No Purchase Necessary to Apply.
SPONSOR: CIRKLEDIN.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Cirkledin.com $250 COVID-19 Resources is open
only to those legal
residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia
who are thirteen
(13) years of age or older at the time of application and who are
currently enrolled in
an accredited school or are approved for home schooling. Current
employees, officers,
directors and agents of Sponsor and its related companies and members of
their immediate
families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings and children) and persons
residing at the
same address are not eligible to win. Void where prohibited.
2. HOW TO ENTER: To enter, submit a complete Grant application
online at the
Sponsor's Website (www.cirkledin.com) no later than May 15th, May 31st, June 15th, June 30th, 2020 at 11:59
pm
Pacific Time. Limit one (1) Application per person. Application must
fill the “About Me”
section with his/her name and contact information.
Written responses that are obscene, pornographic, libelous, or otherwise
objectionable
will be disqualified. All Applications become the property of the
Sponsor and will not
be returned. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late,
misdirected, or
unintelligible applications. By submitting an application, you fully and
unconditionally
accept and agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the
Sponsor, which are
final and binding.
3. SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS: The sponsor is looking for eligible
applicants who
submit applications. On or near 2 weeks of apply date a qualified
panel of judges
will
select ONE (1) potential winner based on the criteria of points earned
by the applicant,
profile completeness along with the quality of prompt write up, from the
eligible
applicant list. One applicant can win only one Grant per year
(starting in January
of a calendar year, e.g Jan 1st – Dec 31st). Sponsor will select one (1)
of the
submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Application. The
potential winner
will be notified by e-mail, at which time he/she will be required to
sign further
documentation as explained below. Also, the sponsor will verify the
requirements
fulfillment by the potential winner and potential winner will submit
appropriate
documents for this purpose. Sponsor shall have no liability for any
potential winner
notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by the potential
winner for any
reason. Sponsor reserves the right to choose no Grant
Recipient if, in its
sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and
qualified
Applications. Portions of the Prize Winning Application may be posted on
the Sponsor's
Website, or used in other marketing materials, without further
compensation or notice to
the winner. Sponsor's decision on winner selection will be final.
4. PRIZES: One (1) winner will receive a Grant in the amount
of two hundred fifty dollars and zero cents ($250). The Grant will be a
cash, either handed over in person or in form of a cashier’s
check that will
be mailed to the winner. The Grant may not be assigned,
transferred, or
changed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. The awarding of any
Grant
is contingent upon full compliance with these Official Rules and subject
to Sponsor's
verification of applicant and applicant's submission. Applicants agree
to be bound by
Official Rules and agree that if any Grant Recipient fails
to provide proof
of identity, refuses to provide required affidavit, refuses to complete
and provide any
requested tax forms (including IRS W-9 form), is found to have violated
the Official
Rules or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria, the Grant
Prize will be
forfeited and the applicant who submitted the application with the next
highest score
will become an alternate potential Grant Recipient.
applicants understand
that Sponsor is not liable for injuries, losses or damages of any kind
arising from
participation in this Grant Program and acceptance, possession and
use of
Grant. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or
other error in
the printing of the offer, administration of the Grant Program or
in the
announcement of the Grant. Taxes on prizes are sole
responsibility of
Grant Recipients. Grant Recipients will be
issued 1099 tax
forms.
5. PRIVACY: By submitting an application, you acknowledge that the
Sponsor and its
related companies may also call and/or send you information it thinks
may be of interest
to you, subject to Sponsor's privacy policy at
https://www.cirkledin.com/privacy-policy/
6. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited, by accepting a Grant,
the Grant
Prize Recipients agree that Sponsor may, without any limitation or
further compensation
or notice, use his or her name, voice and/or likeness in any and all
media, worldwide,
for the purpose of advertising and promoting the Website, the Sponsor,
the Grant
Program, or any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes sponsored by
Cirkledin.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an application, you acknowledge and agree
that: (a) Sponsor
will own your application, including your written response submission,
and (b) as
between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights in and
to the
application and the written response submission. Each applicant hereby
irrevocably
grants, transfers, sells, assigns and conveys to the Sponsor, its
successors and
assigns, all present and future right, title and interest of every kind
and nature
whatsoever, including, without limitation, all copyrights, and all
rights incidental,
subsidiary, ancillary or allied thereto (including, without limitation,
all derivative
rights) in and to the application and the written response submission(s)
for
exploitation throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means of any and
all media and
devices whether now known or hereafter devised (the "Rights"). Sponsor
shall have the
right, in its sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan,
duplicate, or alter, the
Application and written response submission(s) for any purpose which
Sponsor deems
necessary or desirable, and each applicant irrevocably waives any and
all so-called
moral rights they may have in the application and written response
submission(s)
submitted by him or her. Each applicant hereby acknowledges that such
applicant does not
reserve any rights in and to the Application and the written response
submissions.
8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited, by participating,
Applicant agrees that
all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of
participants
and Sponsor and their agents shall be governed by and construed
exclusively in
accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware without giving effect
to any
principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Applicant agrees
that any action at
law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Grant Program,
or awarding of
the prizes, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located
in the state of
Delaware and Applicant hereby consents and submits to the personal
jurisdiction of such
courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where
prohibited, by
participating in this Grant Program, Applicant agrees that: (a)
any and all
disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with
this Grant
Program, or awarding of the Grant, shall be resolved
individually, without
resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims,
judgments and awards
shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs
associated with
participating in this Grant Program but in no event attorneys'
fees; and (c) under
no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for
and hereby
waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential
damages and any other
damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all
rights to have
damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not
allow the
limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential
damages, so the
above may not apply to you.
9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION. Each person who
enters this
Grant Program represents and warrants to Sponsor as follows: (i)
the Application,
including the written response submission is the Applicant's own
original, previously
unpublished, and previously unproduced work; (ii) the written response
submission is
wholly original with Applicant and as of the date of submission, is not
the subject of
any actual or threatened litigation or claim; (iii) the written response
submission
neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights or
other rights of
any other person or entity; (iv) the written response submission does
not and will not
violate any applicable laws, and meets the Submission Requirements set
forth above. Each
Applicant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sponsor harmless from
and against any
and all third party claims, actions or proceedings of any kind and from
any and all
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of
any breach or
alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreements
of Applicant
hereunder.
10. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION: Except where prohibited, potential
Grant
Recipients (or their parents or legal guardians if they are minors at
the time of
application) will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility,
Publicity/Liability Release, and Copyright Assignment within ten (10)
days of
notification or the Applicant with the Application with the next highest
score will
become an alternate potential Grant Recipient. If
notification to a
potential Grant Recipient is returned as undeliverable, the
Applicant with
the Application with the next highest score may become an alternate
potential
Grant Recipient.
11. NO OBLIGATION TO USE. Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or
implied) to use
any winning Application, or to otherwise exploit a winning Application
or continue the
development, production, distribution or exploitation thereof, and
Sponsor may at any
time abandon the use of the winning Application for any reason, with or
without legal
justification or excuse, and the Grant Recipients shall not
be entitled to
any damages or other relief by reason thereof.
12. IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ – GENERAL RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY. By entering
the Grant Program, each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the
Sponsor, its
related companies, affiliates, and each such company's respective
employees, officers,
directors and agents are not responsible for any costs, injuries,
losses, or damages of
any kind arising from or in connection with: (i) incomplete, lost, late,
misdirected or
illegible entries or for failure to receive Applications due to any
cause, including
without limitation human, transmission, or technical problems, failures,
or malfunctions
of any kind, whether originating with sender, or otherwise, that may
limit an
Applicant's ability to participate in the Grant Program; or (ii)
any injury or
damage resulting, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from
participation in the
Grant Program and/or the use of any prize, including, without
limitation, claims,
costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death,
damage to, loss
or destruction of property, or any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or
damages related
to or based on the Applicant's rights of publicity or privacy, or the
Applicant's claim
that he or she has somehow been defamed or portrayed in a false light.
Sponsor assumes
no responsibility for any damage to an Applicant's computer system which
is occasioned
by accessing the Website or participating in the Grant Program, or
for any
computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions,
or other
errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections
that are human
or technical in nature, or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of
information, or
the failure to capture any information. This Grant program is
subject to all U. S.
federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
13. SPONSOR'S RIGHT TO MODIFY, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE. In the event
Sponsor is prevented
from continuing with the Grant Program by any event beyond its
reasonable control,
then Sponsor shall have the right in its sole discretion to modify,
suspend, or
terminate the Grant Program.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion to disqualify
any individual who is found to be tampering with the application process
or the
operation of the Grant Program or the Website, to be acting in
violation of these
Official Rules, to be submitting responses dishonestly or inaccurately,
or to be acting
in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. In the event of a dispute as
to the identity
of any entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used
to enter will be
deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is the natural
person assigned
an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider
or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain
associated with
the submitted address. If an Application is confirmed by Sponsor to have
been
erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, the entrant's sole remedy shall
be another
Application, if time permits. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of
these Official
Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or of any other provision.
15. LIST OF COVID-19 Resources RECIPIENTS: The names of COVID-19 Resources
Recipients
of this Grant Program will be posted on the Cirkledin.com Website.
