Contest Rules
GREEN MATTERS AWARDS (“Awards”) OFFICIAL RULES
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1. ELIGIBILITY
The Green Matters Awards (e.g. Green Matters Approved) are applicable only to those organizations selected by Green Matters.
2. THE CONTEST LISTS
The Green Matters editorial team will identify Nominees in each “Contest List” at a cadence to be determined by Green Matters. Green Matters will publish a finalized list of up to 20 brands, services or products in each Contest List. After a Contest List has been finalized, Green Matters will publish the Contest List and open it to public voting. Voting will commence for a period of 28 days for each voting period. Green Matters will announce the Green Matters Award winners in their respective categories within 10 days of the conclusion of the Voting Period. Green Matters will publish a list of winners.
4. VOTING
Nominees may share the approved Green Matters contest-style Nominee Badge and promote their participation in the Green Matters Awards to their fans and followers. Nominees may not run a promotion or giveaway for votes. Nominees must stop using the Nominee Badge once voting closes. A Nominee and its directors, management, officers and employees are not eligible to vote for the Nominee in the Awards.
Voters must be at least 18 years old to vote in all Green Matters Award programs. Voting commences when the relevant Contest List is published and concludes after 28 days at 11:59 a.m., EST. Users are limited to one vote per IP address and/or email address per day, per Contest List.
The use of automated voting systems, bots, macros, scripts or vote manipulation in any form is strictly prohibited. Votes linked to this behavior will be voided at Green Matters’ sole discretion. Nominees and Nominee representatives are prohibited from offering prizes, offers and/or inducements to the public to vote, including vote farming, fraudulent voting practices or inappropriate promotions that artificially inflate the Nominee’s standing in the Green Matters program.
3. WINNERS AND PRIZE
Contest Winners will be given the opportunity to purchase a license allowing them to use the official Awards Badge (“Badge”). The use of the Badge is subject to the terms of a separate trademark license agreement between Green Matters and the Winner.
5. SPONSOR
The Green Matters Award Programs are owned, operated and run by Green Matters. Green Matters’ determinations are final and binding for any and all aspects related to the promotion, including but not limited to the winners. Green Matters will not be held responsible for any typographical or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Green Matters Awards, print, digital or otherwise.
6. PARTICIPATION
Green Matters will make reasonable endeavors to inform Nominees selected for participation in the Green Matters Awards. By participating in the Green Matters Awards, Nominees and Winners agree to be bound by these Official Rules. If you do not wish to participate please contact Green Matters at media@greenmatters.com. Green Matters maintains final authority in list selection and voting and reserves the right to remove any Nominee or Winner attempting to manipulate or abuse the promotion in any way. Green Matters reserves the right to disqualify persons and businesses suspected of tampering with voting or abusing aspects of this Award.
7. USE OF TRADEMARKS
Green Matters retains ownership rights, title and interest to all Green Matters Award names and logos, including any and all Green Matters’ Badges. The Green Matters’ Badges may not be used, reproduced, published or unpublished in any form without Green Matters’ prior written permission.
8. CANCELATION AND TERMINATION
If for any reason any aspect of the Green Matters Awards is incapable of running as scheduled, including by reason of lack qualified candidates, computer virus, communications network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any cause beyond the control of Green Matters, subject to applicable laws and regulations, Green Matters may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Green Matters Awards.
9. GOVERNING LAW
The Awards and these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York without regard to the conflict of laws provisions. Nominees and Winners agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state of New York.
