2017 Jersey Fresh O’Lantern Pumpkin Carving Contest Official Rules

1.     The promoter is: New Jersey Department of Agriculture / Jersey Fresh whose registered office is at 369 South Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08625.

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 of a Jersey Fresh carved pumpkin. Entrants can post a photo to the Jersey Fresh Woobox app and/or post it to the Jersey Fresh Facebook or on Twitter or Instagram using the #JerseyFreshOLantern hashtag.

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.     Starting date for entry is October 13. Closing date for entry will be midnight October 30. After this date, no further entries to the competition will be permitted. 

7.     There will be 2 themes for entry: Scary and Funny. There will be 1 winner for each theme plus an overall winner. The 3 winners will be selected by a panel of judges and contacted after the judging period ends and will be announced on Jersey Fresh’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram on October 31.

8.     (3) prizes of (1) $100 gift card to a Jersey Fresh Nursery, Farm Market or Garden Center of each winner’s choice will be awarded. The Nursery, Farm Market or Garden Center must enroll into the NJStart system in order to be eligible as a prize.

9.     No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

10.  There is no restriction on the amount of entries per entrant.

11.  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.

12.  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.

13.  The Promoter is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any entrant by any third party connected with this competition.

14.  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.

15.  Winners will be notified by a Jersey Fresh Facebook, Twitter and Instagram announcement/comment. The Promoter reserves the right to publish the Winner’s name and photograph.

16.  If you win, you must claim your prize within 14 days after we have notified you.  We will send your prize to you within 21 working days after you the Nursery, Farm Market or Garden Center has been confirmed as a Jersey Fresh business and become eligible for payment by the State of NJ.

17.  If the Winner(s) cannot be contacted or they do 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.

18.  The Promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected.

19.  The Promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

20.  By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating his/her agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

21.  The winner agrees to the use of his/her name and winning submission in any publicity material.

22.  This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social network.