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Dannon Light + Fit x FFC Grant Program

About The Giveaway

Danone North America (“Danone”), through the Light + Fit brand, and in collaboration with its partner Female Founder Collective (“FFC”) (together, “Sponsor”) is launching a new grant program with the goal of supporting and empowering female entrepreneurs to go after what they crave in life and business (the “Program”). Light + Fit and FFC will choose up to five grant applicants from all eligible entries based on specified criteria.Grant Winners will each receive a grant of $10,000 USD, as well as 1 year membership to FFC’s 10th House, 1 one-hour NORTH coaching session, and access to the 4-Part Virtual Workshop Series. (the “Grant”). The Program is subject to these Official Terms.

 

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for the Grant, all applicants must:

  • Be a resident of the United States
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Be a founder of a business that is:
    • at least 51% women-owned
    • legally registered, located, and operating within the United States;
    • has been in business for at least (2) years
  • Not be an employee, officer, or director of Danone US, LLC or Female Founder Collective, LLC or any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, or agents
  • Not have any conflicts of interest due to an affiliation with any competitor of Danone, such as by working for or providing services to any competing food and beverage company
  • Review and agree to these Official Terms

 

Application & Grant Criteria

To apply, applicants must complete the grant application available at this link: https://femalefoundercollective.com/grant-dannon-light-fit . Applicants must confirm their agreement to these Official Terms and confirm their eligibility to participate in the Program. Grant applications that do not provide answers to all required fields or provide sufficient detail on the planned use of the Grant will not be eligible. All fields must be completed accurately.


No purchase of any Danone product is necessary to be eligible for the Program. 

 

Applications must be submitted by April 4th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

 

Selection & Awarding 

Danone and FFC will choose five (5) grant winners from all eligible applications. The criteria for selecting Grant recipients includes:

  • Compelling pitch
  • Can demonstrate how their product or service is solving a problem in a meaningful way
  • Can demonstrate how they have confidently achieved their business goals to-date
  • Can demonstrate compelling use of how the grant funds will drive their business forward (Ex: How will this grant help you grow your business over the next 3-6 months?)
  • Compelling answer to the question: As a founder, what motivates you to go after what you crave for your business? 

 

Being awarded a Grant is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein, undergoing third-party vetting by Sponsor, and entering into a Confirmation of Eligibility and Release Agreement with Sponsor which may outline additional obligations. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of selected applicants and the credibility of their application responses. DANONE AND FFC’S DECISIONS REGARDING SELECTION OF APPLICANTS AND ELIGIBILITY ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROGRAM. Grants recipients will be notified on or around April 26th, 2024 via email.  Failure to respond to the email within a reasonable amount of time, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will result in forfeiture of any Grant. 

 

Any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes (including but not limited to income and sales taxes) and all fees, expenses, service charges, gratuities, and other costs related to acceptance and use of Grants not specifically stated herein are the sole responsibility of the individual Grant recipient.  Grant cannot be substituted, assigned, transferred, or redeemed for cash; however, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute an award of equal or greater value if the advertised Grant (or any other aspect of the Program awards) is unavailable. Grants cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer.  Only the number of Grants stated in these Official Terms is available.  Any United States winner will be issued a 1099 tax form for the appropriate retail value of Grant.

 

Grants must be used for the purposes outlined in the Application, or should be promptly returned to Danone. Danone retains the right to take reasonable steps to confirm the use of any Grant is consistent with the Application.  


Danone and FFC's Rights to Communicate About the Program & Grants

By participating in the Program, applicants understand and consent to Danone’s, FFC’s, and their designees use of their names, voices, signatures, biographical information, photos, and likenesses, as well as the details of their application, for advertising, publicity, and promotional purpose, including but not limited to press releases, annual reports, and social media posts.

 

EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM CONSTITUTES A SELECTED APPLICANT’S GRANT TO SPONSOR (WHICH GRANT WILL BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING ON REQUEST OF SPONSOR), AND THE RELEASED PARTIES THE RIGHT AND PERMISSION TO PRINT, PUBLISH, BROADCAST, AND USE, WORLD WIDE IN ANY MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DEVELOPED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB, AT ANY TIME OR TIMES, THE WINNER’S ENTRY, NAME, PORTRAIT, PICTURE, VOICE, LIKENESS, OPINIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOMETOWN AND STATE) FOR ADVERTISING, TRADE, AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS OR HER NAME ON TELEVISION OR RADIO BROADCAST) WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION, COMPENSATION, PERMISSION, OR NOTIFICATION.

OTHER TERMS

This Program is governed by the laws of New York, United States. Participation constitutes applicant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Terms and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Program. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Program, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Program, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  Sponsor and their agencies are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries; lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, garbled transmissions or miscommunications, telephone transmission problems; computer or software malfunctions or damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware); technical failures; or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise.  Proof of sending or submission of application will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.  

 

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN APPLICANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROGRAM MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process, the web site, and/or the legitimate operation of the Program; to violate the Official Terms; or to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.  

 

If, for any reason, the Program is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect entries and (a) modify the Program or suspend the Program to address the impairment and then resume the Program in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) cancel or terminate the Program (or any portion thereof) and award the Grants from among the eligible, non-suspect applications received up to the time of the impairment award the Grants from among the eligible, non-suspect applications received up to the time of the impairment. 

 

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, APPLICANTS AGREE THAT SPONSOR AND THEIR AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONAL, FULFILLMENT AND MARKETING AGENCIES, WEBSITE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY APPLICANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE PRIZE, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROGRAM OR IN ANY PROGRAM RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANY GRANTS CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, OR TERRORISM. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM, APPLICANTS AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROGRAM OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SUCH SITE.

 

BY SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION, APPLICANT AGREES THAT SUCH ENTRY, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUBMISSIONS, CREATIVE SUGGESTIONS, IDEAS, NOTES, CONCEPTS OR OTHER MATERIALS (“SUBMISSIONS”) THAT APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT TO SPONSOR OR POST TO THE APPLICATION WEBSITE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING ALL RIGHTS EMBODIED THEREIN, WHETHER SENT VIA THE WEBSITE, BY ELECTRONIC MAIL OR BY SOME OTHER MEANS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SPONSOR’S PRIVACY POLICY, AVAILABLE AT HTTP://WWW.DANONENORTHAMERICA.COM, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE NON-CONFIDENTIAL, NON-PROPRIETARY AND SPONSOR SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SUBMISSIONS AND SHALL BE FREE TO EDIT, EXPLOIT, MODIFY, PUBLISH, REPRODUCE, USE, DISCLOSE, DISSEMINATE AND DISTRIBUTE THE SUBMISSIONS TO OTHERS WITHOUT LIMITATION IN ANY AND ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR NOT CURRENTLY KNOWN, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN PERPETUITY FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT COMPENSATION, PERMISSION OR NOTIFICATION TO APPLICANT OR ANY THIRD PARTY. APPLICANT HEREBY GRANTS TO THE SPONSOR AND ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AN IRREVOCABLE, AND WORLD WIDE LICENSE TO USE IN PERPETUITY THE SUBMISSIONS IN ANY FORM OR FORMAT AND TO MODIFY THE SAME, AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IF SPONSOR DOES USE THE SUBMISSIONS APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY CREDIT, CONSIDERATION, NOTICE OR PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND. APPLICANT WAIVES ANY MORAL RIGHTS HE OR SHE MAY HAVE TO THE SUBMISSIONS, AND AGREES THAT IF SPONSOR ELECTS TO USE SUBMISSIONS FOR ANY PURPOSE, ALL RIGHTS UNDER COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THAT RELATING TO APPLICANT’S SUBMISSIONS OR FROM USE OF THE SAME BY SPONSOR SHALL BE THE SOLE PROPERTY OF SPONSOR. APPLICANT FURTHER AGREES THAT IF SPONSOR ELECTS TO USE APPLICANT’S SUBMISSIONS, APPLICANT WILL EXECUTE ANY DOCUMENTS REQUESTED BY SPONSOR REGARDING THIS ASSIGNMENT. APPLICANTS SHALL INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS FFC AND DANONE AND ALL OF THEIR OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, REPRESENTATIVE AND ALL RELATED PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, COSTS, JUDGMENTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES) ARISING FROM APPLICANT’S SUBMISSION. SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO APPLICANTS.

 

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE WEBSITE AND ALL GRANTS, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

 

Except where prohibited, APPLICANT agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Program or any Grant awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the District of New York or the appropriate State Court located in Westchester County, County, New York; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Program, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will APPLICANT be permitted to obtain awards for, and APPLICANT hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the APPLICANT and Sponsor in connection with the Program, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.  

 

Any personal information sent to, shared with or collected by Sponsor in connection with this Program is subject to Danone’s Privacy Policy, found at www.danonenorthamerica.com.