Official rules: ShopAtHome.com and JCP Pinterest contest

by Natalie Marusin · April 25, 2014

ShopAtHome.com and JCP Pinterest Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

Win the ShopAtHome.com and JCP Pinterest Contest! The ShopAtHome.com and JCP Pinterest Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Belcaro Group, Inc. d/b/a ShopAtHome.com (“ShopAtHome.com”) and JCP (collectively, “Sponsors”).

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

PRIZES: Four (4) Prizes: Four (4) winners will receive one (1) $250 JCP gift card (approximate retail value of $250.00 USD); total approximate retail value of all prizes is $1,000.00 USD). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to individuals 18 years or older at the time of entry who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (excluding residents of Arizona and Rhode Island who are not eligible). Employees of Sponsors or any of Sponsors’ affiliates or subsidiaries, and their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouses and grandparents), and those living with any of the foregoing are not eligible. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply; void in Rhode Island and Arizona, outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited by law.

TO ENTER: You can enter the Contest by following these steps: a) create a board titled “ShopAtHome.com and JCP Spring Fashion Fever” and follow us at Pinterest.com/Shopathome; b) pin at least one image of a fashion item you can’t live without this season, including the hashtag #shopathomejcpcontest; c) send an email to editorial@ShopAtHome.com with a URL to your board entry, along with your name and email address. Entries must be made between 12:01 A.M. MST on April 28, 2014 and 11:59 P.M. MST on May 4, 2014. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 P.M. MST on May 4, 2014.

ENTRIES: All entries must be compliant with Pinterest rules. Entries may be deemed ineligible by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, for inappropriate content. No notification will be made to you if your entry is deemed to be ineligible.

WINNER SELECTION: On or after May 5, 2014, three judges from the ShopAtHome.com editorial team will score the eligible entries. Boards will be scored as follows: 50% Originality and 50% following the theme of “Spring Fashion Fever.” The four boards with the most points will win the prizes. In the event of a tie for the fourth winning entry, the entry with the higher score for Originality will be selected as the winner. If there is a still a tie, a fourth judge from ShopAtHome.com will judge the tied boards, using both criteria, and select the winner. The judges’ decisions will be final with respect to any and all matters relating to the selection of the finalists and grand prize winner. By participating, eligible entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the judges’ decisions. The winners will be notified the day after he or she wins via an email from ShopAtHome.com and will have two (2) days to confirm his or her eligibility. Any winner who does not meet the eligibility requirements will forfeit his or her prize and the next-highest scored board will be made an alternate winner. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of the email account associated with the winning entry shall be deemed to be the entrant, and an entrant may be required to provide proof of such status.

PRIZE AWARDS: The prizes will be awarded within 30 days after winner verification, subject to prize availability. No prize substitution or transfer by winner is permitted. Limit one prize per person. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value. All taxes are the sole responsibility of each winner. Sponsors may require that the winner return a signed W-9 form and/or a Winner’s Affidavit and Release to be eligible for the prize.

PRIVACY: Please review ShopAtHome.com’s privacy policy at http://www.shopathome.com/pages/privacy-policy.aspx. By entering the Contest, entrants acknowledge that they have read and accepted the privacy policy, and agree to ShopAtHome.com’s collection and use of their personal information in accordance with the privacy policy. Personal information will not be provided to Pinterest.

GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS: One entry per individual. Entry and acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use the winner’s name, hometown, likeness, photograph, biographical, and prize information, and entry materials and/or statements about the Contest for print publication, online posting, and any other promotional purposes without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Entries become property of Sponsor. By participating in the Contest, you agree to release the Sponsors, Pinterest, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use or misuse of any prize. Entries that have been tampered with or altered are void. Sponsors are not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of prizes, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant’s ability to enter the Contest. Sponsors reserve the right to permanently disqualify from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules. Sponsors reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest in the event that it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired or if the Contest cannot be conducted as planned due to causes beyond the control of the Sponsors. In such event, winners will be selected from all valid entries received up to that point in time. Sponsors are not liable for lost, stolen, misdirected or late entries.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited by law, by entering you agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest, or the awarding of the prize, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action and any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in the Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees and you hereby waive all right to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to the Contest, or the awarding of the prizes, shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado and shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Denver, Colorado, and entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.

SPONSORS: Belcaro Group, Inc. d/b/a ShopAtHome.com, 5575 DTC Parkway #300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 and JCP, 6501 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX 75024. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest should be directed to ShopAtHome.com only.

WINNER IDENTITY: For the identity of the winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after May 9, 2014 to ShopAtHome.com and JCP Pinterest Contest, Belcaro Group, Inc., 5575 DTC Parkway #300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.