#RHONJFam Contest
Official Rules
May 10, 2013— May 22, 2013

PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: No purchase necessary. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. The #RHONJFam Contest (“Contest”) will begin on May 10, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET and end on May 22, 2013 at 11:59 AM ET (“Contest Period”).  All times in the Contest refer to Eastern Time (“ET”). Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received.  Contest is subject all applicable federal, state and local laws.

ELIGIBILITY: Open only to permanent, legal United States (“U.S.”) residents who are physically residing in one (1) of the fifty (50) U.S. or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories), and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and the age of majority in their state of residence as of the start of the Contest Period.  Officers, directors, and employees of Contest Entities (as defined below), members of these persons’ immediate families (spouses and/or parents, children, and siblings, and their spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or persons living in the same households as these persons (whether or not related thereto) are not eligible to enter or win the Contest. Contest Entities, as referenced herein, shall include Bravo Media LLC, NBCUniversal Media, LLC, both located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112 (collectively, “Sponsors”), and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and administrative, advertising, and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or implementation of the Contest.

HOW TO ENTER: You may enter the Contest via any of the following three (3) methods:

1) Visit the ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Facebook page located at www.facebook.com/RHONJ (the “Website”) and access the Contest tab by clicking “Like” and becoming a fan of the Website. Then follow the provided instructions to complete and thereafter submit the entry form, which includes your name, email address and city and requires that you confirm you are eighteen (18) years of age or older (“Facebook Entry”). 

As part of the Facebook Entry, you will be required to submit a photo attachment on the following theme: “Your Real Housewives of New Jersey-inspired family photo (of you and your family)” (“Photo”). You may submit the Photo according to the provided instructions on the Website.

As part of the Facebook Entry, you will also be required to submit a statement describing your family photo (“Description”). You may submit the Description according to the provided instructions on the Website.

You must include the Photo and Description in your Facebook Entry or your Facebook Entry will not be valid.

2) Go to www.twitter.com (the “Twitter Website”), and (1) if you already have a Twitter account, log on using your Twitter user name and password or (2) if you do not already have a Twitter account, create a free Twitter account according to the instructions on the Twitter Website.  Please note that you must agree to comply with the Twitter Terms of Use in order to create a Twitter account. Once you log on, you will be required to submit a Tweet (“Statement”) of one hundred and forty (140) characters or less that includes a photo on the following theme: “Your Real Housewives of New Jersey-inspired family photo (of you and your family)” (“Photo”).  Statement must also include a description (“Description”) of the Photo, as well as the hashtag #RHONJFam and the @reply “@bravotv” (“Twitter Entry”).  

Twitter Entry must include the Photo, Description, #RHONJFam and “@bravotv” or Twitter Entry will not be valid.  

3) Use your personal Instagram account to upload a photo to Instagram on the following theme: “Your Real Housewives of New Jersey-inspired family photo (of you and your family)” (“Photo”) with a statement describing the Photo (“Description”) and the hashtag #RHONJFam (“Instagram Entry”). 

Instagram Entry must include the Photo, Description and #RHONJFam or Instagram Entry will not be valid.

Facebook Entry, Twitter Entry and Instagram Entry will collectively be referred to herein as “Entry” or “Entries.”

All Entries become the property of Sponsors, and will not be acknowledged. Photos must have been taken by you and you must have permission of any person identified in any Photo. If any minors appear in Photo, the entrant must be that minor’s parent and/or legal guardian. Professional Photos and Photos with watermarks are not eligible. Descriptions must be original (that is, written by you), true and verifiable.  You must have the permission of any person that you identify or otherwise refer to in any Description.

Photos, Descriptions and Statement may collectively be referred to herein as “Submissions.” By entering the Contest, entrants grant Sponsors the non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable rights to use, reproduce, copy, publish, display, distribute, perform, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise exploit the Submissions and to incorporate the Submissions in other works in any and all markets and media worldwide in perpetuity.  Entrants warrant that they have the sole and exclusive right to grant such rights to Sponsors and that the Sponsors' reproduction, publishing, displaying, and/or other use of the Submissions will not infringe on any rights of third parties, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity, or create claims for defamation, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract.  If any Submissions contain material that is violent, pornographic, obscene, illegal, inappropriate, or racially or morally offensive or if any Submissions do not comply with these Official Rules or meet Sponsors’ standards for any reason, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, such Submissions (and the related Entries) may be rejected as ineligible for consideration and/or deleted from the Website, @bravotv Twitter and/or Instagram page.  Entries must comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.  Sponsors shall have no obligation to copy, publish, display, or otherwise exploit the Submissions.

By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant’s name and Submissions on the Website, www.twitter.com/bravotv, and/or www.instagram.com/bravotv.

Entries must be received before May 22, 2013 at 11:59 AM ET to be eligible for the Contest. Sponsors’ computer shall be the official timekeeper for all matters related to this Contest.  Limit one (1) Entry per person/email address per day during the Contest Period, regardless of method. Multiple Entries received from any person or email address beyond this limit will void all such additional entries. For purposes of these Official Rules, a “day” will start at 12:00:01 PM ET and end at 11:59:59 AM ET. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified.  Entries that are incomplete, garbled, corrupted, or unintelligible for any reason, including, but not limited to, computer or network malfunction or congestion, are void and will not be accepted.  In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.  Entry constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use entrant’s name, Twitter user name, Instagram user name, city, state, likeness, image, and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval.  

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF FIRST ROUND FINALISTS, SECOND ROUND FINALISTS AND GRAND PRIZE WINNER: There will be two (2) rounds of judging: round 1: initial judging to determine the Finalists (defined below); round 2: public voting to determine the Winner (defined below).

Round 1: Initial Judging for the First Round Finalists: On or about May 22, 2013, one (1) or more qualified judges selected by Sponsors (“Judges”) will review all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period and select up to five (5) finalists (each a “Finalist”) based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): Originality (25%), Creativity (25%), Engagement (25%) and Capturing the Essence of Bravo’s Voice, Tone and Programming (25%). Engagement is based on the number of times your Entry gets “re-tweeted,” mentioned, Liked, shared and quoted during the Entry Period. Each Finalist will advance to Round 2: Public Voting for the Winner, subject to verification of eligibility. The selection and review process may occur on a rolling basis as Entries are received. In the event of a tie, the Judges will break the tie by selecting the tied entrant who received the highest points from the udges for Originality to advance to Round 2: Public Voting for the Winner. In the event a tie remains, an additional tie-breaking judge will judge the tied Entries, using the Judging Criteria, to determine which of the tied Entries will advance to Round 2: Public Voting for the Winner. Sponsors reserve the right to pick fewer than five (5) Finalists (or none at all), or to extend the Contest Entry Period if the Contest does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion.

Round 2: Public Voting for Winner: Beginning on or about May 28, 2013, the Finalists’ Entries will be posted on Facebook.com/RHONJ (the “Voting Website”) in a randomized manner for public viewing and voting. On or about May 28, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET until May 30, 2013 at 5:00 PM ET, or on such other dates and at such other times as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion (the “Voting Period”), visitors to the Voting Website may vote for his or her favorite Finalist according to Judging Criteria, voting rules, and procedures established by the Sponsors, which will be posted on the Voting Website. The Finalist who receives the most votes during the Voting Period, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, will be the Winner, subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, ties will be broken as described with regards to Finalists. The Voting Period, voting rules and procedures and voting methods are subject to change, at the Sponsors’ sole discretion, and any changes will be posted on the Voting Website. Voting is currently limited to one (1) vote per person per day during the Voting Period, but Sponsors reserve the right to change the limit on the number of votes, in its sole discretion. Notification regarding any such change will be announced on the Voting Website. Winner will be required as a condition of continued eligibility to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility, Waiver of Liability, and, except where prohibited, Publicity Release (collectively, “Contest Documents”) within one (1) day of such notification. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification. If the potential Winner cannot be reached or is found ineligible, cannot or does not comply with the foregoing requirements and these Official Rules, does not satisfactorily execute all of the Contest Documents, or if prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential Winner will be disqualified and Sponsors will award the Prize (defined below) to the runner-up Finalist. Winner will be announced on June 2, 2013 at or around 8:00 PM ET on Bravo’s Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook account.

PRIZE: There will be one (1) prize (“Prize”) awarded to Winner. Prize will consist of a “Staycation,” which may include activities (each an “Activity”) such as the following: up to two (2) spa days, up to five (5) dinner reservations, up to three (3) lunch reservations, up to seven (7) nights of hotel accommodations, and up to two (2) two thousand dollar ($2,000) gift cards to use towards shopping excursions in locations near Winner’s residence (to be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion). For clarity, this Prize description and the above-listed Activities are for illustrative purposes only and are subject to change. Specific Activities and Prize details will be finalized at Sponsors’ sole discretion once Winner is verified and location of Staycation is determined. Prize will not exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) in value. All Activities must take place within fifty (50) miles of Winner’s residence. Winner cannot substitute Activities for cash nor receive any remaining cash if planned Activities do not meet the full ten thousand dollar ($10,000) value.

Winner may be able to include guests (each a “Guest”) in the “Staycation” Activities (to be determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion), depending on the types of Activities booked. Guest(s), if any, may be required to execute and return releases of liability and, except where prohibited, publicity releases (collectively, “Guest Documents”), which must be returned with the Contest Documents, or Guest portion of the Prize will be forfeited. If any Guest is a minor, Winner must be such minor’s parent or legal guardian and must execute and return the Guest Documents on such minor’s behalf. If Winner has the option to include Guests, but chooses to include fewer Guests than permitted by Sponsors (or none at all), the remaining elements of Prize shall constitute full satisfaction of Sponsors’ Prize obligation to Winner and no additional compensation will be awarded.

Estimated Retail Value (“ERV”) of Prize is ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Actual Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize may vary depending on the types of activities booked and the specific dates and locations.  Any difference between ERV and ARV will not be awarded. Sponsors will furnish an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 to Winner for the ARV of Prize for the year in which Prize was awarded.

Sponsors will determine all details of Prize in their sole discretion.  Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a similar Prize (or Prize element) of comparable or greater value. All taxes and other expenses, costs, or fees associated with the acceptance and/or use of Prize are the sole responsibility of Winner. Prize cannot be transferred by Winner or redeemed for cash and is valid only for the items detailed above, with no substitution of Prize by Winner. If Prize is unclaimed within a reasonable time after notification from Sponsors, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion, it will be forfeited, and time permitting, an alternate Winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries at Sponsors’ sole discretion. Gift cards are subject to certain terms and conditions as specified by issuer.

Sponsors shall have no responsibility or liability for cancellations, delays, or any other change by any company or person providing any element of Prize, and are not responsible or liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence thereof. If Activities include tickets to any event/performance/taping/show (collectively “Event”), the date and/or time of Event is subject to change.  Event is subject to cancellation.  

CONDITIONS: By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant’s heirs, executors, and administrators (a) to release and hold harmless Contest Entities, Facebook, Instagram, and their respective officers, directors, and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from such entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of Prize or any portion thereof (including any travel related thereto); (b) to indemnify Released Parties from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest and to hereby acknowledge that Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to Prize, including express warranties provided exclusively by Prize supplier that are sent along with Prize; (c) if selected as a Winner, to the posting of such entrant’s name and Submissions on the Website, www.twitter.com/bravotv, and/or www.instagram.com/bravotv, and the use by Released Parties of such name, Submissions, voice, image, and/or likeness for publicity, promotional, and advertising purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, permission, or approval, and, upon request, to the giving of consent, in writing, to such use; and (d) to be bound by these Official Rules and to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error therein or in the Contest itself, and to be bound by all decisions of the Sponsors, which are binding and final. Failure to comply with these conditions may result in disqualification from the Contest at Sponsors’ sole discretion.

ADDITIONAL TERMS: Sponsors reserve the right to permanently disqualify from any promotion any person they believe has intentionally violated these Official Rules.  Any attempt to deliberately damage the Contest or the operation thereof is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsors, who may seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The failure of Sponsors to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane, war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside of the control of Sponsors (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations), or other “force majeure” event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.  Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for telecommunications, network, electronic, technical, or computer failures of any kind; for inaccurate transcription of entry information; for errors in any promotional or marketing materials or in these Official Rules; for any human or electronic error; or for entries that are stolen, misdirected, garbled, delayed, lost, late, damaged, or returned. Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, modify, or suspend the Contest or any element thereof (including, without limitation, these Official Rules) without notice in any manner and for any reason (including, without limitation, in the event of any unanticipated occurrence that is not fully addressed in these Official Rules).  In the event of cancellation, modification, or suspension, Sponsors reserve the right to select Winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the event warranting such cancellation, modification, or suspension based on the Judging Criteria above.  Notice of such cancellation, modification, or suspension will be posted at Website.  Sponsors may prohibit any entrant or potential entrant from participating in the Contest, if such entrant or potential entrant shows a disregard for these Official Rules; acts with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrant, Sponsors, or Sponsors’ agents or representatives; or behaves in any other disruptive manner (as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion). Sponsors reserve the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.

DISPUTES: The Contest is governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, and the forum and venue for any dispute shall be in New York, New York. If THE controversy or claim is not otherwise resolved through direct discussions or mediation, it shall THEN be resolved by FINAL AND binding arbitration administered by JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., in accordance with its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures or subsequent versions thereof (“JAMS Rules”).  The JAMS Rules for selection of an arbitrator shall be followed, except that the arbitrator shall be experienced and licensed to practice law in new york.  All proceedings brought pursuant to this paragraph will be conducted in the County of new york.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT: For the name of Winner, available after June 10, 2013, visit www.twitter.com/bravotv, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by August 10, 2013 to: ATTN: #RHONJFam Contest, Bravo Media, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 46th Floor, New York, NY 10112.

This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.  Entrants are providing information to Sponsors and not to Facebook.

This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram.  Entrants are providing information to Sponsors and not to Instagram.