NCSY Purim Contest Official Rules
No Purchase or Donation Necessary to Enter or Win.
NCSY Purim Costume Contest (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by NCSY, a program of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (the “Orthodox Union”), a non-profit organization, having an address at 40 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006 (“Sponsor”).
ELIGIBILITY:
The Sweepstakes is open to all persons who are at least 14 years of age at the time of entry subject to the terms and conditions of these Official Rules (“Entrants”).
Void where prohibited by law.
PRIZES:
- 1) $500 Grand Prize
- 2) $250 2nd prize
- 3) $100 3rd prize
- 4) Several $50 prizes for runner ups
SWEEPSTAKES DEADLINES:
Entry begins at March 19, 2024 at 12am EST (“Entry begins”)
All entries must be received by 3/25 11:59pm EST (“Entry ends”), in order to be entered into the Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER:
All entries must be made within the Sweepstakes Period, i.e. subsequent to the “Entry begins” date and prior to the “Entry ends” date.
- Online Entry:
You can submit a photo of yourself, your friend, or a group to either @myncsy or @jsu.international Instagram pages (“IG”). You can post and tag either account, or DM the accounts directly. All participants must be named. Costume explanation is encouraged, but not mandatory.
To be eligible, the photo must have been taken by the entrant or a third party who has taken a photograph of the entrant.
If your photo includes persons other than yourself, you must provide a signed written release by that person, consenting to the use of his/her image in the photo, the posting of the photo on social media and the distribution of the photo, etc. If the person in the video is 14 or older, he/she may sign the release. Anyone younger than 14 years of age must have the release signed by a parent or guardian. A form of release can be found here.
If the entrant is unable to provide all required releases, NCSY and/or the Orthodox Union in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify the submission, or to seek to secure the required releases.
You retain your rights to your photo; however, by entering the contest, you grant NCSY and/or the Orthodox Union (and those authorized by NCSY and/or the Orthodox Union) a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or later developed, for any purpose, including, but not limited to, publications of NCSY and/or the Orthodox Union. NCSY and/or the Orthodox Union will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.
Ethics
Entrants must disclose the circumstances under which an image was captured as well as any instructions given to a subject. The welfare of a subject and the environment must be placed ahead of the desire to capture a photograph. Upon entering the contest, entrants certify that subjects were treated with respect and dignity, and that no people or wildlife, nor the environment were harmed in creating the photograph.
All contact information provided must be valid, truthful and current. Entries submitted must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete, illegible or unintelligible entries. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false entries or entries suspected of being false. Persons discovered entering under several names will be disqualified. Only complete valid entries will be accepted. Sponsor will not verify receipt of entries. All entries submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNER:
All eligible submissions will be subject to a selection process by a review committee.
Applications will be judged based on a combination of creativity, connection to Purim/Israel and originality.
The entries will be judged by a panel of three (3) staff members of NCSY / JSU National Marketing. Winners will be determined by those three staff members in their sole discretion. The decision of NCSY/National Marketing team is final and binding.
The winners will be notified by DM to the IG account that submitted the photo. The winners will be required to respond (as directed) within seven (7) days of attempted notification. Failure to respond within seven days of notification will result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, Sponsor may select an alternate winner from among the remaining eligible entries. Winners under 18 will be sent an affidavit of eligibility/liability/publicity release (“Release”) in order to accept the prize, that will need to be signed by an adult guardian. Unless restricted by law, winners will be required to complete and return the Release within fifteen (15) days from the date of notification. Except where prohibited by law, winners’ name and photograph(s) may be required to receive the prize and may be used at Sponsor’s discretion for future advertising, publications and promotional materials. Except where restricted by law, winners must allow Sponsor to use his or her name and photograph for such advertising, publications and promotional purposes in order to claim the prize. Unless restricted by law, the winners’ name may be published on Sponsor’s web sites in the form of a first and last name and hometown. An alternate winner will be selected from among the remaining eligible entries if a winner: (i) cannot be reached; (ii) fails to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Prize must be picked up or claimed within thirty (30) days of the winning notification.
Sponsor will not be obligated to make multiple attempts to contact the winner. The winner may be issued a 1099 form. Winners are solely responsible for any and all federal, state and local income taxes, fees, assessments and like charges associated with the prize.
In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry.
Pictures of the prizes are for illustration purposes only. Actual prizes may differ.
Winners cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or business. All activities related to the prize are at the winners’ own risk and subject to whatever restrictions are imposed by the entities that govern such activities. Acceptance, participation in and/or use of the prize are at the winners’ sole risk and Sponsor is not responsible for damages whatsoever, including special, indirect, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the use and/or misuse of the prize. If prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected.
Sponsor is not responsible for typographical errors.
ODDS:
The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
CONDITIONS:
Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules. By participating, Entrants agree: (i) to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and binding; and (ii) to waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules, except where prohibited by law.
By accepting a prize, winners agree to release Sponsor’s related entities together with their subsidiaries, affiliates, parent companies, directors, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents of each, including without limitation, their respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Sweepstakes, (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability, loss or damage arising from or in connection with awarding, receipt and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any prize-related activities, except where restricted by law. Releasees reserve the right to use the Sweepstakes for publicity purposes in any media, and to use the name, likeness, and hometown name and/or prize information of the winner as part of that publicity, without any compensation or prior review unless prohibited by law. The Sweepstakes is void where prohibited or restricted by law, and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or violating these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to terminate the Sweepstakes and, if terminated, at its discretion, Sponsor may select the potential winner(s) from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken. Any and all disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or the Sweepstakes shall be determined by binding arbitration before the Vaad Hadin V’Horaah, Rabbinical Court in New City, New York, an Orthodox Beit Din. The ruling and award of such Orthodox Beit Din will be a final, binding, non-appealable, and legally enforceable decision.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
PUBLICITY:
Except where prohibited by law, the winners’ acceptance of a Prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use winners’ name, photographs, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and city and state address for promotional or advertising purposes in connection with the Sweepstakes on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, now or hereafter known, in perpetuity, without review, permission or further compensation. Winners also release sponsor from any liability related to the above.
PRIVACY:
All personal information collected by Sponsor will be used for administration of the Sweepstakes. In addition, Entrants may receive correspondence from, or on behalf of the Sponsor, subject to the Sponsor’s privacy policy.
Please refer to Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.ou.org/privacy-policy/ for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor.
OFFICIAL RULES:
These Official Rules are available at ncsy.org/purimcontest
WINNERS’ LIST:
The winners may be listed on the NCSY or JSU Instagram pages
NCSY is a program of the Orthodox Union, located at 40 Rector Street, New York, NY 10006, which is a 501c(3) tax exempt organization. IRS Tax ID #31-5623717.
See ncsy.org/purimcontest or email marketing@ncsy.org for further details