OFFICIAL RULES:
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To enter: Send your idea for a text set with two (2) Science World articles that you would include in the text set to [email protected]. All entries must include your name, address, and telephone number. One entry per person. All entries must be received by November 16, 2018. All entries (and rights in the winning entries) become the property of the Scholastic Inc. (“Sponsor”) and will not be acknowledged or returned.
2. Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Employees of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and their respective advertising, promotion, prize suppliers, and fulfillment agencies (collectively, the “Related Entities”), and the immediate families of each are not eligible to enter or win. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
3. Three (3) winners will be chosen from the qualified entries at random. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any entries that are inappropriate for any reason. Judging will be completed on or about December 1, 2018, by Sponsor, whose decisions on all matters relating to this sweepstakes are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right to not award any or all prizes if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of qualified and eligible entries.
4. Prizes: Each of the three winners (each a “Grand Prize Winner”) will receive a $50 gift card. Taxes on prizes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners.
5. Winners may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility/release of liability within five (5) days of notification. Sponsor and its agencies shall not be liable for unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner. If a potential winner (and his/her parent/legal guardian, if applicable) does not sign and return the affidavit of eligibility/release of liability within five (5) days from notification, or if the winner does not meet qualification criteria, Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate winner. After Sponsor’s reasonable attempt to award the prize, any unclaimed prize will not be awarded.
6. Prize is nontransferable, not returnable, and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. No prize substitution except by Sponsor in case of unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. By entering and/or accepting a prize, winner agrees that Sponsor, the Related Entities and their respective officers, directors, agents, and employees will have no liability or responsibility for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind, including but not limited to death, injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property that may be sustained in connection with this sweepstakes, the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for, participating in, and/ or traveling to any prize-related activity, or accepting, possessing, using, or misusing any prize, and they will be held harmless against any claims of liability arising directly or indirectly from the prizes awarded. Sponsor is not responsible if any prize cannot be awarded or enjoyed because of travel cancellations, delays, or interruption due to weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, or similar causes. By entering, participants warrant that their entries are their original work, entrant is the sole and exclusive owner of the entry, and that Sponsor’s use of any essays and drawings submitted will not violate any rights of any other person or entity, including, without limitation, any copyright, trademark, or patent rights. Participants further agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor and the Related Entities harmless from any claims arising from Sponsor’s use of participants’ submissions.
7. If the administration or integrity of the sweepstakes is compromised or corrupted at any time, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or cancel the sweepstakes. By entering the sweepstakes, entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Rules. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this sweepstakes will be ineligible for prizes.
8. Winners will be notified by Sponsor via phone or mail on or about December 1, 2018. Except where prohibited, acceptance of a prize shall constitute and signify a winner’s consent to the use of his/her name, address (city and state only), likeness, age, voice, and/or photograph for any lawful purpose in any media, including online, in perpetuity without further notice or compensation. Winners may also be asked to attend and participate in media and/ or public relations events (the “Media Events”) designated by Sponsor and/or requested by various media outlets. Upon Sponsor’s request, and subject to a winner’s availability, winners agree to participate in such Media Events without any further compensation. By accepting the prize, each winner agrees to release Sponsor and the Related Entities, and hold each of them harmless, from any claims relating to their selection, non-selection, participation, or non-participation in any Media Events. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for a prize.
9. WINNERS LIST. For the names of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope after December 1, 2019, and before January 4, 2019, to: Text Set Sweepstakes, Science World, Scholastic Inc., P.O. Box 713, New York, NY 10012.
10. Sponsor: Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.