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SUBWAY® 'Refresh Your Life' Contest
OFFICIAL RULESNO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
1. Eligibility: The SUBWAY® 'Refresh Your Life' Contest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including D.C.) who are at least forty five (45) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), Doctors Associates Inc., Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust Ltd. (“SFAFT”), Subway restaurants, ePrize, LLC, and any of their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.2. Sponsor: Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust, 488 Wheelers Farms Road, Milford, CT 06461. Administrator: ePrize, LLC, One ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069. 3. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in this Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
4. Timing: The Contest begins on June 2, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), ends on September 15, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Contest Period") and consists of four (4) phases as set forth in the chart below .
| Phase | Starts at 9:00 a.m. ET | Ends at 11:59 p.m. ET |
| Submission | June 2, 2009 | June 29, 2009 |
| Judging | June 30, 2009 | July 7, 2009 |
| Finalist Production | August 6, 2009 | August 14, 2009 |
| Finalist Voting | August 25, 2009 | September 15, 2009 |
| Grand Prize Winner Production | October 8, 2009 | October 12, 2009 |
Microsoft's computer is the official timekeeping device for the Contest.
5. How to Enter: During the Submission Phase, visit http://fittoboom.msnbc.msn.com and follow the links and instructions submit one (1) essay (500 words or fewer) that explains what you are passionate about doing in the next chapter of your life and why, along with one (1) photo of yourself (the "Submission"). After submitting your Submission, complete the online registration form, including a valid email address, phone number and valid home mailing address. P.O. Boxes are not permitted. Submit the completed registration to receive one (1) entry into the Contest. For All Submissions: By uploading your Submission, you agree that your Submission conforms to the Submission Guidelines and Content Restrictions as defined below (collectively, the "Guidelines and Restrictions") and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Submission and disqualify you from the Contest if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Submission fails to conform to the Guidelines and Restrictions. Submission Guidelines:- The essay must be in English;
- The essay must be your original work;
- The essay must be five hundred (500) words or fewer in length;
- The photo must be in JPG or PNG file format;
- The photo must be fewer than 300K in size; and
- The Submission cannot have been submitted previously in a promotion of any kind or exhibited or displayed for financial gain. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for disputes between persons claiming authorship of the Submission.
- The Submission must not contain material that is in violation of the MSN Code of Conduct (http://help.live.com/help.aspx?project=tou&mkt=en-us)
- The Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights, living or deceased, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
- The Submission must not disparage Sponsor, Administrator or any other person or party affiliated with the promotion and administration of this Contest;
- The Submission must not disparage any brand names or trademarks;
- The Submission must not contain any brand names or trademarks, other than Sponsor's or Subway's mark, for which entrant has a limited license to use for the sole purposes of creating and uploading a Submission into this Contest;
- The Submission must not contain footage, materials or any music that is not: (i) original to entrant; (ii) in the public domain; or (iii) licensed for use in the Submission;
- The Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion);
- The Submission must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; and
- The Submission must be suitable for publication in a public forum (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), may not contain nudity, profanity, threats of physical violence, or material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where Submission is created.
- Creativity of Submission (25% of score);
- Quality of essay and photo featured in the Submission (25% of score);
- Ability to effectively represent the Subway brand, as demonstrated through the Submission and photo (25% of score); and
- Consistency with the Contest Theme, which consists of the following four (4) components (25% of score)
- What you're passionate to do in the next chapter of your life. And why. Be specific. How did you narrow it down to this one passion?
- Who you plan to do it with. Your spouse, your children or grandchildren, your neighbors?
- Why you will get the most out of life by making the choice to pursue this passion. How will it affect your physical wellbeing? How about your mental wellbeing?
- How it might it affect others. Your family, your local community, the world around you?