Advent Contest Legal Guidelines
Agreement for Artwork Entry Into Contest
By submitting an image, video or blog (referred to in this Agreement as “Artwork”) Contestant agrees (a) to abide by the Art Challenge Guidelines listed below this Agreement and which Guidelines are incorporated in this Agreement, (b) that Contestant grants to Catholic Relief Services the nonexclusive rights throughout the world to use, reproduce, publicly display and distribute the Artwork in whole or in part in any and all media of any nature whatsoever, whether now known or hereafter devised, including but not limited to the right to blur, modify, alter, use in composite form or process to create a finished product (c) to indemnify and hold harmless Catholic Relief Services from and against any and all claims, suits and costs which Catholic Relief Services may incur arising from the Artwork, Catholic Relief Services’ use of the Artwork (and any element of the Artwork), and Contestant’s preparation of the Artwork, and (d) that Catholic Relief Services may assign, license or otherwise transfer its rights under this Agreement and that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of Catholic Relief Services ‘assigns, successors and licensees.
Official Photo Challenge Rules
Catholic Relief Services: YOU ARE KNOWN – CRS Fair Trade Advent Contest #YouAreKnown
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CHALLENGE.
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older. Not open to employees or immediate family members (spouses, domestic partners, parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren).
No Purchase Necessary. Entrant’s proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, misdirected, late, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries or for inaccurate entry information, whether caused by participant or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this sweepstakes, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of entries. Incomplete, duplicate, mechanically reproduced or automated entries are not permitted and will be deemed void.
How to Enter. Snap a picture, create a video or write a blog showing us how you are ‘fair trading’ your Advent and submit it on Twitter or Facebook by posting a photo to with the hashtag #YouAreKnown @CRSFairTrade, or enter on the Catholic Relief Services Facebook Page or email [email protected].
When to Enter. Challenge entries will be accepted beginning at 12:00AM EST on November 28, 2014 and ending at 11:59PM PST on December 26th, 2014. Sponsor’s servers and clock shall be deemed the official clock for this challenge.
Selection of Winners. Winners will be selected at random from the entries received. The daily winners will be notified via Twitter, Facebook or email account provided and announced on the Catholic Relief Services Facebook Page @12 p.m. EST once weekly between November 30th, 2014 and December 28th, 2014.
The grand prize winner will be announced on December 30th, 2014. The grand prize winner is the artwork that receives the most comments, likes or shares or other types of votes. Catholic Relief Services does not select the grand prize winner and the winner is entirely determined by the number of the aforementioned sources that each entered photo receives. Catholic Relief services reserves the right to choose a different winner if the winning photo is deemed unsuitable or offensive for any reason whatsoever.
Prizes and Recognition. Weekly (randomly selected) winners will be featured on the Catholic Relief Services Facebook Page . The grand prize winner (media with the most votes) will receive a CRS Fair Trade partner gift. Please allow two weeks for shipping. Approximate retail value of the daily prize is $11.95 plus shipping and handling.
Winners may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release. Winners will be notified by email provided.
Odds of Winning. Odds of winning depend on the number of participants who are participating in this challenge.
Additional Terms
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change these rules or cancel this challenge at any time, or to modify, terminate, or suspend this challenge should viruses, worms, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond sponsor’s control corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of this challenge. Sponsor is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission related to this challenge, nor is it responsible for technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software, malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of, or failure to receive any attempted prize or attempted game coupon redemption on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site. Sponsor is not responsible for injury or damage to any participant’s or any other computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with this photo challenge. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the operation of this challenge or web site; to be acting in violation of these rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or similar methods while participating in this challenge will void all such attempts to participate in this challenge. In the event of a dispute as to redemptions submitted by multiple users having the same e-mail account or Twitter or Facebook account the authorized subscriber of the account used to participate in the challenge at the actual time of play will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these rules. The authorized account subscriber is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domains associated with the submitted e-mail addresses. Only the number of prizes stated herein will be awarded. In the event any technical errors occur in the selection of winners and more prizes are claimed than the number of prizes being awarded as provided herein, sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes by random drawing from among all eligible claimants.
The content of your entry and any supporting materials must be acceptable for all viewing audiences. We will automatically disqualify any entrant that submits any entry or supporting materials that contain text, sound or images that we, in our sole opinion and for any reason, find vulgar, offensive, or inappropriate for public viewing, or that presents us in a negative light. By submitting an entry in this challenge, you confirm that, to the best of your knowledge your entry meets the requirements set forth above and in the applicable Photo Challenge Rules; and the entirety of the entry is your original work.
Miscellaneous: This challenge is governed by the laws of the United States. This Photo Challenge and all accompanying materials are copyright ©2013 by Catholic Relief Services and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. By entering, participants agree to be bound by these rules. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of prizes is permitted except by sponsor due to prize availability and then with a prize of equal or greater value. By accepting a prize, each winner agrees (for himself or herself and his or her heirs) that sponsor and its affiliates and agents will have no liability, and will be held harmless by such winner for any liability, loss, injury or damage to property or to person, including death, and reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, recognition, or participation in this challenge, even if caused or contributed to by the negligence of sponsor. Participants agree that the decisions of sponsor related to this Photo Challenge are final. By participating in this challenge, winners consent to the use of their names, photographs and/or likenesses in any manner and in any medium for promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
Winners’ List: For identification of the winners, send an e-mail request to [email protected] by January 15, 2015.
Sponsor: Catholic Relief Services 228 West Lexington Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Privacy Notice: All information submitted in connection with this challenge will be treated in accordance with these Official Rules and the Privacy Policy for Catholic Relief Services.
Prizes
1st Week - Equal Exchange Coffee
2nd Week - Olive Oil from Sindyanna of Galilee
3rd Week - Divine Chocolate
4th Week - Recycled Metal Cross from CAH in Haiti
Grand Prize – CRS Fair Trade Gift Basket
