NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES
OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND
REGULATIONS APPLY. CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
PHOTO
SUBMISSION PERIOD
The
photo submission period for the 2013 Family Fun Photo Contest (the
“Contest”) begins at 12:00 midnight Eastern Time (“ET”) on
July 5, 2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 19, 2013 (the
“Submission Period”).
VOTING
PERIOD
The
voting period for the Contest begins at 12:00 midnight ET on July 20,
2013 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on August 2, 2013 (the “Voting
Period”).
PUBLICATIONS
The
following publications are participating in this: The Daily Reporter.
ELIGIBILITY
The
Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who
physically reside within fifty (50) miles of the circulation area of
the Publication and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at
the time of entry (the “Entrant” or “Entrants”). Employees
of GateHouse Media, Inc. (“GateHouse Media”) and the businesses
appearing on this page (the “Business” or “Businesses”), 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
There
is no fee to enter this Contest.
Online
Entrants
should log on to the following website at
www.thedailyreporter.com/familyphoto
(the “Website”)
during the Submission Period and complete the applicable registration
form. Entrants must provide all requested information in the
required fields 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”).
ALL
ONLINE ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY 11:59 P.M. ET ON JULY 19, 2013
(THE “SUBMISSION DEADLINE”). NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER
THIS TIME.
Entries
for the Contest will not be accepted through e-mail or via facsimile
or drop off.
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
unique Photo that captures the idea of the “family fun” theme.
There is no limit to the number of people that may be included in the
Photo. Upon GateHouse Media’s request, the Entrant must be
prepared to provide, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt of
GateHouse Media’s request, a signed release (the “Release”)
from all persons who appear in the Photo submitted. Failure to
provide such Release upon request may result in disqualification of
the Entrant at any time during the Contest Period.
2.Photos
must have been originally taken on or after July 1, 2011, and must
include a title and short descriptive caption of the Photo.
3.
The Entrant must be the owner of the Photo, or otherwise have the
right to submit the Photo for consideration in the Contest (the
“Consent”). The Entrant will be required to submit the Consent
to GateHouse Media upon request.
4.Professional
photos will be accepted. When submitting professional photos, a
copyright release from the photographer (the “Copyright Release”)
must be submitted to GateHouse Media upon request. 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.
5.The
Photo must be in natural color or black and white. Digital Photos
should be submitted at the highest resolution possible. Sepia tone
and duotone Photos are not acceptable. 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,
GateHouse Media reserves the right to disqualify the Photo.
6.The
Photo must not be under consideration for prizes or publication
elsewhere.
7.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.
8.All
Photos become the property of GateHouse Media and may be used by
GateHouse for marketing or any other commercial purpose, whether or
not judging or voting was conducted or prizes were awarded in this
Contest. The Photos will not be returned to the Entrant.
9.One
(1) Photo per family will be accepted during the Submission Period.
10.There
must be at least ten (10) Photos submitted by the Submission Deadline
for the Contest to continue. If the required number of Photos are
not submitted by the Submission Deadline, no judging or voting will
occur, and prizes will not be awarded. This action will be at the
discretion of the newspaper as to continue or cancel the contest.
GateHouse Media reserves the right to cancel the Contest if the
required number of Photos is not received by the Submission Deadline.
11.
An affidavit and W9 must be completed by the winners to claim your
local prize. These documents will be supplied by the publication.
VOTING
Each
Photo submitted to the Publication must be approved for posting on
the Website by staff of the Publication. Only those Photos that are
approved for posting by GateHouse Media will be deemed eligible to
win the Contest.
All
Photos submitted during the Submission Period and approved by the
staff of the Publication will appear on the Website beginning at
12:00 midnight on July 20, 2013. Members of the general public will
be invited to view the Photos during the Voting Period and
vote for their favorite Photo (the “Vote” or “Votes”).
There
is no fee to Vote in this Contest. Voting
is limited to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older (the
“Voter” or “Voters”).
Voting
results will be displayed on the Website, except during the last
forty-eight (48) hours of the Voting Period.
GateHouse
Media will not be responsible for misdirected Votes. The use of
robotic or automatic devices to submit Votes is prohibited and
GateHouse Media reserves the right to nullify any and all such Votes
and to disqualify the responsible individual from voting. 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.
For
purposes of this Contest, the Vote must be cast on the Website by a
“unique” Voter. A “unique” Voter is an individual person:
(a) who has registered to vote on the Website, (b) with unique
registration information (i.e. e-mail address) that is not
duplicative of another Voter’s information. A unique Voter may
vote no more than ten (10) times per day. If GateHouse Media
determines, in its sole discretion, that an abuse of the “unique”
Voter rules has occurred, GateHouse Media may disqualify votes cast
by such Voters or Entrants, including if more than five (5) of such
Voters or Entrants registered from the same residential computer “IP
address”.
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 the
Contest.
LOCAL
WINNERS
At
the conclusion of the Voting Period, the Photos receiving the highest
number of Votes will be declared the local winners of the top three
local prizes. In the event of a tie, a random drawing among the
Photos tied will be conducted at the offices of the Publication to
determine the Local Winner.
The
Local Winners will be announced on the Website by August 5, 2013.
GateHouse Media reserves the right to take more time to determine the
Local Winners as it deems necessary in its sole discretion.
NATIONAL
WINNER
All
local Winners from all GateHouse publications participating in this
Contest (the “National Photo Entry” or “National Photo
Entries”) will be entered in the national portion of this Contest.
The National Photo Entries will be judged by a panel of editorial
staff chosen by GateHouse (the “Judges”). Judging of the
National Photo Entries will be based on the following criteria: (a)
overall impact of the National Photo Entry and adherence to the
Contest “family fun” theme (60%), (b) originality of the National
Photo Entry (30%) and (c) technical quality of the National Photo
Entry, which should be sharp and properly exposed (10%). All
decisions by the Judges will be final and binding as to all matters.
One
(1) winner from all National Photo Entries will chosen by the Judges
(the “National Winner”). The National Winner will be announced
on the Website by August 14, 2013. GateHouse Media reserves the
right to take more time to determine the National Winner as it deems
necessary in its sole discretion.
ODDS
OF WINNING
Odds
of winning at the local level depend on the number of eligible Photos
submitted and eligible Votes received. Odds of winning at the
national level depend on the number of local Winners as well as the
skill of the Entrant in satisfying the judging criteria.
PRIZES
There
will be one (3) prizes awarded to the Local Winners as follows:
1st
Place: $150.00 Visa Gift Card.
2nd
Place: $100.00 Visa Gift Card
3rd
Place: $50.00 Visa Gift Card
National
Prize
There
will be one (1) Premium QuickTrip Getaway prize package awarded to
the National Winner (the “Prize Package”). The destination of
the trip will be chosen by the National Winner from a brochure
provided by GateHouse Media, and will consist of five (5) days/four
(4) nights hotel accommodations in one room for two (2) adults and
two (2) children under the age of eighteen, and four (4) $250.00
airfare credits. The Prize Package does not include ground
transportation, meals, taxes, insurance, telephone charges, personal
expenses, gratuities, incidental charges, or any other item not
specifically described in these Official Rules, and all expenses for
any of the foregoing are the responsibility of the National Winner.
The Prize Package must
be completed within twelve (12) months of notification of the
National Winner. The
approximate retail value of this Prize Package is $ 2,000. The
retail value of the Prize Package may vary depending on the National
Winner’s residence and other variables. Any difference between
actual retail value of the Prize Package and the approximate retail
value will not be awarded.
Air
travel is subject to restrictions stated on the informational packet
that will be included with the Prize Package. Travel is subject to
availability. The National Winner and the guests of the National
Winner are solely responsible for determining and obtaining, at
his/her own expense, required travel documents. Certain travel and
security restrictions may apply and it is the responsibility of the
National Winner and the guests of the National Winner to comply with
all travel, security and other laws, regulations, and airline
passenger rules that apply to them. GateHouse Media is not
responsible for airline cancellations, delays, diversions or
substitutions and no refund or compensation will be awarded in any
such event. Travel may be subject to weather changes and conditions
and changes outside the control of GateHouse Media. GateHouse Media
is not responsible if all or any portion of this Prize Package is
delayed, postponed or cancelled for any reason, in which event that
portion of the Prize Package is forfeited in its entirety and no
substitution will be provided, except in GateHouse Media’s sole
discretion. GateHouse Media is not responsible or liable in any
manner if the Winner or the guests of the Winner are unable to accept
or use all or any portion of the Prize Package due to failure to
qualify or comply with these Official Rules or any law, regulation or
other rules that apply to acceptance, receipt or use of the Prize
Package. The Prize Package is not transferable.
NOTIFICATION
OF LOCAL WINNERS
The
potential Winner will be notified by phone or overnight mail in
accordance with the contact information provided at the time of
entry, and will be subject to approval by GateHouse Media pending
confirmation of each such potential Winner’s compliance with these
Official Rules. The Winner must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Liability and Publicity Release in order to be eligible to accept the
prize. The prize must be picked up by the Winner at the offices of
the Publication or
the Winner must make alternate arrangements with the Publication by
August 15, 2013. The offices of the Publication are open Monday
through Friday, 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. EST,
and closed on Saturday and Sunday.
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. GateHouse Media
shall not be responsible for any cancelling or rescheduling of the
event. Fulfillment of the tickets is the sole responsibility of the
venue, not GateHouse Media. It is illegal to scalp any tickets won
from GateHouse Media. If a prize winner is caught scalping tickets,
he or she will be ejected from the venue and this will result in the
winner’s disqualification from this and all future GateHouse Media
sweepstakes and contests. The resale or auction of GateHouse
Media prizes or tickets will result in the winner’s
disqualification from all future GateHouse Media sweepstakes and
contests.
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.thedailyreporter.com
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 August 2, 2013, 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 website
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.thedailyreporter.com
Privacy Policy as
posted on www.thedailyreporter.com/familyphoto
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 WINNERS
To
obtain the name of the winners, contact the Publication at 15 W.
Pearl Street, Coldwater, MI 49036
SPONSORS
Enterprise
NewsMedia, LLC, Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, Enterprise
Publishing Company, LLC, GateHouse Media Massachusetts I, Inc.,
GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., George W. Prescott Publishing
Company, LLC, GateHouse Media Arkansas Holdings, Inc.
GateHouse
Media California Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Colorado Holdings,
Inc., GateHouse Media Connecticut Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media
Corning Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Delaware Holdings, Inc.,
GateHouse Media Freeport Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Illinois
Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings II, Inc., GateHouse
Media Iowa Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings, Inc.,
GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings II, Inc., GateHouse Media Louisiana
Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Macomb Holdings, Inc., GateHouse
Media Michigan Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Michigan Holdings II,
Inc., GateHouse Media Minnesota Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media
Missouri Holdings, Inc.
GateHouse
Media Missouri Holdings II, Inc., GateHouse Media Nebraska Holdings,
Inc., GateHouse Media Nebraska Holdings II, Inc., GateHouse Media
Nevada Holdings, Inc.
GateHouse
Media New York Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media North Dakota Holdings,
Inc., GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Oklahoma
Holdings, Inc., GateHouse Media Pennsylvania Holdings, Inc.,
GateHouse Media Suburban Newspapers, Inc., GateHouse Media Tennessee
Holdings, Inc., Mineral Daily News Tribune, Inc., News Leader, Inc.,
Terry Newspapers, Inc., Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc., The Peoria
Journal Star, Inc., 350
WillowBrook Office Park, Fairport, New York 14450.
Local
Sponsors:
Coldwater
Orthodontics
ADMINISTRATOR
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