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: THE NAME THIS DISH! CONTEST
(the ÒContestÓ): Beginning November 24, 2015, at
12:01 AM (ET) through December 15, 2015, at 11:59 PM (ET) (the ÒEntry PeriodÓ),
go to foodnetwork.com/namethisdish on a
computer or wireless device and complete and submit the entry form
pursuant to the on-screen instructions. All entries must include your name,
address, telephone number, email address and an original recipe name for the
dish that appears in the December 2015 issue of Food Network Magazine. 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 ÒWinnerÓ) will be selected within (10) ten days from the
last day of Contest. All entries will be judged by editors of Food Network Magazine (ÒJudgesÓ) whose decisions are
final 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 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. 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 $500 gift check to foodnetworkstore.com
and may have their winning recipe name and their photo appear in a future issue
of Food Network Magazine. (ARV: $500; total grand prize ARV: $500). Three (3) Runners-Up
will each receive a $50 gift check to foodnetworkstore.com, and their winning recipe
name may appear in a future issue of Food Network Magazine (ARV: $50; total ARV
of runners-up prizes: $150). Total ARV of all prizes awarded: $650. 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 Grand Prize Winner may be
asked to provide a recent photograph of themselves to be featured in an
upcoming issue of Food Network Magazine.
2.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be notified
within two (2) months of the last day of the Contest, via e-mail, and/or at
SponsorÕs discretion, via phone or postal mail. In
the event the Winners doesnÕt respond to SponsorÕs 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, NAME THIS DISH!, December 2015 WinnersÕ
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 entrantÕs 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 Òauthorized account holderÓ 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,
independent judging organizations, 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.
5.
CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Expenses not specifically included in
prize description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of Winners. Each prize is awarded Òas isÓ 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 WinnersÕ responsibility. If
the actual retail value of any WinnerÕs 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 judging organization and prize suppliers to use the
entrantÕs 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 judging organization 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
judging organization and prize suppliers to use WinnerÕs 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 YorkÕs 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.