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MICROSOFT “Join the Tech Elite v2 ” SUMMER CONTEST 2013 Round: August 2013 Microsoft Virtual Academy platform contest for IT Professionals and Developers OFFICIAL RULES Common terms used in these rules: These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft promotion called “Join the tech elite v2 ” will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the “Contest” throughout the rest of these rules. In these rules, “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to the applicable Microsoft entity listed in Section 13 below, the Organizer of the Contest. “You,” “yourself” refers to an eligible Contest entrant. 1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION: This is a skill-based Contest and chance plays no part in the determination of the winner(s). The Contest aims to provide participants access to a cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft Technologies and products. The Contest rewards the participant that successfully passed as many Microsoft Virtual Academy courses as possible from the selected courses for the developers and IT professionals section and gained the most points in their respective country and respective section during the month of August 2013. The Contest includes 2 sections: 1 for the IT professionals and 1 for the developers. A) IT PROFESSIONALS SECTION OF THE CONTEST The IT Professionals dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following 59 courses in English and 32 courses

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MICROSOFT “Join the Tech Elite v2” SUMMER CONTEST 2013

Round: August 2013

Microsoft Virtual Academy platform contest for IT Professionals and Developers

OFFICIAL RULES

Common terms used in these rules:

These are the official rules that govern how the Microsoft promotion called “Join the tech elite v2” will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the “Contest” throughout the rest of these rules.

In these rules, “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to the applicable Microsoft entity listed in Section 13 below, the Organizer of the Contest. “You,” “yourself” refers to an eligible Contest entrant.

1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION:

This is a skill-based Contest and chance plays no part in the determination of the winner(s).

The Contest aims to provide participants access to a cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft Technologies and products. The Contest rewards the participant that successfully passed as many Microsoft Virtual Academy courses as possible from the selected courses for the developers and IT professionals section and gained the most points in their respective country and respective section during the month of August 2013.

The Contest includes 2 sections: 1 for the IT professionals and 1 for the developers.

A) IT PROFESSIONALS SECTION OF THE CONTEST

The IT Professionals dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following 59 courses in English and 32 courses Russian. Please note you can take the course in as many languages as you want, but for this contest they will be counted in only one language.

Windows Server 2012 Courses in English (23 courses) Licensing Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Training: Technical Overview Build a Private Cloud with Windows Server & System Center Jump Start Introduction to Hyper-V Jump Start

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Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start Microsoft Virtualization: VMware Professionals Office Hours Recording (1/15/2013) | Windows Server 2012 & Windows

8 Upgrading Skills to Windows Server 2012 Jump Start Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles Jump Start Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Jump Start: Preparing for the Datacenter

Evolution Windows Server 2012 Training: Networking Windows Server 2012: Identity and Access Windows Server 2012: Management & Automation Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization Windows Server 2012: Solution Accelerators Windows Server 2012: Storage Windows Server 2012: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Windows Server 2012: Web and Application Platform Migrating to Windows Server 2012 Training Windows Server 2012 Direct Access Training Move to Hybrid Cloud with System Center & Windows Azure Jump Start

Windows Server 2012 Courses in Russian (11 courses) Windows Server 2012: Серверная виртуализация Windows Server 2012: Сетевая инфраструктура Windows Server 2012: Системы хранения данных Windows Server 2012: Управляемость и автоматизация Введение в Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services Введение в Windows Server 2012 RDS и Application Virtualization 5.0 Миграция на Windows Server 2012 – Часть 1 Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 1. Виртуализация,

сети, хранилища Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 2 Что нового в Windows Server 2012 - обзор возможностей Секреты виртуализации Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

System Management Courses in English (20 courses) Private Cloud Licensing System Center 2012: Transform The Datacenter Immersion Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud MVA Live Q&A: Microsoft Virtualization MVA Live Q&A: System Center 2012 Private Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Management Private Cloud Training: Service Delivery and Automation Private Cloud: Application Services Management Private Cloud: Infrastructure Components System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Updates System Center 2012 SP1: Capabilities System Center 2012: Data Protection Manager (DPM)

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System Center 2012: Licensing Overview System Center 2012: Operations Manager (SCOM) System Center 2012: Orchestrator (SCO) & Service Manager (SCSM) System Center Advisor What’s New in System Center 2012 Enable the Consumerization of IT Jump Start Microsoft Tools for VMware Integration & Migration Jump Start System Center 2012 Service Manager: Planning, Deploying, Managing

System Management Courses in Russian (12 courses) System Center App Controller: Обзор и интеграция с Windows Azure System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Обзор System Center 2012 Orchestrator Обзор System Center Advisor Обзор System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Обзор System Center Operations Manager 2012 Частное облако. Вводный курс. Новые возможности Частного облака Обзор System Center 2012 Построение частного облака с помощью System Center 2012 Применение System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Часть 1 Управление виртуализацией

Windows 8 Courses in English (12 courses) Licensing Windows 8 Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment Deploying Windows 8 Exploring Windows 8 Planning and Preparing for Windows 8 Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start Windows Intune - Manage & Operate Windows Intune - Planning Windows Intune for IT Professionals Jump Start Windows 8 Security Insights

Windows 8 Courses in Russian (4 courses) Обновление сертификации MCITP до MCSA Windows 8 Технический обзор Windows 8 Развертывание Windows 8 на предприятии Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows

Azure Mobile Services

Windows Azure Courses in English (4 courses) Configuring and deploying Microsoft's Private Cloud Datacenter For A Private Cloud : Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS)

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Windows Azure for IT Pros Jump Start

Windows Azure Courses in Russian (5 courses) Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows

Azure Mobile Services HPC-кластеры по запросу в Windows Azure Создание облачных веб-приложений в Windows Azure Web Sites Обзор безопасности Windows Azure Введение для разработчика: хранилища в Windows Azure

If any new courses will be launched in the course of the month of August 2013 under the above mentioned courses clusters (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Management and Windows Azure) they will be automatically added into the competition courses list.

b) DEVELOPERS SECTION OF THE CONTEST:

The Developer dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following ones (17 courses):

Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start Building Business Apps with Visual Studio Lightswitch Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C# Jump Start MVA Live Q&A: Programming Windows with Charles Petzold Programming in C# Jump Start Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start Windows 8 UX Design Jump Start Advanced Windows Store App Development using C# Jump Start Planning & Designing a Lync Server 2010 Jump Start Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-498) Jump Start Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-497) Jump Start Administering Visual Studio TFS 2012 (exam 496) Jump Start Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Jump Start

If any new courses will be launched in the course of the month of August 2013 under the above mentioned courses clusters (Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Visual Studio 2012) they will be automatically added into the competition courses list.

All eligible entrants will be judged using the criteria described below to determine winners.

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2. WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?

The Contest commences at 12:01 AM on August 1st 2013 (CET) and ends at 11:59 PM on August 30th 2013(CET).

3. CAN YOU ENTER?

You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements:

You are a legal resident of the any of following countries Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and you are 18 years or older at the time of entry; and

You are NOT an employee of Microsoft Corporation or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; and

You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest; and

You are NOT a governmental official; and You are NOT an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, and child) or

household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest.

This Contest is void outside the geographic area identified above and wherever else prohibited by law.

4. WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ELIGIBLE ENTRY?

To be eligible for judging an entry must meet the following content/technical requirements:

Sign in/Register for free on Microsoft Virtual Academy platform (MVA) with a Microsoft Live ID. There is no minimum level of technical expertise required. To access the MVA portal, click on: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Home.aspx

Learn and gain points by completing as many of the required IT professional focused Microsoft Virtual Academy courses as possible in

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the course of month of August 2013. The Microsoft Virtual Academy courses are accessible at the following address : http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Studies/SearchResult.aspx

5. HOW WILL MY ENTRY BE POTENTIALLY USED?

Other than what is set forth below, we are not claiming any ownership rights to your entry. However, by submitting your entry, you:

are granting us an irrevocable, worldwide right and license, for the duration of the protection of the copyrights to: (i) reproduce, copy, modify or alter your entry with all known all later developed means; (ii) use, review, assess, test and otherwise analyze your entry and all its content in connection with this Contest and any future contests organized by Microsoft; and (iii) feature your entry and all its content in connection with the promotion of this Contest in all media (now known or later developed);

except where prohibited, hereby waive any and all so-called “moral rights” or any similar right that you may have or hereinafter acquire in the entry and all its content, and to the extent that you cannot, you hereby consent to us doing or omitting to do any act that would otherwise infringe such “moral rights” or any such similar rights;

agree to sign any necessary documentation that may be required for us and our designees to make use of the rights you granted above;

understand and acknowledge that that Microsoft and other entrants may have developed or commissioned materials similar or identical to your submission and you waive any claims you may have resulting from any similarities to your entry;

understand that we cannot control the incoming information you will disclose to our representatives in the course of entering, or what our representatives will remember about your entry. You also understand that we will not restrict work assignments of representatives who have had access to your entry. By entering this Contest, you agree that use of information in our representatives’ unaided memories in the development or deployment of our products or services does not create liability for us under this agreement or copyright or trade secret law;

understand that you will not receive any compensation or credit for use of your entry, other than what is described in these Official Rules.

Please note that following the end of this Contest your entry may be posted on a website selected by us for viewing by visitors to that website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. While we reserve these rights, we are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.

If you do not want to grant us these rights to your entry, please do not enter this Contest.

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6. HOW DO YOU SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY?

HOW DO I TAKE PART IN THE CONTEST?

To take part in the contest please:

1. Sign in/Register for free on Microsoft Virtual Academy platform (MVA) with a Microsoft Live ID. There is no minimum level of technical expertise required. To access the MVA portal, click on: http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/Home.aspx

2. Do the self-assessment; collect as many points possible while completing as many of the required MVA courses during the contest time frame. If you are an IT professional, take part in the IT professional dedicated contest. As a developer, please take part in the developer contest.

The IT PROFESSIONALS dedicated MVA courses subject to this contest are the following 59 courses in English and 32 in Russian language:

Windows Server 2012 Courses in English (23 courses) Licensing Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Training: Technical Overview Build a Private Cloud with Windows Server & System Center Jump Start Introduction to Hyper-V Jump Start Microsoft Solution Accelerators for the Datacenter and Private Cloud Microsoft Virtualization for VMware Professionals Jump Start Microsoft Virtualization: VMware Professionals Office Hours Recording (1/15/2013) | Windows Server 2012 & Windows

8 Upgrading Skills to Windows Server 2012 Jump Start Using Microsoft VDI to Enable New Workstyles Jump Start Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Jump Start: Preparing for the Datacenter

Evolution Windows Server 2012 Training: Networking Windows Server 2012: Identity and Access Windows Server 2012: Management & Automation Windows Server 2012: Server Virtualization Windows Server 2012: Solution Accelerators Windows Server 2012: Storage Windows Server 2012: Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Windows Server 2012: Web and Application Platform Migrating to Windows Server 2012 Training Windows Server 2012 Direct Access Training Move to Hybrid Cloud with System Center & Windows Azure Jump Start

Windows Server 2012 Courses in Russian (11 courses) Windows Server 2012: Серверная виртуализация Windows Server 2012: Сетевая инфраструктура

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Windows Server 2012: Системы хранения данных Windows Server 2012: Управляемость и автоматизация Введение в Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Domain Services Введение в Windows Server 2012 RDS и Application Virtualization 5.0 Миграция на Windows Server 2012 – Часть 1 Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 1. Виртуализация,

сети, хранилища Новые возможности Windows Server 2012. Часть 2 Что нового в Windows Server 2012 - обзор возможностей Секреты виртуализации Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V

System Management Courses in English (20 courses) Private Cloud Licensing System Center 2012: Transform The Datacenter Immersion Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud MVA Live Q&A: Microsoft Virtualization MVA Live Q&A: System Center 2012 Private Cloud Computing and Infrastructure Management Private Cloud Training: Service Delivery and Automation Private Cloud: Application Services Management Private Cloud: Infrastructure Components System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 Updates System Center 2012 SP1: Capabilities System Center 2012: Data Protection Manager (DPM) System Center 2012: Licensing Overview System Center 2012: Operations Manager (SCOM) System Center 2012: Orchestrator (SCO) & Service Manager (SCSM) System Center Advisor What’s New in System Center 2012 Enable the Consumerization of IT Jump Start Microsoft Tools for VMware Integration & Migration Jump Start System Center 2012 Service Manager: Planning, Deploying, Managing

System Management Courses in Russian (12 courses) System Center App Controller: Обзор и интеграция с Windows Azure System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Обзор System Center 2012 Orchestrator Обзор System Center Advisor Обзор System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 Обзор System Center Operations Manager 2012 Частное облако. Вводный курс. Новые возможности Частного облака Обзор System Center 2012 Построение частного облака с помощью System Center 2012 Применение System Center 2012 Configuration Manager. Часть 1 Управление виртуализацией

Windows 8 Courses in English (12 courses) Licensing Windows 8

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Microsoft Licensing Fundamentals Operating and Managing a Secure Windows 8 Environment Deploying Windows 8 Exploring Windows 8 Planning and Preparing for Windows 8 Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start Windows 8 for IT Pros Jump Start Windows Intune - Manage & Operate Windows Intune - Planning Windows Intune for IT Professionals Jump Start Windows 8 Security Insights

Windows 8 Courses in Russian (4 courses) Обновление сертификации MCITP до MCSA Windows 8 Технический обзор Windows 8 Развертывание Windows 8 на предприятии Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows

Azure Mobile Services

Windows Azure Courses in English (4 courses) Configuring and deploying Microsoft's Private Cloud Datacenter For A Private Cloud : Windows Server 2008 R2 Overview of Windows Azure Virtual Machines (IaaS) Windows Azure for IT Pros Jump Start

Windows Azure Courses in Russian (5 courses) Разработка приложений Windows 8 с использованием Windows

Azure Mobile Services HPC-кластеры по запросу в Windows Azure Создание облачных веб-приложений в Windows Azure Web Sites Обзор безопасности Windows Azure Введение для разработчика: хранилища в Windows Azure

If any new courses will be launched in the course of the month of August 2013 under the above mentioned courses clusters (Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, System Management and Windows Azure) they will be automatically added into the competition courses list.

b) DEVELOPERS SECTION OF THE CONTEST:

The Developer dedicated MVA courses subject to this Contest are the following 17 courses:

Advanced Windows Store App Development with HTML5 Jump Start Build Apps for Both Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Jump Start Building Apps for Windows Phone 8 Jump Start Building Business Apps with Visual Studio Lightswitch Building Web Apps with ASP.NET Jump Start

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Developing in HTML5 with JavaScript and CSS3 Jump Start Essentials of Developing Windows Store Apps using C# Jump Start MVA Live Q&A: Programming Windows with Charles Petzold Programming in C# Jump Start Tune Your Site and Web Apps to Maximize Traffic Jump Start Windows 8 UX Design Jump Start Advanced Windows Store App Development using C# Jump Start Planning & Designing a Lync Server 2010 Jump Start Applying ALM with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-498) Jump Start Software Testing with Visual Studio 2012 (exam 70-497) Jump Start Administering Visual Studio TFS 2012 (exam 496) Jump Start Developing Windows Store Apps with HTML5 Jump Start

7. HOW WILL ENTRIES BE JUDGED?As the Contest is based on a points system, a panel of qualified judges will review the results, based on the MVA reporting tool.

In each of the 43 countries there will be one winner for each section of the competition: 1 for the IT professional and 1 for the developer’ sections.

Rules valid in each of the 43 countries:

These are the rules that will be taken into consideration for the Contest.

Rule 1: The winner of each section (developer or it professional) will be the participant that gained the highest number of points during the month of August 2013 while passing and completing as many of the recommended infrastructure MVA courses as possible.

Rule 2: In the event of a tie, between any eligible entries, the candidate that completed above courses with the lowest numbers of tries will be considered the winner.

Rule 3: Only MVA points gained in the month of August 2013 will be counted.

Rule 4: Take the course in one language only. No extra points will be validated if you took the same course on other languages. One MVA course, one language;

The decisions of the judges are final and binding. The decision will be made on or around September 3rd, 2013. In the event of a tie between any eligible entries, the tie will be broken by an additional judge who will judge the tied entries based on the criteria listed above.

8. WHAT IS/ARE THE PRIZE(S)?

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There will be 88 prize(s) in total (2 per country: 1 for the IT Professional and 1 for the Developer section of the contest). The winners of the contest in each country will receive a branded Microsoft T-shirt each.

The odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received and the level of skill of each entrant.

If for any reason the advertised prize is unavailable, unless to do so would be prohibited by law, we reserve the right to substitute a prize(s) of equal or greater value, as permitted. We will only award one (1) prize per winner. If you are selected as a potential winner of this Contest:

(1) You may not exchange your prize for cash or any other merchandise or services.

(2) You may not designate someone else as the winner. If you are unable or unwilling to accept your prize, we will award it to an alternate potential winner.

If you accept a prize, you will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes related to accepting the prize.

9. HOW WILL YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE A WINNER?

If you are a potential winner, we will notify you by sending a message to the e-mail address, the phone number, or mailing address (if any) listed on your entry within seven (7) days following the determination of winners. The method of prize delivery to you will be included in the winner notification.

If the notification that we send is returned as undeliverable, or you are otherwise unreachable for any reason, we may award the prize to an alternate winner.

If there is a dispute as to who is the potential winner, we will consider the potential winner to be the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter the Contest.

If you are a potential winner, we may require you to sign a declaration of eligibility, use, indemnity and liability/publicity release. If you do not sign and return these required forms within the time period listed on the winner

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notification message, we may disqualify you (or the designated parent/legal guardian) and select an alternate selected winner.

10. WHAT OTHER CONDITIONS ARE YOU ARE AGREEING TO BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST?

By entering this Contest you agree:

(1.) To abide by these Official Rules;

(2.) To the extent allowable under applicable law, to release and hold harmless Microsoft, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss, damage, right, claim or action of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contest or any prize won;

(3.) That Microsoft’s decisions will be final and binding on all matters related to this Contest; and

(4.) That by accepting a prize, Microsoft may use your name and place of residence online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with this Contest, without payment or compensation to you. The declaration of eligibility, use, indemnity and liability/publicity release provided to the potential winner (pursuant to clause 9 above) will make reference to obtaining his/her free consent to use his/her name and place of residence. In any case, the lack of such consent does not prevent the winner from receiving the prize.

Each country Contest will be governed by the laws of the respective country: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and to the extent permissible under applicable law you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,

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Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan for any disputes arising out of this Contest.

For residents of Great Britain only: The provisions of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 shall not apply to this agreement.

11. WHAT IF SOMETHING UNEXPECTED HAPPENS AND THE CONTEST CAN’T RUN AS PLANNED?

If someone cheats, or a virus, bug, catastrophic event, or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that cannot be reasonably anticipated or controlled, (also referred to as force majeure) affects the fairness and / or integrity of this Contest, we reserve the right to cancel, change or suspend this Contest. This right is reserved whether the event is due to human or technical error. If a solution cannot be found to restore the integrity of the Contest, we reserve the right to select winners based on the criteria specified above from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change or suspend the Contest.

Computer “hacking” is unlawful. If you attempt to compromise the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Contest by hacking or by cheating or committing fraud in ANY way, we may seek damages from you to the fullest extent permitted by law. Further, we may ban you from participating in any of our future Contests, so please play fairly.

We may terminate this Contest at any time without cause or notice.

12. HOW CAN YOU FIND OUT WHO WON?

The winners’ names will be communicated on or around September 3rd, 2013 on the contest website www.jointhetechelite.com.

This list will remain posted until September 30th, 2013 on the campaign website.

13. WHO IS ORGANIZING THIS CONTEST?

Depending on your country of residence, one of the following Microsoft entities is the organizer of this Contest.

AlbaniaMICROSOFT ALBANIA sh.p.kRruga Abdyl Frasheri, EGT TowerKati II, Pall 11/1

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Tirana, AlbaniaPhone: +35542274516 (Office)

ArmeniaMicrosoft RA LLC0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801 Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

AustriaMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

AzerbaijanMicrosoft AzerbaijanAZ1000, ISR Plaza, 69 Nizami str. Baku, AzerbaijanTel: +994 12 4373800Fax: +994 12 4373805

BelgiumMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

Bosnia and HerzegovinaMicrosoft Bosna i Hercegovina d.o.o. SarajevoAddress: Fra Andjela Zvizdovica 1.BC "Unitic", V spratCity: Sarajevo, Postal code: 71000Phone: +387 33 296 710

BelarusMicrosoft Software Bel FLLC20 Pervy Zagorodny PereulokMinsk 220073Republic of BelarusTel: +375 17 202 2238

BulgariaMicrosoft Bulgaria EOOD / Майкрософт България ЕООД

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55 Nikola Vaptzarov Blvd, Sofia 1407, Bulgaria+359 2 965 371

CroatiaMicrosoft Hrvatska d.o.o.Horvatova 82 | 10010 Zagreb, CroatiaPhone: +38514802500

Cyprus Microsoft (Cyprus) Limited11 Limassol AvenueGalatariotis Building, 1st FloorNicosia, 2112, CyprusPhone: +357 22 456077

Czech RepublicMicrosoft s.r.o.BB Centrum, budova Alpha Vyskocilova 1461/2a 140 00 Praha 4, Czech RepublicPhone: +420 2611 97 111

Denmark Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

EstoniaMicrosoft Estonia OÜRavala pst 5, 12113Tallinn, EstoniaPhone: +372 6679800

Finland Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

GeorgiaLLC “Microsoft Georgia”Company ID: 205278527

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Registration address: 6 Marjanishvili St, Green Building, 2nd floor , Tbilisi GeorgiaActual Address: 34 Chavchavadze Avenue, Pixel business center, 5th floorშპს „მაიქროსოფთ საქართველო“საინდეტიფიკაციო კოდი: 205278527იურიდიული მისამართი: მარჯანიშვილის 6, მწვანე შენობა, 2 სართული, თბილისი, საქართველოფაქტიური მისამართი: ჭავჭავაზის გამზირი 34, პიქსელის ბიზნეს ცენტრი, მე-5 სართული

GreeceMicrosoft Hellas S.A.221 Kifisias Ave.151 24, AthensPhone: +30 211 1206 000

IrelandMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

Iceland Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

ItalyMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

HungaryMicrosoft Magyarorszag KftGraphisoft Park 3. (Zahony u.)1031 Budapest, HungaryPhone: +36 1 437 2800

KazakhstanMicrosoft Kazakhstan LLP (ТОО Майкрософт Казахстан)Ken Dala Center, A Block, 6th floor 38, Dostyk Ave.Almaty 050010, KazakhstanPhone: +7 727 2585595

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Kyrgyzstan Microsoft RA LLC0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801 Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

LatviaMicrosoft Latvia SIAZala Street 1Riga, LV 1010LatviaPhone: +371 67852152

LithuaniaUAB Microsoft LietuvaUAB „Microsoft Lietuva“Verslo centras “Baltic Hearts”, A pastatasUkmergės g. 120LT-08105 VilniusPhone: +370 52500002

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Microsoft DOOEL SkopjeBlvd. Partizanski Odredi No.62, Lamela C, vlez 1- Mezanin, local 31000 Skopje Phone: +389 2 3067 960

MaltaMicrosoft (Malta) LimitedThe Corner Stone ComplexLevel 3 Suite 416th September SquareMosta, MaltaPhone: +356 2138 1202

MoldovaMicrosoft Romania3-5 Piata Presei Libere St, City Gate Building, Turnul de Sud, et. 2, sector 1, BucurestiTel: (021) 204 70 15

MongoliaMicrosoft RA LLC

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0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801 Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

MontenegroMicrosoft Montenegro d.o.o.Kralja Nikole 27a/IVBC Celebic 81000 Podgorica MontenegroPhone: 0800 81110

Netherlands Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

NorwayMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

PortugalMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

RomaniaMicrosoft Romania Piața Presei Libere nr. 3-5Clădirea City Gate, Turnul de Sud, Etaj 2Bucureşti, Sector 1Zip code: 013 702, RomaniaPhone: +40 21 202 42 00

SerbiaMicrosoft Software d.o.o.Španskih boraca 3/III sprat 11070 Beograd

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Phone: +381 11 330 66 00 Fax: +381 11 330 66 01 Phone: 0700 300 300, +381 11 330 55 00

SloveniaMicrosoft d.o.o.Smartinska 140, SI-1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaPhone: 01 5846111

SlovakiaMicrosoft Slovakia s.r.o.Apollo Business center, Blok E Prievozska 4D 821 08 BratislavaPhone: +421 (2) 59 295 111

Spain Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

SwedenMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

SwitzerlandMicrosoft Ireland Operations Limited,70 Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2, IrelandTel: +1850 940 940

TajikistanMicrosoft RA LLC0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801 Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

TurkmenistanMicrosoft RA LLC0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801

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Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

UkraineMicrosoft Ukraine01032, Eurasia business Centre75, Zhylyanska str, 4th floorKyiv, Ukrainet. +38 044 496 03 10

UzbekistanMicrosoft RA LLC0009 Yerevan, Teryan 105/1Floor 8, Room 801 Tel: +374 10 514 889; +374 10 514 891

14. PRIVACY

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Microsoft’s Privacy Policy will apply to this Contest and to all information that We receive from Your entry. Please read the Privacy Policy on the Contest entry page before accepting the Rules and submitting Your entry. Please note that by accepting the Rules You are also accepting the terms of the Privacy Policy.

We will process the personal data and/or communication data that you provide in Your submission for the purpose of running and handling the Contest and in conformance with the Privacy Policy mentioned above. Please ensure that any personal data You provide Us with is accurate. In addition, the guidelines and practices reuse of data collection stated under http://privacy.microsoft.com/default.mspx apply. By entering the Contest, You hereby grant a specific, informed and conscious consent to handling of Your personal data for the purposes of running and handling this Contest.

The personal data relating to the participation in this Contest shall be mandatorily required to enter this Contest. Refusal by You shall impede Your entry into this Contest. The data will be temporary used by Us and Our affiliates and by any of its representatives or employees or associates for the use and purposes to run the Contest as provided in these Contest rules and three months following the end of the Contest will be destroyed. You may have the right to exercise Your rights of access, cancelation of their data for the purposes of this Contest, by sending a request to this purpose to the Microsoft entities listed in Section 13 above.

Microsoft’s Privacy Policy will apply to this Contest and to all information that we receive from your entry. Please read the Privacy Policy on the Contest entry page before accepting the Official Rules and submitting your entry. Please note that by accepting the Official Rules you are also accepting the terms of the Privacy Policy.We will process the personal data and/or communication data that you provide in your submission for the purpose of running and handling the contest and in conformance with our General data privacy rules. Please ensure that any personal data you provide us with is accurate. In addition, the guidelines and practices reuse of data collection stated under http://privacy.microsoft.com/default.mspx apply. By entering the contest, you hereby grant tour a specific, informed and conscious consent to handling of your persona data for the purposes of running and handling this Contest and agree also to be bound by these terms and conditions. The personal data relating to entrants shall be mandatorily required to enter this Contest. Refusal by entrants shall impede entry into this Contest. The data will be temporary used by Microsoft Corporation and its affiliates and by any of its representative or employees for the use and purposes to run the Contest as provided in these Official Rules. Entrants may have the right to exercise their rights of access, cancelation of their data in: The Microsoft “Join the Tech Elite” summer contest 2013, by sending a request to this purpose to the Microsoft entities listed in article 13 above.

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