Cover Search Contest Rules & Regulations

Official Rules

DESCRIPTION OF CONTEST: Via photographs taken by Q Publishing, and as a Finalist by video entry only, entrants will submit entry information and an original video no longer than two minutes on the theme, “Why should you be the Out Front Colorado cover?” Judges will select 30 pre-finalists from the submitted photographs. The top 10 finalists photo entries as well as their video entry will be posted for public viewing and voting on www.outfrontcolorado.com and myspace.com/outfrontcolorado1, and the Finalist whose video receives the most votes will be awarded one cover on Out Front Colorado during the Fall of 2008 between Sept 17th – Oct 29th. The Official Rules provide additional details concerning eligibility and other contest requirements.

HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary to enter, win or play. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning. Have your picture taken by Out Front Colorado at either: Ft Collins Pride in the Park (June 7, 2008), Denver PrideFest (June 21 & 22, 2008), Colorado Springs Pride (July 20, 2008) or at JR’s Bar located at 777 E 17th Ave Denver, CO (June 25th, July 9th, July 23, 2008) Only photo entries taken by OFC Street Team will be allowed to enter the contest.

Video Finalists who will be chosen by a panel of Judges (see below under FINALIST JUDGING AND CRITEIA) must meet file requirements stipulated by Out Front Colorado and be no longer than two minutes in length. All preliminary photo entries will be accepted between 12:01 a.m. Mountain Time (“ET”) on June 7, 2008 and 11:59 p.m. MT on August 1, 2008 (“Promotional Time Period”). Finalist entries will be notified via email and/or contacted by phone. All finalists will have until August 15, 2008 to submit their two-minute video to Out Front Colorado on disk, VHS tape or via email to coverfinalist@outfrontcolorado.com or by mail to 789 Sherman St #110 Denver, CO 80203.

Finalists are required to fill out an Official Entry Form including name, title of video, email address, phone number, mailing address, where you heard about contest, and acceptance of the Official Rules. Only the finalist who is contacted by Out Front Colorado will be allowed to submit a video; no joint submissions will be accepted. All individuals who participated in the preliminary photo contest must be included in the submitted finalist video. Entries will be screened for compliance with contest requirements; incomplete or non-complying entries will be disqualified. A finalist may only have one video selected for voting. Out Front Colorado and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agencies, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and promotional and other vendor agencies involved in this contest are not responsible for lost, late, non-complying or misdirected entries. All entries become the property of Q Publishing; as a condition of entry, entrant agrees to assign all rights, title and interest in video to Q Publishing (sponsor) and its assigns. Completed written agreement assigning/licensing all ownership and intellectual property rights will be required as a condition of being named a Finalist, or opportunity for cover opportunity will forfeited and alternate Finalist chosen.

ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR ENTRY: Finalist video entry must be entrant’s original creation and may not include copyrighted, trademarked, patented or previously published material. Entry requiring license or usage rights from any third party is not eligible. Video may not display any trademarked or copyrighted brand names/logos, except those of Out Front Colorado. If video depicts anyone other than entrant, signed release may be required (at Sponsor’s sole discretion), or entry may be disqualified from further participation and alternate Finalist chosen. Video cannot defame or invade the rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any third party’s personal, proprietary or intellectual rights. Video cannot contain illegal or unlawful material, and must not promote bigotry, racism, harm or discrimination. Public domain materials may be used. Video must be consistent with Out Front Colorado’s reputation in the marketplace and must be suitable for audiences of all ages. Entries, which, in Sponsor or judges’ sole discretion, contain any type of vulgarity or objectionable content, will be disqualified. Entries that do not meet these stated criteria, or entries that (in Sponsor’s or judges’ sole discretion) may technically meet the stated criteria but do not reflect the intent and the spirit of the contest, are not eligible.

Entry of video constitutes entrant’s certification that s/he (i) is the owner of the video, (ii) is able and authorized to submit it, and (iii) has received the consent of anyone pictured.

By submitting video, entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Out Front Colorado and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, agencies, retailers, wholesalers, distributors and promotional and other vendor agencies involved in this contest from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorney fees) and liabilities (including settlements), resulting from or relating to entrant’s submission or video, or any information supplied or represented to Out Front Colorado by entrant.

ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal US residents. Employees of Out Front Colorado or its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, agencies, retailers, wholesalers, distributors, and promotional or other vendor agencies involved in the promotion, and the immediate relatives (spouse, child, sibling, parent) and those residing in the households of all such employees, are not eligible. The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

FINALIST JUDGING CRITERIA AND SELECTION: This is not a game of chance. Odds of winning depend on the number and quality of entries received, and on finalists’ abilities to attract votes for their entries. Judges will be a panel of 5 chosen representatives. Judges will select thirty (30) finalists from among all eligible photo entries received during the Promotional Time Period. Judging will be completed on or about August 1, 2008.

All finalist video entries will be evaluated by judges on a 100-point scale, as follows:

a maximum of 20 points for Creativity;
a maximum of 20 points for Humor;
a maximum of 20 points for Realism;
a maximum of 20 points for Quality;
a maximum of 20 points for Overall Appeal;

The entries with the highest point totals will be selected as the ten (10) potential finalists, subject to confirmation of eligibility and provided that any entry may be eliminated, regardless of point total, in the judges’ or Sponsor’s sole discretion (i) if it is not consistent with Out Front Colorado’s reputation in the marketplace, including its reputation for quality and integrity, (ii) if it does not reflect the goals of the promotion, (iii) if the language of the entry is not suitable for all ages or (iv) if the entry is so deficient in production value or content as to be unclear or inappropriate. In the event of ties in point totals among the group of potential finalists, judges will revisit the tied entries and choose as potential finalist the tied entry that best reflects all criteria as a whole.

FINALISTS: On or about August 1, 2008, the potential Finalists will be will be notified by phone or email to the number/address given on entry. The potential Finalists will be required to respond within 72 hours, or will be disqualified and another potential Finalist chosen, based on judging and related criteria stated above. In addition, within 7 days of initial notification, potential Finalist will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Assignment of Rights and Publicity Release and Mutually-Agreeable Liability Release or Sponsor may declare opportunity forfeited and another potential Finalist may be chosen. Proof or verification of identity and qualification will be required. Finalists are also subject to the Assignment of Rights provisions below. Failure to comply with any of the documentation, verification and agreement requirements may result in forfeiture of opportunity and the selection of another potential Finalist.

ONLINE VOTING TO DETERMINE COVER MODEL WINNER: Up to ten (10) Finalists’ entries will be featured at www.outfrontcolorado.com and myspace.com/outfrontcolorado1 between approximately August 18, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. ET September 7, 2008 for evaluation and voting by website viewers. Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. MT September 7, 2008. Highest vote total will determine the Cover Model winner. In the event of a tie in top vote totals, additional one-day voting periods will be announced and used as needed until the tie is broken. Subject to verification and validation, the winner will be announced on or about September 17, 2008, in Out Front Colorado as well as be listed on www.outfrontcolorado.com and myspace.com/outfrontcolorado1. Only one vote per day may be submitted per e-mail address.

GRAND PRIZE: Prize consists only of being featured on the cover of Out Front Colorado and an editorial interview. The prize may not be transferred or assigned by the winner. If for any reason winner is not able to be on the cover or no longer meets the eligibility requirements, Sponsor may, in its discretion, choose an alternate winner based on contest results.

ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS: All entry submissions become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. By entering, Entrant hereby irrevocably grants and assigns and transfers all rights, title and interest in his/her entry submissions, including but not limited to copyrights, patent rights and all other proprietary rights, to the Sponsor, for use in relation to the contest, said grant and assignment expiring upon selection of Semifinalists, provided however that Semifinalists and the Grand Prize winner will be required to provide additional rights as a condition of selection, or selection and opportunity for prize will be forfeited. Semifinalists will be required to provide a full and perpetual exclusive grant and assignment of all rights for all purposes, said grant becoming non-exclusive for the Semifinalists who are not selected for the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize winner's perpetual exclusive grant and assignment of all rights will remain in effect as a condition of prize award. Entrants further agree to any additional written authorization, assignment or other papers reasonably requested by Sponsor in connection with the transfer and assignment of rights to their entry submission, as outlined herein.

ADDITIONAL RULES: All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By entering, participants who become Finalists grant Out Front Colorado, Widmer and Jr’s permission to use their names and/or likenesses for advertising or publicity without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this contest or their redemption or use of their prize. Out Front Colorado is not responsible for any typographical or other error in printing, or in the offering or the announcement of prizes, including such errors that may result in the erroneous designation of an entrant as a prize winner. In no event will more than one Grand Prize be awarded. If for any reason the integrity or intended proper conduct of this contest is compromised, Out Front Colorado reserves the right to terminate, modify or suspend the promotion. Out Front Colorado further reserves the right to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process. This contest is intended for viewing in the United States only and is subject to United States law. Do not enter this contest if you are not a legal U.S. resident (includes the 50 states, District of Columbia or Puerto Rico). Sponsor is not responsible for any problem or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or provider, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor due to technical problem or traffic, congestion on the internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Contest votes generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means are ineligible and will be disqualified.

All entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address submitted at the time of the entry. The “Authorized Account Holder” is the person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By entering, entrant agrees to accept and abide by the Official Rules of this contest and agrees that any dispute with regard to the conduct of this contest, rule interpretation or award of prize, shall be resolved by Out Front Colorado or its designated representative, whose decision shall be binding and final. By participating, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Out Front Colorado and its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service agencies, independent contractors, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of any of the above organizations from any injury, loss or damage to person, including death or property damage due in-whole or in-part, directly or indirectly to the acceptance, use, or misuse of a prize, participation in any contest-related activity, or participation in the contest. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of this offer; administration of the contest or in the announcement of prizes, including such error as may give an erroneous indication that a prize has been won. In the event the Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this contest or the integrity and/or feasibility of the contest is undermined by any event or in any fashion, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the contest without notice or further obligation. If the Sponsor, in its discretion, so elects to abbreviate the contest, the Sponsor reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to award the prize from among all valid and eligible entries received to date. All entries are the property of the Sponsor and are not returnable.

WINNERS LIST: Finalists and winner will be identified on www.outfrontcolorado.com

SPONSOR:

Sponsored 2008 by:
Q Publishing, Inc.
789 Sherman St #110
Denver, CO 80203

Jr’s Bar & Grill
777 E 17th Ave
Denver, CO 80203

Widmer
929 N Russell
Portland, OR 97227

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