OFFICIAL RULES GORDY’S MARKET, INC. AND CHIP MAGNET SALSA COMPETITION The Gordy’s Market, Inc. and Chip Magnet Salsa Competition (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Gordy’s Market, Inc. 17158 County Hwy J, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 and Chip Valley Salsa, LLC 800 Wisconsin Street, P.O. Box 91 Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 (each a “Sponsor” and collectively, “Sponsors”). All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited. DATES OF PROMOTION: The Contest starts at 7:00 a.m. Central Time on Friday, April 15, 2016, and ends at 4:00 p.m. Central Time on Saturday, April 30, 2016. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to individuals, eighteen (18) years or older at time of entry, who are legal residents of Wisconsin. Employees of Gordy’s Market, Inc. and Chip Valley Salsa, LLC, and their respective subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible to enter. ENTRY: To enter, drop off a sample of your homemade salsa (at least 16 oz. in a covered container) labeled with your name, address and phone number (“Sample”), along with an original recipe for your homemade salsa (“Recipe”). Your Sample and Recipe together are your “Entry.” You must drop off your entry in person at one of the following Gordy’s Market, Inc. locations: Eau Claire Gordy’s Market Birch, 2717 Birch Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 Gordy’s Market West, 2615 N. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 Chippewa Falls Gordy’s Market Lake Wissota, 17158 County Highway J, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 Entries must be dropped off at one the three locations listed above during the following times (the “Entry Period”): Friday, April 15, 2016 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday April 16, 2016 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Each Recipe included with your Entry must: Include your name, address and phone number Include detailed, step-by-step preparation instructions List each ingredient in exact common U.S. household measurements and order of use in making the Recipe Indicate cooking times and number of servings The Recipe must be an original recipe that was created by the person entering the Contest and cannot have previously won a contest or other promotion. The Recipe must not have been previously published, must not be awaiting publication, nor may be submitted for publication consideration during the Contest Period. HOW TO ENTER: You may only enter by dropping off a Sample and Recipe during the Entry Period at the locations specified above. All information provided by entrant must be complete, true and correct. Submissions to the Contest must be received by April 17, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Central Time in order to be eligible. Entries received after that date and time will be deemed ineligible to win. By entering the Contest, you are granting to Chip Valley Salsa, LLC a worldwide, exclusive, royalty free, limited license to use the Recipe to produce and test the salsa during the term of the Contest, and until a winner has been selected. This limited license expires at the end of the Contest, unless you are selected as the winner (described below). Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected Entries. Each Entry must be submitted on an individual basis (i.e., no team, joint, or corporate entries) and all components of the Entry must be the original creation of the submitting participant. Only non-commercial work may be submitted. Entries may not contain profanity, nudity, pornographic images, violent images, anti-competition messages, illegal material, or material that violates the rights of third parties. Entries may not include confidential information, trade secrets, trademarks or copyrighted material belonging to any person or entity other than the entrant absent a suitable license or permission agreement, proof of which is required. Entries containing any forbidden matter or material otherwise deemed by the Sponsors to be inappropriate will be disqualified. WINNER SELECTION: Round 1: After the Entry Period, a panel of judges consisting of Sponsors’ personnel will select five Entries for consumer voting based equally upon the criteria of appearance, taste, originality, and adherence to these Official Rules. The five semifinalists will be notified on or about April 22, 2016. Round 2: Chip Valley Salsa, LLC will prepare the five Recipes selected by the panel of judges. The five Recipes will be made available for consumer voting Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the following Gordy’s Market, Inc. locations: Eau Claire Gordy’s Market Birch, 2717 Birch Street, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 Gordy’s Market West, 2615 N. Clairemont Avenue, Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54703 Gordy’s Market Clairemont, 1031 W. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 Gordy’s Market Hamilton, 3310 E. Hamilton Ave., Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 Chippewa Falls Gordy’s Market Lake Wissota, 17158 County Highway J, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 Gordy’s Market Chippewa Commons, 303 Prairie View Road, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 Gordy’s Market Gordy’s, 212 Bay St., Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin 54729 Consumers will vote for their favorite Recipe based on appearance, taste and originality. Final Selection - At the end of Round 2, the panel of judges will award one the five contestants with the grand prize based on the following Recipe criteria, which shall be weighted equally: Taste Appearance Originality Consumer Appeal PRIZE AWARDS: Chip Valley Salsa, LLC will package the winning contestant's Recipe with a custom label. Gordy’s Market, Inc. will sell the Recipe at all Gordy’s Market, Inc. locations for one year, starting on or around July 1, 2016 (the “Sale Period”). The winner will receive (1) $0.50 for each jar of salsa sold by Gordy’s Market, Inc. during the one year period; and (2) a gift card to Gordy’s Market, Inc. for $50. The estimated prize value from sales of salsa is $1,000.00 based on the sale of 167 cases of salsa (12 jars per case) sold during the Sale Period. Gordy’s Market, Inc. will purchase the salsa from Chip Valley Salsa, LLC on an as needed basis. The winner will be notified of the final prize on or about May 5, 2016. Sponsors will mail the gift card to the winner within 7-10 days of the winner signing and returning the winner’s Affidavit (defined below). The first royalty payment will be paid to the winner via check no later than August 31, 2016. Subsequent royalty payments will be paid within 30 days of Chip Valley Salsa, LLC’s receipt of payment from Gordy’s Market, Inc. for salsa purchased. The final royalty payment will be made within 30 days after expiration of the Sale Period. No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, for any reason. Sponsors are required by law to report prize values to taxing authorities; all taxes and any other incidental expenses on prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner. PRIZES MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAX; ALL APPLICABLE TAXES ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. PRIZE CONDITIONS By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and that the decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects. The Sponsors reserve the right not to select any winning submissions based upon the quality or content of submissions. The winner will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility, Limited License and Liability and Publicity Release (“Affidavit”) under which the winner grants Chip Valley Salsa, LLC, and its subsidiaries and affiliates, an exclusive, worldwide, royalty free limited license to use the Recipe to produce and sell the winning salsa beginning on the date the winner executes the Affidavit and ending upon expiration of the Sale Period. Under the terms of the Affidavit, the winner also agrees to grant Chip Valley Salsa, LLC a limited right of first refusal under which he or she agrees not to sell, transfer or assign his or her interest in the Recipe unless it first offers Chip Valley Salsa, LLC the right to purchase the Recipe on mutually agreeable terms for a period of 120 days after expiration of the Sale Period. Chip Valley Salsa will have sole and exclusive control over the manufacture and sale of product made by the Recipe. All rights from the sale of product by Chip Valley Salsa, and the goodwill associated therewith, inure to the benefit of Chip Valley Salsa. If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, any prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS: By entering a Recipe, you represent that: (i) your Entry is your own original work; and (ii) you own or have the rights to convey any and all right and title in any material submitted as part of your entry into the Contest. By entering the contest, you grant to Sponsors an exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use your name and likeness, in any and all media for any purpose, without further permission, notice or compensation (except as set forth in these Official Rules or where prohibited by law). By participating in the Contest, you agree to release Sponsors and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize. Sponsors are not responsible for errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant’s ability to enter the Contest. Sponsors reserve the right to amend these Official Rules and to disqualify permanently from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules. Agreement to Official Rules: By entering the Contest, each entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Sponsors may disqualify any entrant which Sponsors, in their sole discretion, deems to be out of compliance with these Official Rules. WINNER’S LIST: For the names of prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped No. 10 envelope to: “Gordy’s Market, Inc. and Chip Magnet Salsa Competition” Prize Winners, c/o Chip Valley Salsa, LLC 800 Wisconsin Street, P.O. Box 91, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54703. All requests for the winners list must be received by September 1, 2016. © 2016 Gordy’s Market, Inc., 17158 County Hwy J, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, 54729. © Chip Valley Salsa, LLC, 800 Wisconsin Street, P. O. Box 91, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54703. F:\DOCS\draft\PPN\A2435381.DOCX
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