“About.com’s #liveVerywell Contest” Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. USE OF ABOUT.COM OR VERYWELL.COM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WILL NOT ENHANCE CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE. Void where prohibited. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.
Subject to all the terms and conditions of these official rules (“Official Rules”), “About.com’s #liveVerywell Contest” (the “Contest”) starts on Monday, May 2, 2016 at 12:00 AM EST and ends on May 30 at 11:59 PM EST (“Entry Period”). Winners will be selected once per week starting May 6, 2016 through May 30, 2016 (each day an “Announcement Day”)]. About, Inc.’s (“Sponsor’s” or “About.com’s”) decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel this Contest at any time without any obligation or prior notice to participants. Entry in the Contest constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Rules and acknowledgement that the Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
1. ELIGIBILITY. Contest is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia except where entry into this Contest is prohibited by law. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission. Employees, directors, contractors (including third-party influencers/endorsers) of About, Inc. and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, legal advisors, promotion and advertising agencies and clients, and members of their immediate family (defined as spouse and parent, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees, are not eligible to enter or win.
2. HOW TO ENTER. Prior to entering, you will be prompted to sign into your Instagram account. If you do not have an account, visit www.Instagram.com to create one. To submit a valid “Entry” you must: (i) follow @verywell on Instagram (http://www.instagram.com/verywell); and (ii) post a picture or video that is 15 seconds or more on how you are living very well with the hashtag #liveVerywell and hashtag #contest. Limit of one prize per Entry and one Entry per day per entrant for the Contest. If entrant wins, his/her Entry will not be included for the following week’s judging of Entries. Any entrant found to use multiple accounts to enter will be disqualified. Entrants grant to About.com a perpetual, irrevocable right and license to all Entries in accordance with Section 3 below. All Entries may be used on Verywell.com and other Sponsor properties. All entrants must have a valid Instagram account used via a mobile device or on the Internet and all Entries must be compliant with the Instagram Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (https://Instagram.com/legal/terms). Instagram is free to join as of the time of publication of these Official Rules. If you post updates to or receive updates from Instagram via SMS from your mobile device, your wireless service provider may charge you for each text message you send and receive. Please consult your wireless service provider regarding its pricing plans. To the extent of any conflict between these Official Rules and the Instagram Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, these Official Rules will apply only with respect to this Contest. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
3. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS. Each Entry must comply with the following Guidelines:
i. The Entry must conform to the Instagram Statement of Rights and Responsibilities (https://Instagram.com/about/privacy).

ii. The Entry may not contain any content that is lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, obscene, or that otherwise contains offensive, harassing, threatening, or abusive language, other inappropriate content or objectionable material as determined by Sponsor in its sole and unfettered discretion.

iii. The Entry must be the entrant’s original work, created solely by the entrant, and must not infringe the copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other intellectual rights of any person or entity.

iv. If any persons appear in the Entry, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to sending the Entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the Entry by Sponsor as set forth in these Official Rules. If any person appearing in any Entry is under the age of majority in their state, country or province of residence, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release.

v. The Entry must not contain any personally identifiable information of any person other than the entrant. Should the entrant include personally identifiable information about him/herself in his/her Entry, entrant authorizes Sponsor to use, without further notification to entrant, review or approval by entrant, his/her Entry name if he/she becomes a Winner (as defined in Section 4 below), to publicize the Contest and inform other participants of his/her win (E.g., Sponsor may post on About.com’s and/or Verywell.com’s Instagram page: “And the winner is Jane Doe – Congratulations!”).

vi. Entrants may not be, nor may entrant work with parties in conjunction with their Entries, who: 1) are represented under contract (e.g., by a talent agent or manager) that would limit or impair Sponsor’s ability to display the Entries in any media form; 2) have an acting or modeling contract that would make their appearance in the submitted Entry a violation of any third party rights; or 3) 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 Contest, or from allowing Sponsor to use royalty-free, the Entries worldwide in all media in perpetuity.

vii. The Entry must not contain any commercial content or logos except for the Sponsor’s.

viii. The Entry may not contain any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties.

By submitting your Entry, you agree that your Entry conforms to these Official Rules and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify your Entry for any reason at any time, including if it determines, in its sole discretion, that your Entry fails to conform to these Official Rules in any way or otherwise contains unacceptable content as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Except as otherwise provided herein (including without limitation in Section 3.iv.), by submitting your Entry to About.com, you grant About.com a royalty-free license to publicly display, reproduce, and use the texts and photographs contained in your Entry in any form or media for any and all editorial and related promotional purposes in perpetuity. You also warrant that the texts and photographs are your original work, do not violate the copyright or any other personal or property right of any third party, and you have obtained any and all releases and permissions necessary for Sponsor’s intended use(s). You agree that Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for any unauthorized use of any Entry by third parties. Released Parties also do not guarantee the posting of any Entry.
4. WINNER SELECTION. Entries will be judged and selected by Sponsor from all eligible Entries (each selected Entry, a “Winner”) and announced on the respective Announcement Days. Each Entry will be judged on the following criteria: 70% Originality and 30% Production Quality of Entry. Each entry will be judged by employees or contractors of Sponsor with expertise in social media and health and wellness related content. Sponsor will have final discretion in Winner selection. Sponsor will have final discretion in Winner selection.
5. POTENTIAL WINNER NOTIFICATION. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest. The Winners will be notified by a posting on Sponsor’s Instagram page and/or direct messaging the winner within seven (7) business days following the applicable Announcement Day. Potential Winners will be required to respond to the notification by emailing Sponsor and will be required to complete an Eligibility Form no later than 7:00 PM (EST) five (5) business days following Sponsor’s notification of being a potential Winner (the “Response Deadline”) and may be required to also complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability and, Publicity Release (unless prohibited by law) and any other documents required by Sponsor and/or prize supplier. Failure to respond to the notification by the applicable Response Deadline will be grounds for Sponsor’s disqualification of a potential Winner. Failure to sign requested documentation, the inability of Sponsor to contact a potential Winner within the noted time period or noncompliance with these Official Rules by any potential Winner will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, the prize may be awarded to a runner-up. Delivery of prizes requires a street address (no P.O. Boxes). Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor.
6. ENTRANT’S PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at: http://www.about.com/legal.htm#anchor_privacypolicy The Instagram Data Use Policy (https://Instagram.com/about/privacy) applies to information you transmit through the Instagram website.
7. PRIZES. Each of the selected Winners may receive a prize from one of the following, such prize to be awarded at Sponsor’s discretion: The Ritualist (Fair market value = $95; $79), PureFix (Fair market value = $400), Daily Burn (Fair market value = $155), OmAroma (Fair market value = $100), Inspiralized (Fair market value = $70), Hint (Fair market value = $35), FlipBelt (Fair market value = $65), Mophie (Fair market value = $100), Sunsweet (Fair market value = $100), Kind (Fair market value = $100), Toufayan (Fair market value = $450), Thule (Fair market value = $430), Misfit (Fair market value = $120 for leather band; $99 for sport band), Muse (Fair market value = $299), Under Armour (Fair market value = $400), Egyptian Magic (Fair market value = $80), Nightshift (Fair market value = $175), Spa Ritual (Fair market value = $250), Vosges (Fair market value = $80), Cityseat (Fair market value = $100), Plum Organics (Fair market value = $150), Bellicon (Fair market value = $399) Sambazon (Fair market value = $100), Yogaglo (Fair market value = $216), Master & Dynamic (Fair market value = $199), Weber (Fair market value = $400), Casper (Fair market value = $75). You may not substitute, assign or transfer prize or redeem prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. You assume the risk of safe arrival of the prize. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, mutilated, or returned prizes; “bounced back” emails or misdirected mail; or unsafe arrival of a prize. You are responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes may be subject to additional terms and conditions of the prize provider. Sponsor reserves right to change dates.
8. GENERAL CONDITIONS. By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Contest and (b) to release, indemnify, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies, prize providers, platform owners (including Instagram) and the respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the forgoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), injuries, liability (including settlements), losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any awarded prize (including any travel/activity related thereto). If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code §1542, which says: “A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor,” as well as any other statute or common law principle of similar effect. By participating, entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the Contest without the prior consent of the Sponsor, which it may withhold in its sole discretion.
Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like entry methods will void all such entries by such methods and persons using any such methods will be disqualified. Each entry submission must be manually key stroked and manually entered by the individual entrant; automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or Contest service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related email or IP addresses may be blocked. The accumulation of entries generated through robotic, automatic, macro, or like methods is also strictly prohibited. Sponsor’s determination of whether a user is accumulating entries generated through automated means is in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor for lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, illegible or postage due entries, email or mail; or for any computer, telephone, cable, network, satellite, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information.
If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. If the Contest is terminated due to tampering or technical difficulties prior to its expiration date, notice will be posted at http://www.about.com or www.verywell.com or provided on the About.com or Verywell Instagram pages.
9. MISCELLANEOUS. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL RELEASED PARTIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR LOST, LATE, INCOMPLETE, DAMAGED, INACCURATE, STOLEN, DELAYED, MISDIRECTED, UNDELIVERED, OR GARBLED ENTRIES; OR FOR LOST, INTERRUPTED OR UNAVAILABLE NETWORK, SERVER, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP), WEBSITE, OR OTHER CONNECTIONS, AVAILABILITY OR ACCESSIBILITY OR MISCOMMUNICATIONS OR FAILED COMPUTER, SATELLITE, TELEPHONE OR CABLE TRANSMISSIONS, LINES, OR TECHNICAL FAILURE OR JUMBLED, SCRAMBLED, DELAYED, OR MISDIRECTED TRANSMISSIONS OR COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE MALFUNCTIONS, FAILURES OR DIFFICULTIES, OR OTHER ERRORS OR DIFFICULTIES OF ANY KIND WHETHER HUMAN, MECHANICAL, ELECTRONIC, COMPUTER, NETWORK, TYPOGRAPHICAL, PRINTING OR OTHERWISE RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ERRORS OR DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY OCCUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST, THE PROCESSING OR JUDGING OF ENTRIES, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PRIZE, THE INCORRECT UPLOADING OF THE PHOTOS, VIDEOS OR ESSAYS OR IN ANY CONTEST-RELATED MATERIALS. RELEASED PARTIES ARE ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY SITE USERS, TAMPERING, HACKING, OR BY ANY EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTEST. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ANY PERSON’S COMPUTER RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS FROM OR USE OF THE WEBSITE. THE CONTEST AND ALL ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated Entries will be void. Should any portion of the Contest be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential finalists from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to action taken using the judging procedure outlined above.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
10. DISPUTES. Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in this Contest, you (and your parents/legal guardians if you are a minor) agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved amicably, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, or the determination of Winners shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action exclusively by arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, then effective. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participant and Sponsor in connection with this Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and all proceedings shall take place exclusively in the State of New York in the City of New York. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 9, AND 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 CONTEST.
11. Request for Winners’ List. For a list of Winners (available after July 1, 2016), send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by July 1, 2016 to: About.com “#liveVerywell Contest” Prize Winner c/o About, Inc., 1500 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10036. For Official Rules mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to the above address marked “OFFICIAL RULES About.com “#liveVerywell Contest” for receipt by July 1, 2016.
Sponsor. About, Inc., 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10036. Instagram, The Ritualist, PureFix, Daily Burn, OmAroma, Inspiralized, Hint, FlipBelt, Mophie, Sunsweet, Kind, Toufayan, Thule, Misfit, Muse, Under Armour, Egyptian Magic, Nightshift, Spa Ritual, Vosges, Cityseat, Plum Organics, Bellicon, Sambazon, Yogaglo, Master & Dynamic, Weber, and Casper are not sponsors of or otherwise affiliated with, this Contest.