“Revitalizing Your Work” (the “Promotion”)
OFFICIAL SUBMISSION RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER SUBMISSION OR TO BE SELECTED FROM THIS PROMOTION.
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CONSUMER DISCLOSURE
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OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF SUBMISSION
By entering this Promotion, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Any violation of these rules may, at Sponsor’s discretion, result in disqualification. All decisions of the judges regarding this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.
1. PROMOTION PERIOD. Promotion begins 8:00 AM EDT, September 16, 2022 and ends 11:59 PM EDT, October 6, 2022, when all submissions must be received (“Promotion Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY. This Promotion is only open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, except officers, directors, members, and employees of the Sponsor, the judging organization (if applicable), or any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, and the immediate family (i.e., parents, children, siblings, spouse), and persons residing in the same household, as such individuals. This Promotion is void outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited.
3. HOW TO ENTER. Visit https://beta.whitegood.com/ad-pro-gaggenau-revitalizing-the-work/ during the Promotion Period and follow the instructions to complete and submit the entry form. Entrant must include:
(i) At least (1) sketch, rendering, or photograph of an unrealized residential dwelling project that deserves to be revitalized
(ii) No more than four (4) but no less than one (1) high-resolution PDF or .jpg files of drawings, elevations, CAD/other renderings, or sketches of a residential space related to the theme,
(iii) One (1) written narrative of (200-250) words to provide background information What was so important about this project that you brought it forward to the client? Why do you think this project should be “realized”? Why wasn’t it “realized” before, for example budget? Why was this project designed the way it was designed? What is the core of this design? What is the point of view?
Submissions must be submitted online through the submission form linked above. Hard copies will not be accepted. (“Submission”). Entrants represent and warrant that their Submission is the original work of such entrant, it has not been copied from others, and it does not violate the rights of any other person or entity. Entrant further represents and warrants that their Submission adheres to the fundamental spirit of the Promotion and does not contain any defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful matter or depict anyone engaged in any illegal, immoral or lewd act, any violent or pornographic material or contain any other inappropriate content (as determined by Sponsor). Limit: One submission per person during the Promotion Period. All entrant information, including e-mail addresses, is subject to the respective Privacy Policy of the applicable Sponsor.
4. SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. All entries will be judged on or about October 20, 2022 (the “Judging Date”) by the Gaggenau team, in collaboration with AD's Sam Cochran, Global Features Editor. The judges will score entries based on the following criteria: creativity and originality of depicted theme (25%), practicality/functionality of actual residential space usage (25%), thought process clarity in written description (25%) and level of innovation/overall visual appeal (25%). The top 4 entries with highest overall score will be declared the potential participants (in the event of a tie, the entry with the higher score in the practicality/functionality of actual dwelling space usage criteria will prevail). Any potential participant will be notified by mail, email and/or telephone. If a potential participant: (i) cannot be contacted; (ii) does not respond within five (5) business days from the date the Sponsor first tries to notify him/her; (iii) fails to return the Affidavit and Release as specified in Rule 9; (iv) refuses participantion; and/or (v) the participant notification is returned as undeliverable, such potential participant forfeits all rights to participate in the Promotion, and an alternate potential participant may be selected. Upon contacting a potential participant and determining that he/she has met all eligibility requirements of the Promotion, including without limitation the execution of required waivers, publicity and liability releases and disclaimers, and, at Sponsor’s discretion, successful completion of a background check, such individual will be declared “a participant” of the Promotion.
5. PARTICIPANT DESCRIPTION. There will be four (4) participants. The participation includes: (1) These visionaries will be invited to share an intimate, virtual conversation with Sam Cochran, AD’s Global Features Director. During this discussion, Visionaries will have the opportunity to share their unpublished or unrealized works with Cochran. Collectively, Cochran and fellow Visionaries will elevate and breathe new life into featured designs – celebrating and reinvigorating Visionaries’ creative energy. The approximate retail value of the participation is $0.00.
6. TAXES. All federal, state and/or local income and other taxes, if any, are the participant’s sole responsibility.
7. OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE. All entry materials become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The copyright in any Submission shall remain the property of the entrant, but entry into this Promotion constitutes entrant’s irrevocable and perpetual permission and consent, without further compensation, with or without attribution, to use, reproduce, print, publish, transmit, distribute, sell, perform, adapt, enhance, or display such Submission, or any portion thereof, and the entrant’s name and/or likeness, for any purpose, including but not limited to editorial, advertising, trade, commercial, and publicity purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor, in any and all media now in existence or hereinafter created, throughout the world, for the duration or the copyright in the Submission. Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, and modify the Submission.
8. NO PARTICIPATION TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No participation or any portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash.
9. CONSENT AND RELEASE. By entering the Promotion, each entrant releases and discharges the Sponsor, judging organization, and any other party associated with the development or administration of this Promotion, their parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, members, shareholders, employees, independent contractors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, “Sponsor Entities”), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection with this Promotion, including without limitation legal claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages, demands or actions of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction or property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively, “Claims”). Except where prohibited: (i) entry into the Promotion constitutes the consent of each entrant, without further compensation, to use his/her name, likeness, biographical data, contact information and his/her Submission for editorial, advertising, marketing, publicity, and administrative purposes by the Sponsor and/or others authorized by the Sponsor; (ii) acceptance of participation constitutes a release by any participant of the Sponsor Entities of any and all Claims in connection with the administration of this Promotion and the use, misuse, or possession of his/her Submission; (iii) any potential participant may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility (including social security number) and a liability/publicity/copyright release; and (iv) Fully-executed affidavits and releases must be received by Sponsor within five (5) days from the date that Sponsor first tries to notify the potential participant. Sponsor may conduct a background check to confirm any potential winner’s eligibility and compliance with these rules. By entering, you agree to cooperate reasonably with any such background check. If participation in any public event(s) or publicity, or if Sponsor Entities intend to publicize the participant in any way, and if a background check reveals that a potential participant has engaged in conduct that could damage the reputation or business of any Sponsor Entity, as determined by Sponsor in its discretion, the potential participant may be disqualified and and an alternate participant will be selected.
10. DISCLAIMERS. (i) Sponsor not responsible for submissions that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including by reason of hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility at Sponsor’s servers or elsewhere. In the event of a dispute, submissions will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of submission. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access Provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institute) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. (ii) Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the web site or otherwise attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion. Use of bots or other automated process to enter is prohibited and may result in disqualification at the sole discretion of Sponsor. (iii) Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it is not capable of completion as planned, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure or technical failures of any sort. (iv) Sponsor Entities are not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of this Promotion, including without limitation mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production errors, and may cancel, terminate or modify this Promotion based upon such error at its sole discretion without liability. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the number of participation opportunities as specified in these rules. (v) In the event this Promotion is cancelled or terminated, pursuant to subparagraph (iii) or (iv), Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to select participants from among all eligible submissions received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the submissions offered herein. (vi) SPONSOR ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, AS REGARDS THIS PROMOTION OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY PARTICIPATION OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PARTICIPATION. (vii) CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. (viii) The values of the submissions set forth above represent Sponsor’s good faith determination of the approximate retail value thereof; the actual fair market values as ultimately determined by Sponsor are final and binding and cannot be challenged or appealed. In the event the stated approximate retail value of a submission is more than the actual fair market value of that submission, the difference will not be awarded in cash or otherwise. No substitution or compensation will be given for any participation that is not used.
11. APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISDICTION. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. If any court of law, having the jurisdiction to decide on this matter, rules that any provision of these Official Rules is invalid or unenforceable, then that provision will be removed from the Official Rules without affecting the rest of the Terms. The remaining provisions of these Official Rules will continue to be valid and enforceable. Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws. All disputes arising out of or connected with this Promotion will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Promotion and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.
12. PARTICIPANT LIST. For a list containing the names of the participants , send a self-addressed stamped envelope, within six (6) months of the Judging Date, to: Participation List, “Revitalizing Your Work,” White Good, 1451 Quentin Road Ste #400, Lebanon, PA 17042 – ATTN: Rose Lantz
13. SPONSORSHIP. This Promotion is sponsored by BSH Home Appliances for its Gaggenau brand, 1901 Main Street, Suite 600, Irvine, CA 92614 (individually and collectively, the “Sponsor”).