“HOW I SOLVED MY DECORATING DILEMMA
WITH BALLARD DESIGNS” VIDEO CONTEST
To be eligible, an entrant must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the U.S. or its territories. Employees of Ballard Designs, HSNi, LLC, their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotional agencies and members of their families (“Sponsors”) are not eligible to participate.
Submit a one minute video explaining how a Ballard Designs product solved a long time decorating dilemma. Customers must also include a written description of no more than 50 words of what their video is illustrating. To enter, go to www.youtube.com/upload, log in to your account or sign up for an account. Then click “upload video” to select video file from your computer. While the video file is uploading, fill in the correct description and tag information. The description should read “How I Solved My Decorating Dilemma Contest at http://www.ballarddesigns.com/contest”. Once the video is fully uploaded, scroll to the bottom of the upload form and copy the video URL. Paste the URL onto the contest form at http://www.ballarddesigns.com/contest and continue entering contest information. Entries are accepted until July 4, 2011.
All submissions become the property of Ballard Designs and will not be returned. Entry constitutes consent to use entrants name, voice and likeness in any manner, including but not limited to catalog, online and other media advertising outlets without further compensations or permission. The videos submitted should not include any people or infringe on another party’s intellectual property rights. The entrant is providing the information to Ballard Designs and not YouTube. Ballard Designs reserves the right to cancel the promotion should the promotion be compromised in any manner.
On or about July 12, 2011, a panel of Ballard Designs judges will choose the top five videos based on the following criteria:
-Creativity
-Originality
-Presentation,
-Problem Solving, and
-Suitability for catalog and online.
On July 12, 2011, the top five videos will be emailed for fans to vote for their favorite. Fans will have until July 15, 2011 to cast their vote. One vote per fan. In the event of a tie, the Ballard Design Judges will determine the winner based on the judging criteria.
On or about July 19, 2011, a Grand Prize of a $2000.00 Ballard Design merchandise certificate will be awarded. A Second Prize of a $1000.00 Ballard Designs merchandise certificate will be awarded. A Third Prize of a $500.00 Ballard Designs merchandise certificate will be awarded. The approximate retail value of the prize to be awarded is $3500.00. Prizes are not redeemable or transferrable in cash. Taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. For a winners list, go to http://www.ballarddesigns.com/contest.
The Grand Prize winner is required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release and a Form W-9 Request for Taxpayer Identification Number prior to the prize being officially awarded. The executed documents must be returned within 7 days after receipt. If the documents are not received, an alternate may or may not be accepted. Entrants release Sponsors and YouTube from all liability in connection with their participation in the contest promotion. This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with YouTube.
All applicable federal, state and local laws apply. Void where prohibited.
