Official Contest Rules | Why are family photos important to you?

Official Contest Rules : Why are family photos important to you?

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

l. Eligibility
The coSeedPhoto “Why are family photos important to you?” Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the United States of America who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Potential winners must also reside within one hundred twenty-five (125) miles of North Reading, MA 01864 per Google Maps by zip code. Employees of coSeed LLC dba coSeedPhoto and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

2. Sponsor
The Contest is sponsored by coSeed LLC dba coSeedPhoto, located at 50 Mt. Vernon, Unit 22, North Reading, Massachusetts 01864.

3. Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Contest Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.

4. Contest Period
The Contest begins on December 19, 2015 at 12:01 am EST and ends on January, 31 2016 at 11:59 pm EST (the “Contest Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods : Online or by Mail. See “How to Enter” below.

5. How to Enter

Online: This method of entry will be available by visiting the following web page (https://family.coseedphoto.com/contest-why-are-family-photos-important-to-you) and following the directions provided to fill out the online entry form and submit.

Mail: This method of entry will be available by mailing a letter to coSeedPhoto, 50 Mt. Vernon, Unit 22, North Reading, MA 01864. The letter must include the following information and answers to questions :

  • First Name, Last Name (required)
  • Email (required)
  • Phone Number (required)
  • Mailing Address (required)
  • Why are family photos important to you? (required)
  • Documenting my family in photos is important to me (pick one) : not in the least / I could take it or leave it / unsure / yes important / absolutely essential (not required)
  • I have made documenting my family in photos a priority (pick one) : not at all / a little but not enough / yes pretty good / I am all over it (not required)
  • I am (select all that apply): a parent/guardian / expecting a child / not a parent/guardian / exclusively a pet parent (not required)
  • If you are a parent/guardian, how many kids do you have? What are their ages?
  • I would love a photographer to help me document my family (pick one): never / maybe someday / unsure / yes soon / yes right away (not required)
  • If desired, enclose a family photo (not required)
  • If I am selected as the winner (pick one) : I will be accepting the prize for myself and my family / I will be gifting the prize to someone else
  • If you would be gifting the prize to someone else, in what city, state, and zipcode is the person located to whom you would gift the prize?
  • Would you like to be on the coSeedPhoto mailing list? (pick one) Yes / No (required)

Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, for the duration of the Contest Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person or e-mail address in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

6. Winner Selection
On or about February, 15 2016, the Sponsor will, in its sole discretion, select a winner from all eligible entries received. Entries will be judged on the merit of their response. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone or email on or about February 16, 2016. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place from the remaining eligible entries. The selected winner may elect to claim the prize themselves or gift it to another individual or family of their choosing, provided the recipient satisfies all eligibility requirements.

7. Winner Notification
The potential winner will be notified by email, mail or phone. Each potential winner will be required to complete, electronically sign, and submit a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), the potential winner forfeits prize. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Contest Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the prize to an alternate winner by selection from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate selections will be made, after which the prize will remain un-awarded.

Prize must be fulfilled within twelve months and sessions scheduled at a mutually agreed upon date and time between the Sponsor and winner. Scheduling sessions will be dependent on Sponsor’s availability at the time of scheduling.

8. Prize
The prize will be coSeedPhoto’s two session photo package which includes :

  • two (2) on-location family photo sessions
  • up to four (4) hours per session
  • two (2) framed essentials 12×18 prints
  • in-person image viewing and ordering session
  • 30-day online viewing gallery
  • Mobile App Viewing Gallery

Total value of the prize is $2060.

*additional products (digital archive files, prints etc) from sessions may be purchased separately upon request but no purchase is required.

9. Ownership and Publicity
Entrants represent and warrant that all written responses are their own, do not violate or infringe on the rights of any third-party, and are free from all claims for fees, royalties, or other payments from any persons asserting any rights to the writing. Entrants agree Sponsor shall have the right to use their name and the written response of their entry, in whole or in part, in its advertising and marketing materials in order to publicize the Contest. In allowing Sponsor to use their written response, entrants hereby grant non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual and transferable license under all rights of intellectual property, privacy, publicity and otherwise to reproduce, distribute, make derivative works from, publicly display, and otherwise use the material.

10. General Conditions
In the event the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Contest Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Contest Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, including use of any defamatory, obscene, lewd, or inappropriate language. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney’s fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

11. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider(ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunication or failed computers, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the processing of entries or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

12. Disputes
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees 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 Middlesex county Massachusetts. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules, entrants 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 Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Massachusetts.

13. Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.