Color Me Mine
“Pup Academy” Contest
Abbreviated Rules – The Short Version
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By entering, you agree to all rules as set forth in the official rules. Winner will be selected by the creative teams at Air Bud Entertainment and Color Me Mine Enterprises, Inc. based on creativity and smile factor.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00 p.m. PT on August 26, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 25, 2019 (the “Contest Period”). A winner will be announced by 10 a.m. October 29, 2019. All times in the Contest refer to Pacific Time (“PT”).
HOW TO ENTER: Post a photo of your pup-related ceramic item, painted at Color Me Mine, to your Facebook, Instagram or Twitter account newsfeed using hashtags #PupAcademyContest and #ColorMeMine Enter as often as you like between August 26, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 25, 2019.
ELIGIBILITY: The ceramic item featured in the photo must have been painted at a Color Me Mine studio. The spirit of the post must be family friendly, positive in nature and fun. Non-compliant, negative or defaming posts will not be eligible. Entrants must live in the United States. Contest is not open to Color Me Mine or Air Bud Entertainment employees or family members of employees.
PRIZE: The Winner will receive one (2) nights at any Extended Stay America hotel. The approximate retail value of the Prize is $500.00, depending on specific hotel location and room selected by Winner. Odds of winning the Prize will be determined by the number of eligible Entries received. Any additional travel expenses, fees, federal, state and other taxes, costs and expenses relating to the use, acceptance and possession of the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
The Prize cannot be transferred by Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by Winner.
PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS: The name of the winner will be posted to Color Me Mine main brand accounts (www.facebook.com/colormemine, www.instagram.com/colormemine, www.twitter.com/colormemine on October 29, 2019.
The Contest is sponsored by Color Me Mine Enterprises, Inc. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. By participating in the promotion described above you completely release Facebook, Instagram and Twitter of all liability related to your participation in such promotion.
Color Me Mine
“Pup Academy” Contest
Official Rules – The Long Version
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. These Official Rules govern Color Me Mine’s “Pup Academy” Contest (the “Contest”). The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Winner will be selected based on creativity and smile factor.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins at 12:00 p.m.PT on August 26, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 25, 2019 (the “Contest Period”). A winner will be announced by 10 a.m. October 29, 2019. All times in the Contest refer to Pacific Time (“PT”).
ELIGIBILITY: The ceramic item featured in the photo must have been painted at a Color Me Mine studio and be traceable by transaction record or store order history at the location the item was painted at. If the item was received by entrant as a gift, record of original painter’s transaction is acceptable by the same means as stated above.
The Contest is open only to permanent, legal United States (“U.S.”) residents physically residing in one (1) of the fifty (50) U.S. or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and all other U.S. territories) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and have reached the age of majority in their state of residence at the start of the Contest Period. Parents can post on behalf of minors for eligible entries. Entrants must have a valid U.S. Social Security Number or a valid U.S. personal tax identification number. Officers, directors, agents, and employees of Sponsor, and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate family members (parent, child, spouse, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household as these persons, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in or win the Contest.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, post a photo of your pup related Color Me Mine pottery to Facebook, Instagram or Twitter including hashtags #PupAcademyContest and #ColorMeMine You must be a registered member of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to enter. To become a Facebook member, visit www.facebook.com, www.instagram.com or www.twitter.com and follow the instructions to become a member. Membership to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter is free. Upon submission of your digital photo and corresponding hashtags you will automatically be entered into the Contest (an “Entry”).
LIMIT: No limit. All Entries must be submitted prior to 11:59 p.m. PT on October 25, 2019. Sponsor’s computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Contest. All Entries shall be property of Sponsor upon submission. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted. In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address or Facebook page, Instagram page or Twitter page used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” of an email address is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The “authorized account holder” of a Facebook page is defined as the person who is assigned to a Facebook account by the Facebook Website.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU AGREE THAT THE ENTRY COMPLIES WITH ALL CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE RULES. THE RELEASED PARTIES (DEFINED BELOW) WILL BEAR NO LEGAL LIABILITY REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR ENTRY BY THE CONTEST PARTIES AND THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY YOU IN THE EVENT IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE DEPARTED FROM OR NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THESE RULES. By participating in the Contest, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Rules and by the interpretation of these Rules by the Sponsor, and further warrants and represents that any photograph, video or other material submitted by Entrant in connection with this Contest (“Content”):
By entering the Contest and submitting an Entry, each Entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use his/her Content, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to Entrant’s Content in favor of the Sponsor; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action.
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Following conclusion of the Contest Period, a winner will be selected by creative teams from both Color Me Mine Enterprises and Air Bud Entertainment select one (1) potential prize winner (the “Winner”) from among all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period. Sponsor will contact the Winner via the winner’s original post entry after the conclusion of the Contest. The Winner is required to respond to Sponsor’s correspondence within five (10) days of notification to claim the Prize. SPONSOR WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WINNER’S FAILURE TO RESPOND WITHIN THE REQUISITE TIMEFRAME. The Winner may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, and, except where prohibited, publicity release (collectively, “Contest Documents”) within ten (10) days of such notification. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification, and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion an alternate Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible Entries. The Winner and the winning Entry may be announced on the Color Me Mine Facebook Page, Instagram Page and Twitter Page.
PRIZES: The Winner will receive one (2) nights at any Extended Stay America hotel. The approximate retail value of the Prize is $500.00, depending on specific hotel location and room selected by Winner. Odds of winning the Prize will be determined by the number of eligible Entries received. Any additional travel expenses, fees, federal, state and other taxes, costs and expenses relating to the use, acceptance and possession of the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
Sponsor will determine all of the details of the Prize in its sole discretion. Sponsor will furnish an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 to Winner for the total approximate retail value of the Prize for the tax year in which the Prize was won, if required. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value in its sole discretion. All fees, federal, state and other taxes, costs and expenses relating to the use, acceptance and possession of the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner. The Prize cannot be transferred by Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by Winner.
PUBLICITY: Entry in the Contest constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant’s name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval.
CONDITIONS: By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees on behalf of entrant and entrant’s heirs, executors, and administrators: (a) to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their officers, directors, representatives, agents, and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs, or expenses, including without limitation resulting from any illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant’s participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity, or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery; (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest; (c) that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prize; (d) if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant’s name on the Sponsor’s website and the use by Sponsor of such entrant’s name, voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (e) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Contest itself, and to be bound by all decisions of Sponsor, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Contest, and/or forfeit of the Prize, at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, 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, wireless, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or via mobile telephone transmission or any combination thereof. No responsibility is assumed for any injury or damage to any entrant’s or any other person’s computer/mobile device related to or resulting from downloading any materials in the Contest, for any unavailability of telephone lines, connections, or cellular telephone service, or for any other technical malfunctions that may interfere with any entrant’s attempt to enter by text message entry. Any attempt to deliberately damage any service or website or to undermine the legitimate operations of the Contest may be a violation of civil or criminal laws, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest in the event that it becomes necessary due to circumstances beyond Sponsor’s control. THE CONTEST AND PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZES OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE CONTEST OR INFORMATION RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All intellectual property used by the Sponsor in connection with the promotion and/or administration of the Contest, including, without limitation, all trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned (or licensed, as the case may be) by the Sponsor and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any such intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
ADDITIONAL TERMS: Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage the Contest or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other “force majeure” event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate the Contest or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules). In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsor reserves the right to select Prize Winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to the time of the event warranting such cancellation, modification, or suspension. Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted on Sponsor’s Website NEWS page regarding the “Pup Academy Contest” at www.colormemine.com/news. Sponsor may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Contest, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsor, its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, or their respective officers, directors, representatives, agents, and employees; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Sponsor reserves the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS: The name of the winner will be posted to Color Me Mine main brand accounts (www.facebook.com/colormemine, www.instagram.com/colormemine, www.twitter.com/colormemine on October 29, 2019.
SPONSOR: The Contest is sponsored by Color Me Mine Enterprises, Inc.
The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. By participating in the promotion described above you completely release Facebook, Instagram and Twitter of all liability related to your participation in such promotion.