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FILA BY ME CUSTOM FOOTWEAR CONTEST
OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE A 
PARTICIPANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING.

OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES WHO ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE AT 
THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, PUERTO RICO, U.S. TERRITORIES AND WHERE 
PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE RULES.

The Fila By Me Custom Footwear Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored and administered by Fila 
U.S.A., Inc. (the “Sponsor”) and cross-promoted by the Western & Southern Open (the “Promotional 
Partner
”). The Contest shall be subject to these official rules, which may be found at 
https://www.fila.com/terms- contest-diy-footwear.html (these “Rules”), and by entering the Contest, 
all Participants (as defined below) agree to abide by and be bound by these Rules and the decisions 
of the Sponsor in administering these Rules.

The  Contest  is  a  competition  of  skill  where  a  Participant  (as  defined  below)  may  
submit  designs  in connection with the FILA® footwear style Axilus 2 Energized (the “Footwear 
Style
”) using the Footwear Style template as displayed on the @FILAtennis Instagram page (the 
Coloring Book Template”) on or about the start of the Contest Period (as defined below). A 
Participant may submit such designs via a static hard   post   (i.e.,   not   via   “Instagram   
Story”)   on   their   Instagram   account   using   the   hashtag “#FILAbymecontest”  and  tagging 
 @FILAtennis  (each,  an  “Entry,”  or  collectively,  the  “Entries”)  to compete for an 
opportunity to win a Prize (as defined below).

1.          BINDING AGREEMENT.  By entering the Contest, you are agreeing to these Rules, so please 
read them carefully. Each submission of an Entry in the Contest constitutes your full and 
unconditional agreement to be bound by these Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and 
binding in all matters related to the Contest.

2.          CONTEST PERIOD. On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, Sponsor will publicize information about 
the Contest and these Rules on the @FILAtennis Instagram page, and Sponsor will begin accepting 
Entries to the Contest on or about Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 12:00PM Eastern Time (“ET”) and 
will stop accepting  Entries  on  or  about  Monday,  September  7,  2020  at  11:59PM  ET  (the  
Contest  Period”). Sponsor's computer clock will be the official clock of the Contest. 
PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR    DETERMINING    THE    CORRESPONDING    TIME    ZONE    IN    
THEIR    RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.  Sponsor  reserves  the  right  to  reschedule,  postpone  or  
cancel  the  Contest  and  final evaluation at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion.

3.          ELIGIBILITY. To enter the Contest, a Participant must be: (i) at least eighteen (18) 
years old at the  time  of  entry;  and  (ii)  a  legal  resident  of  the  United  States  or  the 
 District  of  Columbia,  (each  a “Participant”  and  collectively,  the  “Participants”).  
Employees,  officers  and  directors  of  Sponsor  and Promotional  Partner  as  well  as  any  of  
their  respective  shareholders,  affiliates,  subsidiaries,  parent companies,  licensors,  
advertising  and  promotional  agencies,  web  providers  and  all  of  their  officers, directors, 
shareholders, employees and agencies (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), as well as members of 
the immediate families (mother, father, sister, brother, child, husband, wife, etc.) and members of 
the households (whether related or not) of Contest Entities’ officers, directors, shareholders, 
employees are NOT eligible to participate in the Contest and/or win a Prize.

Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of any Participant at any time. At Sponsor’s 
request, Participants may be required to supply government-issued proof of age, address and 
eligibility or forfeit the right to receive a Prize. Void in Puerto Rico, all other United States 
territories and possessions, overseas military installations and where prohibited or restricted by 
law. All federal, state and local laws apply.

Being declared a Winner (as defined below) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth 
herein. Sponsor will have the unlimited right to republish any Entry.

4.          ENTRY  REQUIREMENTS.  NO  PURCHASE  OR  PAYMENT  NECESSARY.  Participants must own all 
rights to any Entry.
Entries may only be composed of drawings or graphic art on such Coloring Book 
Template and submitted directly through  Instagram  and shall comply with these Rules, including, 
but not limited to, Section 9 (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) and Section 11 (PARTICIPANT REPRESENTATIONS 
AND WARRANTIES).

Submissions that do not comply with these Rules or that contain any prohibited or inappropriate 
content as determined  by  Sponsor,  in  its  sole  discretion,  will  be  disqualified  from  the  
Contest  and  will  not  be considered for any Prizes. Prohibited or inappropriate submissions 
shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

-  Any entries that are not submitted on Instagram.
-  Any entries that include any photos, GIFs, emojis, videos or links to other websites.
-  Any material that includes any content, material or element that is owned by a third party or 
entity.
-  Material that has, in whole or in part, previously been submitted in any competition and/or won 
an award or prize of any kind.
-  Material that contains any content, material or element that displays any third-party 
advertising, slogan, logo or trademark or otherwise indicates a sponsorship from or endorsement by 
a third party, commercial entity or that is otherwise not within the spirit of the Contest, as 
determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
-  Material that is subject to any third-party agreement(s) that may require Sponsor to pay any 
money to any person or entity as a result of its use or exploitation of the winning design or 
rights therein.
-  Material that is, in whole or in part, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, 
hateful, embarrassing  to  another  person  or  entity,  deceptive,  obscene,  tortious  or  
invasive  of  another's privacy, or that contain racial slurs or explicit or graphic descriptions 
or accounts of sexual acts as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
-  Material that fails to adhere to the Instagram Terms of Use set forth at 
https://help.instagram.com.
-  Entries that do not comply with these Rules, including, but not limited to, Section 10.
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, shall make the final determination of which submissions are 
eligible to take part in this Contest and may be considered for the Prizes.

Although the Coloring Book Template may remain featured on the @FILAtennis Instagram page after the 
Contest Period has expired, any submissions received after the Contest Period will not be 
considered.

5.          HOW TO ENTER. Entries may be submitted at any time during the Contest Period by posting 
the Entry via  a  static  hard post  on  the  Participant’s  Account  with the  hashtag  
“#FILAbymecontest” in the caption and either tagging @FILAtennis in the post or mentioning 
@FILAtennis in the caption. Participants must  indicate  by  marking  the  appropriate  box  on  
the  Coloring  Book  Template  whether  their  design submission is intended for a men’s, women’s, 
or unisex Footwear Style. Participants may submit multiple Entries;  however,  if  two  or  more  
valid  Entries  contain  identical  designs,  only  the  Entry  that  was  first received by 
Sponsor will be considered for the Prize.

Each  Participant  must  follow  @FILAtennis  and  @cincytennis  on  Instagram  and  use  a  
non-private Instagram account (an “Account”) to submit an Entry to the Contest. Due to the way 
Instagram operates its services, Entries from Instagram users with “protected” Accounts (i.e., only 
people the Participant has approved can view his or her Instagram posts/stories) may not be 
received. If a Participant does not have a non-private Instagram Account, he or she can create one 
at no cost at www.instagram.com. Instagram users will   be   subject   to   Instagram’s   privacy   
policy   and   Terms   of   Use,   which   can   be   found   at https://help.instagram.com/.  
Participants  must  submit  Entries  through  their  personal  Account  and  must adhere to all of 
the requirements set forth in Section 5 of these Rules.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected, deleted or delayed entries, nor 
is Sponsor responsible for failed Internet connections, unavailability of servers or any other 
technical malfunctions for any reason.

Participants should retain a copy of all materials submitted for the Contest, as Sponsor will not 
acknowledge or return any submissions. A URL link to these Rules is included in the @FILAtennis 
Instagram account bio. Any expenses that Participants may incur during the Entry submission process 
are Participants’ sole responsibility. All decisions by Sponsor are final and absolute and are not 
subject to inquiry or appeal. Any submissions received after the Contest Period has expired shall 
not be considered Entries, and shall not be entered into the Contest.

6.          JUDGING  AND  WINNER  NOTIFICATION.  After  the  Contest   Period,  Sponsor  or  its 
designated judge (the “Judge”) will assess all eligible Entries submitted during the Contest 
Period. The Judge will evaluate each eligible Entry based on the best demonstration of originality 
and creativity as applied to the Entry (the “Contest Criteria”). Creativity and originality will be 
weighted equally. Each Entry  will  be  assigned  a  score  out  of  one  hundred  (100)  points  
based  on  the  Contest  Criteria.  The Participants with the two highest score(s) and have 
verified both their eligibility and compliance with these Rules to Sponsor’s satisfaction shall be 
deemed official winners (each, a “Winner”). In the event of a tie, the Entry that received the 
higher score from the Judge in the category of “originality” will be selected as a potential 
winner. The Sponsor shall announce each official winner at or around 12:00PM ET on or about 
Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

At  or  around  12:00PM  ET  on  Wednesday,  September  9,  2020,  potential  winners  will  
receive  a  direct message notification on their Accounts alerting them that they are potential 
winners and instructing them to  send an email to Sponsor  with their  contact information,  
including their full legal  name,  age,  email address, mailing address, phone number and sizing 
information. It is solely the Participant’s responsibility to notify Sponsor in writing if the 
Participant changes his or her email or postal address during the Contest Period. Except where 
prohibited by law, the potential winners may also be required to sign and return a Declaration  of  
Eligibility  and  Liability  and/or  a  Publicity/Photo  Release  and  provide  any  additional 
information that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may require.

If required to submit any verification material prior to receipt of any Prize, potential winners 
must return all such material within twenty-four (24) hours following attempted notification. If a 
potential winner is determined  to  be  ineligible  when  contacted  by  Sponsor,  or  if  the  
potential  winner  is  in  any  way  non- compliant with the Rules, is unresponsive to Sponsor’s 
attempts of notification or declines to accept the Prize, or in the event that an e-mail is 
returned undeliverable or a message fails to reach the potential winner, the Prize may be forfeited 
by such Participant. In the event of any of the foregoing or any similar occurrence, Sponsor 
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify the potential winner and to select the 
Entry with the next highest score instead as an alternate potential winner, time permitting.

Sponsor reserves the right to announce any Winner at or after such time that Sponsor has verified 
and/or confirmed such Winner in its sole discretion. Sponsor may announce no Winners if no Winners 
have been verified and/or confirmed.

7.          PRIZES. For the avoidance of doubt, the Participants acknowledge and understand that 
they are competing solely for the opportunity to win a customized one (1) pair of the Footwear 
Style likened to the respective Winner’s design (each, a “Prize”), subject to the availability of 
certain shoe sizes. Sponsor will award a  Prize to two  (2)  Winners  for the  Contest. However,  
there will  be  a limit  of one (1)  Prize  per Participant. The Prize(s) will be manufactured 
following the end of the Contest Period and announcement of the Winner(s). SPONSOR DOES NOT 
GUARANTEE THAT: (1) A PRIZE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR  THE  WINNERS  BY  ANY  SPECIFIC  DATE(S),  (2)  
THAT  A  PRIZE  IN  THE  WINNERS’ PREFERRED SHOE  SIZES  WILL  BE  AVAILABLE,  OR  (3) THAT THE 
WINNERS’  PREFERRED SHOE SIZES WILL FIT.

The Approximate Retail Value (the “ARV”) of each Prize is as follows: a custom pair of Fila® Axilus 
2 Energized shoes valued at One Hundred Ten Dollars ($110.00).

Actual value may vary; no difference between actual value and ARV will be awarded. The Winner is 
solely responsible  for  any  other  expenses  including  taxes  or  other  expenses.  Limit  one  
Prize  per  person  per household. No assignment, transfer, conversion to cash or cash redemption 
or substitution of the Prize is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole 
discretion, to substitute a Prize or any of its components with a prize of comparable or greater 
value should the Prize or any of its components become unavailable for any reason. Each Winner is 
solely responsible for any and all other expenses, including all local, state and federal income 
taxes or other expenses. Each Prize is solely for personal use.

Odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period 
and the skill of the Participants. No other prize elements except those specifically described 
herein are awarded. Federal,  state  and  local  taxes  and  any  incidental  expenses  not  set  
forth  herein,  if  any,  shall  be  the responsibility of each Winner. All expenses relating to 
acceptance of the Prize not explicitly stated herein, including but not limited to taxes are the 
responsibility of each Winner. Sponsor, and/or any other relevant party, reserves the right to 
remove or to deny entry to Participants who behave in a disruptive manner, or act with the intent 
to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, whether in person or through social media or 
electronic messaging. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any 
Participant that Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, might reflect poorly on Sponsor, any 
of the Contest Entities, or any of their products in any way.

If, for any reason, more Prize notifications are sent (or more claims are received) than the number 
of Prize(s) offered, as set forth in these Rules, Sponsor reserves the right to award the intended 
number of Prize(s) through a method it deems reasonable, in its sole discretion.

8.          NOT AN OFFER OR CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT. Under no circumstances shall the submission of 
an Entry, the awarding of a Prize, or anything in these Rules be construed as an offer or contract 
of employment  with Contest Entities. Participants acknowledge that  they have submitted their 
Entries  voluntarily  and  not  in  confidence  or  in  trust.  Participants  acknowledge  that  no 
 confidential, fiduciary, agency or other relationship or implied-in-fact contract now exists 
between them and Contest Entities and that no such relationship is established by the submission of 
an Entry under these Rules.

9.          INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY  RIGHTS.  Each  Participant  shall  retain  ownership  of  all 
intellectual  property  rights  in  the  Entries  (including  moral  rights)  subject  to  these  
rules.  However,  by entering the Contest, and to the extent allowed by law, each Participant 
grants the Contest Entities and their respective licensees, promotional partners, developers and 
third party marketing entities an irrevocable,

non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, modify, cut, rearrange, add to, 
delete from, copy, reproduce, adapt, publish, exploit and use the Entries throughout the world, and 
in any manner or media now or hereafter known, for trade, advertising, promotional, non-commercial 
or commercial, or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or 
compensation.

10.        PUBLICITY. By entering the Contest, Participants agree to allow Contest Entities to use 
their name, images, likeness, voice, photo, video, social media handle, and/or a short biography in 
connection with  their  Entry,  without  restriction  as  to  the  frequency,  duration  or  
territory  of  such  use  and  without compensation, notification or permission, except as 
prohibited by law. Such use may include, but is not limited to use on Contest Entities’ websites, 
use in press releases, use on social media sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter 
and Instagram, and use in connection with any events associated with the Contest and/or the 
marketing of the winning Entries. To this end, Participants waive any rights to privacy or 
publicity or laws of similar effect. Participants further agree to inform Sponsor at the email 
address used for winner verification of any press inquiries they may receive that relate to the 
Contest, the Contest Entities and/or their Entry before responding to such inquiries.

11.        PARTICIPANT  REPRESENTATIONS  AND  WARRANTIES.  By  entering  the  Contest, Participants 
represent and warrant that the Entries submitted are their own original work and, as such, they are 
the sole and exclusive owner and rights holder of the submitted Entries and that they have the 
right to submit the Entries in the Contest and grant all required licenses and assignments.  Each 
Participant agrees not  to  submit  any  Entry  that  infringes  any  third-party  proprietary  
rights,  intellectual  property  rights, industrial property rights, personal or moral rights or 
any other rights or laws, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, 
privacy, publicity, confidentiality obligations.  Participants also represent and warrant that they 
have not previously submitted their Entry as an entry in another contest, promotion, competition or 
similar activity. Please understand that submitting materials that are copyrighted by another 
individual, or otherwise subject to the rights of another individual, will make you responsible for 
any legal action the legal rights holder might take against you.

12.        INDEMNITY. To the maximum extent permitted by law, each Participant indemnifies Contest 
Entities and Instagram, Inc. at all times from and against any and all liability, claims, demands, 
losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting from any act, default or omission of the Participant 
and/or a breach of  any warranty set forth herein. To the  maximum extent  permitted  by law, each  
Participant  agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Entities from and against 
any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, 
damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or accruing from 
(a) any Entries or other material submitted by the Participant that infringes any copyright, 
trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right of any person; 
(b) any misrepresentation made by the Participant in connection with the Contest; or (c) any 
non-compliance  by  the  Participant  with  these  rules.  To  the  maximum  extent  permitted  by  
law,  each Participant agrees to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest 
Entities and Instagram, Inc. against any claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages 
or losses to any person (including death)  or  property  of  any  kind  resulting  in  whole  or  
in  part,  directly  or  indirectly,  from  acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Prize or 
participation in any Contest-related activity, including any claims relating to use, 
misappropriation or disclosure of any materials submitted herein.

13.        CONTEST CONDITIONS. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local 
laws. By participating, Participants agree to be bound by these Rules and all decisions of Sponsor, 
and waive any right to claim ambiguity in matters  regarding this Contest or these Rules. Sponsor 
reserves the right to terminate, end-early, postpone, delay, or change the schedule of the Contest 
at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion, including the selection of Winners. Sponsor 
also reserves the right to disqualify any Participant  if,  in  its  sole  discretion,  the  
integrity  or  fairness  of  the  Contest  has  been  or  could  be compromised. All decisions of 
Sponsor are final in all matters relating to this Contest.

14.        NO  WARRANTIES.  By  entering  the  Contest,  each  Participant  agrees  and  
acknowledges  that Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any 
warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relating to any of 
the Prize items. Without limiting the foregoing, everything regarding this Contest, including Prize 
components, are provided  “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, 
including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular 
purpose or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations  or  exclusions  of  
liability  for  incidental  or  consequential  damages  or  exclusions  of  implied warranties,  so 
 some  of  the  above  limitations  or  exclusions  may  not  apply.  Check  local  laws  for  any 
restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.

15.        DISQUALIFICATION;  PRIVACY.  Sponsor  may  disqualify  or  prohibit  an  entrant  from 
participating in the Contest or winning a Prize in this Contest or any other contest or promotion 
conducted by Sponsor if, at its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant has violated the 
Rules or has threatened or is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes 
by cheating, hacking, deception or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated 
quick-entry programs), or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Participants or 
Sponsor representatives. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF 
THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK  
REMEDIES  AND  DAMAGES  (INCLUDING  ATTORNEY’S  FEES)  FROM  ANY  SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST 
EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

By entering into the Contest, Participants are providing their information to Sponsor and not to 
Instagram, Inc.  Any  information  collected  during  a  Participant's  participation  in  the  
Contest,  including  personally identifiable information, will be collected by Sponsor or its 
designee and used by Sponsor, its shareholders, affiliates, designees, agents and marketers for 
purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Contest  as  described  in  these  
Rules  and  in  accordance  with  Sponsor's  Privacy  Policy  as  stated  at 
https://www.fila.com/co-PrivacyPolicy.html.

16.        LIMITATION  OF  LIABILITY.  By  participating  in  this  Contest,  Participants  agree  
that  the Contest  Entities,  and  each  of  their  respective  shareholders,  affiliates,  parent  
companies,  subsidiaries, representatives,   consultants,   contractors,   legal   counsel,   
advertising,   public   relations,   promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, website 
providers, web masters and their respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, 
representatives, designees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are not responsible 
for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, postage due, or undeliverable entries, e-mail 
notifications or postal mail; or for any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic 
or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections or availability; or garbled, 
corrupt or jumbled transmissions,  service  provider/Internet/use  net  accessibility,  
availability  or  traffic  congestion;  or  any technical,  mechanical,  programming,  printing  or 
 typographical  or  other  error;  or  unauthorized  human intervention; or the incorrect or 
inaccurate capture of entry information; or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such 
information. The Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, 
whether caused by any tampering, hacking or by any of the equipment or programming associated with 
or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, 
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, 
theft or destruction. The Released Parties shall not be responsible or liable for any entries in 
excess of the stated limit or for entries that are late, forged, lost, misplaced, misdirected, 
tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled or otherwise  not  in  compliance  with  the  
Rules,  and  all  such  entries  may,  in  Sponsor’s  sole  and  absolute discretion, be 
disqualified.

By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these Rules and by all applicable 
laws and by the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be binding and final; (ii) to waive any rights to 
claim ambiguity 

with respect to these Rules; (iii) to waive all of his or her rights to bring any claim, action or 
proceeding against any of the Released Parties in connection with the Contest; and (iv) to forever 
and irrevocably agree to release and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all 
claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability, 
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable outside attorneys’ fees) that may 
arise in connection with: (a) the Contest, including, but not limited to, any Contest-related 
activity or element thereof, and the entrant’s entries, participation or inability to participate 
in the Contest, (b) injury or damage resulting from participation in the Event, (c) injury or 
damage resulting from participation in the Contest or receipt, redemption or use of any prize, (d) 
the  violation  of  any  third-party  privacy,  personal,  publicity  or  proprietary  rights,  (e) 
 typographical  or printing errors in these Rules or any Contest materials, (f) acceptance, 
receipt, travel related to, participation in, delivery of, possession, defects in, use, non-use, 
misuse, inability to use, loss, damage, destruction, negligence or willful misconduct in connection 
with the use of a Prize (or any component thereof), (g) if for any reason, this Contest is not 
capable of running as planned or to Sponsor’s complete satisfaction, or if there is change in the 
prizing (or any components thereof) due to unavailability or due to reasons beyond Sponsor’s 
control, including, but not limited to, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), 
order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not such 
action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), computer virus, 
tampering, technical failure, fraud,  equipment  failure,  threatened  or  actual  terrorist  acts, 
 earthquake,  war,  fire,  flood,  explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor 
dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation 
interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot,  infectious  
disease,  pandemic  or  any  other  cause  beyond  any  of  the  Released  Parties’  control 
(collectively, the “Force Majeure”), or as otherwise permitted in these Rules, (h) any 
interruptions in or postponement,  cancellation  or  modification  of  the  Contest,  (i)  human  
error,  (j)  incorrect  or  inaccurate transcription, receipt or transmission of any part of any 
entry (including, without limitation, the registration information or any parts thereof), (k) any 
technical malfunctions or unavailability of any telephone network, computer   system,   computer   
online   system,   computer   timing   and/or   dating   mechanism,   computer equipment, software 
or Internet service provider, or mail service utilized by any of the Released Parties or by an 
entrant, (l) interruption or inability to access the Contest or any online service via the Internet 
due to hardware  or  software  compatibility  problems,  (m)    any  lost/delayed  data  
transmissions,  omissions, interruptions,  defects,  and/or  any  other  errors  or  malfunctions,  
(n)  any  late,  lost,  stolen,  mutilated, misdirected, delayed, garbled, corrupted, destroyed, 
incomplete, undeliverable or damaged entries, (o) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or 
omission on the part of any of the Released Parties, (p) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged 
or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof) or (q) the negligence or willful misconduct by 
entrant.

17.        MOBILE DISCLOSURE. By using your wireless mobile device in connection with the Contest, 
depending on your phone’s capabilities, standard text messaging rates or data charges may apply 
according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier.  Other 
charges may apply (such as normal airtime and carrier charges) and may appear on your mobile phone 
bill or be deducted from your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers’ rate plans may vary, and 
you should contact your wireless carrier  for  more  information  on  messaging rate  plans  and  
charges relating to  your  participation  in this Contest.

18.        NOTE ABOUT INSTAGRAM. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, 
or associated with Instagram, Inc. Sponsor is not responsible for any changes or unavailability of 
the Instagram service that may interfere with the Contest (including any limitations, any 
restrictions, or any conditions on Sponsor’s ability to use Instagram for the Contest as set forth 
herein that are not acceptable to  Sponsor)  or  ability  of  Participant  to  timely  enter,  
receive  notices  or  communicate  with  Sponsor  via Instagram, in which case Sponsor, in its sole 
discretion, may terminate or modify the Contest.  In the event of  a  dispute  concerning who  
submitted an  entry,  the entry will  be  declared  to  have  been  made  by the Authorized Account 
Holder (as defined below) of the e-mail address associated with the Instagram Account

for  the  potentially  winning  Participant,  but  only  if  that  person  meets  all  other  
eligibility  criteria.   An “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is 
assigned to an email address by an Internet  access  provider,  online  service  provider,  or  
other  organization  (e.g.,  business  educational institution,  etc.)  that  is  responsible  for  
assigning  e-mail  addresses  for  the  domain  associated  with  the submitted e-mail address.  
The potential Prize Winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he/she is the 
Authorized Account Holder for the e-mail address associated with the Instagram Account for the 
potentially winning entry.  If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry 
will be deemed  ineligible.    It  is  the  sole  responsibility  of  the  Participant  to  notify  
Sponsor  in  writing  if  the Participant changes his or her email or postal address during the 
Contest Period.  Any damage made to the Instagram service will be the responsibility of the 
Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address for the Instagram Account used at the time of 
entry.

19.        GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Contest is governed by the laws of the United 
States of America and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.  
Void where prohibited  by  law.  All  issues  and  questions  concerning  the  construction,  
validity,  interpretation  and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of 
Participant and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in 
accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and the forum and venue for any dispute shall 
be in New York County, New York, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

20.        ARBITRATION. By entering the Contest, Participants agree that any and all disputes, 
claims, and causes  of  action  arising  out  of  or  connected  with  this  Contest  or  any  
Prize  awarded  shall  be  resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and 
that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any way to the Contest 
will be decided by binding arbitration. All disputes between Participants and Sponsor of whatsoever 
kind or nature arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation 
Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect in the New York 
City, New York, USA area, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The 
parties agree to share equally in the arbitration costs incurred. Any demand for arbitration must 
be filed within one (1) year of the time the cause of action occurred, or the cause of action shall 
be forever barred. The remedy for any claim shall be limited to actual damages, and in no event 
shall any party be entitled to recover punitive, exemplary, consequential or incidental damages or 
have damages multiplied or otherwise increased, including attorney’s fees or other such related 
costs of bringing a claim, or to rescind this agreement or seek injunctive or any other equitable 
relief.

21.        GENERAL. Any attempted form of participation in this Contest other than as described 
herein is void. If  it  is  discovered  or  suspected,  in  Sponsor’s  sole  and  absolute  
discretion,  that  a  Participant  has registered or attempted to register using multiple e-mail 
addresses, Instagram Accounts, identities, proxy servers or like methods, every one of that 
Participant’s entries will be declared null and void, and that Participant will be ineligible to 
win a Prize.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant found, in its sole opinion, 
to be tampering with the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Rules or to 
be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner or with the intent to disrupt the normal  operation of the 
Contest. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to 
participate in the Contest will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the 
disqualification of the Participant using the same.

If any provision of these Rules or any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or other portion thereof 
should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof 
shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Rules 
valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Rules will not 
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Sponsor’s interpretation of these 
Rules is final and binding in all matters related to the  Contest.  Sponsor’s  failure  to  enforce  any  term of  these  Rules  shall  not  constitute a  waiver of  that provision and such provision shall remain in full force and effect.

In the event of any conflict with any Contest details contained in these Rules and Contest details 
contained in  any  Contest  promotional  materials  (including  but  not  limited  to  point  of  
sale,  television  and  print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the 
details of the Contest as set forth in these Rules shall prevail.

22.        RULES & WINNERS.  Copies of these Rules are available at Fila U.S.A., Inc., 1411 
Broadway, 30th    Floor,  NY,  New   York  10018  or   can  be  viewed  on  the  Contest   page  of 
  www.fila.com  at https://www.fila.com/terms-contest-diy-footwear.html. For a copy of the official 
Contest rules or a list of Winners (available after winner verification), send a self-addressed 
stamped envelope to: Fila U.S.A., Inc., 1411 Broadway, 30th  Floor, NY, New York 10018, Attention: 
Cori Hanky – #FILAbymecontest. Requests must   be  received  by  11:59PM  ET   on  Monday,  
September   28,  2020.  Do  NOT   send  any  other communications to this e-mail address.

23.        SPONSOR.  Fila U.S.A., Inc., 1411 Broadway, 30th Floor, NY, New York 10018.  This 
Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Inc.  
Any and all questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to Sponsor, 
not Instagram, Inc.

Sponsor  shall  not  be  liable  for  any  technical,  pictorial,  typographical  or  editorial  
errors  or  omissions contained herein.
© 2020 Fila U.S.A., Inc. All rights reserved.