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2005 PULPchat Design Contest Registration

To enter our contest, please fill out the registration form. Make sure you use a valid email address and if you use spam blocking software, make sure you follow the instructions in the confirmation email that is sent after you complete the form. If you do not receive the automated confirmation email, you may not be notified if you win.

Your Privacy
You will not be put on any mailing lists and your email address will not be given to anyone else. We have a strict no-spam policy. For details, please read our privacy policy

Tips for a Winning Entry
Your entry will be reviewed by our illustrious panel of judges and will be given 1 to 10 points in the following three areas, for a maximum possible score of 30 points:

  • Originality, aesthetics, and overall design.
    Basically, make your design as cool and as original as possible.
  • Functionality and Readability of text messages.
    Make sure your background is not so complex that text messages or names are hard to read. Also, the interface should be obvious and easy to use.
  • Complete use of custom scrollbars and buttons.
    Everyone should get a 10 here by simply making proper scrollbars and buttons to go with your background design. All scrollbar and button images MUST be the correct sizes. (custom emoticons are not required)

Helpful Resources

Creating "Skins" FAQs



Registration Form


Create a name for your PULPchat Design. Entries will be listed by their ID. It must be a single word between 4 and 16 characters, using only letters or numbers. It should identify your site or product in some way. Some examples are: chat555, djSharpe, Gallery215, monksite, RPGclassics




This is the password for your account. You will be able to log in and edit your design at any time before the end of the contest. Never give this password to anyone else. No one from PULPchat will ever ask you for your password.

Enter your first and last name.

A valid email address is required for contest notifications and customer support only. Your email address will NOT be listed anywhere.


Please enter your city and country. This will be listed next to your name.


If you would like your web site to be listed next to your name, enter the url here.






 

Official PULPchat Design Contest Rules


1. Eligibility. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PULPCHAT.COM, A DIVISION OF DESIGN215 INC. IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS. If you are under the legal age of majority in your country of residence (a "Minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must read and agree to these Contest rules on behalf of you and themselves in order to win a prize. Directors, officers and employees of PULPchat.com, Design215 Inc., and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Offer void where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the e-mail address provided to Sponsor by Entrant. In the event of any dispute, entries containing an invalid email address will be deemed ineligible.

2. Disclaimer. Sponsor, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.

3. Contest Period. The Contest shall begin on January 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), and shall end on June 30, 2005 at 11:59 p.m. EST (the "Deadline").

4. Determination of Winners. All participants who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 1 above are eligible to participate in the Contest. Each entry will be reviewed by an assigned panel of judges and will be given a score from 1 to 10 for each of the following: (10 being best)

  • Originality, aesthetics, and overall design.
  • Functionality and readability of text messages
  • Complete use of custom scrollbars and buttons.
    (custom emoticons are not required)

5. Prizes. The Entrant with the highest average score for their design will be adjudged to be the Winner. There will only be one winner. In the event of a tie, the management of Design215 Inc. will select a winner from the designs that tied for the highest score. The Winner will receive a 50 user PULPchat Branded account at no charge for the duration of one year, beginning no later than thirty (30) days from end of the contest. In order to activate their free account, the Winner must read and agree to the Terms of Service provided by PULPchat.com.

Prizes not claimed within fifteen (15) days after delivery of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize. Limit one prize per household or address. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).

6. General Release. By entering the Contest, you release Sponsor, participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

7. Owernership and Use. By entering the contest, you agree to have your entry displayed on PULPchat.com and other Design215 Inc. web sites without any fee or other form of compensation, and agree that PULPchat.com may display winning entries in a "past winners" gallery, and for the promotion of the PULPchat.com site. If and when such use occurs, entries will be credited to the name given in the entry form.

8. Affidavit & Release. As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners may be required to execute and deliver to Sponsor a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these Official Rules and release of liability.

9. Winners List, Rules Request. A list of Winners will be posted at the PULPchat website at www.PULPchat.com after the contest ends. A number of the top scoring entries will also be posted on PULPchat.com along with the author's name, age, country of origin, and web site url. For a printed copy of the winners list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope after June 1, 2005 and before November 30, 2005 to Sponsor at the address listed below, Attn: 2005 PULPchat Design Contest - Winners List. To obtain a copy of these rules, send a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope to Sponsor at the address listed below, Attn: 2005 PULPchat Design Contest - Rules Request.

10. Copyright Notice. The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright 2005 Design215 Inc. All rights reserved.

11. Miscellaneous. The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the United States. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or any entrant's participation in the Contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Contest. If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Contest, please e-mail them to support@pulpchat.com or send written questions to:

2005 PULPchat Design Contest
c/o Design215 Inc.
3015 North Ocean Blvd.
Suite C-115A
Fort Lauderdale FL 33308



 


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