ESSENCE Fashion Ambush Rules and Regulations
ESSENCE FASHION AMBUSH CONTEST
ENTRY RULES (CONTESTANTS)
OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
1. HOW TO ENTER: This contest begins 12:01 A.M. EST on January 7,
2011 , and ends 5:00 P.M. EST on January 11, 2011. To enter, submit a
current photograph of the nominee plus the information form requested.
Images must be a clear full-length body shot and full-face shot. To
enter via postal mail, submit your contact information and photographs
as outlined above by mailing your entry to ESSENCE FASHION AMBUSH
Contest, 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY, 10020 Attn: FASHION
DEPARTMENT. Entries must be received and postmarked no later than
January 11, 2011. Limit one entry per person. Sponsor is not
responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, postage due mail or
entries not received for any reason. Entries become sole property of
Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. By entering,
Entrant warrants that her entry (1) is original and does not infringe
the intellectual property rights of any third party. 2. JUDGING:
The makeover candidates will be selected by ESSENCE editors, based on
the following criteria: 75% nominee's makeover need based on photo; 25%
written submission. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries
not complying with all rules are subject to disqualification.
Decisions of judges are final and binding. Winners will be notified by
telephone, postal mail and/or email on or about January 14, 2011
3. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal female residents of the 50 United
States and the District of Columbia must be 18 years old by January 11,
2011("Entrant(s)"). Void where prohibited by law. Employees of
Sponsor its promotional partners and their respective parents,
affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion
agencies (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in
the same of household of each such employee) are not eligible.
4. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: One Winner will be
featured in the FASHION PAGES of ESSENCE in a future issue; All other
expenses not specified herein are the responsibility of the Winner.
ALL TAXES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. The prize is
awarded without warranty, express or implied, of any kind. Limit one
prize per person or household.
5. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: No transfer, assignment, or
substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute prize (or prize component) for an item of equal or greater
value at Sponsor's sole discretion. Nothing in these official contest
rules shall obligate Sponsor to publish or otherwise use any entry
submitted in connection with this Contest. All federal, state and
local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the
terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which
are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. By
entering, Entrant represents that any photos and other materials
submitted as part of Entrant's Contest entry are original and will not
constitute defamation or an invasion of privacy or otherwise infringe
upon the rights of any third party, and that the Entrant owns or has
the rights to convey any and all right and title in such photos and
other materials. In addition, by entering, Entrant grants to Sponsor a
non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish,
promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use
Entrant's submitted photos, along with Entrant's name, likeness,
biographical information, and any other information provided by
Entrant, in any and all media for possible editorial, promotional or
advertising purposes, without further permission, notice or
compensation (except where prohibited by law). Potential Winner, and
parent or legal guardian where the Potential Winner has not reached the
age of majority in their state of residence at time of entry, as a
condition of receiving any prize, also may be required to sign and
return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where
legally permissible a Publicity Release and confirmation of a license
as set forth above within 7 days following the date of first attempted
notification, certifying, among other things, the following: (a) entry
does not defame or invade the privacy of any party and (b) entry does
not infringe upon the rights of any third party. Failure to comply
with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the prize and selection
of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as
undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an
alternate winner. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for
Sponsor and its agencies to use Winner's name and/or likeness,
biographical information, and photograph for advertising and
promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited
by law. By entering and/or accepting prize, Entrants and Winners agree
to hold Sponsor and its promotional partners, its directors, officers,
employees and assigns harmless for liability, damages or claims for
injury or loss to any person or property (including death) relating to,
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this
Contest, the acceptance and/or subsequent use or misuse, or condition
of any of the prizes awarded, or claims based on publicity rights,
defamation, or invasion or privacy. False or deceptive entries or acts
will render the Entrant ineligible. Sponsor, in its sole discretion,
reserves the immediate and unrestricted right to disqualify any entrant
or prize winner, if either commits or has committed any act, or has
been involved or becomes involved in any situation or occurrence which
the Sponsor deems likely to subject the Sponsor, entrant or winner to
ridicule, scandal or contempt or which reflects unfavorably upon the
Sponsor in any way. If such information is discovered by Sponsor after
a winner has received notice of his prize and before the prize is
awarded, Sponsor may rescind the prize in its entirety. If a portion
of his/her prize has already been awarded, Sponsor may withdraw the
remainder of the prize that has been fulfilled. Decisions of the
Sponsor are final and binding in all matters related to this
paragraph. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other
error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest, or
in the announcement of the prize. 6. INTERNET:
Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic
transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or
unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for
technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware
or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate
transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or
presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any
reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as
planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other
causes that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the
right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers
with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the
Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible
entries received as of the termination date. CAUTION: Any attempt by a
contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the
legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil
laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to
seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the
law. If there is a dispute as to the identity of the Entrant, the
prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email
address. The "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural
person to whom the email address is assigned.
7. GOVERNING LAW: This Contest is governed by the internal laws
of the state of New York without regard to principles of conflict of
laws. All cases and claims pertaining to this Contest must be brought
in a court of competent jurisdiction in the City of New York, without
recourse to class action suits.
8. SEVERABILITY: If any provision of these Rules is found to be
invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or
appointed arbitrator, such determination shall in no way affect the
validity or enforceability of any other provision herein. 9. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Contest is ESSENCE Communications Inc., 135 West 50th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10020.