SF PERFORMING ARTS 2012
OFFICIAL GRANT RULES

The SF Performing Arts 2012 Grants (the “Grants”) may be applied for between 12:01 a.m. PST on November 5, 2012 until 11:59 PM PST on December 15, 2012 (the “Application End Date”) (such period referred to herein as the “Application Period”). The Grants and the application process are sponsored by Eventbrite, Inc. (“Eventbrite”).

1. HOW TO APPLY:
   You may apply for a grant only by submitting a completed official entry form available at http://artsgrants.eventbrite.com (an “Entry Form”). The Entry Form contains a series of questions that must be answered, including information about a performance that you are planning to organize in the San Francisco Bay Area on or before May 5, 2013 (the “Performance”).NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY FORM.
   
   Participation in the application process is voluntary and does not require you to purchase anything from Eventbrite. No illegible, incomplete, forged, altered, or automated entries will be accepted. All Entry Forms, your participation in the application process, your registration on the Eventbrite website, and any event you list on the Eventbrite website (including the Performance) are subject to Eventbrite’s privacy policy and terms of service, including, Eventbrite’s right to use all information contained therein for the purposes of administering the application and award process and for marketing and promotional purposes.
   
   



2. GRANTS:
   3 x $1,000 Grants will be awarded, with $500 awarded upon initial selection and $500 awarded after the first paid ticket is sold to the Performance. No person or entity may be awarded more than one Grant.
   
   Additional terms and conditions apply to receipt of the Grants, including (i) that it may only be used to fund the Performance described in the applicable Entry Form, (ii) that such Performance must be substantially similar to the event represented in the Entry Form, (iii) that such Performance must occur in the San Francisco Bay Area on or before May 5, 2013, (iv) that such Performance must sell tickets solely through the Eventbrite website (registration on the Eventbrite website is required), (v) that Eventbrite shall be allowed to send a representative or representatives to the Performance along with a photographer to document such Performance, and (vi) upon request, that the winners will produce receipts or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Eventbrite showing that the Grant was used as set forth above. Should a winner fail to satisfy all conditions, the Grant may be withheld, or if previously paid, Eventbrite may request to be reimbursed and upon such request the winner will promptly reimburse Eventbrite.
   
   Winners will be solely responsible for all other expenses not specifically set forth herein. In order to receive a Grant, a winner may be required to provide proof of identification. Any and all taxes on the Grant, including income and/or sales taxes, are the sole responsibility of winners. Eventbrite is not a non-profit grant making institution and therefore the Grants may be taxable. Winners may be required to fill out any applicable tax forms prior to or following payment of the Grants.
   
   
3. ELIGIBILITY:
   Only persons who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry may apply for a Grant. Entities may also apply. By applying for a Grant, you accept the conditions stated in these Official Rules, agree to be bound by the decisions of Eventbrite and warrant that you are eligible to apply for a Grant. Employees, independent contractors, officers, and directors of Eventbrite, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their immediate family members and persons living in the same household, are not eligible to apply for or receive Grants (the “Excluded Persons”). In the event that an Excluded Person serves on the board of, is an officer of, owns or otherwise has the power or authority to direct the decision making of an applicant, that applicant will also be considered an Excluded Person and is not eligible to apply or receive a Grant. THESE GRANTS ARE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW AND ARE SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
   
   
4. USE OF CONTENT/SUBMISSIONS.
   By submitting an Entry Form to Eventbrite, you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, and do hereby grant, to Eventbrite the paid-up, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sublicensable, non-exclusive right and license to (a) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any such Entry Form (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate all or any portion of it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party that may exist in such Entry Form (or any part thereof); and (b) use the Entry Form (or any part thereof), including without limitation, the right and license to make, use, sell, offer for sale, and import any products and/or services which practice or embody, or are configured for use in practicing, all or any portion of the Entry Form and the right to practice. Under no circumstances will Eventbrite be required to treat any Entry Form (or any part thereof), the details of the Performance or the related event listing as confidential. Eventbrite will be entitled to use the Entry Form (or any part thereof) for any purpose whatsoever without compensation to you or any other person.
   
   
5. SELECTION OF WINNERS:
   Applications from eligible applicants will be reviewed and judged by a panel of judges appointed by Eventbrite. The judges will judge each eligible entry on the basis of the applicant’s mission, history in the community, quality of past performances, potential to positively impact the community, professionalism, uniqueness of vision for the Performance, among such other criteria as Eventbrite may set in its sole discretion (the “Criteria”).
   
   The judge’s will select (by mutual agreement) 10 finalists based on the Criteria who will be notified by e-mail to the email address used to register by January 4, 2013. Finalists will be invited to an interview at the Eventbrite headquarters to discuss their groups and the Criteria (the “Interviews”).
   
   From among the 10 finalists a panel of judges appointed by Eventbrite will select (by mutual agreement) 3 winners based on the applicable Entry Forms, the Criteria and the applicable Interviews. Winners will be notified by e-mail to the email address used to register by February 1, 2013. Such notification shall include instructions for proper acceptance of the Grants. In the event a winner does not accept a Grant within 10 business days, a winner is ineligible, or the Grant notification is not deliverable, an alternate winner may be selected. Eventbrite is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner. The winner agrees to Eventbrite’s use of their name, address, likeness, Entry Form, Interviews, Performance details, photographs taken at the Performance, and Grant information for promotional purposes in any medium without additional compensation to the extent permitted by law. The winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability, and Publicity Release. In addition, the winner may be required to participate in a promotional campaign including press relation activities, and should do his/her/its best to be available for such activities.
   
   
6. CONDITIONS:
   6. Eventbrite, and its agents, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, insurers, servants, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, predecessors, successors, representatives, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors (the “Released Entities”), are not responsible for, shall not be liable for, and hereby disclaim all liability arising from or relating to: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, misaddressed, incomplete, or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet, computer or other malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, whether human or technical; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer or e-mail transmissions; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Eventbrite; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of any Grant, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, or acceptance, possession, or use of any Grant, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, or from participation in the Grant application and awarding process; or (vi) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Grant application and awarding process. Eventbrite reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or cancel the Grant application and awarding process should any unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Eventbrite’s control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Grant application and awarding process. In the event that proper administration of the Grant application and awarding process is prevented by such causes as contemplated above, Eventbrite will pick the winner from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action. By participating in the Grant application and awarding process, you agree to release, discharge and hold harmless the Released Entities, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Grant application and awarding process, from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind arising out of or relating to the Grant application and awarding process, participation in the Grant application and awarding process, any Grant, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, and/or acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Grant, or any portion thereof that may have been awarded, including but not limited to statutory and common law claims for misappropriation or your right of publicity. This Grant application and awarding process shall be governed by California law. By participating in this Grant application and awarding process, you agree that California courts shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Grant application and awarding process and that venue shall be only in San Francisco, CA.
   
   
7. WINNER:
   The names of the winners will be published to the Eventbrite blog available at www.eventbrite.com/blog within 10 business days of final Grant distribution.
   
   
8. NOTICE:
   Eventbrite reserves the right to prosecute and seek damages against any individual who attempts to deliberately undermine the proper operation of the Grant application and awarding process in violation of these Official Rules and/or criminal and/or civil law.
   
   
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