These are the official Terms and
Conditions of Participation ("Terms and Conditions")
for The Power of Purpose Awards, A Worldwide Essay Competition
(the "Competition"). The Competition is organized
and administered by Power of Purpose, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the "Company").
An individual who enters the Competition ("Entrant")
must comply with and is legally bound by these Terms
and Conditions.
I. AWARDS
The Competition is a world-wide
essay competition with the theme "The Power of
Purpose." Each essay submitted to the Competition
in accordance with these Terms and Conditions ("Essay")
shall be eligible to compete for one of nineteen awards
("Award"):
In the event that fewer than nineteen
meritorious Essays are received by the Competition,
the Competition reserves the right to make fewer than
nineteen Awards.
II. ENTRANT ELIGIBILITY
There is no entry fee for the Competition.
The Entrant must be the author or
co-author of the Essay. An Entrant must be a living
individual and 18 years of age or older at the time
his or her Essay is submitted. An Entrant may be a resident
or citizen of any country in the world. There is no
limit to the number of Entrants. Entrants must comply
with these Terms and Conditions.
Entrants may submit only one Essay.
An Essay authored by more than one Entrant will be considered
as an Essay from each Entrant, and no other Essays from
any of such Entrants will be considered. Each award
winning Essay shall receive only one Award regardless
of the number of co-authors. In the event an Award-winning
Essay is authored by more than one Entrant, the Company
will make equal payments directly to each Entrant.
Directors, officers, trustees,
employees, members, contractors, advisors, and representatives
of, and other persons affiliated with, the Company and/or
the John Templeton Foundation, and their immediate family
members, are not eligible to participate in the Competition.
An immediate family member is a spouse, child, parent,
grandparent, grandchild or sibling of any person referenced
in the previous sentence. Essay judges, past and present
Templeton Prize Laureates, authors published by the
John Templeton Foundation Press, and current John Templeton
Foundation Grantees are not eligible to participate
in the Competition. A current grantee of the John Templeton
Foundation is defined as an individual who is the primary
investigator (PI) or co-PI for a John Templeton Foundation
grant that is active as of May 31, 2004. The Company
has the exclusive right to determine eligibility as
set forth in these Terms and Conditions.
III. ESSAY REQUIREMENTS
A. Theme and Style
Essays may be writings such as articles,
sermons, short stories, opinion pieces, speeches, presentations,
scientific papers, and profiles of individuals whose
purposeful acts or humanitarian works have made a difference
in the world. Poetry, scripts, song lyrics, and screenplays
are not eligible. Themes for Essays may include personal
reflection, journalistic report, scientific analysis,
fiction, and other related subjects. Essays emphasizing
noble or spiritual purposes are encouraged.
B. Format
The Essay must have a title. Essays
may not exceed 3,500 words of text (not including notes,
bibliography, and other written materials). Essays must
be in English. An Essay must be submitted as a Microsoft
Word document or an Adobe Acrobat PDF file and should
follow standard essay format. Entries must include the
title and text in one typed document; handwritten or
scanned entries will not be accepted. No illustrations
are permitted. Tables, graphs, and charts are permitted
so long as they are submitted as part of the text file,
not as separate files.
C. No Unlawful Material
Essays must not contain any content
or material which (i) infringes upon or otherwise violates
the copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual
property or proprietary rights of any person or entity,
(ii) is defamatory or constitutes an invasion of privacy,
(iii) is unlawful, (iv) would reasonably cause harm
or injury of any kind to any person or entity, or (v)
discriminates against any person or entity in any manner
whatsoever.
D. Anonymity
The Entrant's name must not appear
on any of the pages of the Essay. There must be no language,
symbol, or other information in the Essay itself that
indicates the Entrant's identity.
IV. SUBMISSION OF ESSAYS
A. Entry Form
The Entrant must complete the Entry
Form located on the Competition's website at www.powerofpurpose.org/entry
form. Entrants must provide true, accurate, and complete
information on the Entry Form. For Essays with more
than one Entrant, all of the Entrants must jointly submit
the Essay and Entry Form.
B. Essays Must be Submitted
Online
Essays may only be submitted electronically
through www.powerofpurpose.org as an attachment to the
completed Entry Form. Hard copies, disks, or other methods
of delivery will not be accepted. Essays cannot be revised,
supplemented or withdrawn after submission.
C. Deadline
Completed Entries (Essay plus completed
Entry Form) must be submitted via the Competition's
website not earlier than November 18, 2003 and not later
than midnight New York, New York (USA) time on May 31,
2004.
D. Confirmation
Following the Entrant's successful
electronic submission of the entry materials (Essay
plus completed Entry Form), the Entrant shall receive
an automatic reply stating that the Competition has
received the entry materials. Entrants will not be able
to check the status of their Essays and will receive
no other notification until the winning Essays are announced.
Essays will not be critiqued or returned to the Entrant.
Following submission of the Essay, the Competition may
contact the Entrant via e-mail or by telephone to request
additional information from the Entrant.
V. PERMISSION OF RIGHTS-HOLDER
TO SUBMIT ESSAY
A. Previously Published Essays;
Permission Form for Rights-Holder
The Entrant must certify that the
Entrant is the author or co-author of the Essay and
the Essay is an original work of authorship. Essays
which have been previously published are eligible.
Previously published Essays may
have been written by employees of or specially-commissioned
writers for newspapers, magazines, or other publications.
The employer, publisher, or a third party may own the
copyright or otherwise have the legal rights to publish
and disseminate these works ("Rights-Holder").
These Essays are eligible and encouraged for submission,
provided that the Entrant obtains prior permission from
the Rights-Holder to submit the Essay. In such cases,
the Entrant must certify on the Entry Form that the
Entrant has received the Rights-Holder's permission
to submit the Essay. At the Company's request, the Entrant
must complete and return the Rights-Holder
Permission Form. Failure to complete and return
the Rights-Holder Permission Form within 14 days after
the Company's request will result in disqualification
of the Essay; the Company reserves the right to extend
this time period in its discretion.
B.
Excerpts and Quotations
Each Entrant is responsible for complying with all applicable
copyright and related laws, including if necessary obtaining
third party permissions, in connection with the Entrant's
use of excerpts and quotations from third party works.
The Company is unable to provide Entrants with legal
advice in this regard. If an Entrant is uncertain
about whether the use of an excerpt or quotation in
an essay requires a third party permission, for relevant
information on U.S. copyright and fair use laws such
Entrant should visit the United States Copyright Office
website at http://www.copyright.gov.
Excerpts and quotations must be properly credited with
footnotes, endnotes, and/or a bibliography.
.
VI. JUDGING
Essays will be reviewed and judged
utilizing a high standard of excellence. The Company
will select the judges to review the Essays. The judges
will not know the identity of any Entrant prior to deciding
the winning Essays. Entrants shall not have the right
to request reconsideration of an Essay. The judges'
decisions will be final and binding on the Entrants
and not subject to challenge or appeal.
VII.
AWARD-WINNING ESSAYS
A. Notification and Payment
The Company will notify Award-winning
Entrants that their Essays have been selected to receive
an Award by telephone, regular mail, or e-mail according
to the information provided in their Entry Forms. The
Awards will be publicly announced in September 2004;
the Company reserves the right to extend this date to
a later date at its discretion. Any such extension will
be posted at www.powerofpurpose.org. Winning Essays
and their authors will also be posted on this website.
The Company will pay the Awards not later than sixty
(60) days after the date that the Company publicly announces
the Awards.
B. Publication of Award-Winning
Essays
The Entrant, and as applicable the
Rights-Holder, of an Award-winning Essay hereby grants
to the Company and its successors, assigns, and authorized
licensees, the non-exclusive royalty-free right and
license, for a period of five (5) years after the date
that the Company publicly announces the Awards, to publish,
reproduce, copy, display, and publicly perform the Essay
throughout the world, in whole and in part, in all print,
electronic, online, digital, broadcast, and other media,
whether now known or hereafter devised. Such Entrant,
and as applicable the Rights-Holder, shall retain the
copyright in and to the Essay. The Company has no objection
and encourages the Entrant or Rights-Holder, as applicable,
to publish, reproduce, copy, display, and publicly perform
the Essay during and after the five year term of the
Company's license; the Company requests that it receive
written notice from the Entrant or Rights-Holder whenever
the Essay is published, publicly displayed, or publicly
performed during the five year term of the Company's
license.
C. Publicity of Award-Winning
Entrants
Award-winning Entrants hereby agree
to participate in interviews, personal appearances and
other promotional activities in all media upon reasonable
notice from the Company, for no additional consideration.
The Company shall reimburse Award-winning Entrants for
reasonable travel expenses associated with such appearances
and activities. Award-winning Entrants hereby grant
to the Company and its successors, assigns, and authorized
licensees, the right to use the Entrant's name, voice,
and likeness for informational, promotional, publicity,
advertising, and other purposes in connection with the
Competition, for no additional consideration. Award-winning
Entrants' street and e-mail addresses and telephone
number will not be disclosed or made publicly available.
VIII. CERTAIN LEGAL
MATTERS
A. Taxes
All Awards shall be paid in full
with no deductions for applicable taxes or withholding.
Award-winning Entrants shall be solely responsible for
and shall timely pay all applicable state and federal
income and other taxes due as a result of their winning
Awards, and are strongly encouraged to consult with
their individual tax advisors in these regards.
B. Entrant's Release
The Entrant, for himself or herself
and any person or entity claiming through or on behalf
of the Entrant, hereby releases the Company, the John
Templeton Foundation, and their respective officers,
directors, members, trustees, employees, agents, attorneys,
representatives, judges, affiliates, successors, assigns,
and licensees (collectively, "Released Parties")
from any and all damages, claims, causes of action,
liabilities, and expenses relating to Entrant's participation,
or exclusion or disqualification from participation,
in the Competition.
C. Entrant's Indemnification
The Entrant, for himself or herself
and any person or entity claiming through or on behalf
of the Entrant, hereby indemnifies, defends, and holds
harmless the Released Parties from and against any and
all damages, claims, causes of action, liabilities,
and expenses (including attorneys' fees and costs) incurred
by the Released Parties arising from the Entrant's (i)
violation of these Terms and Conditions, (ii) submission
of an Essay for which the Entrant does not possess the
requisite legal or other proprietary rights (in whole
or in part) or necessary permissions from third parties,
and (iii) participation, or exclusion or disqualification
from participation, in the Competition.
D. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The Competition is governed by the
laws of the State of Georgia, USA. The Entrant hereby
agrees that all transactions involving the Competition,
the Company, and this website (including performance
or nonperformance of these Terms and Conditions) shall
be deemed to have occurred solely in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Entrant hereby agrees that the appropriate state
or federal court in Atlanta, Georgia shall be the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue for any kind of dispute or litigation
between the Entrant and the Released Parties. The Entrant
specifically consents to personal jurisdiction in Atlanta,
Georgia and waives any right the Entrant may have to
remove or transfer any case or proceeding to any other
jurisdiction, state, or country.
E. Void Where Prohibited
The Competition is void where prohibited
by applicable law.
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