Photos
submitted must be in .jpg format. File size should be no larger
than 2MB. By submitting a photo, entrant represents and warrants
that the photographer and any identifiable person depicted in
the photo has the power and lawfully consents to the submission
and use of the picture in the Contest and, at Sponsor's discretion,
to its posting on the Internet in connection with the Contest
and to Sponsor's non-exclusive use of any persons' likeness as
incorporated into the photo in any and all media now known or
hereinafter developed, without territorial, time or other use
limitations. Submission of an entry grants Sponsor and its agents
the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such entry
in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without
consideration to the photographer, entrant or other identifiable
persons depicted in a submitted photo. Submission of any entry
further constitutes lawful consent of the entrant, photographer
and any identifiable persons depicted in the submitted photo to
irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor on a non-exclusive
basis any and all rights, title and interest in the entry, including,
without limitation, all copyrights. Sponsor reserves the right
it its sole discretion to verify the foregoing requirements, relating
to the eligibility of any submitted photo, including the procurement
of legally enforceable written confirmations from any identifiable
persons depicted in a submitted photo. The reasonable costs incurred
by entrant in connection with the creation and delivery of a submitted
photo published by Sponsor will be reimbursed by Sponsor upon
receipt of an itemized invoice. Entrant agrees to indemnify and
hold Sponsor and the Promotional Parties harmless, including reasonable
attorney's fees and costs, from any breach of the Contest requirements
for photo entry. Entries: must be the original work of the entrant;
may not have won previous awards; may not have been published
previously; must not infringe third-party rights, and must be
suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent).
Judging:
Two rounds of judging
will be conducted. The first round of judging will be completed
on or about July 5, 2005 from among all eligible entries received
by an independent judging agency, whose decisions are final and
binding in all matters relating to this Contest. All entries will
be judged based on the following criteria: 33% originality (#1),
33% relevance to the theme (as described in the 'To Enter' section
of these rules) (#2) and 33% humorous nature (#3). In the event
of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in
the first judging criteria, continuing thereafter to each judging
criteria in order (#1-#3), as needed, to break the tie. The first
round of judging will name 26 finalists (each a "Finalist"). Finalists
will be notified by telephone, postal mail, express mail and/or
e-mail on or about July 7, 2005. In the second round of judging
("Second Round"), Finalist's photos will be posted at www.HOTPOCKETS.com
between 12:01 a.m. Central Time (CT) July 9, 2005 and 11:59 p.m.
CT on July 31, 2005 for public voting. The public will be asked
to register and vote for the funniest photograph. Limit one vote
per person per day. In the event of a tie, there will be a run-off
vote between the tied entries by the public under the same criteria
on dates as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Grand
Prize Winner will be notified by telephone, postal mail, express
mail and/or e-mail on or about August 1, 2005.
Prizes:
Grand Prize (1) -
$5,000 awarded in the form of a check made payable to the winner.
ARV: $5,000. First Prizes (25) Free HOT POCKETS® brand sandwiches
and Milk for one year awarded in the form of free product coupons.
Free product coupons; 52 coupons valued at $2.99 each for HOT
POCKETS® brand sandwiches and 52 coupons valued at $2.25 each
for milk. ARV: $272. No cash substitutions for prizes will be
permitted and prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable,
except at sole discretion of sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right
to substitute prize of equal or greater value. Federal, state
and local taxes on prizes are solely the responsibility of the
winner. Total ARV for all prizes $11,800. The Grand Prize winner
will be required to complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of
Eligibility, a Liability Release and, where lawful, a Publicity
Release within seven (7) days of notification. If documents are
not returned on a timely basis, or if any prize notification or
prize is returned as non-deliverable, or if winner is found to
be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules,
Grand Prize winner will be disqualified and the person with the
next highest score in the Second Round will be selected as the
Grand Prize winner who must sign and return all documentation
as required herein. First Prizes will be shipped within 8-10 weeks
of end of Contest.
Other Conditions:
Sponsor
assumes no responsibility for computer system, phone line, hardware,
software or program malfunctions or other errors, failures of
any kinds, delayed computer transmissions or network connections
that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right
in its sole discretion to cancel, modify or suspend this contest,
in its entirety or in part should virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond
Sponsor's control corrupt the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper play of the contest. Sponsor is not responsible
for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by
Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated
with or utilized in the contest by any technical or human errors
which may occur in the processing of the entries in the contest.
Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the contest
and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the entrant,
the authorized subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of
entry will be considered the entrant. 'Authorized account subscriber'
is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address
by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other
organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses
or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Sponsor
reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual
it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation
of the contest or web-site or to be acting in violation of the
Rules.
Winners List:
Grand Prize and First Prize winners will be posted at www.HOTPOCKETS.com beginning 8/15/05.

