#MyGreatCat Adventure Photo Contest Rules

THE #MYGREATCAT ADVENTURE PHOTO CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES

  1. Contest Period

The #MyGreatCat Adventure Photo Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 7:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 (the “Contest Period”). By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules, which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prize, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.

  1. Eligibility

Entrants must be permanent, legal residents of, and must physically reside in, one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and of the age of majority in their state of residence as of the date of entry.

  1. How to Enter Contest

To enter, you must have an Instagram account and upload an original photo of a cat outdoors wearing a harness, walking vest, or collar as well as a leash or lead, and the photo must include the hashtag #MyGreatCat in the caption.

Entrant may only enter an original photo to which he/she owns all legal rights. Entries must not be obscene or offensive; must not depict illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons, or any activities that appear to be unsafe. Entries must not violate or infringe the rights of any third party. Incorrect and/or incomplete Entry Instagram Posts and Entry Instagram Posts received outside the Contest Period, and/or Entry Instagram Posts that contain obscene, offensive, or any language communicating messages inconsistent with the positive images to which Sponsor wishes to associate itself (all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) and/or Entry Instagram Posts that contravene the Submission Requirements will be void. By posting your Entry Instagram Post you agree to these Official Rules. Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in this Contest is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification.

The Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or incompatible Entry Instagram Posts (all of which are void). In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the “Authorized Instagram Account Holder” of the Instagram account who submitted the applicable Entry Instagram Post. “Authorized Instagram Account Holder” is defined as the person who is assigned to an Instagram account by www.instagram.com. An entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized Instagram Account Holder of the Instagram account associated with the applicable Entry Instagram Post. Important note: If your Instagram account is set to “protected” or “private”, your Entry Instagram Post and/or responses may not be visible to Sponsor and may not thus be received by the Sponsor unless you previously consented to permit Sponsor and third party applications to see your Entry Instagram Post and/or responses. Sponsor’s Instagram name is @adventurecatsorg.

Each entrant acknowledges and agrees that his/her Entry Instagram Post may be posted to the Contest Website and will be accessible or viewable by public users of the Contest Website. Entrants may remove their Entry Instagram Post from the Contest Website by deleting their Entry Instagram Post from Instagram. Any such deleted Entry Instagram Post will be deemed withdrawn from the Contest and will not be eligible for participation in the Contest or for a Prize (as defined below). 

  1. Submission Requirements

All Entry Instagram Posts (an “Entry”) must meet the following submissions requirements (the “Submission Requirements”):

(i) The Entry must not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or any of its products, or other people, products or companies or communicate messages inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill associated with the Sponsor, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

(ii) Entry must be suitable for family audiences, including without limitation for publication as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

(iii) Entry must not contain any content that is or contains: unlawful behavior, profanity, explicit sexuality, pornographic, discriminatory, illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or is hatefully, racially, ethnically or otherwise offensive or objectionable, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

(iv) Entry must not infringe on the intellectual property rights, or defame or invade the publicity or privacy rights, of any third party, living or deceased.

By submitting an Entry, you warrant and represent that: (i) the entry is your original work, created solely by you, and over which you have all necessary rights, title and interest, including copyright; (ii) the Entry has not been previously published; (iii) the entry does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights, or defame or invade the publicity or privacy rights, of any third party, living or deceased; (iv) all individuals appearing in the Entry have granted to you an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license in perpetuity to publish or otherwise use their likeness in the Entry in any manner and media whether now known or hereafter devised including, without limitation, on the Contest Website; and, (v) that the Entry complies with the Submissions Requirements. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from any claims to the contrary.

By entering, you agree as follows: (i) you acknowledge that your Entry may be posted by Sponsor on the Contest Website and/or on Sponsor’s social media channels, in Sponsor’s sole discretion but without obligation; (ii) you have the right and authority to, and do hereby, grant to Sponsor an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty-free worldwide license in perpetuity to reproduce, store, copy, broadcast, display, distribute, edit, alter, combine with other material, publish, post, commercialize and/or otherwise use without limitation all or any part of the Entry in any manner or media, including without limitation on the Contest Website; (iii) you waive any and all moral rights that you may have in and to the Entry with respect to the uses contemplated herein; and, (iv) you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action that relates in any way to Sponsor’s use of the Entry.

Standard Internet, messaging and/or data rates and other charges may apply for each Entry sent according to the terms and conditions of the entrant’s services agreement with your Internet provider or wireless carrier. By participating in the Contest, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor and the Promotion Entities shall have no responsibility for any such rates or charges and you hereby release Sponsor and the Promotion Entities with respect to the same. Please contact your wireless carrier or Internet service provider for more details regarding any applicable rates or charges.

  1. Prizes

There will be one prize available to be won, which is a one-year supply of Purina Pro Plan cat food that will be distributed to the contest winner in the form of coupons. Approximate prize value is $350.00.

Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of greater or equivalent monetary value if the Grand Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen components of the Grand Prize. All times, details and locations relating to the Grand Prize will be as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

While there is only one Grand Prize winner, other entries may be selected for inclusion in a Sponsor calendar or the calendar of a partner of Sponsor.

  1. How to Win

A panel of judges will review all eligible #MyGreatCat Adventure Photo submissions and select the Grand Prize winning entry. The winning entry will be announced on or before 11:59:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

  1. Prize Claim Conditions

Selected entrant(s) will be notified by email or social media account associated with the method of Entry. In order to be declared a winner, selected entrant(s) must: (i) respond to notification of selection within two (2) business days of first attempt by Sponsor; (ii) sign and return to Sponsor, within two (2) business days of it being sent by Sponsor, a written declaration and release form, releasing the Promotion Entities from any liability in connection with this Contest or the use, misuse, awarding or possession of any Prize (the “Release”); and, (iv) otherwise comply with these Official Rules. Return of any Prize or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant or failure of selected entrant to respond to notification within two (2) business days of first attempt by Sponsor or Sponsor’s agent, failure to meet the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules and provide proof of eligibility (if requested), release documents, or other required documentation in a timely manner, or other non-compliance with these Official Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize in accordance with these Official Rules, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.

  1. Right to Void / Terminate / Suspend / Modify

Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Contest, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical failures, which, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion and void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Contest, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Contest, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Contest, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (c) award the Prizes from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria discussed above.

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process, the operation of the Contest and/or Contest Website, violates the Official Rules, or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

  1. Limitation of Liability and Releases

BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE PROMOTION ENTITIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM A PRIZE, INCLUDING THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF THE PRIZE, OR THE MERCHANDISE FOR WHICH IT IS REDEEMED (IF APPLICABLE). FURTHER, BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT PROMOTION ENTITIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM: A) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTEST WEBSITE, OR B) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, therefore such exclusions may not apply to you.

Without limiting the foregoing, the Promotion Entities, and Promotion Entities, and any of Sponsor’s other suppliers or contractors, shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by Contest Website users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks or telephone lines, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, telephone networks or lines, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e) garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any e-mail to be received by or from the Contest judges or Sponsor for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility; (g) damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation or downloading of materials related to this Contest or in connection with the Contest Website; (h) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise; or (i) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

  1. Protection Of Personal Information and Publicity Release

Sponsor and its authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information you provide when you enter the Contest for the purposes of administering the Contest and Prize fulfillment. You may be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from Sponsor or its partners about its products, and upcoming contests and promotions. All information you provide to AdventureCats.org. will be used only for the purposes for which you have consented.

By accepting a Prize, winner agrees to Sponsor’s use of his/her name, city/province of residence, picture, biographical information, statements, voice and likeness in any advertising and publicity Sponsor and its respective successors, assigns and licensees may conduct relating to the Contest in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice, and hereby releases the Promotion Entities from any liability with respect thereto.

  1. General Conditions

All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned and no correspondence will be made with or entered into except with selected entrant(s). By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees that the Promotion Entities have not made, with respect to each of their own products/services provided as a Prize or part thereof (if applicable) or the Contest Website, any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, and specifically disclaim all such warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Winning a Prize is contingent on fulfilling all the requirements set forth herein. Mass entries, automated entries, entries submitted by third parties, and any entries or Prize claims that are late, incomplete, fraudulent, illegible, unidentified or delayed will be void. All entries and Prize claims are subject to verification. Proof of entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Rules. Decisions of Sponsor and/or any independent Contest judging organization will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, the winner may be required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her Prize, or the cash value thereof. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  1. Social Media Providers

The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or any of their related entities (“Social Media Providers”). By entering, you completely release the Social Media Providers of all liability in connection with this Contest.