Rules

How to Enter: Enter the Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue (TGPR) 2025 Calendar Cover Contest Fundraiser (the "Fundraiser"), between 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Monday, July 1, 2024 and 10:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 by visiting http://gogophotocontest.com/TexasGreatPyreneesRescue. Participants must fully complete the online submission form and upload a photo, described more fully in "How to Enter the Contest" above. In order to participate in the Fundraiser, entrants must make a $25.00 donation to TGPR Inc. ("Sponsor") to enter their submission.   Participants may submit only ONE entry for each Pyr or Pyr mix they wish to enter in the Calendar Contest.  Participants may also order calendars at the same time as making their Calendar Contest entry. Cost of calendars are $24.00 including shipping. Payment must be submitted by credit card on the contest site. Incomplete or Inappropriate Entries will be rejected. All Entries must be received no later than 10:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. All Entries must include one (1) photo, as described more fully in "Photo Submission Requirements" above and in Section 2 below, a completed entry form, and a payment to Sponsor. All Entries must be the fully original creations of the entrants. By entering, all participants warrant and represent that their respective Entries are their own fully original creations, and their respective Entries (including but not limited to any materials integrated into their Entries) will not infringe or violate the rights of any third parties, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, rights of publicity/privacy.


All Entries must include one color image in a JPEG format digital photo of at least 2400 x 1800 pixels, and contain ONLY an image of one or more Great Pyrenees, Pyr mixes, or LGD working dogs with the animals they protect. NO people are allowed in the picture. That includes children! Entries which do not include a Photo or include a Photo that does not conform to these specifications will be disqualified. Check for adequate photo sizing in your camera's settings area. Choose the largest megapixel or resolution available for your camera. Sponsor reserves the right to reject any Entries and/or Photos that it deems, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate, for any reason whatsoever. All Photos must be the original, unpublished and sole work of the respective entrant. Commercially reproduced photographs from professionals will not be accepted without proper releases.  


Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Only fully completed entries are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. All Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering, entrants agree that Sponsor shall post all Photos on Sponsor's website and shall have the right to utilize entrant's Photo in Sponsor's promotional materials in any and all media in perpetuity. In the event that an insufficient number of entries are received, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Fundraiser and shall be under no obligation to award the prizes. Entrants waive any claims against Sponsor, and its affiliates concerning any entrant's right in the photos submitted. Entries not satisfying these Official Rules will be automatically disqualified. All entrants must have a valid email address. Sponsor is not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone or other communications malfunctions, errors or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or ISP availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause) or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Fundraiser, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Fundraiser or downloading any materials in this Fundraiser.


Entries received will be judged by public vote on the website located at http://gogophotocontest.com/TexasGreatPyreneesRescue. Voting will begin at 8:00:00 AM (Central Time) on Monday, July 1, 2024 and end at 10:00:00 PM (Central Time) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Visitors to http://gogophotocontest.com/ TexasGreatPyreneesRescue will have the opportunity to select their favorite entries by following the online instructions. Online voters will be allowed to vote for as many Photos as they like by donating to rescue in the name of the candidates. Each dollar donated will count as one vote, with donations starting at a $5 minimum.

Note that voting does NOT entitle the participant to a 2025 Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue calendar.  Calendars may also be ordered independently of the contest at https://gogophotocontest.com/ texasgreatpyreneesrescue. At the conclusion of the voting period, the entry with the most eligible points (dollars) will be deemed the "Winner" pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The next entries with the next most eligible votes will be deemed the "First Runner Up,", Second Place, Third Place and Fourth Place pending verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be judged by Sponsor in accordance with the following criteria: (i) composition: 50% and (ii) quality: 25%; and (iii) originality: 25%. The decision of Sponsor will be final and binding in all respects. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules.

Two entries will be selected to be in the calendar based on their artistic composition. These "editor's picks" will be selected by TGPR fundraising committee, solely on their ability to convey the love of the breed as well as photographic content and excellence.


Participation open only to residents of the United States and Canada. Void where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law.

• First Place: Front cover of the 2025 Calendar. Bragging rights and Featured story on our Facebook page. Winner will also receive five 2025 Calendars for you and your friends and a special TGPR Swag Bag
• 2nd -4th Place: The opportunity to select the month you wish to feature your dog. Bragging rights and featured story on our TGPR Facebook page. Winners will also receive two 2025 Calendars for you and your BFF.
• 5-12 Place: Placement of your dog on one of the remaining pages, plus one 2025 Calendar. These winners will also include the Editor's choices.
• Contest entry photos that do not  win a main page feature on the calendar will be included in the collage pages (Only ONE entry per pet due to space limitations!)

The 2025 TGPR Calendar will be available on or about December 1, 2024.


Potential Winners and Runners Up will be notified by telephone or email on or about August 10, 2024. If winners cannot be contacted, or in the event of noncompliance with these Fundraiser rules and requirements, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one (1) prize per person or household.


As a condition to receiving any prize, winners will be required to execute an assignment transferring and assigning all of their respective rights, title and interest, including but not limited to any copyrights or trademarks, in the Photo to Sponsor, without further compensation or permission. By entering, entrants agree to transfer and assign all of their respective rights, title and interest, including but not limited to any copyrights or trademarks, in their Entries to Sponsor, without further compensation or permission. By entering, entrants agree to the use of their names, likenesses, biographical information and Entries (including but not limited to the Photo) for purposes of advertising, trade, or promotion without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Additionally, by participating in this Fundraiser, or by accepting a prize, all participants agree to release Sponsor from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever which may occur in connection with, preparation for, or participation in Fundraiser, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Fundraiser-related activity and claims based on publicity rights, copyright/trademark infringement, intellectual property rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Neither the Sponsor nor their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agencies, divisions nor related companies are responsible for any damages, taxes, or expenses that winners might incur as a result of this Fundraiser or receipt of prize. All taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.


Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Fundraiser should (in its sole discretion) viruses, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Fundraiser. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Fundraiser or website.


ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE FUNDRAISER MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.


By participating in the Fundraiser, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor's privacy policy.