^{*Contractors must acquire homeowner permission for the submission and be in good standing with Oldcastle APG. Submitted project details and photos will become the property of Oldcastle APG for promotional use, and all submissions must adhere to judging criteria, including product integration and usage of space.}

• Oldcastle APG is not responsible for entries not received due to lost, failed, delayed or interrupted connections or miscommunications, or other electronic malfunctions. Oldcastle APG is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information, whether caused by persons entered on the website or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest, or by any human error, which may occur in the processing of the entries in this contest.
• By entering, participants release and hold harmless Oldcastle APG and its affiliates as well as any directors, officers, and employees of those organizations from any and all liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest.
• If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including any causes beyond the control of the administrators, Oldcastle APG reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, suspend, or terminate the contest without notice to the entrants.
• Entry into the photography contest does not create any vested right or interest for the participants in the prizes offered for the contest.

Program Structure

• Program will run annually, January – December.
• A program month is defined as the 1^st day of the month until the last day of the month.
• Any eligible submission received during a program month is eligible to win.
• Any submission that does not win during a program month may be resubmitted for consideration in another program month provided the submission meets all requirements of an eligible submission.
• Program will be active in select regions/states in the United States.  Regions are defined as follows:
  • New England – CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, Upstate NY
  • Metro – DE, NJ, NY City, PA
  • Mid-Atlantic – MD, VA, Washington DC
  • Adams – NC, SC
  • Northfield – IL, IA, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI
  • Ash Grove – AR, KS, MO, OK
  • Superlite – AZ, NM
• Each region will select one monthly winner for a total of 12 monthly winners per year per region.
• Each region will select one annual winner from their 12 monthly winners to be their HARDSCAPE HERO of the Year (HHOY).
• All winners – monthly and regional – will be selected by judging panels as established at a regional level.

Eligible Submission

• Only residential projects using Belgard products are eligible for submission.
• Only projects completed within the previous 18 months of the date of the submission month will be considered. 
• Any eligible submission may only be entered using the online HARDSCAPE HERO submission platform.
• An entry form for each eligible submission must be fully completed and a minimum of one photo included.
• Contractor must have received permission from the homeowner to submit their completed project to the contest.
• All submission details and photos received become the property of Oldcastle APG and can be used to advertise Oldcastle APG products and programs.
• All submissions must be submitted by a Belgard Contractor in good standing with Oldcastle APG.

Judging

• All judging panels, judging methods, and judging decisions will be decided by Oldcastle APG, in its sole discretion, and are subject to change as needed.
• Each contest region will establish a judging panel to select their monthly program winners from the eligible submissions received each program month.
• All regional monthly program winners will be eligible to win their respective regions HHOY.
• Submissions will to be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Product integrations
• Use of colors and/or patterns
• Usage of space
• Terrain leveling difficulties
• Overall project design
• All submissions will be judged anonymously.

Winner Notification

• All regional monthly program winners will be notified by email on or about the 15^th of the month following the close of the preceding program month (i.e. March’s winner will be announced on or about April 15).
• Should a selected winner not respond or decline their win, the project submission ranked second in judging will be named the alternate winner.

Prizes

• Monthly program winners will receive a prize valued at approximately $500.  The selection of the prize is at the sole discretion of Oldcastle APG.
• Regional HHOY winners will receive a prize valued at approximately $5,000.  The selection of the prize is at the sole discretion of Oldcastle APG.
• All taxes owed on any prizes won are the responsibility of the winner.
• Odds of winning the monthly contest varies depending on the number of submissions received at the regional level.
• Odds of winning the regional HHOY is 1 in 12.
• Winners are not selected at random but by judging panel as outlined in this document.

Release Form

• I represent that I have all permission and rights in the submitted images necessary to grant the following release. If the submitting person is a business entity, I represent that I am an officer, director, or an agent of that entity authorized to grant the following release, that the release is made both on behalf of myself as an individual and on behalf of the entity, and that the release is binding on the entity.
• I hereby grant Oldcastle APG permission to use my likeness and the likeness of all individual pictures, as well as their personal and/or business names and other images I have submitted, in any and all media without payment or any other consideration in perpetuity.
• I hereby irrevocably authorize Oldcastle APG to edit, alter, copy, exhibit, publish or distribute any photos for purposes of publicizing Oldcastle APG programs or for any other lawful purpose.
• In addition, I waive the right to inspect or approve the finished product, including written or electronic copy, wherein my likeness appears. Additionally, I waive any right to royalties or other compensation arising or related to the use of the photograph. I hereby hold harmless and release and forever discharge Oldcastle APG from all claims, demands, and causes of action which I, my heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, the entity I represent, any agents thereof or any other persons acting on my behalf, on behalf of my estate, or on behalf of the entity I represent have or may have by reason of this authorization.