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How to play
1. To enter, submit a color or black/white photo, along with a completed entry form by 5pm
Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Include your pet’s name along with your name, address, phone number and a $10 donation payable to the Herald & Review Newspapers in Education program. Mail to VIP Pets Contest, C/O the Herald & Review, 601 E. William Street, Decatur, IL 62523 or drop off at William Street Press, 602 E. William, between 8am
– 5pm. Absolutely no photos will be returned.
2. The VIP Pet contest will consist of three rounds of voting, with the third round determining the Grand Prize winner. All contestants will be included in the first round. Each consecutive round will eliminate one half of the contestants, with the pets receiving the lowest number of votes being eliminated.
3. Voting for Round One will begin Friday, February 18, 2011, when a special VIP Pets supplement is published. Look for complete voting details inside. Deadline for Round
One voting is Thursday, February 24, 2011. Multiple ballots are welcome.
4. Votes will be zeroed out at the start of each round. All votes for the third and final round must be submitted by 5pm Thursday, March 24, 2011. Winners will be announced in the Herald & Review on Sunday, April 3, 2011. The grand prize winner will receive a $300 gift
certificate to Millie & Bo’s Barkery.
5. Photos of pets and pet names will be published in the Herald & Review for voting purposes.
6. Pets owned by the employees, agents and independent contractors of Lee Enterprises and their immediate families are not eligible to win.
The fine print
No purchase necessary.
You must be 13 years of age or older at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. This contest is void where prohibited by law.
Winners will be notified by email. If a winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be selected. If Decatur Herald & Review cannot find an eligible winner for the prize, that prize will not be awarded.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
Automated voting of any kind is not allowed.
Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided.
Only one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.
Decatur Herald & Review reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or greater value.
Decatur Herald & Review reserves the right to restrict the local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 30 mile radius of the affiliate's' office.
Employees of Decatur Herald & Review, its respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not eligible.
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all matters pertaining to the contest.
Entrants further grant to Decatur Herald & Review the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest.
Decatur Herald & Review reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest, including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
The Contest and all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, Inc., and/or Decatur Herald & Review. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials, trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
Each winner, by acceptance of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.
UPICKEM and Decatur Herald & Review are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures, electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.
All results posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail notification.
Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
This contest is not intended for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to authorities.
Decatur Herald & Review reserves the right to change the rules at any time.
This contest is officially sponsored by Decatur Herald & Review.
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