Official Contest Rules

2009 MY FORD ROAD TRIP PHOTO CONTEST

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCE OF WINNING.
SPONSOR: Ford Motor Company, 16800 Executive Drive, Dearborn, MI 48126.
ADMINISTRATOR: innovative Customer Management Solutions, Inc. (iCMS), 2328 Alger Drive, Troy, MI 48083.
CONTEST DESCRIPTION: The 2009 My Ford Road Trip Photo Contest (the “Contest”) is offered only in and may be entered only from the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (“U.S.”). The contest begins at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time (EDT) on January 23, 2009, and all entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 31, 2009 (“Contest Period”).
ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia (“U.S.”) who are 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Employees, and their immediate families (spouses and siblings, parents and children, and their spouses) and household members, of Ford Motor Company (“Sponsor”), Time Inc., iCMS, and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies (“Contest Entities”) are not eligible. Void where prohibited.
AGREEMENT TO THE OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in the Contest, each entrant fully and unconditionally accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent on fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Noncompliance with the Official Rules will result in disqualification and the forfeiture of any prize.
ENTRIES & JUDGING CRITERIA: Each entry must contain an original picture of a Ford vehicle owned by the entrant that was photographed in an American setting. All eligible entries received will be reviewed and judged by a panel of independent judges selected by Sponsor. Judging criteria will include relevance, originality, substance, creativity, composition and artistic merit. Any entries containing vulgar, obscene or profane words or inappropriate images will be disallowed. Sponsor reserves the right to deem which images may be considered inappropriate.
HOW TO ENTER: There is one way to enter the contest: INTERNET—Complete the online Contest entry form and upload the original entry picture in the required format (*.jpg, *.gif, *.tif up to 5MB) at myfordmag.com (the “Website”) and submit as directed during the Contest Period. No mechanical reproductions permitted. Every entry submitted, regardless of number, is eligible to win a prize. Multiple entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. In case of dispute as to the owner of an online entry, online entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address from which the entry is made. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Entries that are incomplete or corrupted are void. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, illegible or damaged entries. Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Each image submitted must be a picture that was taken by the entrant and that has not been copyrighted. Each image submitted will become the property of Ford Motor Company and will not be returned to the entrant.
PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV): One (1) First Place Prize: Nikon D80 SLR Digital Camera (ARV $850.00) will be awarded. One (1) Second Place Prize: Nikon COOLPIX S550 Digital Camera (ARV $200.00) will be awarded. One (1) Third Place Prize: Flip Video Ultra Camcorder (ARV $150) will be awarded. All specifics are within the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winners may not transfer, exchange or redeem any Prizes for cash. No substitution may be made, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute another prize of comparable or greater value. Prizes awarded may differ from any prizes shown in promotional materials. Actual color/size of prizes will be determined by Sponsor. Winners are solely responsible for any and all applicable fees and taxes. The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
WINNER SELECTION AND VERIFICATION: The potential First Place, Second Place and Third Place Prizewinners will be selected on or about April 7, 2009, from among all eligible entries received. The First, Second and Third Place Prizewinners and any alternates will be judged and selected by an independent judging organization selected by Sponsor, whose decisions shall be final and binding. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS: The potential First Place, Second Place and Third Place Prizewinners will be notified within seven (7) days of selection by telephone, mail and/or e-mail. The potential First Place, Second Place and Third Place Prize winners must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent on fulfilling all said requirements. The potential First Place, Second Place and Third Place Prizewinners are not winners until they have completed, signed and returned all required documentation, including, but not limited to, an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Publicity Release and a Liability Waiver, and Sponsor has verified eligibility. If a winning photo contains people, winner shall be responsible for obtaining a signed consent form from each person in order to be deemed an official winner. If a consent form is not obtained by the selected entrant for each person in the photo within the required time limit, the selected entry will be disqualified and another winning entry shall be selected. Potential winning entrants of the First Place, Second Place and Third Place Prize will have seven (7) days from receipt of winning notification to complete all necessary forms and mail them to “2009 My Ford Road Trip Photo Contest,” c/o iCMS, P.O. Box 7060, Troy, MI 48007-9615. If a prize notification is refused or returned as undeliverable, or if a potential First Place, Second Place or Third Place Prizewinner fails to return the properly executed documentation within the specified time period, chooses to decline the prize for any reason or fails to comply with these Official Rules, the potential First Place, Second Place or Third Place Prizewinner will be disqualified and another eligible entrant may be selected. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days, the potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate entrant may be selected. Except where prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission for Sponsor to use entrant’s name, entry picture, hometown, likeness, statements and other personally identifiable information for advertising and marketing of Sponsor’s products, services and consumer promotions in any media throughout the world without additional prize, incentive, consideration, consent or review; and on request, winner will provide written consent to such use. If a prize is refused, a prize notification is returned or deemed undeliverable, or potential winner is disqualified for any reason, an alternate winner will be selected. All decisions of Sponsor and/or judges shall be binding and final.
RELEASE AND DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY: Sponsor and Contest Entities are not responsible for (1) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials or any human errors; (2) technical, network, telephone, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission or processing of entry, or failure of Sponsor or agents to receive entry information on account of technical malfunctions or any combination thereof; (3) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other’s person or property resulting from participation in the Contest; (4) entries or mail that is late, lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged or otherwise deficient. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, cancel, suspend or modify the Contest in its entirety or any portion thereof if its integrity, fairness or proper operation is undermined or corrupted as a result of technical or other reasons or because of any illegal or nonauthorized intervention or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control. In that event, Sponsor may select the prize winner(s) from all eligible entries received prior to such modification or cancellation. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO COOPERATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND TO PURSUE ALL REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. By entering, participants (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be without legal or other recourse and final in all respects; (b) release Ford Motor Company and its respective divisions, dealers, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees, from any and all liability for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by their participation, including the unauthorized or illegal access to personally identifiable or sensitive information or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize; and (c) acknowledge that said parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize. Noncompliance with the Official Rules will result in disqualification and the forfeiture of any prize.
PRIVACY: Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, information collected in connection with this Contest will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy. By entering this contest, entrants are agreeing to the privacy statement located at myfordmag.com/badlandsprivacy.
DISPUTES: Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Oakland County, Michigan, U.S.A. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan U.S.A. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest but in no event attorney’s fees.
WINNERS/RULES: To obtain the names of winners or a copy of the official rules via mail, send your request and a stamped, self-addressed envelope to 2009 My Ford Road Trip Photo Contest, P.O. Box 7060, Troy, MI 48007-9615, United States. Specify “winners list” or “rules” on your request.