Cultural Care Au Pair's Host Family Video Contest

The Cultural Care Au Pair Video Contest is sponsored by Cultural Care Au Pair, located at One Education Street, Cambridge, MA 02141 (“CCAP”). The Contest is hosted by Strutta.com “Administrator”.

How to Enter
The Contest begins on April 14, 2010 at 9:00:00 a.m. and ends on July 15, 2010 at 11:59:59 pm EST (the “Entry Period”). Entrants may enter this Contest by visiting http://contest.culturalcare.com/ (“Site”). They will be required to register by entering a valid e-mail address and completing a brief entry form that verifies they are a current host family. Video entries should show how the host family has been positively affected by the CCAP program, detailing their experiences with their current au pair. Entry is limited to three videos per family.

Eligibility
Contest entry to the Site is only open to current CCAP host families. Employees of CCAP and Organizer and any entities affiliated or related to CCAP and Organizer are NOT eligible to win the first, second or third prizes of the contest. Video submissions will be approved by CCAP prior to becoming available for voting. Host families' written consent will be required for videos submitted by au pairs, if their host family's children are featured in the video.

Submission Criteria
Videos can be up to 8 minutes in length, but CCAP recommends that video submissions be approximately 3 minutes long. Our recommendation is that your video is no larger than 500mb, but there is no limit to the size. Videos can be shot with camera phones, digital video cameras, or any other digital moving image format. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. on July 15, 2010. There is no cost required to enter the Site or submit a video.

Video Creation Requirements
• Acceptable source video includes sources that are not copyrighted. Participant takes responsibility that all images and soundtracks are not copyrighted material. This means, do NOT use commercial copyrighted music or images.
• Videos may not contain obscene language or content, including but not limited to: nudity, profanity, or graphic violence.
• Video can be in any format.
• Videos must be submitted via the web as instructed after registration

Voting
The public can vote daily on their favorite video at http://contest.culturalcare.com/ starting on April 14, 2010 at 9:00:00 a.m. EST and ending on July 15, 2010 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST.

The first time voters visit the site, they will be required to register by creating a username and password and providing their e-mail address. By submitting a vote, the visitor warrants and represents that they agree to the Official Rules. Voters may not Vote with multiple email accounts. Votes must be submitted and received to the Website during the Voting Period. Limit one (1) Vote per person/registered users/email address per day.

At the close of the Voting Period, the submission that receives the most votes will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. In the unlikely event that public voting results in a tie, the winners will be determined by a panel of judges. Any use of robotic, macro, automatic, programmed or like voting methods will void all such votes. Any attempt by Finalist and/or his/her family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein using multiple names, email addresses, phone numbers and/or any other fraudulent mechanism, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, shall give Sponsor the right to disqualify Finalist in its reasonable discretion.

Prizes
Three (3) Prizes will be awarded as follows:

Grand Prize
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded to the winning host family and their current au pair. That host family’s program fee will be waived for their next program term, a $7,095 value. This does not include the family’s weekly stipend paid to the au pair; any domestic transportation fees; or the educational component. The participating au pair will receive a $1,000 American Express gift card.

2nd Place Prize
For winning 2nd place, the host family will receive a $1,000 American Express gift card. The participating au pair will receive a $250 American Express gift card.

Third Place Prize
For winning 3rd place, the host family will receive one (1) Flip brand video cameras. The participating au pair will be awarded one (1) Flip brand video camera.

Odds of winning will depend on the number of entries received. The Overall Prizes will be awarded based upon the total number of votes received. There will be no substitutions for prizes. Prizes awarded are non-transferable and may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash, sold, or traded. No more than one prize will be awarded per household. Please note that you will receive a Form 1099 reporting the total prize winnings earned for any tax year in which you receive more than $600 in program fee discounts and/or cash.

Please note: Host parents who are also Local Childcare Coordinators are encouraged to submit videos but are ineligible to win first, second or third prize.