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PET SHOW PHOTO CONTEST 2013
(Voting)
OFFICIAL RULES
PHOTO SUBMISSION PERIOD
The photo submission period for the Pet Show Photo Contest 2012(the “Contest”) begins at
9:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 3, 2013 and ends at 5:00 p.m. ET on
July 4, 2013 (the “Submission Period”).
PUBLICATIONS
The following publications are participating in this Contest (the “Publication” or “Publications”):
Lake Sun, Lake Sun Extra, Focus and Westside Star.
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 reside within fifty (50) miles of the circulation area of
the Publications (the “Entrant” or “Entrants”). Employees, contractors and interns of GateHouse
Media, Inc. (“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
“Official Rules”), and by entering agrees to be bound by these Official 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
Online Entry Only
Entrants should log on to www.lakenewsonline.com/petshow
during the Submission Period and complete the applicable registration form. Entrants must
provide all requested information in the required fields, 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”).
CONTEST RULES
1.
The object of the Contest is to showcase to the Publication audience a cute pet Photo.
There is no limit to the number of pets that may be included in the Photo.
2.
Photos must be of living pets only. If human subjects appear 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.
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
PET SHOW PHOTO CONTEST 2013
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OFFICIAL RULES
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. 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.
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”). Any image that shows an animal being stressed,
inappropriately handled or treated or in danger will be disqualified. 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.
Entrants are limited to one (1) entry in this Contest.
10.
There must be at least ____________ (__) Photos submitted by
______________________, 2013 (the “Submission Deadline”) for the Contest to continue. If the
required number of Photos are not submitted by the Submission Deadline, no voting will occur,
and prizes will not be awarded. GateHouse Media reserves the right to cancel the Contest and
return the Entry Fee to the Entrant if the required number of Photos is not received by the
Submission Deadline.
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 July 5, 2013. Members of the general
public will be invited to view the Photos beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET on July 5, 2013
and ending at 11:59 p.m. on July 11, 2013 (the “Voting Phase”) and vote
for their favorite Photo (the “Vote” or “Votes”). Voting ballots will also be available at the
Publication’s office during regular business hours. Each ballot is counted as one (1) Vote.
PET SHOW PHOTO CONTEST 2013
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OFFICIAL RULES
The Photo to receive the highest number of Votes during the Voting Phase 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.
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 for the Voting Phase will be displayed on the Website, except during the last forty-
eight (48) hours of the Voting Phase.
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 for a Photo. 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”.
The winning Photo will be announced on the Website by July 16, 2013.
GateHouse Media reserves the right to take more time to determine the winning Photo as it deems
necessary in its sole discretion.
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.
PRIZE; ODDS OF WINNING
The Entrant who submitted the winning Photo (the “Winner”) will be awarded
a prize from a local, Lake of the Ozarks store.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Photos submitted and eligible Votes received.
PET SHOW PHOTO CONTEST 2013
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.
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