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2013 FOTOBAMA Contest - Terms and Conditions By entering the Contest, you agree to the Contest Terms and Conditions listed below. SPONSOR Sponsor is FotoDC, Inc., a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of photography's role in our world by recognizing photographic excellence, and ensuring that the celebration of this powerful medium is an accessible and inclusive experience. FOTODC, 1050 17th St. NW, Ste. 560, Washington, DC 20036 OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES Photographers retain ownership of copyright to their entries. ENTRY PERIOD The FOTOBAMA Photo Contest begins January 15th and ends January 31st at midnight EST. By submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to the Official Rules and confirms that his or her entry complies with all requirements set out in the Official Rules and that the decisions of the Judges are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest. WHO MAY ENTER All entrants must be 18 years of age or older. Members of the FotoDC, Inc. Board of Directors ineligible. Advisory Board Members are eligible. The entries will be judged separately, in accordance with the Judging Criteria, as defined herein. Contest is void where prohibited. CAPTURE DEVICES Images may be captured with any device, including mobile phones and tablets, toy cameras, film cameras and more. CATEGORIES (1) Single Image: A single image with a campaign/inauguration focus. Images may not be staged/posed, composites, multiple exposures, or misrepresent reality. TO ENTER: All entries must be submitted electronically, at the official website: http://fotoweekdc.org. There is no mail-in method of entry. Once the registration process has been completed, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. Simply log onto the website and follow the online instructions to upload images from your computer. Images formatted in JPEG or TIFF measuring at least 1,000 pixels on their long dimension are preferred. Images may be color profiled in sRGB or Adobe-1998. Online entries must be made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, Internet domain owner, or other person or organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. JUDGING The Contest will be judged by David Hume Kennerly and Robert McNeely. The entries will be judged in accordance with the Judging Criteria, as defined below. Contest consists of two (2) rounds of evaluation. In Round One, judges will each review the entries and select a group of entries to proceed to Round Two on the basis of creative vision, originality and technical competence as appropriate to the category ("Judging Criteria"). In Round Two, the Judges will collectively select, from among the entries selected in Round One, the winners based on the Judging Criteria. Winners will be notified by email on or about February 15, 2013. Decisions of the Sponsor and Judges are final and binding. AWARDS The following prizes will be awarded: 1st Place: CASH AWARD OF $500, 2nd Place: CASH AWARD OF $350, 3rd Place: CASH AWARD OF $150 in the form of a check. The winners and selected favorites, at the discretion of the Sponsor, will be included in an exhibition in early March.Total cash value of the awards: $1,000. In addition, submitted work will be shown online at fotoweekdc.org. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION Each submitted photograph, in its entirety, must be a work of original material taken by the Contest entrant. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges and warrants that the submitted entry is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the entry does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the entry. The entry must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. Entries deemed inappropriate will be disqualified. Entries that include sculptures, statues, paintings, and other works of art will be accepted as long as they do not constitute copyright infringement or fraud; provided that entrants must be prepared to provide a release form as described below in "Third Party Releases/Licenses." When photographing the work of others, it must be as an object in its environment and not a full-frame close up of another person's art. If the entry includes other people, you must be prepared to provide a signed written personal release from all persons who appear in the work submitted, authorizing use of the entry as provided below in "Third Party Releases/Licenses." If you are unable to provide a personal release, upon request by Sponsor and in the form provided by Sponsor, then your entry may be disqualified. You do not need to send the release with your entry. If you win, we will contact you if a model release is needed. The entries will be judged in accordance with the Judging Criteria, as defined herein. ENTRANT LICENSES/RELEASES If the entry contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, and/or if any persons appear in the work, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the work in the manner set forth in these Official Rules without additional compensation. If any person appearing in any work is under the age of majority in their state/province/territory of residence, the signature of a parent or legal guardian is required on each release. Upon entering a photograph in the Fotobama Photo Contest, you, the photographer grant FotoDC the rights to use said image for promotion of FotoDC and for other FotoDC purposes only for a period of five (5) years from the date of entry. The copyright remains solely with the photographer. FotoDC will in no way grant usage to any third party or use said image for any purpose other than for promotion of FotoDC itself. THIRD PARTY RELEASES Upon request of Sponsor, entrant may be asked to provide a signed release from all persons who (1) appear in the photograph or (2) who have copyrighted material of any kind that appears in the photograph, granting the Authorized Partners the rights to display their likeness or their copyrighted material as it appears in the photograph in any media whatsoever in connection with the Contest, its advertising, at the Contest website, in Contest exhibitions in publicity releases or other Contest or winner related materials. Failure to provide such release in a timely manner may result in disqualification.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless FotoDC, Inc., and each of their respective partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay in operation or transmission; communications line failure; theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to Contest entries or entry forms; or alteration of entries or entry forms. Sponsors are not responsible for any problems with or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, human errors of any kind, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrants' or any other persons' computers related to or resulting from participation, uploading or downloading of any materials related to this Contest. INTERNET Sponsor is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or any combination thereof. If for any reason the Internet portion of the program is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to select winners from eligible entries received as of the termination date. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent of the law. CONDITIONS THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. This Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Certain restrictions may apply. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, mutilated, incomplete, illegible, misdirected, or postage-due mail. Entries void if the Sponsor determines the entry not to be an original, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft. Participants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; (b) that the decisions of the Judges are final on all matters relating to the Contest; and (c) if he/she wins that Sponsor may use each winner's name, photograph, likeness, and/or voice in any publicity or advertising relating to the Contest or future promotions without compensation or approval (except where prohibited by law). All federal, state and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinners. In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize are/is ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and Sponsor, in their sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to entrants. RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, worms, Trojan horses, denial of service attacks, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsors that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual(s) who tamper with the entry process, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest. If Sponsors elect to cancel or terminate the Contest, Sponsors will not retain any rights in the submitted photographs and will return the entry fees. GOVERNING LAW Except where prohibited by law, all issues concerning the construction, validity and enforcement of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor, shall be construed and governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to conflicts of law. All suits or claims brought in connection with this Contest must be brought in a state or federal court in Washington DC. WINNERS LIST Winners' names will be available online at http://fotoweekdc.org after February 15, 2013.
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