Cooking Program Participant Addendum

This Cooking Program Participant Addendum ("Addendum") supplements the D³ Master Participant Agreement (D3-PART-MASTER-2026.09) and governs your participation in D³ cooking competition and culinary programming, including but not limited to Who Made the Potato Salad? and related productions. In the event of a conflict between this Addendum and the Master Participant Agreement, this Addendum controls.

1. Culinary Eligibility

To participate in D³ cooking programming, you must:

• Be a home cook, culinary professional, or food enthusiast as described in the applicable program application
• Disclose any professional culinary training, certifications, or competition experience in your application
• Not be a current employee of D³ or any Production sponsor
• Meet any additional eligibility requirements specified in the program application

2. Food Safety

You acknowledge and agree that:

• You will follow all food safety guidelines provided by D³ production staff
• You will disclose any food allergies or dietary restrictions that may affect Production activities
• You will not knowingly prepare food that could cause harm to other participants, judges, or crew
• D³ is not responsible for food-related illness arising from food you prepare
• D³ may require food safety certification for certain productions

3. Kitchen Safety

You acknowledge that cooking competitions involve inherent risks including burns, cuts, and other kitchen injuries. You agree to:

• Follow all kitchen safety instructions from D³ production staff
• Use kitchen equipment only as directed
• Report any injury or unsafe condition to D³ production staff immediately
• Not use kitchen equipment in a manner that endangers other participants or crew

4. Recipes and Intellectual Property

You acknowledge that:

• Recipes you prepare during the Production may be filmed and broadcast
• D³ does not claim ownership of your recipes
• You grant D³ the right to display and describe your recipes in connection with the Production
• You represent that your recipes do not infringe any third-party intellectual property rights

5. Competition Rules

For cooking competitions:

• All judging decisions are final
• You may not communicate with judges outside of designated Production activities
• You may not receive outside assistance during competition challenges unless expressly permitted
• Violation of competition rules may result in disqualification
• Specific competition rules will be provided at the time of Production

6. Prizes

If the Production includes prizes:

• Prize details will be specified in the program application or a separate prize notification
• Prizes are subject to applicable taxes, which are the sole responsibility of the winner
• Prizes may not be transferred or exchanged for cash unless specified
• Prize winners may be required to execute a winner's agreement

7. Dietary Accommodations

D³ will make reasonable efforts to accommodate dietary restrictions disclosed in your application. D³ cannot guarantee a completely allergen-free environment.

8. Contact

Cooking program questions: info@dtothe3.com