Eligibility

  • A speller qualifying for the 2012 Can Your Child Spell? contest must meet these requirements:
    • The speller must have been born on or after September 1st 1997 to be eligible for the 2012 Can Your Child Spell? contest.
  • A speller can participate in only ONE regional contest per year. For example, a speller cannot participate in (LOCATION) once eliminated in the (OTHER LOCATION) regional contest.
  • It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to make certain that his/her child meets the age criteria and is not participating in more than one regional contest in a given year.

The 2012 Can Your Child Spell? contest reserves the right to verify the date of birth and/or grade of the spellers and revoke the rank(s) and prize(s) in case of any discrepancy. The contest may disqualify, prior to or during the competition, any speller who is not in compliance with any of its eligibility requirements; and it may—at any time between the commencement and conclusion of the 2012 Can Your Child Spell? contest—require any speller who is found to have not been in compliance with any of the eligibility requirements to forfeit the prizes, rank, and other benefits awarded to the speller as a result of participation in the 2012 Can Your Child Spell? contest.

Indemnity:

All spellers, their legal guardians, parents and registrants hold Touchdown Media, its affiliated entities, employees, directors, officers, licensees, agents, designees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, liabilities, damages, and expenses, including counsel fees, of every kind, nature, and description, including, but not limited to libel, slander, illegal competition or trade practices, or infringement of trademarks or program titles, violation of any statutory or regulatory prohibition on commercial content, violation of rights of privacy, and infringement of copyrights and proprietary rights.

Refunds:

After registering, it is the responsibility of the speller and their parent/guardian to check in at the appropriate time and place. NO REFUNDS will be issued under any circumstances.