1. NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Purchasing will not increase your chances of
winning.
2. Contest open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and Washington, D.C., except employees (and their families) of Babytalk
magazine, The Parenting Group, Inc., Bonnier Corporation, American Broadcasting
Companies, Inc., JCPenney Media L.P., and their respective parent, subsidiary,
and affiliate companies or operating divisions. Void where prohibited by law.
Contest begins 9:00 A.M. EDT May 18, 2010, and ends 11:59 P.M. EDT July 15, 2010.
One entry per child (or per set of twins/triplets, etc. if applicable), either
by mail or e-mail.
3. Submit an original color photo of your
child with an entry form (available on-line at: http://www.parenting.com/Babytalk/covercontest/photo-upload.jsp,
or in the June/July 2010 issue of Babytalk magazine) in a standard or
business-size envelope. (You may enter twins, triplets, etc. as one entry. Hereafter
"Child" shall refer to a single child or collectively to
twins/triplets, etc. as applicable.) Child in photo must be between 4 months
and 24 months old on July 15, 2010. Photo must have been taken within one month
of entry, and cannot be the product of a professional photographer. No slides
or B&W photos accepted. Every entrant must be the parent or legal guardian of the Child featured
in the submitted photo and must be 19 years of age or older. Entrant represents and warrants that
the submitted photograph is an original, non-published work that does not
infringe any privacy, intellectual property or other rights of any third
parties. By entering, entrant represents that he or she owns or has the rights
to convey any and all right and title in the submitted photo; and by entering,
entrant conveys and assigns to Babytalk all rights of ownership, title,
interest and all other intellectual property rights, including without
limitation, copyright in and to the photo, should it be the winning photo. All other entrants (i.e.
those whose entries are not the winning photograph), by entering the contest,
grant Sponsors a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to
publish their submitted photos, if Sponsors choose, and to republish them
at any time in the future in any and all media.
4.
Send mail-in entries to Babytalk/GMA Digital Cover Contest, 460 N. Orlando
Avenue, Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 (no entries will be accepted at any
other address). Mail-in entries must be postmarked by July 15, 2010 (11:59 P.M.
EDT), and received by July 22, 2010.
5. To enter
electronically, visit www.Parenting.com/babytalk. Fill out the online entry
form and upload your photo following the directions on the page. Online entries
must be received before 11:59 P.M. EDT on July 15, 2010.
NOTICE
TO ONLINE ENTRANTS
In the event of a dispute over
the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the "Authorized
Account Holder" of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry.
Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail
address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other
organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain
associated with the submitted e-mail address. Entry materials/data that have
been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a
script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Sponsors are not
responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible or postage due
mail/entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in
operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or
alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment,
electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate
transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsors on account
of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site
or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to entrant's or any
other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the
contest. By participating in the contest, you (i) agree to be bound by these
official rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be
bound by the decisions of the Sponsors, which are final and binding in all
matters relating to the contest. Failure to comply with these official rules
may result in disqualification from the contest. Sponsors reserve the right to:
(i) permanently disqualify from the contest any person it believes has
intentionally violated these official rules; and (ii) withdraw the online
method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted, (including if a computer
virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the
contest), and select winner from among all eligible entries received prior to
withdrawal.
LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN
INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER
OR VANDALIZE THIS WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST, IS A
VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK
DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
6. Eight
semi-finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges selected at the sole
discretion of Babytalk and GMA Digital, based equally on the personality and
charm of photo subjects as conveyed by their photo. Judges' decisions are final
and may not be appealed. Parents/guardians of the eight chosen semi-finalists
will be notified by phone or mail by August 13, 2010. Parents/guardians of
semi-finalists must sign an affidavit of eligibility; a liability release;
where legally permissible a publicity release; and confirmation of a license as
set forth above in the form requested by the Sponsors, and return them within
seven days of notification attempt, or alternates may be selected. Semi-finalists must be available September
10, 2010 or other date selected by Babytalk, for cover photo shoot. Each
semi-finalist's parent(s)/legal guardian(s) must submit to a background check
conducted by GMA Digital and execute a waiver authorizing the release of
personal and background information. The Family must fully comply with all
instructions, rules and regulations associated with attendance at any event
associated with this prize and at all times will be subject to removal from any
event for failure to comply with such instructions, rules, regulations and
restrictions. Each Contestant by entering the Contest agrees, represents and
warrants that he/she will be bound by the Rules and the Sponsor's decisions and
Privacy Policy. Disqualification and, time permitting, the selection of an
alternate semi-finalist, may result from any non-compliance with the rules.
7.
Semi-finalists will each receive round-trip coach class airfare and ground
transportation from the airport nearest the semi-finalists' primary residence
to New York City for Child and up to two parents/guardians, a three-night stay
(double occupancy) at a New York City hotel, and $200 for meals (total value
$4,790). All transportation and accommodation to be selected by Babytalk in its
sole discretion. All expenses not detailed here are the sole responsibility of
the parents/guardians of the semi-finalists. Each semi-finalist will be
photographed in a New York studio by a Babytalk-selected photographer.
8.
Based solely on photos produced from the photo shoot, three finalists will be
chosen by representatives from the staffs of Babytalk and GMA Digital, in their
sole discretion, based on the same judging criteria used in the semi-finalist
selection.
9. The three finalists'
pictures will appear on ABCNews.com/GMA, the website of GMA Digital, so that
the general public can view each finalist photo and vote online for their
favorite photo. Only one vote will be accepted per registered e-mail address.
The top-scoring finalist will be declared the "Grand Prize Winner" of
the Cover Contest and will appear on a Babytalk magazine cover (December/January
2010 issue). The Winner will be awarded a $1,000 gift card to be used towards
the purchase of merchandise at JCPenney.
If Finalists are
unreachable, or if prize notification is undeliverable, or in the event of
non-compliance with any of these requirements, the prize will be deemed
forfeited, and an alternate winner may be selected.
The two
finalists not selected as Grand Prize Winner will each receive a $250 gift card
to be used towards the purchase of merchandise at JCPenney. The five
semi-finalists not selected as finalists will each be awarded a $100 gift card
to be used toward the purchase of merchandise from JCPenney.
10.
In the event of any tie, representatives from Babytalk magazine and GMA Digital
will determine the semi-finalist, finalist or winner based on their own
judgment and in their sole discretion, based on the charm of photo subjects as
conveyed by their photo.
11. Retail value of gift card
element of the prize is as follows: Grand Prize Winner -- $1,000; Finalists not
selected as GPW -- $250 each; Semi-Finalist -- $100 each. Approximate retail
value of travel and accommodations for photo shoot portion of prize is $4,790
each (to be awarded to eight semi-finalists). All values are approximate and
final values may be considerably higher or lower based on airfare,
accommodations and other factors.
All taxes are the sole
responsibility of semi-finalists', finalist's or Winner's parents/guardians.
Prizes are non-transferable and cannot be substituted, but prizes of equal or
greater value may be supplied by Sponsors at Sponsors' sole discretion. An IRS
Form 1099 will be issued to all prize recipients for any prize valued at $600
or more.
12. All entries become property of The Parenting
Group Inc. and will not be acknowledged or returned.
13. In consideration of
judges' review of entries, parents/guardians who enter the contest grant
permission (except where prohibited by law) to Sponsors to use and license
photos/images of the Child in the submitted photo(s) (along with
their names, likeness, biographical information) and any other information
provided by Entrant) for possible editorial or promotional/advertising
uses in any and all media without further compensation.
14. Babytalk and
its affiliates are not responsible for technical failures in entry transmission,
or lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, illegible, or postage-due
mail, or any damage to participants' computers relating to information about or
participation in the promotion. Babytalk reserves the right to cancel
electronic method of entry if it becomes technically corrupted.
15.
For a list of finalists, available after November 18, 2010, send a
self-addressed, stamped envelope to Babytalk/GMA Digital Cover Contest
Finalists, 460 N. Orlando Avenue, Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789. The Parenting Group Inc. may contact
entrants with product offers it believes may be of interest to entrants. The
contest is subject to all local, state, and federal regulations.
17.
By entering the contest, entrant holds
harmless Babytalk magazine, The Parenting Group, Inc., Bonnier
Corporation, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., JCPenney Media L.P., and
their respective parent, subsidiary, and affiliate companies or operating
divisions, from any liability whatsoever
for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, liability, actions or damages of any
kind or in connection with: (1) entering contest (2) acceptance of any prize or
(3) anything related to the contest and the awarding of prizes. Any claims
relating to this contest shall be governed by New York law without regard to
its conflict of law rules, and any such claim must be heard in New York.
18. If any provision of these Rules is
found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or
appointed arbitrator, such determination shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of any other provision herein.
19. No
telephone calls, please.
20. Official contest Sponsors:
Babytalk magazine, a division of The Parenting Group Inc., 2 Park Avenue, 10th
Floor, New York, NY 10016; and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., 77 West
66th Street, New York, NY, 10023.
