OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL
NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
1. NAME THIS DISH! CONTEST: How to Enter:
Beginning March 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM (ET) through April 9, 2013 at 11:59 PM
(ET) go to foodnetwork.com/namethisdish and complete and submit the entry form
pursuant to the onscreen instructions.
All entries must include your name, address, telephone number, email
address and original recipe name based on this month’s dish. Winner
Selection: All entries will be judged by editors of Food Network
Magazine (“Judges”) and one (1) grand prize winner and three (3) runners-up
will be selected based on the following criteria: originality (50%) and
creativity (50%). In the unlikely event that two or more valid entries contain
the identical recipe name (including punctuation) and are selected as the
winner, the Judges will draw the 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. Judges decisions
are final and binding on all matters. By participating in the Contest, entrant
certifies that his/her entry is original, has not been previously published or
won any contest or 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 are final and binding on all
matters relating to the Contest. Prizes
and Approximate Retail Values: One (1) grand prize winner will have
their recipe name appear in a future issue of Food Network Magazine and will
receive a $500 gift certificate to foodnetworkstore.com. Approximate Retail Value:
$500. Three (3) runners-up will each receive a $50 gift certificate to
foodnetworkstore.com. Total Approximate Total Retail Value of all prizes
awarded: $650. Winners will be notified via phone, e-mail or postal
mail, at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about April 29, 2013. Winners’ List: For Winners’ names, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to 300 West 57th Street, 35th Fl,
Attn: Name This Dish!, New York, NY 10019 by May 26, 2013. Incomplete or entry forms that have been
tampered with will be disqualified.
2. ENTRIES: Limit (1) one entry per person
and per e-mail address for NAME THIS DISH! CONTEST (referred to as the
“Promotion”). Entries using macro,
robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry 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 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 or other organization (e.g.,
business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning
email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email
address.
3.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or Canada
who have reached the age of 18 in their state, province, or territory at time
of entry. Void in Quebec Province
and where prohibited by law. Employees
of Sponsor, Scripps Networks Interactive, its parents, affiliates and
subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, 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.
4.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
Entrants must have valid e-mail address and it is entrant’s
responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in e-mail address. Expenses not specifically included in prize
description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the Winner. 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. All
federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. 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 Promotion. 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 an
alternate Winner. Return of any
prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and
selection of an alternate Winner. Winner
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. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for
Sponsor and its agencies to use Winner’s name and/or likeness, biographical
material and/or entry (including an altered form of the entry) for advertising
and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by
law. By accepting prize, Winner agrees
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 Promotion 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 Promotion or in the
announcement of the prize.
5. INTERNET: 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 or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet 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 or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, Sponsor reserves the
right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the
Promotion. 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 a Promotion if it determines that said entrant is attempting
to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion 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 Promotion 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.
6. 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 Promotion 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, New
York, (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 Promotion and all aspects
related thereto.
7.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Promotion is Hearst Communications, Inc., 300
West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.