2015 pediped Casting Call Contest
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN THE 2015 PEDIPED CASTING
CALL ("CASTING CALL"). A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING.
NATURE OF CONTEST: Eligible participants submit digital photos of
their young children that meet the criteria listed below. pediped Footwear will
select the grand prize winner on the criteria listed below. In addition, public
visitors can vote for representatives in each of three (3) walking stage
categories along with each of six (6) personality categories, whose pictures
will be shown on the pediped website (no cash for runners-up). Entry and/or
voting constitutes your acceptance of these Official Rules.
PARTICIPATION DATES & PROMOTION STRUCTURE: Casting Call
submissions begin August 10, 2015 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time ("PT") and
end August 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM PT ("Submission Period"). The
Submission Period will be followed by a voting period starting at 12:00 PM PT
on August 24, 2015 and ending at 12:00 PM PT on August 31, 2015 ("Voting
Period"). One (1) grand prize winner, three (3) runners up winners, and
six (6) personality winnners will be selected at the end of the Voting Period
from among all eligible entries received during the Submission Period.
A. SUBMISSION RULES
WHO MAY PARTICIPATE: Casting Call Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who have reached the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence (but at least 18 years of age) and are parents or legal guardians of a child who is between one (1) day and ninety six (96) months old as of August 10, 2015. Children of participants must not be represented by an agent or manager and must not be subject to any guild, union or other organization or agreement that would restrict or prohibit participation in this Casting Call. Employees and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside, or those living in the same households, whether or not related) of pediped Footwear and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, prize supplier(s), distributors and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Promotional Parties") are not eligible to enter or win. Void where prohibited by law. Casting Call Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: During the Submission Period, visit www.pediped.com/castingcalllanding.aspx, (collectively, the "Website"), click on the Casting Call button and follow the instructions provided to upload and submit your child's photo. Entry into the Casting Call Contest is free. Follow the instructions to upload a photo of your child in one (1) of the following categories based on his/her/walking stage: (1) Originals: age 0-24 months; (2) Grip n Go: 24-48 months; (3) Flex: 25 to 96 months (each, a "Walking Stage"), and submit all required information on the registration form (the registration form and photo shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the "Submission"). All Submissions must be made before the end of the Submission Period. Once a Submission is made, you will not be permitted to change that Submission.
CRITERIA FOR PHOTO ENTRIES: All photos must be recent and portray how the child actually appears at the time of the Contest. Participant who makes submission must be the parent or legal guardian of the child featured in the photo and must be ready, if requested, to provide proof of that fact. All photos must be in either JPEG, PNG or Gif format. All Submissions are subject to review by pediped Footwear, which reserves the right to reject or to remove any Submission that it deems inappropriate for its website for any reason in its sole discretion. pediped Footwear does not guarantee that all Submissions made will be posted. Each submission may contain the picture of only one (1) person, the child, but may also contain the image of a pet that is owned by the participant. Submissions are permitted for additional children, i.e., siblings, but only one photo for each child is allowed. If multiple submissions are received for any child, all submissions received for that child will be void. Incomplete submissions, including but not limited to those Submissions that do not satisfy the requirements set forth in these Rules, will not be eligible for voting or judging. Proof of sending does not constitute proof of actual receipt by pediped Footwear for purposes of these Rules. Submissions or votes generated by script, macro or other automated or improper means and Submissions or votes made by any means that tends to subvert the participation process will be void. pediped Footwear will have a zero tolerance policy for these improper actions.
Participants warrant that they own the copyright of their submission, that it has not been published or submitted for a prior contest or commercial purpose. Participants with winning submissions grants to pediped Footwear a royalty free, irrevocable, perpetual and worldwide license to use and display the Submission, including in a "pediped" image frame, together with the first name and city of participant and the child, on pediped Footwear's website and otherwise use the Submission in accordance with these Official Rules, without compensation of any kind or further notice to or approval from participant or any third party. pediped Footwear is not responsible for any unauthorized third party use of any Submission
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Submission may not contain, as determined by pediped Footwear, in its sole discretion, any content that:
- includes any individual other than the participant's own child who falls within the applicable Walking Stage;
- includes any child who is not appropriately dressed. No child, male or female, can wear underwear/diaper that is not covered by clothing. All children must be clothed on top and bottom. No naked children or children in bath tubs will be eligible or accepted.
- contains any identifiable names or markings of any third-party (e.g., logos or trademarks) on clothing or in the background of the photo;
- appears to duplicate any other Submission; if multiples of the same image are submitted only one will be considered, others will not be eligible or accepted;
- contains any personal information, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses;
- contains copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media); if an image contains a watermark from a photographer, or is labeled as a sample/proof, it will not be eligible;
- contains materials embodying the names, likenesses, or other indicia identifying any person, including, without limitation, celebrities and/or other public or private figures, living or dead (with the exception of the participant's child)
- is inappropriate, offensive, or obscene in pediped’s exclusive judgment;
- communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which pediped Footwear chooses to associate; and/or violates any law.
Submissions must be the original work of the participant, may not have been previously published, may not have won previous awards, and must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. By making a Submission, participant warrants and represents that he/she consents to the submission and use of the Submission in the Casting Call and to its use as otherwise set forth herein.
PRIZE AWARD AND WINNING SELECTION DETERMINATION:
GRAND PRIZE DETERMINATION AND AWARD:
GRAND PRIZE (1): A $500 pediped gift card to be used on www.pediped.com. Grand Prize winner will have the opportunity at pediped’s exclusive judgment for the Grand Prize recipient’s child to appear in one or more future pediped advertisements. In that event, the Grand Prize will include travel expenses to any related photo shoot for child and one parent or legal guardian. Approximate Retail Value of Grand Award is $2,000. Appearance in the pediped advertisement will be subject to additional agreements and other documents specified by pediped Footwear, and Grand Award recipient will be required to execute such documents. Exact nature of advertisements will be determined by pediped Footwear or its licensees or assignees in their sole discretion. pediped Footwear does not guarantee the opportunity for the Grand Prize recipient’s child to appear in a pediped ad. In the event pediped Footwear is unable to include the Grand Award recipient’s child in a pediped ad for any reason, no compensation or substitution will be provided in lieu thereof; however, award certificate will be provided.
SELECTION OF GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Eligible Submissions will be judged by pediped Footwear, using the following subjective criteria: (1) cuteness and expressiveness of the child in the photo; and (2) consistency with pediped Footwear’s brand equity and corporate image, (collectively, the "Judging Criteria"). The Submission that best meets the Judging Criteria in the opinion of, the judges in their sole discretion, will be deemed the Grand Prize recipient, subject to verification of eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules, and execution of an Affidavit/Release (as defined below). pediped Footwear's decisions are final and binding on all matters of winner selection and compliance with rules, respectively.
WALKING STAGE REPRESENTATIVES DETERMINATION AND AWARDS: Three (3) walking stage winners, one (1) per each walking stage, will be selected based on votes received from the public during the Voting Period. Winners will receive a $150 pediped gift card to be used on www.pediped.com. Gift card may be given as an electronic gift card or as pediped rewards dollars. Winning photos may be displayed on pediped Footwear’s website in pediped’s sole discretion and in a manner determined solely by pediped Footwear or its licensees or assignees. pediped Footwear is not responsible for any circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill this element of the Walking Stage Award, which has no retail value. In the event of a tie vote for any walking stage, the panel of judges used to select the Grand Prize winner will be used for a tie-breaker to select a walking stage winner.
CLASS PERSONALITIES DETERMINATION AND AWARDS: Six (6) walking stage winners, one (1) per each personality, will be selected based on votes received from the public during the Voting Period. Winners will receive a $75 pediped gift card to be used on www.pediped.com. Gift card may be given as an electronic gift card or as pediped rewards dollars. Winning photos may be displayed on pediped Footwear’s website in pediped’s sole discretion and in a manner determined solely by pediped Footwear or its licensees or assignees. pediped Footwear is not responsible for any circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill this element of the Class Personality Award, which has no retail value. In the event of a tie vote for any perosnality, the panel of judges used to select the Grand Prize winner will be used for a tie-breaker to select a winner.
AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand Prize winner, Class Representatives winners, and Class Personalitites winners will be notified via phone, mail or email no later than September 8, 2015. Prior to being confirmed as an Award recipient or receiving any prize, participants whose Submissions are selected as potential Award recipients may be required to provide proof of identity, verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, and will also be required to execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and, unless prohibited by law, a Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”) as well as any other documents required by pediped Footwear, all of which must be completed and/or received fully-executed within fourteen (14) days of notification.
DISQUALICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS: In the event (a) any participant has not complied with these Rules, (b) pediped Footwear is unable to contact a potential Award recipient within a reasonable time period, (c) potential Award recipient has failed to execute and return any required documents within the specified time period or has made false statements in connection with his/her participation in the Casting Call, or (d) an Award notification is returned as undeliverable, then such potential Award recipient may be disqualified from receiving any prize, which will be awarded to an alternate potential Award recipient.
GENERAL AWARD CONDITIONS (FOR ALL AWARDS): Award recipients are responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and any other costs and expenses associated with Award acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. Award recipients may not transfer, substitute or redeem any non-cash Award for cash, but pediped Footwear reserves the right at its sole discretion, to substitute an Award (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All Award details are at pediped Footwear’s sole discretion.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Award acceptance constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the names of Award recipients and their child, Submissions, likenesses, performances, Awards won, photographs, statements and biographical information (all at pediped Footwear’s discretion) for future advertising, publicity and other purposes in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission.
pediped Footwear and its respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, stolen, altered, garbled, incorrect, incomplete, delayed or undelivered Submissions; all of which will be void. Released Parties are also not responsible for problems uploading or downloading any Casting Call-related information or materials from the Website or for any other technical malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer hardware or software failures, phone lines, failure of any Submission to be received by pediped Footwear on account of technical problems, traffic, congestion on the internet or the Website, or for any other technical problems including telecommunication, miscommunication or failure, and failed, lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled or misdirected communications which may limit participant’s ability to participate in this Casting Call. Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether network, printing, typographical, human or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Casting Call, including, without limitation, errors or malfunctions which may occur in connection with the administration of the Casting Call, the processing or judging of Submissions, the tabulating of votes, the incorrect uploading of photos, the announcement of Awards or in any Casting Call-related materials.
pediped Footwear reserves the right to suspend or terminate the Casting Call in the event it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired in any manner, or to cancel or suspend the Casting Call in its entirety should tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or other causes corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity of, or proper participation in the Casting Call and, if terminated, at Pediped Footwear’s discretion, (i) determine the Award recipient for the Class Personalities using all non-suspect, valid votes received up to time of cancellation, (ii) determine the Award recipient for the Class Representatives using all non-suspect, valid votes received up to time of cancellation; and/or (ii) to determine the Grand Award recipient using all non-suspect, eligible Submissions received up to time of cancellation using the judging procedure outlined above.
In the event of a dispute regarding Submissions received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of Submission will be deemed to be the participant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses.
pediped Footwear reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds or suspects to be tampering with the Submission or voting process or the operation of this Casting Call or any website (including the Website), including any act that is intended to or has the effect of annoying, abusing, threatening, harassing, or disparaging any other participant, pediped Footwear or any of its representatives or to otherwise be acting in violation of these Official Rules and void all associated Submissions. CAUTION: Any attempt by a participant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Casting Call is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the pediped Footwear reserves the right to seek damages from any such participant to the fullest extent permitted by law and to disqualify such participant from the Casting Call.
By making a Submission, participant acknowledges and agrees that pediped Footwear may obtain many Submissions under this Casting Call and that such Submissions may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to others submitted under this Casting Call, developed by pediped Footwear or the Promotion Parties and/or other ideas or submissions received in other promotions staged and/or sponsored by pediped Footwear, and participant hereby waives any and all claims participant may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future, that any similar Submission or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by pediped Footwear (or their respective designees) may be similar to participant’s Submission. Participant acknowledges and agrees that pediped Footwear does not have now, nor shall it have in the future, any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory, or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of any copyright in and to participant’s Submission.
ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS: If selected as an Award recipient, participant hereby grants to pediped Footwear an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, royalty-free, transferable license of unlimited right, title and interest in and to such Submission, including, without limitation, all rights of every kind and nature including, without limitation, the right to reproduce, transmit, display, distribute, comment on, edit, modify, alter, create derivative works based upon, combine with other works (and all copyrights therein and thereto and all renewals and extensions thereof), and otherwise exploit such Submission throughout the universe, in perpetuity, for all purposes, in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, without notice, with or without attribution, without restriction or payment, or approval from participant.
MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: By participating in the Casting Call, participants (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of pediped Footwear and judges, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Casting Call. pediped Footwear reserves the right to permanently disqualify any person it believes has directly, indirectly, or in concert with any other person, violated these Official Rules, and to void all associated Submissions. By uploading a Submission, each participant further represents and warrants that they are the parent or legal guardian of the child who is pictured in the Submission and have all permissions to feature the child and any pet in the Submission, and agree that they will provide any documentation reasonably requested by pediped Footwear to establish such status or authority.
RELEASES: By entering the Casting Call, participants for themselves and any child of theirs whose photograph or other information are used in connection with the Casting Call agree to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from all claims, liability or damage caused or claimed to be caused, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in connection with participation in this Casting Call, or acceptance or use of any Award, the administration of the Casting Call, the operation of any website (including the Website) or Released Parties’ use of any of the rights granted herein (including any claims arising out of the use of third party content). Released Parties assume no responsibility for the conduct of any participant or person or the responses of anyone appearing in any Submission.
AWARD RECIPIENTS’ NAMES: the names of children who’s Submissions were chosen as Award recipients will be posted at www.pediped.com no later than September 8, 2015. To protect the privacy of children, only first names and the place of residence will be listed.
WHO MAY VOTE: Voting is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia with a valid email address. Employees and their immediate families (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside, or those living in the same households, whether or not related), of pediped Footwear and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, prize supplier(s), distributors and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, "Promotion Parties") are not eligible to vote. Void where prohibited by law. The voting process for the 2015 Pediped Casting Call ("Casting Call") is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
VOTING DATES & VOTING STRUCTURE: The voting period will begin after the close of the submission period at 12:00 PM PT on August 24, 2015 and end at 12:00 PM PT on August 31, 2015.
VOTING: During the Voting Period, visit the www.pediped.com/castingcalllanding.aspx page to select your favorite submission for Walking Stages and Class Personalities. To vote, click on the "Vote" button and accept requests for permissions. Limit one (1) vote per Walking Stage, per person, per day, and one (1) vote per Class Personality, per person, per day. All votes received from any person in excess of the above-stated limitation will be void, as will any votes received in violation of these Voting Rules. Individuals are prohibited from submitting votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means as determined by pediped Footwear in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to any person, or directly or indirectly using automated or improper means to submit votes or create accounts. pediped Footwear reserves the right to validate all votes received through any means determined by pediped Footwear in its sole discretion.
AWARD RECIPIENT DETERMINATION: Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the photo in each of the three (3) Walking Stages that receives the highest number of valid votes, as determined by pediped Footwear, will be deemed the "Class Representative Award recipient" for that Walking Stage. The photo in each of the six (6) Class Personalities that receives the highest number of valid votes, as determined by pediped Footwear, will be deemed the “Class Personality Award recipient” for the class of 2015. In the event of a tie for any Walking Stage, the pediped judge who selects the Grand Prize Winner also will break the tie for the Walking Stage or Class Personality recipients based on the judging criteria and process listed above.
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