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No purchase necessary. One valid entry per contestant.
You must be 13 years of age or older at time of
entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by
law.
Photo entries will be reviewed by a special panel of judges on April 29 between 9am-3pm to narrow down to the Top 12 photos. Top 12 photos will be the only ones eligible for public voting. The photo with the highest number of votes wins. Voters will have one-vote privilege per day each day from April 29, 4pm-May 8. Winners will be notified by e-mail and/or contacted by phone. If a winner is
unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize
fulfillment, an alternate winner with the next highest votes will be selected. If The Modesto Bee cannot
find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.
Participants must be legal residents in the 5-county area coverage of The Modesto Bee: Stanislaus County, Merced, Calaveras, Tuolomne, San Joaquin.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Automated voting of any kind is not allowed.
Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided.
Only one registered account per voter. If multiple
accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes
disqualified. The Modesto can detect fraudulent votes from the same user IP address. All duplicated, excessive votes not validated by login will be deducted from the total votes score.
The Modesto Bee reserves the right to substitute
any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
The Modesto Bee reserves the right to restrict the
local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile
radius of the affiliate's' office.
Employees of The Modesto Bee, its respective
parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional
agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of
these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which
are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.
Entrants further grant to The Modesto Bee the
right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or
any other media, in connection with the Contest.
The Modesto Bee reserves the right to use any and
all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants
obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose,
unless prohibited by law.
The Contest and all of the related pages, contents
and code are copyright, UPICKEM, and/or The Modesto Bee. Copying or
unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other
intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is
strictly prohibited.
Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to
release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their
officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers,
distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions
of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property
which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the
prize.
UPICKEM and The Modesto Bee are not responsible
for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses,
sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural
disasters or acts of man or God.
All results posted are unofficial until winners
respond to e-mail notification.
Each winner is responsible for all federal, state
and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor
reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
This contest is not intended for gambling. If it
is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they
will be disqualified and reported to authorities.
The Modesto Bee reserves the right to change the
rules at any time.
This contest is officially sponsored by The Modesto
Bee.
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