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1.NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2.Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Juice Hottest Reader Contest (the “Contest”) is open to U.S. residents of Iowa who are 21 years or older at the time of entry. Employees and contractors of Juice (“Sponsor”), The Des Moines Register, Gannett Co., Inc., and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with any such employees or contractors are not eligible to enter or to win.
3.How To Enter. The Contest will begin at 12:00 midnight (C.T.) on Wednesday, July 4 and end at 11:59 p.m. (C.T.) on Wednesday, August 8 (the “Contest Period”). Entries will be accepted beginning at 12 midnight. (C.T.) Wednesday, July 4, 2012 and ending at 12 noon. (C.T.) Friday, July 20, 2012 (the “Nomination Period”). During the Nomination Period enter online by visiting dmJuice.com, clicking on the Juice Hottest Reader link, submitting a photo of yourself or someone you know that captures your or their “hotness,” completing all required information and following all posted instructions. If a Nominator is submitting an entry for a Nominee other than him or herself, the Sponsor will contact the Nominee to confirm that the Nominee agrees to the Nominee’s photo and entry into the Contest. If the Nominee does not consent, the entry will not be accepted. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor similar technology, that may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad blocking software on your computer should be disabled so as not to interfere with processing your entry. Online entries must be accompanied by a digital photograph. Each photo submission must be an authentic, original photograph of the Contestant identified on the accompanying entry form and the Contestant must own the copyright in the photo. All digital entries should be at the highest resolution possible. Sponsor will accept the formats of jpeg or tiff. Contestants certify that any individual of any age shown in the photo furnished, other than the featured Contestant, have been informed that their photo has been entered in a Contest and have no objection to Contestant’s submission and Sponsor’s display and posting of such photo for the purposes of this Contest. Photos depicting frontal nudity will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to refuse any photograph that it determines to be unacceptable or inappropriate for viewing by a general audience. Images should not have been digitally altered in any way other than necessary cropping. All entries must be received by 12 noon (C.T.) Friday, July 20, 2012. Maximum one (1) entry per person. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor.. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Contestants acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, broadcast, or otherwise display or use entries in any way it sees fit without limitation or compensation to entrants. By entering you agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to receive e-mails from Sponsor or those directed by Sponsor. You can opt-out of the receipt of such e-mails by following the directions on the Contest website or in any email received from Sponsor.
4.Winner Selection. During the week following the end of the Nomination Period a panel of qualified judges from the Juice staff will select four (4) male and five (5) female finalists from among all eligible entries received according to the following criteria: (1) 1/3 perceived personality, (2) 1/3 style and (3) 1/3 overall looks. 4 male and 5 female Finalists will be posted on dmJuice.com from 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 1, 2012 through 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, August 8, 2012 (the “Voting Period”) and will be open for voting by individuals who are 18 years or older. Visitors will vote for the person they think is the “hottest.” Only one (1) vote per person per day. One (1) male and one (1) female finalist with the highest percentage of eligible votes will be the Grand Prize Winners. In the event of a tie, the winner(s) will be randomly selected from among the tied entries. Decisions of Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects.
5.Prizes and Odds. The one male and the one Female Grand Prize Winners will be featured in the August 22, 2012 issue of Juice (ARV: $100.). Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries and votes received.
6.Winner Notification and Acceptance. The 4 male and 4 female Finalists will be notified on or about July 27, 2012 that they have been selected. The two (2) Grand Prize Winners will be notified on or about Thursday, August 9, 2012. Finalists and Grand Prize Winners will be notified at the telephone number or email address provided on their entry forms. Sponsor will call during regular business hours and will leave no messages. Failure to reach winner by phone after three (3) attempts or return of email notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and a liability and publicity release which must be returned as instructed by Sponsor. Failure to complete, sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
7.Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsor. In the event the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries, poor quality photos, or for failure to received entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failure or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.
8.Copyright. By entering the Contest, each contestant grants to Sponsor an exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to publish, print, edit or otherwise use the contestant’s submitted entry, in whole or in part, for any purpose and in any manner or media (including, without limitation, the Internet) throughout the world in perpetuity, and to license others to do so, all without limitation or further compensation. Each contestant further agrees that if his/her entry is selected by Sponsor as the winning entry, he/she will sign any additional license or release that Sponsors may require, and will not publicly perform or display his or her submission without the express permission of Sponsors.
9.Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
10.Sponsor. The Juice Hottest Reader Contest is sponsored by Juice. The decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. For a list of winners (available after Wednesday, August 22, 2012) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit dmJuice.com or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Winners List/Official Rules” (as applicable), Juice/Hottest Reader Contest, P.O. Box 957, Des Moines, IA 50306. If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Jonnie Nordaker at 515.284.8262 or jnordaker@dmreg.com.
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