Hot Dads Photo Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

1.         NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING.  ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

2.         Eligibility.  Subject to the additional restrictions below, the Hot Dads Photo Contest (the “Contest”) is open to people that are 18 years or older at the time of entry and are residents of or currently live in the following counties: Tompkins (NY). Employees of the Ithaca Journal (“Sponsor”), Gannett Co., Inc., and each of its respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or to win.

3.         How To Enter. The Contest will begin at 12:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on 2/5/2010 and end at 12:00 p.m. (E.D.T.) on 2/25/2010 (the “Contest Period”).  

To enter, upload your photo at www.ithacamomslikeme.com. A jpg format digital photograph, no larger than 2 mb, must accompany online entries.  Each photo submission must be an authentic, original photograph taken by contestant identified on the accompanying entry form, and the contestant must own the copyright in the photograph submitted. Sponsors will accept photos in jpeg.  The photo should be cropped as the submitting photographer prefers.   Images must not have been digitally altered in any way other than necessary cropping.

Maximum five (5) entries per person.

Sponsors will not be responsible for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsors. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn’t interfere with processing your entry.  In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent.  For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. All entries become property of Sponsors and none will be returned Contestants acknowledge and agree that Sponsors shall have the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote, create a sound recording of, broadcast, or otherwise display or use entries in any way it sees fit without limitation or compensation to entrants. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsors in its sole discretion, and Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest.  Sponsors further reserves the right to disqualify any entry that is alleged to infringe on any third-party’s intellectual property rights, or that Sponsors deem obscene, offensive or otherwise inappropriate for viewing by a general audience.

4.         Winner Selection. A Grand Prize winner will be awarded on or about 2/25/2010. A random drawing of all valid entries will determine the winners.

5.         Prizes and Odds. One (1) Grand Prize winner will be awarded a $100 gift card to Wegmans. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

6.         Winner Notification and Acceptance. The Grand Prize Winner will be notified on or about 2/25/2010 at the email address provided on winner’s entry form. Prizes are nonassignable and nontransferable.  No substitutions allowed by winner.  Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility certifying that the entrant’s submission is entrant's original work, that entrant owns right to the work, that the submission has not previously won an award or prize in a contest and has not previously been published, and that entrant has complied with the Official Rules of the Contest, and a liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal delivery or date of postmark.  Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within ten (10) days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in a winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of his or her name, address, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation including the Internet, or further compensation.  Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsors. 

7.         Participation. By participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors.  Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest as solely determined by Sponsors.  In the event the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsors which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Contest, Sponsors reserve the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Contest.  Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsors reserve the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.

8.         Copyright.  By entering the Contest, each contestant grants to Sponsor an exclusive, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to publish, print, edit or otherwise use the contestant’s submitted entry, in whole or in part, for any purpose and in any manner or media (including, without limitation, the Internet) throughout the world in perpetuity, and to license others to do so, all without limitation or further compensation.  Each contestant further agrees that if his/her entry is selected by Sponsor as the winning entry, he/she will sign any additional license or release that Sponsors may require, and will not publicly perform or display his or her submission without the express permission of Sponsors.

9.         Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

10.        Sponsor. The Hot Dads Photo Contest is sponsored by the Ithaca Journal (“Sponsor”). The decisions of Sponsor and the Contest judges regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsors will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest. For a list of winners (available after 2/25/2010) or a copy of these Official Rules, visit www.ithacamomslikeme.com If you have any questions regarding this Contest, please contact Mitch Gorton, Press & Sun-Bulletin, P.O. Box 1270, Binghamton, NY, 13902

I'd put a picture of my incredibly hot husband unshowered and unshaven in the morning, wearing his Sponge-Bob pajama bottoms and wrinkled t-shirt, but I don't want any of you to try and steal him away from me.

Was there really no better way to run a contest? Hot Dads? Do we really need yet another way to show kids that looks trump everything else in our society? How about a Great Dads contest where you send in a picutre with a story? Why in the world would you bring up looks at all into something like this?

 What if the hot dad is no longer married to the lady?  Can a divorcee submit on his own behalf?

 Ooh.  Gotta love the default representation.

I  was a full-time stay at home dad for 11 years. An anomaly  to be sure, but this reeks of neo-feminist PCism.  Do I have to start my own website?

Personally, I thought it was fun to do a HOt Dads Photo Contest!  A little bit different from the norm.

Seriously, I don't know about you, but my kids don't go on the MomsLikeMe site, seeing that it's not really for them as they're not moms...

I say bring on the hot dads!  I wanna see some sexiness!

originally posted by goldilocks

Personally, I thought it was fun to do a HOt Dads Photo Contest!  A little bit different from the norm.

Seriously, I don't know about you, but my kids don't go on the MomsLikeMe site, seeing that it's not really for them as they're not moms...

I say bring on the hot dads!  I wanna see some sexiness!

I agree with Goldilocks..bring on the hot dads...Im proud that my hisband takes such good care of himself hey I have my reasons for marrying a younger man..

how do people vote????