2025 | Squadron 42 Newsletter “Vanduul Interpreter” Contest
These rules (“Rules”) apply to the 2025 | Squadron 42 Newsletter “Vanduul Interpreter” Contest (“Contest”) carried out by Roberts Space Industries LLC and/or Roberts Space Industries International Limited (individually and collectively “RSI”) and their affiliates. Please read these Rules carefully. By submitting a Contest Entry, you accept and agree to these Rules. If you do not agree to these Rules, any Contest Entry submitted by you will be invalid and you will not be eligible to participate in the Contest or win a prize.
- Eligibility – To participate in the Contest you must be at least eighteen (18) years of age and reside in a jurisdiction where the Contest and your participation is legally permitted. You must have an account at RSI and have agreed to the RSI Terms of Service (see: www.robertspaceindustries.com/tos – the “RSI Terms”). Employees of RSI and of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives, and partners of the Contest (if any) and each of their immediate family members and individuals living in the same households of each of these individuals, whether related or not, of the above are not eligible to enter or win. You must be subscribed to the Squadron 42 Newsletter.
- Duration – Unless otherwise specified, Contest Entries must be submitted beginning Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 20:00 UTC / 01:00 PM PDT as indicated by these Contest Rules and as adjusted or amended in any follow-up announcements related thereto (the “Announcement”). An entry will not be valid if not submitted within the Duration. An entry will also be invalid if further modified or edited by the Participant after the Duration without the express written approval of RSI. The end date is Friday, April 18, 2025 at 1 PM (Pacific) / Friday, April 18, 2025 at 8 PM (UTC).
- Participation and Entry – To submit a Contest Entry to the Contest, you must submit an original video to the Community Hub as specified in the Announcement, satisfying all of the requirements of these Rules and the RSI Terms, including those described in Section 4 herein. The content of a Contest Entry must abide by the Terms including Sections IV (Rules of Conduct) and XIII (Intellectual Property) (see: “https://robertsspaceindustries.com/tos#rules_of_conduct”: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/tos#rules_of_conduct – https://robertsspaceindustries.com/tos#intellectual_property). Each Contest Entry is associated with the Participant who submitted it. Group submissions on behalf of or with the participation of more than one person (including player organizations) are not permitted, will not be considered, and are considered grounds for disqualification. A Contest Entry is deemed received on the date and time in UTC indicated on the submission’s posting on the Hub Entry, and is invalid if its date or time of submission falls outside the Contest Duration. Multiple Submissions are not allowed. Group submissions are not allowed. Post-processing effects are allowed. The Video must not exceed one (1) minute. Music/sound/effects should not infringe on any third-party copyright. This means you’re able to use originally created/sourced music/effects, or official Star Citizen or Squadron 42 music/effects.
- General Entry Requirements – A post submitting Contest Entries must 1) have “Vanduul Interpreter” in their title, 2) have the Logo “Made By The Community” at the end of the video for at least three (3) seconds, available in the Hub Entry, 3) feature yourself interpreting the six (6) Vanduul phrases, in the Vanduul language, which you can find in the Contest Thread.
- No Lottery – No purchase, payment or other obligation is necessary to enter or win.
- Conditions of Participation – By entering any Contest, you agree to be bound by these Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and to abide by RSI’s decisions relating to the Contest which are final and binding. If a winner accepts a prize, the winner consents to the use of his or her name, image, likeness, photograph, voice, and biographical material for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes by RSI, in perpetuity and in any and all media now or hereafter devised without any further compensation, notification, or permission, to the extent admissible by applicable law. For their consideration as Contest Entries, you agree that your postings of your submissions including all their materials and content are UGC as defined in the RSI Terms.
- Determination of Winner – On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, RSI staff (the “Judges”) will select three (3) winning Entries among the eligible Contest Entries based on quality, creativity, and rule adherence, and the winners will be the respective Participants submitting said Entries. Pledging on the RSI website does not affect or increase the chances of winning. To be eligible to receive a prize, winners must confirm and verify their RSI account handle to the Judges if such is not already clearly associated with their Contest Entry.
- Prizes – Eligible Participants who submit winning Contest Entries as determined by the Judges will be awarded prizes on their RSI Account as indicated within this Section. Each individual prize is as follows:
- 1st Place: Vanduul Scythe in-game ship with LTI (in-game lifetime insurance), and a Star Citizen Game Package.
- 2nd Place: Vanduul Scythe in-game ship with LTI (in-game lifetime insurance), and a Star Citizen Game Package.
- 3rd Place: Vanduul Scythe in-game ship with LTI (in-game lifetime insurance), and a Star Citizen Game Package.
- Notification – Winners will be notified and their accounts identified to the public via the RSI Site after the Contest has closed and the Winners are selected, on or by May 19.
- Claims and Forfeiture – Winners will be notified via the RSI account or email listed in their RSI account as soon as determined. To receive their respective prize(s), winners will be required to sign affidavits or otherwise provide affirmative consent regarding their eligibility, liability release (including for travel risks if the prize includes traveling), a publicity release approving the use of their name and likeness for publicity and marketing purposes, payment of applicable federal, and state tax releases, which release needs to be returned via email to RSI within 48 hours of notification, or else forfeit their Prize. A winner must respond to any such notices sent and provide the information needed to be owed any such Prize; failure to so respond will result in forfeiture of the Prize and, at RSI’s discretion, disqualification of the winner and allocating any limited quantity Prize, if applicable, to an alternate winner. For fulfillment of any physical prize, A winner must provide a mailing address for shipping within a jurisdiction where the Contest and his or participation are legally valid. RSI will cover the cost of shipping or delivery required for prizes that are not Virtual Goods, but a Winner must cover any customs or import duties and clearance fees for delivery. Failure by a Winner to cover said duties or fees will result in forfeiture.
- Disqualification – Any breach of the RSI Terms or these Rules by you may disqualify you from participation in any Contest or receiving prizes. RSI may, at its option, disqualify you from participation if you have previously won a prize or been disqualified from any contest, sweepstakes, competition, or other promotional offering held by RSI. Any Participant who submits a Contest Entry that they themselves did not create or contribute to may be disqualified from the Contest. Submissions that contain material or content in violation of the RSI Terms, that fail to adhere to the requirements within these Rules, or is fraudulent in any way may also be disqualified. The disqualification of one Contest Entry by a Participant may result in the disqualification of any or all other Contest Entries submitted by or contributed to by that Participant. RSI staff and administrators, at their discretion, may remove, or order removed any and all entries submitted by a disqualified participant, as well as any entry deemed ineligible by failure to abide by the requirements of these Rules.
- Alternate Winners – In the event of the disqualification of a winner or his or her associated Contest Entry(s), RSI may, at its option, select an alternate winner from the remaining eligible entries submitted to the Contest during its duration.
- Valuation – Unless otherwise stated in the Contest Announcement(s) or communications, Prizes are Virtual Goods as indicated in the RSI Terms of, Section V., Virtual Goods. Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable, and do not add, contribute, or otherwise represent any monetary value to your account. If a winner chooses to accept only portions of a prize, no compensation shall be awarded for the portion(s) not accepted and no substitutions, cash equivalents, or transfers are permitted except at the sole discretion of RSI. In jurisdictions where the law requires the disclosure of the retail value of a prize, the retail value of the non-transferable Digital Good as a prize is zero unless otherwise indicated.
- Governing Law – The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and void where prohibited.
- No Right to Sue – To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, by participating in any Contests you agree that you will not commence any legal action or lawsuit or assert any claim seeking relief against RSI or its affiliates arising from, relating to, or connected in any way with the Contests, including but not limited to, the awarding, redemption, delivery, or fulfillment of any prizes, the determination of winners or eligibility, or disqualification.
- Limited License – other than for the sole and limited purpose of participating in the Contest during the Contest Duration, these Rules grant no license, permission, or rights to use RSI Content, game content, or any RSI intellectual property for any other purpose whatsoever.
- Miscellaneous: Except as set forth herein otherwise, all terms of the RSI Terms apply, including (without limitation) XXI. Indemnification, XXII. Disputes & Binding Arbitration and XXIV. Miscellaneous Terms.