Healthy NJ Contest Rules

NEW JERSEY YMCA #HEALTHYNJCONTEST

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES (“OFFICIAL RULES”)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where restricted or prohibited by law.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The New Jersey YMCA #HealthyNJContest (“Contest”) is open to individuals 18 years of age or older as of date of entry and who are legal residents of the state of New Jersey. Employees of the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance (“Sponsor”), the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (“RWJF”), and Taft Communications and The Promotion Pipeline, Inc. (collectively “Agencies”) and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, dealers, distributors, retailers, advertising agencies, production agencies, electronic media firms, and their immediate family members and those living in the same household are not eligible to win. 

2. HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, you must create an Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account. If you already have an Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account, sign in to your account using your name and password. If you are not an existing member of Instagram, Facebook or Twitter you will be required to follow the directions and join one of them. When you join Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter you are indicating that you have read and agree to accept Instagram’s, Facebook’s and/or Twitter’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Membership to each of these services is free.

Contest begins at 9:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 24, 2017 and ends at 5:00:00 PM (ET) on June 2, 2017 (the “Contest Period”). To enter, log into your Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account. Then upload a photo and a brief description in the comments section (“Submission”), as described below, of how you help build a Culture of Health in your community with @njymca. Tag the Submission with the hashtag #HealthyNJContest or include the hashtag in the comment section of your Submission, to be automatically entered into the Contest. Photo or description must include an indication of the 501 (c) nonprofit organization in the state of New Jersey your efforts support. Make sure your settings are public or your Submission may not be entered.

In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, the Submission will be considered made by the authorized account owner of the Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account at the time the Submission was submitted. “Authorized account owner” is the natural person in whose name the e-mail address has been issued that is associated with the Instagram, Facebook or Twitter account. A selected winner may be asked to provide Sponsor with proof that the selected winner is the registered owner of the said account. If a dispute cannot be resolved, the Submission will be deemed ineligible. Use of automated devices not valid for entry in the Contest. Submissions become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor may at its sole discretion disqualify anyone who violates the Official Rules or undermines the integrity of the Contest by disabling cookies, using any form of automatic entering, or any other form of manipulation. 

3. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Submission is defined as the combination of photo and description of how you help build a Culture of Health in your community. Submission must include an indication of the organization your efforts support. “Indication” can be name spelled out, an abbreviation or other connotation to communicate the name of the organization. Individual YMCAs within the state of New Jersey is permitted as the featured organization as they are individual charter organizations under YMCA of the USA and are not subsidiaries or affiliates of the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance. The Submission must be an original piece created by the entrant. No stock photos can be used. Any Submission, which in the sole opinion of Sponsor is deemed to be inappropriate for publication will be deemed ineligible. Once a Submission is uploaded it cannot be changed, altered or modified. Submission (a) must be the original and sole creation of, and all right, title and interest including but not limited to the copyright in the Submission must be owned solely by, the entrant, (b) may not contain any nudity or any inappropriate dress or language as solely determined by the Sponsor, (c) may not have been submitted in any other competition, (d) may not have been published, including postings on the World Wide Web or social media, prior to the Contest Submission, (e) may not infringe upon any third party's rights, including but not limited to copyright, patent or trademarks/tradenames/logos other than Sponsor or the organization your Submission supports, or rights of privacy or publicity, or contain material that is or may be considered defamatory, slanderous or libelous, or portray in a false light, and (f) may not violate any law, rule or regulation. Each entrant warrants and represents that his/her Submission complies with the conditions set forth in sub-clauses (a) through (f) above. Non-complying Submissions will be subject to disqualification. Submission may include other individuals who willingly appear, but entrants must obtain prior written consent from such individual satisfactory to Sponsor. Furthermore, Submissions must not contain the trademark, trade name, or logo of any third party (but may contain the trademark, trade name, or logo of the Sponsor or the organization your Submission supports) and cannot contain any material that is protected by copyright. By entering into the Contest, each entrant grants permission for the use of the Submission, and his/her name, to be posted on the World Wide Web in connection with this Contest, and the advertising, promotion, and publicity of the Contest, and otherwise, as stated in these Official Rules (as solely determined by Sponsor). Each entrant hereby assigns and transfers all right, title and interest in and to each Submission to Sponsor. All submitted Submissions become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
4. JUDGING: At the conclusion of the Contest Period representatives of the Agencies will judge all eligible Submissions. The decision of the judges is final. Contest will be judged based on the following criteria: 1/3 relevance to the theme, 1/3 inspirational quality of the description in the post and 1/3 photo quality. In the event of a tie, the entry with the highest score for inspirational quality of the text in the post will be deemed the winner.
5. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winners will be determined on or about July 10, 2017 and will be notified via Instagram’s comment or the Facebook or Twitter account through which the winner entered the Contest. Winners will have twenty-four (24) hours to respond via the e-mail address provided with their name, mailing address, email address, telephone number and birth date to confirm that they are 18 years of age or older and are legal residents of the state of New Jersey. All winners will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and write a brief essay explaining how the prize money will be utilized to further support what the New Jersey 501 (c) nonprofit organization featured in the Submission is doing to improve community health. Affidavit of Eligibility/ Release of Liability must be signed and received by Sponsor or their designated agent within fourteen (14) days of date printed on the notification or the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner based on the judging criteria outlined herein. One prize per household. If any prize notification letter or any prize is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be awarded to an alternate winner based on the judging criteria outlined herein, time permitting. In the event that there is an insufficient number of qualified entries or if the judges determine in their sole and absolute discretion that none of or too few of the Submissions meet the quality standards established to award prizes, Sponsor reserves the right to not award prizes.
6. PRIZES: Three (3) Prizes: $500.00. Total ARV all prizes: $1,500.00. Prize money will be awarded in the name of the New Jersey 501 (c) nonprofit organization featured in the Submission and the essay. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the organization. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.
7. GENERAL RULES: By accepting a prize, each winner agrees that the Sponsor and those acting under the Sponsor's authority may use such winner's name, Submission, picture/portrait, likeness and/or voice, for advertising and promotional purposes worldwide in perpetuity without further consideration, unless prohibited by law. Prizes are non-transferable and no substitutions will be made. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges. Submissions will not be acknowledged or returned. By submitting a Submission in the Contest, you acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall be permitted to use your entry data for marketing purposes consistent with their privacy policies (available at www.njymca.org/privacypolicy) and applicable law. BY ENTERING THE CONTEST OR ACCEPTING A PRIZE, EACH ENTRANT AND WINNER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR, THE AGENCY AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR ACTIONS OF ANY KIND, AND WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY EACH ENTRANT AND WINNER FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, AND PROPERTY, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THAT MAY ARISE IN ANY WAY FROM THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF A PRIZE OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY. Sponsor shall not be responsible for any errors in these Official Rules or otherwise in any materials available at www.njymca.org/healthynjcontest-rules. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and award the prizes from among all eligible Submissions received prior to cancellation or termination. Sponsor, RWJF and the Agencies are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, postage-due or damaged Submissions or Internet technical, hardware, software, telephone or transmission failures of any kind, which limit a person’s ability to enter the Contest. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Submissions. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or Submission to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest shall be resolved individually, without resort to any class action. This Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New Jersey, regardless of conflicts of laws principles. Any action or litigation concerning this Contest shall take place exclusively in the federal or state courts sitting in Mercer County, New Jersey, and each winner expressly consents to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waives all defenses of lack of jurisdiction and inconvenient forum with respect to such courts. Each winner agrees to service of process by mail or other method acceptable under the laws of the State of New Jersey. ANY CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, AND/OR AWARDS OF ANY ENTRANT SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING INTO THIS CONTEST. EACH ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS OR CLAIMS TO ATTORNEY'S FEES, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ENTRANT, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE.
8. WINNERS: For a list of winners (available after July 15, 2017) send a self addressed, stamped envelope to: New Jersey YMCA #HealthyNYContest Winners List, c/o Taft Communications, 2000 Lenox Dr #200, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. For a copy of the Official Rules, visit njymca.org/healthynjcontest-rules.
9. Sponsor: New Jersey YMCA State Alliance, 407 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609.

The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. You understand that you are providing your information to the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance and not to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter. The information you provide will only be used in the event you are selected as a Contest winner or if you have indicated that you would like to receive additional information from Sponsor.