Uh oh. Where have our rights gone? Help us find them – or at least have fun trying - on this scavenger hunt through downtown Providence in celebration of Constitution Day 2017.
First person/team to decipher all the clues wins a prize. This event is free and open to all and will be held rain or shine. Come alone, or as a team! Clues will be distributed to all participants at 11am at the meeting point (Smith Street Side of the RI State House). Complete all the clues (with photos to prove it) by 1pm to claim your souvenir!
Rules...Here's what you need to know:
1) When you get to a landmark, take a photo (selfies welcome!) and share it on your Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #ConstitutionHunt.
2) You are welcome to follow the scavenger hunt by walking, driving, biking or running!
3) The first, second and third participants or teams to get to the end location before 1PM with photo proof of each landmark found will win prizes -- others will not leave empty handed!
4) Have FUN!
ACLU of RI - Scavenger Hunt 2017
OFFICIAL RULES
SCAVENGER HUNT IS OFFERED ONLY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE.
ELIGIBILITY:
Scavenger Hunt is open to legal U.S residents, living within the 50 United States and District of Columbia, age 13 or older at time of participation. Employees and independent contractors (and their immediate family members) of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and their subsidiaries and/or affiliates are not eligible for participation.
WINNER:
First, second and third participant or team who arrive at the endpoint having completed the full list of clues wins first, second and third prize respectively. All participants who document and complete the full list of clues and arrive at the endpoint by 1:00PM on September 16, 2017 will be eligible to receive a Scavenger Hunt souvenir.
SCAVENGER HUNT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS:
1. Participants must physically visit each location and take a photograph.
2. If using social media to participate, photographs must be shared and include the hashtag announced by ACLU on the day of the event.
3. Participant must own rights to the photo and/or have permission from all copyright owner(s) to submit photo to the Scavenger Hunt.
4. Participants must complete Scavenger Hunt list and arrive at endpoint by 1:00PM on September 16, 2017 to be eligible for a Scavenger Hunt souvenir.
ACLU of Rhode Island will determine souvenir eligibility at the sole discretion of its staff. All decisions are final. One souvenir per participant, while supplies last. ACLU of Rhode Island staff reserves the right to reject and remove any entries it deems inappropriate.
PRIZES:
ACLU merchandise valued under $10.00
Before receiving the souvenir, the participant agrees to have their endpoint picture shared in any and all forms of media that the ACLU of Rhode Island believe to be suitable. No cash or other substitutions or equivalents of the souvenir are allowed. Participant will be solely responsible for any taxes, fees, incidental expenses and all other costs which are not specifically listed as part of the souvenir in these Official Rules.
GENERAL PROVISIONS:
ACLU of Rhode Island is not responsible for late, incomplete, lost, garbled/corrupted, misdirected or damaged electronic delivery photo entries. ACLU of Rhode Island’s staff on site at endpoint shall be determinative of time of arrival at endpoint.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SCAVENGER HUNT MAY BE A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.
ACLU of Rhode Island, and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies and agencies will not be liable for: (a) any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or difficulties of any kind; (b) failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; (c) inaccurate capture of electronic delivery photo entries or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; or (d) any condition caused by events beyond the control of ACLU or its agencies that may cause the Scavenger Hunt to be disrupted, corrupted or cancelled.
All entries and participant information become the property of the ACLU of Rhode Island. Participants grant the ACLU and its affiliates the right to obtain and use their name and likeness in any and all forms of media that the ACLU believes to be suitable as they pertain to the Scavenger Hunt.
To request removal from this program please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with explicit removal instructions which include the requestor’s name and address to: ACLU of Rhode Island 128 Dorrance Street, Suite 400 Providence, RI 02903.
By entering a photo/and or participating in this Scavenger Hunt, you agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the ACLU that will be final and binding in all respects. ACLU’s failure to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall NOT constitute the waiver of any provision of the Scavenger Hunt.
This Scavenger Hunt is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Twitter. Each participant understands that they are providing information to the ACLU and not to Facebook or Twitter. The information each participant provides will only be used for purposes of this Scavenger Hunt. Any questions, comments or complaints about this contest should be directed to ACLU of Rhode Island 128 Dorrance Street, Suite 400 Providence, RI 02903, not to Facebook or Twitter.
RELEASES:
By accepting the souvenir, except where prohibited by law, participants agree to the use of his/her name, address (city), likeness, photograph and/or other indicia of persona and photos of their winning submissions for advertising/publicity/purposes by ACLU of Rhode Island and its designees without further compensation or notice. Participants indemnify, release and agree to hold harmless the ACLU of Rhode Island, its respective parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, and the directors, officers, agents, representatives, shareholders, and employees of any of the above organizations from any and all liability arising from participating in the Scavenger Hunt, any Scavenger Hunt-related activity and/or acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of the souvenir. ACLU of Rhode Island and its agencies have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to the souvenir including but not limited to its quality, merchantability or fitness for the intended purpose. Participants agree that any dispute regarding the Scavenger Hunt will be brought in Rhode Island state court in Providence County or the U.S. District Court for the State of Rhode Island and consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. The court shall apply the internal, substantive law of the State of Rhode Island in resolving any such dispute.
SPONSORED BY:
American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island
128 Dorrance Street, Suite 400
Providence, RI 02903
