We are seeking your nominations for recipients of Honey Dew Donuts® Dew Good Awards, five of which will be conferred pursuant to these Rules.
We seek your nominations of those unsung heroes who inspire you to work hard and make life better for others. We are going to recognize five such special people with an award of $2500, plus an award of $2500 to a qualifying 501 (c) charity selected by each Winner. Please review the Privacy Policy set forth on HoneyDewdonuts.com. The provisions of those documents will be applicable except as set forth below. We reserve the right to change the rules at any time. We reserve the right to cancel or change this promotion at any time, including without limitation the right to extend or reduce the time for responding. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO NOMINATE, PARTICIPATE AS A FINALIST, WIN OR VOTE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF YOUR NOMINATION BEING SELECTED OR YOUR NOMINEE WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. WINNERS OF CASH PRIZES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TAXES DUE ON CASH AWARDED TO THEM. ANYTHING YOU SUBMIT TO US BECOMES OUR PROPERTY AND MAY BE USED IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, IN ANY MANNER, WITHOUT NOTICE, FURTHER PERMISSION, OR COMPENSATION TO YOU.
1. Nominations
You may nominate any legal resident of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia for a Honey Dew Donuts® Dew Good Award. To nominate someone, you must be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia and at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of the nomination or vote. Employees of Honey Dew Associates, Inc. and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible to either make nominations, to be nominated or to vote. This Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Sponsor
The Contest is sponsored by Honey Dew Associates, Inc., located at 2 Taunton Street, Plainville, Massachusetts 02762.
3. Agreement to Official Rules
Submission of a Nomination, participation as a Finalist, winning, and/or voting, constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding.
4. Nomination Period
Nominations open on November 1, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST and close November 30, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST (the “Nomination Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Nomination Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Nomination Period by our online submission form.
5. How to Nominate
Tell us who you nominate and provide the reason for your nomination. Online Nomination Forms will be available at honeydewdonuts.com. Just fill in the details and submit. The details you provide will be used in our selection of Finalists and by voters in choosing Winners. You may submit an unlimited number of nominations. Multiple nominations of a person will not increase the chances of their selection as a Finalist. You may not use automated programs or bots to send nominations. Nominations and the information provided become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. We are not responsible for any delay in our receipt of your submission for any reason or our failure, for any reason, to receive your submission. If your nominee is a Finalist, you consent to the use of your name, your reason for the nomination and your relationship to the nominee to be made available on-line.
6. Finalists
The Sponsor will, in its sole discretion, select 10 nominees as finalists for the Dew Good Award (the “Finalists”) from the qualifying nominations received during the Contest Period. Odds of selection depend on the number of entries received.
7. Notice to Finalists
The Finalists will be notified by email on or about December 1, 2022. Finalists will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance, including verification that the “story” upon which their selection was based, is true, and forward a photograph, in a form acceptable to the Sponsor, within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent in order to participate further. If a Finalist is a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on behalf of the Finalists and fulfill any other requirements imposed on the minor as set forth herein. Finalists are participants in this Contest and will be disqualified unless in compliance with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules. The winning of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements and verification of the underlying story upon which your nomination was based. Certification of a Winner’s social security number and execution of a tax form shall be required before any payment is issued. Failure to comply within seventy two hours of notice will be grounds for disqualification. Inaccuracies in the information provided in the nomination procedure, or for the voting, will result in disqualification of a Finalist or Winner at any time. We shall not be responsible should we attempt to but are unable to contact a Finalist or Winner for any reason. If a Finalist cannot be contacted or fails to submit the required materials within the required time period (if applicable), or a prize is returned as undeliverable, or if a Finalist is disqualified, all of the Finalists rights to a prize are forfeited. Prior to the opening of voting, a disqualified Finalist may be replaced by the Sponsor with a nominee selected in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prior to the awarding of prizes, a disqualified Winner may be replaced by the Sponsor with a qualified Finalist selected in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Sponsor’s decision as to any replacement for a Finalist or a Winner is final and binding on all participants. Information, photographs and data provided by Finalists become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. We are not responsible for any delay in our receipt of a Finalist’s or a Winner’s submission for any reason or our failure, for any reason, to timely receive such a submission.
8. Voting
Visitors to our website may vote their choice among the Finalists by submitting the voting form at honeydewdonuts.com/dewgoodawards. Voting opens on December 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST and closes December 13, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST (the “Voting Period”). Votes that are submitted before or after the Voting Period will be disqualified. Voters must be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia and at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of the vote. Any qualified voters may submit an unlimited number of votes. Use of automated programs or bots to generate votes is prohibited.
9. Prizes and Payout
The five top vote getters among Finalists who have not been disqualified (the “Winners”) will receive $2500. Additionally, each of the Winners may select a 501 (c) charity, which must be approved in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, and the Sponsor will make a $2500 donation to that charity. Sponsor reserves the right to approve or disapprove of any charity nominated by a Winner. At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, if a Winner fails to name an acceptable charity, a charity may be selected by the Sponsor. Cash Prizes will be awarded via mail.
10. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry if we, in our sole discretion, deem your entry (i) to be inappropriate, indecent, obscene, profane, hateful, defamatory, slanderous, controversial, hateful, discriminatory or libelous, (ii) to promote bigotry, discrimination or wrongdoing of any nature, or if it contains material with which the Sponsor does not desire to be associated, (iii) to disparage Sponsor or its products or services, Sponsor’s competitors or their products or services, or any other person or entity, (iv) to contains company names, product names, brand names or trademarks other than those owned by Sponsor, (v) to include any material which is plagiarized, or infringes on the rights of any third party, including without limitation proprietary and privacy rights, (vi) to use the name, likeness or other indicia of any person, living or dead, or any entity; or (vii) to contains unlawful material.
11. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, persons making nominations, Finalists, Winners, and Voters (collectively, “Entrants” and each, individually, an “Entrant”) agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the Winners, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrants’ participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrants further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering, voting and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall an Entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrants waive any right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.
12. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by an appropriate court located in Massachusetts. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, each Entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Massachusetts.
13. Privacy
Information collected from Entrants is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy.
