SHURTECH BRANDS, LLC
DUCK TAPE® BRAND DUCT TAPE
"STUCK AT PROM®" SCHOLARSHIP
CONTEST 2010 OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MUST BE A LEGAL U.S. OR CANADIAN RESIDENT, 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
TIMING.The ShurTech Brands, LLC ("ShurTech") "Duck Tape® Brand Duct Tape Stuck at Prom® Scholarship Contest" ("Contest") begins at 12:01:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), March 1, 2010, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET, June 7, 2010 ("Contest Entry Period"). Entries postmarked, or e-mailed, after June 7, 2010, will not be considered.
SPONSOR.The Contest is sponsored by ShurTech Brands, LLC, 32150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon, Ohio 44011-1355 ("Sponsor").
ELIGIBILITY.The Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, including the District of Columbia, but excluding Puerto Rico and the Province of Quebec, 14 years of age or older at the time of entry who are attending a high school prom in the spring of 2010. Employees of Sponsor, their family members, and persons living in the same household as employees or their family members are NOT eligible. All federal, state and local laws apply.
AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES.Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. By entering the Contest, entrant warrants that the submission is an original work, has not been previously published or won any award, and that entrant is aware of no conflicting rights in the submission, including but not limited to copyright or other intellectual property right as further identified below in the section entitled "No Infringement." Entrants agree that Sponsor, its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, agents or contractors and their employees, officers and directors shall not be liable for injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this promotion.
NO INFRINGEMENT.All Entrants, including Entrant Couples, represent, state and agree that their Contest Entry and their Duct Tape Prom Attire will not infringe upon the intellectual property rights of any third party, including by way of example and not by limitation, any copyright, trademark or patent rights belonging to any third party. Attire submissions that copy works of third parties, incorporate works of third parties or are based on works of third parties are subject to disqualification at the discretion of Sponsor.
PUBLICITY/USE OF NAME AND LIKENESS.Except where prohibited by law, entry in the Contest constitutes each Entrant's consent (including both individual's consent) to Sponsor's use of their names, city and state of residence, entry, likeness, photograph, and image for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any media, online or offline, without further permission, consent, payment or other consideration.
HOW TO ENTER.Contest participants must enter as a couple (two individuals) ("Entrant" or "Entrant Couple"). Each couple must attend a high school, home school association or other school-sanctioned prom held in the spring of 2010, wearing complete attire and/or accessories made from duct tape ("Duct Tape Prom Attire"). The attire must be an original work created by the couple, and may not copy, incorporate or be based on the work of a third party — any entry as such is subject to disqualification at the discretion of Sponsor.
Each Entrant Couple must (1) agree to the terms & conditions of the contest, and if entrant is a minor, have a parent or guardian sign a "Liability and Publicity Release and Consent" form; (2) complete the online submission form, including each entrant's name and contact information; (3) submit one high resolution color photograph (professional or amateur) of the couple together in Duct Tape Prom Attire; and (4) submit a release form signed by the photographer if the photograph submitted is professional (collectively "Contest Entry" or "Contest Entries" as applicable herein).
Incomplete submissions or submissions sent outside of the Contest Entry Period will not be considered. Contest Entries, including photographs, become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be returned. By submitting Contest Entries, Entrants agree that Contest Entries may be displayed at the Stuck at Prom web site, located at www.stuckatprom.com, as provided in these Official Rules.
Submissions may be sent via U.S. Mail to:
"Stuck at Prom" Contest
ShurTech Brands, LLC
32150 Just Imagine Dr.
Avon, OH 44011-1355
Contest Entries may be electronically submitted by completing the online form at:
www.stuckatprom.com
Sponsor will post all eligible Contest Entries at Sponsor's web site, located at www.stuckatprom.com. Please allow three weeks from the time you send in your entry for posting of your photo to occur. Please do not call or e-mail prior to the three weeks passing. Online viewing of the Contest Entries will begin upon receipt of the first entry, and will be posted indefinitely.
LIMIT ONE CONTEST ENTRY PER ENTRANT COUPLE.Subsequent submissions made by the same Entrant Couple will NOT be considered. Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, invalid or illegible submissions, which will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation with these Official Rules.
JUDGING CRITERIA/OVERALL AWARDS.In honor of the 10th Anniversary of the Contest, there will be Ten (10) Prizes: One (1) First Place, One (1) Second Place, One (1) Third Place and Seven (7) Runners Up couples, selected from among all eligible Contest Entries (collectively, a "Prize(s)").
A panel of objective judges selected by Sponsor will score all eligible Contest Entries based on the Judging Criteria and will select potential winning couples on or about 12:00:00 p.m. ET on June 15, 2010, at ShurTech Brands, 32150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon, Ohio USA ("Potential Winners"). The following criteria ("Judging Criteria") will be used to narrow the number of potential winning couples to ten (10) Top Finalists:
- Workmanship (30%)
- Workmanship will be judged based on the quality, neatness and attention to detail given in creating the outfits and accessories.
- Originality (25%)
- Originality will be judged based on the uniqueness, inventiveness, creativity and original thought of the outfits and accessories.
- Use of Color (15%)
- Use of Color will be judged based on the combination, integration and harmony of colors used to create the outfits and accessories.
- Accessories (10%)
- Accessories will be judged based on the creativity and use in accentuating and completing the outfits.
- Quantity of Duct Tape Used (10%)
- Quantity of Duct Tape Used will be judged based on the use of duct tape to construct the pieces of the outfits and accessories.
Those 10 Contest Entries with the highest scores will be posted online for public voting. The online voting period ("Voting Period") will begin at 12:01:00 a.m. ET on June 18, 2010, and end at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on July 26, 2010.
Anyone visiting the www.stuckatprom.com web site during the Voting Period is eligible to vote. In order to vote online, voters will be required to complete a brief survey and provide the e-mail address from which they are voting prior to placing one vote for a top 10 finalist. Online voting is limited to one vote per person or e-mail address per day. Multiple votes per e-mail address on the same day will not be counted.
During each week of the Voting Period, two (2) top 10 finalist couples will be eliminated from the online voting competition based on the lowest number of total valid, online votes. The eliminations will occur on each Wednesday of the Voting Period, with the eliminations beginning on Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
The three Contest Entries that receive the most online votes will be awarded the top three (3) Prizes. The couple receiving the most online votes will be awarded First Place, the couple receiving the second highest online vote total will be awarded Second Place, and the couple receiving the third highest online vote total will be awarded Third Place. The additional seven couples in the top 10 finalists will each be awarded with the Runners Up Prizes.
Winning a Prize is determined solely based on the highest number of online votes received during the Voting Period. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of these Official Rules and Sponsor's decisions as to the administration of the Contest and prize awards are final. Sponsor will notify the Potential Winners during the elimination process, with the first and second-place winners being notified on or about July 27, 2010, in accordance with the information provided by Entrant Couples in the Contest Entries. In the event that an Entrant's telephone number or address changes, it is Entrant's responsibility to notify Sponsor of such change. Potential Winner – or where Potential Winner is a minor, the Parent or Guardian who signed the original Release – must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Publicity/Liability Release (except where prohibited by law) and provide Sponsor with the winning attire via pre-paid overnight courier within Seven (7) days of receipt of those documents or prize may be forfeited. Noncompliance with this time period or failure to provide Sponsor with the attire may result in disqualification and prize forfeiture. In the event that any prize notification is undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact a Potential Winner, or response to a prize notification is not received within seven (7) days of its issuance, the prize may be forfeited. Where a prize is forfeited, the Entrant Couple with the next highest online vote total in accordance with the Judging Criteria will be chosen as an alternate winner. The winning couples will be announced by news release and will be posted on the www.stuckatprom.com web site on or about July 28, 2010.
TIES.In the event of a tie score between two or more Entrant Couples, the tied Entrant Couples will be asked to provide a written answer to the following question ("Tie Breaker Question"):
- How do you plan on using Duck® brand duct tape in college?
The answer to the Tie Breaker Question should be no more than 150 words in length and will be judged based on originality and creativity. Answers more than 150 words in length will be disqualified. Tie Breaker answers should be sent via U.S. Mail to: "Stuck at Prom," ShurTech Brands, LLC, 32150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon, Ohio 44011-1355.
PRIZES.Overall First Prize: Each individual member of the First Place winning couple will receive a cash scholarship of $3,000.00. The school that hosted the First Place winning couple's prom will receive a cash prize of $3,000.00. Overall Second Prize: Each individual member of the Second Place winning couple will receive a cash scholarship of $2,000.00. The school that hosted the Second Place winning couple's prom will receive a cash prize of $2,000.00. Overall Third Prize: Each individual member of the Third Place winning couple will receive a cash scholarship of $1,000.00. The school that hosted the third place winning couple's prom will receive a cash prize of $1,000.00. Overall Runners Up Prizes: Each individual member of the Runners Up winning couples will receive a cash prize of $500.00. The schools that hosted the runners up winning couples' proms will receive a cash prize of $500.00.
The total value of all prizes is $28,500.00. All prizes will be awarded. Where winner is a minor, prize will be awarded in the name of the parent or guardian that signed the original written parental Release. No substitution or transfer of prizes is permitted. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. Sponsor will issue a 1099 form to winners (or their parent or guardian).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS.Because this is a contest of skill, odds of winning depend upon the quality and eligibility of submissions received and Entrants' final Overall score, as determined by the Judging Criteria for the Overall Prizes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest should fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor impair the integrity of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the Judging Criteria from the eligible Contest Entries received up to the time of impairment. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, CAUSES OF ACTION AND/OR LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, ILLNESS OR DEATH, LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN AND/OR ENTRY INTO THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR ELEMENT THEREOF. Sponsor, its respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, agents and employees are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, illegitimate, or impermissible submissions or mail; postage due mail; or any other error whether human, mechanical or electronic.
PRIZE WINNERS AND OFFICIAL RULES.A copy of these Official Rules and the Contest results may be obtained by visiting www.stuckatprom.com, www.duckbrand.com, or by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: "Stuck at Prom Contest," 32150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon, OH 44011-1355. Contest results will be available after July 28, 2010. Requests must be received by October 1, 2010. Vermont residents may omit return postage.