GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Grants only offered to those located in the United States of America. Grants application submission period ends on August 31, 2017 at 11:59PM Eastern time. Only one application per person, per program is allowed. Recipients are selected based on the ability to meet the Smarter Football Program application criteria, and contact the winner by contact information provided in the application.
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Smarter Football grants are only open to legal residents of the United States, except employees of Riddell Sports, Inc., BRG Sports, Inc. and their respective officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, affiliated entities, and their immediate families or household members. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law. Grants are subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and shall be governed by Illinois law. By entering the Grants, entrants: (i) agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations, and (ii) agree that Illinois courts have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the Grants and that venue shall only be Chicago, Illinois.
2. HOW TO ENTER: During the submission period (8/01/2017-8/31/2017), Applications must be submitted through Riddell.com/SmarterFootball. Once on the Application page, entrants must submit basic contact information along with two prompts related to equipment needs and Smarter Football Commitment. A person may submit applications on behalf of different programs, but are limited one (1) application per program. Riddell Sports, Inc. is not responsible for misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, damaged or illegible Applications, and all such Applications will be deemed void. Riddell Sports, Inc. is not responsible for telecommunications or software failures of any kind, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with or relating to the Grants, whether computer, technical, telephone, mechanical, typographical, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems that may occur in connection with the administration of the Grants, the processing of applications, the announcement of the recipients, in any Grants-related materials or that may limit grants fulfillment or a participant's ability to submit for Grants. Riddell Sports, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude the Grants should any malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Grants. False or deceptive Applications or acts will render the participant ineligible and Riddell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to disqualify any participant who attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of the Grants by tampering with the Grants procedures, using automated calling systems, acting in a disruptive manner or violating these Official Rules. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Grants may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Riddell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorneys' fees) from any such participant to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.
3. HOW TO WIN: Grants recipients will be chosen by a panel after the submission period on August 31st, 2017 from all eligible Applications received throughout the Submission Period. The decisions of Riddell will be final and binding on all participants in all matters related to the Grants. Grants Recipients will be notified by Riddell after the submission period via the contact information provided by the applicant. Recipients must reply within five (5) days of notification via either email or by calling the phone number provided upon grants notification, or else an alternate recipient will be selected. In the event that the Grants are canceled or ended prematurely due to the reasons set forth in paragraph 2, above, the Recipient shall be randomly chosen by a representative of Riddell Sports, Inc. from all eligible Applications received as of the time of the impairment.
4. GRANTS: Winner will receive grants based on the program’s specific needs. No substitutions, partial acceptance, transfer of grants or cash redemptions permitted by the Recipients. Riddell Sports, Inc. reserves the right to substitute grants of equal or comparable value in the event that described grants or any portion thereof is unavailable for any reason whatsoever. Recipients and recipient guests are solely responsible for the reporting and payment of all federal, state and local taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the grants (or any portion thereof), if applicable. All grants details are at Riddell Sports, Inc.’s discretion.
5. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering these Grants, entrants: (i) agree to be bound by the decisions of Riddell Sports, Inc. which are final and binding in all matters, (ii) grants Riddell Sports, Inc. the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residence, voices, pictures, biographical information and likenesses, without compensation, notification or permission, for the purpose of advertising and publicity in any and all manner or media, now or hereafter known, throughout the world in perpetuity, and (iii) represent and warrant that they are not participating in the Grants in the capacity of a reporter and further represent and warrant that they will not write, blog about, publish or cause to be published any article or book about their participation therein. In order to claim the grants, the Recipient: (i) must meet all eligibility requirements, (ii) be required to produce proof of identity, address and birth date, and (iii) must each execute and return (as applicable) certain recipient documents, including but not limited to an affidavit of eligibility, tax acknowledgment form, liability release and, except where prohibited by law, use of name and likeness releases. Such documents must be completed in full and returned within seven (7) days of issuance either via facsimile, via .pdf/scanned e-mail or via US registered mail. Failure to do so or if: (i) any grants or grants notification is returned as undeliverable, (ii) a Recipient declines his or her grants, or (iii) a potential Recipients are determined to be ineligible for any reason will result in disqualification of such Recipients and an alternate recipient may be selected by random drawing at the Riddell’s sole discretion. Riddell will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the grants will not be awarded. If such is the case, such Winner's grants may not be awarded.
Riddell Sports, Inc., BRG Sports, Inc. and their respective officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, grants providers and affiliated entities expressly disclaim any responsibility and participants agree to hold Riddell Sports, Inc., BRG Sports, Inc. and their respective officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies and affiliated entities harmless from liability for any injury, disability or loss to any person or property relating to participation in this Grants (including the manner in which the Recipient is selected and confirmed), the delivery and/or subsequent acceptance, use or misuse of any of the grants or services awarded and claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Neither Riddell Sports, Inc., BRG Sports, Inc. nor their officers, directors, agents, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion..