PeopleTowels’ B.Y.O.Towel™ Design Contest Rules

No purchase necessary.
A purchase will not increase your chance of winning.

1. SPONSOR. B.Y.O.Towel Design Contest is sponsored by PeopleTowels, LLC, 455 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Monterey, CA 93940, (“Sponsor”).

2. ELIGIBILITY. PeopleTowels’ B.Y.O.Towel Design Contest (“Contest”) is open only to current legal residents of the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, and the District of Columbia. You must be at least 18 years old as of the start date of the Contest. Employees, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives of Sponsor and their immediate family members and those living in their household, and each person or entity connected with the production, administration or judging of the Contest, and each parent company, affiliate, subsidiary, agent, and representative of any aforementioned entity are not eligible.

3. TIMING. Contest Submissions begins on 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time, (EDT) on October 1, 2011 and ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT on October 24, 2011 (the “Submission Period”). Contest Voting begins October 29, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. EDT and ends at 11.59 p.m. EDT on November 5, 2011 (the Voting Period). Contest subject to these official rules, which can be found at http://www.peopletowels.com/contests/ContestRules.

3. HOW TO ENTER. Contest is subject to these official rules. ONLINE ENTRIES ONLY. Limit of five (5) unique entries per person per contest. You must be a registered member of www.peopletowels.com in order to submit a design for the Contest. All requested information must be completed in English. To enter: (1) design your towel(s), then (2) submit your towel design(s) at http://www.peopletowels.com/contests in .jpg, .gif or .png format, (3) complete the required information and agree to the contest rules in their entirety.

4. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES. Entries will be considered eligible if they meet the following criteria:

The design must fit a 9” x 9” inch PeopleTowel.

All aspects of the design must fit within 7.5” x 7.5” inches on a PeopleTowel (the “live area”).

A maximum of four (4) colors are allowed.

For initial entry:
- Submit a thumbnail file in 200 x 200 pixels at 72 dpi and no larger than 50kb. File must be in RGB or PMS color and can be in .jpg, .png, or .gif format.
- Save your file as "Title of design_First InitialLast Name" before submitting it to the contest. For example, if the title of your design is "Summer" and your name is "Jane Doe"; save your file as "Summer_JDoe" .
- You can submit up to 5 entries in the contest.

If you're selected as a finalist, you'll submit a detailed view of your design in 456 x 432 pixels at 72 dpi in RGB or PMS color (.jpg, .png, or .gif) .

If voted a winning design, the final design file must be set up as 9” x 9” and at least 300 dpi.

Entries must not contain material which is, or promotes, activities which are sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, self-mutilating, relating to murder, the sales of weapons, cruelty, abuse, discriminatory based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age, illegal such as underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, offensive, threatening, defamatory, profane, or harassing; or material that contains any derogatory references to Sponsor or any other entity deemed inappropriate in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entry must be entirely original to the Entrant and must NOT include mention or performance of any copyrighted material including but not limited to music, films, books, television programming, or identifying descriptions of any media property without permission. Sponsor is not responsible for legal protection or clearance of Submissions in any form. If, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, your Submission constitutes copyright infringement, the Submission will be disqualified. Contestants agree to indemnify Sponsor, and its officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all claims from any third party for any use of Submission by Sponsor. Contestants may not be represented under contract that would limit or impair Sponsor’s ability to show the design in any media form; are under a merchandising agreement; or are under any other contractual relationship, including but not limited to guild and/or union memberships, that may prohibit them from participating fully in this promotion, or from allowing Sponsor to use royalty-free, the Submission worldwide in all media in perpetuity.

The Entry must not include any use of a trademark or logo owned by another party. The Entry must comply with the Website’s Terms of Use. All design Entries will be subject to the PeopleTowels’ Entry rules, http://www.peopletowels.com/contests/ContestRules and legal terms contained in this document, the official rules (“Official Rules”).

5. JUDGING. During the Entry Period, Sponsor may post and exhibit Entries on Sponsor’s website, www.peopletowels.com. Posting of Entries does not give Entrant a greater chance of winning.

On or before October 26, 2011, a panel of judges (“Judges”) chosen by the Sponsor will select nine (9) designs to advance to the Final round of the Contest based upon the following criteria:

Originality (25%)
Creativity (25%)
Theme appropriateness (25%)
Suitability for printing on PeopleTowels’ custom-made fabric (25%).

In the event of a tie, tying entries will be rescored.

On October 27, 2011 at 11 a.m. EDT, the Sponsor will choose four (4) additional designs, based on the same criteria as above, to be posted on the Sponsor’s Facebook page (www.facebook/peopletowels) for voting by the Sponsor’s Facebook fans. The design with the most votes by 11:00 pm EDT on October 28, 2011 will be the tenth (10^th) design to move to the Final round of the Contest.

The ten (10) designs chosen by the Judges, the Sponsor and the Facebook winners will be posted on the Sponsor’s Website on October 29, 2011 to be voted upon by the public. Visitors to the Sponsor’s website may vote online between 12:00 a.m. EDT on October 29, 2011 to 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 5, 2011 (“Voting Period”), for the designer whose Entry, in the voter’s opinion, is the most original, creative and best embodies the Contest theme. LIMIT ONE VOTE PER PERSON/PER IP ADRESS/PER DAY. All votes generated by a script, macro, or other automated/repetitive electronic means or mechanically reproduced (except as permitted in these Official Rules) will be disqualified and ineligible for voting for the Contest.

The Judges’ Choice winner is the design with the most votes by the Judges based upon the following criteria: Originality: 30%, Creativity: 40%, Theme Appropriate: 30%. The Popular Choice winner is the design with the most unique votes cast online by 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 5, 2011, according to Sponsor’s time clock, on November 5, 2011. The Runner Up winner is the design with the second most unique votes cast online by 11:59 p.m. EDT on November 5, 2011, according to Sponsor’s time clock, on November 5, 2011. In the event of a tie, the Judges will select one of the tied entries based on the following judging criteria: Originality: 30%, Creativity: 40%, Theme Appropriate: 30%. Winners will be announced on or about November 6, 2011 (“Announcement Date”) on Sponsor’s Website.

6. SELECTION OF WINNERS. The Selected Contestants will be required to respond (as directed) to the phone and/or e-mail notification within 72 hours of attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize; and, in such case, Sponsor may choose the next highest scoring entries from among the remaining eligible entries. In order to claim the Prize, the Selected Contestants will be required to assign the copyright in the design to the Sponsor, although Selected Contestant will always receive name credit for the winning design on the Sponsor’s website, and shall be able to display design as part of his/her portfolio. The Selected Contestant will also be sent an affidavit of eligibility / liability / publicity release (“Release”). Unless restricted by law, each Selected Contestant will be required to complete and return the Release within the time period specified therein. The release will include permission by the Selected Contestant to allow Sponsor to use the information contained on the submitted entry form in any and all advertising throughout the world without additional compensation. Should Selected Contestant be unwilling or otherwise unable to provide such permissions and or releases or otherwise cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason, an entrant with the next highest score will be chosen from the remaining entries until one who is able to meet all requirements can be selected. Selected Contestant must provide Sponsor with all signatures on the Release and return all documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules in order to be eligible to receive the prize.

7. PRIZE. Subject to verification of eligibility, one (1) Judges’ Choice winner and one (1) Popular Choice winner will each be awarded $500 plus 10% royalties of their winning designs sold on PeopleTowels.com from November 8, 2011 to November 8, 2012. Royalties will be paid on a semi-annual basis. One (1) Runner Up winner will be awarded $250.

All prizes will be delivered by U.S. Mail or overnight carrier (i.e., FEDEX, UPS), within Sponsor’s sole discretion, to an address provided by the Contestant. All federal, state, and local taxes and other expenses in connection with the prize not expressly described herein as being awarded are the sole responsibility of the Selected Contestants. Selected Contestants are solely responsible for any other unspecified expenses related to prize, excluding shipping and handling costs. All activities related to the prize are at the Selected Contestants’ own risk and subject to whatever restrictions are imposed by the entities that govern activities. In the event of noncompliance with the foregoing requirements or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate Selected Contestants will be selected. In the event that insufficient qualified entries are received, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to not award all prizes.

8. CONDITIONS. Contest is subject to these Official Rules. By participating, entrants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, Selected Contestant agrees to release Sponsor, including its subsidiary and any affiliated entities together with the respective directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest, (collectively, the Releasees) from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of Prize or participation in any prize-related activities. Sponsor shall not be liable for: (i) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (ii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iii) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (iv) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Contest. Sponsor disclaims any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest, in its sole discretion, should it receive fewer than 20 entries, or due to circumstances beyond its control, including natural disasters. Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, cancel, modify, or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention, or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control, corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the Contest. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines such entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, undermine or harass any other players or Sponsor representatives. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Contest will be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida.

9. PUBLICITY. Sponsor reserves the right to use the entry submissions to the Contest for publicity purposes prior to or after the Contest end date, in any media, and to use the name, likeness, hometown name, of any Contest entrants, including all or part of their submitted design throughout the world, without any compensation or prior review unless specifically prohibited by law. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of Selected Contestant, and entrants may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the awarded prize. This Contest is void outside the U.S.A. and where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or violating these Official Rules. Selected Contestant will be required, as a condition of accepting a Prize, to sign a declaration of eligibility, liability, and publicity release, allowing Sponsor to use the name, likeness, hometown name, winning design and/or prize information of Selected Contestant as part of that publicity throughout the world, without any compensation or prior review unless specifically prohibited by law.

10. PRIVACY. All personal information collected by Sponsor will be used for administration of the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy only. Any questions regarding privacy matters should be directed to the address set out below. Please refer to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at URL www.peopletowels.com/privacypolicy for important information regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.

11. OFFICIAL RULES and WINNERS LIST. For a copy of these Official Rules or the Winners List (available after the Announcement Date) send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (WA, VT residents need not affix postage) to: “PeopleTowels: Design Contest,” 455 Canyon Del Rey Blvd., Monterey, CA 93940.

Please specify “Official Rules” or “Winner List”. Requests must be received within six (6) months of the Announcement Date.

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