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Favorite Motherās Day Recipe Contest
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS
CONTEST.
A purchase will not improve chances of winning.
CONSUMER DISCLOSURE
You have not yet won.
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY
By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these
Official Rules. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification.
All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding
in all respects.
1. PROMOTION PERIOD. Promotion begins 12:01 AM ET March
17, 2008 and ends at 11:59 AM ET on April 10, 2008 ("Promotion Period").
2. ELIGIBILITY. This contest (the "Promotion") is only
open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who
are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers,
directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization
(if applicable), or any other party associated with the development or
administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents,
children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as
such individuals. This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and
the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.
3. HOW TO ENTER. Visit http://www.epicurious.com/specials/sweeps/mothersdayrecipe/entry
during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions to complete,
including an original recipe you love to make on Motherās Day ("Submission")
as set forth below, and submit the form as directed. The recipe should use
ingredients commonly available at retailers. Recipes must list all
ingredients in exact common U.S. household measurements, step-by-step
preparation instructions, and cooking times. Do not submit any brand names;
all ingredients must be listed using generic names only. Entrants represent
and warrant that their Submission is the original work of such entrant, it
has not been copied from others, and it does not violate the rights of any
other person or entity. Limit: unlimited entries during the Promotion
Period. All entrant information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to
the respective Privacy Policy of the applicable Sponsor.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. All entries will be
judged on or about April 15, 2008 (the "Judging Date") by a panel of judges
comprised of Epicurious editorial staff. The judges will score entries based
on the following criteria: Clarity of recipe instructions (0-25 points);
Taste of finished recipe (0-25 points); Originality of recipe (0-25 points);
Best interpretation of contest theme, (0-25 points). The entry with highest
overall score will be declared the potential winner (in the event of a tie,
the entry with the higher score in the creativity criteria will prevail).
The next twenty five entries with the highest scores will be declared
potential runners-up. Any potential winner will be notified by mail, email
and/or telephone. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, does not
respond within five (5) days from the date the Sponsor first tries to notify
him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as
undeliverable, such potential winner forfeits all rights to win the
Promotion or receive the prize, and an alternate potential winner may be
selected. Upon contacting a potential winner and determining that he/she has
met all eligibility requirements of the Promotion, including without
limitation the execution of required waivers, publicity and liability
releases and disclaimers, such individual will be declared the "winner" of
the Promotion.
5. CONTEST PRIZE DESCRIPTION. There will be twenty-six
(26) winners (one (1) grand prize winner and twenty-five (25) runners-up).
The grand prize is (a) an OXO Complete Kitchen Makevoer set which includes a
15pc Everyday Kitchen Tool Set, a 3pc White Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set,
Stainless Steel Measuring Cups, Stainless Steel Measuring Spoons, Salad
Spinner, V-Blade Mandoline Slicer; b) one Epicurious Motherās Day Tastebook.
The approximate retail value of the grand prize is $289.89.
The -up prize is (a) OXO 15-piece Everyday Kitchen Set (b) Epicurious
Motherās Day Tastebook. The approximate retail value of the runner up prize
is $134.94.
All winners may will have their recipe featured in the mothers day recipe
Tastebook and and be featured online in the Motherās Day article
6. TAXES. All federal, state and/or local income and
other taxes, if any, are the winnerās sole responsibility.
7. OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE. All entry materials become the
property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The
copyright in any Submission shall remain the property of the entrant, but
entry into this Promotion constitutes entrantās irrevocable and perpetual
permission and consent, without further compensation or attribution, to use
such Submission for editorial, advertising and publicity purposes by the
Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now in
existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration of
the copyright in the Submission. Sponsor and/or others authorized by the
Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, and modify the Submission.
8. NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No prize or any
portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash. Any portion of the
prize that is not used is forfeited. No substitutions for prize except by
Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be
substituted.
9. CONSENT AND RELEASE. By entering the Promotion, each
entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, judging organization (if
applicable), and any other party associated with the development or
administration of this Promotion, their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated
entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members,
shareholders, employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives,
successors and assigns (collectively, "Sponsor Entities"), from any and all
liability whatsoever in connection with this Promotion, including without
limitation legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or
actions of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death,
damage to, loss or destruction or property, rights of publicity or privacy,
defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively, "Claims"). Except
where prohibited: (i) acceptance of a prize constitutes the consent of any
winner, without further compensation, to use the name and likeness of such
winner and his/her Submission for editorial, advertising and publicity
purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor; (ii)
acceptance of a prize constitutes a release by any winner of the Sponsor
Entities of any and all Claims in connection with the administration of this
Promotion and the use, misuse, or possession of his/her Submission or any
prize; (iii) any potential winner may be required to sign an affidavit of
eligibility (including social security number) and a
liability/publicity/copyright release; and (iv) if prize involves travel or
activities, any potential winner and travel companion (if applicable) may be
required to execute releases of the Sponsor from any and all liability with
respect to participation in such travel/activities and/or use of the prize.
Affidavits and releases must be returned within ten (10) days from the date
that Sponsor first tries to notify the potential winner. If winner is deemed
to be a minor under the jurisdiction of his/her residence, the prize will be
awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who must execute the
necessary affidavit and release and, if applicable, must accompany winner on
the trip (no additional travel expenses will be awarded should a parent or
legal guardian be required to accompany the winner on the trip).
10. DISCLAIMERS. (i) Entries that are lost, late,
misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason,
including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure,
malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsorās servers or
elsewhere, will not be eligible. In the event of a dispute, entries will be
deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address
submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as
the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet
Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g.,
business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning e-mail
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. (ii)
Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person
tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site. Use of
bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in
disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor. (iii) Sponsor further
reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it is not
capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by
computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure or
technical failures of any sort. (iv) Sponsor Entities are not responsible
for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Promotion, including
without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production
errors, and may modify or cancel this Promotion based upon such error at its
sole discretion without liability. (v) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES,
REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS
REGARDS THIS PROMOTION OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE. (vi)
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR
UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF
CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION ATTORNEYSā FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF
THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
11. APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION. This Promotion is
subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the
State of New York. All disputes arising out of or connected with this
Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action,
exclusively by a state or federal court located in New York, New York.
Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of New York and any
other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State
of New York. All judgments or awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneysā fees) associated with
participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect,
punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.
12. WINNER LIST. For a list containing the names of the
winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, within six (6) months of
the Judging Date, to: Winner List, "Favorite Mothers Day Recipe Contest,"
c/o CondeNet Marketing, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th floor, New York,
NY 10036
13. SPONSORSHIP. This Promotion is sponsored by CondeNet,
1166 Avenue of the Americas, 15th floor, New York, NY 10036 and TasteBook,
Inc. 2240 Sixth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 (individually and collectively,
the "Sponsor").