OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1.
HOW TO ENTER: BAKE SALE CONTEST (the “Contest”): Beginning April 5, 2016, at 12:01 AM (ET), through May 1, 2016, at
11:59 PM (ET) (the “Entry Period”), go to foodnetwork.com/bakesalecontest on a computer or wireless device and complete and
submit the entry form pursuant to the onscreen instructions. All entries must
include your name, address, telephone number, email address, one (1) original
bake sale recipe that includes butter as an ingredient and one (1) uploaded
original photograph of your completed recipe. Butter is a required ingredient
for your recipe, in order for your entry to qualify for the contest. Important
Notice: You may be charged for visiting the mobile
website in accordance with the terms of your service agreement with your
carrier. Please consult your wireless service provider regarding your pricing
plan. You must use a Smartphone device to participate via your mobile phone.
Not all mobile phone providers carry the necessary service to participate.
Check your phone capabilities for specific Internet instructions. If your data
usage exceeds what is allotted by your data plan, you could be subject to
additional fees by your carrier. Please contact your mobile service provider
with any questions regarding your bill. Winner Selection: One (1) Grand
Prize Winner and three (3) Runner-Up Winners (individually and collectively,
the “Winner”) will be selected within (10) ten days from the last day of
Contest. All entries will be judged by editors
of Food Network Magazine and the Director of Test Kitchens and Consumer Affairs
for Land O'Lakes (“Judges”) whose decisions are final based on the following
criteria: Originality (50%) and Taste (50%). In the unlikely event that two or
more valid entries contain the identical recipe and are selected as Winner, the
Judges will draw Winner by random selection. Canadian winners chosen, as a result
of the random draw, will be required to correctly answer a mathematical
skill-testing question as a condition of receiving the prize. In the event the
Sponsor does not receive a sufficient number of eligible entries, the Sponsor
has the right to cancel the Contest,
or alternatively, if the Contest provides for more than one prize winner, the
Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, reduce the number of prize winners. By participating in the Contest, entrant
certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or
won any award, and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe
upon the rights of any third party, including copyrights, trademarks or rights
or privacy or publicity. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered
discretion to disqualify any entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive
or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these official rules or
that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the contest. The decision of
the Sponsor and judges is final and binding on all matters relating to the
Contest. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value: One (1) Grand Prize Winner will receive a
$1,000 check to be used at Winner’s sole discretion and may have their winning
bake-sale recipe featured on an upcoming Food Network Magazine cover (ARV:
$1,000). Three (3) Runners-Up will each receive a $250 check to be used at
Winner’s sole discretion and may have their winning bake-sale recipe featured
in an upcoming Food Network Magazine issue (ARV: $250; total ARV of runners-up
prizes: $750). Total ARV of all prizes awarded: $1,750. Any difference between
the stated ARV and the actual value of the prize will not be awarded in any
form. Please allow a minimum of two (2) months from date of notification, for
delivery of prizes. Entrants acknowledge that the Winners may be asked to
provide a recent photograph of themselves to be featured in an upcoming issue
of Food Network Magazine. Food Network Magazine reserves the right to edit
winning recipe(s), without consultation of Winner, should they appear in the
magazine.
2.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified
within one (1) month of the last day of the Contest, via e-mail, and/or at
Sponsor’s discretion, via phone or postal mail. In
the event the Winners doesn’t respond to Sponsor’s notification or does not
accept the prize within five (5) business days of notification, the prize will
be deemed forfeited and alternate Winners will be selected. In the event that any one or more potential Winners fail
to respond as stated above, declines the prize or fails to provide signed
affidavits or releases, such Winners will be deemed to forfeit the prize and
Sponsor will select an alternate Winners from the remaining eligible entrants.
If any alternates similarly fails to respond or declines the prize, Sponsor
will use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to award the
prizes to another alternates but if it is unable to do so, the prizes will be
finally forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further liability in connection
with this Contest. List of
Winners: For the names of the
Winners, send a separate self-addressed, stamped envelope to Food Network
Magazine, Bake Sale Contest Winners’ List, Hearst Communications, Inc., 300 West 57th Street NY, NY 10019 within
two (2) months from the Winner notification date as specified above.
3.
ENTRIES: Limit one (1) entry per
person for Contest. Multiple entries
from the same person will be disqualified.
Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Proof of submission does not constitute proof
of receipt. If applicable, lost, late,
misdirected, or incomplete or entry forms that have been tampered with will be
disqualified. Online entrants must have
valid email address and it is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any
change in email address. If there is a
dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the prize will be awarded to
the authorized account holder of the email address. The “authorized account holder” is defined as
the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service
provider, online service provider, carrier, or other organization (e.g.,
business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning the
email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email
address.
4.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia, who have reached the
age of majority in their state or territory of residence at time of entry. Legal
residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the aforementioned age
in their province of residence at time of entry are also eligible to enter.
Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, its
parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies, the independent Judges, and prize suppliers (and members of their
immediate family and/or those living in the same of household of each such
employee), are not eligible.
Additionally, if you have been or are currently a food professional,
including, but not limited to a chef, food writer, culinary specialist or
educator, or someone who creates recipes for pay (including but not limited to
the sale of food products made from your original recipes), or a graduate from
a culinary school or program, you are not eligible.
5.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Expenses not specifically included in prize
description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of Winners. Each prize is awarded “as is” with no
warranty or guarantee, either express or implied outside of manufacturer's
limited warranty. No transfer,
assignment or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the
right to substitute prize for an item of equal or greater value in the event an
advertised prize is unavailable. Winners are required to comply with any and
all applicable federal, state, provincial, if Canadians are eligible to enter,
and local laws, rules and regulations.
All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs not specifically
provided for in these Official Rules are solely the Winners’ responsibility. If
the actual retail value of any Winner’s prize is $600 or more, the Winner must
complete a W9 form and supply Sponsor with his/her social security number for
tax purposes. An IRS Form 1099 will be
issued in the name of the Winner for the actual value of the prizes received.
Sponsor shall have no responsibility or obligation to the Winners or potential
Winners who are unable or unavailable to accept or utilize prizes as described
herein. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by
the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining
to this Contest. Winners may be required
to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where
legally permissible a Publicity Release within seven (7) days following the
date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may
result in forfeiture of the prize and selection of alternate Winners. Return of any prize/prize notification as
undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of alternate
Winners. Winners hereby further agrees that it will sign any documents
necessary to transfer copyright of the entry to Sponsor within seven (7) days
following the date of first attempted notification. By entering, Entrant grants
permission for Sponsor, and any of its affiliates and subsidiaries,
participating advertising and promotion agencies, the independent Judges and
prize suppliers to use the entrant’s submission (including an altered form of
the entry) for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes without
additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. If images are being
submitted to Sponsor as a requirement for entry, Entrants agree that they have
all rights to use the images submitted and to allow Sponsor, any of its
affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies,
the independent Judges and prize suppliers to reuse any of the images, without
any liability, for editorial, advertising and promotional purposes.
Additionally, acceptance of the prize by Winners constitutes permission for
Sponsor and any affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and
promotion agencies, the independent Judges and prize suppliers to use Winner’s
name and/or likeness and biographical material for editorial, advertising and
promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
By accepting prize, Winners agree to hold Sponsor, its advertising and
promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries,
affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers,
directors, and employees harmless for any injury or damage caused or claimed to
be caused by participation in the Contest or acceptance or use of the
prize. Sponsor is not responsible for
any printing, typographical, mechanical or other error in the printing of the
offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of the prize.
6.
INTERNET/ mobile:
Sponsor is not responsible
for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or
unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical,
network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software
malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or
failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of
technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any Web site, or
via the mobile phone or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet or mobile
phone portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including
infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,
technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt of affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this
Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners
from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to
disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from
participating in the Contest if it determines that said entrant is attempting
to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking,
deception or other unfair playing practices or intending to abuse, threaten or
harass other entrants. Caution: Any
attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the
legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws
and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages
from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law.
7.
DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW: Except
where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims
and causes of action arising out of or connected with this or any prize awarded
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and
exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, NY, (2) any and
all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs
incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental,
special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost
profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"), and (4)
entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to
have such damages multiplied or increased.
New York State law, without reference to New York’s choice of law rules,
governs the Contest and all aspects related thereto.
8.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is Hearst Communications, Inc.,
300 W. 57th Street, New York, NY
10019.