LITTLEMISSMATCHED "PROJECT SOCK: Season 2" CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. By participating, entrants (sometimes called "you" or "your") agree to comply with and are bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Miss Matched Inc. ("Sponsor"). Create an original sock design that you believe best represents the LittleMissMatched brand for the LittleMissMatched "PROJECT SOCK: Season 2" Contest (the "Contest"). All entries must be received by the end of the "Contest Period" as defined in the next sentence. For entries submitted in person to any of our stores (listed at the end of the rules) (the "Stores"), the Contest Period ends at 5:00:00 PM EST on April 13th, 2010 and for any entry mailed to the address below at How to Enter, the Contest Period ends at 6:00:00 PM EST on April 15th, 2010.
After the Contest Period, Sponsor will select twenty-four (24) designs from all eligible entries received, based on the judging criteria below, and will post all twenty-four (24) designs as finalists on www.littlemissmatched.com/Project-Sock (the "Site"). Visitors to the Site will pick one "FAN FAVORITE" winner. To pick the "FAN FAVORITE" winner, visitors to the Site will rate the twenty-four (24) designs posted on the Site using our rating scale from 1 to 5 (5 being the best). Site visitors have from 9:00:00 AM EST on April 29th, 2010 until 11:59:59 PM EST on May 13th, 2010 (the "Voting Period") to submit their vote. The finalist’s design that receives the highest average rating during the Voting Period will be the "FAN FAVORITE" winner.
In addition, at the end of the Voting Period, Sponsor will pick five (5) designs to be designated as "COMPANY FAVORITE" winners from the selected twenty-four (24) designs posted to the Site. "COMPANY FAVORITE" winners are chosen at the sole discretion of the Sponsor based on judging criteria below.
2. WHO CAN ENTER: All ages are eligible to enter. If you are 18 years of age and younger, a parent/guardian signature is required to enter. Internet access is not required to enter. If you are a U.S. resident and physically reside in the United States during the Contest Period, you are eligible to enter. Void outside the United States, in Puerto Rico and other US territories and possessions and where prohibited by law.
3. HOW TO ENTER: To enter, you can simply download and print your Official Entry Form available at the Site or in any of our Stores (listed at the end of the document), fill out the Entry Form completely, attach your design (featured on the LittleMissMatched provided template), and either deposit in Store’s "PROJECT SOCK: Season 2" entry box or send by U.S. mail to the Sponsor at the addresses listed below by the end of the Contest Period. In addition, if you are under 18, please remember to have your parent/guardian sign the Entry Form. Mail completed Entry Forms mailing to:
PROJECT SOCK
c/o LittleMissMatched
307 Seventh Avenue
Suite 501
New York, NY 10001
There is no limit on the number of times you can enter, however, each of your entries must be accompanied by a valid Entry Form and have at least one (1) valid email account in order to qualify. No form of entry other than specified in these Official Rules is permitted.
4. PRIZES.
There will be one (1) "FAN FAVORITE" winner that receives the highest average rating from fan votes. The "FAN FAVORITE" winner will receive $1,000 (USD) and ten packs (10 sets) of their winning sock design! Five (5) "COMPANY FAVORITE" winners chosen by Sponsor at Sponsor’s discretion will receive $250 (USD) each and ten packs (10 sets) of their winning sock design! The "FAN FAVORITE" and "COMPANY FAVORITE" winners’ designs will be produced and offered for sale by the Sponsor through the web and otherwise, at Sponsor’s discretion. All winners will be announced by July 31, 2010.
Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Expenses and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor may also post any of the entries and winners on Sponsor's Website. The "FAN FAVORITE" prize has a total value of $1,080 (USD). Each "COMPANY FAVORITE" prize has a total value of $330 (USD). In the event of a tie, the design which the Sponsor determines best represents the LittleMissMatched brand will be awarded the "FAN FAVORITE" prize.
5. SELECTION.
By entering, you represent that your entry is wholly original and does not incorporate or include anything that is owned by a third party, that the entry does not violate any copyright, trademark, publicity right, or any other right of any third party, and that you own 100% of all right, title, and interest in and to the entry and the design. Your design entry should be age appropriate for viewing by young people.
By entering, you agree that your entry shall be a "work made for hire" with all rights therein, including, without limitation, the exclusive copyright, being the property of Sponsor. In the event the entry is considered not to be a "work made for hire," by entering, you irrevocably assign to Sponsor all right, title, and interest in your Content, design and entry (including, without limitation, the copyright) to Sponsor, including in any and all media whether now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, anywhere in the world, with the right to make any and all uses thereof, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade. You agree Sponsor may use any non-winning entered design in its products, without compensation any kind to you, the entrant.
By entering, you agree to be bound by the decisions of the judges and voters, agreed to comply with these Official Rules and applicable laws, and release and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliates, employees, and agents from any and all liability, loss, damage, or injury resulting from participation in this Contest or awarding, receipt, possession use and/or misuse of the prize, including, without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, as well as claims based on violation of publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy or any third party claim arising from use of the design or entry and waive any right to privacy. You waive any right to inspect or approve uses of your entry or design or to be compensated for any such uses, and hereby represent you have read and understand these Rules.
6. JUDGING CRITERIA.
"LittleMissMatched" will use the following judging criteria to select the twenty four (24) finalists: (100 possible points) "Execution of the theme" 50 points possible; "Originality" 25 points possible; and "representation of brand message" 25 points possible. From the twenty-four (24) finalists posted, "LittleMissMatched" will choose five (5) "COMPANY FAVORITE" winners using the same judging criteria and a sample review. These winners will not be revealed until the “FAN FAVORITE” is chosen. Users of the Site will vote to select their favorite design entry from the twenty-four (24) finalists posted. The finalist design entry that receives the highest average rating will be the "FAN FAVORITE". These decisions shall be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest.
Prize winners shall be notified within twenty (20) business days of selection, by email and telephone. Winners must sign and return any required documentation including, without limitation, an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and a publicity release within five (5) days after notification in order to accept their prize. If a prize is rejected or not accepted within five (5) days after notification for any reason, or in the event of noncompliance with the rules or if prize notification is returned, that prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will select an alternate winner in a random drawing of eligible entries.
You consent to use of your entry, design, photograph and/or likeness in any media for advertising, promotional, marketing, packaging or promotion and/or other purposes in connection with this Contest and Sponsor’s business at the sole discretion of Sponsor, without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. No compensation will be provided to entrants or winner(s) other than the "FAN FAVORITE" and "COMPANY FAVORITE" prize(s) awarded as provided in these Rules.
7. DATA PRIVACY:
Information entrants provide to Sponsor will be used to communicate with participant(s) in relation to the Contest as well as to inform both previous customers and current customers of Sponsor information which Sponsor believes may be of interest to them. Entrants can view Sponsor's Privacy Policy at http://www.littlemissmatched.com/Policy. Participants may choose not to receive such information at any time.
8. MISCELLANEOUS.
Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, incomplete, inaccurate, or misdirected entries or for human or machine errors, bugs or failures in submitting entries, or for errors in offering or administrating Contest. All entries become the property of Sponsor. You do not have to be registered on the Site to vote for your favorite entry.
Entries received by automated, programmed, robotic or like forms of entry will be disqualified. Proof of uploading will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Illegible, incomplete, or inaccurate entries are void. Entry will be deemed to be made by the "account holder" of the email address submitted at the time of entry, in event of any dispute. The "account holder" is the natural person assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet Service Provider responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend or terminate this Contest should a problem arise beyond the control of Sponsor. The prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, by Sponsor. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. Employees of Sponsor and/or its agents, affiliates, parent, sales representatives, marketing affiliates and partners, dealers, distributors, advertising and promotion agencies (and members of the immediate families or household of each) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, this Contest or the prize shall be resolved exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred but, in no event, attorneys’ fees. No punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including, without limitation, lost profits, may be awarded. This Contest is governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws.
9. INFORMATION ABOUT THE WINNER AND THE RULES.
Sponsor will post the name of the winners on its Site no later than 80 days after the end of the Voting Period. These Rules will be available at the Site and the Stores listed below.
LittleMissMatched, 307 7th Avenue, Suite 501, New York, New York 10001 is the Sponsor of this Contest.
STORE LOCATIONS:
LittleMissMatched
39 E Oak Street
Chicago, IL 60611
312.915.0676
LittleMissMatched
565 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10017
212.297.2570
LittleMissMatched at Disney World
1502 E. Buena Vista Dr. #B1
(Downtown Disney ®)
Buena Vista, FL 32830
407.938.9257
LittleMissMatched at Disneyland Resort
1540 South Disneyland Drive
(Downtown Disney ®)
Anaheim, CA 92802
714.491.2100
LittleMissMatched at Grand Central
107 E 42nd St. - Lexington Passage
New York, NY 10017
212.682.0622
BOST1-951580-2