Best Lemonade Stand in America Official Contest Rules

Official rules for Inc.com's Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest.

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How to Enter/Eligibility:   To be considered for Inc.com's "Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest" Grand Prize, Second Prize or Third Prize, entries must be received between 12:01 AM (ET) July 1, 2006, and 11:59 PM (ET) July 30, 2006.

Entries received between 12:00 AM (ET) July 31, 2006, and 11:59 PM (ET) August 31, 2006, will be considered for our "Lemonade Stand of the Week" portion of our contest, and will not be eligible for the Grand Prize, Second Prize, and/or Third Prize portion of our contest.

Enter by visiting http://www.inc.com/lemonade  (the "Web Site"), and completing and submiting  the entry form, including the answers to a series of questions about entrants' experiences in starting and running a lemonade stand.  Entries must be submitted in the English language Answers to each question must not exceed 100 words. Entrants must also submit a digital image of their lemonade stands. One entry per e-mail address/person. Only entries submitted electronically to the Web site in accordance with these rules will be eligible for consideration. Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the 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 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. 

Contest is open to all legal residents of the United States (excludes Puerto Rico,) between the ages of 5 and 12 at the time of entry (parents and guardians may help with entries), except employees of Mansueto Ventures LLC ("Mansueto") ("Sponsor"),  its parent, subsidiary and affiliate companies, its advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate families of the foregoing employees. Entries must be original to entrant and not be submitted to or published by any website or any publication.  Each entry may be published in any medium by Mansueto without additional compensation to winner. Entries cannot be acknowledged and become the property of Mansueto upon receipt. Submission of entry constitutes permission for Mansueto to post entrants'submission on line, for Mansueto to use entrant's submitted information for purposes of marketing and promotion; provided, however, that the last names and street addresses of entrants will not be provided to third parties or published by Mansueto on Inc.com or elsewhere. Mansueto may use first names, city and state to promote the entries. The parents or guardians of each winner will be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility/publicity, grant of rights and liability release to be returned within ten (10) days from the date it was sent, or another winner may be selected.

Selection of Winners: From all eligible entries received, the editorial staff of Inc.com and the readers of Inc.com, who will be able to view and comment on entries during the Contest period, will contribute to the selection of winners. Final decisions will be made by the Inc.com staff, whose decisions are final in all matters. The Grand Prize "Best Kid-trepreneur" will be chosen based upon criteria such as how much he/she sold, how he/she promoted the stand, and what lessons he/she learned about business.  Two (2) runners up will be chosen based upon "Best Lemonade Stand Design" (most aesthetically pleasing) and "Coolest Story About a Lemonade Stand" (based on answers to all questions collectively). Winner(s) must be available for a national television appearance in New York City on or about August 15, 2006.

During the full duration of the contest, 12:01 AM (ET) July 1, 2006, through 11:59 PM (ET) August 31, 2006, entrants will also be considered for feature in the Lemonade Stand of the Week. One entrant a week will be chosen and will receive an Inc.com t-shirt and super

Winner Notification:  Winners of the Grand Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize will be notified by phone or email on or around August 1, 2006.

Winners of the Lemonade Stand of the Week will be notified each week as they are chosen.

Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize--Best Kid-trepreneur will be awarded a $1000 savings bond, the opportunity to appear on a nationally televised TV program, and two round-trip tickets to New York, with hotel accommodations (double occupancy), ground transportation to/from airport/hotel (total retail value of Grand Prize is $2,000. Grand Prize package does not include meals, taxes, insurance, telephone charges, personal expenses, gratuities, incidental charges, or any other items not specifically described in these Official Rules. All expenses for any of the foregoing are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize Winner. The actual retail value ("ARV") of the travel prize may vary depending upon the point of departure and fare fluctuation. Grand Prize Winner and a parent or legal guardian must travel together on the itinerary and must possess valid ID in order to travel. No extension or change of trip dates permitted. Trip is subject to air/ground travel availability, hotel availability, and all other prize and travel restrictions, as applicable. Grand Prize Winner's parent/legal guardian must sign and return a Release of Liability/Publicity Release (where legal) prior to the issuance of travel documents. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for any prizes will be permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion. In the event the closest airport to the Grand Prize winner's home is the destination city, prize will not include air transportation and no other substitution or compensation will be provided. If, for any reason, a portion of the Grand Prize cannot take place as planned for any reason beyond the control of the Sponsor, then the remaining components of the Grand Prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsor's prize obligation to the Grand Prize winner, and no additional compensation will be awarded.

One (1) second-prize winner, the winner of the "Best Lemonade Stand Design," will receive a $500 college savings bond and a super-backpack package, to include an Inc.com t-shirt and school supplies.

One (1) third-prize winner, the winner of the "Coolest Lemonade Stand Story," will receive a $100 gift certificate and a super-backpack package.

In addition to the above winners, entrant's whose stories are selected to be featured on the Web site during the contest as Web site's "Lemonade Stand of the Week" will receive Inc.com t-shirts and super-backpack packages.

General: Neither Mansueto Ventures LLC, its parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies, nor its promotional agencies shall have any obligation or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain inaccurate information or that do not comply with these instructions; (ii) entries, prize claims, or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged, or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical error of any kind; (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties; or (iv) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any award or resulting from the acceptance of any award. Mansueto Ventures LLC, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Web site or otherwise disregarding these instructions. Mansueto Ventures LLC further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify the "The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest" if it cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort.

All materials submitted in connection with entries to Inc.com's "The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest" become the property of Mansueto Ventures LLC upon receipt and cannot be returned.  Winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. Grand Prize Winner's legal guardian will be issued an IRS 1099 Income Tax Form in the amount of the ARV of any prize accepted over $600.

Contest is governed by the laws of the State of New York, with venue and jurisdiction in New York, NY and all claims must be resolved in the courts of New York, NY.

Winners' List: The names of "The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest" winners will be available after September 30, 2006. Visit http://www.Inc.com to see winning entrants or send a stamped, self-addressed envelope postmarked no later than October 15, 2006 and received no later than November 15, 2006, to: "The Best Lemonade Stand in America Contest" Winners' List, c/o Mansueto Ventures LLC, 375 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10017.

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