1. Eligibility
This contest  is offered by ESET NORTH AMERICA (ESET, LLC) and is open to all legal US residents who are at least 18 years of age at time of entry for participation in the Contest on social media or a legal entrant into MacIT 2014 if participating in the Contest at MacIT 2014. Employees of ESET NORTH AMERICA (ESET, LLC) (“hereinafter ESET” ) and/or its affiliated companies and family members of such employees may enter the contest but are not eligible to win.

  • Contest Period: The Contest begins:
  • - on social media – Facebook & Twitter on March 24, 2014 at 9:00:01 a.m. PST
  • - at MacIT 2014 conference on March 26, 2014 at noon PST
  • And will end:
  • - on social media – on March 28, 2014 at 6:59:59 p.m. PST
  • - at MacIT conf - on March 27, 2014 at 6:59:59 p.m. PST
  • Prizes: There will be 4 prizes – 2 for social media contestants and 2 for MacIT conference attendees. Each winner will be notified by an email that was submitted at the beginning of the quiz. The prize can be either shipped to the winner or, for the MacIT attendees, picked up at ESET’s booth #S5.

2. To Enter
To enter  our cybersecurity quiz:

  • From social media - you must be able to access the ESET quiz (“quiz”) online at a published URL.
  • At MacIT 2014 conference – by stopping at ESET’s booth #S5 and completing  the ESET quiz on one of our iPads

The contest begins on social media (Facebook & Twitter) (hereafter referred to as the “ESET Booth”) on March 24, 2014 at 9:00:01 a.m. PST and at MacIT on March 26, 2014 at noon PST.

  • How to Play:

To  play,  enter the quiz from URL posted on social media or at ESET’s booth on one of the provided iPads.  Complete and submit the quiz.  Only entries with all correct answers are eligible to win. MacIT 2014 attendees are welcome to ask for hints  an ESET employees present at the ESET Booth #S5 in the Sponsor Showcase Room.  In order to participate in this Contest, you are required to be at least 18 years of age.

LIMIT: Participants may enter the contest only one time  and submit a complete quiz only one time. Numerous submissions of completed quizes either from the link posted on social media or via iPads from ESET’s booth at MacIT, will not increase your changes of winning. Every participant will only have one submission eligible for the drawing. Any submissions in excess of one shall be eliminated before the drawing.

3. Conditions of Entry:
As conditions of entry into this Contest, Participant warrants and represents that (a) Participant is a US residents who is at least 18 years of age at time of entry,  (b) Participant is a legal entrant into MacIT 2014 if the entrant is participating in the Contest at MacIT 2014, and (c) contact information submitted with the quiz is true and correct.  

4. Prizes:
a. Grand Prize:
The Grand Prize winner will be selected randomly at the end of the contest period from all eligible entrants who have completed the quiz in accordance with the rules of this contest. The winners will receive the following:

  • One Apple® MacBook Air® / 1.3 GHz Intel® Core™ i5 / 13.3" Display / 4 GB Memory / 128GB Flash Storage, as is.

ESET is not responsible for providing any hardware, software, apps or any  services thereto. The prize is “as is”.

Winner is  solely responsible for any taxes on the prize. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of ESET. Prizes are non-transferable. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation, cancellation of MacIT 2014, infection cancel by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, ESET reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest. Further, ESET reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or ESET or Facebook; (b) violating the Official Rules; (c) violating MacIT 2014 rules and code of conduct, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ESET reserves the right to require winners to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility as a condition of awarding the prize to help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity for the Contest will not bring ESET into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably on the Contest as determined by ESET in its sole discretion.

5. Notification:
ESET, will contact the Winner no later than March 31, 2014 via email that is provided by the Participant at the time of entry for the quiz (Also see 7).

6. Privacy
Any personally identifiable information that you submit to the Contest Site will be used and collected in accordance with ESET's privacy policy. /us/privacy/

7. Limitations of Liability and Release
No liability or responsibility is assumed by ESET resulting from any Participant's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download or submit any information in connection with participating in the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by ESET for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Contest: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted e-mail transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest. 

ESET is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user's own risk. ESET is not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Web Site or the download of any information from the Web Site. By participating in the Contest, the Participant releases ESET from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such Participant's participation in the Contest. By accepting a prize in the Contest, winners agree that ESET shall not be liable for any loss or injury resulting from participation in the Contest, acceptance or use of any prize. ESET is not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is cancelled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a "Force Majeure Event").

8. Disputes and Jurisdiction
Except where prohibited, Participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connection with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by a Court in the County of San Diego, California.

9. Sponsor:
This Contest is sponsored by ESET  610 W. Ash St., Suite 1700, San Diego, CA 92101.