Power of Peace – Global Flag Contest
Rules & Regulations

Eligibility
Submissions may be made by an individual, or on behalf of a group of individuals or non-professional organization (e.g., a third-grade class, a Boy Scout troop). For-profit corporations, partnerships or other similar companies are not permitted to enter.
Only one submission per individual or group is permitted – so give us your best!

Submissions

• Deadline to enter the Power of Peace Global Flag Contest: December 30, 2007
• Click here to submit your entry now.
• If you need to submit your entry by mail, please send it to:

Power of Peace Global Flag Contest
c/o The Power of Peace
535 W. 23rd Street, Suite SPH4B
New York, NY  10011

Or for more information, call 212.243.4POP (4767).

• Each submission will be automatically entered into one of two categories, based on age bracket:  Category A (16 years of age and below) , or Category B (above 16 years of age).  Hybrid groups with members who are both over and under 16 will be automatically entered into the over 16 bracket. Each category will have five finalists; the Contest winner will be selected from the list of ten (10) finalists.
• In addition to the design itself, submissions must include a written brief, which includes:

1.  A description of your design concept; and
2.  A description of your inspiration; and
3.  A summary of why Global Peace is important to you or your group
Each of these three components must be limited to 200 words (for a maximum 600-word written brief). Submissions that do not include a brief will be disqualified.

Judging

• In Phase One of the judging process, the public will be invited to vote for the five (5) finalists for each age group.  Only registered members of Power of Peace will be eligible to cast votes.
• In Phase Two, a panel of judges selected by Power of Peace will select the Contest Winner from the ten (10) finalists.
• Finalists and Contest Winner will be announced by the Power of Peace at a to-be-determined date and place. 

Awards
Awards are specifically submission-based; they will not be extended to other individuals or groups who may have assisted in the design.  There are no prizes, gifts of other monetary compensation associated with the awards.

General Conditions
By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to abide by the following terms and conditions and by the decisions of the Power of Peace which are final on all matters pertaining to this contest. All federal, state, local, provincial and municipal laws and regulations apply. This contest is subject to the laws of the United States. The category finalists will be notified within approximately fourteen (14) days after the submission deadline.  The winner of the contest will be notified approximately thirty (30) days after the finalists have been announced.  If the Power of Peace is unable to contact the potential winner after reasonable effort, or if the potential winner fails to respond within seven (7) days of first attempted notification, the award may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The winner will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within seven (7) days following the date of first attempted notification. Non-compliance within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any award notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Power of Peace reserves the right to use and publish entrants' proper names online, in print and in any other media in connection with the Contest. Acceptance of an award constitutes permission for Power of Peace to use winner's name and likeness and entry submission for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Power of Peace, its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in this Contest. Contact information becomes property of the Power of Peace and will not be shared with or distributed to any third party.

Copyright & Rebroadcast
Entries submitted become the property of Power of Peace and cannot be returned. Power of Peace retains entries for supplemental presentations to educational institutions, trade groups, advertising professionals and the public generally. Each entrant, by signing the declaration, specifically grants worldwide, royalty-free permission to Power of Peace to show or play the entries at award shows, at Power of Peace sponsored or produced events, or in any other public or private presentation with or without charge whenever and as often as the organizers see fit without compensation to Entrant. Entrant authorizes Power of Peace the use for such purpose of any trademark, animated character(s), animal(s), and merchandised item(s) included in the entries. Power of Peace may use entries or license entries or the reproduction of entries in perpetuity, without payment to Entrant, non-exclusively throughout the world, for use in telecasts, videotapes, DVDs, the Internet, exhibits, books, pamphlets and other such publications and media now known or hereafter created, including without limitation, television specials featuring Global Flag entries for the year or in subsequent years for historical retrospectives. Power of Peace may charge a fee to third parties for use of such material. Entrant holds or will secure the necessary license for use of all copyrighted elements embodied within the entries. Entrant will fully defend, indemnify and hold Power of Peace, its affiliated companies, assignees and licensees harmless from any talent or other residual charges due to the release of selected entries or any third party claims against Power of Peace, its affiliated companies, assignees and licensees resulting from the content of the entries and the intellectual property contained therein. The person submitting this entry form(s) certifies that he or she has full authority to approve the rights granted herein.

Contacts:
For more information, please contact us at globalflag@thepowerofpeace.com

© 2007 The Power of Peace. All rights reserved. Power of Peace reserves the right not to award a winner which, in the judgment of the panel and administrators, did not elicit entries up to standards.