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Nothing contained on the website should be construed as granting, by implication, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the website without the written permission of China Metal Parts, Corp.

Updated January, 2020

This Privacy Notice (the “notice”) sets out how we, China Metal Parts, Corp. and each of its local and international subsidiaries, business units and sales offices from time to time (Group, we, us, our) process the personal data of individuals (each a “User”, “you”, “your”) who contact us or who use our websites, services, programs, content and related features (collectively, the “Services”) or who visit us at trade shows, events or at our premises.

If you have any questions about this Notice, please contact us by email at [email protected]. If you wish to contact our local offices, please refer to our Contact page for details.

This notice, together with our Conditions of Use and any other documents referred to in these documents, set out our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. Please read these documents carefully. By visiting our website or using our Services, you acknowledge the processing described in this Notice, our Conditions of Use and related documents.

Our Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect, use or disclose personal data from or about visitors under 13 years of age. If you are under the age of 18, you must obtain the consent of your parent or guardian to use our Services and to provide us with your personal data.

This version of our privacy notice was published in January 2020.

What are personal data?

“Personal data” means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, known as ‘data subject’, who can be identified directly or indirectly; it may include name, address, email address, phone number, IP address, location data, cookies, call recording and similar information. It may also include “special categories of personal data” such as racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a data subject, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation.

What personal data do we process?

We may process the following personal data:

• Information provided by you. You may give us information about you by filling in forms such as the contact form on our website, subscribing to Services, requesting a quote, ordering a product, entering a contest, responding to a promotional campaign, responding to a survey, making applications in respect of job postings, uploading information, corresponding with us by e-mail, phone or otherwise. This information may include your name, email address, billing address, shipping address, phone number, position and place of employment, payment information, the content of any email you send to us and similar information.
• Information about others. You may also provide to us personal data relating to third parties, such as people who you work with, the person who pays for your orders, your friend if you use our referral service to tell a friend about our products, services or promotions, and other individuals.

• Information about your device.With regard to each of your visits to our website we may collect technical information about your device such as IP address, operating system, browser, time zone setting, the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website, URL clickstream data, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page.
• Information from third party sources. This may include information received from credit reference agencies, shipping companies, our service providers and other third parties.

Generally, you are under no obligation to provide this information, but without it, we may be unable to provide you with some of our Services. Some personal data will be mandatory in order for us to comply with mandatory client due diligence processes before we are able to provide the Services.

Information about third parties should only be provided if you have demonstrable permission to do so or if the information is available in the public domain.

We will rely on the information provided by you as accurate, complete and up to date and you agree to ensure that this will be the case.

How do we use your personal data?

We will only process personal data, in accordance with applicable law, for the following purposes:

1. responding to your queries, requests and other communications;
2. providing the Services including our website and related features, sale of products and services, subscriptions and other Services;
3. enabling suppliers and service providers to carry out certain functions on our behalf in order to provide the Services, including webhosting, data storage, identity verification, technical, logistical and other functions, as applicable;
4. allowing you to use features on our website, when you choose to do so;
5. sending you personalised marketing communications as permitted by law or as requested by you. You have the right to unsubscribe by email to [email protected];
6. serving personalised advertising to your devices, based on your interests in accordance with our Cookie Statement below. You have the right to disable cookies as set out below;
7. publishing marketing materials, such as User testimonials. If you wish to make the request that your testimonial be removed you may contact us at [email protected];
8. operating contests, such as our Cool Idea Award Submission. Your submission and your personal data will be accessed by our Cool Idea judges and authorised personnel;
9. connecting you to third party features, such as social media. Our Websites may include social media features, such as the Facebook “Like” button, or other functionality, such as the “share this” button. These features may collect your IP address or the page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy statement of the company providing them;
10. contacting third parties, such as sending a friend referred by you a one-time invitation;
11. ensuring the security of our business and preventing and detecting fraud;
12. administering our business, including complaints resolution, troubleshooting of our website, data analysis, quality control, staff training, testing of new features, research, statistical and survey purposes;
13. developing and improving our Services; and
14. complying with applicable law, including in response to a lawful request from a court or regulatory body.

The legal basis for our processing of personal data for the purposes described above will typically include: 

• processing necessary to fulfil a contract that we have in place with you or other data subjects, such as processing for the purposes set out in paragraphs a), b), c), d) and j);
• your consent, such as processing for the purposes set out in paragraphs e), f), g), h) and j);
• processing necessary for our or a third party’s legitimate interests, such as processing for the purposes set out in paragraphs a), b), c), d), g), i), j),k), l) and m), which is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests to ensure that Services are properly provided, ensure the security of our business and our Users and for the proper administration and development of our business;
• processing necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, such as processing for the purposes set out in paragraph n); and
• other applicable legal grounds.

Cookie Statement

What exactly are cookies? In order to collect the information including personal data as described in this Notice, we may use cookies and similar technology on our website. A cookie is a small piece of information which is sent to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive, mobile phone or other device. Cookies can be first party, i.e. cookies that the website you are visiting places on your device, or third party cookies, i.e. cookies placed on your device through the website but by third parties, such as, Google. For more information please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

The cookies placed on our website. For example, we may use the following cookies on our website:

• Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are essential in order to enable you to move around our website and use its features. Without these cookies, Services you have asked for cannot be provided. They are deleted when you close the browser. These are first party cookies.
• Performance cookies. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form about how visitors use our website. They allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around the website when they are using it and the approximate regions that they are visiting from. These are first party cookies. For example, this website uses Google Analytics to help analyze how Users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate Users’ use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity for the Group.
• Functionality cookies. These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in, if applicable) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. These are first party cookies.
• Targeting or advertising cookies. These cookies allow us and our advertisers to deliver information more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited our website and may help us in compiling your profile. These are persistent cookies which will be kept on your device until their expiration or earlier manual deletion.
• Social Media cookies. These cookies allow you to connect with social media networks such as Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and Google+. These are persistent cookies which will be kept on your device until their expiration or earlier manual deletion.
• Other cookies and similar technologies from time to time.

We may combine information from these types of cookies and technologies with information about you from other sources.

Cookie consent and opting out. By using our Services, we assume that you are happy to have us place cookies on your device. Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. However, if you, or another user of your device, wish to withdraw your consent at any time, you have the ability to accept or decline cookies by modifying your browser setting. Learn how to disable cookies for your browser here. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our website, our platforms and Services.

You may also opt-out from third party cookies by selecting appropriate options on https://www.youronlinechoices.com/.  

Disclosure of personal data

There are circumstances where we may wish to disclose or are compelled to disclose your personal data to third parties. These scenarios include disclosure to:

• our Group companies worldwide, including in the EU, USA, Japan and elsewhere;
• our suppliers and service providers to facilitate the provision of the Services, including webhosting, identity verification (in order to verify your identity against public databases), customer services, job application portal, payment platform, analytics, consultants, for example, in order to protect the security or integrity of our business, including our databases and systems and for business continuity reasons;
• subject to appropriate legal basis such as consent, our advertising and marketing partners who enable us, for example, to deliver personalised ads to your devices or who may contact you by post, email, telephone, SMS or by other means;
• payer, such as your employer or principal, who pays for our products and services;
• successor or partner legal entities, on a temporary or permanent basis, for the purposes of a joint venture, collaboration, financing, sale, merger, reorganisation, change of legal form, dissolution or similar event relating to our business. In the case of a merger or sale, your personal data will be permanently transferred to a successor company;
• public authorities where we are required by law to do so; and
• other third parties where you have provided your consent.

International transfer of your personal data

We may transfer your personal data to a third party in countries outside the country in which the personal data were originally collected for further processing in accordance with the purposes set out above. In particular, your personal data may be transferred across our group of companies in the China and other countries. Where this is the case, we will ensure that appropriate transfer mechanisms, such as standard contractual clauses, are in place to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

If we transfer personal data to private organisations abroad, such as our suppliers and service providers, we will, as required by applicable law, ensure that your privacy rights are adequately protected by appropriate technical, organisation, contractual or other lawful means, such as standard contractual clauses. You may contact us for a copy of such safeguards in these circumstances.

Retention of personal data

We retain personal data for as long as is necessary for the purposes listed above or longer as may be required by the law. Please contact us for further details of applicable retention periods.

We may keep an anonymized form of your personal data, which will no longer refer to you, for statistical purposes without time limits, to the extent that we have a legitimate and lawful interest in doing so.

Security of personal data

We will use appropriate technical and organisational information security measures to try to prevent unauthorised access to your personal data. Some of these measures include encryption software, firewalls, and use of Secure Socket Layers (SSL) protocols.

However, please be aware that the transmission of information via the internet is never completely secure. While we can do our best to keep our own systems secure, we cannot control the whole of the internet and we cannot therefore guarantee the security of your information as it is transmitted to and from our website.

Where you have created or received a password or verification link which enables you to access certain parts of our website or content, you are responsible for keeping such information confidential. We ask you not to share such information with anyone.

Third party sites

Third party policies for related services and offerings linked to or from our Services have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Since we do not have control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend you review their policies before you provide any personal data or complete any transaction with them.

Protolabs’ Notice to California Residents

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq., as amended, “CCPA”) gives California residents rights and control over their personal information. China Metal Parts provides this statement to those residents in accordance with requirements under the CCPA to make certain disclosures about the collection and processing of their personal information. This is China Metal Parts’ California-specific description of consumers’ privacy rights under the CCPA.

We do not sell your personal information

Under the CCPA, a business that sells California residents' personal information to others: 1) must give notice to California residents before selling their personal information to others; and 2) must provide the right to opt out of the sale of their personal information.

China Metal Parts does not sell personal information, including personal information of anyone under 16 years old. Thus, these notification and opt-out requirements do not apply to China Metal Parts.

Your rights under the CCPA

The CCPA provides California residents with certain rights related to their personal information. To submit a request based on these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. With respect to their personal information, California residents may exercise the rights described below.

1. Right to know what personal information is being collected, for what purposes and with whom it is shared
2. Right to know whether your personal information is sold or disclosed for a business purpose and to whom.
3. Right to say no to the sale of your personal information - Again, China Metal Parts does not sell personal information.
4. Right to non-discrimination of service or price if you exercise your privacy rights
5. Right to deletion of personal data

Exemptions under the CCPA

The CCPA provides exemptions, until and including December 31, 2020, from certain of the above described disclosures pertaining to the last 12 months including a business-to-business exemption:

Personal information reflecting a written or verbal communication or a transaction between China Metal Parts and a natural person, where the natural person is acting as an employee, owner, director, officer, or contractor of a company, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit, or government agency and whose communications or transaction with China Metal Parts occur solely within the context of China Metal Parts conducting due diligence regarding, or providing or receiving a product or service to or from such company, partnership, sole proprietorship, nonprofit or government agency.

China Metal Parts® Cool Idea Terms and Conditions. The China Metal Parts, Corp. (“China Metal Parts”) “Cool Idea Award Program” (“Program”) and participation therein is governed in all respects by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”). The overall Program may be made up of one or more sub-Programs, e.g. Cool Idea Award, Cool Idea Award: University Grant, Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant, etc. The sub-Programs may be subject to sub-Program specific terms and conditions as outlined herein. By participating in the Program, each applicant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by and accepts these Terms and the decisions of China Metal Parts and its Program personnel (including, without limitation, decisions regarding the eligibility of applicants, applications and submissions, the selection of Program award and other incentives recipients and honorable mention applicants, and the awarding of Program awards) which are final and binding in all respects.

1. GENERALLY 

The purpose of the Program is to provide start-up support to product designers with cool ideas. During the Program, China Metal Parts will evaluate applicants and their submitted parts design ideas and make Program awards to applicants who have a cool parts design idea. A Program award will be a dollar amount, as specified by China Metal Parts, that may be used towards China Metal Parts’ services in manufacturing prototypes and/or parts for the applicant’s idea. The Program will commence on the first day of January and will conclude December 31^st of the same year (“Program Year”).  The foregoing is only a general description of the Program, and the Program is subject to the full Terms set forth below.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Cool Idea Award Eligibility

If an applicant is an individual, the applicant must be a permanent legal resident of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence and at least eighteen (18) years old. If an applicant is other than an individual, it must be a legal entity (for example, a limited liability company, a corporation, etc.) that is organized under the laws of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, and the individual registering the entity as an applicant must be a permanent legal resident of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, and at least eighteen (18) years old, and authorized to register the entity in the Program. This Program is void outside the fifty (50) China and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of China Metal Parts and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising, public relations agencies, promotion agencies, and outside judges, and the immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of each such employee, officer, director and outside judge are not eligible to apply or participate. An outside judge will not evaluate an entry submitted by an individual employed by the same organization that employs the judge. If a Program award cannot be awarded by Proto Labs to an individual applicant for any reason (including, without limitation, if corporate or other policies of the applicant’s employer precludes him/her from receiving an award), Proto Labs, in its sole discretion, may disqualify the applicant. The Program, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, is intended for viewing only within the China and the District of Columbia, and applicants must be present in the China or the District of Columbia at the time they register, apply and participate in the Program.

Cool Idea Award:  University Grant sub-Program Eligibility

The applicant must be a permanent legal resident of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence and at least eighteen (18) years old. This Program is void outside the fifty (50) China and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited or restricted by law. The applicant must be enrolled in an accredited China post-secondary education institution at the time of application. Employees, officers and directors of China Metal Parts and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising, public relations agencies, promotion agencies, and outside judges, and the immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of each such employee, officer, director and outside judge are not eligible to apply or participate. The Program, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, is intended for viewing only within the China and the District of Columbia, and applicants must be present in the China or the District of Columbia at the time they register, apply and participate in the Program.

Cool Idea Award:  Healthcare Grant sub-Program Eligibility

If an applicant is an individual, the applicant must be a permanent legal resident of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence and at least eighteen (18) years old. If an applicant is other than an individual, it must be a legal entity (for example, a limited liability company, a corporation, etc.) that is organized under the laws of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, and the individual registering the entity as an applicant must be a permanent legal resident of one of the fifty (50) China or the District of Columbia, and at least eighteen (18) years old, and authorized to register the entity in the Program. The applicant must be a member of the Cleveland Clinic Innovations Alliance in good standing at the time of application. This Program is void outside the fifty (50) China and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of China Metal Parts and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, advertising, public relations agencies, promotion agencies, and outside judges, and the immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and their respective spouses) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of each such employee, officer, director and outside judge are not eligible to apply or participate. The Program, and any website pages and advertisements relating thereto, is intended for viewing only within the China and the District of Columbia, and applicants must be present in the China or the District of Columbia at the time they register, apply and participate in the Program.

3. PROGRAM APPLICATION PERIOD

Cool Idea Award sub-Program Periods

The Program will be conducted in four periods throughout the calendar year. A Program period begins every three months of a calendar year at 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on the first day of January, April, July and October and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on the last day of March, June, September and December (each a “Program Period”). See Program website for official start and end dates for each Program Period. Program applications submitted during a Program Period will be considered for a Program award in that Program Period only (subject to the judging period). China Metal Parts has no obligation to consider a Program application submitted in one Program Period for any subsequent Program Period. China Metal Parts has sole responsibility for determining if an entry has been successfully submitted during any particular Program Period.

Cool Idea Award: University Grant sub-Program Periods

The Program will be conducted in two periods during the calendar year. A Program period begins every six months of a calendar year at 12:01 a.m. CT on the first day of January and July and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on the last day of June and December (each a “Program Period”). See Program website for official start and end dates for each Program Period. Program applications submitted during a Program Period will be considered for a Program award in that Program Period only (subject to the judging period). China Metal Parts has no obligation to consider a Program application submitted in one Program Period for any subsequent Program Period. China Metal Parts has sole responsibility for determining if an entry has been successfully submitted during any particular Program Period.

Cool Idea Award: Healthcare Grant sub-Program Periods

 The Program period begins April 22, 2019, at 12:01 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and ends June 7, 2019, at 11:59 p.m. CT ( “Program Period”). See Program website for additional official start and end dates for each Program Period. Program applications submitted during a Program Period will be considered for a Program award in that Program Period only (subject to the judging period). China Metal Parts has no obligation to consider a Program application submitted in one Program Period for any subsequent Program Period. China Metal Parts has sole responsibility for determining if an entry has been successfully submitted during any particular Program Period.

4. HOW TO APPLY

1. During the Program Period, go to /cool-idea (the “Program Website”) to the Program application section of the Program Website. Follow the onscreen prompts and instructions to complete and submit the Program registration form, application information and upload your Program Design Idea (as defined and described in Section 4(b) below). In order to be considered in the Program, an eligible applicant must submit all required Program registration and application information, and the submitted Program Design Idea must meet the requirements of these Terms and any additional requirements as set forth in the Program Website (including, without limitation, submission format requirements). At the time of submission of Program materials, review the Terms as posted on the Program Website to review the then current Terms (which may include updates or changes after the initial or subsequent postings of these Terms). An applicant’s Program registration, application and Program Design Idea must be received by China Metal Parts during the Program Period. Submitting mass submissions or submissions generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices is prohibited and will result in disqualification. LIMIT: Up to a maximum of four (4) applications and related Program Design Idea submissions per calendar year, per applicant; provided, however, each application and related Program Design Idea must be submitted separately by the applicant, and each Program Design Idea must be significantly different (as determined by China Metal Parts in its sole discretion). By registering in the Program, an applicant consents and agrees to China Metal Parts’ website Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by applicant’s online service will apply.

2. A “Program Design Idea” submission must meet the following requirements:

   • It must be a design that can be additive manufactured, CNC machined or injection molded, that China Metal Parts can manufacture;
   • The design must be in the form of a 3D CAD model, and meet the upload requirements as set forth in the Program Website;
   • Any textual design specifications must be in English.
   • The design must be entirely original to the applicant (an original creation is the product of one’s own mind created solely by the applicant, and is NOT a copy or imitation; modifying, enhancing or altering a third party’s preexisting work does not qualify as an applicant’s original creation);
   • The design must NOT infringe, misappropriate or violate any right of any third party, including, without limitation, patent, trade secret, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property or proprietary right, and must NOT incorporate or include anything that would require the consent of any third party for the use of the applicant’s Program Design Idea pursuant to the rights granted by applicant in connection with the Program (including, without limitation, as contemplated by Section 5(b) below);
   • The design must not be the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim;
   • The design must NOT have been previously published or have won any other award;
   • The part must NOT be subject to ITAR (International Trade in Arms Regulations) or other export restrictions or be the subject of a government contract or grant; and
   • The design must NOT be lewd, offensive or inappropriate. Compliance with all requirements shall be as determined by China Metal Parts in its sole discretion.

3. Each applicant represents and warrants that applicant’s Program Design Idea submitted in the Program meets the submission requirements set forth in Section 4(b) above. Each applicant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold China Metal Parts and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns of each of them, harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, judgments, losses, costs or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising directly or indirectly from any breach or alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreements of applicant hereunder, or from applicant’s participation in the Program.

4. Failure to submit all required information, materials and submissions in the manner required in these Terms may result in disqualification. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by China Metal Parts. All applicants, registrations, Program Design Ideas and other submissions in this Program are subject to verification by China Metal Parts. Each applicant agrees to cooperate with China Metal Parts and its representatives in connection with any and all verification activities. Any applicant, registration, Program Design Idea or other submission in this Program that does not comply with any aspect of these Terms, as determined by China Metal Parts in its sole discretion, may be rejected by China Metal Parts and the applicant disqualified.

5. SELECTION; NOTIFICATION; AWARD RECIPIENT OBLIGATIONS.

1. An eligible applicant who has submitted a cool Program Design Idea, as determined by China Metal Parts in its sole discretion, will be a potential Program award recipient. The criteria for selection of a Program award recipient and the selection of Program Award recipients will be as determined by China Metal Parts and outside judges in their sole discretion. In making the determination as to a Program award recipient, China Metal Parts and outside judges will also consider the relative effect of the Program award on an applicant’s overall project. Program award recipients will be as determined by China Metal Parts and outside judges from time to time. In reviewing a Program application, China Metal Parts and outside judges will also have the opportunity to ask questions of applicants. Applicants are responsible for all of their costs and expenses related to the Program, including, without limitation, designing and submitting their Program Design Idea. A potential Program award recipient must comply with all terms and conditions of these Terms, and receipt of a Program award is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.

2. A potential Program award recipient will be notified in person, or by phone, letter (by postal or overnight delivery) and/or e-mail. In order to claim a Program award, the potential award recipient will be required to execute and return to China Metal Parts a notarized Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and a Publicity Release (an “Affidavit/Release”) in the form(s) provided by China Metal Parts. For an applicant that is other than a natural person, the Affidavit/Release must be executed by an authorized representative of the applicant. THE AFFIDAVIT/RELEASE WILL CONTAIN A LICENSE BY THE APPLICANT IN FAVOR OF China Metal Parts AND ITS DESIGNEES TO UTILIZE THE APPLICANT’S PROGRAM DESIGN IDEA (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE DESIGN ITSELF AND MEMORIALIZATIONS OF China Metal Parts’ MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE DESIGN) FOR China Metal Parts’ PROMOTIONAL AND/OR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES IN ANY MANNER OR MEDIA (WHETHER NOW OR HEREAFTER EXISTING), ALL WITHOUT FURTHER PAYMENT, NOTICE, CONSIDERATION, ATTRIBUTION OR CONSENT; WHICH LICENSE WILL BE SET FORTH IN FURTHER DETAIL IN THE AFFIDAVIT/RELEASE. The Affidavit/Release must be returned to China Metal Parts by the date and/or time indicated within the Affidavit/Release. If the potential award recipient cannot be contacted within ten (10) days of the first attempt to contact the potential recipient, or if the potential recipient fails to return the Affidavit/Release within the specified time, or if the potential recipient or the potential recipient’s design or other submissions are found to be ineligible, or if the potential recipient does not with the Terms, then the potential recipient may be disqualified. China Metal Parts is not responsible for the failure of a potential recipient to receive China Metal Parts’ notification or the required documents for any reason, or for the inability of such potential recipient to return the required documents for any reason.

6. PROGRAM AWARDS

1. Subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms, up to an aggregate maximum total of $250,000 USD in awards may be awarded, on a combined basis, in the Program Year of the Program. The number of award recipients and the amount of each award in this Program will be as determined by China Metal Parts in its respective sole discretion. If there are no or a limited amount of applicants with acceptable Program Design Ideas in this Program, then China Metal Parts, in its sole discretion, may determine not to make any awards in the Program or make a limited amount of awards. The decision of China Metal Parts, as regards the recipient(s) of any award in this Program, will be conclusive and binding upon the applicants; it will not be open to review or challenge. China Metal Parts is not required to provide any reasons to support its decision.

2. A Program award consists of and is limited to a dollar amount specified by China Metal Parts. A Program award may only be utilized by a recipient for China Metal Parts’ 3D printing, machining services, injection molding and/or sheet metal services in connection with the manufacturing of prototype(s) and/or parts by China Metal Parts utilizing the award recipient’s Program Design Idea (for example, use can be to make a prototype or manufacture short-run production parts), and related shipping and handling costs. The prototype(s) and/or parts manufactured by China Metal Parts for a recipient utilizing the recipient’s award must be for the recipient’s own use and cannot be resold by or at the direction of the recipient. A Program award must be fully utilized by a recipient within ninety (90) days after notice of the award is given by China Metal Parts to the recipient. An award will be considered “utilized” when an order is placed by the award recipient with China Metal Parts using the Program Design Idea submitted in connection with the Program. Unused components of an award shall be forfeited and have no redeemable cash value. All uses of an award are subject to China Metal Parts’ then current standard Terms and Conditions of Sale, which are currently located at /quote-terms-and-conditions.
3. Program awards are awarded “AS IS” with no warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, made by China Metal Parts or for which China Metal Parts shall be liable other than the standard express warranty made by China Metal Parts to its customers with respect to parts manufactured by China Metal Parts, including, without limitation, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Awards are nontransferable, nonassignable, nonnegotiable, and not redeemable for cash or credit. Awards must be accepted as awarded. No award substitutions, except by China Metal Parts, who reserves the right (but has no obligation) to substitute an award (or a component thereof) with another award of equal or greater value if any applicable award (or a component thereof) is not available for any reason as determined by China Metal Parts in its sole discretion. Each recipient is solely and fully responsible for any and all costs, fees, taxes, assessments and expenses associated with an award, and its redemption, receipt and use, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes on the award. If applicable, a Program award recipient will be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the amount of the award. Award recipients waive the right to assert as a cost of receiving an award any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to redeem the award. Non-compliance with any of the foregoing and any other condition of this Program may result in disqualification and forfeiture of award. Upon award forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

8. GENERAL CONDITIONS

China Metal Parts reserves the right to require an applicant to complete, execute and deliver to China Metal Parts additional documents at any time as required, in the forms provided, and within the timeframe required by China Metal Parts, or the applicant may be disqualified. China Metal Parts reserves the right to change or update these Terms based on its experience with the conduct of the Program and/or applicants’ response to the Program. China Metal Parts also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Program if, in China Metal Parts’ opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Program, or if viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical difficulties, acts of God or failures or any other factor beyond China Metal Parts’ reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Program, and in such event, China Metal Parts reserves the right in its sole discretion (but does not have any obligation) to award an award or award(s) to a recipient or recipients based on the above Program award selection criteria from among eligible, non-suspect applications received up to the time of the suspected impairment. Any changes or updates in these Terms, or termination, modification or suspension of the Program will be as described on the Program Website. At the time of submission of Program materials, review the Terms as posted on the Program Website to review the then current Terms (which may include updates or changes after the initial or subsequent postings of these Terms). China Metal Parts reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any applicant it finds to be tampering with the application or submission process or the operation of the Program or to be acting in violation of these Terms or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Program is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, China Metal Parts reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. China Metal Parts’ failure to enforce any term of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or any other provision of these Terms.

9. RELEASE

By participating in the Program, each applicant forever and irrevocably RELEASES, DISCHARGES, INDEMNIFIES AND HOLDS HARMLESS, China Metal Parts and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions and affiliates; any and all persons and entities responsible for offering, operating, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Program or supplying any award, and the employees, officers, directors, owners, representatives, agents, heirs, successors, assigns and insurers of each of them (collectively, the “Releasees”) from and against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses (collectively, “Losses”), arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the applicant’s application to and/or participation in the Program, and/or the applicant’s receipt or use of any award awarded in the Program. The foregoing release includes, without limitation, any and all LIABILITY, BODILY INJURY, DEATH, LOSS OR DAMAGE to applicant or any third party arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from any award or the use of any award, the award, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any award, and application and participation in the Program. Each applicant further COVENANTS NOT TO SUE any of the Releasees with respect to any matter addressed by the foregoing release, or encourage or assist any third party in doing so. This is a complete RELEASE and DISCHARGE of all claims and rights of each applicant against the Releasees and no action will be taken by or on behalf of an applicant with respect to any such claims and rights, it being understood that these Terms, including this Section 9, shall be binding upon each applicant, and his/her successors, assignees, subrogors, insurers, heirs, next of kin, executors, representatives, and legal and personal representatives.

10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

China Metal Parts is not responsible for: (a) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of registration, application or Program information or late, lost, stolen, unintelligible, illegible, damaged, mutilated, altered, incomplete, or misdirected applications or applications received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer online systems, computer equipment, website, server provider, network, hardware or software; (c) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any website or service; (d) unauthorized intervention in any part of the application process or the Program; (e) printing, typographical, electronic or human errors which may occur in the offer or administration of the Program or the processing of applications; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from applicant’s participation in the Program, including but not limited to applicant’s computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from applicant’s participation in the Program, or from viewing, playing, uploading or downloading any material to or from China Metal Parts’ website(s), regardless of whether the material was prepared by China Metal Parts or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to China Metal Parts’ website by a hypertext link.

11. DISPUTES

Applicant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Program, or the Program awards shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively in a federal or state court located in Dongguan, Shenzhen; applicant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the Shenzhen for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will applicant be permitted to obtain awards for and applicant 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms, or the rights and obligations of applicant or China Metal Parts in connection with the Program shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Shenzhen, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules of provisions (whether of the Shenzhen, China, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the Shenzhen.

12. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR

The Program is offered and administrated by China Metal Parts, Corp., 7th Industrial Zone, Shangnan, Shajing, Baoan, Shenzhen, China.

Win a China Metal Parts BattleBots® HexBug® Drawing Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
These Official Rules (the "Rules") apply to the Win a China Metal Parts + BattleBots® HexBug® prize drawings ("Drawing") conducted by China Metal Parts, Corp., 7th Industrial Zone, Shangnan, Shajing, Baoan, Shenzhen, China ("Sponsor") between September 17, 2020 and September 23, 2020. By entering a Drawing, you agree to be bound by these Rules.

WHO MAY ENTER: The Drawing is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) China and the District of Columbia and at least 18 years old at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor and their immediate family members (spouses, siblings, parents and children) are not eligible.

HOW TO ENTER AND WIN: To enter the Drawing, submit an entry online. Limit one (1) entry per person. The winner of the Drawing will be selected in a random drawing within ten (10) business days after September 24, 2020, from among all eligible entries received. The Drawing will be conducted at Sponsor’s business address listed above during normal business hours. The winner will be notified by email, or by social media channel. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late or illegible entries. Information collected in connection with this Drawing is governed by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (available at /privacy-policy).

PRIZE: The Drawing’s Prize is one of ten (10) BattleBots HexBugs (retail value $29.99 each). The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. Prizes are non-transferable. All federal, state and local income taxes connected to the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Failure to respond to prize notification or to execute and return any requested document within seven (7) days, or the return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable, may result in the awarding of prize to an alternate winner in a random drawing. 

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION: Prizes will be sent within thirty (30) business days following the Drawing. You must provide an address to which U.S. mail can be delivered. Sponsor will be responsible for costs of delivering prizes to winners. Sponsor will not be responsible for lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen prizes. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty with respect to the safety, performance or appearance of any prize awarded.

PRIVACY: Sponsor will be collecting personal data of entrants in accordance with its privacy policy at . By participating in the Drawing, you agree to Sponsor’s collection and use of your personal data.

MISCELLANEOUS: By participating in the Drawing, all entrants agree to release Sponsor, its clients, and vendors from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs or expenses, including without limitation property damages, personal injury and/or death, arising out of participating in the Drawing, or the awarding, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize awarded. Entrants waive all rights to punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees. In the event the Drawing cannot be held, for reasons beyond Sponsor’s control, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or modify the Drawing in its sole discretion to be equitable and fair for all eligible entries received prior to the cancellation or termination of the Drawing. Persons found tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Drawing, or who Sponsor believes is causing errors, disruptions or damage, will be disqualified. Sponsor's decisions with respect to the drawing are final. Sponsor reserves the right to add to or change these Rules at any time subject to applicable laws and regulations. BattleBots® is a registered trademark of Battlebots Inc. HexBug® is a registered trademark of Innovation First Labs, Inc. BattleBots and Innovation First Labs are not sponsors of this contest.

CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Drawing, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the Shenzhen.

Date:  September 2020