TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. PROMOTION PERIOD

Nominations must be received no later than 12:00 midnight Central Time at the end of Monday, October 12, 2026. IVY
Marketing's computer is the official timekeeping device. Late, incomplete, illegible or corrupted nominations may be disqualified.

2. WHO MAY SUBMIT A NOMINATION

• The person submitting the nomination (the Nominator) must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident of the United States.
• Employees, officers and directors of IVY Marketing, its participating clients, agencies, prize suppliers, and members of their immediate households may submit nominations but are not eligible to receive a prize.

3. NOMINEE ELIGIBILITY

• The nominee must be 60 years of age or older as of the nomination deadline.
• The nominee must be living at the time of nomination and at the time the selected nominee is notified.
• The nominee must be available and willing to participate in an interview at a mutually agreeable time and by a reasonable method selected by IVY Marketing.
• The nominee must consent to the nomination, verification of eligibility, interview, feature story, photography or supplied images, publication and promotion described in these rules.
• The nominee must be legally able to accept the prize. The promotion is void where prohibited.

4. HOW TO ENTER

Complete and submit one nomination form for each nominee. Provide accurate contact information, explain why the nominee is special and why they should be selected, and accept the certifications and terms. No purchase is necessary. A purchase will not improve the chance of selection.

5. SELECTION CRITERIA

Eligible nominations will be reviewed by IVY Marketing or its designated judges. Selection may consider the nominee's impact on others or the community, the distinctiveness and emotional resonance of the story, alignment with The IVY Story Project, and the completeness and credibility of the nomination. The selected nominee is determined by judging, not chance. Judges' decisions are final.

6. PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE VALUE

One selected nominee will receive a $500 digital gift card and a professionally written feature story intended for publication on The IVY Story Project, a shareable story package, promotion by email and social media, and a media-ready version when appropriate. The approximate retail value of the gift card is $500; the editorial and promotional components have no cash value. No substitution or transfer is permitted, except IVY Marketing may substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Taxes are the recipient's responsibility.
The Sponsor is not responsible for any digital prize delivery failures resulting from incorrect email addresses, spam filters, or technical issues on the recipient's network.
The digital gift card is subject to the terms, conditions, and restrictions of the issuing merchant.

7. NOTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

IVY Marketing may contact the Nominator and nominee using the information provided. The potential selected nominee must respond by the stated deadline and may be required to provide proof of age, identity, living status and eligibility, and to sign eligibility, publicity, interview, content and liability releases. If the nominee cannot be reached, declines, is unavailable for interview, does not complete required documents, or is found ineligible, another nominee may be selected.

8. STORY, NAME AND LIKENESS PERMISSIONS

By accepting selection, the nominee grants IVY Marketing and its designees permission, to the extent allowed by law, to interview, record, photograph and identify the nominee and to edit, reproduce, publish, distribute and promote the resulting story, name, voice, likeness, biographical information, submitted materials and quotations in print, digital, email, social media and publicity channels without additional compensation. IVY Marketing may make editorial changes and is not required to publish any submission.

9. NOMINATOR PROMISES

The Nominator confirms that the submission is truthful, is their original work or lawfully provided, does not infringe privacy, publicity, copyright or other rights, and does not contain confidential, defamatory, unlawful or harmful material. The Nominator confirms they have informed the nominee and have permission to share the nominee's information and story for review.

10. PRIVACY, CONDUCT AND ADMINISTRATION

Information is used to administer the promotion, verify eligibility, contact participants, produce the story and promote The IVY Story Project. IVY Marketing may disqualify entries that are incomplete, false, offensive, automated, tampered with or inconsistent with these rules. IVY Marketing may suspend, modify or cancel the promotion if fraud, technical failure, force majeure or another circumstance compromises its integrity, subject to applicable law.

11. RELEASE; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Nominator and nominee release IVY Marketing and its participating clients, agencies, prize suppliers, officers, directors and employees from claims arising from participation, acceptance or use of the prize, or authorized use of submitted materials, except whereprohibited. Nothing in these rules limits rights that cannot legally be waived.

12. GOVERNING TERMS

By submitting, the Nominator agrees to these Official Rules. If any provision is unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in effect. Questions may be directed through the contact information published at Ivymarketing.com. Sponsor: IVY Marketing Group. These rules should be reviewed for compliance with the laws that apply where the promotion is offered.