Official Rules

1. INTRODUCTION: The Create Your Case program (the "Contest") is sponsored by Averatec, Inc. When used herein, the term "Sponsor" refers to Averatec. Participants in the Contest will be asked to conceive of an idea for a laptop case design and to create and submit a digital image of proposed case. The Contest is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and Canada who have reached the age of majority in their jurisdictions of residence at the time of entry. Employees of Averatec and its respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies involved with this Contest, and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each such persons, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Entrants will need to be registered at www.createyourcase.com in order to enter. Registration is free. The Contest will run from 08/21/06 at 12:01 AM (PT) through 10/21/06 at 11:59 PM (PT). To be eligible, all entries must be received by 11:59 PM (PT) on 10/21/06.

2. HOW TO ENTER: Go to the Registration Site www.createyourcase.com and follow the registration process. You must create an idea for a laptop case design only. Your digital image may consist of either a digital photograph or a poster created using a digital image-editing software program (e.g., Adobe Photoshop). To enter, you must submit your digital image using the “upload case design page” at www.createyourcase.com. Once you have completed the registration process, follow the online instructions to upload your digital image and provide the remainder of your Submission. All digital images must be in jpeg file format. All files or images should be high resolution 150 DPI (with a horizontal or landscape orientation). You must complete the registration process to upload your digital image and submit the remainder of your Submission in accordance with the instructions on the site and these Official Rules no later than 11:59 PM (PT) on 10/21/06. You may submit more than one Submission in accordance with the entry process, but you cannot submit the same Submission more than once, nor may you use the same digital image in more than one Submission. Submissions become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

3. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: All Submissions must meet each of the following criteria in order to be eligible (the "Entry Requirements"):
(i) The digital image must be the original work of the entrant, must not have been previously published, must not have won any previous awards, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity.
(ii) The digital image must each be an original expression, must not contain any copyrighted or trademarked material obtained from any other source, and must not contain the names, photographs, likenesses or other indicia of identity of any trademarked images, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and unfettered discretion.
(iii) If the Submission contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submitting the Submission, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the Submission by Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Official Rules, including, without limitation, name and likeness releases for any person who appears in or is identifiable in the digital image (collectively, the "Clearances"). If any person appearing or identifiable in the digital image is under the age of majority in their state of residence, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release. All signatures must be original. By submitting a digital image, you warrant and represent that you and any persons appearing or identifiable in the digital image consent to the submission and use of the digital image in the Contest, and to its posting on the Internet in connection with the Contest.
(iv) The Submission must not contain any sexually explicit, disparaging, libelous or other inappropriate content or nudity, or any other content that the Sponsor determines in its sole and unfettered discretion is not suitable for publication and/or is not consistent with the purpose or theme of the Contest.

4. RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY: The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and remove at any time during the Contest any Submission that it and/or the Judges (as hereinafter defined) believe(s) in its sole and unfettered discretion does not meet the Entry Requirements set forth in Rule 3 above, and/or does not comply with any other requirements contained in these Official Rules. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole and unfettered discretion, to verify at any time during the Contest that all necessary Clearances relating to any Submission have been obtained and to disqualify and remove any Submission if it believes, in its sole and unfettered discretion, that the necessary Clearances for such Submission have not been obtained.

5. JUDGING: The five vote getting entries will be displayed on the www.createyourcase.com Site from 9:00 A.M. (PT) on 08/21/06 through 11:59 P.M. (PT) on 10/21/06 (the "Voting Period"). During the Voting Period, site visitors will have the opportunity to view and vote on each Finalist Submission displayed on the www.createyourcase.com Site. Site visitors may vote as often as they like during each visit to www.createyourcase.com. Each visit will require re-registering . At the conclusion of the Voting Period, the five Submissions with the highest number of votes will be deemed the winners.

6. SWEEPSTAKES: Five (5) winners will be selected as a result of a random drawing to be held after 10/22/06, from all qualified entries received. If a Canadian resident is selected in the drawing, the individual must first correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question before being confirmed the winner. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

7. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES: For entrants submitting case designs, you can win one of five (5) Averatec 7100 or 7200 Series laptop PCs (approximate retail value = $750 - $1,000 each). For entrants voting on their favorite case designs, you can win one of five Voya GPS Handheld Navigation Systems (approximate retail value = $299 - $399). All taxes on the prize are the winner's responsibility. No substitution of prizes permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event that an offered prize is unavailable. All federal, state and local taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners.

8. GENERAL RULES: The Contest is governed by and subject to the laws of the United States. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. All prize winners will be notified by e-mail at the email address provided on the www.createyourskins.com Site during the registration process, and must sign and return any applicable documentation deemed necessary or advisable at the discretion of the Sponsor. By acceptance of a prize, winner gives Sponsor the right to use their Submission in any way, in any and all media and without consideration to winner or other identifiable persons depicted in the Submission. Prizes are non-transferable. By accepting any prize, winner agrees to hold Sponsor and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and assigns, harmless from and against any and all claims and liability arising out of use of the winner's Submission. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest or use/redemption of any prize. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or the announcement of the prizes.
If for any reason the Internet portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any entrant who tampers with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT IN ITS SOLE AND UNFETTERED DISCRETION TO DISQUALIFY ANY PERSON WHO TAMPERS OR IS SUSPECTED OF TAMPERING WITH THE ENTRY AND/OR VOTING PROCESS. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE CREATEYOURCASE.COM SITE, OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND/OR OTHER RELIEF FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

9. WINNER’S LIST: For names of winners, send a separate, stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Averatec Createyourcase.com Contest Winner, 1231 E Dyer Road, Suite 150, Santa Ana, California, 92705, to be received by 11/17/06.