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THE MAGICAL WORLD OF STARTHERIA™ CHARACTER TALENT SEARCH

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ AND AGREE BEFORE YOU ENTER

 

This is a talent-based contest of skill. To enter your child in this Contest, you must pay an Entry fee of $6.99 for each Entry that you submit. Only those who pay the Entry fee may participate in this contest. Payment of the Entry fee does not increase your chance of winning. Do not enter if you object to payment of the Entry fee or any of the following Official Rules.

1. Official Rules. To enter this The Magical World of Startheria™ Character Talent Search Contest ("Contest") you must read and agree to these Official Rules.

2. Contest Description.
a. This is a contest of skill that requires payment of a $6.99 entry-processing fee per Entry to participate except in Maryland, Nebraska, Vermont and Puerto Rico. No purchase of the Sponsor’s products is required to enter. Because it is a contest of skill, the number of eligible entries received does not determine the odds of winning.
b. This Contest is void where prohibited, and in Arizona.
c. The Contest is a skill and talent based contest, the object of which is to find four children whose looks and personality as determined by the judges according to the criteria listed below most make them suitable to have their likeness animated as four characters for "The Magical World of Startheria™" interactive web site, Web series/TV series and marketing, advertising, publicity and promotion of The Magical World of Startheria™ children's entertainment franchise.
d. A panel of independent judges will select twelve finalists from initial entry forms and from those finalists will select the four grand prizewinners. The Entry period for the contest begins at 12:01 AM PST on January 1, 2013 and ends at 11:59 PM PST June 30, 2013 (“Entry Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules, at all times is Pacific Standard Time (PST). All online entries must be received by the end of the Entry Period, and all mail in entries must be postmarked by the end of the Entry Period and received by Sponsor within five (5) days after that. Each Entry should meet the following requirements.

3. Who Can Enter? Children participating in this Contest must be between the ages of one and fourteen years old by June 30, 2013, and they and their legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian must be legal residents of the United States, cannot be children or wards of employees of the Magical World of Startheria™ Character Talent Search, Startheria, LLC, their affiliates, legally authorized parent(s) companies, participating vendors, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies, and anyone working directly on this program, product and promotion and the immediate family members or those living in the same household of each (“Sponsor and Administrators”) are not eligible to enter. The legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian of the participating child (i.e. the child that is photographed and judged in this Contest) must submit the Entry on behalf of the participating child for purposes of these Official Rules shall be deemed the Entrant.

4. How To Enter.
a. Entry Form/Cover Sheet. Complete the registration online, agree to the Official Rules and upload four (4) recent photographs of the child entered, not to exceed 5" x 7" in size, which must include one full face and three other photographs of the child entered or type or print your and the child’s name, age, address and home and work telephone numbers on either an official Entry form on line, print out the Entry form or on a 3 ½ “ x 5” piece of paper. Entry forms must be filled out legibly and in the English language. If you are entering by mail, print out and sign this Entry form, photocopies of the Entry form are acceptable but each Entry must bear an original signature by the child’s legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian and must include the following statement duly signed by the child’s legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian: “I declare under penalty of perjury that I am the legal guardian of contest participant whose photo appears in this contest Entry (my child). I have the legal right and authority to enter my child in this Contest, agree to be bound by these Official Rules on behalf of myself and my child, and represent and warrant that these actions do not violate any applicable law, regulation or court order.”
b. Entry Fee. A non-refundable, non-returnable Entry processing fee of $6.99 per Entry must accompany each Entry, except for residents of Maryland, Nebraska, Vermont and Puerto Rico.
c. Entry form. Each Entry Form shall be accompanied by four (4) recent photographs of the child entered, not to exceed 5” x 7” in size, which must include one full face and three other photographs, each different from the others. Choose photographs that best show your child’s personality and photogenic abilities. If sending a Mail-in Entry, include your child’s name, date of birth, and address on the back of each photograph (use pencil or other material that will not damage the other side of the photo). E-mail or mail your completed Entry and upload or mail your photographs and credit card Entry processing fee or check to: The Magical World of Startheria™ Character Talent Search to: http://www.startheria.com or mail to: Startheria™ LLC, 1040 Mandalay Beach Road, Mandalay Shores (Oxnard), California 93035 or if from Washington call 1 (805) 985-6013.
d. Entries Become the Property of Sponsor. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and Administrators and will not be returned. By submitting your Entry for the Contest you grant Sponsor and Administrators an irrevocable royalty-free, worldwide right, in all media (now known or later developed) to use, publish, alter or otherwise exploit your Entry. You hereby forever release the Sponsor and Administrators from any and all claims you might have in connection with their use and exhibit of your Entry as set forth above. Winners will also be required to assign all right, title and interest in and to the Entry to Sponsor. The legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian of each Winner must sign any necessary documentation to effectuate that assignment. If you do not want to grant Sponsor and Administrators the foregoing, please do not enter the Contest. Sponsor and Administrators are not obligated to use the Entry, even if it has been selected as the winning Entry.
e. One Entry. Please submit only one Entry per mailing envelope or email communication to Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any or all entries submitted in duplicate or with more than one entry per envelope. In this case, entry fees will not be returned or refunded.
f. Mailing Dates. Completed Entries must be sent to Sponsor at the address listed in c. above during the Entry Period. Mail-in entries must be postmarked on or before the last date of the Entry Period, and received by Sponsor within five days after the end of the Entry Period.
g. Disclaimer. Sponsor and Administrators are not responsible for lost or misdirected or illegible mail-in entries. Any payments, such as checks or money orders that cannot be processed for lack of funds or any other reason outside the control of Sponsor and Administrator will be destroyed and the applicable Entry will be disqualified. Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for notifying the Entrant if Entrant’s payment cannot be processed. Entrants are solely responsibility for notifying Sponsor in writing about any changes in e-mail or physical addresses.

5. Judging.
a. Judges. Entrants will be evaluated by management and outside consultants of Startheria™ LLC. Photos are judged with no discrimination towards sex, race or age. The decisions of the judges are final.
b. Judging Criteria. All eligible entries will be judged 60% on photo personality of the child entered and 40% on photogenic abilities of the child entered. Based upon the foregoing criteria, the judges will select the semi-finalists.
c. Notification of Finalists. The semi-finalists will be notified by mail and the finalists must respond within ten (10) working days.
d. Required Forms. The legally authorized parent(s)s or legal guardians of the finalists will be required to submit an affidavit of eligibility and release form to Sponsor and Administrators at an address provided to them, within five days after being notified of selection, or such semi-finalist will forfeit his or her right to participate in the finals, and will forfeit any right to win and alternate finalists will be chosen.
e. Selection of 4 Final Winners. Four final winners will be selected from the semi-finalists by a panel of independent judges that will evaluate the semi-finalists. The Finalists will be judged on the following criteria: 20% on camera friendly personality, 20% on facial expressions, 20% on proportions, and 20% on healthy physical attributes.
g. Notification of Grand Prizewinners. The legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian of the four grand prizewinners will be notified by email or telephone or about October 28, 2013.

6. Prizes.

a. All finalists will receive a free two year membership to the startheria.com web site and Startheria™ Secret Code trading cards.

b. All prizes will be awarded. Prizes will be delivered to the legally authorized parent(s) or legal guardian of the winners within sixty days after conclusion of the finals.

c. Winners are solely responsible for any taxes associated with participation in or receipt of any prize in connection with this Contest.

d. Magical Characters. Each of the Four Finalists will respectively represent Caucasian, Spanish, Asian and African nationalities and whose likeness will be subsequently an animated character in the Startheria website and upcoming TV series and appear on some or all of the packaging, print advertising, publicity and promotion for the Startheria or Mother's Garden products. Each of the Four Finalists likeness will be animated to represent a different characters in The Magical World of Startheria™ Characters and appear in the startheria.com web site, Web/TV series and on some or all of the packaging, print advertising, publicity and promotion for The Magical World of Startheria™ Entertainment Franchise or Mother's Garden® products.

7. Conditions of Participation. California law governs this contest, and you agree to accept jurisdiction of the Courts of the State of California, and agree to venue in the Central District of California. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and Administrators to use that winner’s name, likeness, picture and Entry without additional compensation unless and where prohibited by law. By entering this Contest you agree to and hereby release and hold harmless Sponsor and Administrators from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this Contest, use or license of your Entry, or any prize. If you do not want to grant the foregoing release, please do not enter the Contest. By submitting your Entry in the Contest, you represent and warrant that in connection with the photos contained in your Entry, you have obtained any and all consents, approvals or licenses required for you to submit your Entry and comply with all of these Official Rules. You waive any claim of infringement (including without limitation copyright, trademark, patent, trade name, trade secret, etc.) against the Sponsor and Administrators or their licensees based upon access to or use of your Entry and/or submission for the Final Round. In the event of any dispute regarding who is the Entrant that submitted an email Entry, the potential winner must provide sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the potentially winning Entry.

8. Limitation on Liability/Rights of Sponsor and Administrators. Sponsor and Administrators are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of Entries. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Sponsor and Administrators are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line-systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor or Administrators, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Without limiting the foregoing, Sponsor and Administrators may disqualify any Entries from the Contest that are submitted by someone who deliberately damages, tampers with or undermines the legitimate operation of the Contest.

9. Release of Liability. Each contestant, for himself/herself and on behalf of the child appearing on the photo submitted by contestant to Sponsor in connection with the Contest agrees that Sponsor, and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, their respective successors and assigns, and any and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives, licensees and advertising and promotion agencies shall not be liable for any personal injury, death, loss or damage of any kind or any other causes of action or claims related to contestant's participation in this Contest or acceptance or use of the prizes awarded, the winning photos, without limitation, any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. By participating in this Contest, each contestant, for himself/herself, and on behalf of the child appearing on the photo submitted by contestant to Sponsor in connection with the Contest, forever and irrevocably releases and discharges, Sponsor, and its parent, subsidiaries or affiliated companies, their successors or assigns, and any and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives, licensees and advertising and promotion agencies, from any claims, damages or liability arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from contestant's participation and/or entry in the Contest; contestant's award, receipt or use of any prize awarded in the Contest; and contestant's participation in any prize or contest related activities, including without limitation, personal injury, death, property damage, or claims based on publicity, copyright or other intellectual property and proprietary rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, libel, visual or audio alteration or faulty mechanical reproduction, or infringement of moral rights, right of publicity, copyright or other intellectual property and proprietary rights.

10. Indemnification. Each contestant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and its parent, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, their respective successors and assigns, and any and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives and licensees from and against any loss, damage or expense (including court costs and attorneys' fees) that they may suffer or incur as a result or in conjunction or connection with contestant's participation in the Contest, any Contest-related activity, acceptance or use of the prizes, or any breach or alleged breach of any warranty or representation made by contestant in connection with the Contest.

11. Other. This Contest is being offered throughout the United States, except where prohibited or void, as stated in Section 2 above. Sponsor and Administrators do not possess information indicating how many eligible entries will be received, or the geographic makeup of the eligible entries that will be received. Our contest is void where prohibited by law. The contestants assume the total responsibility of knowing their local laws in regard to photo contests and are subject to any local, state, national or international laws. Sponsor accepts no responsibility for making these individual legal determinations.

12. Request for Official Rules/Winners List. To request the Official Rules send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by June 30, 2013 to: Startheria LLC, 1040 Mandalay Beach Road, Mandalay Shores, California 93035. For the identity of the winners send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after October 28, 2013 to: Startheria™ LLC, 1040 Mandalay Beach Road, Mandalay Shores (Oxnard), California 93035. The identity of the Contest semi-finalists and winners may also be posted online at http://www.startheria.com after the end of the Contest.

13. Sponsor. This Contest is sponsored by Startheria LLC located at 1040 Mandalay Beach Road, Mandalay Shores, California 93035. This Contest may be presented in conjunction with or concurrently with other promotions and advertising campaigns offered by Mother's Garden® or its affiliates and promotional agencies.

If submitting by mail please sign and print out these Official Rules and include with your Entry form, photographs and entry fee to the address in Section 4 c. I declare under penalty of perjury that I am the legal guardian of contest participant whose photo appears in this contest Entry (my child_________________________________). I have the legal right and authority to enter my child in this Contest, agree to be bound by these Official Rules on behalf of myself and my child, and represent and warrant that these actions do not violate any applicable law, regulation or court order.

Dated this __ day of ____________________, ____.

By:__________________________________________

Print name:____________________________________

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