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Official Contest Rules
1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. The Amigos Student Art Contest (the “Contest”) is being organized by Amigos Together For Kids, Inc (“AFK”). The Contest will begin on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 7:00 a.m. and end on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (“Contest Period”). During the Contest Period, students currently enrolled in elementary, middle school or high school are encouraged to enter the Contest by having their parent or legal guardian go to the web site located at https://brighterdaysahead.artcall.org. All submissions must be a student’s original work, created solely by the student. All required fields on the online entry form must be complete and accompanied by a valid email address for the student’s parent or legal guardian. Limit of one (1) entry per student. All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 24, 2020. Any entrant who attempts to enter with multiple email addresses under multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to register/play multiple times will be disqualified and forfeits any and all prizes won, in AFK’s discretion. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant ineligible.
AFK is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, unclear, incomplete, misdirected, or ineligible entries, which will be disqualified, or for technical, hardware, or software malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the sender, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest which may limit the ability to play or participate, or by any human error that may occur in the processing of the entries in the Contest. The computer clock of AFK is the official timekeeping device of the Contest.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to residents of Miami-Dade County ages 5 to 18, except employees of AFK and relatives of and those living in the same household as such employees. For the purpose of this Contest, relatives are defined as spouse, mother, father, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children and grandchildren. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited.
3. SELECTION OF WINNERS: On or about August 3, 2020, AFK or its designated judges (whose
decisions are final) will select the winners, who will be thereafter notified by phone or email. If the winners do not respond to the notification, or if a Contest communication is rejected or returned as undeliverable or a winner cannot be reached after a reasonable attempt has been made by AFK (as determined by AFK in its sole discretion), such winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from all eligible entries. Upon disqualification, no Prize or other compensation will be given.
4. PRIZES: During the Contest Period, there will be twelve (12) total Prizes awarded based on the originality of design, clarity of theme message, and artistic merit, all as judged by AFK in its sole discretion.
Prizes consists of one the following:
Elementary School – First Place $250 Visa Gift Card
Elementary School – Second Place $150 Visa Gift Card
Elementary School – Third Place $100 Visa Gift Card
Elementary School – Honorable Mention $50 Visa Gift Card
Middle School – First Place $250 Visa Gift Card
Middle School – Second Place $150 Visa Gift Card
Middle School – Third Place $100 Visa Gift Card
Middle School – Honorable Mention $50 Visa Gift Card
High School – First Place $250 Visa Gift Card
High School – Second Place $150 Visa Gift Card
High School – Third Place $100 Visa Gift Card
High School – Honorable Mention $50 Visa Gift Card
In addition to receiving a Prize, each Winner may be identified by name, school name, and/or grade, and have his or her winning work of art featured in AFK’s website, social media, newsletter and official AFK socks.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. All Prizes legitimately claimed will be awarded. No transfers, Prize substitutions or cash redemptions will be made. In addition, AFK reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a Prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value whether due to the unavailability of a Prize or Prize component, or for any other reason. Prizes are non-refundable and must be accepted as awarded. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded.
AFK will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, vouchers, certificates or Prizes. If any winner cannot redeem the Prize for any reason, such winner will forfeit his or her Prize and AFK will not be obligated to provide any sort of substitute Prize or compensation. All state, federal, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner, regardless if a Prize is redeemed.
5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/REQUIREMENTS: By entering entrant agrees to release, defend, hold harmless and indemnify AFK and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, directors, officers, employees and agents against any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described), with respect to or arising out of any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a Prize awarded in the Contest, including but not limited to any claims for damage to property, personal injury, death or claims based on defamation, rights of privacy, rights of publicity or merchandise delivery. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant ineligible. By entering, entrant further agrees that (a) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages (b) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (c) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. AFK is not responsible for any printing or typographical errors in these Official Rules or any other materials associated with the Contest.
By entering this Contest and accepting the Prize, each winner agrees to maintain his or her behavior in accordance with all applicable laws and generally accepted social practices in connection with participation in any Contest activity, including use of the Prize. Winner understands and agrees that AFK has the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any winner from use of the Prize at any time if his or her behavior at any point is disruptive or may or does cause damage to person, property or the reputation of AFK or otherwise violates the policies of the Prize providers.
At AFK’s sole discretion, each winner will be required to sign and return a claim form and an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within ten (10) days of receipt or his or her Prize may be forfeited. In the event of noncompliance with any of the foregoing requirements, the Prize may be forfeited. All Prize claims, affidavits of eligibility and liability/publicity releases are subject to verification by AFK.
Entrants enter at their own risk and AFK is not responsible for and shall not be liable for any condition caused by events beyond its control that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from this Contest. AFK reserves the right to revise these Official Rules and/or to permanently disqualify any person it believes has violated these Official Rules.
6. GENERAL RULES: By entering the Contest (except where prohibited by law), entrants consent to the use of their work of art, as well as their names, pictures, likenesses, voices, biographical data, and/or any information contained in their entry, in the AFK website, as well as any related advertising, promotion and marketing materials throughout the world in any medium now or hereafter invented, including on the internet, by AFK and third party marketing entities, without additional compensation, notification, review, or approval. AFK’s decisions will be final in all matters related to this Contest, the interpretation of these Official Rules and awarding of the Prizes. If the Contest is not capable of running or being completed as planned for any reason, AFK reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest.
7. CHOICE OF LAW/VENUE. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and AFK in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings shall take place in the State of Florida, in the City of Miami.
