2008
Michigan Apple Recipe Contest
Official
Rules
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
WHO
IS ELIGIBLE TO WIN?
Open
only to legal residents of the United States in the following states who
are 18 years of age or older as of the date of the entry: Alabama, Arkansas,
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
You
must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States of America.
Void in Puerto Rico and all other U.S. territories and wherever prohibited
by law. Professional cooks, chefs, bakers and home economists are not
eligible.
All
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Employees
and agents of Michigan Apple Committee and their respective affiliates,
subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and immediate
family members and/or those living in the same household of each (collectively,
“Sponsor”) are not eligible. By participating, entrants agree to be
bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor.
ENTRY
PERIOD
Your
original recipe must be mailed or emailed to the Michigan Apple Committee,
at the postal or email address below. Mailed entries must be received
before January 31, 2009. Email entries must arrive before 5:00 P.M. Eastern
Time on January 31, 2009.
HOW
TO ENTER
Send
us a recipe using Michigan apples. In your entry, type or legibly print
your name, address, phone number, e-mail (if you have one) and recipe
on one side of a sheet of 8 1/2” x 11” paper. If you do not have a phone,
indicate “No Phone.” Be sure to include your recommendation for suggested
varieties of Michigan Apples to be used in your recipe.
Mail
your entry via first-class postage to:
Michigan
Apple Committee
13105
Schavey Rd., Suite 2
DeWitt,
MI 48820
Or email
your entry to:
Staff@MichiganApples.com
LOST/DISQUALIFIED
ENTRIES
No
mechanically reproduced entries of any kind permitted. Illegible and incomplete
entries are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged,
incomplete, illegible, faulty, mutilated, postage due, misdirected entries
or entries not received, or for undeliverable, filtered or otherwise delayed
or lost mails that prevent a recipe for arriving to enter the contest
or a notification to get to a winner after the contest. In the event of
a dispute over who submitted an email entry, the entry will be deemed
to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail
account identified on the online entry form. The authorized account holder
is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address
by an Internet access provider, service provider, or online organization
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with
the submitted e-mail address. All questions regarding the entries shall
be determined by the Michigan Apple Committee in its sole discretion.
HOW
IS A WINNER SELECTED?
All
timely entries will be judged, and winners will be selected, by the Michigan
Apple Committee based on the recipes submitted and the following criteria:
·
Taste – Does the recipe sound like it would taste good?
·
Originality – Is the recipe unique and original?
·
Preparation – Is recipe straight-forward and easy to follow?
·
Apple Significance – Do apples have a major role in the flavor
of the dish?
The three
(3) highest scoring recipes will win. The winners will be chosen on or
before February 26, 2008, and notified by February 28, 2009. Any winner
who has not claimed his/her prize by March 7, 2009, will forfeit his or
her prize and another winner will be selected. All decisions of the judges
are final. If a prize is unclaimed or forfeited, it will be awarded to
the judges’ next choice. Winners may waive their right to receive the
prize. Prizes are non-assignable. All federal, state and local taxes are
the sole responsibility of winners.
PRIZE
Each
of the up to three (3) winners will receive a KitchenAid®, 250-Watt, 4-1/2-Quart,
Stand Mixer (Approximate Retail Value: $250). Prizes consist of only those
items specifically listed as part of the prize. No substitution or transfer/assignment
of prize by winners permitted. Limit one prize per person/household address.
TERMS
All
entries become the property of the Michigan Apple Committee and none will
be returned. The Michigan Apple Committee reserves the right to disqualify
any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any
aspect of this contest. Potential winners may be required to sign and
return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Prize Acceptance
Form, which may require social security number, postmarked within 10 days
of the date on notification materials. Noncompliance within this time
period and/or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable
may result in disqualification and an alternate potential winner may be
selected by random draw from all remaining eligible entries. All winners
must produce picture or some other form of proper identification to claim
any prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with prize
of equal or greater value. Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission
to the Sponsor to use winners’ name, voice, statements, image and likeness
for purposes of advertising and trade, in any medium, without further
compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Sponsor
is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing,
the offering or the announcement of any prize or in the administration
of the promotion, whether caused by computer, technical or human error.
Winners assume all liability and agree to hold Sponsor harmless for any
injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in
this promotion or use or redemption of any prize. Any and all disputes,
claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this
recipe contest, including, without limitation, the selection of all winners
and any prizes awarded, shall be resolved exclusively through binding
arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under
its Commercial Arbitration Rules, without resort to the courts, either
state or federal. Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may
be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Sponsor reserves
the right to cancel or modify the program for any reason, including but
not limited to, if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the
integrity of the promotion; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical
problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper administration
of the promotion as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion.
Sponsor
reserves the right to disqualify, freeze or prohibit the participation
of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected, or if the individual
fails to comply with any requirement of participation or with any provision
in these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR
UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL &
CIVIL LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND/OR SEEK DAMAGES
FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL MAKING ANY SUCH ATTEMPTS TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW.
RELEASE,
LICENSE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By
participating in the 2008 Michigan Apple Recipe Contest, all entrants
release the Michigan Apple Committee, its advertising and promotion agencies,
and the officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of
each, from any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however
named or described) for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property
which may be sustained in connection with the contest.
BY
ENTERING, YOU REPRESENT THAT THE ENTRY IS AN ORIGINAL WORK AND DOES NOT
INFRINGE ON THE LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS,
OF ANY THIRD PARTY. WHEN SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU AUTOMATICALLY GRANT,
OR WARRANT THAT THE OWNER HAS EXPRESSLY GRANTED, TO US A WORLDWIDE, ROYALTY-FREE,
PERPETUAL, IRREVOCABLE, NON-EXCLUSIVE, FULLY SUBLICENSABLE, AND TRANSFERABLE
RIGHT AND LICENSE TO USE, REPRODUCE, DISTRIBUTE, CREATE
DERIVATIVE WORKS BASED UPON (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TRANSLATIONS),
PUBLICLY DISPLAY, PUBLICLY PERFORM, TRANSMIT, AND PUBLISH THE ENTRY (IN
WHOLE OR IN PART) AS WE, IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, DEEM APPROPRIATE INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION: (1) IN CONNECTION WITH OUR BUSINESS; AND (2) IN CONNECTION
WITH THE BUSINESSES OF OUR SUCCESSORS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AND THEIR
RELATED COMPANIES. WE MAY EXERCISE THIS GRANT WITHOUT ANY COMPENSATION
OR ATTRIBUTION TO YOU, AND IN ANY FORMAT, MEDIA OR TECHNOLOGY NOW KNOWN
OR LATER DEVELOPED FOR THE FULL TERM OF ANY COPYRIGHT THAT MAY EXIST IN
THE ENTRY.
Under
no circumstances will entrant be permitted to seek, recover or obtain
awards for punitive, incidental, consequential, emotional or equitable
damages and any and all other rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise
increased. All entrants expressly waive all rights to claim, seek or recover
such damages or relief. Any and all claims, awards or judgments shall
be limited to actual out-of-pocket expenses and costs associated with
entering this contest. In no event shall an entrant seek, recover or obtain
attorneys’ fees.
CONSTRUCTION
All
issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and enforceability of these contest Rules, or the rights and obligations
of entrant and the Michigan Apple Committee in connection with the contest,
shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict
of law, rules or provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision of these contest Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability
of any other provision. If any such provision is determined to be invalid
or otherwise unenforceable, these contest Rules shall be construed in
accordance with their terms as if the valid or unenforceable provision
was not contained therein.
WINNERS
LIST
For
a list of winners, available after March 7, 2009, visit www.MichiganApples.com.
SPONSOR
This
contest is sponsored by:
Michigan
Apple Committee
13105
Schavey Rd., Suite 2
DeWitt,
MI 48820
Phone
(800) 456-2753
Email:
Staff@MichiganApples.com
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