The Get Back Out There Contest – Terms and Conditions (“Official Contest Rules”)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR WHERE BONDING, REGISTRATION, OR OTHER REQUIREMENTS EXIST BUT HAVE NOT BEEN MET. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT—READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES A RELEASE FROM YOU, AND A LIMITATION OF CERTAIN OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
The "Get Back Out There Contest" (the "Contest") is sponsored by POPSUGAR Inc., having a corporate address of 111 Sutter Street, 16th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104 and by OurTime.com, having a corporate address of 8750 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75231 (collectively, the "Sponsor"). Entrant's ("your," "you," or "entrant") registration and participation in the Contest, and Prize Recipient's (defined below) receipt and participation in the Prize (defined below) shall be governed by the terms and conditions contained in these Official Contest Rules. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

In the event of an inconsistency between these Official Contest Rules and any disclosure or other statement contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, a Contest entry form or any point-of-sale, radio, television, print or online advertising, these Official Contest Rules will prevail and govern.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

1. This Contest is open to legal residents physically residing in the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, aged 18 or over, or who meet the relevant jurisdiction's minimum age requirement, excluding employees of Sponsor and their immediate families, household members, agents or anyone else professionally connected with this Contest. Prize Recipient must be single, aged 50 or over, and the subject of the essay submitted (described in 3c below). Winner and Prize Recipient may be required to furnish proof of identity, address, and birth date in order to receive a prize.
2. Contest Period: Enter the start and end time periods outlined below. The Sponsor's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.
Event Timeline Pacific Standard Time
(PST)
Start of Campaign: Monday, May 8, 2017, 12:01 AM
End of Campaign: Sunday, May 14, 2017, 11:59 PM

3. Entry: To enter, visit [https://www.popsugar.com/love/Get-Back-Out-Contest-43480998] and submit the following information during the Contest Period, in order to be entered into the Contest:

a. Name
b. Email
c. Submit a short essay, in English and in one hundred (100) words or less, describing why your single mom, aged 50 or older, deserves a complete dating "Momover" to Get Back Out There

4. By entering this Contest and/or accepting or participating in any part of any Prize, you agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules.

5. By submitting an entry in the Contest, entrant confirms and warrants that his/her entry is original to the entrant and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including all copyright and rights in the nature of copyright, trademarks, and rights of privacy or publicity ("Rights"). The entrant further warrants and represents that it has all appropriate clearances, permissions, and releases for the entry, to grant Sponsor the license described in these Official Contest Rules. The entrant must be able to provide on request all appropriate clearances, permissions, and releases for the entry, and in the event that entrant cannot provide all required releases, Sponsor reserves the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion, to disqualify the applicable entry or seek to secure the releases and clearances for Sponsor's benefit.

By uploading, submitting, or posting any written material related to this Contest, regardless of whether such written material is selected as a winning entry, entrant grants Sponsor a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferrable, assignable, and sublicensable license, to use, download, reproduce, copy, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute the written material for the sole purpose of evaluating and selecting a winner for this Contest.

All rights, consents and licenses granted to Sponsor under these Official Contest Rules will survive the termination of this Contest. Entrant's consent and license may only be revoked in writing, and the mere ending of this Contest or Contest Period is not sufficient to revoke such consent or license.

6. Maximum of one (1) entry into the Contest per person, per household, and per email address.

7. No purchase is necessary to participate in this Contest. Odds of winning will depend on how many entries are received.
Prize (s): Each winner's single mother, aged 50 or older and who is the subject of the essay ("Prize Recipient"), will win a complete dating "Momover" which includes 1) a six (6) month membership to the dating website OurTime.com; 2) a $200 VISA gift card for a hair and makeup session; 3) a $250 VISA gift card for a new first date outfit; and 4) a one-hour virtual Date Coaching Session from Dr. Robi Ludwig, OurTime relationship expert, and a copy of her book, "Your Best Age is Now," for a total retail value of up to One Thousand Dollars ($1000) USD (the "Prize"). Prizes will be delivered to confirmed winner or Prize Recipient to a valid U.S. address. Gift cards, certificates, credits, or coupons (the "Gift Card") values are less any applicable activation, transaction, or maintenance fees and subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions disclosed on the Gift Card, including any stated expiration dates. Sponsor is not responsible for, and will not replace, any lost, stolen, destroyed, or expired Gift Cards, or Gift Cards used without winner's permission. VISA ® entities have not sponsored this Sweepstakes in any way. Any third party prize entities have not sponsored this Contest in any way.
Actual value of Prize may vary. No compensation or substitution will be provided for any difference in Prize value. Prize-specific terms and conditions apply. Any Prize details not specified in these Official Contest Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
8. There is no cash alternative in whole or in part for the Prize, and the Prize is non-transferable and non-exchangeable. There will be no refund for unused portions of the Prize. No compensation or alternative to the Prize will be offered due to inability to attend, claim or use the Prize or due to any delay on the part of the winner or Prize Recipient; provided, however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any Prize. In no event shall the Sponsor be obligated to award more prizes than the number of Prize(s) stated in these Official Contest Rules.
9. Winner Selection: After the Contest Period, one (1) winner will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period based on the quality of the short essay submitted judged upon the following criteria: compelling story (40%), relevance to theme (why your single mom deserves a complete dating "Momover" to Get Back Out There) (30%), originality and creativity (30%). In the event of a tie, the winner will be chosen by the judges' determination of the more heavily weighted criteria (compelling story). The winning entry will be chosen by a neutral panel of Sponsor's employees. The winner shall be the person whose email account was used to submit the winning entry into the Contest, and an entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. Sponsor reserves the right to deliver Prize(s) directly to the mailing address provided by an entrant in his or her entry to the Contest.
10. Winner Notification: The winning entrant will be contacted by email after the end of the Contest Period whereupon the winning entrant will be require to disclose necessary contact information about the intended Prize Recipient within three (3) days of request. Each winning entrant and Prize Recipient will be required to do the following as qualifying criteria of the Contest that must be met in order to receive the Prize: (a) respond to Sponsor within five (5) business days of initial contact to confirm eligibility; and (b) sign an affidavit or declaration of eligibility and liability and publicity release form; and (c) for Prize Recipient only, consent and agree to the terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules in writing (replacing Prize Recipient for entrant and/or winner, as further described in such documentation), and (d) return it to Sponsor within five (5) business days of attempted delivery. Except where the prize is time-sensitive, in which case no alternate winner will be drawn, if a winner fails to complete either of the foregoing qualifying criteria, such winner may be disqualified and an alternative winner may be selected using the judging criteria, up to three times. Other restrictions may apply, and an entrant or winner may be disqualified from the Contest if he or she fails to comply with any provision of these Official Contest Rules as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion.
11. Winner and/or Prize Recipient shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state, and local taxes on the value of the Prize as accepted. If required by Sponsor, the winner and/or Prize Recipient must properly complete and return to Sponsor an IRS Form W-9. The winner and/or Prize Recipient may receive from Sponsor an IRS form 1099-MISC at the end of the calendar year, and a copy of such form will also be filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
12. Unless prohibited by applicable law, the acceptance of the Prize by the winner constitutes the winner's permission for Sponsor to use winner's name, address, biographical information, and testimonials for advertising and/or publicity purposes in connection with this Contest only, worldwide, and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, and without further compensation.
13. Winner publication: The names and locations of confirmed winner will be available for two (2) years after the end of the Contest Period by sending a request to the Sponsor address at the end of these Official Contest Rules.
14. Normal time, toll, connection, and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet Service Provider may apply.
15. Data Protection: Sponsor will only use the personal details you supply for the administration of the Contest and for no other purpose, without your prior consent. Sponsor shall use any personal data in accordance with its privacy policy located at, www.popsugar.com/privacy and co-sponsor's privacy policy at http://www.ourtime.com/v3/features/privacypolicy.
16. This Contest is not endorsed by, administered or associated with Twitter ("Social Media Company"). Entrants hereby release Social Media Company from all responsibility and liability in respect of the Contest.

17. Incomplete, illegal, misdirected or late entries, or entries not in accordance with these Official Contest Rules, will not be accepted. Proof of sending will not be accepted as proof of delivery. Releasees (defined below) take no responsibility for entries delayed, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, misdirected, damaged or lost due to technical reasons or otherwise.
18. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual or void any entry or Prize award to any entrant who corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest or is otherwise in violation of any law or of these Official Contest Rules. This includes, for example, the use of computer 'script,' 'macro,' or 'brute force,' masking identities by manipulating IP addresses, or using any automated means in order to increase entries into the Contest in a manner that is not consistent with the spirit of the Contest.
19. If, for the reasons set forth in Section 18, or other reasons outside the reasonable control of the Sponsor, the Contest cannot be run or administered as planned, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Contest (subject to any written directions given under applicable law), and Sponsor shall post a notice on the Contest entry page to such effect. Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel, or suspend this Contest for any reason that Sponsor believes in good faith is fair to the entrants.

20. Decisions of Sponsor are final and binding with respect to all matters related to the Contest or interpretation of these Official Contest Rules. If an act, omission, event or circumstance occurs which is beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor and which prevents the Sponsor from complying with these Official Contest Rules, the Sponsor will not be liable for any failure to perform or delay in performing its obligation.
21. Participation in the Contest is at entrant's own risk. By accepting or participating in any Prize, or any portion of any Prize, in any way, the winner agrees to indemnify, release, reimburse, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, Social Media Company, and each of their respective partners, subsidiaries, affiliated entities, employees, directors, officers, agents, or representatives (collectively, "Releasees") from any liability, claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, infringement of any right of publicity or intellectual property; threatened or actual injury, loss or damage to any person, including death and disability; defamation or portrayal in a false light (intentional and unintentional); invasion of privacy; and damage to or loss of property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any Prize or participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities in any way, to the extent permitted by law. In no event will Releasees be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind, including indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages arising out of this Contest. (Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties. Check local laws for restrictions regarding these limitations or exclusions.)
22. Releasees do not make any, and hereby disclaim any and all, representations or warranties of any kind regarding any Prize, including any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability, or representation with respect to the function or operation of the Prize.
23. Releasees shall not be liable for any electronic miscommunications or failures, nor technical hardware or software failures of any kind with respect to the Prize or the Contest.
24. Entrants understand and agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California ("Section 1542") and any similar law of any state or territory of the United States that they may have with respect to the release provisions herein are hereby expressly and forever waived. 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/HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS/HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
25. Entrant(s)and winner have been given a full opportunity to review and analyze these Official Contest Rules and fully and completely understand all of the terms of these Official Contest Rules. Entrant(s) and winner(s) acknowledge and agree that this is a complete RELEASE and DISCHARGE of all claims and rights against the Releasees, and that no action will be taken by or on behalf with respect to any such claims or rights, it being understood that this release shall be binding upon entrant(s)' or winner's and/or winner(s)' heirs, executors, and administrators, and anyone claiming by or through entrant(s) or ), winner.
26. This Contest shall be governed by California law without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. By participating in this Contest, entrants hereby irrevocably consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts of San Francisco, California for any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest.
Sponsor: POPSUGAR Inc., having a corporate address of 111 Sutter Street, 16th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104, and OurTime.com, having a corporate address of 8750 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75231.