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 e-mail
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.