Contest Rules
CHICK-FIL-A® “SHOW US THE COW” CONTEST
Official
Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE ODDS OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Eligibility. Open to children who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States who live in the United States and are age ten (10) or under as of June 25, 2007. Children of employees and their immediate family and household members (whether or not related) of Sponsors (as defined below), CFA Properties, Inc., and any Chick-fil-A, Dwarf House®, and Truett's Grill® restaurants, and children of their Operators, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and all other entities or individuals associated with the development, administration, or fulfillment of this Contest (collectively, the “CFA Entities”) are not eligible to participate in the Contest.
How to Enter. Contest begins at
With your parent or guardian's supervision and/or assistance, visit <www.showusthecow.com> and follow the instructions to enter the Contest. Prior to entering the Contest, parents or guardians of potential entrants must acknowledge that they agree: (1) to their child's entry into the Contest, and (2) that their child's submitted photograph will become the exclusive property of Sponsors immediately upon submission.
You
can participate by submitting at <www.showusthecow.com> an original
photograph as a .jpeg file of 2 MB or less that creatively includes the
Chick-fil-A cow. If you do not already
have a Chick-fil-A cow, you can get a cow by either: (1) visiting
<www.showusthecow.com> and downloading an image of a Chick-fil-A cow; (2)
beginning
Each photograph will include a caption with the entrant's first name, city, and state solely for the purpose of family and friends, confirming that they are voting for the correct photograph. Otherwise, Sponsors will not post entrant's personal information on the <www.showusthecow. com> website.
All entries and photographs received become the property of Sponsors immediately upon submission in connection with the Contest. Photographs must not infringe upon any rights of any third party including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity and/or privacy. Photographs cannot be offensive, illegal, pornographic, or obscene, or similarly inappropriate, as may be determined in Sponsors' sole discretion. Photographs cannot include or reflect images or activities that are dangerous, unsafe or present unreasonable risk of harm to person or property, and photographs cannot suggest or imply to any person to undertake any such dangerous, unsafe or unduly risky activity or activities, as may be determined in Sponsors' sole discretion. Photographs also cannot be dangerous or unsafe to take or produce. Such inappropriate photographs are not permitted, and any entry(s) associated with such photographs will be deemed void. By submitting a photograph in this Contest, each entrant and his/her parent or guardian represent and warrant that these requirements have been met. Failure to satisfy these requirements, as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion, shall result in ineligibility with respect to all photographs submitted by or on behalf of that child.
Sponsors are not responsible for non-conforming, lost, late,
incomplete, or illegible entries or for inaccurate entry information, whether
caused by participant or by any technical or human error that may occur in the
processing of entries. Incomplete,
mechanically reproduced, automated, and/or duplicate entries are not permitted
and will be deemed void. Limit one (1) photograph entry per child. Submission
of multiple photographs by or on behalf of the same child will result in
ineligibility with respect to all photographs submitted by or on behalf of that
child.
SELECTION OF FINALISTS AND WINNERS. Once the approved photograph is posted to <www.showusthecow.com>, entrants can ask their family, friends, and others to vote for their photograph during the Contest Period by visiting <www.showusthecow.com> and following the voting instructions. Only one vote may be submitted per verified e-mail address. Multiple votes for a single photo entry submitted by the same verified e-mail address will result in none of those votes being counted.
The forty (40) photographs receiving the most Internet votes will be Contest semi-finalists (“Semi-finalists”). Sponsors will then select ten (10) finalists from the Semi-finalists (“Finalists”), based on a number of factors including, but not necessarily limited to, overall quality, appearance, originality, and skill, and taking into account the entrant's age. Sponsors will select one (1) Finalist as the Grand Prize Winner (“Grand Prize Winner”).
Prizes. Each Semi-finalist will receive a Chick-fil-A T-shirt, plush cow, clock and a “Be Our Guest Card” redeemable for one (1) free Chick-fil-A Kid's Meal at participating Chick-fil-A restaurants) (Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $46.00). Each Finalist will receive the same prize package as a “Semi-finalist,” except that instead of receiving one (1) “Be Our Guest” card, each Finalist will receive free Chick-fil-A food products for a year (consisting of fifty-two (52) coupons, each valid for one (1) Chick-fil-A Kid's Meal, redeemable at participating Chick-fil-A restaurants), and a Nuggets Tray delivered for party at school (ARV: $242.00). The Grand Prize Winner will receive the same prize package as a “Finalist” (a Chick-fil-A T-shirt, plush cow, clock, Nuggets Tray delivered for party at school, and free Chick-fil-A food products for a year (consisting of fifty-two (52) coupons, each valid for one (1) Chick-fil-A Kid's Meal, redeemable at participating Chick-fil-A restaurants)), plus a special Chick-fil-A prize package that includes a digital camera and a U.S. Series EE Savings Bond with a maturity value of $1,000 (ARV: $1,500.00). . SELECTION
OF WINNERS. The
Semi-finalists will be selected on or about
HOW TO CLAIM PRIZES. Sponsors will reasonably attempt to notify the parent or
guardian of each Semi-finalist, Finalist, and Grand Prize Winner of his/her child's winning status via the address, telephone number(s), and/or e-mail address
provided on the entry form. If the
parent or guardian of a Semi-finalist, Finalist, or Grand Prize Winner does not
respond to the contact attempt within five (5) business days, or if the parent
or guardian declines the prize, Sponsors will select another Semi-finalist,
Finalist, or Grand Prize Winner, at and in a manner to be determined by
Sponsors' sole discretion. Each
Semi-finalist, Finalist, and Grand Prize Winner's parent or guardian must
confirm his/her child's eligibility and accept the prize on their child's
behalf. To accept a prize, a parent or
guardian must complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility
(“Affidavit”) and, where lawful, Liability/Publicity Release (“Release”)
(collectively, “Affidavit and Release”) within five (5) days of receipt. If the indicated forms are not signed
and returned by the time indicated on the documents, or if a Semi-finalist, Finalist, or Grand
Prize Winner does not meet the eligibility criteria, or is otherwise
unwilling or unable to comply with these Official Rules, or cannot be contacted
by November 15, 2007, an alternate Semi-finalist, Finalist, or Grand Prize Winner may be selected at and in a manner to be determined
by Sponsors' sole discretion.
PUBLICITY. Unless prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes each entrant's and his/her parent or guardian's consent for Sponsors to use each parent or guardian's name and the entrant's first name, age, hometown, and state of residence for Contest or promotional purposes in any media now known or later developed, without payment or consideration to the entrant or his/her parent(s) or guardian(s). Each entrant and his/her parent or guardian, as a condition of participation in the Contest, grants Sponsors permission to reproduce, publish, distribute, and otherwise use all rights in his/her photograph, and parents or guardians of each Semi-finalist, Finalist, and Grand Prize Winner will be required to execute a publicity release granting Sponsors such rights, unless prohibited by law.
PRIVACY. Sponsors will collect personal data from entrants and parents or
guardians when they enter this Contest, and this information will be used for
the purposes of administering the Contest, publicizing the Contest, and other
promotional purposes that benefit the Sponsors.
GENERAL CONDITIONS. By participating in this Contest, each entrant and his/her parent or guardian agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions or interpretation of Sponsors regarding the Official Rules, which are final and legally binding in all respects. In the event that a prize cannot be awarded for any reason or a winner is not capable of redeeming a prize for any reason, Sponsors shall not be obligated to award any prize, and Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, whether or not to substitute prize (or portion of prize) with a prize of comparable or greater value or cash value. If, for any reason, more than the stated number of prizes are available and/or claimed, Sponsors reserve the right to award the prizes in such category by random drawing from among eligible prize claimants in such prize category or in a manner to be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. An individual is not a winner until he/she and his/her parent or guardian have fully complied with these Official Rules. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption, or substitution of a prize is permitted. Prizes are not exchangeable for cash, merchandise, or services.
GENERAL RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS. By entering this Contest and/or accepting a prize, each entrant and his/her parent or guardian (for himself or herself and his/her heirs) hereby release Sponsors, the CFA Entities, and all of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective directors, officers, governors, employees, shareholders, and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”) from: (i) any and all liability, loss, harm, damage, cost, expense, or claims, including third party claims based on publicity and/or privacy rights, defamation, and intellectual property associated with the entrant or winner's participation in this Contest, redemption of any prize in connection with this Contest, and/or use or misuse of any prize in connection with this Contest, including, but not limited to, all reasonable counsel fees and court costs incurred, property damage, personal injury, and/or death; (ii) anything related to the production, promotion, or execution of this Contest (or participation therein), including preemption, cancellation, or rescheduling; and (iii) anything that may occur in connection with acceptance and/or use of the prizes or while participating in the Contest, even if caused or contributed to by the negligence of Releasees.
LIMITATIONS
OF LIABILITY. Neither Sponsors nor any other Releasee are
responsible for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, illegible, or
incomplete entries. Neither Sponsors nor
any other Releasee are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information,
whether caused by entrants, tampering, or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, and neither Sponsors
nor any Releasee assume responsibility for any error, omission, defect, theft,
destruction, or unauthorized access to the materials related to the Contest, or
for any damage to the entrant's computer related to or resulting from
participating in the Contest. Sponsors
reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found
to be tampering with the entry process, the voting process, or the operation of
the Contest; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting
in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten, or harass any other person. If
for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of,
but not limited to, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, or any other causes
which, Sponsors in their sole opinion, deem could corrupt or affect the administration, security,
fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest, or the Contest is otherwise not capable of running
as planned, Sponsors reserve the
right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. If such malfunction, error, disruption, or damage occurs,
and it impairs the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper
play of the Contest, Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, suspend or terminate the Contest or any portion thereof by posting a
notice on <www.showusthecow.com> or in participating Chick-fil-A
restaurants. If the Contest or any portion of the
Contest is terminated before the end of the Contest Period, Sponsors will
select winners or the remaining winners from all eligible entries received as
of the termination date of the Contest. IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSORS OR ANY RELEASEE BE
RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, CLAIMS, ACTIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR
LIABILITY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM OR ARISING FROM PARTICIPATION IN, OR THE
PRODUCTION, PROMOTION, OR ADMINISTRATION OF, THE CONTEST, OR ACCEPTANCE,
POSSESSION, USE, MISUSE, OR NONUSE OF A PRIZE THAT MAY BE AWARDED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, ALL PRIZES
ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF
LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY
RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER
INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS
A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE,
SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
MISCELLANEOUS. Each entry is
subject to verification by Sponsors. Acceptance
of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsors and their designees to use participant's
name, photograph, videotape, likeness, and/or statement in any manner and in
any medium for purposes of advertising and trade without additional
compensation, authorization, or remuneration, except where prohibited by law. Entrants and their parents and guardians waive
any right to claim ambiguity in these Official Rules. This Contest will be administered in the
State of
Disclosure
of WinnerS. For a disclosure of winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Attn: Kid's Meal "Show Us the Cow" Contest.
Sponsors. Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Frederic Thomas Inc. (collectively “Sponsors”).
CHICK-FIL-A® is a registered trademark of CFA Properties, Inc. SPOT WHAT!® is a registered trademark of Hinkler Books Pty Ltd, and no sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation is implied by its use in these Official Rules.
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