Eligibility: The Pets for Pride Photo Contest (the "Contest") is open to all legal U.S. residents who are at least eighteen (18) years of age. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulations. Entrants/winners must be legal residents of the US at the time of the competition entry. Entrants/winners under the age of 18 must have the permission of a parent or legal guardian.
- Digital photos will be accepted online beginning at 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, June 1, 2024 until 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
- Pets will receive one vote for every $1 donated, with a minimum of 5 votes/$5 per transaction -- but the sky’s the limit when voting for your favorite. For each transaction, votes-by-donation will be applied to one entry. Votes for multiple pets should be made in separate transactions. The online voting period runs from 12:00:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Saturday, June 1, 2024 through 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time) on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
- Complete the entry form and submit your photo in a JPG or PNG format. All photos must be in focus and of good quality (brightness and contrast). Photo size should be at least 270 pixels by 180 pixels in order to minimize photo distortion online. All submitted photos are subject to review by JASMYN staff for inappropriate/offensive content -- those entries will not be permitted and a refund will not be provided).
- Photos must only contain domestic pets (no people or wildlife).
- All images must be photographic creations. AI or computer-generated images, text or any other non-photographic elements are not permitted. Photographs must be full color and may not be edited, or altered/filtered (other than minor color, contrast, or sharpness adjustments).
- The use of stock photos, watermarked photos, purchased digital backdrops, textures or graphics is not permitted. Images must not infringe copyright, moral rights, property, person, or other third-party rights.
- Photos with professional photographer watermarks will not be eligible to be included in the Contest.
- You can enter as many pets as you like but each pet must be entered individually with a separate photograph.
- All submitted photos and information become the property of JASMYN to be used at our discretion for any and all marketing purposes without any compensation to the photographer (see below).
- All donations are non-refundable. Entries and donations must be made via the online Contest page. All online payments are made through a secure site. Donations to JASMYN, Inc. are tax-deductible by law. Please save your credit card receipts for your tax records. JASMYN, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (tax ID 59-3284175).
- GoGo Photo Contest and JASMYN are not responsible for any technical problems or for late, incomplete, stolen, or misdirected entries.
- The winning participant will be notified no later than 3 days after the Contest has closed.
- Grant of Rights in Connection with the Contest
With regard to any image or content submitted, you agree to grant JASMYN, its legal representatives, successors, and assigns, the nonexclusive right and permission to use, modify, adapt, reproduce, publish, and distribute the photograph, or any portion thereof, throughout the world, in any printed form and by any kind of mechanical or electronic or any other method or device of reproduction, publication, and distribution known or later developed, and without notification or payment, in connection with JASMYN Pets for Pride Photo Contest. JASMYN agrees that it will never sell the photograph or rights in the photograph to any individual or entity.
- Liability
Releases are not responsible for printing, typographical, human or other errors of any kind in any Contest-related materials or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries. If, for any reason, the Contests are not capable of running as planned, or infection by computer viruses, bugs, or tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, actions of entrants, technical failures, or any other causes corrupt or infect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contests, JASMYN reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any entry or entrant and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contests and at its sole discretion award a prize from among all eligible non-suspect entries validly received prior to the action requiring such modification. By entering, the pet owner agrees to accept and abide by Contest rules.