1. Promotion Period: The "Real Fan of the Year" Contest ("Contest") begins at 12:01 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") on February 1, 2008 and ends at 11:59 a.m. ET on September 30, 2008 (the "Promotion Period").
2. How To Enter: To enter, visit www.hellmanns.com or www.bestfoods.com ("Entry Site") during the Promotion Period, click on the Promotion link and fill in all required information, including: submitting an essay (in English), in 100 words or less, describing why you are the Hellmann's® or Best Foods® real racing fan of the year, along with a photograph that depicts what makes you the Hellmann's® or Best Foods® real racing fan of the year ("Entry" or "Entry Materials").
3. Entry Requirements: In order to be entered into the Contest and a weekly random drawing, entrants must comply with registration instructions and specifics for uploading a photograph. The Entry must: 1) be complete to be eligible; 2) include a photographic image in color (jpeg or gif files) no larger than 4" x 6" in physical size (and no larger than 1MB in file size) depicting what makes the entrant the Hellmann's® or Best Foods® real racing fan of the year; 3) photo must be the property of the entrant, must be taken by the entrant and be non-professional and, 4) be uploaded in accordance with the specifications set forth at the Entry Site. The submission may not contain obscene, lewd or inappropriate images or text, as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion. Any Entry Material or portion thereof that is, in the Sponsor's sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, contains any third party materials, or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and may disqualify the Entrant. Therefore, clothing worn in the photo should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials. Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Entry Material from any source. Any digital photo that is not of satisfactory quality (i.e., brightness, focus, etc.) will likely be rejected, at Sponsor's sole discretion. Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether a photo qualifies as an Entry. All Entries must be the sole, original work of the Entrants. Sponsor may disqualify previously published essays or essays/photos that have won previous awards or competitions. Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entrants and winners acknowledge and agree that their Entries become the property of the Sponsor, which thereby has the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote and otherwise use Entries in any way it sees fit. Automated, script, macro or robotic Entries submitted by individuals or organizations (either by mail or online) will be disqualified. If, in Sponsor's sole discretion, the Entry appears to have resulted in any injury or bodily harm, it will likely be rejected. Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or proprietary rights. In such an event, the Entry will not be posted online and will be disqualified from the Promotion. Any Entry not in compliance with the above and does not meet the Sites' requirements will be disqualified. By entering, you agree to waive any rights you may have to the Entry submitted.
4. Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age and older as of date of Entry. Employees of Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever, Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., their respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies (collectively "Sponsor and its Administrators") NASCAR, Inc., and its affiliates and each of their respective employees, shareholders, directors, officers, members and agents and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate or win.
5. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values ("ARV"): Grand Prize (1): A 5-day/4-night trip for two to Miami, Florida to attend the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series™, NASCAR Nationwide Series™, and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ races scheduled to be held at Homestead-Miami Speedway® on November 14, 2008 – November 16, 2008. Grand Prize trip includes round-trip coach-class air transportation from the major United States airport nearest to Grand Prize Winner's home, round-trip ground transportation between airport and hotel, 4-nights hotel accommodations (based on double occupancy), two tickets to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series™ race (on 11/14/08), the NASCAR Nationwide Series™ race (on 11/15/08), and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race (on 11/16/08), the opportunity (subject to the rules and regulations of Homestead-Miami Speedway, LLC and/or any applicable sanctioning body) for winner to wave the green flag during the NASCAR Nationwide Series™ qualifying run of a pre-selected driver, access to the Gatorade Victory Lane following the three NASCAR® sanctioned events, a VIP pre-race tour for the winner and guest, Sponsor-selected racing merchandise and $1,000 spending money for winner, awarded in the form of a check. Approximate total retail value of Grand Prize is $7,000. In order to claim prize, additional releases and/or waivers of liability required by Homestead-Miami Speedway, LLC and/or any applicable sanctioning body shall also be required as applicable. Any VIP access or experience is subject to NASCAR's standard rules and procedures. In the event a winner lives within a 100-mile radius of destination city, round-trip ground transportation will be provided in lieu of air transportation and no additional compensation will be provided. Actual retail value of Grand Prize may vary due to winner's residence, destination city, dates of travel and fares at time of travel. Weekly Prize (35, 1 per week): A $100 Sponsor-selected gift card (ARV: $100 each). Gift card subject to expiration date and additional restrictions may apply.
6. Weekly Random Drawings: One (1) winner per week will be selected in a random drawing on or about each Wednesday following each weekly deadline (from February 13, 2008 – October 1, 2008), from among all eligible Entries received during that corresponding week only. The weekly random drawings will be conducted by Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. ("Administrator"), an independent judging organization whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the Promotion. Odds of winning a weekly prize will depend upon the total number of eligible Entries received by each deadline date. All prizes will be awarded and winners notified by mail/email. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the prize is unavailable.
7. Grand Prize Random Drawing (If Necessary) and Judging: In the event more than 10,000 eligible Entries are received, 10,000 eligible Entries will be selected randomly (to be judged), on or about October 1, 2008, from among all eligible Entries submitted. Drawing will be conducted by Administrator, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Promotion. Odds of being selected as one of the 10,000 eligible Entries depend upon the total number of eligible Entries received. The 10,000 selected Entries will be judged to determine the Grand Prize winner. The judging will occur on or about October 15, 2008, under the supervision of the Administrator, based on the following judging criteria: Best Depiction of racing fan of the year in Essay - 30%; Best Depiction of racing fan of the year in Photo - 30%; Most Original Essay - 20%; and Essay Sincerity - 20%. In the event of a tie, tied entrants will be re-judged based solely on Best Depiction of racing fan of the year in Essay, to determine the winner. In the event there are 10,000 or fewer Entries received, all eligible Entries will be judged as described above.
8. General Rules: Potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified by phone. The Administrator will make three (3) attempts to contact the potential Grand Prize Winner via phone within 24 hours from the time winner determination was accomplished. If Administrator is unable to reach the potential Grand Prize Winner via phone within this time frame, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate will be determined. Potential Grand Prize Winner (or parent/legal guardian if a winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will then be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, liability/publicity release (except where prohibited by law) within three (3) days (including weekends) of notification attempt or the prize will be forfeited and alternate winner may be determined. Affidavit package will be mailed via overnight mail with a pre-paid overnight return envelope included or sent via email. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate determination/selection. Sponsor is not responsible if NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series™, NASCAR Nationwide Series™, and/or NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ races on November 14, 2008 – November 16, 2008 is postponed or cancelled after ticketing of prize for any reason, in whole or in part or if a winner cannot be confirmed with sufficient time to attend race. In such event, winner will receive remainder of the prize with no compensation paid in lieu of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series™, NASCAR Nationwide Series™, and/or NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ race ticket portion of prize. Airline tickets are for travel from major airport in the United States nearest Winner's home to the destination city. Airline carrier's regulations and conditions apply. Trip may not be combined with any other offer and travel may not qualify for frequent flyer miles. Grand Prize Winner and travel companion must travel together on the same itinerary. Travel companion of Grand Prize Winner (or parent/legal guardian if travel companion is a minor) will be required to execute a Release of Liability/Publicity Release (where legal) prior to departure; if travel companion is a minor, he/she may only travel with his/her parent or legal guardian (i.e., the winner). Winner and travel companion must possess valid travel documents (i.e., valid photo ID, etc.) in order to travel. All travel must be completed around November 15, 2008; dates of departure and return are subject to change. Seat selection and timing of trip subject to availability and confirmation of reservations. No refunds or credit for changes are allowed. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above, including, but not limited to, taxes, tips, entertainment and transfers, are Prize Winner's sole responsibility. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion of prize) of equal or greater value in the event the prize is unavailable. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winner (or the parent/guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence), if applicable. Winners and all entrants, as a condition of Entry into the Promotion, agree to release Sponsor, Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., Homestead-Miami Speedway, LLC, NASCAR, Inc, each of their respective agencies, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, agents, assigns, the City of Homestead and all others associated with the development and execution of this Promotion (collectively the "Released Parties") from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with submitting an Entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Promotion, the receipt, ownership or use of prize awarded or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of the prizes. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner's name, likeness, essay and photo for promotional purposes (including any possible public relations opportunities) without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By entering, entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. Entries will be declared to be made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of Entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet Access provider, Online Service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the Entry process or the operation of the Promotion or the Site; violates the Official Rules; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Releases Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Promotion which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in this Promotion. Entries generated by script or bot are not eligible. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Promotion if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including but not limited to for infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or corruption of any sort. In such event, Sponsor will award prizes from eligible Entries received prior to cancellation. As a condition of entering the Promotion, entrant (or parent/legal guardian if entrant is a minor in his/her state of residence) agrees that: 1) under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; 2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 3) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys fees.
9. Conditions: Winners acknowledge and agree that their Entries become the property of the Sponsor, which thereby has the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote and otherwise use Entries in any way it sees fit in connection with advertising or promoting the Promise brand and products in any medium, throughout the world, in perpetuity. Entrant shall have no right to review or approve edits, alterations or modifications, and the entrant waives the benefit of any provision of law known as "moral rights". No information regarding Entries or judging will be disclosed to any third party not involved in the conduct of the Promotion. By submitting an Entry, you represent: (a) that the Entry is your own original work that has not previously been published or publicly shown or won a prize or award; and (b) any and all rights to the Entry belong to you and the Entry does not infringe, misappropriate or violate the rights of any third party. Further, any Entries that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems to be inappropriate for publication will not be considered.
10. Winners List: For the names of the winners, available after November 15, 2008, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by December 15, 2008, to: The "Real Fan of the Year" Contest Winners, P.O Box 7999, Melville, NY 11775-7999.
11. Sponsor/ Administrator: The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes is Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever, 33 Benedict Place, Greenwich, CT 06830. The Administrator of the Sweepstakes is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.
Homestead-Miami Speedway, LLC is not a sponsor of this promotion. Homestead-Miami Speedway and its logos are registered trademarks and are used with permission. NASCAR, Inc., is not a sponsor of this promotion. NASCAR® is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc.