Rules

Contest is open to any and all Doberboys and girls; you do NOT have be alumni of Southwest Ohio Doberman Rescue.

Enter the Southwest Ohio Doberman Rescue (SWODR) 2019 Grin and Win Calendar Contest Fundraiser (the "Fundraiser"), between 8:00:00 AM EST on Saturday August 11, 2018 and 10:00 PM EST on Friday August 31, 2018 by visiting http://gogophotocontest.com/SouthwestOhioDobermanRescue. Participants must fully complete the online submission form and upload a photo, described more fully in "How to Enter" above. In order to participate in the Fundraiser, entrants must make a $5.00 donation to SWODR ("Sponsor") to enter their submission. Incomplete or Inappropriate Entries will be rejected. All Entries must be received no later than 10:00 pm EST on August 31, 2018. All Entries must include one (1) photo, as described more fully in "Photo Submission Requirements" below, a completed entry form, and a payment to Sponsor. All Entries must be the fully original creations of the entrants. By entering, all participants warrant and represent that their respective Entries are their own fully original creations, and their respective Entries (including but not limited to any materials integrated into their Entries) will not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity/privacy.


All Entries must include one color image, in a JPEG format digital photo with resolution of at least 900 x 600 pixels, and contain ONLY an image of one Doberman. NO people are allowed in the picture. That includes children! Entries which do not include a Photo or include a Photo that does not conform to these specifications will be disqualified. Please be sure to check your photo for size. Sponsor reserves the right to reject any Entries and/or Photos that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate, for any reason whatsoever. All Photos must be the original, unpublished and sole work of the respective entrant. Commercially reproduced photographs from professionals will not be accepted without proper releases.


Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Only fully completed entries are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. All Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, entrants agree that Sponsor shall post all Photos on Sponsor's website and shall have the right to utilize entrant's Photo in Sponsor's promotional materials in any and all media in perpetuity. In the event that an insufficient number of entries are received, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Fundraiser and shall be under no obligation to award the prizes. Entrants waive any claims against Sponsor, and its affiliates concerning any entrant's right in the photos submitted. Entries not satisfying these Official Rules will be automatically disqualified. All entrants must have a valid email address. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Fundraiser, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Fundraiser or downloading any materials in this Fundraiser.


Entries received will be judged by public vote on the website located at http://gogophotocontest.com/SouthwestOhioDobermanRescue. Voting will begin at 8:00 AM EST on Saturday August 11, 2018 and end at 10:00 PM EST on Friday August 31, 2018. Visitors to http://gogophotocontest.com/SouthwestOhioDobermanRescue will have the opportunity to select their favorite entries by following the online instructions. Online voters will be allowed to vote for as many Photos as they like by donating to rescue in the name of the candidates. Each dollar donated will count as one vote.

Note that voting does NOT entitle the participant to a 2019 Southwest Ohio Doberman Rescue calendar. Calendars may be purchased from SWODR when they become available. See "Calendar Prizes and retail sale" below.

At the conclusion of the voting period, the entry with the most eligible points (dollars) will be deemed the "First Place winner" pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The next entries with the next most eligible votes will be deemed Second Place, Third Place, and Fourth Place through and including 10^th Place winners. Two additional prizes will be awarded; a Judges Choice Award and Local & Lucky Award and will be selected independent of the number of online votes. See the "Prizes" area for specific details of prizes offered for each winner. All winners will be pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be judged by Sponsor in accordance with the following criteria: (i) composition: 50% and (ii) quality: 25%; and (iii) originality: 25%. The decision of Sponsor will be final and binding in all respects. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules.


Participation open only to residents of the United States and Canada. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.


The 2019 Southwest Ohio Doberman Rescue calendar will be available on or about November 30, 2018. We will announce the start of sales of the calendar on our Facebook page, including pricing, on or about the time it comes available. Calendar prize winners will have their calendars mailed to them as soon as they are published per above expected timeline.


Potential Winners will be notified by telephone or email on or about September 4, 2018. If winners cannot be contacted, or in the event of noncompliance with these Fundraiser rules and requirements, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one (1) prize per person or household.


As a condition to receiving any prize, winners will be required to execute an assignment transferring and assigning all of their respective rights, title and interest, including but not limited to any copyrights or trademarks, in the Photo to Sponsor, without further compensation or permission. By entering, entrants agree to transfer and assign all of their respective rights, title and interest, including but not limited to any copyrights or trademarks, in their Entries to Sponsor, without further compensation or permission. By entering, entrants agree to the use of their names, likenesses, biographical information and Entries (including but not limited to the Photo) for purposes of advertising or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Additionally, by participating in this Fundraiser, or by accepting a prize, all participants agree to release Sponsor from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever which may occur in connection with, preparation for, or participation in Fundraiser, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Fundraiser-related activity and claims based on publicity rights, copyright/trademark infringement, intellectual property rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Neither the Sponsor nor their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, divisions nor related companies are responsible for any damages, taxes, or expenses that winners might incur as a result of this Fundraiser or receipt of prize. Any/all applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.


Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Fundraiser should (in its sole discretion) viruses, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Fundraiser. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Fundraiser or website.


ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE FUNDRAISER MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.


By participating in the Fundraiser, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the transfer of rights etc. outlined above under "General". Sponsor will NOT sell personal information gathered in this fundraiser to any entity/vendor/mailing list.


Southwest Ohio Doberman Rescue
2524 Jett Hill Road
New Richmond, Ohio 45157