Contest rules
The following promotion is intended for viewing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia only (excluding Puerto Rico) and shall only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. Do not proceed in this site if you are not a legal resident of, and located in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico), at the time of entry.
ELIGIBILITY
Contest is open to legal residents of the United States (except residents of AZ, CO, MD, TN, VT) aged 5 or older. Employees of Brand Castle, LLC. (“Sponsor”), its subsidiaries, affiliates, prize suppliers, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings and their spouses) and individuals living in the same household as such employees are ineligible. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, local laws and regulations. Void in AZ, CO, MD, TN, VT or where prohibited or restricted by law.
HOW TO ENTER
Contest begins at 12:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on the first day of each month and ends at 11:59 pm ET on the last day of each month. (“Entry Period”). Go to www.craftycookingkits.com/contest-submit and complete the requested information, by filling in your first name, last initial and your parent or guardian’s e-mail address. Upload a digital or scanned photograph of your project by following the online instructions. Photos may be in black and white or color. Your photo must be in JPEG (.jpg) format and be no larger than 500 KB in size and no larger than 800 X 600 pixels at 72 dpi and no smaller than 640 x 480 pixels at 72 dpi. No allowances will be made for poor quality scans. Entries must be original, non-professional photos, not previously published or have won any other award. Photos must not have been altered in any way. Your project must use a Crafty Cooking Kit. Project can only be entered once. The photograph of your project will be posted on our virtual refrigerator once approved. Your entry will be deemed received for purposes of this Contest only after we have received your uploaded photograph and consent from your parent or guardian for your participation. To be eligible, photographs and parental consents must be received within 14 days of consent request. Project will be entered in same month in which consent is received. You may enter as many different entries as you wish. Incomplete entries are void. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Please view our privacy policy before participating in this Contest.
Brand Castle’s website complies with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). If the submitted Crafty Cooking Kit treat image also contains an image of a person under the age of 13, a parent or legal guardian must make the submission.
JUDGING
The eligible entries will be screened and judged under the supervision of Sponsor using the following criteria: creativity (1/3), originality (1/3), and use of Crafty Cooking Kit based on age of contestant (1/3). The top scoring entry will be the winner. If a tie occurs, then highest score in the use of cooking kit based on age of contestant will determine winner. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects. All prizes will be awarded. Limit one prize per person, family or household.
PRIZES
Prizes awarded each entry period will include Crafty Cooking Kit items and may vary depending upon availability but will average at least $30 MSRP. Prizes are not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
NOTIFICATION
The parent of the winners will be notified by email within 30 days following the applicable closing date. Winners may be required to complete and return within 14 days of notification the affidavit of eligibility, liability release, copyright assignment and, where legal, a publicity release. If winner is a minor, parent or legal guardian of minor must sign affidavit and release on the minor’s behalf. Failure of the winners’ parents to respond to the prize notification e-mail or failure of the winner (or parent/legal guardian) to sign and return the affidavit of eligibility, copyright assignment, and liability/publicity release within 14 days of receipt will result in forfeiture of the prize and Sponsor has the option to award it to an alternate winner who is the next highest score based on the criteria above.
By participating in this promotion and submitting an entry, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decision of the judges. By entering the Contest, winner agrees to waive any and all claims against the Sponsor, Brand Castle, LLC., its affiliates, employees, agents, and representatives for personal injury or loss that may occur from the participation in this contest or from the receipt or use of the photograph, entry or any prize, and grant to sponsor the right to publicize such winner’s name/likeness and entry materials, including winning photograph in any editorial content, public relations materials, promotional or advertising, including Sponsor’s website, on behalf of Sponsor without additional compensation or consideration unless prohibited by law. Winners agree to assign all right, title and interest, including copyright rights, to winning entry to Sponsor without any additional consideration.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
You must be the sole author and owner of the copyright in all photos entered. By entering the contest, entrants agree to assign their intellectual property rights to Sponsor and permit Sponsor to use the photos and entries in any media, including the internet, for any purpose whatsoever. Entrants who do not agree to this use should not enter this contest. By submitting an image, entrants hereby grant permission and the rights to Sponsor to store, display and use the photo, entry, image, its thumbnails, entrants’ first name as the creator, indefinitely on any of Sponsor’s advertising or promotional materials both printed and online without notification or remuneration.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Sponsor, its affiliates, employees, agents and representatives are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any Contest-related materials; stolen, late, loss, garbled, delayed, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries. Sponsor, its affiliates, employees, agents and representatives, or any telephone network or internet service providers are not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate transcription or loss of entry information for any reason whatsoever. If, in the Sponsor’s exclusive judgment, this Contest becomes compromised in any way, Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the Contest offer, cancel any method of entry, to void any entries submitted fraudulently or select winners from all eligible entries received prior to act that compromised the Contest. By entering, entrants acknowledge compliance with these official rules including all eligibility requirements.
Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by the Sponsor or its agents.
Obscene, provocative or otherwise prurient content will not be considered and Sponsor reserves to reject, in its sole discretion, any such photo or entry. In addition, photographs should not contain any information that can personally identify the participant or any individual and Sponsor reserves the right to reject, in its sole discretion, any such photo or entry. In the event of dispute, electronic entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address at the time of the sweepstakes. The authorized account holder is the person to whom the applicable internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail address.
WINNERS’ LIST
Winner’s photographs will be posted on our website at www.craftycookingkits/contest.
SPONSOR
The Sponsor of this Contest is Brand Castle, LLC, 5111 Richmond Road,
Bedford Hts., OH 44146
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