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1.TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. To enter, log onto wgntv.com/contest during the entry period between Saturday, October 1, 2011 and Monday, October 17, 2011 by 12 noon. Click on the “Fall Photo Contest” logo to complete and submit the registration form along with an outdoor fall photo. Limit one (1) entry per family. Entrants may NOT submit multiple photos. Entries may include photo of entrant and/or entrant's family (parents must be 18+) as long as the photo is an outdoor fall photo, but entrant and/or entrant’s family is not required in photo. If entrant in the photo requests that the photo be taken down, photo will be taken down. All entries must be submitted online, and received within the entry period. Incomplete entries and entries not submitted in accordance with these rules will be disqualified. WGN-TV reserves the right to disqualify any entry that includes photographs that violate the rights of any other person or entity (including but not limited to copyrights), and/or contain offensive, defamatory, vulgar or profane content, as determined by WGN-TV.
Entries become the property of WGN and will not be returned. WGN is not responsible for lost, incomplete, damaged, illegible, late, or misdirected entries, or for errors in mechanical transmission, technical or wireless difficulties or inability to transmit Internet entries. WGN reserves the right to cancel or extend the contest if insufficient amount of entries are submitted.
2. ENTRY DEADLINE: The entry for the contest runs from Saturday, October 1, 2011 through October 17, 2011 at 12noon.
3. SELECTION OF WINNERS: Once all submissions are received, entrant photos will be posted on WGNtv.com, viewers will be invited to vote for their favorite Fall photo. All decisions regarding the administration of this contest made by WGN-TV are final and binding.
A) Voting Round: October 17, 2011 – October 28, 2011: All entrant photos will be posted for the First Round no later than 3pm on October 17, 2011. On-line voting will be conducted from 10/17/11 through 12 noon on 10/28/11. On 10/28/2011 (after 12 noon), the entrant’s photos that received the highest number of votes during the allotted voting period will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner.
If the winner is determined to be ineligible, cannot be reached by reasonable means within a reasonable amount of time (48 hours) or who otherwise fails to comply with these Official Rules, he/she shall be disqualified, and the first runner up (i.e., the Finalist with the next highest number of votes) shall be deemed the winner.
4. ONLINE VOTING: Viewers may vote by visiting wgntv.com, and clicking on the Fall Photo Contest link at any time during the winner selection round. WGN is not responsible for lost, incomplete, damaged, illegible, late, or misdirected votes, or for errors in mechanical transmission, technical difficulties or inability to transmit votes.
5. THE PRIZES: There will be one Grand Prize winner. Grand Prize consists of a two night stay (‘Hilton Holiday’) at the Hilton Chicago (720 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60605) and a $100 gift certificate to 720 South Bar and Grill (Total ARV: $600). Voucher valid for one year from October 29, 2011.
The prize will be forfeited if the winner fails to claim prize by deadline, fails to execute the prepared forms of release and waiver, or if the selected winner is not eligible in accordance with these rules. Prizes are not assignable or transferable. Federal, state and local taxes, if any, are solely the responsibility of the winner, who will receive a 1099 tax form reflecting the actual value of the prize if the prize value exceeds $600. Winner may be required to come to WGN –TV to pick up the prize at 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618 within 15 days of notification.
6. ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS:
a.This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of WGN-TV, the Tribune, Hilton Chicago, 720 South Bar and Grill, United Auto Insurance, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising/promotion agencies are not eligible to participate.
b.Entrants must be legal residents of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, LaSalle, Lake, McHenry and Will counties in Illinois, and Jasper, LaPorte, Lake, Newton and Porter Counties in Indiana who are 18 years and older at the time of entry.
c.Winners who have won a prize from WGN-TV since April 1, 2011 are ineligible and will be disqualified.
7. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
a.Use of winner's name: By entering, each entrant grants permission, without further compensation, to the Contest Sponsors, their agents and licensees, to use the entrant’s name, voice, photograph, likeness and biographical material for promotional purposes in connection with the contest.
b.Execution of Affidavit and Release: By entering, each entrant agrees that if selected as the winner, he/she will sign a release and waiver of liability. The prize will be forfeited and awarded to another entrant if the winner does not execute the prepared form of release and waiver within thirty days of the contest, or if the selected winner is not eligible in accordance with these rules.
c.Release of Liability: By entering, entrants agree to release Contest Sponsors from any claim, loss, liability, damage or injury of any kind arising from their participation in the contest, or their receipt or use of the contest prize, and any contest-related travel or activity.
d.Prize Substitutions: No substitute prizes are available; however, Contest Sponsors may, at their discretion, substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash. If the prize becomes unavailable for any reason, WGN-TV reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable value.
e. Warranties: By entering, each entrant warrants and represents that his/her entry (photo) is the entrant’s own original creations, do not violate the rights of any other person or entity (including but not limited to copyrights and trademarks), do not contain offensive, defamatory, vulgar or profane content, and do not contain fraudulent or false information about the entrants.
8. INTERNET/FORCE MAJEURE: If for any reason, this contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, tampering, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause which corrupts or threatens the administration, security or integrity of the contest, WGN-TV reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate or suspend the Contest or any portion of the Contest. ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE FAIR AND LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. Information submitted in Internet entries, including entrant's name, address, e-mail address, etc, shall become the property of WGN-TV, and may be used by WGN-TV for marketing or promotional purposes. Contest shall be governed and enforced pursuant to Illinois law, excluding choice of law provisions.
9. WGN-TV'S PRIVACY POLICY: This Contest is subject to the privacy policy of WGN-TV, which can be found at http://www.wgntv.com/about/wgntv-privacy-policy-story,0,4156562.htmlstory
10. COPY OF RULES: A copy of the rules is available at WGNtv.com or by sending an envelope to: WGNtv.com’s “FALL PHOTO CONTEST” Rules, 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618.
11. WINNERS LIST: Can be obtained by sending an envelope to WGNtv.com “FALL PHOTO CONTEST” Winner List, 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618 after October 24, 2011 but before November 24, 2011.
12. SPONSOR: WGN-TV, 2501 W. Bradley Place, Chicago, IL 60618, Hilton Chicago, United Auto Insurance is not responsible for the administration of the Promotion, the collection of entries, or the selection of winners.
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