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The
Kindermusik
Good
Beginnings
Grant
Fund
is
an
online
grant
program
which
makes
available
thousands
of
dollars
to
be
granted
to
projects
which
are
intended
to
improve
the
lives
of
children
through
an
online,
democratic
voting
process
("Grant
Program").
The
Grant
Program
is
open
to
individuals,
for
profit
organizations,
and
non-‐profit
organizations
(see
Section
1
below
for
more
eligibility
requirements).
For
good
and
valuable
consideration
(including,
without
limitation,
the
possibility
of
publicity
using
your
name
and
application
information),
the
receipt
and
sufficiency
of
which
are
hereby
acknowledged,
Participant
(as
defined
below
in
Section
3)
is
submitting
certain
idea(s),
design(s),
concept(s),
communication(s)
and/or
material(s)
(the
"Application")
for
the
benefit
of
Kindermusik
International
Inc.
(the
"Sponsor")
upon
the
following
express
understandings
and
conditions.
BEFORE
YOU
SUBMIT
AN
APPLICATION,
READ
THE
OFFICIAL
APPLICATION
GUIDELINES
BELOW.
YOU
MUST
SIGNIFY
YOUR
AGREEMENT
TO
BE
BOUND
BY
THESE
OFFICIAL
APPLICATION
GUIDELINES
BY
CLICKING
THE
CHECKBOX
WHERE
INDICATED.
BY
PARTICIPATING
IN
THIS
GRANT
PROGRAM,
YOU
AGREE
TO
THE
SPONSOR’S
PRIVACY
POLICY
AND
TERMS
&
CONDITIONS,
AVAILABLE
AT
THE
GRANT
PROGRAM
WEBSITE,
www.kindermusik.com/grants
AND
THAT
YOUR
ENTRY
AND
THE
PERSONAL
INFORMATION
COLLECTED
FROM
YOU
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
THIS
GRANT
PROGRAM
WILL
BE
SHARED
WITH
SPONSOR
AND/OR
ITS
DESIGNATED
AGENT(S)
AND
THAT
YOU
MAY
BE
CONTACTED
BY
THE
SPONSOR
AND/OR
ITS
DESIGNATED
AGENT(S)
IN
CONNECTION
WITH
THE
GRANT
PROGRAM.
YOUR
INFORMATION
MAY
ALSO
BE
USED
FOR
MARKETING
PURPOSES.
1. Eligibility.
The
Grant
Program
is
open
to
legal
residents
of
the
United
States
and
Canada
who
are
18
years
of
age
or
older.
Participants
(see
Section
3
below)
can
be
individuals,
for
profit
organizations
and
non-‐
profit
organizations
(must
be
an
existing
501(c)(3)
organization
at
the
time
of
registration
for
the
Grant
Program).
Employee-‐Owners
of
Kindermusik
International,
Inc.,
their
respective
parents,
subsidiaries,
affiliates,
divisions,
distributors,
suppliers,
printers,
and
advertising,
promotion
and
judging
agencies
and
the
immediate
family
members
of
such
employees
(parent,
child,
sibling,
spouse)
and
persons
living
in
the
same
household
as
such
employees
(whether
related
or
not)
(each
a
“Grant
Program
Party”)
are
eligible
to
participate
but
must
do
so
on
behalf
of
an
organization
and
they
will
be
required
to
divulge
their
relationship
with
Kindermusik
International,
Inc.
in
their
Profile
page.
Sponsor
reserves
the
right,
at
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
to
disqualify
any
individual
and
any
or
all
of
his/her
Application(s)
and/or
votes
deemed
in
Sponsor’s
sole
and
absolute
discretion
to
be
(a)
tampering
or
attempting
to
tamper
with
the
entry
or
voting
process
or
the
operation
of
the
Grant
Program
or
any
Sponsor
website;
(b)
violating
the
Official
Application
Guidelines;
(c)
violating
the
terms
of
service,
conditions
of
use
and/or
general
rules;
or
(d)
acting
in
an
unsportsmanlike
or
disruptive
manner,
or
with
intent
to
annoy,
abuse,
threaten,
harass
any
other
person
or
act
fraudulently
in
any
manner.
All dates begin at 12:00:01 a.m. and end at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
*The
Application
Period
ends
on
the
respective
date
set
forth
above
or
when
250
Applications
have
been
received
corresponding
to
such
Application
Period,
whichever
occurs
first.
Due
to
the
size
of
some
Applications,
which
may
be
large
and
require
a
significant
amount
of
time
to
upload
depending
on
the
Participant’s
service
provider
as
well
as
the
potential
volume
of
other
Participants,
the
time
to
upload
may
take
longer
than
anticipated
by
the
Participant.
It
is
recommended
that
the
above
be
taken
into
consideration
when
a
Participant
is
planning
to
upload
their
Application
as
an
Application
must
be
fully
uploaded
by
the
end
of
the
applicable
Application
Period
to
be
eligible
for
consideration
for
posting
for
voting
for
such
Application
Period.
Participants
will
be
notified
by
e-‐mail,
at
the
e-‐mail
address
provided
in
their
Profile,
whether
their
Application
has
been
accepted
or
rejected.
All
Applications,
including
but
not
limited
to,
designs,
ideas,
concepts
and
communications,
shall
be
owned
solely
by
Participant
who
shall
have
sole
liability
for
all
third
party
claims
relating
to
or
regarding
the
content
of
their
Application.
All
Applications
may
be
reviewed
for
compliance
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
before
being
posted
to
the
Website
for
voting
as
set
forth
in
the
Application
Entry
Table
above;
however,
such
review
does
not
relieve
Participant
from
responsibility
for
compliance
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines.
Participants
and
Applications
that
do
not
comply
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
or
that
otherwise
contain
prohibited
or
inappropriate
content
as
determined
by
the
Sponsor,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion
may
be
disqualified
at
any
time
and
will
then
not
be
posted
for
voting
for
the
applicable
Voting
Period.
Sponsor
(and/or
its
designated
agent(s)),
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
makes
the
final
determination
as
to
which
Participants
and
Applications
are
accepted
and
are
eligible
to
take
part
in
this
Grant
Program
and
be
considered
for
inclusion
in
the
Voting
Period,
on
the
Website
and/or
be
eligible
to
receive
a
Grant.
From
time
to
time
during
the
Grant
Program
Period,
Sponsor
may,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
choose
to
feature
certain
recent
Participants
and
Applications
on
the
Website
and/or
in
advertising
materials.
Being
featured
on
the
Website
and/or
in
advertising
materials
in
no
way
impacts
the
likelihood
of
success
of
the
Participant
becoming
an
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
in
the
Grant
Program
nor
does
the
inclusion
of
the
Application
on
the
Website
and/or
in
advertising
materials
indicate
that
Sponsor
deems
the
Application
to
be
a
good
example
of
an
Application,
nor
does
it
indicate
Sponsor’s
preference
for/endorsement
of
the
Application
and/or
the
subject
matter
of
the
Application.
4. Grants
Available.
During
the
Application
Period,
there
are
up
to
five
(5)
grants
available
to
be
awarded
(each
a
“Grant”)
for
a
total
of
up
to
$5k
in
accordance
with
the
following
table.
5. Voting:
Each
Application
Period
is
followed
by
a
Voting
Period.
Individuals
who
are
only
interested
in
voting
are
not
required
to
register.
During
the
Voting
Period
listed
in
the
Application
Entry
Table
above
in
Section
2,
individuals
as
measured
by
IP
addresses
will
be
allowed
up
to
ten
(10)
votes
(each
a
“Vote”)
per
Voter
per
day
during
each
Voting
Period.
Each
Participant
in
the
Grant
Program
will
also
be
allowed
up
to
ten
(10)
Votes
each
day
of
each
Voting
Period.
For
purposes
of
voting,
a
“day”
shall
be
defined
as
the
24-‐hour
period
beginning
at
12:00:01
a.m.
ET
and
ending
at
11:59:59
p.m.
ET.
At
the
end
of
each
day
of
a
Voting
Period,
any
of
the
un-‐used
Votes
allotted
to
any
Voter
or
Participant
will
become
void
and
will
not
roll
over
to
the
next
day.
If
Sponsor
determines,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
that
any
Participant
or
Voter
has
not
complied
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
in
any
way,
for
example,
(i)
use
of
proxy
voting,
(ii)
other
fraudulent
means
in
an
attempt
to
cast
more
than
the
ten
(10)
Votes
allotted
per
day
of
each
Voting
Period,
then
Sponsor
reserves
the
right
to
cancel
that
Voter’s
or
Participant’s
account,
disqualify
all
their
Votes
and
disqualify
any
Application
that
they
have
submitted
and
disallow
any
further
participation
by
such
individual
in
the
Grant
Program.
Sponsor
may
allow
various
off-‐site
methods
of
voting
for
an
Application,
including
but
not
limited
to
mobile,
widgets,
media
(by
way
of
example
and
not
by
way
of
limitation,
voting
through
a
cell
phone).
Sponsor
recommends
that
before
a
Voter
or
Participant
chooses
an
Application
to
vote
on,
they
visit
the
Website
and
review
the
Profile
of
the
Participant
for
that
Application
to
get
more
information
about
the
Participant
and
their
Application.
Once
each
Voting
Period
has
ended,
the
respective
Participants
responsible
for
the
appropriate
number
of
Applications
with
the
highest
number
of
Votes
will
each
be
deemed
an
Eligible
Grant
Recipient.
If
there
is
a
tie
among
the
Applications
after
a
Voting
Period
has
ended,
Sponsor
(and/or
its
designated
agent),
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
will
review
the
tied
Applications
and
will
break
the
tie
based
on
the
Application
that
first
in
time
received
the
highest
number
of
Votes
during
the
Voting
Period.
It
is
possible
that
two
or
more
Participants
will
submit
Applications
which
may
contain
similar/the
same
idea
for
a
Grant.
Notwithstanding
this,
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
will
be
determined
solely
by
the
number
of
Votes
cast
for
each
Application
as
set
forth
herein.
Sponsor
is
under
no
obligation
to
review
or
consider
the
similarity
of
other
Applications
in
determining
whether
or
not
to
accept
an
Application.
Sponsor’s
decisions,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
are
final
and
binding
in
all
matters
relating
to
the
Grant
Program.
If
a
Participant’s
Application
receives
the
highest
number
of
Votes,
Participant
will
become
an
Eligible
Grant
Recipient.
All
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
will
be
required
to
complete
a
Grant
award
acceptance
package
(“Grant
Agreement”)
(see
Section
12)
below
for
more
information
on
the
Grant
Agreement),
which,
among
other
things,
will
require
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
to
coordinate
with
Grant
Administration
Agent
who
will
be
solely
responsible
for
dispensing
the
Grant
to
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
in
accordance
with
the
Grant
Agreement
(as
defined
in
Section
12
below).
No
substitution
of
a
Grant
is
offered,
except
at
the
sole
and
absolute
discretion
of
the
Sponsor.
The
Grants
are
non-‐transferable.
If
there
are
an
insufficient
number
of
accepted
Applications
for
a
particular
Application
Period,
then
the
number
of
Grants
awarded
would
be
reduced
to
include
only
those
Applications
which
are
accepted
under
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
to
receive
a
Grant.
6. Taxes.
There
may
be
some
tax
implications
for
Grant
Recipient.
Sponsor
recommends
that
Participants
review
their
Application
with
their
legal/tax
advisor
to
determine
their
potential
tax
liability,
if
any,
in
connection
with
receiving
a
Grant
as
part
of
this
Grant
Program.
If
there
is
any
tax
liability,
it
will
be
the
sole
responsibility
of
Grant
Recipient.
7. Application
Content
Guidelines.
1. Applications
MUST:
• be
in
English;
• be
received
in
accordance
with
the
Application
Entry
Table
in
Section
2
above;
• describe
a
project
to
be
carried
out
for
purposes
that
will
better
the
lives
of
children;
• describe
a
project
to
take
place/benefit
children
anywhere
within
the
world
except
in
those
countries
or
entities
where
U.S.
persons
are
prohibited
from
engaging
in
transactions
and
dealings
subject
to
economic
sanctions
administered
by
the
U.S.
Department
of
the
Treasury's
Office
of
Foreign
Assets
Control;
• describe
a
project
that
is
capable
of
being
completed
within
12
months
from
the
date
of
funds
disbursement;
• provide
a
level
of
detail
sufficient
to
show
each
of
the
specific
activities
to
be
carried
out
by
the
Participant
and
others,
if
any,
necessary
to
achieve
the
principal
goal(s)
of
the
project;
and
2. Applications
CANNOT
to
any
degree:
• suggest
legalization
of
any
illegal
drugs/activity,
prostitution
or
pornography
or
other
illegal
activities
or
goods;
• challenge,
lobby
for
or
seek
to
change
current
laws,
enact
any
new
laws
or
overthrow
of
any
government;
• be
inconsistent
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines;
• be
inconsistent
with
any
corporate
policy
of
Sponsor
or
its
ultimate
parent
company
(Kindermusik
International
Inc.);
• discriminate
against,
disparage
or
denigrate
any
race,
age,
gender,
disability,
sexual
orientation,
ethnicity,
religion,
political
orientation,
national
origin,
ancestry,
marital
status,
veteran
status
or
mental
or
physical
disability;
• disparage
or
denigrate
a
product,
service,
person,
company
or
organization
including,
but
not
limited
to,
Sponsor;
• encourage
the
cessation
of
or
act
to
negatively
impact
a
business
or
enterprise;
• promote
alcohol,
illegal
drugs
or
activity,
tobacco,
firearms/weapons,
prostitution
or
pornography;
• contain
any
profanities,
be
overtly
sexual,
suggest
an
intent
to
abuse
or
suggestions
of
violence;
• involve
religious
advocacy,
proselytizing
–
acts
and
intentions
to
advance
a
religious
denomination
or
expand
membership
or
encourage
conversion;
• involve
political
advocacy
–
acts
and
intentions
to
advance
a
particular
political
party,
candidate
or
to
support
lobbying
for
any
particular
party,
candidate
and/or
cause,
or
to
expand
membership
or
to
encourage
membership
for
a
particular
political
party,
candidate
or
lobbying
effort;
• describe
a
project
that
directly
or
principally
benefits
the
Participant
or
any
other
specific
individual
(as
opposed
to
the
identified
community
as
a
whole);
• describe
a
project
whose
purpose
(solely
or
partially)
is
to
re-‐grant
potential
Grant
funds
to
another
individual
or
organization(s).
By
way
of
example,
if
the
purpose
of
Applicant’s
Submission
is
solely
or
partially
to
transfer
potential
Grant
funds
to
a
third
party
individual
or
organization,
such
transfer
of
funds
must
be
linked
to
a
specific
initiative
or
project
of
that
third
party
individual
or
organization,
which
must
be
outlined
in
the
Applicant’s
Submission
and
abide
by
the
other
terms
and
conditions
set
forth
herein;
• feature
or
reference
any
third
party
commercial
products
and/or
company
trademarks,
logos,
brands
or
endorsements
(including
but
not
limited
to
third
party
logos
on
street
scenes,
panoramic
views,
vehicle
license
plates,
clothing
such
as
t-‐
shirts,
hats,
etc.)
without
permission
(note:
an
Application
may
contain
the
name
and
trademark
of
an
organization
to
be
benefited
by
the
Grant
(provided
prior
permission
has
been
obtained);
• use
individuals’
names
in
whole
or
in
part
(including
the
Participant’s
last
name)
without
permission;
• contain
materials
embodying
the
names,
likenesses,
photographs,
or
other
identifying
elements
of
any
person,
living
or
dead
without
permission;
and
• contain
any
copyrighted
works
(other
than
those
owned
by
the
Participant
or
any
registered
member
of
the
group
or
those
used
with
permission).
8.
Additional
Requirements
for
Photograph(s)
and
Video
Content
of
Application
(if
applicable).
• A
video
must
reside
in
your
YouTube
account
(and
comply
with
the
YouTube
Site's
"YouTube
Community
Guidelines"
set
forth
at
http://www.youtube.com/t/community_guidelines
("Code
of
Conduct")
&
Terms
of
Service
or
reside
in
your
Vimeo
account
(and
comply
with
the
Vimeo
Site’s
“Community
Guidelines”
set
forth
at
http://www.vimeo.com/guidelines;
• Be
in
English;
• Be
clear,
in
focus
and
audible;
• Be
appropriate
to
the
theme
of
the
Application;
• Be
the
property
of
the
Participant;
• Clearly
state
the
objectives
of
the
Application;
• Promote
or
benefit
the
focus
of
the
Grant
Program;
• Have
written
permission
from
all
individuals
seen
in
the
photograph(s)
and/or
video
(regardless
of
if
they
are
in
the
foreground
or
background)
–
if
an
individual
in
the
photograph(s)
and/or
video
is
under
the
age
of
majority
in
their
state
or
province
of
residence,
written
permission
must
be
from
the
individual’s
parent
or
legal
guardian;
• A
video
must
be
less
than
three
(3)
minutes
in
length;
and
• Photographs
must
be
less
than
1
MB
each
and
one
(1)
photo
is
required
in
your
Profile.
Total
number
of
photographs
cannot
exceed
six
(6)
photographs
(including
the
photograph
in
your
Profile).
9.
Additional
Requirements
for
Applications.
• Once
submitted,
an
Application
will
not
be
returned.
Sponsor
may,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
reject,
refuse,
remove,
delete
and/or
disqualify
or
disallow
any
Application
Sponsor,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
deems
inappropriate
or
otherwise
non-‐
compliant
with
these
Official
Application
Guidelines.
• If
any
group
of
individuals
elects
to
collaborate
on
an
Application,
they
are
required
to
designate
one
(1)
person/organization
as
the
Participant
and
the
submitter
of
the
Application
in
the
Grant
Program,
and
such
person/organization
shall
agree
to
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
on
behalf
of
the
group
of
individuals.
Sponsor
is
not
responsible
or
liable
for
any
disputes
between
collaborators
arising
under
or
related
to
the
Grant
Program.
• If
any
organization
desires
to
submit
an
Application,
it
must
designate
one
(1)
individual
as
the
Participant
to
submit
the
Application.
If
a
Participant
is
submitting
an
Application
on
behalf
of
an
organization,
the
Participant
must
disclose
this
fact
in
its
Application.
If
the
Participant
acting
on
behalf
of
an
organization
is
selected
as
an
Eligible
Grant
Recipient,
the
Participant
will
be
required
to
submit
written
documentation
that
the
organization
(a)
authorizes
submission
of
the
Application
by
Participant;
(2)
authorizes
Participant
to
administer
the
Grant
funds;
and
(3)
agrees
to
these
Official
Application
Guidelines.
Sponsor,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
will
decide
if
written
documentation
provided
is
sufficient,
and
may
at
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
request
additional
documentation
from
Participant
or
organization.
Sponsor
is
not
responsible
or
liable
for
any
disputes
between
Participants
and
organizations
arising
under
or
related
to
the
Grant
Program.
• An
Application
must
not
communicate
messages
or
images
inconsistent
with
the
positive
images
and/or
goodwill
with
which
Sponsor
wishes
to
associate.
• If
Sponsor,
at
any
time
during
the
Grant
Program
Period,
receives
a
complaint
(including
but
not
limited
to
a
cease
and
desist
letter,
general
letter
of
complaint,
etc.)
alleging
intellectual
property
infringement
in
a
Participant’s
Application,
Sponsor,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
reserves
the
right
to
remove
such
Application
from
the
Website
and
disqualify
the
Application
without
prior
notice
to
Participant.
• All
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
(in
the
case
of
a
Participant
who
is
under
the
age
of
majority
in
their
state
or
province
of
legal
residence,
their
parent
or
legal
guardian)
must
be
financially
stable,
and
for-‐profit
and
not-‐for-‐profit
organizations
will
need
to
submit
proof
of
sound
financial
management
and
solvency.
10.
Grant
of
Rights
To
Sponsor.
By
submitting
an
Application,
Participant
hereby
agrees
that:
1. In
consideration
of
entering
an
Application
in
the
Grant
Program,
Participant,
on
behalf
of
themselves,
their
group/organization
(if
applicable),
their
heirs,
executors,
administrators
and
assigns,
hereby
assigns
to
Sponsor
an
irrevocable
non-‐exclusive,
sub-‐licenseable,
perpetual,
royalty-‐free,
worldwide
license
and
right
to
broadcast,
publicly
display,
exhibit
and/or
otherwise
use
the
Application
and
every
element
thereof,
in
whole
or
in
part,
in
any
manner
or
medium
now
or
hereafter
known
or
devised.
At
all
times,
the
Application
shall
remain
the
property
of
Participant.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing,
Sponsor
will
have
the
exclusive
right
to
make
and/or
use
unlimited
derivative
works
therefrom,
to
assign
or
transfer
any
or
all
such
rights
and
to
grant
unlimited
sublicenses.
Without
limiting
the
foregoing,
Sponsor
will
have
the
right
to
use
the
Application,
and
any
portion
thereof,
in
any
merchandising,
advertising,
marketing,
promotion
or
any
other
commercial
or
non-‐
commercial
purpose
in
relation
to
the
Kindermusik
Good
Beginnings
Grant
Program.
Participant
also
irrevocably
grants
Sponsor,
where
not
prohibited
by
law,
an
irrevocable,
perpetual,
worldwide,
royalty-‐free
license
to
the
right
to
use
Participant’s
name,
voice,
likeness
and
biographical
material,
in
any
merchandising,
advertising,
marketing,
promotion
or
any
other
commercial
or
non-‐commercial
purpose
related
to
the
Application
and/or
Grant
Program
or
in
any
other
way
Sponsor
deems
appropriate.
2. Participant
acknowledges
that
they
have
no
right
of
approval
or
consultation
with
respect
to
Sponsor's
use
of
the
Application.
Sponsor
will
not
be
responsible
for
the
return
or
preservation
of
the
Application.
Sponsor
shall
use
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion
in
determining
the
extent
and
manner
of
the
use
of
the
Application,
and
Sponsor
is
not
obligated
in
any
way
to
use
or
exploit
the
same
or
any
rights
granted
by
Participant,
or
any
portion
thereof,
in
any
medium
or
any
manner
whatsoever,
including
but
not
limited
to
use
on
Sponsor’s
website
or
as
Sponsor
may
choose
to
use
any
Application
or
part
thereof.
Participant
further
agrees
that
the
Application
is
not
being
submitted
in
confidence
or
in
trust,
and
that
no
confidential
or
fiduciary
relationship
is
intended
or
created.
3. APPLICATIONS
POSTED
TO
THIS
WEBSITE
WERE
NOT
EDITED
BY
SPONSOR
AND
ARE
THE
VIEWS/OPINIONS
OF
THE
RESPECTIVE
PARTICIPANT
AND
DO
NOT
REFLECT
THE
VIEWS
OF
SPONSOR
IN
ANY
MANNER.
Any
waiver
of
any
obligation
hereunder
by
Sponsor
does
not
constitute
a
general
waiver
of
any
obligation
in
favor
of
Participants.
1. their
entire
Application:
(i)
is
wholly
original;
(ii)
has
been
legally
obtained
and/or
created;
(iii)
does
not
infringe
the
intellectual
property,
privacy
or
publicity
rights
or
any
other
legal
or
moral
rights
of
any
third
party
or
violate
applicable
laws,
regulations
or
network
standards;
(iv)
they
have
not
granted
or
transferred
any
rights
in
or
to
the
Application
to
any
third
party
prior
to
the
date
of
submission;
(v)
Participant
has
not
done
anything
which
has
impaired
and
will
not
do
anything
to
impair
the
rights
granted
to
Sponsor
in
any
way;
(vi)
Participant
acknowledges
that,
if
applicable,
they
have
secured
written
permission
from
all
individuals
depicted
in
their
photograph(s)
and/or
video
included
with
their
Application
and
further
that
such
permission
is
extended
to
Sponsor
for
Sponsor’s
use
as
set
forth
herein
and
in
any
manner
it
deems
appropriate;
and
(vii)
the
Application
conforms
to
all
of
the
Application
requirements
and
rules
set
forth
herein.
2. by
submitting
an
Application,
Participant
agrees
to
indemnify
and
hold
harmless
the
grant
administration
agent
as
designated
by
Sponsor
(“Grant
Administration
Agent”),
Sponsor,
Kindermusik
International,
Inc.,
suppliers,
printers,
distributors
and
advertising,
promotion
and
judging
agencies
and
each
of
their
designated
agents,
their
respective
parents,
and
its
and
their
subsidiaries,
affiliates,
successors,
licensees,
and
assigns,
and
each
of
their
directors,
officers,
agents,
equity
holders
and
employees
(“Released
Parties”),
from
and
against
any
and
all
claims,
losses,
costs,
damages,
liabilities
and
costs
and
expenses
(including
reasonable
attorneys'
fees
and
costs)
which
arise
out
of
any
breach
of
these
Official
Application
Guidelines.
INDIVIDUALS
–
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
who
submitted
an
Application
as
an
individual
will
need
to
submit
the
following:
FOR-‐PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS-‐
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
who
submitted
an
Application
as
a
“for-‐
profit
organization”
will
need
to
submit
the
following:
1. Evidence
of
the
(i)
legal
status
of
the
organization
such
as
organizing
documents,
articles
of
incorporation,
trust
agreements,
charter,
tax
classification
or
certification
from
appropriate
authorities;
and
(ii)
proof
of
good
standing
of
the
organization;
2. A
letter
of
reference
from
an
individual
who
knows
your
company
well
and
has
been
in
a
position
to
evaluate
your
work
(partner,
supplier,
client,
trade
association
official,
etc.)
attesting
to
their
relationship
with
you
and
why
they
feel
you
are
qualified
to
carry
out
the
idea;
3. A
budget
for
the
project;
4. Details
about
the
proposed
idea
activities;
5. A
project
plan
with
proposed
reporting
milestones
and
methods
(including
providing
a
follow-‐up
article
not
to
exceed
500
words
about
how
the
funds
were
used,
up
to
10
photos,
and
an
video);
6. An
annual
report,
company
brochure,
or
brief
description
of
the
organization’s
history,
goals,
mission,
recent
activities
and
future
plans
(optional);
NON-‐PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
-‐
(NOTE:
In
order
to
be
eligible
for
this
designation,
the
entity
must
have
their
501(c)(3)
designation
from
the
IRS
or
the
equivalent
designation
from
the
appropriate
Canadian
authority
if
applicable
at
the
time
of
registration
for
this
Grant
Program)
-‐
Eligible
Grant
Recipients
who
submitted
an
Application
as
a
“non-‐profit
organization”
will
need
to
submit
the
following:
1. A
copy
of
your
501(c)3
Determination
Letter
from
the
IRS
or
the
equivalent
designation
from
the
Canadian
authority;
2. A
budget
for
the
project;
3. Details
about
the
proposed
project
activities;
4. A
project
plan
with
proposed
reporting
milestones
and
methods
(including
providing
a
follow-‐up
article
not
to
exceed
500
words
about
how
the
funds
were
used,
up
to
10
photos,
and
an
video);
5. A
letter
of
reference
from
an
independent
third
party
(board,
staff,
or
family
member
is
not
appropriate)
who
knows
your
company
well
and
has
been
in
a
position
to
evaluate
your
work
(partner,
supplier,
client,
trade
association
official,
etc.)
attesting
to
their
relationship
with
you
and
why
they
feel
you
are
qualified
to
carry
out
the
idea.
The
Grant
Administration
Agent,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
may
request
additional
information
other
than
as
provided
above
in
accordance
with
its
standard
practices
and
policies,
and
will
make
decisions
on
how
and
when
the
Grant
(or
any
portion
thereof)
is
to
be
released
to
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
and
which
milestones
need
to
be
met
before
further
portions
of
the
Grant
will
be
released
to
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient.
An
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
(as
defined
above),
and
in
the
event
an
organization
is
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient,
a
person
with
signatory
authority
for
such
organization,
will
complete,
sign
and
return
within
fourteen
(14)
days
a
Grant
Agreement
which
will
be
issued
by
the
Grant
Administration
Agent
and
which
contains
the
terms
and
conditions
for
the
awarding
of
the
Grant
as
set
forth
in
more
detail
in
this
Section.
The
Grant
Agreement
will
be
mailed
to
the
address
provided
when
Participant
created
and/or
updated
their
Profile.
If
the
Grant
Agreement
and
any
required
documents
are
not
returned
within
the
required
fourteen
(14)
days,
or
if
any
mail
is
returned
to
Sponsor
as
undeliverable
mail
without
a
forwarding
address,
the
Grant
may
be
forfeited
in
Sponsor's
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
and
neither
Sponsor
nor
the
Grant
Administration
Agent
will
have
any
further
responsibility
to
Participant
in
connection
with
this
Grant
Program.
If
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
is
unwilling
or
unable
to
provide
Grant
Administration
Agent
with
the
agreed
upon
records,
proof
and
other
agreed
upon
items
that
they
have
met
the
milestones
set
forth
in
the
Grant
Agreement
or
if
Grant
Administration
Agent
determines
that
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
is
in
breach
of
the
Grant
Agreement,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
no
further
funds
from
the
Grant
will
be
provided
to
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
and
neither
Sponsor
nor
the
Grant
Administration
Agent
will
have
any
further
obligation
to
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient.
If
Grant
Administration
Agent
determines,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
that
the
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
has
misused
the
Grant,
the
Grant
Administration
Agent
will
determine,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
not
only
to
not
provide
further
funds
from
the
Grant
but
will
also
report
to
the
IRS
or
Revenue
Canada
the
amount
of
funds
provided
to
Participant
and
the
IRS
may
deem
those
funds
as
taxable
income
to
the
Participant.
1. any
and
all
disputes,
claims
and
causes
of
action
arising
out
of
or
connected
with
their
Application,
the
Grant
Program
and/or
any
Grant
will
be
resolved
individually,
without
resort
to
any
form
of
class
action;
2. any
and
all
claims,
judgments
and
awards
will
be
limited
to
actual
third-‐party,
out-‐of-‐pocket
costs
incurred,
but
in
no
event
will
attorneys'
fees
be
awarded
or
recoverable;
3. under
no
circumstances
will
Participant
be
permitted
to
obtain
any
award
for,
and
Participant
knowingly
and
expressly
waives
all
rights
to
seek,
punitive,
incidental,
consequential
or
special
damages,
lost
profits
and/or
any
other
damages;
4. they
irrevocably
waive
any
right
to
seek
injunctive
or
equitable
relief;
and
5. they
release
and
hold
harmless
Released
Parties
(as
defined
above)
from
any
and
all
claims
that
any
commercial,
advertising,
presentation,
web
content
or
any
other
material
subsequently
produced,
presented,
and/or
prepared
by
or
on
behalf
of
Sponsor
infringes
on
the
rights
of
Participant
as
contained
in
any
Application
or
otherwise.
If
for
any
reason
the
Grant
Program
is
not
capable
of
being
administered
as
planned,
including
without
limitation,
lack
of
sufficient
number
of
Participants
and/or
consumer
vote
to
support
the
continuing
of
the
Grant
Program,
infection
by
computer
virus,
bugs,
tampering,
unauthorized
intervention,
fraud,
technical
failures,
or
any
other
causes
which
corrupt
or
affect
the
administration,
security,
fairness,
integrity
or
proper
conduct
of
the
Grant
Program,
or
for
any
reason
Sponsor
deems,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
that
the
Grant
Program
is
not
meeting
the
expected
goals,
Sponsor
reserves
the
right,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion
to
cancel,
modify
or
terminate
the
Grant
Program.
Further,
Sponsor
reserves
the
right,
at
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
to
disqualify
any
individual
and
any
or
all
of
his/her
Application(s)
and/or
votes
deemed
to
be
(a)
tampering
or
attempting
to
tamper
with
the
entry
process
or
the
operation
of
the
Grant
Program
or
any
Sponsor
website;
(b)
violating
the
Official
Application
Guidelines;
(c)
violating
the
terms
of
service,
conditions
of
use
and/or
general
rules
or
guidelines
of
any
property
or
service;
or
(d)
acting
in
an
unsportsmanlike
or
disruptive
manner,
or
with
intent
to
annoy,
abuse,
threaten
or
harass
any
other
person.
Sponsor
reserves
the
right,
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion,
to
require
an
Eligible
Grant
Recipient
to
submit
to
a
confidential
background
check
to
confirm
eligibility
and
help
ensure
that
the
use
of
any
such
person
in
advertising
or
publicity
for
the
Grant
Program
will
not
bring
Sponsor
into
public
disrepute,
contempt,
scandal
or
ridicule
or
reflect
unfavorably
on
Sponsor,
its
agents
or
the
Grant
Program
as
determined
by
Sponsor
in
its
sole
and
absolute
discretion.
15.
Miscellaneous.
These
Official
Application
Guidelines
and
their
performance
will
be
binding
on
Participant,
Voters
and
their
heirs,
administrators,
executor,
successors
and
assigns.
The
construction,
validity,
interpretation
and
enforceability
of
the
Official
Application
Guidelines
and
this
Grant
Program
will
be
governed
by
and
construed
in
accordance
with
the
laws
of
the
State
of
North
Carolina
without
giving
effect
to
any
choice
of
law
or
conflict
of
law
rules.
By
submitting
an
Application,
Participants
consent
to
the
jurisdiction
and
venue
of
the
federal,
state
and
local
courts
located
in
Greensboro,
North
Carolina.
Notwithstanding
the
foregoing,
Participant
acknowledges
that
Sponsor
may
nonetheless:
(1)
seek
to
obtain
injunctive
or
other
equitable
relief
from
a
court
to
enforce
the
provisions
of
these
Official
Application
Guidelines;
and/or
(2)
bring
an
action
in
court
to
protect
or
interpret
any
of
Sponsor's
purported
intellectual
property
rights.
These
Official
Application
Guidelines
will
not
be
assignable
by
Participant.
Sponsor,
designated
agents
and
their
respective
parents,
successors
and
assigns,
will
have
the
unlimited
right
to
assign
these
Official
Application
Guidelines
and
the
rights
granted
at
any
time,
in
whole
or
in
part,
to
any
party.
Participant
will
execute
any
documents
(after
being
afforded
a
reasonable
opportunity
to
review
and/or
confirm
the
same)
and
do
any
other
acts
as
may
be
reasonably
required
by
Sponsor
to
further
evidence
or
effectuate
Sponsor’s
rights
as
set
forth
in
these
Official
Application
Guidelines,
and
Participant
appoints
Sponsor
as
their
attorney-‐in-‐
fact
(which
appointment
is
irrevocable
and
coupled
with
an
interest),
with
full
power
of
substitution
and
delegation,
but
only
to
execute
any
and
all
such
documents,
or
perform
such
acts,
which
Participant
fails
to
execute
(after
being
afforded
a
reasonable
opportunity
to
review
and/or
confirm
the
same).
16.
Sponsor.
Kindermusik
International,
Inc.
203
South
Church
Street
Greensboro,
North
Carolina
27401
USA.