PrimaLoft® YouTube Contest Official Rules

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1. Eligibility: PrimaLoft® YouTube Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including District of Columbia) eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of participation. Void in Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited by law. Employees of Albany International Corp., or its subsidiaries, YouTube, Inc. (“YouTube”) or other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations.

2. Sponsor: Albany International Corp., P.O. Box 1907, Albany, NY 12204-1907.

3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in the Contest constitutes a participant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

4. Contest Period: You may submit a video in the Contest between 12:00PM ET on October 12, 2007 and 11:59PM ET on April 1, 2008 (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for the Contest.

5. To Enter: A Contest entry consists of: one (1) video submission that mentions, shows or talks about PrimaLoft® in some way. Be Creative! (the “Submission”). To enter, sign up at http://www.primaloft.com/contest by providing your name, email address, YouTube username, and postal address. After you sign up log onto www.youtube.com/group/primaloft (the “Web Site”') during the Promotion Period and click on the “Submit Your Video” link and follow these directions: Click on the “Upload Your Video on YouTube” link. If you are not an existing user of YouTube, you will be required to create a free user account. Registration on YouTube must be completed before a video can be submitted. When you register your YouTube account, you will be required to agree to the YouTube Terms of Use, located at http://www.youtube.com/t/terms, and the YouTube Privacy Policy, located at http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy. Once registered with YouTube, go to the Primaloft®Insulation Contest Brand Channel on YouTube and join the Contest Group. When you have successfully joined the Contest Group, click “Upload Videos” and follow the instructions to upload your final video. Submissions that do not include all required information and adhere to the foregoing and following requirements will be considered void and will not be considered in the judging of this Contest. Your video must meet the requirements set forth in Sections 6 and 7 below.

6. Contest Terms of Submission: As conditions of entry into this Contest, and by uploading a Submission, each Entrant: WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT THE ENTRANT OWNS ALL RIGHTS TO THE SUBMISSION HE/SHE IS ENTERING IN THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE VIDEO OR DIGITAL RECORDING, AND THE PERFORMANCE CONTAINED IN EACH SUBMISSION; WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT THE ENTRANT IS THE INDIVIDUAL PICTURED AND HEARD IN THE SUBMISSION, OR, ALTERNATIVELY, THAT THE ENTRANT HAS OBTAINED PERMISSION FROM EACH PERSON WHO APPEARS IN THE SUBMISSION TO GRANT THE RIGHTS TO THE SPONSOR DESCRIBED IN THESE RULES, AND CAN MAKE WRITTEN COPIES OF SUCH PERMISSIONS AVAILABLE TO THE SPONSOR UPON REQUEST; WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT HIS/HER SUBMISSION(S): (a) ARE ORIGINAL TO THE ENTRANT AND HAVE BEEN LEGALLY OBTAINED AND CREATED, (b) DO NOT INFRINGE THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PRIVACY OR PUBLICITY RIGHTS OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR MORAL RIGHTS OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR VIOLATE APPLICABLE LAWS, REGULATIONS, OR NETWORK STANDARDS; (c) HAVE NOT BEEN ENTERED IN OR WON PREVIOUS CONTESTS OR AWARDS; AND (d) HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLISHED PREVIOUSLY IN ANY MEDIUM; Irrevocably grants to Sponsor and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission to copyright (as appropriate), reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), the Entrant's name, address, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material and Submission, including, but not limited to, the video or digital recording and performances contained in any of the above items (in each case, as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor, in the Sponsor's sole discretion), as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to the Entrant and arising out of his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Entrant's name) (collectively, the “Additional Materials”) in any media throughout the world for any purpose, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation (except if required by law), or approval from the Entrant or any other party. Forever waives any rights of privacy, intellectual property rights, and any other legal or moral rights that may preclude the Sponsor's use of the Entrant's Submission or Additional Materials, or require the Entrant's permission for Sponsor to use them for any purpose, and agrees to never sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor's use of those Materials. Agrees to indemnify and hold the Sponsor and its respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of its employees (collectively, the “Promotion Indemnitees”), harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Promotion Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Entrant's Submissions or Additional Materials in this Promotion, or the Entrant's conduct during and in connection with this Promotion, including but not limited to trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights, right of publicity, right of privacy or defamation.
Agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from any and all claims that any commercial, advertising, presentation, web content or any other material subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor or the Sponsor infringes on the rights of Entrant's work as contained in any Submission.

7. Submission Format and Content Requirements:

Creative Assignment for the Contest

Create a video that mentions, shows or talks about PrimaLoft® in some way. Be Creative!

Judging Requirements

The judging criteria for the Finalists are as follows: Originality (50%) and Creative Expression (50%).

Technical Requirements
Video file(s) of any Submission entered in the Contest can be any length.
The maximum file size for any single video file that is emailed is 100 MB. Video file(s) submitted by email must be provided in one of the following file formats: .wmv, .mov, .avi, or .mpg.
See the YouTube User Terms of Use for additional details.

Additional Requirements
Your Submission may not contain, include or involve any of the following (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion):
Obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory content, data or images unsuitable for broadcast.
Crude, vulgar or offensive pictures, depictions, images, language gang signs and/or symbols.
Gratuitous violence, gun or other imagery or gestures of weapons
Threats of violence.
Nudity, explicit, graphic or sexual activity.
Commercial products such as clothing, toys, food and/or their trademarks, brands, logo or endorsements.
Music of any kind.
Hard liquor use or product images.
License plates, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email) or otherwise
Website or web page links.
Illegal drug or alcohol use or abuse.
Derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliate other people (publicly or otherwise), any assault or threatening of others.
Trespass or the violation of other people's rights or property.
Illegal (discriminatory, harassing) or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct (i.e, inflicting emotional distress).
Conduct or activities in violation of these Official Contest Rules.
Any other content, display, materials and/or images that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
Any third party materials (including but not limited to music) that may otherwise violate or infringe (or may infringe) any of the following:
Copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, other than Primaloft®, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and may disqualify the Entrant.
Clothing worn in the video should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials.
All Submissions must be suitable for broadcast as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor.
Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Submission from any source.
No Submission shall contain any content or performance that has been broadcast or streamed, published or televised on television or as part of a recording of a motion picture film or television program.
Any digital video that is not of satisfactory quality (i.e. brightness, focus, volume) to be streamed online will likely be rejected, at Sponsor's sole discretion.
Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether a video qualifies as an Entry. Any Entry not in compliance with the above and does not meet the Contest Website requirements will be disqualified.
Sponsor may modify or edit any materials related to a Contest entry or request entrants to do so, so that such materials meet such guidelines.
Videos must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or proprietary rights. In such an event, the video will not be posted online and will be disqualified from the Contest.

All submissions will be reviewed for content before being published or judged; however, such review does not relieve Entrant from responsibility for compliance with the Official Rules. Submissions that do not comply with the Official Rules or that otherwise contain prohibited, or inappropriate content as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be disqualified and will not be published or considered for a prize. Sponsor makes the final determination as to which Submissions are eligible to take part in this Contest and be considered for a prize.

8. Selection of Winners: There are two rounds of judging in this Contest: In Round One, the twenty (20) eligible Submissions with the most views and/or the highest ratings will move on to Round Two. (In the event of one or more ties based on views and/or ratings, selections will be made by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.) In Round Two, a panel of judges selected at the Sponsor’s sole discretion will rank the finalists on the basis of originality and creative expression. The entrants with the top ten (10) highest ranked Submissions will win the prizes as set forth below in section 10. Limit one prize per person. The judges' decisions are final and binding in all respects.

9. Verification of Potential Winner: Potential winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The potential winner will be required to sign and return to Sponsor, within seven (7) days of the date notice is sent, an affidavit of eligibility, and liability/publicity release (except where prohibited) in order to claim his/her prize if applicable. If the potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within the required time period (if applicable), or if the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that a potential winner of a prize is disqualified for any reason.

10. Prizes: GRAND PRIZE: One (1): Winner will receive a 7-day/6-night trip for winner and a guest to the Grand Canyon, including round-trip air transportation to/from gateway airport nearest winner's home to Flagstaff, Arizona, a 7-day rafting trip for two (2) through the Grand Canyon, camping accommodations during the rafting trip, two (2) night hotel accommodation (single room/double occupancy) and ground transportation. If winner is located within 200 miles of Flagstaff, Arizona, winner will not be awarded air transportation; rather winner will be awarded up to $200 to cover ground transportation costs (based on need). Winner must make arrangements for travel within eight (8) weeks of notification that he or she is the selected winner. Winner must commence the trip no later than May 1, 2009. If winner is unable to travel within the time period required, the prize will be forfeited. Trip subject to availability and blackout dates. All expenses and incidental travel costs not expressly stated in the package description above, including but not limited to, ground transportation, personal charges, security fees, taxes or other expenses or incidentals are the responsibility solely of winner. Travel companion must be 18 years of age or older as of the date of departure and must travel on same itinerary and at the same time as the winner. Approximate retail value (ARV) of the prize is Six Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($6,350).
SECOND PRIZE: Five (5): Winners will receive a full PrimaLoft® Outdoor prize pack including a jacket, gloves, and sleeping bag. ARV of each PrimaLoft® Outdoor prize pack is Three Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($350).
THIRD PRIZE: Four (4): Winners will receive a PrimaLoft® jacket. ARV of each PrimaLoft® jacket is One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150).

For All Prizes: No cash equivalent for the any prize, prize is non-transferable and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any listed prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winners are responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: $8,700.

11. General Conditions: In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the prize in a random drawing of all eligible participants at the time of the impairment. The Sponsor is only responsible for funding the prize set forth above. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

12. Release and Limitations of Liability: Except where prohibited, by registering and/or participating in the Contest, respondents agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its related companies, and its respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of preparation for or actual participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest; (f) loss or damage to Submissions; or (g) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participant’s preparation for or participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize. Except where prohibited, participant agrees that: (a) any and all claims, judgments and awards allowed under the Official Rules shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participation in the Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (b) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.

13. Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, other than those concerning the administration of the Contest or the determination of winners, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively by the United States District Court or the appropriate New York State Court located in Albany, New York; (iii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (iv) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

14. Results: For a list of winners (available after May 31, 2008), visit http://www.primaloft.com/contest.

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