Rules

This contest is open to anyone aged 18 years or older. Parents may submit for younger entrants on their behalf.

Contest is open March 10, 2017 08:00 EST through April 10, 2017 20:00 EST.

Winning photos will be selected by April 30, 2017

Photographs are intended to portray the beauty, humour, personality and other positive qualities of cats. They may not contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content. 

Your photo may contain only one cat.

People are not allowed in photos; ONLY pets.

Any photo that does not meet the submission requirements or that contain content that is deemed not appropriate will be removed from the voting.

Photos submitted for the calendar must include at least one cat, which should be present in no less than 2/3 of the frame. 

You must submit a photo of your cat and include: 

• name of the cat
• your name
• your city and province
• email address
• phone number
• a paragraph that tells voters something fun or interesting about the cat in the photo.

All photos must be uploaded. 

Sorry, we cannot accept hard copies.

There is a $10.00 entry fee for each photo submitted.

Donations made in support of a photo are valued at one vote for every $1.00 donated. 

There is a $5.00 minimum vote per credit card transaction.

All donations for submission/votes are non-refundable and not tax deductible. Entries and donations must be made via the online contest page.

Proceeds from this event will go towards caring for the cats in our care until they find their forever homes. We encourage you to e-mail, publicize and post on social media the contest link to family and friends and encourage them to vote for their favorite contestant`s photo. Votes may be cast during the voting period only.

Your cat does NOT have to be adopted from Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue to be eligible to enter the contest.

Contestants may submit one or multiple entry to the contest. It must be an original photo of an animal they have permission to photograph. 

Entrants agree that personal data, especially name and address, may be processed, shared, and otherwise used for the purposes and within the context of the contest. The data may also be used in order to verify the participant's identity, postal address, and telephone number or to otherwise verify the participant's eligibility to participate in the contest.

All winners will be determined by electronic vote tabulations under the supervision of GoGo Photo Contest, whose decisions are final and binding.

The TOP 10 ENTRIES will be featured in our Rescue me 2018 Photo Calendar.

The TOP VOTE RECIPIENT will win the coveted calendar cover photo.

The other 9 top entries will be featured as cats of the month.

**Every photo that is entered to the contest (that meets the requirements) may be included in the calendar. **

Winners will be announced April 30, 2017 through the Rescue Me 2018 Facebook Page.

By entering the contest, the entrant represents, acknowledges, and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original work created solely by the entrant, that the photograph does not infringe on the copyrights, trademarks, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, and that no other party has any right, title, claim, or interest in the photograph.

Entry into the contest also gives Rescue Me 2018 exclusive rights and permissions related to the publication and sharing of the image.

By entering the contest, all entrants grant an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to Rescue Me 2018, to reproduce, distribute, display and create derivative works of the entries (along with a name credit) in connection with the contest and promotion of the contest, in any media.

Submission for entries acknowledges the right of the Rescue Me 2018 to reproduce any selected work for its promotional and publicity purposes.

If the photograph contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the photograph, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the photograph.

If you have any questions/comments, please contact rescue.me.calendar@outlook.com.

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Rescue Me 2018 in its sole discretion, the organization may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment.

Rescue Me 2018 reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the organization reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Failure by Rescue Me 2018 to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Ontario. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the organization in connection with the contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ontario, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ontario.

Information collected from entrants is subject to the organization’s privacy policy.