Rules

- OFFICIAL RULES -

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (OR F-1 OR J-1 VISA HOLDERS) WHO ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE ON DATE OF ENTRY AND CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN YEAR 1 OF A TWO-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROGRAM OR YEARS 1-3 OF A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY-LEVEL PROGRAM. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF SPONSOR (AS DEFINED BELOW) BY YOU, MANDATORY ARBITRATION, A CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

1) CONTEST PERIOD:  The BOBS from Skechers Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship (the “Contest”) starts September 3, 2024 at 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PST) and ends October 31, 2024 at 11:59PM PST (the “Contest Period”).

2) ELIGIBILITY:  TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN, YOU MUST BE (A) A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (OR F-1 OR J-1 VISA HOLDERS) WHO IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE ON THE DATE OF ENTRY, AND (B) CURRENTLY ENROLLED AND IN GOOD STANDING IN YEAR 1 OF A PROGRAM AT AN ACCREDITED 2-YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY OR IN YEARS 1, 2 or 3 OF A PROGRAM AT AN ACCREDITED 4-YEAR COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES.  The following persons are not eligible to participate in the Contest:  (a) officers, directors, employees and representatives of Skechers USA, Inc. (the “Sponsor”) or its subsidiaries or affiliated companies; (b) persons engaged in, and persons associated with the development, production, promotion, advertising or running of this Contest, including, but not limited to, employees, owners, or contractors of Petco Love, or Petco Animal Supply Stores, Inc. (collectively with Sponsor, the “Promotion Parties”); and (c) each of the foregoing persons’ immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each), as well as persons living in the same household (whether related or not).  Any eligible minor must have his or her parent’s or legal guardian’s permission to enter this Contest.

3) HOW TO ENTER:  There is no purchase, entry fee, payment or proof of purchase necessary to enter or participate in the Contest.  To enter, go to the entry website at:

BOBS FROM SKECHERS PAWS FOR A CAUSE DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP

and follow the on-screen instructions to submit your entry, including your design and all the items listed below in (a) through (e), and provide all required information, including using a school email from your 2 or 4 year college or university (collectively, a “Submission”).

Your Submission should include the following:

• a) a cat or a dog mosaic pattern that can be applied to any style.  Note: The pattern must be submitted as a Vector .ai file of the entrant’s own work, and designs incorporating or wholly created by Artificial Intelligence, as defined below, will not be accepted;
• b) a brief written description of your pattern, including whether it is a cat design or a dog design;
• c) a response to the following three questions:
  • Is your design inspired by a shelter pet or animal you know?
  • Have you ever volunteered at an animal organization or shelter?
  • Have you or your family ever rescued/fostered/adopted an animal?
• d) a paragraph or short video on either:
  • What your rescued/adopted pet has meant to you or your family; or
  • Why the BOBS mission resonates with or is important to you; and
• e) the name of your college and advisor/department head.

NOTE: Winning essays or videos may be posted, in whole or in part, by Sponsor on its websites and/or via Instagram/Facebook.  By submitting an entry you agree (and, if you are an eligible minor, you represent and warrant that you have your parent’s or guardian’s permission to agree) to your Submission being posted. If any person other than you appears in (or is named in) the video or essay, you must have written permission from the person who is appearing/being named to (1) submit the video and/or essay; and (2) grant to Sponsor the rights listed in Section 10, below.

LIMIT: Two (2) entries per person during the Contest Period, including one (1) limit per person for each category: one (1) cat design and one (1) dog design (entries must be submitted separately). 

Entries containing any material that is deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be lewd, explicit, obscene, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate for this Contest shall be disqualified. You must create and submit your own entry.  Any entry that was created in whole or in part by use of artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, machine intelligence or any other simulation of human intelligence or process through the use of a machine or computer system (“Artificial Intelligence”), or which in any way incorporates Artificial Intelligence, will be void, and the entrant who submitted such an entry may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including, but not limited to, entries made using any script, macro, bot or Contest service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related e-mail or IP addresses may be blocked.  Any entries that feature images for which the copyrights are not owned by the entrant or that feature non-Sponsor branding, trademarks, and/or logos may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Any individual who, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, is suspected of submitting more than the allowed number of entries, by any means, including, but not limited to, establishing multiple e-mail accounts, may be disqualified from participation in this Contest.

The person submitting the Contest entry must be the authorized account holder of the e-mail address provided with entry, otherwise entry may be deemed void.  In the event of a dispute over the identity of a potential winner, the potential winner must show proof that he or she created the winning entry. Sponsor will make the determination as to who it believes created the winning entry in its sole discretion (and if unable to do so, may disqualify the entrant and/or entry in its sole discretion). It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Sponsor in writing if the entrant changes his or her e-mail address or postal address during the Contest Period.

Proof of submission of entry does not constitute proof of delivery of entry. SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO ENTRANTS BY SPONSOR.    

4) PRIZES:  Two (2) Grand Prize winners will be selected from all eligible entries, with one (1) Grand Prize winner selected from each of the following categories: one (1) cat design Grand Prize winner and one (1) dog design Grand Prize winner.

Each Grand Prize winner will receive a Grand Prize package that includes:

• A ten-thousand-dollar ($10,000) scholarship to be used towards their college tuition for the 2025-2026 school year
• Their design will be featured on a BOBS from Skechers footwear style
• One-on-one mentoring with Skechers leadership, to include one (1) hour each with three (3) Skechers design and/or management employees (employees to be chosen in Skechers’ sole discretion and subject to employee availability; Winners may not choose specific Skechers employees for mentoring) for a maximum of three (3) hours.
• One (1) $200 gift card for Skechers product at Skechers retail stores and skechers.com.
• One (1) free pair of BOBS from Skechers shoes.

Two (2) Runner-Up winners will receive:

• One (1) $200 gift card for Skechers product at Skechers retail stores and skechers.com.
• One (1) free pair of BOBS from Skechers shoes.

Sixteen (16) finalists will receive:

• One (1) free pair of BOBS from Skechers shoes.

Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Grand Prize: $10,555.

Total ARV of each Runner-Up Prize: $255

Total ARV of each Finalist Prize: $55

Total ARV of all prizes:  $22,500.

5) JUDGING CRITERIA AND SELECTION OF WINNERS: All submissions that meet the criteria above will be reviewed to ensure that they comply with these rules. Entries which violate the rules will be disqualified from judging. All eligible entries will be initially reviewed by a third party to verify eligibility, then judged by members of the marketing department of Sponsor on the following criteria:

• 40% - Design’s Artistic Merit (whether the pattern evokes a feeling, how technically proficient it is, how effectively the design uses placement / composition /color / theme, how creative / unique / memorable the design is)
• 40% - How the Pattern Works on Footwear (how well the design works on a shoe, how clearly it features dogs/cats, how relatable the design is to dog/cat lovers, how well the design fits into the BOBS from Skechers product line)
• 20% - Story (is the design inspired by an animal with a personal, meaningful story, does the entrant have a passion for or first-hand knowledge of helping/rescuing animals or the BOBS from Skechers mission)

Entries will be judged against other Entries in the same category, and each category will be reviewed by the category's winner of the 2023 Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship. After the initial judging, the ten (10) entries with the highest scores in each category will be judged again on the above criteria by a panel of Sponsor design and leadership members.  The top one (1) score from each of the two (2) categories will each win a Grand Prize.  In the event of a tie, the tied entries will be re-judged on the criteria of the overall popularity of the cat or dog featured in the design, with the cat or dog judged to be the cutest by the judges being selected as the winner.

Entries submitted are only eligible for this Contest. By entering this Contest, all participants agree that all decisions made by the Sponsor regarding matters relating to the judging and selection of Contest winners are final.

6) WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE FULFILLMENT:  Potential winners will be notified via e-mail and phone on November 13, 2024 and must respond by noon (12pm PST) on November 18, 2024. Any winner who does not respond to notification attempts within four (4) business days will forfeit the prize and a runner-up winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion. Any winner notification returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address will forfeit the prize and a runner-up winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion.

Grand Prize Winners must remain enrolled in their Program for the 2025-2026 school year to be eligible to receive the Grand Prize. Winners must indicate an eligible Program for disbursement of scholarship funds by Sponsor. Winner must indicate the Program to Sponsor at least sixty (60) calendar days before the beginning of his or her first semester at the Program as indicated by Program. Sponsor will never disburse the scholarship funds or monies portion of the Grand Prize directly to winners; it will disburse scholarship funds only to eligible Programs.  In cases where, prior to full disbursement, a Winner (i) changes or transfers to a new Program, (ii) defers enrollment or (iii) ceases attending the Program for any reason, the Winner shall promptly notify Sponsor of such change in his or her enrollment at the Program, which shall be no later than five (5) business days after such change has been notified to the applicable Program.  Upon receipt of notification, in case of (i), Sponsor shall disburse any remaining scholarship funds to the new Program; and in case of (ii) and (iii), Winner shall have twelve (12) months to notify Sponsor (together with a reasonable proof) of his or her enrollment at a new Program or the Winner will forfeit the remainder of the scholarship. Failure to remain enrolled in a qualified Program shall result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize, which may be awarded to another entrant at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

The three (3) one-on-one mentoring sessions will be provided virtually (using teleconferencing software). Grand Prize winners shall be responsible for any equipment or technology required for the virtual mentoring. Failure to obtain any required equipment or technology may result in forfeiture of that portion of the prize. Grand Prize Winner will be expected to act in a polite and appropriate manner during mentoring sessions. Failure to do so may result in immediate cancellation of the mentoring sessions, which may or may not be rescheduled, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Grand Prize winner will not be allowed to record any virtual mentoring sessions. Every attempt to work with Grand Prize winner’s schedule will be made, but the timing is to be determined by the Skechers Mentor.

The potential winners may be required to sign and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility with (where lawful) a liability and publicity release for receipt by Sponsor; additional documentation may also be required at the discretion of Sponsor. If any required documents are not returned, then prize may be forfeited, and a runner-up winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to do background checks on the potential grand prize winners, specifically including, but not limited to, verification of enrollment and good standing in a program at an accredited 2-year or 4-year college/university in the United States.  Sponsor shall have no liability for any personal injuries, death, property damage, or other damages or expenses resulting from or arising out of any aspect of any Prize Winner’s acceptance or use of any Prize.

7) GENERAL:  Except as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, no substitution of prize is available, nor is any transfer of prize to a third party permitted.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a similar prize or prize element of comparable or greater value in its sole discretion.  All federal, state or other tax liabilities and fees arising from this Contest are the sole responsibility of the prize winner.  Prizes are not redeemable for cash.

8) CONDUCT:  By entering this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor (which shall be final and binding in all respects).  These Official Rules are accessible at by clicking here throughout the Contest Period and for an additional sixty (60) days following the end of the Contest Period.  Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification and/or forfeiture of prize.  Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual suspected of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.  CAUTION: ANY USER, ENTRANT OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO DELIBERATELY ATTEMPTS TO INTERFERE WITH OR OTHERWISE UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST OR TO DAMAGE THE BUSINESS OR PROPERTY OF SPONSOR OR ANY OF THE PROMOTION PARTIES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OR CIVIL LIABILITY TO THE FULL EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW.

9) LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE:  All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Contest, agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and the Promotional Parties, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, officers, directors, employees and representatives, from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons, property or otherwise which may be sustained in connection with the Contest, including without limitation, accessing the Contest page, submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Contest, preparing for, participating in, or traveling to and/or from any prize-related activity, or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement or offering of any prize.  Sponsor and Promotion Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Contest; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Contest or the fulfillment of any Prize; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or any combination thereof; (e) any injury or damage to participant’s or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Contest, download any materials in the Contest, or receive, use, or access any Prize; (f) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by a Prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use or misuse of, or participation in any part of, a Prize, or from participation in the Contest; or (g) any printing, typographical or technical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.  If, for any reason, the Contest cannot be run as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part.  The winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to his or her prize after it has been delivered.  Except to the extent otherwise required by law, Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever concerning any prize. 

10) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  RELEASES AND REPRESENTATIONS:  By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees that their entry, submission, and any communications, creative suggestions, ideas, notes, concepts or other materials (“Submission”) that entrant may submit to Sponsor in connection with this Contest, including all rights embodied therein, whether sent via the website, social media, mobile application or text message, electronic mail, or some other means, with the exception of personally identifiable information as identified in Sponsor’s privacy policy (available via this link, are deemed to be non-confidential and non-proprietary and Sponsor shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Submissions.  

By entering the Contest, each entrant hereby represents that any submissions are his or her own, that he or she has not used any work or designs of anyone else, and that he or she owns all copyrights in connection with such submissions. Entrants further represent that all submissions were created manually and were not created, in whole or in part, by any AI, Generative AI, or similar technology.  If Entrant is chosen as a winner,  the winning entrant hereby grants to Sponsor an exclusive, royalty-free, non-revocable license and right, for five (5) years from the end date of the Contest to reproduce, edit, create derivative works, and distribute the winning submissions in any form or medium, specifically including the right to make footwear, apparel, and other consumer products bearing the designs. Winners shall not be entitled to any royalties as a result of any sales of any products bearing their designs.  Entrant/winner agrees that if Sponsor elects to use their Submission, they will execute any documents requested by Sponsor regarding this assignment.  If any use by Sponsor of the Submission causes it to be liable to any third party, Entrant/Winner agrees to indemnify Sponsor and its agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, representative and all related parties from and against any and all damages, costs, judgments and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Sponsor as a result of its use of the Submission.

11) Publicity Release:  Except where prohibited by law, participation in the Contest constitutes Winner’s permission and grant to Sponsor (which grant will be confirmed in writing on request of Sponsor) and its designees the right and permission to print, publish, broadcast and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter developed including without limitation online at www.skechers.com and www.bobsfromskechers.com or via Instagram, Facebook and X, 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 or territory), prize information, quotes attributable to Winner, and any other elements of entrant’s persona for advertising, trade and promotional purposes (including the announcement of their name on television or radio broadcast) without additional consideration, compensation, permission or notification, including in a list to be used by sponsor and its designees and its partners to re-target entrants via email or any sponsor app, unless prohibited by law. 

12) NATURE OF RELATIONSHIP/WAIVER OF EQUITABLE RELIEF:  Each Entrant understands and acknowledges that Sponsor has wide access to ideas, designs and other materials, and that new ideas are constantly being submitted to it or being developed by its own employees.  Each Entrant also acknowledges that many ideas may be competitive with, similar or identical to the Submission and/or each other in theme, idea, format or other respects.  Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that such Entrant will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Sponsor’s use of any such similar or identical material.  Each Entrant acknowledges and agrees that the Sponsor does not now and shall not have in the future any duty or liability, direct or indirect, vicarious, contributory or otherwise, with respect to the infringement or protection of the copyright in and to the Submission.  Finally, each Entrant acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by Entrant relating to or arising out of Sponsor’s actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Submission or other material submitted in connection with the Contest, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable Entrant will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Entrant to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of the Submission or any material based on or allegedly based on the Submission, and the Entrant’s rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.

13) WINNERS LIST:  To request the name of the winners, available after November 15, 2024 send an e-mail with subject line: “BOBS from Skechers Paws for a Cause Design Scholarship Winners List” to Hello@skechers.com. Requests received after January 15, 2025 will not be honored.

14) DISPUTES:  THE CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.  EXCLUDING PRIZE CLAIMS, IF ANY OTHER CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF (“JAMS RULES”).  THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN CALIFORNIA.  ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.  THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.

15) SPONSOR: SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. 228 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

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