- Only photos of dogs will be permitted.
- One pet per entry. If you wish to enter multiple pets, please submit them each separately.
- For best results, photos should be high-resolution (300 dpi or greater).
- Photos must only contain dogs (no people or other animals).
- Photos must be full-color - no heavily filtered, edited, or altered photos.
- Photos deemed offensive, indecent, or obscene will be removed from the contest.
- All online photo entries and votes must be submitted by 11:59:00 PM (Mountain Time) on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
- All photos submitted become the property of the Estes Chamber Foundation and can be used in marketing or promotional materials in perpetuity.
- Photo submission must include:
- Name of dog
- Owner's name
- Owner's email address
- Owner's phone number
- City and state
- A few sentences that tell voters why they should vote for your dog.
- There is a $10 entrance fee. This contest is a fundraiser to benefit the Estes Chamber Foundation. The Chamber Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
- Each vote requires a donation of $1. All donations for votes are tax-deductible.
- The top three dogs with the most votes in each category will be announced as the winners!
- Winners will be announced on social media and contacted personally by the Chamber staff.
ELIGIBILITY The contest is open to any dog owner who is at least eighteen (18) years of age. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulations.
- Voting is required to participate and win this fundraising contest.
- Voting requires a $1 donation per vote.
- Entrants may vote for their own entries as many times as they wish.
SELECTION OF THE FINAL WINNER The 6 winners of the contest will be notified by e-mail in early May. Odds of winning depend on the number of votes each entrant receives.
WARRANTIES When you enter the "Estes Chamber Coolest Dog" contest, you warrant that you are at least eighteen (18) years old as of the date of entry, the photograph is original, that you are the sole owner and copyright holder of that photograph, and that you have not granted exclusive rights of that photograph to any other person or entity. You also warrant that the photograph does not invade the right of privacy of any individual; does not infringe any trademark, trade name, trade secret, intellectual property right, or other common law or statutory right; nor does it contain any material that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal or proprietary rights of any person or entity.
GRANT OF RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST With regard to any image or content submitted, you agree to grant the Estes Chamber Foundation, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive right and permission to use, modify, adapt, reproduce, publish, and distribute the photograph, or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or any other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, during the full term of the copyright, and without notification or payment.
USE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION Personally identifiable information provided by entrants and voters will be added to the Foundation's email list. Entrants and voters will be able to "opt out" of future such communications by following the instructions on any electronic communication we send. The Foundation does not sell, rent, trade or share its email addresses with any third parties for such party's own marketing purposes.