Photo Contest 2010 Rules

National Public Lands Day Volunteers in Action Photo Contest 2010

Official National Public Lands Day Volunteers in Action Photo Contest Rules 2010:

 
No purchase necessary.  All contest participants must be residents of the U.S. and meet all eligibility requirements. Void where prohibited. Click here for complete rules http://www.publiclandsday.org/photocontest/photo_rules.htm.

1.    Eligibility. The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) National Public Lands Day Volunteers in Action Photo Contest 2010 (the “Contest”) is open to all legal United States residents. Employees of NEEF, Girl Scouts of the USA, Boy Scouts of America, Lutzker & Lutzker, Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc, Northrop Grumman, Patagonia and Acorn Naturalists and each of their respective affiliated companies or agents and the immediate family members of, and any person domiciled with such employees, are not eligible.  NEEF is not responsible for transmission failures or errors in any promotional graphics or advertisements.  Winners must be in compliance with all contest rules.    

2.    Method of Entry. The Contest begins on September 2, 2010 and all entries received via mail must be postmarked on or before November 1, 2010 or if electronic received by 11:59 PM EDT on November 1, 2010.  All photographs must be taken at a registered National Public Lands Day (“NPLD”) 2010 work site event.

The contest has two (2) age and/or affiliation groupings centered around the theme of Volunteers in Action:
 
(A) Volunteers in Action Photographers age 18 years and older.
(B) Volunteers in Action Girl Scout, Boy Scout and youth Photographers age 17 years and under.

All submissions must be taken by amateur photographers only and be original, unpublished and undistributed photographs, solely created by the submitting entrant.  Photographs should reflect in a visually interesting and creative way active involvement by volunteers at a National Public Lands Day 2010 activity.

Up to three (3) photo entries total can be made by one entrant in any age and/or affiliation grouping for which they are otherwise qualified so long as each entry showcases a different activity at an NPLD event. However, an individual entrant will only be eligible to be awarded one winning prize for their photographs regardless of whether they enter one (1), two (2) or three (3) submissions. Images may not be composites or collages, multiple exposures, or digitally manipulated beyond the reality that existed when the image was made, except for reasonable dodging and burning.
 
Entries may be submitted electronically at http://npld.wufoo.com/forms/volunteers-in-action-photo-contest/

Entries can also be mailed to:


All entries must include your name, address, phone number, email address, age, short description of no more than one hundred (100) words of the work being performed, age and/or affiliation grouping (Volunteers in Action Photo grouping A or B, and name and location of NPLD site.  If you are submitting a photo under Group B, please also include whether you are a Boy Scout, Girl Scout or youth volunteer.  If photo entry is by mail, the above information should be printed on a 3 by 5 inch card for each entry.  Photographs must be 4 inches by 6 inches in color or black and white.  If entries are digital photographs, the photograph must be high resolution of at least 300 dpi and 4 inches by 6 inches in color or black and white.  All entries must be accompanied by media release forms for any individuals who are identifiable in the photographs.  

NEEF requests that all contest participants retain their photograph negatives, as winners may be asked to send in their negatives for reproduction. Submitted photographs will not be returned.  

By entering the Contest, entrants confirm that they have obtained all necessary releases for any individuals who are identifiable in the photographs. Releases for photograph subjects can be submitted online with the entry or separately at contests@neefusa.org, faxed to 202-261-6464 or mailed to the submission address above by November 1, 2010.  The downloadable release form is available at http://www.publiclandsday.org/pdf/2009/Release_2010.doc.

3.    Selection of winners. NEEF will review each submitted entry for compliance with NLPD’s Privacy Policy and reserves the right to disqualify any entry deemed inappropriate.  Prize winners will be selected by a panel of judges appointed by NEEF and winners will be announced on the NPLD website (www.publiclandsday.org) on or about December 1, 2010. The decisions of the judges in all matters related to the selection of the winners and all matters relating to this contest are final.  Photographic entries will be judged based upon the photographic quality, visual appeal, and representation of the work being done for NPLD.  Each criterion will be given equal consideration. Odds of winning depend upon the number and quality of eligible entries received.

4.    Prizes. Prizes will be awarded:

•    For three (3) photographers in classification A (18 years and older).  Each winner will receive a prize package which may include products from Patagonia or Acorn Naturalists.  Each prize package will be valued at approximately $110.
•    For three (3) photographers in classification B (Girl Scout, Boy Scout and youth Photographers 17 years and under).  Each winner will receive a prize package consisting of products from Acorn Naturalists.  Each prize package will be valued at approximately $110.


5.    Winner Notification and Acceptance. Winners will be notified via email on or about December 1, 2010. There shall be no prize substitutions and all prizes are non-transferable.  The Contest winners will be solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes, if applicable, as well as all other costs associated with claiming the prize.  Winners will be required to complete affidavits of eligibility and liability, as applicable (except where prohibited by law) which must be received by NEEF within seven (7) days of notification of the winning entry.  Failure to sign and return the affidavits within seven (7) days after notification, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may, at the sole discretion of NEEF, result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of the interest in the prize and the award of the prize to an alternate winner.  The prize winners agree to participate in a photo/video opportunity with NEEF, at NEEF’s election.

6.    Participation. Entries that include content that violates the rights of third parties (including, but not limited to, rights of copyright), is deemed to be obscene or libelous, contains violence or attacks on individuals or organizations, political lobbying, political advocacy, litigation initiatives, initiatives with religious purposes, policy advocacy or any other forms of advocacy will be disqualified.  Participating individuals grant NEEF the right to use their names in advertising and promoting the contest without further compensation. Submitted entries become the property of NEEF. NEEF has the right, but not the obligation, to use the entries for cause related marketing and upon notice to entrant, to permit NEEF partners and sponsors to use the submitted entries for such marketing without further compensation to the entrant. The use of personal information collected in the course of the Contest shall be governed by the terms of the NPLD Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges.  NEEF reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by NEEF. In the event the Contest is compromised by tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of NEEF which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, NEEF 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, NEEF reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received prior to the termination date. All decisions regarding disqualification of entries shall be at the sole discretion of NEEF and the judges. NEEF is not liable for lost, late, delayed, damaged, incomplete, misdirected entries, email or transactions that are lost or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or NEEF.  In the event of a dispute, entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the email account or mailing address.  For these purposes, an email account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such email account.

7.    Limitations of Liability. By entering the Contest, entrant agrees that all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of–pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Contest, but in no event attorney’s fees and under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages other than damages for actual out of pocket expenses.

8.    Construction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of any contestant and NEEF, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of laws or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Virginia.  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 provisions were not contained therein.

9.    General Release. By entering this Contest, all participants and/or entrants agree to release NEEF, prize provider, and their affiliated companies and agents from and against all claims and damages arising in connection with each entrant’s participation and/or entry in the Contest (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages related to rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light) and/or his/her/their receipt or use of any prize awarded in this Contest including any injury or harm resulting from the use of the prize or any activity related thereto.  Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, expressed or implied, outside of the manufacturer’s limited warranty.

10.    Sponsor. The National Public Lands Day Volunteer Photo Contest 2010 is sponsored by the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation doing business as the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF), whose decisions regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects.  NEEF will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Contest Rules or in other materials related to the Contest. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact contests@neefusa.org.

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