1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Atlanta.Metromix.com "Atlanta's Cutest Dog Contest" (the "Contest") is open to legal U.S. residents of the State of Georgia who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of Atlanta.Metromix.com ("Sponsor"), WXIA-TV, Gannett Co., Inc., Barking Hound Village, Leah & Mark Photography, Petco, Taj Ma-Hound, and each of their respective affiliated companies, contractors and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.
3. How to Enter. The Contest begins at 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Monday, August 22, 2011 and ends at 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on Thursday, September 29, 2011 (the "Contest Period"). All entries must be received by 12:01 p.m. (E.T.) September 9, 2011 (the "Entry Period").
Online Entry. Enter by visiting the Atlanta.Metromix.com official registration page at http://www.atlanta.metromix.com/atlantascutestdog and completing all of the required information and following all posted instructions. Online entries must be accompanied by one (1) digital photograph of one dog owned by contestant. All entry photos must be submitted and uploaded via the internet to Atlanta.Metromix.com. Submit your entry by clicking on the "SEND" button. Each photo submission must be an authentic, original photograph taken by contestant identified on the accompanying entry form, and the contestant must own the copyright in the photograph submitted. All digital entries should be at the highest resolution possible. Sponsor will accept the photos in jpeg format. Photographic images must not have been digitally altered in any way other than necessary cropping. The photograph must have been taken within the previous twenty-four (24)-month period. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify or withdraw any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party's intellectual property rights, or that Sponsor deems obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience. Contestants certify that any individuals of any age shown in the submitted photos have been informed that their image appears in a photograph that has been entered in a Contest and have no objection to Contestant's submission of such photograph in this Contest.
Limit one entry per person.
Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries or for failure to receive entries via electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, texting system, or hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Contestants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, create a sound recording of, broadcast, or otherwise display or use entries in any way it sees fit, including publication on the Metromix Facebook page, without limitation or compensation to entrants. By entering you agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions in any email received from Sponsor.
4. Winner Selection. A total of 100 entrants will be selected in a random drawing on or about September 9, 2011 at the conclusion of the entry period from among all eligible entries received. Sponsor will group the 100 entrants into four (4) separate groups of 25 entries each for public voting. Voters will be asked to vote for the cutest dog.
Group 1 will be posted on Sponsor's website at http.//www.atlanta.metromix.com from 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Monday, September 12, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 and will be open for voting by individuals who are 18 years or older who are registered users of Atlanta.Metromix.com. Only one (1) vote per person per day.
Group 2 will be posted on http.//www.atlanta.metromix.com from 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Thursday, September 15, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on Saturday, September 17, 2011 and will be open for voting by individuals who are 18 years or older who are registered users of Atlanta.Metromix.com. Only one (1) vote per person per day.
Group 3 will be posted on http.//www.atlanta.metromix.com from 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Monday, September 19, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 and will be open for voting by individuals who are 18 years or older who are registered users of Atlanta.Metromix.com. Only one (1) vote per person per day.
Group 4 will be posted on http.//www.atlanta.metromix.com from 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Thursday, September 22, 2011 through 11:59 p.m. (E.T.) on Saturday, September 24, 2011 and will be open for voting by individuals who are 18 years or older who are registered users of Atlanta.Metromix.com. Only one (1) vote per person per day.
Finalists. The two (2) entrants who receive the highest number of votes in each of the four (4) groups will become finalists (each, a "Finalist" and collectively, "Finalists"). There will be a total of eight (8) Finalists. In the event of a tie, the Finalists will be selected by Sponsor in a random drawing from among the tied entries. Decisions of Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects. The 8 Finalists' photos will be posted on Sponsor's website, http.//www.atlanta.metromix.com, from 10:00 a.m. (E.T.) on Monday, September 26, 2011 through 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on Thursday, September 29, 2011 and will be open for voting by individuals during that time who are 18 years or older who are registered users of Atlanta.Metromix.com. Again, voters will be asked to vote for the cutest dog. Only one (1) online vote per person per day.
Sponsor will host a party Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at Sophie's Uptown located at 54 Pharr Road Atlanta, Georgia for all the Finalists that will be open to the public as well. A text-to-vote number will be announced at the party and all attendees over the age of 18 may vote for their favorite Finalist via text message. The one text message vote sent during the party may be in addition to the one online vote per day for that day only. Standard text messaging rates may apply for text message sent and received from mobile devices according to the terms and conditions in the user's wireless service. Text messaging and wireless service are not available in all areas.
The Finalist who receives the highest number of votes from a combination of online and text message votes as of 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) on September 29, 2011 will become the Grand Prize Winner. In the event of a tie, the Grand Prize Winner will be randomly selected by Sponsor from among the tied entries. Decisions of Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects.
5. Prizes and Odds. Finalist Prizes. Each of the eight (8) Finalists, including the Grand Prize Winner, will each receive one (1) prize package consisting of a $25 gift card to Petco and dog treats from Taj Ma-Hound. (ARV: $30).
Grand Prize. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a package that includes: one (1) year of doggie daycare at Barking Hound Village-The Lofts located at 765 North Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia, valid between October 1, 2011 and October 1, 2012 (ARV: $7,330); one pet portrait session with Leah & Mark Photography, located at 6122 Gables Lane, Atlanta, Georgia, which includes one (1) two-hour pet photo session, one (1) DVD containing hi-resolution digital images of the photos taken, one unlimited personal use reprint license for additional prints of the photos, and 4"x6" prints of the images, valid through December 31, 2012 (ARV; $375); a $100 gift card to Petco; and one (1) dog treat box from Taj Ma-Hound (ARV: $25). (ARV of total Grand Prize package: $7,800). Grand Prize Winner must abide by Barking Hound Village's Boarding and Daycare Agreement as posted on www.barkinghoundvillage.com and pet is subject to eligibility terms and conditions of Barking Hound Village - The Lofts. Grand Prize Winner is responsible for contacting Leah & Mark Photography directly at email@leahandmark.com to schedule portrait session.
6. Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified by Sponsor by private message by Atlanta.Metromix.com on or about Friday, September 30, 2011 at the email address provided in the entry. Failure of any winner to respond to the private message notification within 48 hours or return of the message as undeliverable may result in their disqualification and selection of an alternate winner, at Sponsor's sole discretion. To claim the prize, winners must pick up the prizes at Sponsor's business office at 1 Monroe Place Atlanta, GA 30324) by 5:30 p.m. (E.T.) on Friday, October 7, 2011 during regular business hours (9:00 a.m. (E.T.) through 5:00 p.m. (E.T.) weekdays. A valid photo ID will be required to claim the prize. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability certifying that the entrant's submission is entrant's original photo, that entrant owns right to the photo, that the submission has not previously won an award or prize in a contest and has not previously been published, and that entrant has complied with the Official Rules of the Contest, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as directed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner's consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
7. Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, the decisions of Sponsor, and to receive emails from Sponsor or those directed by sponsor. You can opt out of the receipt of such emails by following the directions on the Contest website or in any email received from Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsors will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries, poor quality photos, or for failure to receive entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, texting system, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries, or votes submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries or votes by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
8. Copyright. By entering the Contest, each contestant grants to Sponsor an exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to publish, print, edit or otherwise use the contestant's submitted entry, in whole or in part, for any purpose and in any manner or media (including, without limitation, the Internet) throughout the world in perpetuity, and to license others to do so, all without limitation or further compensation. Each contestant further agrees that if his/her entry is selected by Sponsor as the winning entry, he/she will sign any additional license or release that Sponsors may require, and will not publicly perform or display his or her submission without the express permission of Sponsors.
9. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
10. Sponsor. The Atlanta's Cutest Dog Contest is sponsored by Atlanta.Metromix.com. The decision of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. For a list of winners, available after September 30, 2011 or a copy of these Official Rules, visit Atlanta.Metromix.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to "Winners List/Official Rules," Atlanta's Cutest Dog Contest, Metromix/WXIA-TV, 1 Monroe Place, Atlanta, GA 30324. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Rebecca Lightsey at Metromix Atlanta, at atlanta@metromix.com or at (404) 885-7646.
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