Terms and Conditions
THE COLLEGE STAR – DENMAN BIG BLOW OUT COMPETITION 2025
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
These Official Contest Rules (these “Rules”) govern the College Star – Denman Big Blowout Competition 2025 (the “Contest”) organized by Denman Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Sponsor”). By entering this Contest, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Rules.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
2. How to Enter. Beginning on February 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time through March 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (the “Contest Period”), upload (i) four (4) high-quality photographs of the front, sides, and back angles of a blowout that you have created (which must be clear, well-lit, and properly representative of the blowout style in its final form), (ii) a brief but detailed description of the blowout process, including the techniques, products and tools used, (iii) your full contact details, including your name, email address, phone number, hairdressing school name and location, and name of your tutor or lecturer, and (iv) the contest entry form (collectively, the “Required Submission Information”) for a chance to win a Contest Prize, as defined below. The Required Submission Information can be found and uploaded on the Official Competition Website for this Contest, found here. You may enter into this Contest only once per individual. Required Submission Information submitted outside of the Contest Period will not be considered. Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry method or entering more than the number of times permitted will void all entries and result in disqualification. The Sponsor may offer a similar contest from time to time. Each offer is separate. The start/end time, how to enter and available prize for each contest will be listed in the offer for such contest on the Sponsor’s website.
3. Eligibility. This Contest shall be open to residents of the United States that are 18 years of age or older as of February 17, 2025 and enrolled in an accredited cosmetology school or program in the United States. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees, agents, and/or affiliates of the Sponsor (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”), and members of their immediate family are not eligible for entry. Void where prohibited.
4. Selection of Contest Winners. The Sponsor shall select three (3) winners from among all eligible entries received (collectively, the “Winners”). The Winners shall win one of the Contest Prizes described in Section 7. The Winners will be notified by contact to the provided contact information included in the Required Submission Information. All income taxes resulting from acceptance of a Contest Prize are the responsibility of each Winner. Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding. Entries that do not comply with these Rules, as determined in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified from this Contest. Acceptance of a Contest Prize also constitutes permission to the Promotion Parties to use Winner’s name and submitted blowout photographs and descriptions for marketing, promotional, and/or educational purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law. The judging criteria for the selection of the Winners includes the following:
· Quality of the blowout, including technical skills, creativity, and precision;
· Professionalism and originality of the blowout; and
· Clarity and detail of the blowout process description.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO THIS CONTEST, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ENTRY MAY BE POSTED ON THE SPONSOR’S WEBSITE AND/OR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES FOR MARKETING, PROMOTIONAL, AND/OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, WHERE IT MAY BE VIEWED, SHARED (BY USERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND VARIOUS OTHER INTERNET-BASED SITES) AND COMMENTED ON BY THE SPONSOR AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ALL FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS APPLY.
5. Additional Entry Guidelines. To submit a valid entry into this Contest, the entry must:
· not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights;
· not disparage or embarrass the Sponsor, their owners and employees, or any other Promotion Parties;
· not feature brand names or trademarks of brands other than the Sponsor;
· not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
· not contain any materials relating to lotteries, gambling, tobacco, alcohol or drugs, pornography, adult-oriented content or any other sexually-explicit material;
· not contain anything that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
· not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where the entry is created.
If the Sponsor determines that the content of the entrant’s entry does not comply with these Rules, the entry will not be eligible for any prize consideration and may be withdrawn without notice from this Contest at any time at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
6. Limitation of Liability. By entering this Contest, entrants waive all right to, and hold the Promotion Parties harmless from any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this Contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Contest Prize. The above shall apply to entrants to the greatest extent allowed by applicable law. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Promotion Parties will not be responsible for late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant’s spam, junk e-mail, or other security settings or for entrant’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this Contest; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Contest; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of this Contest, or announcement of the Contest Prizes. If, in the Sponsor’s opinion, there is such an error, or there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of this Contest, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Contest in a manner deemed appropriate in its sole discretion. In the event of termination, winners will be selected from among all eligible entries received as of date of termination.
7. Prize. The first-place prize shall be $425.00 cash and Professional Beauty Association membership for one year, valued at $150.00 (the “First Place Prize”). The second-place prize shall be $200.00 cash and Professional Beauty Association membership for one year, valued at $150.00 (the “Second Place Prize”). The third-place prize shall be $100.00 cash and Professional Beauty Association membership for one year, valued at $150.00 (the “Third Place Prize”, and together with the First Place Prize and Second Place Prize, the “Contest Prizes” and each a “Contest Prize”). The combined total of the three Contest Prizes being offered is $1,177.00. The Winners may not substitute or transfer their awarded Contest Prize. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value. Each Contest Prize will be awarded. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, including noncompliance with these Rules or the required eligibility criteria, the Sponsor will award the Contest Prize to an alternate winner. The Winners will be notified via email by April 11, 2025. Winners must respond within seven (7) days of notification to claim their prize. Failure to respond within this timeframe will result in disqualification.
8. Choice of Law; Arbitration. Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Contest and these Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws principles. Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Contest, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or the prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at a AAA regional office in or most closely located to Boston, Massachusetts; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
9. Release. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to release the Sponsor and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of this Contest and each of their respective parents, agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or acceptance, use or misuse of the Contest Prize.
10. Privacy and Personal Data. By entering this Contest, entrants consent to the processing of their personal data by the Sponsor in accordance with applicable privacy laws. Such data will be used to communicate with the entrants about this Contest and continue to inform the entrants about products and offers. Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on www.denmanbrushus.com. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.
11. List of Winners. A list of winners may be obtained by contacting the Sponsor after April 11, 2025. This Contest is subject to all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations.
12. Sponsor. The Sponsor of this Contest is Denman Inc., with an address of 50 Mall Road, Suite 206, Burlington, MA 01803.
13. Contact Us. For any questions or inquiries regarding this Contest, please contact the Sponsor via email at competitions@denmanbrushus.com or phone at +1 781 365 2040.