2023 #JerseyFreshApples Official Rules

  1. The promoter is: New Jersey Department of Agriculture / Jersey Fresh on  behalf of the New Jersey Apple Industry Advisory Council whose registered office is at 200 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, NJ 08611.
  2. Employees of NJDA or their family members or anyone else connected in any way with the competition or helping to set up the competition shall not be permitted to enter the competition.
  3. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.
  4. Entry to this competition is by submitting a photo taken at a Jersey Fresh pick-your-own orchard, farm, market with the hashtag #JerseyFreshApples. Photos are to be submitted through a public post using the hashtag #erseyFreshApples on Instagram, Twitter, or posted to the Jersey Fresh Facebook page.
  5. By submitting their photo to the competition, the entrant gives permission for the image to be used by Jersey Fresh on any publicity material, including digital and print.
  6. Start date of the contest is 09/06/23. Closing date for entry will be midnight on 10/31/23. After this date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted.
  7. A panel of judges will select one (1) weekly winner for 8 weeks that will receive a $50 gift card to their Jersey Fresh market of choice. The weekly winners will be announced on or around Wednesday and revealed on the Jersey Fresh social media pages. There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner that will receive a $250 gift card to a Jersey Fresh market of their choice. The Grand Prize winner will be selected by public voting on the 8 weekly winners. The grand prize winner will be contacted once voting ends. The grand prize winner will be announced on the Jersey Fresh social media pages on November 29, 2023 or once the winner has been finalized.
  8. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.
  9. There is no restriction on the amount of entries per entrant.
  10. Incomplete, indecipherable, or illegible entries will be deemed invalid. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify contestants. Fraudulent activities will be monitored and will lead to exclusion. The Promoter reserves the right to disqualify any entry where it reasonably suspects that such materials are prohibited by these Terms and Conditions, any relevant law, or are otherwise deemed inappropriate. This is at the Promoter's absolute discretion and discussions will not be entered into. Images that are considered unlawful or contain objectionable content, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, contain nudity or otherwise objectionable will not be acceptable and deemed invalid.
  11. If this promotion is interfered with in any way or is not capable of being conducted as reasonably anticipated due to any reason beyond the reasonable control of the Promoter, the Promoter reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law to (a) disqualify any Eligible Entrant or voter; or (b) to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the Promotion, as appropriate.
  12. The Promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.
  13. No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability, and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.
  14. Winners will be notified by social media message, post or announcement. The Promoter reserves the right to publish the Winner’s name and photograph.
  15. If you win, you must claim your prize within 14 days after we have notified you. If a winner does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, the Promoter reserves the right to withdraw the prize from the winner or pick a replacement winner.
  16. The Promoter’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  17. The Promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.
  18. The Promoter’s decision, in respect of all matters to do with the competition, will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
  19. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  20. The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and winning submission in any publicity material.
  21. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social network.