Photo Contest Rules

Official “Make It Splash Photo Contest” Rules 

All images must be of a “splash” of any kind — found in nature.
Examples: waterfall, fish jumping, rain on a lake, bird bathing, etc.

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

 1. Eligibility 

The Make It Splash Photo Contest (the Contest) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia and Canada, who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry, and have completed the instructions as printed on the official entry form. Employees of Wildside Nature Tours and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

 2. Sponsor 

The Contest is sponsored by Wildside Nature Tours, located at 241 Emerald Drive, Yardley, Pennsylvania 19067. Additional prized sponsored by Olympus Cameras and Allen’s Camera.

 3. Agreement to Official Rules 

Participation in the Contest constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. 

 4. Contest Period 

ENTRIES: The Contest Entry Period begins on September 21, 2020 at 12:01 am Eastern Daylight Time and ends on September 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time (the Contest Entry Period). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Entry Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest Entry Period using any of the following methods: Online only. 

VOTING: The Contest Voting Period begins on October 1, 20, 2020 at 12:01 am Eastern Daylight Time and ends on October 5, 2020 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time (the Contest Voting Period). Votes that are submitted before or after the Contest Voting Period will be disqualified. Votes will be accepted for the duration of the Contest Voting Period using any of the following methods: Online only. 

 5. How to Enter 

Online Only: This method of entry will be available on Facebook <https://facebook.com/wildsidenaturetours/> and on the Wildside Nature Tours website <https://wildsidenaturetours.com/enter-our-photography-contest/>. 

The Official “North American Back Yard Birds Photo Contest” Entry Form must be completed per the instructions on the web page. A valid name and email address must be correctly and legibly filled-in as well as up to three images entered.

Limit three (3) entries per person for the duration of the Contest Period. Entries received from any person or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries may be used by the Sponsor for marketing purposes with credit to the photographer fully acknowledged. 

Images MUST have been taken by entrant, and entrant must own full copyright to enter.

 6. Photo Judging (Official Judges: Kevin Loughlin, Rob Knight, Lee Hoy and Lisa Langell)

On or about October 10, 2020, the Sponsor will announce the winner, as selected by our Official Judges, from the images with the top ten (10) highest number of votes. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via  email on or about October 11, 2020. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries. 

 7. Winner Notification 

The potential winners will be notified by email. Each potential First Prize winner  will be required to complete, electronically sign and submit a Declaration of Compliance within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to submit the Declaration of Compliance within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign the Declaration of Compliance on the potential winners behalf and fulfill any other requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Contest. 

8. One Top Prize Package

First Prize Package: (1) Olympus TG-6 Camera ($400 value); (1) $250 Wildside Travel Certificate; (1) $100 Allen’s Camera Gift Card. Total retail value of package $750.

9. General Conditions 

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 Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor 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. The Sponsor 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 Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorneys fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 

 10. Release and Limitations of Liability 

By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d)(e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorneys fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. 

 11. Disputes 

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 Pennsylvania. 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 Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania. 

 12. Privacy 

Information collected from entrants is subject to sponsors privacy policy.