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 February 7, 2012 at 12:01 AM (ET) through February 28, 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”) 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 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) winner will have their recipe name appear in a future issue of Food
Network Magazine, plus 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 March
20, 2012. Winner’s List: For Winner’s name, send a separate
self-addressed, stamped envelope to 300 West 57th Street, 35th Fl,
Attn: Name This Dish!, New York, NY 10019 by April 20, 2012. Incomplete, or mechanically reproduced entry
forms 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, Food Network Kitchens, 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.