Photo Contest
Official Rules and Terms of
Use
By entering the contest, participants agree to be bound by
all of the following Official Rules and Terms of Use:
- No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
- Each photo submitted must be an original product taken by the user.
The user must have consent from all persons appearing within the photograph.
- The contest is open to legal residents of the Pittsburgh Metro Area
only. Employees of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, post-gazette.com, franchises,
licensees, parent companies or subsidiaries, and their immediate family
members are not eligible.
- Entries must be submitted before May 27, 2008. Online entries only.
Must have valid email address to enter. Sorry, no exceptions.
- Only one entry per person. Any attempt by a person to enter more
than once may result in disqualification.
- post-gazette.com reserves the right to eliminate any entry due
disregard for official rules.
- Winners will be notified by email on or around May 27, 2008.
post-gazette.com and is not responsible for incomplete or out-of-service
contact information. If post-gazette.com is unable, after making a reasonable
effort, to contact a selected winner within 5 days, that winner will be
disqualified and a new winner will be selected.
- 1 winner will receive 2 tickets to The Odd Couple at the O’Reilly
Theater and 2 tickets to Projekt Revolution at the Post-Gazette
Pavilion.
- Prizes are not redeemable for cash.
- Winners under the age of 18 must have permission from a parent or
legal guardian to claim the prize.
- post-gazette.com reserves the option to substitute prizes of equal
value at their discretion.
- By entering the contest or by winning, participants grant
post-gazette.com the right to publicize the participant's name, photograph,
image, likeness, voice, statements, and biographical information for
advertising, trade, and promotion purposes without compensation and without
opportunity for review, except where prohibited by law.
- By entering, you agree to comply with all applicable laws,
regulations, Official Rules and Terms of Use, and you agree to abide by all
decisions of post-gazette.com.
Winners and entrants agree, except where prohibited by law,
to release and discharge, hold harmless and indemnify Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,
post-gazette.com, their employees, agents and representatives, officers and
directors and their immediate families, successors and assigns, and all others
associated with the development and execution of this contest, from and against
any and all claims, actions, proceedings, and liability for any damages,
expenses, fees, injury or losses (INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH) sustained
in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize or while
traveling to, preparing for, or participating in any contest-related or
prize-related activity. A parent or legal guardian of winners under the age of
18 will be required to execute an affidavit of eligibility and liability and
publicity release on behalf of the minor child. Post-gazette.com reserves the
right to change, alter, and/or amend these official rules as necessary, in their
sole discretion, to ensure the fair administration of the contest or to comply
with applicable law.
You understand that post-gazette.com has no obligation to
monitor any bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other areas of this site through
which users can supply content, materials or information. However, all content,
materials and information submitted to post-gazette.com are subject to
acceptance by the company. post-gazette.com reserves the right to delete, modify
or supplement the content of this site at any time for any reason without prior
notice. In addition, post-gazette.com may update and modify these Official Rules
and Terms of Use at any time and any further use of this site is subject to such
modified Official Rules and Terms of Use.
Submitting a photograph to post-gazette.com implies
agreement to Terms of Use and Official Rules. All photos must be original
products taken by the user, or the user must have all rights to transmit and
license any photographic material submitted to post-gazette.com; free from
violating trademark, copyright and privacy rights, or the rights of any other
person. In submitting a photo to post-gazette.com, the user must have consent
from all persons appearing within the photograph. Users are prohibited from the
contribution of photographs containing expressions of hate, abuse, offensive
images or conduct, obscenity or pornography or any material constituting or encouraging
conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability
or otherwise violate any law or regulation. All photographic uploads must remain
free of software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs
designed to disrupt, destroy or corrupt the functionality of any computer
software or post-gazette.com.
By uploading a photo to post-gazette.com (a) you grant a
perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print,
display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the photo and
any material included in such photo; and (b) you certify that any person(s)
pictured in the submitted photography (or, if a minor, his/her parent/guardian)
authorizes post-gazette.com to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify,
publish, post, transmit and distribute the photo and any material included in
such photo; and (c) you agree to indemnify post-gazette.com and its affiliates,
directors, officers and employees and hold them harmless from any and all claims
and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from the photo and/or your
failure to comply with these rules
Post-gazette.com reserves the right to delete, modify or supplement
the content of this site at any time for any reason without prior notice. In
addition, post-gazette.com may update and modify these Terms of Use and Official
Rules at any time and any further use of this site is subject to such modified
Terms of Use and Official Rules.