Easy-Birthday-Cakes.com Cake Decorating Contest
Official Contest Rules
This contest is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. No purchase is
necessary to enter this contest. This contest officially ends at
midnight EST on March 31, 2010. All entries must be received by
midnight
EST on March 31, 2010. The winner will be selected no later than April
15, 2010. Void where prohibited by law.
Easy-Birthday-Cakes.com and Wedding-Cakes-Connection.com, its owners
and affiliated parties (hereinafter
"Contest Sponser") is not responsible for entries not received due to
internet access problems, service outages or delays, or any other
technical problems.
All submitted materials and entries must be original material created
by the entrant. You may not submit entries containing store bought
cakes or pictures of cakes and descriptions of cakes that were not made
by you as the entrant. By submitting any photo or information to
Contest Sponser, entrant represents and warrants that the entry does
not and shall not infringe on any copyright, any rights of privacy or
publicity of any person, or any other right of any third party, and you
have the right to grant any and all rights granted to Contest Sponser,
including but not limited to all necessary rights under copyright, free
and clear of any claims or encumbrances.
Prizes: One (1) First Place Winner will be awarded a Seventy-Five
Dollar
($75.00) US Amazon Gift Card. One (1) Second Place Winner will be
awarded a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) US Amazon Gift Card. One Third
Place
Winner will be awarded a Ten Dollar ($10.00) US Amazon Gift
Card. One (1) Winner of the Best Cake Directions and Description will
receive a Twenty-Five Dollar ($25.00) US Amazon Gift Card. One (1)
Winner of the best cake in the categories of wedding cakes, anniversary
cakes, bridal shower cakes or groom's cakes submitted at our sister
site Wedding-Cakes-Connection.com will be awarded a Seventy-Five Dollar
($75.00) US Amazon Gift Card. The prizes carry
their own terms and conditions. You may view the terms and conditions
of the Amazon Gift Card here.
No prize or part of a prize is transferable. No substitution allowed
except at the discretion of the Contest Sponser. Contest Sponser
reserves the right to substitute any and all prizes with prizes of
equal or greater value, if a prize becomes unavailable. Winners are
solely responsible for any and all taxes on a prize.
Contest Sponser in its sole and absolute discretion will judge entries
for first, second and third place
using the following criteria: (1) creativity; (2) originality; (3)
overall appearance; (4) quality and completeness of description.
Contest Sponser in its sole and absolute discretion will judge entries
for the best cake directions and
description using only the fourth (4th) criteria listed above. Winners
will be notified no later than April 15, 2010 via e-mail. Since e-mail
will be the mode of notifying the winners, any entries submitted
without an e-mail address will be ineligble to receive prizes. If the
selected winners are unreachable, ineligible, or fail to respond within
seven (7) days, the winners will forfeit their prizes and the
runner-ups will be contacted. It is the responsibility of the entrant
to whitelist Contest Sponser's e-mail address. Contest Sponser is
not responsible for undelivered e-mails or delayed receipt of e-mails
by winners. If a winner fails to respond to Contest Sponser's e-mail
notification with the required information for any reason whatsoever
within seven (7) days of the date of the e-mail notification, the
winners will forfeit their prizes and runner-ups will be contacted.
By submitting an entry, entrants indicate acceptance of these Official
Contest Rules and irrevocably grant Contest Sponser (i) all rights in
the entry including the rights to publish, use, edit and/or modify such
entry in any way it deems appropriate; (ii) the unconditional right to
use such entry in any media, without limitation and without
consideration or acknowledgement to the entrant; (iii) the
unconditional right to use submitted photographs and descriptions
and/or other entry materials in whatever form submitted for promotional
or advertising purposes and without compensation. The winners will be
required to consent to the use of their first and last names, state or
province, country, and/or prize information, without limitation for
promotional purposes and without further compensation. Contest Sponser
shall have no obligation to publish or display each entry
submitted.
By submitting an entry, entrants release Contest Sponser from any and
all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of
any kind arising out of or in connection with this contest or any prize
(including,
without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, and losses related to
personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, or
rights of publicity or privacy). Entrants agree to be bound by these
Official Contest Rules, which are final and binding in all respects.
These Official contest Rules constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter addressed here and may not
be altered except by a written document signed both by qualified
representatives of Contest Sponser and the entrant. To the maximum
extent permitted by law, contest sponser reserves the right to change
these Official Rules at any time.