PHOTO SUBMISSION PERIOD
The photo submission period for
the Cutest Baby Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12 a.m. Central Time (“CMT”)
on 12/28/2011 and ends at 12 p.m. CMTT on January 13th 2012 (the “Submission
Period”).
ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open only to legal
residents of the United States who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at
the time of entry, and who are amateur photographers
(the “Entrant” or “Entrants”). For purposes of this Contest, “amateur
photographers” is defined as individuals who directly
or indirectly receive no more than 5% or less of their personal annual gross
income from selling their original photos. Employees of GateHouse
Media, Inc. and The Examiner (together, “GateHouse Media”), and the businesses
appearing on this page (the “Sponsors”), and each of their respective
divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and
promotion agencies (including, in each case, immediate family members) are not
eligible to enter the Contest. For purposes of this Contest, “immediate family
members” is defined as spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents and
grandchildren, whether as "in-laws", or by current or past marriage,
remarriage, adoption, co-habitation or other familial extension, and any other
persons residing at the same household location, whether or not related. In
order to enter the Contest or win the prize, the Entrant must comply fully with
these official rules (the “Rules”), and by entering agrees to be bound by these
Rules and the decisions of GateHouse Media, whose decisions shall be binding
and final in all respects.
HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST AND SUBMIT A PHOTO; ENTRY FEE
Entry Fee
The entry fee for the Contest (the “Entry Fee”) is $25.00
(debit or credit card or check or cash).
There are two (2) ways to enter the Contest:
Online
How to Submit a Photo
Entrants should log on to The
Examiner (the “Publication”) website at www.examiner.net
(the “Website”) during the Submission Period, complete all the required
information, pay the Entry Fee and upload a photo (the “Photo” or “Photos”) as
instructed on the Website. Entrants should then click “submit” to be entered
in the Contest (the “Online Entry” or “Online Entries”).
OR
Entry Form
The entry form for the Contest (the “Entry Form”) is
available in the Publication beginning ___Jan 3rd, 2012.
The Entry Fee, the completed Entry Form and the Photo
(together, the “Print Entry Materials”) should be submitted to the offices of
the Publication one of the following two (2) ways:
1. Postal Mail: Entrants
should mail the Print Entry Materials to the following address: The Examiner
410 S. Liberty, Independence, MO 64050 For Print
Entry Materials submitted through postal mail, the only acceptable method of
payment of the Entry Fee is a check. Credit card information and cash should
not be sent through postal mail.
ALL ONLINE ENTRIES AND PRINT
ENTRY MATERIALS (TOGETHER THE “ENTRY” OR ENTRIES”) MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE
OFFICES OF THE PUBLICATION BY 4:00 P.M. CMT ON Jan 13th, 2012 (THE “SUBMISSION
DEADLINE”). NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THIS TIME.
Photos will not be returned to
the Entrant.
Entries for the Contest will not
be accepted through e-mail or via facsimile.
GateHouse Media will not be
responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage due, misdirected or illegible
entries.
CONTEST RULES
1. The
object of the Contest is to showcase to the Publication audience a “cute baby”
(the “Baby” or “Babies”).
2. The
Baby in the Photo must be under the age of twenty-four (24) months as of
January 31, 2012.
3. Entry
of the Photo in the Contest must be authorized by the parent or legal guardian
of the baby (the “Consent”). The Entrant will be required to submit the Consent
to GateHouse Media upon request.
4. Professional
photos will not be accepted. Photos must have been taken by the Entrant and
cannot be the product of a professional photographer (e.g. Wal-Mart, Sears, JC
Penney, Kmart, Target, a portrait studio or any professional photographer, paid
or unpaid).
5. Entrants
are limited to one (1) entry during the Submission Period.
6. The
Photo must not have been published or be under consideration for publication or
prizes elsewhere.
7. The
Photo must be of the Baby only. No other persons should appear in the Photo.
8. All
Babies must be wearing a minimum of a full coverage diaper in the Photo.
9. The
Photo must be in natural color or black and white. Sepia tone and duotone
Photos are not acceptable.
10. Photos
that have been altered, manipulated or enhanced using computer software
programs will not be accepted. Minor adjustments to the Photo such as
lightening or darkening areas of the Photo, slight contrast or color
adjustments and cropping are acceptable. If GateHouse Media determines a Photo
has been altered, manipulated or enhanced, the judges reserve the right to
disqualify the Photo.
11. By
entering the Contest, Entrant represents, acknowledges and warrants that the
submitted Photo is an original work created solely by the Entrant, that the
Photo does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of
privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and
that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the Photo.
12. The
Photo must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of GateHouse Media,
contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise
objectionable or inappropriate content (collectively, “Inappropriate Content”).
GateHouse Media retains sole discretion as to what constitutes Inappropriate
Content.
13. If
the Photo contains any material or elements that are not owned by the Entrant
and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the Entrant is responsible
for obtaining, prior to submission of the Photo, any and all releases and
consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the Photo in the manner
set forth in these Rules without additional compensation. The Entrant will be
required to submit copies of any releases and consents to GateHouse Media upon
request.
14. All
Photos become the property of GateHouse Media and may be used by GateHouse for
marketing or any other commercial purpose. The Photos will not be returned to
the Entrant.
VOTING PHASE
All Photos
submitted during the Submission Period will appear on the Website beginning Jan
14th, 2012. Members of the general public will be invited to view the Photos
by going to the Website and following the instructions beginning at 12 a.m.
CMT on Jan 14th, 2012 and ending at Jan 30th p.m. CMT (the “Voting
Phase”), and vote for the Baby they think is the “cutest” (the
“Vote” or “Votes”). Voting is limited to persons eighteen (18) years of age or
older (“Voter” or “Voters”). The use of any automated system to submit
Votes is prohibited and will result in disqualification of the Votes. GateHouse
Media will not be responsible for misdirected Votes. Entrants are prohibited
from obtaining Votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including,
without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the
public, as determined by GateHouse Media in its sole discretion,
Voters are limited to ten (10)
Votes per day per registered user during the Voting Phase.
Use
of E-mail Addresses
By
participating in the Voting Phase of the Contest, Voters agree to opt-in
to receive e-mail communications from GateHouse Media or the Sponsors. If Voters choose to opt out of such future communications
from GateHouse Media or the Sponsors, they will be able to do so by following
the instructions on any electronic communications sent by GateHouse Media or
the Sponsors. Upon opting-out, GateHouse Media or the Sponsors will no longer send e-mail messages to the Voter. A
Voter’s choice to opt out will not affect any Votes cast in this Contest.
WINNING PHOTO
At the conclusion of the Voting
Phase, the Photo to receive the highest number of Votes will be declared the
winning Photo. In the event of a tie, a random drawing among the tied Photos
will be conducted at the offices of the Publication to determine the winning
Photo.
PRIZE
The
Entrant who submitted the winning Photo (the “Winner”) will be awarded $500.00
Savings Bond (approximate retail value is $250.00).
Odds of
winning depend on the number of eligible Photos and eligible Votes received.
No
substitution or transfer of the prize will be allowed, except at the sole
discretion of GateHouse Media. GateHouse Media reserves the right to substitute
prizes of equal or greater value. All local, state and federal taxes incurred
by accepting a prize will be the sole responsibility of the Winner. The prize
has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash at any time. No
compensation will be given for lost, stolen, mutilated or expired gift cards or
gift certificates. GateHouse Media is not responsible for replacing lost,
stolen, mutilated or expired gift cards or gift certificates. Fulfillment of
gift cards and gift certificates is the sole responsibility of the merchant,
not GateHouse Media.
All
decisions of GateHouse Media regarding the Contest are final.
INTERNET
It is the Entrant’s responsibility to enter in the appropriate manner.
Each Entrant is responsible for all costs or charges involved in accessing the www.examiner.net (website and warrants that
the cost of accessing the site, if any, is part of a larger agreement with an
Internet Service Provider or some other means, and that the cost of this access
is not an incremental cost. If for any reason the internet portion of the
program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer
virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures,
or any other causes beyond the control of GateHouse Media which corrupt or
affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of
this Contest, GateHouse Media reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to
disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel,
terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. Should the online portion of the
Contest be terminated prior to Feb 1st 2012, finalists will be drawn at
days-end from eligible entries received online up to the time of cancellation.
GateHouse Media assumes no responsibility for any error, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission,
communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or
alteration of entries. GateHouse Media is not responsible for lost,
misdirected, illegible, damaged or undelivered entries. GateHouse Media is not
responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network
or lines, computer online systems, services or providers, computer equipment,
software, failure of any email or entry to be received due to technical
problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any
combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any
other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or
downloading of any material in this Contest. CAUTION: Any attempt by an Entrant
to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of
the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an
attempt be made, GateHouse Media reserves the right to seek damages from any
such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. In the event of a dispute,
entries made by Internet will be declared made by the authorized account holder
of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized account
holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail
address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other
organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible
for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such devices
will cause disqualification. Collection and use of personally identifiable
information will be in accordance with the www.examiner.net
(Privacy Policy as posted on www.examiner.net
CONDITIONS
By
entering, Entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions
of GateHouse Media, which are binding and final, and release GateHouse Media,
and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries,
advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of
this Contest, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents
from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages
(including attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in
this Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any
prize. The potential prize winners waive the right to assert as a cost of
winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to
redeem said prize and waives any liability or claims (including attorneys fees)
which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize. In the event
of non-compliance with these Official Rules, or if prize notification is
returned to GateHouse Media as undeliverable, if prize is refused or cannot be
accepted for any reason, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner
will be selected in a random drawing. Upon forfeiture or refusal, no
compensation will be given. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use
the winner's name, photograph, likeness, Contest submissions and/or statements
attributed to winners regarding the Contest, for advertising and publicity
purposes without further compensation or consent. All entries become the
property of GateHouse Media. This Contest shall only be construed and
evaluated according to the laws of the state of New York, without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws and submission of any entry constitutes
acceptance of such laws. This Contest is void where prohibited. All federal,
state and local laws and regulations apply.
This
Contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that an Entrant is
using the Contest for gambling purposes, he/she will be disqualified and
reported to authorities.
GateHouse
Media and its affiliates reserve the right to use any and all information
related to the Contest, including information on Entrants obtained through the
Contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
GateHouse
Media and their affiliates reserve the right to change the rules of the Contest
at any time.
NAME
OF WINNER
To
obtain the name of the winner, contact the Publication at 816-350-6341
SPONSOR
GateHouse
Media Holdings, Inc. d/b/a The Examiner350
WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450.
