There will be 10 finalists, nine chosen by the editors and one picked by the readers who will vote. They will be brought to New York City for a professional photo shoot. One of the 10 finalists will be chosen to appear on the November cover of Parents magazine.
The Parents Magazine Cover Contest entry period began on April 4, and ends on June 19, which is called the Entry Period. Entries must be received by 10:59 p.m, CDT on June 19.
Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.
SPONSOR: Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa.
ENTRY: Visit Parents Magazine to enter. Complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of up to six current photos of your child between the ages of three months and six years, as of the date of entry. Photos must be recent, taken within one month of entry for children under one year of age, and within three months of entry for children over one year of age), taken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.
Photos must not contain material that violates or infringes the rights of another, including, but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks. By entering, you represent and warrant that your entry does not violate or infringe the rights of another, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, and that no part of your entry materials constitutes copyright infringement.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, disqualify, modify, edit and revise any entries, subjects, photos, or related materials that Sponsor deems, in its sole discretion, to be nude, obscene, defamatory, profane, offensive, lewd, pornographic, false, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise inconsistent with its editorial standards, audience expectations, or reputational interests or that Sponsor believes may violate any applicable law or regulation or the rights of any third party. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to verify any element of any entry or related materials and to disqualify any entrant whose participation may subject the contest, Sponsor, or Sponsor's advertisers, clients, or customers to controversy, negative publicity, scorn, or ridicule.
LIMIT: One entry per household per eligible child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries.
ELIGIBILITY: Legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, 18 years of age or older, who are the parent or legal guardian of the child depicted in the entry are eligible to enter, except employees of Sponsor and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Contest and their respective agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and members of their immediate families or persons residing at the same address.
WINNER SELECTION: There will be three (3) rounds of judging:
First Round - on or about July 5, 20 semi-finalists will be selected from among all eligible entries by qualified judges appointed by Sponsor based on overall appearance of the child as shown in the photo(s) (34%), personality of child as expressed through the photo(s) (33%) and quality of photo(s) (33%). Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than 20 Semi-finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries.
On or about July 7, potential Semi-finalists will be notified by email and/or telephone to confirm compliance with eligibility requirements and to submit by email, on or before July 16, at 10:59 p.m., CDT, five additional non-professional photos of the child entered, taken by the entrant between July 7, and July 15.
Second Round - on or about July 23, a qualified panel of judges appointed by Sponsor will select nine finalists from among the 20 Semi-finalists by applying the same judging criteria as used in the First Round to the five additional photos submitted by the Semi-finalists.
If a tie occurs in either round, the entry from among the tied entries having the highest score in the criterion of overall appearance of child will be deemed a semi-finalist or finalist. Decisions of judges are final and binding in all respects.
READERS’ CHOICE FINALIST SELECTION
Each entrant will receive an email to notify them that their entry has been posted in the Parents’ Photo Faves gallery and will be given a link to refer voters to the entry by way of a specified URL.
Each week all entries for the weekly time period specified below will be displayed and readers will be invited to vote for their favorite entry based on overall appearance of the child as shown in the photo(s), personality of child as expressed through the photo(s), and quality of photo(s). One vote per person (with a valid e-mail address) per day. For each one week entry period, one weekly Readers Choice semi-finalist will be determined by highest number of votes received. In the event of a tie, a qualified panel of judges will determine the weekly Readers’ Choice semi-finalist from among the tied entries based on photogenic appeal of the child. Voting results are unofficial until verified by Sponsor.
There will be 11 weekly Readers’ Choice semi-finalists whose entries will be displayed for voting at http://www.parents.com/parents/cfile.jsp?item=/marketing/contests/PMM_CoverContest2010/pmm_splashcontest_win_cover_contest_2010&temp=yes&ordersrc=pmmcoverEODaily Voting for the Readers’ Choice Finalist will begin on July 7, and end at 11:59 p.m. CDT on July 14. One vote per person (with a valid e-mail address) per day. The one Readers Choice Finalist will be the semi-finalist that receives the highest number of votes and will be one of the ten potential contest finalists. In the event of a tie among semi-finalists receiving the highest number of votes, a qualified panel of judges will determine the weekly Readers’ Choice Finalist based on photogenic appeal of the child. Voting results are unofficial until verified by Sponsor.
Week 1: For contest entries submitted between 4/4/2010 and 4/10/2010 at 11 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 4/12/2010 at 12:00 a.m. CDT and ends 4/18/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT .
Week 2: For contest entries submitted between 4/10/2010 11:01 p.m. CDT and 4/17/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 4/19/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 4/25/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 3: For contest entries submitted between 4/17/2010 11:01 p.m. CDT and 4/24/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 4/26/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 5/2/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 4: For contest entries submitted between 4/24/2010 11:01 p.m. CDT and 5/1/2010 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 5/3/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 5/9/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 5: For contest entries submitted between 5/1/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 5/8/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 5/10/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 5/16/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 6: For contest entries submitted between 5/8/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 5/15/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 5/17/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 5/23/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 7: For contest entries submitted between 5/15/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 5/22/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 5/24 /2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 5/30/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 8: For contest entries submitted between 5/22/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 5/29/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 5/31/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 6/6/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 9: For contest entries submitted between 5/29/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 6/5/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 6/7/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 6/13/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 10: For contest entries submitted between 6/5/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 6/12/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 6/14/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 6/20/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
Week 11: For contest entries submitted between 6/12/2010 at 11:01 p.m. CDT and 6/19/2010 at 11:00 p.m. CDT, the Photo Faves voting period begins 6/21/2010 at 12 a.m. CDT and ends 6/27/2010 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
The ten 10 potential Finalists will be notified by email, mail and/or telephone on or about July 26. To be eligible as a Finalist, each Finalist child and one (1) parent or guardian will be required to travel to New York for a Parents magazine photo shoot (travel provided by Sponsor as part of Contest prize – see Prizes section below for details), departing on or about August 10, and returning on or about August 13. Failure to attend the photo shoot and/or travel on specified dates will result in disqualification. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify a Finalist for any reason, including without limitation, behavior of Finalist’s child at the photo shoot.
Third Round - on or about September 10, qualified judges appointed by Sponsor will select one Grand Prize winner based on appearance of child as shown in the photo(s) from the photo shoot (50%) and personality of child as expressed through the photo(s) from the photo shoot (50%). In event of a tie, the photos of the tied Finalists from the photo shoot will be re-judged according to the criteria listed above by an additional judge who will serve as the tiebreaker.
PRIZES:
The ten Finalists will each receive a photo shoot prize package, consisting of a trip package for Finalist child and one parent/legal guardian to a Parents magazinephoto shoot, including roundtrip coach-class air transportation for one (1) adult and one (1) child from a major U.S. airport near Finalist’s home (determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to New York, NY, approximate retail value (“ARV”) $1,800.00; ground transportation between airport/hotel/photo shoot location, ARV $300; three (3) days and two nights hotel (standard) accommodations at a hotel of Sponsor’s choice (single room, double occupancy), ARV $750.00; and a daily stipend of $150.00 for food and expenses while in New York City, RV $450.00; total ARV of photo shoot prize package: $3,300.00. Final actual value at time of booking and travel may be substantially more or less depending on point of origin and ticket availability. Some restrictions may apply. All other expenses not listed including but not limited to additional meals, gratuities, incidentals, taxes, etc., are the sole responsibility of the Finalists.
The Grand Prize winner may also be featured on the cover of a future issue of Parents magazine. Appearance on the magazine cover is subject to Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for any circumstances that make it impractical or impossible to fulfill this element of the prize. This element of the prize has no retail value, and if it becomes impractical or impossible to fulfill this element, Sponsor will have fulfilled its prize obligation by having provided the photo shoot prize package. The Grand Prize winner will also receive a Canon EOS Rebel T2i, retail value $899.99. The remaining nine Finalists will each receive a Canon PowerShot SX210 IS, retail value $349.99.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if prize (or a portion thereof) cannot be awarded as described. Sponsor will determine all elements of prizing in its sole discretion. Prizes may not be assigned, transferred, changed or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee express or implied. Sponsor disclaims all and any liability for the actual provision, quality or nature of any third party product or service accepted by the winners. The awarding of any prize is contingent upon full compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants agree to be bound by Official Rules and agree that if any winner fails to provide proof of identity, refuses to provide required affidavit, is found to have violated Official Rules or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria, prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Entrants understand that Sponsor is not liable for injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising from participation in this promotion and acceptance, possession and use of prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prize.
VOTE COUNTS DISPLAYED ONLINE MAY NOT BE ACCURATE. RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL ALL ONLINE VOTES HAVE BEEN COUNTED. Decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects.
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