Kenzen 2026: New Experiences Contest

1. OVERVIEW/TIMING

The Kenzen 2026: New Experiences Contest (“Program”) is sponsored by ASICS Ventures Corporation (“Sponsor” or “ASICS”). The Program begins on June 2, 2026, and ends with the announcement of the Winners (defined below) on or about October 22, 2026 (“Program Period”). The Program Period is subject to extension or modification, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In the event that Sponsor elects to extend or otherwise modify the Program Period, it will post updated information regarding the revised Program Period deadlines on the Program website, available at kenzen.asics.com (the “Program Site”). During the Program Period, individuals will first need to submit an application (the “Application”) to be considered to attend the final judging round (as described below) on October 22, 2026 in Ann Arbor, Michigan (the “Final Round”). The Application entry period will be begin on or about 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 2, 2026 and all Applications must be received by Sponsor on the Program Site on or before 11:59 p.m. ET on July 30, 2026 (“Application Submission Period”), unless extended by Sponsor. Each selected Participant (defined below), will be required to attend the Final Round, and give presentations and submit additional materials and content in connection with the pitch competition (collectively with the Application, the “Content”), in order to be considered for the Prizes (defined below). Each Participant must follow Sponsor’s instructions (as may be posted on the Program Site or otherwise communicated by Sponsor) in order to compete for a prize in this Program.

2. ELIGIBILITY

For the purposes of this Program, the “Territory” means the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. This Program is open only to startup companies that: (i) are physically located and incorporated in the Territory; (ii) have no active or pending litigation or regulatory actions against the startup or its founder; (iii) offer products or services that fit into one (1) of the four (4) Categories (as defined below); (iv) are able to submit an Application by a represented by an individual who is legally able to bind the company and is at least the age of majority in his or her jurisdiction of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states but is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi); and (v) have at least two (2) representatives of the startup that can attend the Final Round. Employees, officers, directors, members, managers, agents and representatives of the Sponsor, and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies (collectively, the “Released Parties”), and members of their immediate families (defined, for these purposes, as including spouse, partner, parents, legal guardians, children, and siblings and each of their respective spouses) and individuals living in the same household (defined, for these purposes, as those living in the same household at least three (3) months out of the year, whether legally related or not) as such individuals, are not eligible. Participant must not be under any legal or contractual obligation that would prohibit its participation in this Program as described in these Official Rules. If participating in this Program would result in a violation by Participant of any law applicable to it or any agreement to which it is a party, such Participant is ineligible to participate. Participation in this Program constitutes Participant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters.

3. PROGRAM DATES

During the Program Period, there are a series of related deadlines and events which start and end on or about the dates noted below:

IMPORTANT PROGRAM DATES:

All dates are subject to change/extension, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

4. HOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

Sponsor is providing the Program as part of its annual pitch competition to carry founder relationships from pitch into commercial and venture conversations. To be considered to participate in the Program, during the Application Submission Period, you may visit the Program Site or otherwise follow the call to action provided in any advertising for the Program. The Program Site will contain a description of the Program and the official Application. Each individual on behalf of their startup may submit an official Application through the Program Site, which may request from the individual, among other things, the startup’s name, website, year founded, number of employees, city that the startup is headquartered, and a description of what the individual does and for whom at the startup, and a required pitch deck of up to fifteen (15) slides. Startups must offer products or services that fit into one (1) of the four (4) categories below (each, a “Category”):

• Movement: Wearables, nutrition, and performance products – anything worn or consumed that enhances how the body moves and performs.
• Physical: Retail technology and third spaces – innovations that change how and where people encounter running and movement in the real world.
• Digital: Communities and digital placement – platforms, content channels, and social tools that build connection or expose new audiences to the sport.
• Wellness: Sleep, recovery, and preventive wellness – products and services that support the foundational wellness that makes movement possible.

Startups that offer athletic footwear or performance apparel are not in scope of the Categories or this Program. Startups that use footwear or apparel as a part of a broader product remain eligible; companies whose primary product is footwear or apparel do not. Individuals must complete and submit the Application with all required information to the Program Site for the Application to be eligible to be selected as a finalist and participate in the Final Round.

Limit one (1) Application for the Program per company during the Application Submission Period. To participate in this Program, Applications must be submitted and received by Sponsor during the Program Period in strict accordance with these Official Rules and Sponsor’s instructions, which may be sent by email or posted on the Program Site. The database clock for the Program Site will be the official timekeeper for this Program. Other proof of submitting or attempting to submit (such as, without limitation, a screenshot) does not constitute proof of actual receipt of the Application for purposes of this Program. Those who do not abide by these Official Rules and the instructions of Sponsor and provide all required information in their Application may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified. Applications that are incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, mutilated, fraudulent, illegitimate, incomprehensible, garbled, or generated by a macro, bot, or other automated means will not be considered and will be void. No Released Party will have any responsibility or liability for any dispute regarding any individual, including the identity of any individual or issues of ownership or allocation of intellectual-property rights in any Application. In the event that any dispute regarding an Application or individual cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the Application will be deemed ineligible and the individual disqualified from being selected to attend the Final Round. Sponsor may collect and process individual’s personal information and it may be shared with Sponsor’s partners, agents and affiliates to the extent necessary to conduct the Program. The collection and storage of an individual’s personal information will be in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy which can be found at https://legal.asics.com/en-us/legal/privacy-policy. As a condition of entering the Program, without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, each Participant gives consent for Sponsor and its agents to obtain his/her name, email or mailing address, and other information and to deliver that information to third parties for the purpose of administering this Program and complying with applicable laws, regulations, and rules. Sponsor reserves the right to contact Participants for verification purposes and administration of the Program. Each Participant acknowledges that other Participants may have created ideas and concepts contained in their Application that may have familiarities or similarities to his/her Application, and that he/she will not be entitled to any compensation or right to negotiate with Sponsor because of these familiarities or similarities. APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE RETAINED AND MAY BE DESTROYED; KEEP A COPY OR THE ORIGINAL OF EACH ELEMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION. ANY APPLICATION THAT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES MAY, IN SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION, BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

5. SELECTION OF FINAL ROUND PARTICIPANTS

During the Application Judging Period (see chart above for details), eligible Applications will be judged by a panel of judges chosen in Sponsor’s sole discretion (the “Application Judges”), based on the following criteria and according to the percentage weights indicated:

(“Application Judging Criteria”). Based on the total score the Application Judges assign to each Application using the Application Judging Criteria, six (6) Applications will be selected as the potential invitees to attend the Final Round (selected and confirmed Final Round attendees and their companies are collectively referred to as “Participants”). In the event of a tie in the selection of a Participant, the tie will be broken by the Strategic Interest judging criteria. All decisions by Application Judges, including interpretation of these Official Rules and related documents, are within the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor and are final. Further details regarding the Final Round may be posted on the Program Site and provided to Participants as it gets closer to the Final Round. Sponsor reserves the right to contact Participants for verification purposes and administration of the Program. All Application Judges’ decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Program. Those startups who have been selected as a Participant will be notified on or around September 9, 2026 by email, phone, or using other contact information provided for entry in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification procedures and applicable deadlines for responding in connection with the selection of any alternate potential winner, if any. If a prize is legitimately claimed, it will be awarded. Upon prize forfeiture or inability to use a prize or portion thereof, no compensation will be given and Sponsor will have no responsibility or liability to that Participant.

As a condition of being awarded a prize, each Participant may be required, in Sponsor’s sole discretion be required to complete, sign, and return, without alteration and in the form presented by Sponsor, a prize acceptance agreement and related documents for the Final Round (collectively, the “Participant Documents”), according to Sponsor’s instructions within 7 days from when Sponsor sends the Participant Documents or other time frame as specified by Sponsor or its representative. Failure to comply with these requirements, Sponsor’s or its representative’s instructions, or these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in disqualification from the Program and forfeiture of any prize potentially won. The Participant Documents, if required, are each subject to verification by Sponsor and may require the participant to provide his or her Social Security number and/or a copy of government-issued identification card or number therefrom. Federal IRS 1099-MISC forms may be issued as appropriate in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Decisions of the Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Program, including interpretation of these Official Rules, determining the Participants, and awarding of prizes.

6. PARTICIPANT PRIZE

Sponsor will be awarding each of the six (6) Participants a trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan from October 21, 2026 – October 23, 2026 to participate in the Final Round, consisting of:

• Two (2) roundtrip economy/coach airline tickets for two (2) startup representatives (up to $500 per representative) selected by the Participant;
• A two (2)-night hotel stay (one (1) room) for each of the two (2) representatives at a hotel selected by Sponsor in or near Ann Arbor, Michigan; and
• Ground transportation to/from the hotel and the airport (up to $150 per representative);

The total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Participant prize package is $2,500. The Participant prizes have a total ARV of $15,000. Participants must participate in all aspects of the Participant prize described above to remain eligible to receive the prize.

Actual retail value of the prize may vary depending on point of departure, travel dates and fare/rate fluctuations. Each Participant must travel for the times designated by Sponsor or the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner chosen. Participants must confirm attendance to the Final Round as instructed by Sponsor within 7 days of winner notification, otherwise the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected, at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

Participants must possess all required travel documents. It is the responsibility of Participants to provide proper documentation (including government issued picture identification). All aspects of the travel portions of the prize must be conducted on such dates as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. The dates of departure and return are subject to change at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Airline tickets may be non-refundable/non-transferable. Travel must be booked at least one (1) month prior to travel and all travel must be completed prior to October 24, 2026. All airline tickets are subject to flight variation, work stoppages, and schedule or route changes. Sponsor reserves the right to structure travel route and select hotels in its sole and absolute discretion. Participants will not receive cash or any other form of compensation if actual travel costs are less than the estimate made in these Official Rules. The round-trip air transportation element for the prize begins and ends at the point of departure. The prize is subject to seat and hotel availability, as well as Sponsor’s terms and conditions generally applicable thereto. If in the judgment of Sponsor air travel is not required due to a Participant’s proximity to prize location, ground transportation will be substituted for roundtrip air travel at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The difference in value will not be awarded to Participants.

Sponsor shall not be responsible for any cancellations, delays, diversions or substitutions, or any act or omissions whatsoever by air carriers, hotels, venue operators, transportation companies, prize providers, or any other persons providing any prize-related services or accommodations. Sponsor is not liable for any missed prize events, opportunities, or expenses incurred as a consequence of flight cancellation/delay or ground transportation delay. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any transportation or other prize element except at the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor. Additional prize award details and travel information to be provided to Participants at the time of prize notification. Participants are responsible for obtaining travel insurance (and all other forms of insurance) at their option and hereby acknowledge that Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance. Participants may be required to provide a credit card at the time of hotel check-in. Travel is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Contest, and those set forth by Sponsor’s transportation carrier of choice. Lost, stolen, or damaged airline tickets, travel vouchers or certificates will not be replaced or exchanged. All expenses not specifically mentioned herein, are not included as part of any prize package, and are solely the Participants’ responsibility, including, but not limited to: hotel taxes, additional ground transportation at the Participants’ destinations, travel insurance, bag check fees, parking fees, laundry service, additional meals, alcoholic beverages, merchandise, souvenirs, telephone calls, tips, gratuities, and service charges. Transportation carrier and hotel regulations and conditions apply. Travel and lodging are subject to availability, and any changes made to either of these will be at the expense of the Participants.

Each Participant understands and agrees that the Sponsor have the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify and remove the Participant from any event during the trip, at any time, without compensation, if the Participant’s behavior at any point is uncooperative, disruptive, or causes damage to person, property, or the reputation of Sponsor or otherwise violates the policies of Sponsor and, in such case, the Participant will still be solely responsible for all taxes and other expenses related to the prize, if any. If a Participant, in the opinion of Sponsor or any of Sponsor’s representatives, is considered a physical or mental threat to the well-being of any other individual, they may be removed from any premises relating to the prize and Participant consents to such removal.

7. DETAILS ON HOW TO WIN PRIZES

At the Final Round, Participants who are invited and selected by Sponsor to attend Final Round will be required to participate a pitch competition to an audience including the Final Round Judges (defined below), ASICS leadership, ASICS Venture team members, and invited guests from the wider ASICS ecosystem. Participants will be required to prepare a pitch and deck for their startup. Participants will present back-to-back, with a pitch followed by Q&A for each. Pitch length and deck requirements as well as other details on what will be expected at the pitch competition will be provided to Participants after they are selected to attend the Final Round.

Participants Content will be judged as more fully detailed in the “Winner Selection” Section below. All Content must abide by the submission requirements detailed in the “Submission Requirements Section below or the Participant may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified from the Program. By participating in this Program, each Participant represents and warrants that it has the full right and authority to participate in this Program, submit the Content, and grant the rights granted in these Official Rules. In the event an individual attending the Final Round engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor or any prize provider in its or their sole and absolute discretion) is obnoxious, inappropriate, or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the right to receive a prize.

8. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Participant’s Content must meet all of the following requirements, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, or the Participant and his/her/its Content may be disqualified:

• All aspects of the Content must be solely owned by or licensed to the Participant or in the public domain. All third-party content not owned by or licensed to the Participant is prohibited, unless such content is in the public domain. Participant’s rights in the Content must be sufficient to allow it to grant all licensed rights granted to Sponsor or any other party to which rights are granted under these Official Rules. Sponsor may request written proof of ownership of or adequate license to Participant of any Content. Failure to timely provide adequate proof of ownership or sufficient license rights in any content included in the Content (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) may result in the Participant being disqualified and the Application being deemed void.
• Participants must not create or edit any aspects of the Content using any artificial intelligence, machine learning, large language model, or similar automated technology that is capable of creating, generating, synthesizing, or materially modifying text, images, audio, video, code, designs, presentations, or other content based on prompts, inputs, or training data.
• All Content must be entirely in the English language.
• If any part of a Participant’s Content depicts or includes any person that is not Participant him- or herself, Participant must have all permissions and rights from the individual depicted and agrees to provide Sponsor with written confirmation of those permissions and rights upon request.
• Content must not create or imply any association between Sponsor and any individual or entity or his, her, or its products or services, including the Participant.
• Content must not infringe, misappropriate, or violate any rights of any third party, including, without limitation, patent, copyright (including moral rights), trademark, trade secret, or rights of privacy or publicity.
• Content must not include information or content that is pornographic or otherwise adult-oriented.
• Content must not in any way violate any federal, national, state or local laws, rules, or regulations, or any applicable laws of other applicable jurisdiction(s).
• Content must not be, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, objectionable or inappropriate.

Participant agrees that his, her, or its participation in the Program and agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s reproduction, display, and use of the Content in accordance with these Official Rules will not violate any agreement to which Participant is a signatory or party or any law applicable to Participant.

Participant agrees to indemnify the Released Parties from and against any and all claims from any third party for any use or reuse by Sponsor (or its agents, representatives, or licensees) of the Content authorized under these Official Rules.

Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify from the Program any Participant whose Content (in its sole discretion) refers, depicts, or in any way reflects negatively upon a Sponsor or another Released Party, the Program, or any other person or entity or does not comply with these Official Rules, including any of the above Submission Requirements.

9. FINAL ROUND WINNER SELECTION

During the Final Round, all Content presented/submitted will be judged by a panel of judges chosen in Sponsor’s sole discretion (collectively, the “Final Round Judges”), based on the following criteria:

(“Final Round Judging Criteria”). Based on the total score the Final Round Judges assign to each pitch using the Final Round Judging Criteria, Sponsor will select one (1) first place winner, one (1) second place winner, and one (1) third place winner (each Participant selected by Sponsor will be a potential “Winner”). In the event of a tie in the selection of a Winner, the tie will be broken by Strategic Interest to ASICS. All decisions by Final Round Judges, including interpretation of these Official Rules and related documents, are within the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor and are final. Sponsor reserves the right to contact Participants for verification purposes and administration of the Program. All Final Round Judges’ decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Program. Each entrant acknowledges that any of the Released Parties or other entrants may have created ideas and concepts contained in their Content that may have familiarities or similarities to his/her Content, and that he/she will not be entitled to any compensation or right to negotiate with the Released Parties because of these familiarities or similarities.

Sponsor will attempt to notify potential Winners at the Final Round that he or she may have won a Prize (defined below) by email, phone, or using other contact information provided for entry in Sponsor’s sole discretion. In addition, a potential Winner’s name and his or her city and state or other general information may be posted on the Program Site or elsewhere publicly in Sponsor’s sole discretion. If any prize, prize notification, or Program-related communication is rejected, faulty, or undeliverable; if the potential Winner does not respond according to the notification’s or Sponsor’s instructions; or if the Winner or potential Winner fails to comply with these Official Rules, the prize may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected (time permitting) based on the original judging Criterion. Sponsor is not obligated to pursue more than three (3) alternate winners for any prize for any reason, in which case such prize may go unawarded. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification procedures and applicable deadlines for responding in connection with the selection of any alternate potential winner, if any. If a Prize is legitimately claimed, it will be awarded. Upon prize forfeiture or inability to use a prize or portion thereof, no compensation will be given and Sponsor will have no responsibility or liability to that participant. To claim a Prize, each Winner must follow the directions in his or her notification. As a condition of being awarded any prize, each Winner may be required, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to complete and return a tax form to Sponsor. Each Winner may also, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, be required to complete, sign, notarize (if applicable), and return, without alteration and in the form presented by Sponsor, an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release and tax forms (as applicable) (collectively, the “Winner Documents”) according to Sponsor’s instructions within five (5) days from when Sponsor sends the Winner Documents or other time frame as specified by Sponsor or its representative. Failure to comply with these requirements, Sponsor’s or its representative’s instructions, or these Official Rules may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in disqualification from the Program and forfeiture of any prize potentially won. The Winner Documents, if required, are each subject to verification by Sponsor and may require the participant to provide his or her company’s tax id number. Decisions of the Sponsor are final on all matters relating to the Program, including interpretation of these Official Rules, determining the Winners, and awarding of the prizes.

10. PRIZES & APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”)

Sponsor will award the following “Prizes” to the winners of the pitch competition:

• 1st Place:
  • Forty thousand dollars ($40,000), awarded in the form of an electronic funds transfer (ACH).
  • Demo or speaking moment at a 2027 ASICS Pitch event: A featured slot at a 2027 ASICS Pitch event, a public stage in front of ASICS leadership, partners, and the broader founder community.
  • Business collaboration discussion with ASICS: A structured conversation about a working collaboration with ASICS, scoping a pilot, a co-development effort, or a commercial partnership. Any resulting investment is a separate negotiation on standard terms.
  • One pair of custom ASICS shoes to each representative and an exclusive ASICS prize: A custom-designed pair of ASICS shoes for every representative on the winning team, paired with a bespoke item from ASICS unveiled at the Final Round.
• 2nd Place:
  • Twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), awarded in the form of an electronic funds transfer (ACH)..
  • Discovery call with the most relevant ASICS business unit: A structured discovery session with the ASICS product, channel, or business-development team closest to the company's category, scoping potential pilots or partnerships.
  • One pair of custom ASICS shoes to each representative: A custom-designed pair of ASICS shoes for every representative on the winning team.
• 3rd Place:
  • Ten thousand dollars ($10,000), awarded in the form of an electronic funds transfer (ACH).
  • Discovery call with the most relevant ASICS business unit: A structured discovery session with the ASICS product, channel, or business-development team closest to the company's category, scoping potential pilots or partnerships.
  • One pair of custom ASICS shoes to each representative: A custom-designed pair of ASICS shoes for every representative on the winning team.

The total ARV of each Prize package is: first place, $43,800; second place, $25,600; and third place, $10,600. The Prizes have a total ARV of approximately $80,000.

Sponsor will provide more information about the Prizes to the Winners in a manner selected by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. All Prize details not specifically stated in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All taxes (federal, state, and local), as well as any expenses not specified in these Official Rules as being provided as part of the Prize, are the sole responsibility of each Winner. Sponsor is not responsible for and will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen Prize, or any Prize that is undeliverable or does not reach a Winner because of incorrect or changed contact information. If a Winner does not accept or use the entire Prize, the unaccepted or unused part of the Prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation with respect to that Prize or portion of the Prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any inability of any Winner to accept or use any Prize (or portion thereof) for any reason. Winners are strictly prohibited from selling, auctioning, trading or otherwise transferring any part of a Prize, except with Sponsor’s permission, which may be granted or withheld for any reason in its sole discretion. No transfers, Prize substitutions or cash redemptions will be made, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the stated Prize or portion thereof with another Prize or portion thereof of equal or greater value for any reason, including, without limitation, Prize unavailability. No more than the stated Prizes will be awarded. Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of winning any Prize, any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to claim the Prize and any liability and publicity which might arise from claiming or seeking to claim the Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or terminate the Program to the extent it doesn’t not receive enough entries to meaningfully award all of the Prizes. Prizes will be delivered within thirty (30) days of signature and delivery of the Winner Documents.

By entering this Program and accepting the Prize, Winners agree to maintain his/her behavior at the Final Round and otherwise in accordance with all applicable laws and generally accepted social practices in connection with participation in any Program- or Prize-related activity. Winners understand and agree that Sponsor and Prize providers have the right, in each of their sole discretion, to disqualify and remove the Winner from any activity at any time if the Winner’s behavior at any point is uncooperative, disruptive, or may or does cause damage to person, property, or the reputation of Sponsor or otherwise violates the policies of the Prize provider, and in such a case, the Winners will be solely responsible for any and all related expenses.

11. LICENSE & GRANT OF PUBLICITY RIGHTS

By submitting Content, each Participant: (a) grants to Sponsor (and its affiliated entities and agents, representatives, licensees, successors, and assigns of Sponsor and its affiliated entities) the irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, absolute right and permission to use, edit, modify, copy, reproduce, publicly display and perform, and distribute any such Content submitted by the Participant, and to sublicense such rights to others, in perpetuity and in any medium now known or hereafter devised (including online and in digital media), anywhere throughout the world and in any language, including, without limitation, the right to display, reproduce, recreate, record, perform, exhibit, distribute, copy, edit, change, modify, add to, subtract from, re-title and adapt the same, to combine it with other material and otherwise use and exploit it, without further obligation or compensation of any kind to Participant, for the purposes of administering this Program and for the Sponsor’s advertising, trade, commercial, promotional and publicity purposes; and (b) agrees that he/she/it shall not exercise his/her moral rights in any Content (e.g., the right to make any Content public, the right to determine the display of the author’s name, and the right to preserve the integrity of any Content). Aside from the rights granted under these Official Rules, Participant remains (as between Participant and Sponsor) the owner of all right, title, and interest in and to the Participant’s Content. Sponsor, and each of its successors, assigns and licensees, will have the right to make unlimited derivative works of Content, to assign or transfer any or all of Sponsor’s granted rights and to grant unlimited, multiple-level sublicenses. Without limiting the forgoing, Sponsor will have the right to use the Content submitted as part of the Contest, and all images, text and materials included or depicted therein (if any), in any merchandising, advertising, marketing, promotion or for any other commercial or non-commercial purpose. Entrants hereby forever waive and relinquish all “moral rights (droit moral)” now or hereafter recognized in connection with Content submitted as part of the Contest. Participant grants to Sponsor the right and permission to use, publish, and otherwise publicly perform, distribute and distribute his or her Content as necessary to administer this Program and as otherwise described in these Official Rules.

Each Participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that the relationship between the Participant and Sponsor is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship, and that the Participant’s decision to submit his/her Content for purposes of the Program does not place Sponsor in a position that is any different from the position held by members of the general public with regard to elements of his/her Application, other than as set forth in these Official Rules. (For the sake of clarity and without limiting the foregoing, these Official Rules do not purport to modify the terms of any separate agreement between Sponsor and any Participant, including any confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement.). Each Participant understands and acknowledges that Sponsor has wide access to ideas, text, images, code, applications, software, and other creative materials. Each Participant acknowledges that Contest is not being submitted in confidence or in trust to Sponsor and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created. Notwithstanding any custom and practice in the industry to pay an individual for an idea (if any), nothing herein shall create an implied or express contract to compensate Participants for their Content and there is no obligation for Sponsor to pay or otherwise compensate Participants for any of their ideas or materials in any communications with Sponsor, whatsoever. Each Participant also acknowledges that many ideas may be competitive with, similar to, or identical to his or her Content in idea, function, components, format, or other respects. Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that such Participant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Sponsor’s use of any such similar or identical material that has or may come to Sponsor from other sources or be independently developed by or on behalf of Sponsor. Each Participant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor does not now nor will it have in the future any duty or liability (direct or indirect; vicarious, contributory, or otherwise) with respect to the infringement or protection of the Participant’s patent, copyright, or other proprietary rights in and to his/her Content. Each Participant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by Participant relating to or arising out of actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Content by Sponsor (or its affiliated entities or agents, representatives, or licensee), the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable Participant will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Participant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition, or other exploitation of any Sponsor application, service or other property, and Participant’s rights and remedies in any such event are strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.

Participants may be recorded (voice, film, or video) at the Final Round. By participating in this Program (except where prohibited by law), each Participant grants Sponsor the irrevocable, sublicensable, free-of-charge, absolute right and permission to use, publish, post or display his or her name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, any quotes attributable to him or her, and any recording (voice, film, or video) of the Participant at the Final Round, and any other indicia of persona (regardless of whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used alone, or used with other material, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion) for advertising, trade, promotional and publicity purposes anywhere worldwide, in any medium now known or hereafter discovered or devised (including, without limitation, on the internet) without further obligation or compensation of any kind to him or her, without any limitation of time, and without notice, review or approval, and each such person releases Sponsor (and any Sponsor representative, agent, or licensee exercising any right granted to Sponsor hereunder) from any and all liability related to such authorized uses. Nothing contained in these Official Rules obligates Sponsor to make use of any of the rights granted herein and each natural person granting publicity rights under this provision waives any right to inspect or approve any such use.

12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES LIMITS, EXCLUDES, OR MODIFIES OR PURPORTS TO LIMIT, EXCLUDE, OR MODIFY ANY STATUTORY CONSUMER GUARANTEE OR ANY IMPLIED CONDITION OR WARRANTY, THE EXCLUSION OF WHICH FROM THESE OFFICIAL RULES WOULD CONTRAVENE ANY STATUTE OR CAUSE ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES TO BE VOID (“NON-EXCLUDABLE GUARANTEES”). SUBJECT TO THE LIMITATIONS IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE AND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE LAW, THE RELEASED PARTIES EXCLUDE FROM THESE OFFICIAL RULES ALL CONDITIONS, WARRANTIES, AND TERMS IMPLIED BY STATUTE, GENERAL LAW, OR CUSTOM, EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY IN RELATION TO A NON-EXCLUDABLE GUARANTEE. SUBJECT TO ANY NON-EXCLUDABLE GUARANTEES, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFY (i.e., DEFEND AND/OR REIMBURSE) THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH DISTRIBUTION OF THE PARTICIPANT’S CONTENT OR WHILE PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN, AND/OR TRAVELING TO OR FROM ANY PROGRAM-RELATED ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, DEATH, LOSS, OR ACCIDENT TO/OF PERSON OR PROPERTY (HOWEVER (BUT ONLY IF REQUIRED BY LAW IN YOUR JURISDICTION), THIS RELEASE, HOLD HARMLESS, AND INDEMNIFICATION COMMITMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO CASES OF FRAUD OR BODILY INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE OR TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY IS CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENCE OF SPONSOR OR A THIRD PARTY, WHERE LIABILITY TO THE INJURED PARTY CANNOT BE EXCLUDED BY LAW).

13. ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS

The Released Parties are not responsible and/or liable for any of the following, whether caused by a Released Party, the Participant, or by human error (except to the extent that any of the following occur for reasons within Sponsor's reasonable control, if applicable law in your jurisdiction of residence dictates that liability to the injured party in such a case cannot be excluded by law): any lost, late, postage-due, incomplete, illegible, incomprehensible, mutilated, or misdirected email, mail, or Program-related correspondence or materials; any error, omission, interruption, defect, or delay in transmission or communication; viruses or technical or mechanical malfunctions; interrupted or unavailable telephonic, cellular, cable, or satellite systems; errors, typos or misprints in these Official Rules, in any Program-related advertisements or other materials; failures of electronic equipment, computer hardware or software; lost or unavailable network connections or any failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications; technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Program or the processing of Applications, Content; or any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Participant's participation in the Program. Without limiting any other provision of these Official Rules, no Released Party is responsible or liable for any injury or damage to the persons or property of Participant or any third party based on use by such party of the content made available as part of this Program or based on any use by Participant of the software or other participant content of any other participant in this Program. Released Parties are not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or for insufficient space in a person’s email account or voicemail inbox to receive email or voice messages. Released Parties are not responsible, and may disqualify a Participant, if any contact information provided by the Participant does not work or is changed without giving prior written notice to Sponsor. Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, the Released Parties are not responsible or liable to any Participant (or any person claiming through such Participant) for any inability to administer the Program in the event that any of the Program activities or Released Parties’ operations or activities are affected by any cause or event beyond the sole and reasonable control of the applicable Released Party (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), including, without limitation, by reason of any acts of God, equipment failure, threatened or actual terrorist acts, air raid, act of public enemy, war (declared or undeclared), civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, epidemic, fire, explosion, earthquake, flood, hurricane, unusually severe weather, blackout, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, any law, rule, regulation, action, order, or request adopted, taken, or made by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not such governmental act proves to be invalid), or any other cause, whether or not specifically mentioned above. Entrants further understand and agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California (“Section 1542”) and any similar law of any state or territory of the United States that may be applicable with respect to the foregoing release are hereby expressly and forever waived. Entrants acknowledge that Section 1542 provides that: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims.

14. GENERAL RULES

Sponsor’s decisions will be final in all matters relating to this Program, including interpretation of these Official Rules and acceptance or rejection of Participants. All Participants, as a condition of participating, agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Program. Participants further agree to not damage or cause interruption of the Program and/or prevent others from participating in the Program. Sponsor reserves the right to restrict or void participation from any IP address, email address or domain, device, or other designator or identifiable source if any fraudulent or harmful participation is suspected, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right disqualify any Participant who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this Program. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Program-related materials and these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency within these Official Rules), it will be resolved by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Participants waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Program or these Official Rules. Sponsor's failure to or decision not to enforce any provision in these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. If the Program is not capable of running as planned for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Program as deemed appropriate by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. If any dispute regarding a Participant or his/her Application cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, such Participant (and all natural persons comprising such Participant) may be disqualified. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM MAY VIOLATE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY PARTICIPANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

15. GOVERNING LAW / LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants, Sponsor or the Released Parties in connection with the Program will be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other laws.

BY ENTERING THE PROGRAM, ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE PROGRAM, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (D) ENTRANTS’ REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

16. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

The parties each agree to finally settle all disputes only through arbitration; provided, however, the Sponsor shall be entitled to seek injunctive or equitable relief in the state and federal courts in Suffolk County, Massachusetts and any other court with jurisdiction over the parties. In arbitration, there is no judge or jury and review is limited. The arbitrator’s decision and award is final and binding, with limited exceptions, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court with jurisdiction. The parties agree that, except as set forth above, any claim, suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Program shall be resolved solely by binding arbitration before a sole arbitrator under the streamlined Arbitration Rules Procedures of JAMS Inc. (“JAMS”) or any successor to JAMS. In the event JAMS is unwilling or unable to set a hearing date within fourteen (14) days of the filing of a “Demand for Arbitration”, then either party can elect to have the arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) or any other mutually agreeable arbitration administration service. If an in-person hearing is required, then it will take place in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The federal or state law that applies to these Official Rules will also apply during the arbitration. Disputes will be arbitrated only on an individual basis and will not be consolidated with any other proceedings that involve any claims or controversy of another party, including any class actions; provided, however, if for any reason any court or arbitrator holds that this restriction is unconscionable or unenforceable, then the agreement to arbitrate doesn’t apply and the dispute must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Sponsor agrees to pay the administrative and arbitrator’s fees in order to conduct the arbitration (but specifically excluding any travel or other costs of entrant to attend the arbitration hearing). Either party may, notwithstanding this provision, bring qualifying claims in small claims court.

17. WINNERS LIST

The name of the Winners may be obtained approximately two (2) weeks after the end of the Program Period with an email sent to: kenzen@asics.com. Requests for the Winner’s list must be received no later than sixty (60) days after the end of the Program Period.

18. NO OBLIGATION TO USE

Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or implied) to use any or to otherwise exploit any Content or, if commenced, to continue the distribution or exploitation thereof, and Sponsor may at any time abandon the use of the Content for any reason, with or without legal justification or excuse, and Participants shall not be entitled to any damages or other relief by reason thereof.

19. DATES & DEADLINES / ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

Because of the unique nature and scope of the Program, Sponsor reserves the right, in addition to those other rights reserved herein, to modify any date(s) or deadline(s) set forth in these Official Rules or otherwise governing the Program. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of Participants who will participate in the Program.

20. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION

If Sponsor shall desire to secure additional assignments, certificates of engagement for the Content or other documents as Sponsor may reasonably require in order to effectuate the purposes and intents of these Official Rules, then Participant agrees to sign the same upon Sponsor’s request therefor.

21. SPONSOR

ASICS Ventures Corporation, 1-2-4, Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0021 Japan.

22. MISCELLANEOUS

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the Prize Acceptance Documents will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision of the Official Rules or the Prize Acceptance Documents is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. Participants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely for convenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Program-related materials, privacy policy or terms of use on the Program Site and/or the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.