SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
2022 “DUCK® BRAND DUCT TAPE STUCK AT PROM® SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST”
OFFICIAL RULES
These official rules (“Official Rules” or “Rules”) govern the Shurtape Technologies, LLC 2022 “DUCK® BRAND DUCT TAPE STUCK AT PROM® SCHOLARSHIP CONTEST” (“Contest”). The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the Rules as contained herein and of the decisions of Shurtape Technologies, LLC, which are final and binding in all respects. A copy of these Official Rules may also be found at www.stuckatprom.com.
Entrants may enter the Contest via the Duck® brand Website at www.stuckatprom.com. Once the Entrant accesses the entry form, the Entrant will be asked to submit the following: (i) at least one, but up to five, high-resolution (300 DPI) color photographs (professional or amateur) of the Entrant in Duck Tape® Prom Attire, (ii) each Entrant’s first name, last name, address, state or province, country, zip or postal code, phone number, email address, age, high school or home school association information as requested on the entry form (iii) written details about their outfit as requested on the entry form, or upload a video showing the requested details about their outfit in accordance with the instructions on the entry form, and (iv) photographer release form if the photo submission is professional (to be obtained from the photographer and uploaded with entry) (collectively the “Contest Entry” or “Contest Entries” as applicable). Entrants must acknowledge that they have read and agree to the Official Rules by checking the box that appears on the entry form. Contest Entries must be in the English language. All components of each Contest Entry must be submitted online in accordance with these Official Rules and received within the Entry Period in order to be eligible. Online Contest Entries only. No other method of Contest Entry will be accepted.
ANY ENTRANT WHO IS A MINOR MUST NOTIFY HIS/HER PARENT/GUARDIAN, HAVE THE CONSENT OF HIS OR HER PARENT/GUARDIAN AND PROVIDE PARENT/GUARDIAN WITH THE OPTION TO OPT-OUT THEIR ENTRY FROM ADMISSION IN THE CONTEST.
IF AN ENTRANT IS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 - 17 YEARS OLD, OR OTHERWISE CONSIDERED A MINOR IN THE JURISDICTION OF THE ENTRANT'S RESIDENCE, THE ENTRANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER HIS OR HER PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN’S FIRST NAME, LAST NAME AND EMAIL ADDRESS IN ADDITION TO THE ENTRANT'S OWN NAME. THE ENTRANT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBMIT THE ENTRY TO COMPLETION, AND AN APPROVAL EMAIL WILL BE SENT TO THE PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN CONFIRMING THE ENTRY, WITH THE SUBJECT LINE “STUCK AT PROM® CONTEST PARENTAL CONSENT”. THE PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN CAN THEN ELECT TO OPT-OUT THEIR CHILD AND PREVENT THEM FROM ENTERING BY CLICKING THE LINK PROVIDED. IF A PARENT DOES NOT ELECT TO OPT-OUT THEIR CHILD, THE ENTRY SUBMITTED WILL BE ACCEPTED. A PARENT CAN OPT-OUT THEIR CHILD AT ANY TIME DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD.
When a Contest Entry is received, the Entrant will be notified via email. After a moderation period, the Entrant will receive an email notification that the submission has been accepted or denied. Please do not call or email Sponsor until forty-eight (48) hours after submitting a Contest Entry. Online viewing of the Contest Entries will be available upon receipt and acceptance of the first Contest Entry, and may be posted indefinitely, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
By participating in the Contest, Entrants are providing information to Shurtape Technologies, LLC, not to any website providers (“Providers”). Entrants hereby release Providers from any and all liability in connection with the Contest. Entrants also acknowledge that the Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with any Providers.
Workmanship - 20% |
Workmanship is judged based on the quality, neatness and attention to detail given in creating the outfits and accessories. |
Originality - 20% |
Originality is judged based on the uniqueness, inventiveness, creativity and original thought of the outfits and accessories. |
Use of Colors - 20% |
Use of Colors is judged based on the combination, integration and harmony of colors used to create the outfits and accessories. |
Accessories - 20% |
Accessories are judged based on the creativity and use in accentuating and completing the outfits. |
Use of Duck® Brand Duct Tape - 20% |
Use of Duck Tape® is judged based on the specific tapes and other materials used to construct the pieces of the outfits and accessories. |
The panel of Judges will be selected by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Based on the Judges' scores, and as determined by Sponsor, the five (5) top-scoring Contest Entries in the Dress Category and the five (5) top-scoring Contest Entries in the Tux Category will be declared finalists (each a “Finalist”, together the “Finalists”) and will move on to the Community Voting Period. In the event of a tie in either the Dress Category or the Tux Category, the Contest Entries involved in the tie will be reviewed by an additional Judge who will serve as a tiebreaker and who will evaluate entries according to the judging criteria listed above. Decision of Judges is final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Finalists will be notified on or about June 23, 2022.
Becoming a Finalist is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. The odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible Entrants in the Contest, the quality of the Entries and the number of votes received.
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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. Answers to the Tie Breaker Questions should be sent via email to an email address that will be provided by Sponsor upon notification of the Finalists. Answers to the Tie Breaker Questions must be submitted by Finalists within three (3) days of notification by Sponsor. Answers to the Tie Breaker Questions that are not received within the three (3) day period will disqualify the Finalist.
One (1) First Place Prize – Dress Category: $10,000 Cash Scholarship will be awarded to the winning Finalist in the Dress Category.
One (1) First Place Prize – Tux Category: $10,000 Cash Scholarship will be awarded to the winning Finalist in the Tux Category.
Total Approximate Retail Value of all First Place Prizes (Total “ARV”): $20,000.
Eight (8) Runners Up Prizes: $500 Cash Scholarship and Duck® Brand Prize Pack (ARV $100 each) will be awarded to the remaining Finalists in each of the Dress and Tux Categories.
Total ARV for all Runners Up Prizes: $4,800.
ARV of all prizes is reflected in U.S. Dollars. Total ARV of all prizes is $24,800. All taxes and any other costs not specifically stated within these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winners. Prizes may not be transferred or substituted, except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize is unavailable at the time the prize is awarded. Allow 6-8 weeks for delivery of a prize. Limit one prize per Entrant/email address.
By submitting a photograph, a participant hereby acknowledges that they own or have secured all rights to use, publish and copyright the photograph. Photographs and Videos must be of good quality. Modifying, enhancing, retouching or altering any photographs provided in connection with this Contest in any way may disqualify the Contest Entry, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. An Entrant may be required to provide a release to the Sponsor for the submitted photograph, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. If a photograph is taken by another party (“Photographer”), Entrant to the Contest must receive permission from the Photographer to submit the selected photograph in the Contest.
Entrants to the Contest may use the Sponsor’s name, logo and product in their Contest Entry.
Incomplete Contest Entries or Contest Entries not complying with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification. Contest Entries that have been generated by a script, macro, bot or any other automated means will be deemed void. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, damaged, or misdirected Contest Entries. Sponsor’s decisions are final on all matters relating to this Contest.
All eligible participants acknowledge and agree that all Contest Entry materials submitted in connection with this Contest are submitted on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis and may be used by Sponsor, its agents and subsidiaries, for advertising and promotion purposes including, without limitation, in connection with the promotional website and the Voting Site described herein. Each Entrant to the Contest must either (i) be the sole and exclusive owner of all rights (including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights) in and to all content and elements incorporated into or used in the Contest Entry; or (ii) have the express written permission to use such content and elements from the owner(s) of the rights to such content and elements. Any Entrant whose Contest Entry includes likenesses of third parties or contains content or elements not owned by the Entrant (such as, but not limited to, use of songs, proprietary names, trademarks, or logos) must be able to provide written legal releases (in a form that is satisfactory to Sponsor) that permit the Entrant to use and exploit such content and elements in the manner used and exploited and that permit Sponsor’s right to use and exploit the content and materials in accordance with these Official Rules (each an “IP Release”) before the Contest Entry can be eligible to be declared a Finalist or winner.
Contest Entry shall not include, individuals who are: 1) represented under a contract (e.g., by a talent agent or manager) that would limit or impair Sponsor's ability to display the Contest Entry as permitted by these Official Rules; 2) subject to a contract that would make such individual's appearance in the photograph a violation of any third-party rights; or 3) under any other contractual relationship, including but not limited to guild and/or union memberships, that may prevent Sponsor from being able to use the photograph worldwide in all media in perpetuity on a royalty-free basis, without payment or fee obligations. In the event the likeness of a minor is included in a Contest Entry, Entrant must provide a legal release from the parent/legal guardian of the minor depicted in the Contest Entry.
By submitting a Contest Entry, Entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may obtain many Contest Entries in connection with this Contest and/or other contests staged and/or promoted by the Sponsor, and that such Contest Entries may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to other Contest Entries submitted in connection with this Contest and/or other contests sponsored by the Sponsor or submitted for other reasons or other materials developed by the Sponsor. Entrant waives any and all claims Entrant may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future, that any Contest Entry and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Entrant may be similar to his/her Contest Entry, or that any compensation is due to Entrant in connection with such Contest Entry or other works used by Sponsor. By submitting a Contest Entry, Entrant hereby grants permission for the Contest Entry to be posted on the Voting Site, www.stuckatprom.com or other websites. Contest Entrant agrees that Sponsor is not responsible for any unauthorized use of Contest Entries by third parties. Sponsor does not guarantee the posting of any Contest Entry.
Releasees are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, damaged or stolen entries or submissions, or problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human or electronic. Releasees are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, inability to access a website or submit an entry, vote, fraud, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions or inaccurate transcription of entry information, whether caused by the Releasees, users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may damage a user’s system or limit a participant’s ability to participate in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend part or all of this Contest at any time without notice, if virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or integrity and proper play of the Contest. In such event, Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, void any entries it suspects are at issue and award prizes from among all eligible entries/votes received up to the date of cancellation.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE RELATED TO THIS CONTEST OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND/OR CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Entrants who violate the Rules or interfere with this Contest in any manner. If an Entrant is disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate that Entrant’s eligibility to participate in this Contest and/or future Contests.
If Entrant (or their parents/legal guardians, if applicable) has checked the correspondence consent box that appears on the registration form, Entrant agrees to receive future information and correspondence from the Sponsor (or agents of Sponsor). Upon Entrant consent, Sponsor’s use of such information submitted by Entrants in connection with this Contest will be subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Privacy Policy available at www.duckbrand.com/privacy-policy. By entering this Contest, Canadian Entrants agree to receive email correspondence from Sponsor (or agents of Sponsor) for the purpose of administering this Contest and for other purposes to which Canadian Entrants specifically consent.
By accepting a prize, a winner (or a parent/legal guardian, if applicable) consents to the use of their name, image, likeness, photo, voice, entry submission and biographical material for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes by Sponsor, or a party designated by the Sponsor, including but not limited to, any online announcements, without additional notice or compensation, except where prohibited by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy or by law. All materials submitted in connection with the Contest will not be returned. Entrants agree that the decisions of the Judges and Sponsor are final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules. Entrants agree that any and all disputes shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio.