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No purchase necessary. One valid entry per household. One vote is allowed per
person, per day. If fraudulent votes are found, your entry will be disqualified
from the contest. Soliciting votes from online voting sites is prohibited and
entry will be disqualified.
There is a limit of 5 registered users per IP address.
By sending this submission to The
Bellingham Herald, you have represented that you are 18 years of age or older
and the author and copyright owner of the submission and/or have all rights
necessary to provide this submission to The Bellingham Herald and you have
granted The Bellingham Herald an irrevocable, royalty-free license to publish,
republish, resell, distribute, copy and edit the submission an unlimited number
of times in any print, electronic or other medium.
Winners will be
notified by email. If a winner is unreachable after seven (7) days, or if that
winner is unavailable for prize fulfillment, an alternate winner will be
selected. If Bellingham Herald cannot find an eligible winner for the prize,
that prize will not be awarded.
Odds of winning depend on the number of
eligible entries received.
Automated voting of any kind is not allowed.
Detection of said automated voting will lead to votes being voided.
Only
one registered account per voter. If multiple accounts are detected for a single
voter, they will be disabled and votes disqualified.
Bellingham Herald
reserves the right to substitute any prize with another prize of equal or
greater value.
Bellingham Herald reserves the right to restrict the
local winners to only persons whose primary residence is within a 60 mile radius
of the affiliate's' office.
Employees of Bellingham Herald, its
respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising sponsors and
promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of each are not
eligible.
Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official
Rules and by the decisions of the contest commissioners, which are final on all
matters pertaining to the contest.
Entrants further grant to Bellingham
Herald the right to use and publish their proper name and state online and in
print, or any other media, in connection with the Contest.
Bellingham
Herald reserves the right to use any and all information related to the Contest,
including information on contestants obtained through the contest, for marketing
purposes or any other purpose, unless prohibited by law.
The Contest and
all of the related pages, contents and code are copyright, UPICKEM, and/or
Bellingham Herald. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted materials,
trademarks or any other intellectual property without the express written
consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
Each winner, by acceptance
of the prize, agrees to release all Sponsors, and their parent and subsidiary
companies, their officers, directors, employees, agents, shareholders,
affiliates, suppliers, distributors, and advertising agencies from all
liability, claims, or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or
losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the
receipt, ownership, or use of the prize.
UPICKEM and Bellingham Herald
are not responsible for Internet crashes or slowdowns caused by network
congestion, viruses, sabotage, satellite failures, phone line failures,
electrical outages, natural disasters or acts of man or God.
All results
posted are unofficial until winners respond to e-mail notification.
Each
winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and will be
required to complete an IRS form W-9. Sponsor reserves the right to withhold
prizes until completed form W-9 is received.
This contest is not intended
for gambling. If it is determined that a contestant is using the contest for
gambling purposes they will be disqualified and reported to
authorities.
Bellingham Herald reserves the right to change the rules at
any time.
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