Holiday Greetings Contest (EU/PAL) - Rules

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HOLIDAY GREETING CONTEST (THE “PROMOTION”) OFFICIAL RULES

KEY RULES

A. Official Rules: The Official Rules for this Promotion consist of both (i) these key rules summarizing the important rules for participating in the Promotion (the “Key Rules”) and (ii) the Additional Promotion Official Rules (“Additional Rules”) applicable to your place of legal residence. Please review the Additional Rules at the following URL:

• For legal residents of any Promotion Jurisdiction (defined below) located in North America, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean: http://na.square-enix.com/us/documen...ditional-rules.
• For legal residents of any Promotion Jurisdiction located in Europe, Africa, Asia, or Oceania: http://eu.square-enix.com/en/documen...ditional-rules.

B. Territories: This Promotion is open only to individuals who are legal residents and physically and permanently located in one of the following countries/territories at the date and time of entry (the “Promotion Jurisdiction”):

• Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei Darussalam (Nr. Sri Lanka), Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Congo, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern Territories (South Indian Ocean), Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Holy See (Vatican City State), Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Isle Of Man, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives (Sri Lanka), Malta, Mauritania (West Africa), Mauritius, Mayotte, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia (Australasia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Réunion (S. Africa), Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Helena, Samoa, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Republic Of, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vatican City State, Yemen, Zambia

C. Age Limit: Contestants under the age of 18 must obtain the permission of a legal guardian before submitting entries.

D. Entry Period: You may enter the Promotion only between 20 December 2017 at 10:01 GMT and 8 January 2018 at 10:01 GMT (the “Entry Period”).

E. Entry Procedure and Limitations: In order to enter the Promotion, you must complete the following steps during the Entry Period:

• In order to enter, you must have an active Final Fantasy XIV (the “Game”) service account.
• Take a screenshot (the “Screenshot”) in the Game during the “Starlight and Heavensturn” in-game celebrations.

  • Your character does not have to be the focus of the screenshot, but it must appear in the screenshot.
  • The screenshot must be taken by the person submitting the entry.
  • The screenshot must be taken using the /gpose in-game feature.
  • You may use image editing software only to crop the screenshot.
  • Add a greeting message (up to fifty (50) words) to your Screenshot or use the postcard template provided to write the message.

  

• Post your Screenshot to the Promotion entry thread on the Game forum at http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forum.php.
• In your forum post, include

  • your character name,
  • your World name, and
  • the in-game item prize that you would like to receive from the following list:

    • Ahriman Choker
    • Mandragora Choker
    • Bluebird Earring
    • Scarf of Wondrous Wit
    • Chocobo Noble barding

If you win a prize and you do not submit a character name or a World name, Sponsor will award the prize to the character associated with your forum handle. If you win a prize and you do not submit a prize choice, Sponsor will select one for you.

F. Winner Selection: The Sponsor (listed below), or Sponsor’s designee, shall select twenty (20) winners from among all entries using the following methodology:

Sponsor’s Final Fantasy XIV European Community Team will select winners based on the creativity and quality of the Screenshot and the greeting message.

G. Prize(s): Each winner shall receive each of the following prize(s):

• One of the following virtual, in-game items (in-game items have no retail value):

  • Ahriman Choker
  • Mandragora Choker
  • Bluebird Earring
  • Scarf of Wondrous Wit
  • Chocobo Noble barding

Sponsor will distribute prizes to winners via the Game’s in-game Moogle delivery service.

H. Winner Notification: Sponsor, or Sponsor’s designee, will notify winner(s) by or before 8 February 2018 via the Final Fantasy XIV forum.

I. Sponsor: The sponsor of this Promotion is Square Enix Limited.

By entering the Promotion, you agree to be bound and abide by these Key Rules and the Additional Rules applicable to your place of legal residence, and you represent that you satisfy all eligibility requirements to enter the Promotion.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS PROMOTION. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

KEY RULES POSTED ON 20 DECEMBER 2017.

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Uploading to the Lodestone - Image Upload Instructions

1. You can utilize the Lodestone blog image feature by logging into your Square Enix account and accessing your Character Profile.
2. Under the blog section, click on the feather icon to post a new blog entry.
3. Fill out the mandatory fields and use the "Select Image" button to upload your screenshot, then submit the blog entry.
4. View your blog entry, click on your image to expand it, and then right click the image and select "Copy Image Location" to receive your image's URL.
5. You can use this URL to submit your forum entry into the contest using the image [IMG] tags.

Example: [IMG]http://img2.finalfantasyxiv.com/yourentry.jpg[/IMG]