Faces of Beauty Video Contest

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1 Faces of Beauty Video Contest Official Terms and Conditions NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE FACES OF BEAUTY VIDEO CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE RESTRICTED OR PROHIBITED BY LAW. OPEN TO ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND ITS OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS). Entry by you or your team constitutes your acceptance of these Official Terms and Conditions. Sponsor: The sponsor of the Faces of Beauty Contest ( Contest ) is the Personal Care Products Council ( Sponsor ), with offices at th Street, NW, Washington, DC Entry Dates: The Contest will begin on September 15, :00 pm EDT ( Start Date ) and end on January 15, :00 pm EST ( Submission Period ). You must submit all entry materials as outlined below by January 15, :00 pm EST to be eligible to receive a prize. No late entries will be accepted. Eligibility: This Contest is open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence as of the Start Date of this Contest. Employees (and their immediate family members and members of the same household) of the Personal Care Products Council are not eligible to participate in this Contest, however, persons who work for companies or other entities that are members of the Personal Care Products Council are eligible to participate. How to Enter: All eligible individuals may enter this Contest individually or in a team of up to four (4) eligible members. All teams must select one person to represent the team and submit the entry materials and receive the prize (if awarded) on behalf of the team. If you enter as part of a team, each member warrants that he or she has read and agreed to the terms of these Official Terms and Conditions. Hereinafter, the word you shall refer to you, as an individual, or the entire team. To enter the Contest, you must: (1) Create an original video of ninety (90) seconds or less in accordance with the Video Guidelines outlined in these Official Terms and Conditions; (2) Complete the online entry form located at and submit your video during the Submission Period according to the video and submission guidelines outlined in these Official Terms and Conditions. Video Guidelines: You must create one (1) original video no longer than ninety (90) seconds in length. You must be able to produce a video as specified by YouTube s requirements, which can found at: Your video must address the following: Participants will produce a ninety (90) second, brand neutral video targeted at consumers to demonstrate the positive values of the personal care industry. Video topics could include, but are not limited to: the advancement of women in the cosmetics industry; small business success stories; the impact of personal care products on self-esteem; environmental sustainability; and/or philanthropy.

2 Your video must comply with the following Video Content Guidelines : Content cannot promote any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; Content cannot be obscene or offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group; Content cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about any person or entity, including but not limited to the Sponsor or its affiliates, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor; Content cannot feature any individual other than yourself. For teams, the video may feature team members (up to 4 people per team); Content cannot contain any material that may, in the sole judgment of Sponsor, infringe on the intellectual property rights of any third party, including but not limited to, copyrights or trademarks owned by others. You must use your own original material in the creation of your video. If you wish to use third party material in your video, including but not limited to: any song, musical composition, or sound recording; material from any music video, motion picture television program, video game, or other audiovisual work; any photograph, graphics or other work of visual art; text or other material from any book, magazine, article, or other publication, you must obtain all appropriate permissions to use any such material in your video. If your video contains any third party material, Sponsor may in its sole discretion, forfeit your entry from the Contest. In the alternative, Sponsor may ask you to Sponsor the appropriate legal documentation that demonstrates (to Sponsor s satisfaction) that you have received proper permission to use such material in your video for all purposes related to this Contest and Sponsor, with a right to further grant and transfer such permission to Sponsor and its affiliates. Failure to provide appropriate legal documentation, as determined in Sponsor s sole discretion, will result in disqualification of your video in the sole discretion of Sponsor and without notice to you. Content cannot advertise or promote any third party brand or product of any kind, or contain any personal identification, including but not limited to, license plate numbers, personal names, addresses, phone numbers, or street addresses; Content cannot contain materials embodying the names, voices, likeness, or other indicia of, or identifying, any person, living or dead (other than yourself and/or your team members), unless appropriate permission and releases have been obtained for your use of such material in your video. You will be required to submit signed releases to the Sponsor for all persons featured in your video. Failure to provide this documentation will result in disqualification of your video in the sole discretion of Sponsor without notice to you; Content cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the messages, policies, and/or goodwill with which the Sponsor wishes to associate, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor; Content must comply with all YouTube policy requirements located at: and Content cannot be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local laws, rules and regulations. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any video submission for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion, including the determination in its sole discretion that a video submission fails to satisfy any of the above Video Content Guidelines, or is inconsistent with the goals, image or policies the Sponsor. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: To submit your video you must do the following: 1. You must upload your video to your personal YouTube account. If you do not have a YouTube account, you may sign up for a free account by visiting You must produce your video in accordance with the YouTube requirements which can be found at: 2. The video must be tagged with all of the following key words: Personal Care Products

3 Council Faces Beauty Values Video Contest Go to and click on the Submit Your Application button. 3. Complete the online entry form. You will be prompted to cut and paste a link to your video on YouTube. Winner Selection: Upon submission of your video, all eligible video entries received will be reviewed to ensure their compliance with the Video Content Guidelines. Upon approval by Sponsor, videos will be posted for public viewing on the Faces of Beauty YouTube channel located at Judging: On or about January 20 th, 2011, Sponsor staff will select, in their sole discretion, the top ten videos, which will be uploaded to the Faces of Beauty YouTube channel for public viewing from January 24, 2011 through February 2, During this time, the public may cast votes for individual videos. These ten videos will then be judged by a panel of judges selected by Sponsor staff and consisting of individuals with expertise in the areas of marketing, social media, communications, and/or entertainment (hereinafter collectively Judges and individually Judge ) according to the following selection criteria: 1) originality; 2) power of the story told in the video submission; 3) adherence to the topics identified by Sponsor; and 4) creativity (the Judging Criteria ). The Judges will consider the number of votes that a video receives as one factor in their deliberations, but the number of votes that a video receives is in no way determinative of which videos will be selected as finalists. Following the public viewing/voting period, the Judges, in their sole discretion, will select three (3) finalists that will advance to Round 2. The Judges reserve the right to select alternative finalists, fewer than three (3) finalists, or no finalists, if, in their sole discretion, the Contest does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified submissions. All finalists will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, and a Liability and Publicity Release. For teams, each team member must sign and return the Affidavit, Consent Form, and the Release as well as any other documents which may be required by Sponsor. You will be notified on February 9, 2011 if you are selected as a finalist. The Judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the finalists, and all decisions of the Judges shall be FINAL. By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by the decisions of the Judges. The finalists shall be awarded the first prize, described below. First Prize: Finalists (lead representative of teams) will be invited to attend the Personal Care Products Council Annual Meeting, February 28 to March 2 in Palm Beach Florida. The 3 finalists will receive: (i) Round trip air fare to Palm Beach, Florida; (ii) ground transportation to and from the applicable airports, or to the Annual Meeting if the finalist lives within 150 miles of the Annual Meeting; (iii) hotel accommodations for the dates of February 28 March 2, All other expenses are the responsibility of the finalists. Sponsor reserves the right to book the travel for the finalists. Approximate retail value of first prize: $1, Round 2: The three (3) finalists videos will be featured at the Personal Care Products Council website ( and its YouTube channel for a period of time at the discretion of Sponsor. The three (3) finalists videos will be shown during the Council Annual Meeting General Session 1. All registered attendees will be eligible to vote on the winning

4 video considering the Judging Criteria described above. The Winning video will be announced at the Council Annual Meeting General Session 2. Grand Prize: The winner will receive a plaque and publicity on the Council website, newsletter, and other communications at the sole discretion Sponsor. Approximate retail value of Grand Prize: $ Odds of winning either prize depend on the skill of the entrants and the number of eligible entries received. If in Sponsor s sole discretion, it is determined that any entry has not complied with these Official Terms and Conditions; Sponsor is unable to contact a selected entrant within a reasonable time period; a selected entrant has failed to properly execute and return any required documents within the specified time period; or has made false statements or notification is returned as undeliverable; then such entry will be disqualified. Should any selected entrant make any false statement(s) in any document required by Sponsor, such applicant will be disqualified. If any entrant is disqualified for any reason, at Sponsor s discretion, a runner-up may be selected and/or issued the applicable prize, at Sponsor s sole discretion. Sponsor s decisions are final and binding on all matters. Miscellaneous: All taxes and other expenses associated with the prize unless otherwise stated herein are the winners sole responsibility. If required, Sponsor will file and issue to each winner a 1099 IRS tax form for all prizes awarded. Winners must provide all necessary information to complete the required tax filing. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. No other substitutions of prize permitted. General: This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law and is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Personal Care Products Council and its affiliates are not responsible for and disclaims any and all liability for late, lost, stolen, damaged, incorrect, incomplete, illegible, postage due, garbled, misaddressed, or misdirected delivery of prize or any information pertaining to the Contest to the entrant and/or winner. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant if his or her fraud or misconduct affects the integrity of the Contest. By participating in this Contest, each entrant (for teams, all team members jointly and severally) accepts these Official Terms and Conditions, agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Judges and warrants that s/he is eligible to participate in this Contest. By accepting prize, winner (for teams, all team members jointly and severally) agrees to release Personal Care Products Council, its affiliates, and their respective directors, employees, officers, assigns and agents, including without limitation, their advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability, loss or damages arising from or in connection with the awarding, advertising, receipt, and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any prize-related activities. Personal Information: By entering this Contest, you agree and consent to Sponsor s collection, use and retention of the personal information that you provide to Sponsor for all purposes related to this Contest (including, but not limited to, processing and administering entries, sharing an entrant s personal information with Sponsor s service providers and contractors as necessary to conduct and operate this Contest, communicating with and awarding prizes to winners, making public announcements about winners, and advertising, promoting and publicizing this Contest). You also acknowledge that your information may be subject to the privacy policies of third parties, such as YouTube/Google, and understand that the use of your data by any such third party is subject to the applicable privacy policy and that Sponsor is not responsible for the data that you provide to such third party. Fraud in Online Entries Strictly Prohibited: Use of any automated entry software is prohibited. Online entries made with multiple addresses, under multiple identities or through the use of any other device or artifice to enter multiple times will be deemed invalid. If the winner is an online entrant, the

5 winning online entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized representative of the company, individual, or team, for which the entry was made as listed on the online application. Sponsor shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of any telephone network, computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or website, inability to submit the online entry form, or any other error or malfunction, or any injury or damage to entrant s or any other person s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading or uploading any materials in this Contest, or for late, lost, stolen, postage due, illegible or misdirected entries. If this Contest or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or otherwise does not permit entry in the Contest, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in Sponsor s sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant implicated in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Contest or any portion thereof. Caution: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Grant of Rights: By entering this Contest, you (in the case of a team, all members of your team jointly and severally) expressly grant to Sponsor and its affiliates, licensees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns, a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, publish, reproduce, perform, exhibit, broadcast, distribute, transmit, edit, modify, adapt, and create derivative works from, your video submission in this Contest, or any portion thereof, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised (including, without limitation, television, radio, film, Internet, mobile, digital downloads, CDROMs, DVD s and other pre-recorded media, and publishing and editorial media) and for any and all purposes of Sponsor (commercial and non-commercial), including, without limitation, using your video in connection with the advertising, promotion, publicizing, operation and conduct of the Personal Care Products Council, all without attribution or compensation to you (or to any of your team member). Also, by entering this Contest, you (in the case of a team, all members of your team jointly and severally) expressly grant to Sponsor and its affiliates, assignees, licensees, legal representatives and transferees, a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, publish, portray and display your name, likeness, voice and biographical information as contained in your video submission in this Contest, as well as your prize information (if you or your team is selected as a winner), in connection with exploiting your video as permitted in the preceding paragraph. You (in the case of a team, all members of your team jointly and severally) agree to indemnify and hold the Personal Care Products Council, its affiliated entities, and their respective employees, officers, agents, licensees, and assigns, harmless from any all liability arising from your failure to obtain the permissions and grants of authority described in these Terms and Conditions. You further waive any and all rights to review or approve any use by the Personal Care Products Council of your video, images, likenesses, photographs, sounds, recordings or voices, contained therein. You acknowledge that the Personal Care Products Council and its agents, in their sole discretion, may choose not to use your video or images. Warranty of Title / Licensing of Rights: By entering this Contest, you (in the case of a team, all members of your team jointly and severally) warrant and represent that you either own all right, title, and interest in and to any protectable content (including, but not limited to, copyrighted material or proprietary information) contained in the video or, if your video contains content that would infringe any rights owned by a third party, that you have secured the right to use such content and to license the same to the

6 Personal Care Products Council under the terms set forth herein. With the above understanding, you further grant and assign to the Personal Care Products Council an irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable license in the video (including all content and rights contained therein, including content owned by a third party) for all possible uses in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, all rights of every kind and nature, including the right to edit, modify, alter, reproduce, copy, broadcast, or publish the video in its entirety or of any portion thereof individually, and the right to create derivative works thereof and/or to combine any content with third-party works. You (in the case of a team, all members of your team jointly and severally) further agree to indemnify and hold the Personal Care Products Council, its affiliated entities, and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents, licensees, and assigns, harmless from any all liability arising if through oversight, negligence, or willful misconduct, the video contains material that violates any third party s rights. Name of Winners: For the name of the winners, send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (S.A.S.E), received by September 30, 2011 to: Attn: Meredith Simpson, Faces of Beauty Video Contest, Personal Care Products Council, th Street NW, Washington, DC Winners names will not be mailed until after all winners have claimed the prize according to the terms of these Official Terms and Conditions.