MY CAT IS GARFIELD CONTEST
NO PURCHASE
OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF
WINNING.
1.
CONTEST PERIOD/ENTRY
DEADLINE:
Contest begins October 18, 2004 at 12:00:01 p.m. (Pacific Time [“PT”]). Entries must be received by November 1, 2004
at 12:00:00 p.m. “Noon,” (Pacific Time [“PT”]).
Entries received after November 1, 2004 at 12:00:00 p.m. ‘Noon,” PT will
not be eligible for judging. Ten (10)
Finalists will be posted on the Contest website (www.mycatisgarfield.com)
on November 2, 2004. Contest ends
November 29, 2004 at 11:59:59 a.m. PT.
The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on November 30, 2004.
2.
ELIGIBILITY: The contest, and any web site pages and
advertisements relating thereto, is intended for viewing only within the United
States. You are not authorized to
participate in the contest if you are not located within the United States. To
enter the contest you must be a permanent lawful resident of the United States
and be 13 years of age or older. If you
are under 13 years of age you are ineligible.
Contest is void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions outside
the United States and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees of Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment (the “Sponsor), NCOMPASS, the independent judges, and all of
their respective affiliated, parent, and subsidiary companies, and their
advertising and promotion agencies, their respective officers, directors,
employees, representatives and agents, (collectively, the “Contest Entities”),
and their immediate families and members of their households, are ineligible to
participate in this contest. To enter,
you must be the legal owner of the cat upon which the entry is based.
3.
HOW
TO ENTER
A.
Log
on to www.mycatisgarfield.com (the “web site”) and click on the ENTER
NOW icon to access the Entry Form. In
Step One, you must complete and submit the requested information, including
name, email address, current mailing address, date of birth and telephone
number.
B.
In
Step Two, you must submit a completed Entry Form. Failure to properly complete and submit an
Entry Form will result in your disqualification. The Entry Form requires the entrant to
complete the statement: “My Cat is Like
Garfield Because…” in fifty (50) words or less in the designated space (“the
Statement”). See Judging Criteria below
for details on how the statement will be judged.
C.
The
Entry Form also requests that you submit a photograph of your cat which
demonstrates your cat’s unique personality.
Your cat may appear alone, or with other animals or items. Photographs may not include human
beings. Any entries including
photographs which depicts human beings will be disqualified. You are permitted to use props, musical
instruments, uniforms or costumes. See
Judging Criteria below for details on how the photograph will be judged. 200K maximum file size for entry
photographs.
D.
By
submitting an Entry Form, you agree that the photographic image of your cat
will become the sole property of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, and
will not be returned. Contestant further
agrees to permit Contest Entities the right to reproduce such submission in
full or to crop or otherwise edit or modify submission for reproduction at
Sponsor’s sole discretion. By submitting
an Entry Form, you grant Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, the
worldwide and perpetual right and authority to use, publish, display and
reproduce the photograph and all the elements of the photograph, and “The
Statement”, or any portion of “The Statement” provided by you, on a website or
other forms of media, without compensation.
4.
SELECTION OF
FINALISTS/JUDGING CRITERIA: All eligible entries will be judged and scored by a panel of
judges in their sole discretion based on the following criteria and with the
following weight given to each such criteria: 1) Similarity of Appearance to
Garfield Demonstrated in Photograph (1/3); 2) Personality of Cat Demonstrated
in Photograph (1/3); 3) Personality of Cat Demonstrated in Written Statement
(1/3), (the “Judging Criteria”). In the
event of a tie, the contestant with the highest Similarity of Appearance score
will be declared the winner. There will be
a total of ten (10) finalist winners.
All eligible entries will be collected and judged commencing October 18,
2004 at 12:00:01 p.m. PT and ending November 1, 2004 at 12:00:00 p.m.
“Noon,” (Pacific Time [“PT”]). The finalist winners’ statements and
photographs will then be posted on the Contest Website and judged and scored by
a panel of judges in their sole discretion according to the Judging Criteria
for the selection of the First Prize and Grand Prize winners. Odds of winning a prize depend on the
number of eligible entries received and the quality of such entries.
5.
RESTRICTIONS: Any statement or photograph containing
obscenity, crude language, nudity, depictions of a sexual nature, pornographic
depictions, violence or other inappropriate conduct or language (as defined solely
by the Sponsor) will not be accepted and will result in disqualification. All contestants warrant that the use of the
photographs within this contest is authorized by all persons having rights with
respect to the photograph, and its use in this contest will not violate the
rights of any third parties.
6.
LIMITATIONS: Sponsor will not be
responsible for lost, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, or delayed entries.
Limit of one entry per person. If more than one entry is received from the same
person, then he/she will be disqualified.
Limit of one Finalist Prize per household.
7.
Only
complete entries will be accepted. If a
submission is incomplete or does not comply with the specifications and rules
described herein, then the submission will be disqualified and there will be no
entry in the contest. Neither Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment or its promotional partners, nor NCOMPASS will
verify receipt of entries. You should
retain a copy of all materials submitted for the contest. All entries (including all photographs)
become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
8.
PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize: A hand drawn sketch of Cat and Owner by
Garfield creator Jim Davis, a $250 PETCO Gift Card, a Subscription to Cat
Fancy© Magazine and a copy of “Garfield: The Movie” DVD. Prize valued at $2,300.00. Nine
(9) First Prizes: A $25 PETCO Gift Card, a subscription to Cat Fancy ©
Magazine, and a copy of “Garfield: the Movie” DVD. First Prize valued at $80.00. Total value of all the prizes is $3,020.00. Prizes cannot be assigned, transferred,
changed or redeemed for cash value. No
substitutions of prizes permitted unless prize cannot be awarded as described
for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or
greater value at Sponsor’s sole discretion due to prize unavailability, unless
prohibited by law.
9.
NOTIFICATIONS AND RELEASES:
If a
potential Grand Prize winner cannot be reached by telephone, email or mail
within three (3) calendar days from
the first notification attempt, then such contestant may be disqualified and
another contestant with the next highest score may be chosen in his/her stead.
The decisions of the judges relating to the
judging of all contestants are final.
The winners will be required to execute an Affidavit of
Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release (“Affidavit/Release”). All Affidavits/Releases and Publicity Release
forms must be returned by the date noted on the forms. If such documents are
not returned within that time, or if any contestant is found to be ineligible,
or if he/she does not comply with the Official Rules, then such contestant will
be disqualified and an alternate contestant may be selected as a winner. If any prize or prize notifications are
returned as undeliverable, this will result in disqualification of the
contestant and an alternate winner may be selected in accordance with the rules
of this contest.
10.
CONTEST CONDITIONS: This contest is subject to
all applicable federal, state and local laws.
All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the
winners. Except where prohibited by law,
each winner’s entry or acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the
Contest Entities to use, publish, and display the winner’s photo submission,
name, voice, photograph, and other likeness and/or any biographical information
the winner may provide, and any statement the winner may make concerning the
contest or the prizes, in any and all media, in perpetuity, for promotional and
marketing purposes, without notification or compensation, all as detailed in
the Publicity Release. Winner further
agrees to permit Contest Entities the right to reproduce such submission in
full or to crop or otherwise edit or modify submission for reproduction at
Sponsor’s sole discretion. By
participating, contestants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the
decisions of the Sponsor, the judges and the Contest Administrator, and waive
any right to claim ambiguity in this contest or these Official Rules. Winners and contestants also agree to
release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Contest Entities, and the
officers, directors, employees and agents of each, from and against any claims,
damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including
death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or
participation in any contest-related activity or participation in this contest,
including any claims relating to use, misappropriation or disclosure of the
photo and any materials submitted herein.
All decisions of the judges and the Contest Administrator are final in
all matters relating to this promotion. If for any reason this contest is not
capable of running as planned, then Sponsor reserves the right in Sponsor’s
sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. Winners are ineligible if they are not the
legal owner of the cat upon which the entry is based.
11.
RULES/WINNERS LIST: To view the Official
Rules and/or the list of the winners, go to www.mycatisgarfield.com or send a
self-addressed stamped envelope to: Post Office Box 1-439, West Hollywood, Ca.
90069. Please specify “Rules” or
“Winners List”. VT residents may omit
return postage. Winners list available
after November 30, 2004.
12.
SPONSOR: Twentieth Century Fox
Home Entertainment; P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, Ca. 90213-0900.
13.
CONTEST ADMINISTRATOR: NCOMPASS, Inc.; 8223 Santa
Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, Ca. 90069.
14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Sponsor, Contest Administrator and related
entities are not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, incorrectly
addressed, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable, or destroyed materials, or the
acts or omissions of any other entity’s computer, or other telecommunications
malfunctions which may limit or prevent an entrant’s ability to
participate. Sponsor may prohibit an
entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion,
it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate
operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair
practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to
annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives,
or if entrant has or had attempted to submit malicious code, .exe files, or any
file that contains malicious code. If
for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned, including,
but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized
intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of
Sponsor, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity, or proper conduct of the promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right
at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest,
except were prohibited by law.
15. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE THE WEBSITE, SUBMIT MALICIOUS CODE, .EXE FILES, OR ANY FILE THAT
CONTAINS MALICIOUS CODE, OR UNDERMINE
THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND
CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.