Caption Co. Caption Contest Eligibility Requirements, Terms & Conditions

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

MESSAGE / DATA RATES MAY APPLY IF USING MOBILE DEVICE TO ENTER.

Caption Co. Caption Contests (“Caption Contest”) are sponsored by Caption Company, LLC (“Sponsor”).

HOW TO ENTER

  1. Download Caption Co. App or access the website at www.captionco.com
  2. To enter, submit a caption during the “Entry” period. The entry period is published on each Caption Contest.
  3. Facebook, Instagram, or posts on external social media, apps or websites are not eligible and will not constitute entry into the Caption Contest.
  4. Your Caption must be original, and not infringe on any third party rights, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, or patent, or create claims for idea misappropriation or breach of contract.
  5. Your Caption should not be derogatory, insulting, defamatory or otherwise denigrating.
  6. Your Caption should not contain pornographic, violent, obscene, illegal, inappropriate, or racially or morally offensive material.
  7. Captions are limited to one per Caption Contest, per user.
  8. In the event of duplicate captions, the FIRST entry will be accepted based on the timestamp when the caption is submitted.
  9. A valid Apple ID is required to enter.
  10. Your Caption may not exceed space or length restrictions imposed by Caption Company LLC.

In order to be eligible and participate, you must meet the following criteria:

  • You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry.
  • You must be a legal resident of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and live in the United States as of the date you submit your Caption.
  • Satisfy the Terms of Participation (see below).

Employees of Caption Company LLC and their immediate family (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter or son) or members of their same households (whether related or not) are not eligible to be participants in the Caption Contest or participate in the application process.

You are required to provide truthful information and Caption Company LLC may reject and require deletion of any entry that it discovers or determines to be false or fraudulent. Caption Company LLC may disqualify any entry from individuals who do not meet the eligibility requirements.

Your Caption must NOT contain material which is sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent (for example, relating to murder, weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.), discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (for example, underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane or harassing.

CAPTION SUBMISSION AND VOTING PHASES

The Caption Submission Phase is published within each Caption Contest. Submissions will be accepted during the published time period. The Voting Phase will open after the Caption Submission Phase has ended, and will also be published within each Caption Contest. All valid votes must be submitted during the listed time period of the Submission Phase. Votes are limited to one per user, per Caption Contests.

Caption Company LLC is the official timekeeper, and all decisions regarding timing of entries are at Caption Company LLC’s sole discretion.

JUDGING

Finalists will be selected by Caption Company LLC from valid submissions.

Finalists will be voted on by users. The Caption that receives the most user votes during the Voting Phase will be declared the winner. The Voting Phase is published within the Caption Contest.


Caption Company LLC reserves the right to edit, modify or reword Captions for clarity, grammar, or content.

WINNER SELECTION AND ANNOUNCEMENT

Winning users will be notified via the email address used during entry or attached to their Caption Company LLC account. Awarding prizes will be arranged directly with the user, and payment will not be made until the user signs and returns required paperwork, which may include a Release and Waiver.

All decisions with respect to the Caption Contests are final and in Caption Company LLC’s sole and absolute discretion.

PRIZE

Prizes are published within each Caption Contests during the Submission Phase.

The Prize winner is responsible for any taxes related to this contest and/or prizes won as a result of his/her participation in a Caption Contest.

Caption Company LLC may elect, in its sole discretion, to feature Captions submitted as part of the Caption Contest within the Caption Co. App, website, or related promotional materials.

Caption Company LLC reserves the right to change or make exceptions to any of the rules, eligibility requirements and terms, including the terms of any prizes to be awarded at any time without notice.

Caption Company LLC reserves the right to add, cancel and/or substitute other means of participation and Caption Company LLC reserves the right to modify the manner in which the Caption Contest is conducted.

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION

Contest winners are responsible for payment of all local, state, and federal taxes. An IRS Form W-9 may be required with full Social Security Number or equivalent to receive a prize or accumulation of prizes valued at $600 or more in a calendar year. Prizes awarded above $600 will be reported to the IRS. Failure to submit a complete W-9 may result in forfeiture of submission and Prizes.

Participation in Caption Contests and/or accepting Prizes constitutes entrant’s permission for Caption Company LLC or its agents to interview, photograph, film, and record the Winner and use in media and commerce, their name, biographic information, likeness, photograph, audio or Caption content, worldwide, for purposes of trade, publicity, or promotion without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

Your Caption may be similar to pre-existing ideas and concepts. By submitting a Caption, you consent to similar ideas and concepts being made public and can be used by Caption Company LLC in any manner. Future use of your caption or any similar concepts or ideas does not entitle you to any compensation. Future use of your caption in other contests by other users also does not entitle you to any compensation or Prize.

By submitting your Caption, you hereby indemnify, defend, release, discharge, and hold harmless the sponsors, advertising agencies, and any and all others connected with Caption Company LLC, and each of their related parent companies, subsidiaries and/or affiliated companies, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, partners and representatives of each of the foregoing from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from submitting your Caption.

You grant Caption Company LLC, and their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies, and their licensees, successors and assigns the non-exclusive, royalty-free, and irrevocable rights to use, translate, adapt, modify, publish, reproduce, copy, display, distribute, perform, and otherwise exploit your Caption and to incorporate your Caption in other works in any and all markets and media, now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional notification, permission, approval, or compensation. You warrant that you have the sole and exclusive right to grant such rights to the Program Entities and the Program Entities’ reproduction, publishing, displaying, and/or other use of your Caption will not infringe on any rights of third parties, including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, privacy, or publicity, or create claims for defamation, false light, idea misappropriation, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress, or breach of contract.

You acknowledge and agree that Caption Company LLC, its licensees, successors, and assigns will be entitled to retain any and all revenue or other publicity generated from any licenses, assignments, sales, and other transfers of the rights granted by you hereunder, as well as any and all revenue or publicity generated by the display of any advertising, promotional materials, or distribution rights in connection with your Caption or related material. Nothing in these Terms of Participation obligates or may be deemed to obligate Caption Company LLC or any other person or entity to exercise any of the rights granted by you under these Terms of Participation. Caption Company LLC and its successors, licensees, and assigns, will have the unlimited right to assign these Terms of Participation and the rights granted by you under these Terms of Participation at any time, in whole or in part, to any party. 

Your Caption must be your own original work, and not contain any intellectual property or material that you do not solely own and control, including: music, artwork, etc. You agree that Caption Company LLC and its licensees, successors, and assigns have no obligation to give you credit for your Caption except in their sole discretion may elect to do so.

These terms and conditions may be updated at any time at the sole discretion of Caption Company LLC.