ELIGIBILITY: The Fast Company 2024 Brands That Matter Awards Competition (the “Competition”) is open to all organizations.
Employees or agents of Mansueto Ventures, LLC (“MV”) (the “Sponsor”) and of the Sponsor’s parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising/promotional agencies, and the members of their immediate families and households are not eligible. Entrant must have a valid email address to enter. Void where prohibited by law.
UNACCEPTABLE MATERIAL
Entries that contain pornographic material, propagate “hate” messages, make defamatory statements, or which are otherwise extraordinarily offensive are not eligible.
DISQUALIFICATION
Ineligible entries may be disqualified at any phase of the Competition without notification.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ENTRIES
Entrants will receive an email acknowledgment when an Entry has been received.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTRY/USAGE
The Competition assumes all entries are original and the Entrant either owns the work or has permission from a client or other appropriate party to enter the work, with all rights granted therein. In the event that an Entrant without such rights submits an entry, the entrant will not be eligible for the Competition. The Competition is not liable for any copyright infringement on the part of any Entrant.
Submission of any Entry acknowledges the right of Fast Company to use it for exhibition, promotion, and publication purposes in any medium.
Timely submission of an Entry meeting the eligibility requirements and payment of the Entry Fee as stated herein ensures that an Entrant’s work will be reviewed and considered for recognition. No other representation or warranty is made by the Competition concerning Entries and all implied warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed.
If an Entry receives an award, the manner and details of announcing such nomination and award is strictly within the discretion of the Competition. Entrant understands that all awards may not be given or publicized in the same manner and some might be presented in a ceremony and others might not.
ENTRY FEES
Early Rate Deadline: May 3, 2024 ($795/$1295)
Regular Rate Deadline: June 7, 2024 ($995/$1595)
DETAILED ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS
Entrants must complete and submit the Official Entry Form on this page between 12:00:01 AM (EST) on March 18, 2024, and 11:59:59 PM (EST) on June 7, 2024 (“Entry Period”). An Entry is considered processed after a completed Entry Form is received by the Competition and payment for the Entry Fee is received. The Competition reserves the right to recategorize Entries and to create new Categories if appropriate.
Entries delivered in person, by mail, by fax, or by any other means will not be accepted. By entering the Competition, Entrants acknowledge that they are aware of and agree with Fast Company’s privacy policy located at https://www.fastcompany.com/privacy-policy.
CONTACT
For questions or comments related to the Fast Company Brands That Matter Call for Entries, please contact BTMawards@fastcompany.com. The Sponsor is not responsible for malfunctions of electronic equipment, computer hardware, software, malfunctions of the Entrant’s email provider, lost, late, incomplete entries, or entries not received in time for the judging. Entries not containing the required information and entries submitted or received after the Entry Period will be disqualified. Any attempted form of entry other than described herein is void. The Sponsor is not responsible for problems downloading or accessing the Entry Form from the website or for any other technical problems related to website entries. The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Competition in the event that it becomes infected by a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired and award prizes from among all eligible entries received prior to cancellation or termination. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the email account is registered. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply.
JUDGING/SELECTION OF WINNER: Honorees on the list and sublists will be selected from all eligible entries by Fast Company editors. Applications will be judged on relevancy, cultural impact, ingenuity, and business impact.
The winners will be announced in Fast Company‘s November 2024 issue and all honorees on fastcompany.com.
GENERAL: Neither the Sponsor nor its parent, subsidiary, or affiliate companies, nor their respective promotional agencies shall have any obligation or responsibility with regard to (i) entries that contain inaccurate information or that do not comply with these instructions; (ii) entries or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged, or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical error of any kind; (iii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties; or (iv) any damages or losses of any kind caused by any award or resulting from the acceptance of any award. The Sponsor in its sole discretion reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or otherwise disregarding these instructions. Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify the Competition if it cannot be completed as planned because of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical failures of any sort. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void.
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES: This Competition is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is not available to those residing in jurisdictions where such competitions are prohibited. Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. All disputes arising out of or connected with this Competition will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by binding arbitration under the auspices of JAMS (Judicial Arbitration and Medication Service) in New York, New York. These Official Rules will bind all entrants, and their respective heirs, representatives, successors, and permitted assigns. These Official Rules supersede any prior oral or written agreements relating to rules or procedures for the Competition. These Official Rules may be changed at any time, but only by the Sponsor and only by posting new rules at https://www.fastcompany.com/apply/brands-that-matter. These Official Rules will not be construed to impose upon the Sponsor any obligations for any losses, debts, or other obligations incurred by any entrant.
Please see the awards page and the FAQs for further details.
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