1.       CONTEST PERIOD: The Purdy Pro Story Contest (the “Contest”) starts at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on August 1, 2025 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on September 15, 2025 (the “Contest Period”). 

2.       ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States & the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry and are a professional painter or professional who paints, which means painting is a part of their paid job (painter, general contractor, handyman, etc.) and have owned or used Purdy products as of July 31, 2025 (an “Entrant”). Employees of The Sherwin-Williams Company (the “Sponsor”), and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, employees, directors, shareholders, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. (“Administrator”) (collectively with Sponsor and Administrator, “Indemnitees”) and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and household members of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate or win. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

3.       HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, visit  purdyprostorycontest.com and complete the on-screen registration form, including submitting a photo of a Purdy product or of you using a Purdy product and an essay that describes “Your Purdy Story” including, but not limited to, how you started using Purdy brand products, what the brand means to you, how it’s helped you grow your business, the difference Purdy products have on your work, etc. (an “Entry”). The essay must be 300 words or less and can be in English or Spanish. Entries must be submitted in either jpg, jpeg or heic format with a maximum file size of 2MB. Entries must be complete to be eligible. By submitting an Entry, you agree that Sponsor may use your Entry in any way they see fit (as described in these Official Rules) for advertising and promotional purposes.
 

Your Entry must comply with the following guidelines to be eligible:

• Entry must be solely created by you. Any other person featured in the Entry must have given permission to be featured (or parent/legal guardian of any minor person featured).
• Your Entry must be original to you and you must own all rights in and to the Entry and all other content submitted in connection with the Entry and you grant Sponsor the License described below.
• Your Entry must not include any representation of celebrities, athletes, musicians, or any other public or private figure, include any anti-social, political or religious groups, any commercial solicitation or promotional materials and your Entry must not include any other person’s/companies’ full name, address, phone number, or URL address. Entry must not contain advertisements, identifiable third-party products (other than Sponsor’s), or commercial solicitations.
• Your Entry must not feature beer, distilled spirits (i.e., hard liquors, malt beverages), tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, vapes and snuff), fireworks, firearms and ammunitions, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and related drug paraphernalia, nutritional supplements, lotteries and gambling.
• Your Entry must not have been submitted previously in a promotion or contest of any kind.
• Your Entry must not contain content that is false, inaccurate or misleading.
• Entry must not contain material that is inappropriate, unsuitable, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous (including but not limited to words or symbols that may be considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group).
• Your Entry must not contain material, words or symbols that promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
• Your Entry should not contain material that is, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, contains any third-party materials, other than Sponsor owned, or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity or make reference to any commercial/corporate advertising (including but not limited to, corporate logos, brand names, slogans, political, or religious statements), or is otherwise objectionable.
• Entrants and all submitted Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image/Sponsor’s brand image as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Entry must not disparage Sponsor, persons or organizations associated with Sponsor, or any other person or entity.
• Entries must not reference any of Sponsor’s competitors or any other third party.

Any Entry that violates any of the guidelines above or that is deemed inappropriate or containing unsuitable material, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, may be disqualified.  Limit one (1) Entry per Entrant during the Contest Period.

Entries generated by AI, script, macro or other automated means and Entries which by any means subvert the entry process are void. All Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. 

4.     GRANT OF RIGHTS: By submitting an Entry, you agree to the Sponsor’s Terms of Use, found at https://www.sherwin-williams.com/terms-of-use#ugc. Once submitted, Entries cannot be modified or resubmitted by Entrant. By submitting an Entry, each Entrant gives permission (and warrants and represents that they have obtained all rights necessary from third parties to give such permission and grant the License herein described) to Sponsor and its licensees, sublicensees, successors, and assigns, the exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable right and license (including but not limited to, all intellectual property and proprietary rights including without limitation patents, trademarks, and copyrights) to use, perform, exhibit, edit, adapt, reproduce, manufacture, construct, tailor, distribute, sell, offer to sell, import and/or otherwise exploit the Entry, and the Entrant’s likeness (both as depicted in the Entry and otherwise), name, voice and biographical information (including, but not limited to, city and state of residence), in any manner and in any and all distribution channels, venues, formats and media now or later known or developed (collectively, the “License”) without compensation (where permitted by law) and without review, approval or notice, to the extent permitted by law. The rights granted pursuant to the License shall also include, without limitation, the right to: (a) change, alter, distort, edit or revise the Entry, or any part thereof; and (b) make derivative works based on the Entry, or any part thereof. Entrant agrees to sign any documents required by Sponsor upon request (and without compensation) to confirm such License. Sponsor is not obligated to exercise any of the rights granted in these Official Rules. Entrant further agrees that (a) Sponsor does not owe them a duty of confidence (or fiduciary duty or the like) and that they have no expectation of privacy as to their Entry and (b) Sponsor has wide access to ideas, stories, designs and other literary/artistic materials submitted to it from outside sources or being developed by its own employees and that such ideas/stories/designs/literary/artistic materials may be competitive with, similar to (or even identical to) their Entry and that Sponsor shall have no liability to Entrant or any third party in conjunction therewith.

Sponsor grants to each qualified Entrant a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable right to use its and/or its licensor's trademarks solely for purposes of and limited to their Entry submitted in this Contest; such right and License will automatically expire without further act of any party at the expiration of the Contest Period, unless specifically extended on an individual basis by Sponsor in writing in its sole discretion. Any other use of Sponsor’s and/or its licensors’ trademarks will be a violation of Sponsor’s or its applicable licensors’ intellectual property rights.

5.       JUDGING: Each submitted Entry will be judged immediately following the end of the Contest Period by a panel of Sponsor-selected judges to determine one (1) Grand Prize winner based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): Relevance to Theme (25%); Uniqueness (25%); Most Inspirational Essay (25%); and Visual Appeal (25%). In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged by the judges based solely (100%) on Relevance to Theme. Decisions of judges are final with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.

6.       PRIVACY: By entering this Contest, you agree to and accept the privacy policy below. Any personal information that an Entrant provides in connection with the Contest shall be used by Sponsor and its agencies to administer this Contest, contact Entrants, and for the other purposes set forth in the Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://privacy-policy.sherwin-williams.com/.

7.       WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential winner will be notified by email and required to sign and return, via email, a Declaration of Eligibility & Liability Release, and where legal, a Publicity Release and Assignment of Rights within two (2) days of issuance or the prize will be forfeited. If potential winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, if potential winner is ineligible, if any notification is returned undeliverable, or if potential winner otherwise fails to fully comply with these Official Rules, they will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be determined from among all remaining eligible Entries based on the Judging Criteria.

8.       GRAND PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”): One (1) Grand Prize: A Purdy prize pack (ARV: $3,409) including the following Purdy® products – Roller Cover & Frames - 9", 14” & 18” Altitude™ & Marathon® Roller Covers. 9”, 14” & 18” Revolution™ Frames.  Brushes - Pro-Extra® Glide, Pro-Extra® High Capacity, XL® Glide™, XL® 100th Anniversary Edition, Nylox™ Glide™ & Clearcut® Glide™. Extension Poles - Pole + 2-4’ & 4-8’. Knee Pads. Trays & Pails - 5G NEST™ Bucket and liners, 9” NEST™ tray and liners, pail and liners. Prep & Clean up Tools – 10 in 1 folding painters tool, brush & roller cleaner, Premium 2" Putty Knife, 3" & 6” Premium Joint Knife, Mini Wire Brush. Storage – Painters Backpack.  Purdy 100th Anniversary Merch: Contractor T-shirt, Vintage T-shirt, baseball hat, Bluetooth speaker, lunchbox, water bottle, beanie, golf balls. Actual products and merchandise at sole discretion of the Sponsor. Also included in the Grand Prize is a $400 gift card to a select home improvement or paint store retailer and a check in the amount of $1,191 to help offset taxes. The ARV of the total Grand Prize is $5,000. Gift card is subject to terms and conditions. All details of the Grand Prize are at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The actual retail value of the Grand Prize may vary depending on market conditions and any difference in value will not be awarded. No transfer, substitution, or cash equivalent for Grand Prize (or portion of prize) will be permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and, in such circumstance, an alternate prize of comparable value will be awarded, the Sponsor's obligation to the winner will be fulfilled, and no other additional compensation will be provided. No responsibility or liability is assumed for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of Grand Prize (or portion thereof). All federal, state and local taxes on prize receipt and/or use are the responsibility solely of the winner. The winner will be issued a 1099 tax form for the actual value of the prize for the year the prize is awarded.

9.       LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; RELEASE: Indemnitees are not responsible for late, incomplete, misdirected, inaccessible Entries, Internet connections or email or for any computer, telephone, wireless, satellite, cable, network, electronic, Internet or phone hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/website/use net/accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, Internet contact, or any technical error, or program errors or malfunctions or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information, or for any human error, technical error or other error of any kind in connection with the offering or operation of the Contest. The Indemnitees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the website (or any other website). If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned (in whole or in part), as solely determined by Sponsor, including but not limited to by infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures that can corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest (in whole or in part). In such event, Sponsor shall conduct the Contest and award the prize per the Judging Criteria in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with the spirit of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The right is reserved by Sponsor to disqualify any individual found, at its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website, to be acting in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Indemnitees are not responsible for any injury or damage to Entrant's or any other person's computer/mobile phone or device related to or resulting from participation in or downloading (or uploading) any materials from this Contest. Entrants further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Contest and/or prevent others from participating in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE OR AN INDIVIDUAL OTHERWISE ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAUD SPONSOR, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. By submitting an Entry, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each Entrant releases and agrees to hold harmless each of the Indemnitees and all other companies involved in the development, operation or marketing of the Contest or the provision of the prize or any component of the prize, and the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, causes of action and liabilities of any kind that the Entrant ever had, now has or might in the future have arising out of or relating to the Contest, participation in the Contest, the acceptance, receipt or use of the prize or any component thereof and/or any use of the Entrant’s name, likeness, voice and/or biographical information, any statement attributed to the Entrant and/or any Entry or any component thereof, including without limitation any and all claims, causes of action and liabilities, including those (a) relating to any personal injury, death or property damage or loss sustained by any Entrant or any other person, (b) based upon any allegation of violation of the right of privacy or publicity, copyright infringement, misappropriation, defamation or violation of any other personal or proprietary right or (c) or based upon any allegation of a violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to personal information or data security. Each Entrant agrees not to assert any such claim or cause of action against any of the Released Parties.

10.   ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: By participating, Entrants agree to be bound by and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. By participating in this Contest, Entrants and winner agree to release and hold harmless Indemnitees from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage (whether due to negligence or otherwise) to person(s), including death, and property or breach or failure or any representation of warranty arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or from the acceptance, misuse or use of the prize.

SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE OF THE PRIZE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

11.   DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or in connection with, the Contest or the prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, as further explained in Appendix 1.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, Entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Ohio or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio. Entrants submit to exclusive personal jurisdiction in Ohio and agree that any dispute shall be resolved per the Dispute Resolution provision below.

12.   WINNER: For the name of the winner, available after September 30, 2025 for a period of at least 30 days, send a stamped, self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Purdy Pro Story Contest Winner, Dept. EH, P.O. Box 7760, Melville, NY 11775-7760.

13.   SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor of the Contest is The Sherwin-Williams Company, 101 W. Prospect Ave, Cleveland Ohio 44115. The Administrator of the Contest is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York 11747.  This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or Instagram.

(a) Arbitration Agreement and Jury Waiver. You and Sherwin-Williams mutually agree to resolve all Disputes (as defined below) in arbitration, as set forth in more detail below. Both you and Sherwin-Williams are each giving up the right to have Disputes resolved in court before a judge and/or jury (except as stated otherwise in this section), to the fullest extent of the law. The word “Disputes” means any past, existing, currently pending and/or future disputes, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, losses, liabilities, and/or demands of any kind in any way relating to, in connection with, or arising out of the Contest or your participation therein, other than intellectual property disputes.

(b) Express Waiver of Right to Jury Trial, Class Actions, and Class Claims. AS TO ANY DISPUTE, BOTH SHERWIN-WILLIAMS AND YOU KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RIGHT TO JURY OR BENCH TRIAL; THE RIGHT TO BRING, MAINTAIN, OR PARTICIPATE IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, CONSOLIDATED OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING, WHETHER IN ARBITRATION OR OTHERWISE; AND ANY NORMAL RIGHTS OF APPEAL FOLLOWING THE RENDERING OF THE ARBITRATOR’S AWARD, EXCEPT AS APPLICABLE LAW PROVIDES FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS. THE ARBITRATOR DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER, CERTIFY, OR HEAR ARBITRATION AS A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. ALL DISPUTES WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROVISION AND ITS TERMS ARE ENFORCEABLE, CONSCIONABLE, APPLICABLE, VALID, VOID OR VOIDABLE SHALL BE DETERMINED EXCLUSIVELY BY AN ARBITRATOR, AND NOT BY ANY COURT.

(c) Pre-Arbitration Notice and Informal Dispute Resolution. In the event that a Dispute arises between us, Sherwin-Williams is committed to working with you to reach a reasonable resolution. Both you and Sherwin-Williams agree that each party will notify the other in writing of any Dispute before initiating arbitration, so that we can try to resolve the Dispute informally and individually, negotiating in good faith. The notice of Dispute must be specific and individual to you and include your name, street address, telephone number, and email, as well as a brief description of the Dispute, the amount of money (if any) at issue, and the specific relief sought. The notice must be signed and include the handwritten signature of, as applicable, either you or a Sherwin-Williams authorized representative, depending on which party is providing notice. Notice sent by you to Sherwin-Williams will be sent to the following email and street addresses:

The Sherwin-Williams Company
101 W Prospect Ave
Cleveland, OH 44115
Attn: Legal Department

Email: dispute@sherwin.com

Notice sent by Sherwin-Williams to you will be sent to the email or street address that you provided to Sherwin-Williams. You and Sherwin-Williams then agree to negotiate in good faith about the Dispute through an informal telephonic dispute resolution conference. The conference will be individual to you; multiple people or entities initiating claims cannot participate in the same conference. If either party has counsel, that party’s lawyer may participate, but the party also must appear and participate. If, and only if, we fail to reach an amicable settlement of the Dispute within sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notice of Dispute, then either party may commence an arbitration proceeding with a written demand for arbitration. Compliance with this informal dispute resolution provision is a prerequisite and condition precedent for initiating arbitration.  Any limitations period and filing fee or other deadlines will be tolled from the date the Dispute is noticed to the other side until expiration of this sixty (60) day period.

(d) Arbitration Rules and Procedures. Arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) or, if the AAA is unavailable or unwilling to administer the arbitration for any reason, another arbitration administrator will be mutually agreed to by the parties. The AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules, and any supplementary rules in effect at the time the arbitration is commenced, shall govern such arbitrations unless they are inconsistent with these terms & conditions, in which case these Official Rules control. (A current version of the AAA’s Consumer Arbitration Rules is available here: https://www.adr.org/Rules or by calling 1-800-778-7879. These rules may be amended from time to time). Any demand for arbitration filed with the AAA must be individual to you, contain information specific to your Dispute, and be signed and include the handwritten signature of, as applicable, either you or a Sherwin-Williams authorized representative, depending on which party demands arbitration, and the signature of the initiating party’s attorney, if either you or Sherwin-Williams is represented by counsel. Any attorney signing a demand certifies, to the best of the person’s knowledge, information, and belief, formed after a reasonable inquiry, that: (i) the demand is not being presented for an improper purpose; (ii) the claims and legal contentions are warranted by existing law or are a non-frivolous argument for changing the law; and (iii) the factual contentions have or will likely have evidentiary support.

Any arbitration hearing will be conducted in a location reasonably convenient to the parties, by a single arbitrator, or as otherwise provided by the Consumer Arbitration Rules. The award of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties, and judgment upon such award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. The arbitrator will have the authority to award the same relief that would be available in court under the applicable law for the Dispute, but any relief awarded in arbitration, including any injunctive or declaratory relief, must be consistent with the limitation of liability provisions set out in these Official Rules and must be in favor of and applicable to only the individual party seeking relief, with no preclusive effect in Disputes with other parties. The arbitrator may not award relief for or against any person or entity not a party to the proceeding. More information about the arbitration process is available at www.adr.org.

(e) Federal Arbitration Act. These Official Rules affect interstate commerce, and the interpretation and enforceability of this Dispute Resolution provision will be substantively, procedurally and exclusively governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq., to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, except as modified by these Official Rules.

(f) Confidentiality. Any arbitration will be confidential, and documents exchanged may not be used or shared outside of the arbitration process without the prior written consent of the parties or as required by law. Also, except as may be required by law, neither a party nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content or results of any arbitration without the prior written consent of both parties, unless to protect or pursue a legal right.

(g) Arbitration Fees and Costs. The filing party must pay the filing and other fees and costs of arbitration as provided by the applicable AAA Rules, and in the case of a commercial arbitration, the filing party must pay all filing and other fees and costs of arbitration. Any arbitration fees and costs paid by a party are subject to fee- or cost-shifting to the other party, if the arbitrator determines that the matter is frivolous or brought for an improper purpose. Each party will pay its own deposition, witness, expert, and attorneys’ fees and other expenses to the same extent as if the matter were being heard in court. However, if any party prevails on a statutory claim that affords the prevailing party attorneys’ fees and costs, or if there is a written agreement providing for attorneys’ fees and costs to be awarded to the prevailing party, the arbitrator may award reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in accordance with the applicable statute or written agreement. The arbitrator will resolve any dispute as to the reasonableness of fees or costs awarded under this paragraph.

(h) Multiple Individual Claims. Arbitration is intended to be an efficient and fair process for resolution of Disputes for both parties. It is, accordingly, a breach of this arbitration agreement and these Official Rules to bring or file an arbitration demand as part of a collection of multiple individual claims for the purpose of requiring the other party to incur excessive filing fees through the AAA or other arbitration provider. Should twenty-five (25) or more similar arbitration demands presented by or with the assistance or coordination of the same law firms or organizations be submitted to AAA or another arbitration provider against Sherwin-Williams within a thirty (30) day period (or otherwise in close proximity), then the parties will discuss, negotiate, and work in good faith with the AAA or other provider to develop effective, reasonable, and cost-efficient procedures that minimize filing and other fees to the parties in the arbitration but maintain individualized arbitrations of the Disputes.

(i) Litigation of Small Claims and Intellectual Property Disputes. Each party retains the right to: (i) elect to have any claims heard in small claims court on an individual (non-class, non-representative) basis for Disputes within the scope of such court’s jurisdiction, up to thirty (30) days after the party is given notice of the filing of an arbitration demand; and (ii) seek injunctive or other relief in any court of competent jurisdiction regarding any intellectual property dispute between the parties in which either party seeks injunctive or other equitable relief to prevent the alleged unlawful use of copyrights, trademarks, trade names, logos, trade secrets, or patents. You hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the State, Federal, and other courts of the State of Ohio with respect to any such injunctive or other relief. The parties acknowledge that their respective rights in their intellectual property are of a special, unique, extraordinary character, giving those rights peculiar value, the unauthorized use, disclosure or loss of which cannot be readily estimated and may not be adequately compensated for in monetary damages.