Our judges have chosen the 10 best entries, now it's your turn! Vote once a day, every day until March 8th, 2012.
The Pillsbury® People Celebrate More Photo Contest ("Contest") begins on September 21, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time (ET) and ends on November 30, 2011 at 11:59 a.m. ET ("Contest Period").
HOW TO ENTER: Submit a photo that depicts your family celebration ("Photo") and write a caption of 140 characters or less describing how the experience made you feel ("Caption") (collectively, the Photo and Caption are referred to as the "Entry"). Submit your Entry during the Contest Period online at www.pillsburybaking.com ("website") by following the on-screen directions. No robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated methods of entry may be used. Limit one entry per person or e-mail address. Multiple entries will invalidate all entries from the entrant. All entries become the property of The J.M. Smucker Company ("Sponsor") and none will be returned.
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 years of age or older. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, sales representatives, website developers and administrators, advertising, sales promotion and judging agencies and all other service agencies involved with the Contest, and members of the immediate families (parent, child, sibling and spouse of each) or households of any of the above are not eligible. Entries from anyone who has been a prize winner in any Sponsor contest (including for Smucker's®, Jif®, Crisco®, Folgers®, Hungry Jack®, Martha White®, Eagle Brand®, etc.) in the 12 months prior to the Contest start date will NOT be considered.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Photos must be submitted in one of the following formats: .jpg, .gif, .bmp, .png, or .eps (5 MB max). Captions must be submitted in text box format and must be written in English. The entrant MUST be parent/legal guardian of any child depicted in the Photo, or have permission from a parent/legal guardian of each child depicted to submit the Entry in this Contest. If the Photo depicts any child of which entrant is not a parent/legal guardian, entrant must have the permission of the subject's parent/legal guardian to show him/her in the Photo and submit a waiver upon request granting such permission from the parent/legal guardian of each child depicted. Failure to comply will result in disqualification of the Entry. Entrant must be the sole creator of the Entry. Entry may not have won previous awards, may not have been published previously, must not be awaiting publication consideration during or after this Contest, and must not be obscene or indecent. Entrant may only enter an original Photo and Caption to which he/she owns all legal rights. Entries must not include any intellectual property or the trademark of any other manufacturer, except for The J.M. Smucker Company family of brands, (including, but not limited to Smucker's, Folgers, Jif, Crisco, Hungry Jack, Martha White, Pillsbury (baking mixes, frostings, and flour), and Eagle Brand). Entries must not violate or infringe the rights of any third party, including but not limited to rights of copyright, trademark, publicity or privacy. Without limiting the foregoing restriction, the Entry should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third party materials. If an Entry does include such material, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, alter the Entry to remove it. By submitting an Entry, entrant warrants and represents that all persons appearing in the Photo and/or identified in the Caption have consented to (a) appear in the Photo and/or be identified in the Caption, (b) have the Entry submitted into the Contest, and (c) Sponsor's use of the Entry as provided in these Official Rules.
JUDGING: Initial Judging: Entries will be judged by a qualified panel of judges and will consider the following criteria: creativity/originality (up to 45 points), relevance to theme (up to 35 points), and composition of Photo/clarity of Caption (up to 20 points). The top 10 Entries with the most points according to the criteria listed above will be declared Online Finalist Entries (subject to eligibility verification). In the event of a tie, the Entry with the higher score first in the creativity/originality category and then in the relevance to theme category will be declared a winner. If a tie continues, the tied Entries will be re-judged by a new judge using the original criteria. Each potential Online Finalist (or his/her parent/legal guardian if Online Finalist is a minor) will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and Publicity Release ("Affidavit") within 7 days of receipt of notification, as well as provide Sponsor, if needed, completed permission waivers, in order to be eligible to compete in the Online Voting phase. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select fewer than 10 Online Finalists if it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries. If a potential Online Finalist cannot be contacted, or does not return the Affidavit within the required time period, he/she will be disqualified and Sponsor, in its sole discretion and time-permitting, will determine an alternate Online Finalist based on the judging criteria from among the remaining eligible Entries.
ONLINE VOTING: TThe 10 Online Finalist Entries will be posted on the website, where consumers will be asked to vote for the Entry they think is best. The Online Voting period will start at 12:00 p.m. noon ET on or about January 26, 2012 and will end at 11:59 a.m. ET on March 8, 2012. Online Finalists will be awarded points as follows: 30 points for first place, 20 points for second place, and 10 points for third place. Each Online Finalist's first name and state of residence will be displayed with his/her Entry. Grand Prize Winner: The Online Finalist with the highest total combined score from the Initial Judging and the Online Voting will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. All other Online Finalists will receive a Runner-up Prize. The decisions of the judges will be final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. The Grand Prize winner will be announced on or about April 13, 2012.
PRIZES: ONE GRAND PRIZE: A family vacation to Celebration, FL, awarded as a check for $10,000 and a gift basket with Pillsbury Baking products and branded items. Approximate retail value ("ARV") of Grand Prize: $10,050. NINE RUNNER-UP PRIZES: Each runner-up will receive a gift basket with Pillsbury Baking products and branded items designated by Sponsor. ARV of each gift basket: $25 each. Total ARV of all prizes: $10,275. No substitutions, cash reimbursement or transfer of any prizes permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the featured prize or any portion thereof becomes unavailable. Prizes will be awarded provided they are properly claimed in accordance with these Official Rules and a sufficient number of eligible Entries are received. Limit one prize per person, household, or family.
GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS: Online Finalists/winners cannot disclose or announce their status publicly (including through social media) until notified by Sponsor or the public announcement is made. Contest winners will be notified by telephone and/or certified mail. The Contest winners may be asked to make themselves available for media interviews and public relations activities related to the Contest where appropriate. As a condition of being awarded a prize, the winner must agree to participate in a celebration photo session with the Pillsbury Doughboy® character at or near his/her residence without further compensation. Other individuals participating in the photo session (or a parent/legal guardian if an individual is a minor) will be required to sign a liability/publicity release. Content of the photo session may be featured on the Sponsor's website at Sponsor's sole discretion. By participating in the Contest, winners agree to release, hold harmless and indemnify the Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agencies from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, harm, damage (including but not limited to property damage, personal injury and/or death), claims, actions, costs and expenses (including without limitation, all attorney's fees and court costs) arising directly or indirectly from or in connection with their participation, acceptance, possession or use/misuse of the prize or participation in any prize-related activity. Winners further acknowledge that the above parties are in no manner responsible or liable for, and specifically disclaim, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose. Submission of a Contest Entry grants Sponsor and its agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify the Entry in any way, in commerce and in any and all media worldwide, without limitation and without consideration to the entrant. Submission of an Entry further constitutes the entrant's (or his/her parent's or guardian's) consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any and all rights, title and interest in and to the Entry, including, without limitation, all intellectual property rights. Acceptance of a prize will further constitute and signify the winner's agreement and consent (or that of parent or legal guardian if winner is a minor) that the Sponsor and/or Sponsor's assignee may use the winner's Entry, name, photograph, images, likeness, voice, signature, biographical information and/or any other intellectual property materials created or submitted as any part of the Contest, in addition to any and all materials created during public relations activities related to the Contest (collectively "Publicity Materials") for purposes of advertising, publicity and trade related to Sponsor's products and/or services, in all media worldwide (including Sponsor's websites), without further compensation, except where prohibited. Each winner's statements may be used in whole or in part and may be paraphrased, amplified, shortened, and/or put into conversational form to meet the requirements of copy, layout and/or script, provided their general sense is not changed. All Publicity Materials developed or used will be Sponsor's property and will be works "made for hire" and each winner will retain no ownership rights whatsoever in or to said works. If said Publicity Materials are not considered works "made for hire," each winner hereby assigns all said works to Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes on prizes. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void outside the 50 United States and D.C. and where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right to take such action as it deems necessary to enforce these Official Rules and ensure the fair operation of the Contest, including without limitation, barring and disqualifying entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules or who, in its sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Sponsor, the Contest or any other person or entity. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by any cause which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, or if due to any technical, production or other error, more prizes are claimed or awarded than are described in these Official Rules at any prize level, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and determine winners from entries received prior to action taken, or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. No more than the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules will be awarded. By entering, entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules, entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Cleveland, Ohio.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of an entrant, such entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e mail address. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, or non-delivered entries or e-mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website or other connections availability, accessibility or traffic congestion, or miscommunications, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, or cable hardware, software or lines, or technical failure, or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information. Neither Sponsor nor its agencies are responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of Sponsor's website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds may be tampering with the entry process or operation of the Contest or website, may be acting in violation of the terms of the website or the Official Rules or may be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor or its agents.
IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED COMPANIES OR AGENCIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ENTRANTS ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
WINNERS LIST: The Contest winners will be posted to the Pillsbury Baking website on or about April 13, 2012. For the name of the Contest winners by mail, available after all winners have been verified, send a self-addressed business-size envelope with proper postage affixed by April 30, 2012 to: Pillsbury People Celebrate More Photo Contest Winners, c/o Cohn & Wolfe, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
SPONSOR: The J.M. Smucker Company, One Strawberry Lane, Orrville, OH 44667
©/® The J.M. Smucker Company. Pillsbury and the Doughboy character are trademarks of The Pillsbury Company, LLC, used under license.
Contest begins on September 21, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. noon Eastern Time (ET) and ends on November 30, 2011 at 11:59 a.m. ET ("Contest Period").Limit one entry per person or e-mail address.