The 2009 Homemade Halloween Costume Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by Parenting Magazine, a publication of Bonnier Corporation ("Sponsor").       

ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE:  a gift card to Michaels Arts and Crafts, value $500.00 USD

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to individuals; organizational entries are not permitted, nor are professional costume designer entries. Employees of Bonnier Corporation and its parent companies, subsidiaries or agents, their immediate families (defined as parents, children, siblings, spouse and grandparents), and those domiciled with any of the foregoing are not eligible.  

TO ENTER: Email a photo. To learn how to enter electronically, visit our website at http://www.parenting.com/costume.  All information provided by entrant must be complete, true and correct. Submissions to the Contest must be received by October 31, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. ET in order to be eligible; entries received after the deadline will be deemed ineligible to win.  All submitted entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned; Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, inaccurate, incomplete, damaged, illegible, or misdirected entries.  Each entry must be submitted on an individual basis (i.e., no team, joint, or corporate entries) and all components of the entry must be the original creation of the submitting participant. Only non-commercial work may be submitted. Entries may not contain profanity, nudity, pornographic images, violent images, anti-competition messages, illegal material, or material that violates the rights of third parties. Entries may not include confidential information, trade secrets, trademarks or copyrighted material belonging to any person or entity other than the participant absent a suitable license or permission agreement (proof of which is required). Entries containing any forbidden matter or material otherwise deemed by Sponsor to be inappropriate will be disqualified.  Online entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry.  One entry per person; multiple entries will be disqualified.  

JUDGING:  A panel of judges consisting of Parenting editors will select the winning entry. By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and that the decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects. Judging will be completed by November 6, 2009 and potential winners will be notified by email or phone on or before November 15, 2009.  Sponsor reserves the right not to select any winning submissions based upon the quantity or content of submissions.  Potential winners will be required to sign and return a sworn Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release.  If required documentation is not returned within seven (7) business days of notification, or if notification is returned as undeliverable, any prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected.  

PRIZE AWARDS:  Prizes will be awarded within sixty (60) days after winner verification.  No prize substitution or transfer is permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any reason.  All taxes and any other incidental expenses on Prizes are the sole responsibility of each winner.  

GENERAL RULES & LIMITATIONS:  By entering, you represent that: (i) your entry is your own original work; and (ii) you have the right to convey any and all right and title in any material submitted as part of your entry into the Contest.  By entering, you grant to Sponsor a perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to edit, publish, promote, republish at any time in the future and otherwise use your submission, along with your name and likeness, in any and all media for any purpose, without further permission, notice or compensation (except where prohibited by law). Nothing in these rules shall obligate Sponsor to publish or otherwise use any materials submitted in connection with the Contest.  By participating in the Contest, you agree to release Sponsor and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers, and agents from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, possession, use, or misuse of any prize.  Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures, or other errors or problems which may occur in connection with the Contest, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of the prizes, in any Contest-related materials, or that may limit prize fulfillment or a participant's ability to enter the Contest.  Sponsor reserves the right to amend these official rules and to permanently disqualify from the Contest any person it believes has intentionally violated these official rules.   

PRIVACY:  By entering, you agree that the information you provide may be sent to promotional partners of Sponsor.  You may be contacted by Sponsor and/or promotional partners with future promotional offers.  Information provided by you to participate in this Contest is subject to the privacy policies of Sponsor.  

WINNER IDENTITY:  For the identity of the winner(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope after November 15, 2009 to Halloween Costume Contest 2009 Winner, 2 Park Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY, 10016.