Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest: Official Rules
Purpose: The purpose of the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest is to engage Safer® Brand fans to nominate 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organization for a $5,000 donation through a nomination and voting contest. Nominating and voting Safer® Brand Facebook fans will also be eligible to win (2) $50 Amazon Gift Cards (1 for nominating, 1 for voting).
Prize
Who can enter?
You must be eighteen (18) years of age as of the starting date. You must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico to enter. Anyone over the age of 18 may enter the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest.All nominated garden organizations must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits. All garden organizations will be vetted and only those selected by Safer® Brand will move on to the voting round. Safer® Brand and its representatives can include or eliminate any garden organizations at their own discretion and without reason.
How to participate
Submission constitutes your agreement to the Contest Terms & Conditions below. Please read the Terms & Conditions below as they describe your rights to the submitted information, as well as ours.
Submission and Winning Restraints
Participants may submit an entry once during the nomination period. Participants may vote once per day during the voting period.
Stages
Nomination Phase: January 2016 – March 31,2016
During this phase, participants may nominate (1) 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organization. One random participant will also be selected to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card
PLEASE NOTE: Prior to the voting phase starting, Safer® Brand will eliminate any duplicate entries submitted. If two or more people nominate the same non-profit organization, the entry that was submitted first will be the entry to represent that organization.
Voting Phase: April 6, 2016 – May 31,2016
During this phase, participants may vote for eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organizations as selected for the voting phase by Safer® Brand. Participants may vote once per day.
Votors may choose to fill out a short form in order to be eligible to win a $50 Amazon gift card. Filling out this form is optional and you do not need to fill out the form in order to cast your vote.
Winner Announcement: Announced by June 8, 2016
The winning charity and the winner of the $50 Amazon gift card will be announced no later than June 8, 2016. The Amazon gift card winner will be chosen randomly from all eligible entries. All organizations must be located in the United States and be able to provide documentation supporting their 501(c)(3) non-profit status in order to receive the $5,000 donation.
The losing non-profit organizations will be emailed a 30% off coupon for SaferBrand.com only if Safer Brand is able to contact a member of the organization. The 30% off coupons will not be sent to those who nominated the organization.
Contest Terms and Conditions
Please read the official rules and regulations below. By entering the Contest, you (“You”) accept these Official Rules
These are the Official Rules of the Safer® Garden Grant Contest. The purpose of the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest is to engage Safer® Brand fans to nominate 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organizations for a $5,000 donation through a nomination and voting contest. Nominating and voting Safer® Brand Facebook fans will also be eligible to win (2) $50 Amazon Gift Cards. All those who nominate an entry will receive 10% off SaferBrand.com. All eligible non-winning nonprofits will receive 30% off SaferBrand.com. All winners who accept prizes grant Safer® Brand permission to use their names (and organization names) on all Safer® Brand online and offline marketing channels including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, Instagram, Grow Our Way blog, saferbrand.com, etc.
1. ELIGIBILITY
Entrant must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, who is eighteen (18) or older at the time of entry. Anyone over the age of 18 may enter the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest, but only fans of the Safer® Brand Facebook Fan Page are eligible to win the prize (defined in Section 8 below). All nonprofit organizations must be located in the United States and have 501(c)(3) status. If a nonprofit organization is not located in the United States and/or cannot provide legitimate documentation of their 501(c)(3) status the donation will not be awarded to them and instead will go to the organization that has the second highest number of votes that can provide the correct documentation. The following persons are not eligible to enter the Contest: employees and directors of Woodstream Corporation®, and people who are involved in any way with the Contest. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest and no preference will be given due to purchases. By entering, You agree to these Rules and warrant that you are eligible to enter the contest and Your Submission (defined in Section 3 below) complies with these Official Rules.
THE CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. PROMOTIONAL PERIOD
Nomination Phase: January 2016 – March 31,2016
During this phase, participants may nominate (1) 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organization. One random participant will also be selected to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card
Voting Phase: April 6, 2016 – May 31, 2016
During this phase, participants may vote for eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organization as selected for the voting phase by Safer® Brand. Participants may vote once per day. Winners announced by June 10, 2016.
3. HOW TO ENTER
To enter the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest, you must fill out the form during the nomination and voting phases. Your Submission must comply with the requirements set forth in Sections 4 and 5 below. The Entry is free for anyone to enter. To enter the Contest, You also must accept these Terms and Conditions and Safer® Brand Privacy Policy http://www.saferbrand.com/customerservice/privacy-policy
When you submit (upload) your submission online, the Submission will be viewable to Safer® Brand’s employees and people involved in running the Contest. Once you have submitted your answers, the Submission form will not be returned to You. Submissions may be disqualified at any time for non-compliance with these Official Rules. Safer® Brand makes the final determination as to which Submissions are eligible to take part in this Contest and which Submissions will be considered for the prize. Safer® Brand will not notify you of any disqualification or the reasons for such disqualification.
ANY ATTEMPT TO ENTER THE CONTEST EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE IS VOID.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
You represent and warrant that: (a) you are eligible to enter the Contest; (b) you have complied and will comply with these Official Rules in connection with your participation in the Safer® Brand Garden Grant Contest; your Submission complies with all of the requirements of all sections. You shall indemnify, defend, and hold Safer® Brand harmless from any losses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising from any third party action asserting a breach by you of any representation, warranty, or obligation in these Official Rules.
5. PRIZES
The Safer® Brand Garden Grant winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit garden organization will be mailed a check within 45 days after contest ending and winner announcements.
If the prize is returned as undeliverable, if You reject Your prize or in the event of noncompliance with the Contest Terms and Conditions, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
6. RULES CHANGES
Safer® Brand reserves the right to change the contest rules at any time (deadlines, stages, prizes).
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of you and Safer® Brand in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the United States of America, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and all proceedings shall take place exclusively in the United States of America.
You may vote once per day (every 24 hours) for your favorite gardening non-profit until May 31.
NOTE: Voting is only open to residents of the United States.