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Baby of the Year invites babies across the nation to compete to appear in a national ad campaign and take home $25,000. The competition is run by Colossal and benefits Baby2Baby. Learn more at https://babyoftheyear.org/.
Look for your baby's profile link in any of our official competition emails. You can easily copy and share the link with anyone you’d like.
Yes, you may use your Free Daily Vote for your baby. However, you are not permitted to submit votes by donation for your baby.
Each baby is randomly assigned to a group at the beginning of the competition. There are multiple rounds in the competition, and each baby is only competing against the others within the same group during each round. We make every effort to ensure that groups contain an equal number of competitors throughout the competition.
You retain full ownership of your photos. By entering, you only grant us limited permission to display them on our website and in relation to the competition. We'll never use your photos or personal information for marketing, and you can request removal at any time.
Babies under the age of 24 months, at the time of entry, are eligible to participate. Entries must be submitted by a parent or legal guardian who is a citizen or permanent legal resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec).
No. These are fraudulent services and are not affiliated with our team in any way. Many of these accounts falsely claim they can guarantee votes or rankings; however, our systems are designed to detect and prevent fraudulent voting activity from counting. We strongly recommend reporting, blocking, and avoiding these accounts.
We recommend trying to vote again from a different device or browser, as this will often fix most issues. Another possibility could be that it has not been a full 24 hours since your last vote. If you continue to experience difficulties, please contact our support team below and we will be happy to help.
You can use your Free Daily Vote once every 24 hours, and you can cast votes by donation for your favorite baby at any time. Only Entrants are prohibited from submitting votes by donation for their own baby.
We have a strict “no refund” policy, which voters agree to when they make a donation. Since winners are decided based upon votes the public casts, we do not issue refunds once a vote has been fully processed in our system. As a voter, you are responsible for understanding this upon casting votes for the competitor in the competition.
Yes! Every vote by donation is a direct donation to DTCare, a 501(c)(3) charity. Votes by donation are deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Donors will receive a donation receipt via email. DTCare will subsequently make the grant to Baby2Baby after the winner is announced.
Facebook verification helps us prevent fraudulent voting activity from bots and automated software and helps keep voting fair for all competitors. Facebook is only used to verify eligibility for the Free Daily Vote, and we do not sell, share, or transfer voter information to third parties.
Colossal Management, LLC runs the Baby of the Year competition as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of DTCare, a 501(c)(3) charity.
As explained in the Rules, 100% of donations raised during the Competition go directly to the Competition's charitable grantmaker, DTCare, which will then grant donations (minus fees and variable costs, as well as a nominal 1% administrative fee retained by DTCare) to Baby2Baby at the end of the Competition.
Baby2Baby is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that aims to provide children living in poverty across the country with diapers, clothing, and all the basic necessities that every child deserves.
DTCare is our trusted 501(c)(3) charitable grantmaker. Because many charities with honorable missions lack the bandwidth to run effective fundraising campaigns year-round, our partnership with DTCare allows charity beneficiaries like Baby2Baby to spend less time raising funds and more time focusing on their mission.
We take your privacy and security seriously. Our website uses encrypted connections (SSL), regular security and malware scans, and secure systems designed to help protect personal information. Access to sensitive information is limited to authorized personnel only, and we use additional safeguards to help keep your information secure. Learn more: https://colossal.org/trust-safety.
No. Colossal Management, LLC is the sole operator of the Baby of the Year competition. The champion will be determined entirely by public voting, where the baby with the most votes at the end of the competition finals will win.
The Champion will appear in a nationwide, multi-channel advertising campaign reaching millions of consumers across digital, social, print, retail, and out-of-home media. This includes features on The Honest Company's social media channels and official website, as well as social media ads featuring Honest products run through Honest’s channels. This also includes an appearance in a Variety Magazine advertorial.
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