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 November 20, 2012 at 12:01 AM (ET) through December
11, 2012 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 January 4, 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 February 4, 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.