Terms & ConditionS
1. The Green Heart STEM Challange (“the Contest”) is open to educators who have registered for that year's Challenge (“the Contestants”).
2. Contest will be run by the Captain Planet Foundation, a 501c3 organization incorporated in the State of Georgia, USA.
3. By entering the Contest, the Contestants accept these Terms and Conditions together with any specific instructions and terms for the Contest, which may be mentioned on-air, in any electronic messages, or on the website, or communicated to Contestants in any other way (“Contest Information”). Such Contest Information shall prevail in the event of there being any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any Contest Information.
4. We may cancel or amend the Contest, Contest Information, or these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Any changes will be posted either within the Contest Information or these Terms and Conditions, which were last updated.
5. Our decision in all matters concerning the Content will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
8. Contestants should submit one entry per class or group of students participating in the Contest.
9. To enter the Contest, Contestants must do the following:
2. Contest will be run by the Captain Planet Foundation, a 501c3 organization incorporated in the State of Georgia, USA.
3. By entering the Contest, the Contestants accept these Terms and Conditions together with any specific instructions and terms for the Contest, which may be mentioned on-air, in any electronic messages, or on the website, or communicated to Contestants in any other way (“Contest Information”). Such Contest Information shall prevail in the event of there being any inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any Contest Information.
4. We may cancel or amend the Contest, Contest Information, or these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Any changes will be posted either within the Contest Information or these Terms and Conditions, which were last updated.
5. Our decision in all matters concerning the Content will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
Entry
7. The Contest opens on January 13, 2025. The closing time and date for receipt of entries is March 15, 2025.8. Contestants should submit one entry per class or group of students participating in the Contest.
9. To enter the Contest, Contestants must do the following:
a) Register an account and upload and submit the Round 1 winning team's Green Heart Action Planner and video entry.b) Read and accept the terms and conditions and provide additional contact details so we can contact you if you are selected as a Finalist. Your details will be used solely to administer the competition.
10. Entries must be completed per the entry process set out above. No other method of entry will be accepted. Entries that do not meet these criteria may not be considered.
11. Entries will not be complete until Contestants have uploaded their video entry and accepted these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right to disqualify any entries submitted and/or finalised after the Contest has closed.
12. All video entries will be subject to moderation. We and/or their agents have absolute discretion to accept or reject any video entry and to remove any video entry already accepted without giving reasons for the decision. We may in particular refuse to upload any video entry for the following reasons:
(a) inclusion of defamatory or malicious content;(b) inclusion of content in video entries to which someone else owns the copyright or other intellectual property rights, such as music, singing, trademarks, logos, insignia, location signage, sculpture, posters, pictures, photographs or other artwork, music tracks, snippets of copyrighted programmes, or films made by other users, without the requisite authorisations;c) breach of these Terms and Conditions
13. By entering the Contest, Contestants understand and agree that:
(a) the Contestants grant Captain Planet Foundation a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to display entries as part of organization's business;(b) the Contestants indemnify the Competition Parties (defined below) from any claim in respect of their entry;
14. Any entries that are incomplete, incorrect, inaudible, or incomprehensible may be void.
15. In the event of any fault, mistake, misunderstanding or dispute concerning the correctness or acceptability of the entry, or the operation of any part of the Contest, or the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions, the decision we make shall be final and no correspondence will be entered into.
16. We will not be liable to reimburse any expenses incurred in entering the Contest.
17. We reserve the right to disqualify any Contestants and/or entries which it believes have not been made in compliance with these Terms and Conditions or to disqualify any Contestant found to have tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person.
Finalists
18. Only the Finalists will be notified.
19. Students of Finalist Contestants will only be identified by first name and last initial.
20. We reserve the right to select an alternative Finalist in the event that a Finalist is unable to be contacted.
19. Students of Finalist Contestants will only be identified by first name and last initial.
20. We reserve the right to select an alternative Finalist in the event that a Finalist is unable to be contacted.
Data Protection and Publicity
21. The first names and last initial of the Finalists put through to the Public Vote and the Contest winner may be available from the date the various Finalists are selected for a minimum period of three months.22. The information Contestants supply in connection with the Contest (including their personal details):
(a) maybe included in a database compiled for the Contest and will be used for the purposes of selecting Finalists;(b) may also be used for inclusion and/or read out in any programme produced in connection with the Contest; and(c) will not be supplied to third parties (other than the Contest Parties) other than as is reasonably necessary to select Finalists and administer the Contest.
23. Any personal information provided by the Contestants, will only be used by us in accordance with its Privacy Statement which is accessible for the purposes of the Contest or as otherwise set out in these Terms and Conditions.
25. None of the Contest Parties promise that the services relating to the Contest will be free from errors or omissions nor that they will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. These services may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons reasonably beyond the control of any Contest Party. We will not be liable in the event that all or any part of the service relating to the Contest is discontinued, modified or changed in any way.
27. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
28. Our program team can be reached at info@captainplanetfdn.org
Liability
24. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude or limit the Contest Parties’ liability for death or personal injury caused by their staff or supplier's negligence or for fraud. Subject to this, none of the Contest Parties can accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by any Contestant entering the Contest or as a result of accepting the Prize. None of the Contest Parties are responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software failure of any email or entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Contestant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in the Contest.25. None of the Contest Parties promise that the services relating to the Contest will be free from errors or omissions nor that they will be available uninterrupted and in a fully operating condition. These services may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons reasonably beyond the control of any Contest Party. We will not be liable in the event that all or any part of the service relating to the Contest is discontinued, modified or changed in any way.
Standard terms
26. In the event that any Contestant does not, or is unable to, comply with and meet these Terms and Conditions and the Contest Information, We shall be entitled at its sole discretion to disqualify such Contestant, without any further liability to such Contestant. In these circumstances, any prize won by the Contestant may be forfeited. All Contestants must comply with any directions given by any Contest Party, including but not limited to any and all relevant laws, rules, and regulations, and where applicable.27. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
28. Our program team can be reached at info@captainplanetfdn.org
