The Summer Slim Down Contest

The rules set forth in this document will govern The Summer Slim Down Contest

(the “Official Rules”)

No Purchase Necessary. A Purchase Will Not Increase Your Chances of Winning.

Sponsored by Total Life Changes, LLC, 6094 Corporate Drive, Fair Haven, Michigan 48023 (“Sponsor”)

Eligibility. Sponsor’s “The Summer Slim Down Contest” (the “Contest”) is open only to individuals who are both 1. legal residents of the United States (which includes the fifty (50) states, the District of Columbia, and the five (5) United States territories (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands), Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), Mexico, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Honduras, and El Salvador, Haiti, Venezuela, Costa Rica and 2. at least eighteen (18) years of age— or the legal age of majority where they live, whichever is older—at the time of entry (“Participant(s)” or "you"). Sponsor’s employees, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, grandparents, siblings, and children, regardless of where they live) and household members of Sponsor’s employees, and anyone professionally connected with the Contest (collectively, the “Ineligible Parties”), may not enter or win the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of winners, and winners must comply with all reasonable eligibility inquiries and verification efforts of Sponsor. Participation in the Contest constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
Contest Description. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, you will have the opportunity to participate in one (1) 60-day long health and wellness initiative supported by Sponsor to help transform your body, mindset, and life. You will submit all required Contest information as well as “Day 1” and “Day 60” photographs of yourself to Sponsor, as described below, as well as, if applicable, written and video Testimonials describing how your participation in the Contest helped support your transformation (collectively, “Testimonial” or “Testimonials”). At the conclusion of the Contest Period, Sponsor will review and judge all valid and timely received before and after pictures/ video Testimonials pursuant to the Judging Criteria (as defined below) and select three (3) winners with the best results and most compelling transformation stories. Sponsor will determine first, second and third place winners.
How to Participate.
a. Enter the Contest.
i. To enter the contest and be eligible to win a prize, you must meet all eligibility requirements described herein, create a Contest account on Sponsor’s designated Contest website (https://totallifechanges.com/pages/slimdown) and have provided all information required on the Contest entry form including, but not limited to, your current full name, age, gender, email, home address, and telephone number. You must also upload at least one qualifying Day 1 photograph of yourself, as described below, and provide a brief summary describing your goals for the Contest as well as why you decided to enter. It is your responsibility to update your Contest account contact information, as necessary.

ii. You may not enter the Contest if your appearance, fitness, or health transformation is, in whole or in part, is the result of non-medically necessary plastic/cosmetic surgery, liposuction, steroids, human growth hormone, or any unnatural or non-medically necessary method of body enhancement or weight reduction. Any such entries may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Your completion of the entry process will automatically initiate the commencement of your participation in the Summer Slim Down Contest. You are limited to one (1) entry during the Contest Period. At your option, you may also consume dietary supplements sold by Sponsor. A purchase is not required and will not increase your chances of winning.

Share Your Testimonial.
i. Upon completion of The Contest, you will return to your Contest account and share your Testimonial by uploading at least one qualifying Day 60 (after photograph), as described below, completing a questionnaire at totallifechanges.com/pages/slimdown describing your results, and submitting a brief summary describing your personal Contest experience. By entering the Contest, completing the Contest Period, and sharing your Testimonial, as detailed above, your Testimonial will be become eligible for review and judging as detailed below.
At a minimum, your photograph(s) must show your body from head-to-hip (for clarification, your photographs may show you from head-to-hip or head-to-toe, but in any case, your entire face must be clearly visible in the photograph) in order to be valid, and should be of the best quality possible, as image quality is part of the Judging Criteria, as described below. Photos must be a minimum of 100 KB in size. To the extent possible, your “Day 1” and “Day 60” photograph(s) should be similarly posed and distanced from the camera—with similar lighting and clothing—so that the nature and extent of your physical transformation is evident and comparable. Photographs must, to the extent possible, be of you alone with no other persons in the image. You must own the rights, including copyright, to all photographs and summaries submitted as part of your entry and you must have full authority to grant or dispose of such rights at all times, including at the time of submission and at the time any prize may be awarded to you. Photographs may not be altered, retouched, or modified in any way so as to enhance or exaggerate the appearance of your transformation. Any summary submitted as part of your Testimonial must be written by you. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that includes photographs, summaries, or other materials that are deemed, at Sponsor's sole discretion, to violate the rights of any third party, or that contain any content that is lewd, pornographic, false, fraudulent, doctored, enhanced, offensive, or inappropriate in any manner.
Testimonial Submission and Selection Timeline.
Participants must abide by the following schedule in order to be eligible for review, judging, and prizes:
- i. June 27, 2025: First day to make a Contest account and enter the Contest
- ii. August 29, 2025: First possible day to complete a Contest entry/Testimonial and be eligible to become a Winner.
- iii. September 2, 2025: Last possible day to complete a Contest entry/Testimonial and be eligible to become a Winner.
Judging and Voting Criteria. All timely and valid Testimonials, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be reviewed and evaluated based on a ten (10) point scale for each respective criterion by Sponsor’s internal committee and or Sponsor’s community/the public and voted upon as described below:
- i. Contest Period Judging Criteria: Testimonials submitted during the Contest Period will be reviewed and judged by Sponsor’s internal committee pursuant to the Contest Period Judging Criteria herein. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will determine the top three (3) best and most compelling transformation stories.
- ii.The Testimonials will be judged by Sponsor’s internal committee based on the following criteria ("Contest Period Judging Criteria"):
  - Day 1 and Day 60 Photographs (50%): The overall transformation of a participant’s physical appearance will constitute fifty percent (50%) of the overall judging score.
  - Written Summary (50%): Each participant’s written summary will be judged on the inspirational nature of a participant’s true and unique transformation story, as well as the originality, creativity, expressiveness, and compelling nature of the participant’s description and articulation of the transformation process and how the transformation and the transformation process impacted their life. The written summary score will be based on (a) the compelling nature of the written summary, and (b) the inspirational nature of the written summary, including discussion of a participant’s personal transformation journey, any obstacles the participant may have overcome during their transformation journey, and the Contest-related achievement the participant is proudest of. The written summary will constitute fifty percent (50%) of the overall judging score.
Prizes. Subject to these Official Rules and Sponsor's application of the applicable judging criteria, the Contest prizes are as follows:
a. Each of the three (3) Finalists will be awarded a prize as follows:
- 1st Place: One Thousand Dollars (USD $1,000.00)
- 2nd Place: Five Hundred Dollars (USD $500.00)
- 3rd Place: Two Hundred Fifty Dollars (USD $250.00)

General Conditions. In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend, terminate, or amend the Contest, without notice, and, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned, or to address the impairment and then resume the Contest; or (b) award the prizes according to the criteria set forth above from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to (i) disqualify and seek damages from any individual who tampers with the operation of the Contest, violates these Official Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner; and (ii) edit these Official Rules to correct any typographical, non-substantive and/or non-material errors discovered after the publication of the Official Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Proof of sending any communication to Sponsor by mail shall not be deemed proof of receipt of that communication by Sponsor. The Contest is subject to federal, state, provincial, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
License to Use Entry and Testimonial Material. By entering the Contest and/or submitting your Testimonial, you represent that (a) the material included in your entry and your Testimonial is truthful, original to you, and that the use of any material included in your entry and Testimonial, including, but not limited to, your written summary, photo(s), likeness, and video(s) does not infringe any copyright, trademark, or any other intellectual property right, does not defame any third party, and does not violate any applicable federal, state, local or other laws or ordinances, (b) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to use and allow the use of the materials included in your entry and Testimonial, including any and all copyright, trademark, image, and/or other proprietary rights therein, and (c) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable person in your Testimonial to use such person’s name and or likeness in the Contest and the materials included in your entry and Testimonial for the uses contemplated herein.
Release and Limitations of Liability. Except where prohibited by law, in cases of death or personal injury caused by Sponsor’s negligence, or fraud or breach by Sponsor of these Official Rules, by entering the Contest, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of your participation in the Contest or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors that may impede entry; (c) any claim or allegation that the use of your photo(s) and/or video(s) infringes any copyright, trademark, or any other intellectual property right; (d) lost, late, misdirected, or undeliverable mail or email; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (g) injury or damage to persons or property. You further acknowledge and agree that in any cause of action, in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for your attorney’s fees. You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, incidental, direct, or indirect damages.

Further, by entering the Contest and/or submitting your Testimonial, you hereby expressly grant the Released Parties a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferrable right and license to host, store, modify, use, distribute, reproduce, excerpt, adapt, prepare derivative works of, publicly perform and display, publish, and make any other use of your Testimonial and any other material included in your entry and/or Testimonial in any and all media now known or hereinafter devised, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and you hereby waive any so-called ‘moral rights’ or equivalent which may exist under the laws of your jurisdiction.
Privacy and Publicity. Any information you submit as part of the Contest will be treated in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes your consent to Sponsor’s perpetual and unrestricted use of your name, image, likeness, Testimonial, and entry information for promotional purposes in any media without payment or consideration.
Governing Law; Disputes. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or Sponsor’s rights and obligations in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Michigan. Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively through binding arbitration in Oakland County, Michigan, to be administered by a single arbitrator in the English language, as follows: (i) if the arbitration is between Sponsor and a US resident, the arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures and the Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (collectively, "AAA Rules") of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and will be administered by the AAA, available at www.adr.org; if the arbitration is between Sponsor and a non-US resident, then the arbitration will be governed by the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC") and will be administered by the ICC, available at www.iccwbo.org. The parties delegate to the arbitrator any dispute regarding the scope or enforceability of this arbitration agreement, including any claims that the agreement to arbitrate is unenforceable, void, or voidable. Prior to the filing of any arbitration, the parties shall use reasonable efforts to resolve any dispute between them through negotiation and/or mediation.
Translations; English Prevailing Language. Any translation of these Official Rules is provided for informational purposes only. Except where otherwise required by applicable law, only the English version of these Official Rules shall be legally binding.
Severability. If for any reason any clause or provision of these Official Rules, or the application of any such clause or provisions in a particular context or to a particular situation, circumstance, or person, should be held unenforceable, invalid, or in violation of law by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction under these Official Rules, then the application of such clause or provision in contexts or to situations, circumstances, or persons other than that in or to which it is held unenforceable, invalid, or in violation of law shall not be affected thereby, and the remaining clauses and provisions hereof shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
Winner Information The names, images, and/or Testimonials of the Finalists will be posted regularly on Sponsor’s Facebook page (http://facebook.com/TLCHQ) and Instagram page (https://www.instagram.com/tlchq/).

The Summer Slim Down Contest - 2025