase: During the Top 25 Voting Phase, users will be invited to search the Wattpad Hashtag #LenovoBacktoSchool. Individuals who have reached the age of majority in their state, excluding Contest entrants and those individuals set forth in (i) to (iii) of the Eligibility section, and who have a Wattpad account (each, a "Voter") will be invited to vote online, using Wattpad functionality, for their favorite submission. Subject to each entrant's compliance with these Official Rules and the Submission Requirements, the twenty-five (25) submissions receiving the highest percentage of votes (the "Top 25 Submissions") will advance to the Judging Phase (as described below). In the event where two or more submissions receive an equal number of votes and reads and span the last places in the Top 25 Submissions, the Sponsors, in its sole and professional judgment, will select the submission(s) that best adhere to the applicable writing guidelines to determine which submission(s) become a Top 25 Submission.

Voting Limit: Each Voter may vote one (1) time per Story during Voting Phase. Votes received from any Voter or Voter's e-mail address in excess of the stated number of votes per Story will be void. The Sponsor will not accept Votes that are, in its sole opinion, intended to subvert the voting process or those generated by script, macro, or other automated means. Entrants are prohibited from manipulating or tampering with Votes or otherwise obtaining votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public. Any entrant found to have done or attempted to do any of the foregoing shall be immediately disqualified from the Writing Contest.

iii. Other Top Stories: In addition to the Top 25 Submissions, Sponsor may include other Stories in the Judging Phase where Sponsor, in its sole discretion determines, the inclusion of such Stories will help fulfill the purpose and goals of the Contest.

iv. Judging Phase: During the Judging Phase, the Top 25 Submissions and Other Top Stories will be reviewed and assessed by a panel of qualified judges chosen by Sponsor, in its sole discretion (which will include at least one (1) judge who is from Lenovo (the "Judges") based on the following judging criteria (the "Judging Criteria"):

Voice (33%);

Content/Originality (33%); and

Writing Skills (34%).

Subject to each entrant's compliance with these Official Rules and the Submission Requirements, the Stories receiving the highest scores will be selected as the winning stories and shall be awarded a Prize. In the event two or more Stories receive the same overall score, the Story receiving the highest score for the Voice Category, as determined by the Judges, will be deemed to be the winning story. In the event the tied Top Stories received equal scores in the Voice Category, the Sponsor, in its sole and professional judgment, will select the winner.

Decisions of the Judges are final and binding in all respects. The identity of the Judges shall be made available upon request.

Winner Notification: On or about October 3, 2016, the grand prize winning Stories will be identified and the corresponding entrants will be notified by the Sponsor via their Wattpad account inbox or e-mail address associated with that account. Each winner (or its legal guardian or representative) will be required to sign and return (scanned copy of original to be received by Sponsor within three (3) business days of the date of the Sponsor' notification, with the original document to follow by registered mail) an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release that confirms his/her: (i) eligibility for the Writing Contest and compliance with these Official Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as awarded; (iii) release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, of the Sponsor and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their respective employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsor and administrators (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Writing Contest, participation in any contest-related activity or the acceptance of any prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising there from; and (iv) grant to the Sponsor and their respective affiliates of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsor' sole discretion, to publish, reproduce, convert, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, translate, adapt and otherwise use and re-use the winner's name, photograph, likeness, voice and biographical material in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Writing Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof, without compensation, unless prohibited by law.

In the event that a potential winner: (i) fails to respond within the stated timeline or refuses to sign the Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release in the form provided the potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected by a process determined by the Sponsor in their sole discretion. Notification of potential winners is deemed to have taken place at the time the Sponsor contact a potential winner, either e-mail or via direct message on the Wattpad platform at the e-mail address provided by the potential winner at the time of entry. Upon Prize winner confirmation, the Prize winner will be required to provide to the Sponsor a photo of the Prize winner which may be used by the Sponsor, their parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Writing Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law.

The Prize winners will be announced on the Contest Website on or about 6 October, 2016.

Conditions: None of the Sponsor, Administrator or their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, are responsible for printing, clerical or typographical errors of any kind or nature relating to entries. In no event will the Sponsor be obligated to award more than the stated number of prizes. Entrants agree that neither the Sponsor, nor their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries shall be obligated to publish or otherwise exploit any Story (including the winning Story) in any manner, unless a written agreement is entered into between the parties. Entrants agree that the Sponsor, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and promotional agencies shall not be liable for negligence, gross negligence, damages, injuries or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part from participation in the Writing Contest, or from acceptance, use or misuse of any prize, except that which cannot otherwise be excluded by law. By participating in the Writing Contest, entrants agree to indemnify the Sponsor and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and promotional agencies from any claims incurred as a result of such damages, injuries and losses. None of the Sponsor, Administrator or their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries assume any liability for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, undeliverable or misdirected entries, notifications and/or responses, or for any computer, online, software, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an Entry. Entrants are responsible for all costs associated with participation in the Writing Contest, including but not limited to computer equipment and internet connection charges. None of the Sponsor, Administrator or their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries are responsible for damage to any participant's computer system/software related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with the Writing Contest. None of the Sponsor, Administrator or their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries assume any responsibility or liability in the event that the Writing Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes outside the control of the Sponsor which impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Writing Contest. None of the Sponsor, Administrator or their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries assume any responsibility for undelivered or undeliverable e-mails resulting from any form of active or passive e-mail filtering by an entrant's Internet service provider and/or e-mail client or for insufficient space in entrant's e-mail account to receive e-mail. The Sponsor 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 Writing Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE WRITING CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE Sponsor RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The Writing Contest and these Official Rules are void, in whole or part, where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.

Privacy and Use of Personal Information: By participating in the Writing Contest, each entrant grants to the Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries, the right to use his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and e- mail address (collectively, "Personal Information") as follows: (i) for the purpose of administering the Writing Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winner; (ii) for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Writing Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law, such use shall only be with respect to the entrant's name, city and country, state, province or territory of residence; and (iii) for the purpose of contacting an entrant with respect to the submission of additional literary works unrelated to the Writing Contest, at Sponsor's sole discretion. The Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates and/or subsidiaries will use the entrant's Personal Information only for identified purposes, and will protect the entrant's Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Sponsor' respective privacy policies located online at .

Termination: Subject to any governmental approval which may be required, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or suspend the Writing Contest, in whole or in part, and/or amend the Official Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason, without prior notice. In the event that the Writing Contest is terminated or suspended, the Sponsor will select a potential winner from all eligible, non-suspect Stories received prior to such action.

Amendments to Official Rules: Any amendments to the Official Rules will become binding upon all entrants at the time they are posted to the Contest Website. Entrants are advised to regularly check the Contest Website for updates, notices and revisions to the Official Rules during the Contest Period.

Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Writing Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York.

Winners List: The winner's name will be posted to the Contest Website on or about 19 September, 2016, and will be available for viewing for at least one (1) month thereafter.

Sponsor: Wattpad 36 Wellington St E, Ste 200 Toronto, ONT M5E 1C7 Canada.

Administrator: Wattpad 36 Wellington St E, Ste 200 Toronto, ONT M5E 1C7 Canada.