Contest Title: Beautiful Baby Contest 2019

Description:
The Herald-Dispatch is looking for your Beautiful Baby photos (age 2 or under at time of entry). Submit your photo to win a prize! The proceeds will benefit Lily's Place, which provides medical care to infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Newspapers in Education, which places newspapers into local classrooms to use as a teaching tool.

Type: Photo

Submission Period:  6/3/19 – 6/16/19

Voting Period: 6/17/19 - 6/30/19

Entries Cost money? NO

Votes cost money? Voting packages are 20 for $5, 40 for $10, 80 for $20, 200 for $50 or 400 for $100.

Where do contest proceeds go? The proceeds will benefit Lily's Place, which provides medical care to infants suffering from Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Newspapers in Education, which places newspapers into local classrooms to use as a teaching tool.

Information needed for user to enter contest:
First name
Last name
DOB
Public name
Email
Phone
Postal Code
Password

Official Rules

ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry (the “Entrant” or “Entrants”). 

The baby must be 2 years of age or younger at time of entry to be eligible for this contest. Winner must submit copy of birth certificate.

In order to enter the Contest or win the prize, the Entrant must comply fully with these official rules (the “Rules”), and by entering agrees to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of The Herald-Dispatch, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects. Herald-Dispatch and contest sponsors employees and their families are not eligible. 

CONTEST RULES

1. The object of the contest is to showcase to the Publication audience “Beautiful Baby Photos” and raise funds for Lily's Place and Newspapers in Education.

2. Professional photos will not be accepted.

3. Limit one valid entry per entrant or set of twins during the Submission Period.

4. The Photo must not have been published or be under consideration for publication or prizes elsewhere.

5. The Photo must be of the Baby only (sorry, no siblings, parents, grandparents or pets).

6.  The Photo must be in natural color or black and white. 

7. Photos that have been altered, manipulated or enhanced using computer software programs will not be accepted.  DO NOT add filters or other text or graphic embellishments to photos. NO photo collages will be accepted. Minor adjustments to the Photo such as lightening or darkening areas of the Photo, slight contrast or color adjustments and cropping are acceptable.  If The Herald-Dispatch determines a Photo has been altered, manipulated or enhanced, The Herald-Dispatch reserves the right to disqualify the Photo.

8. The Photo must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of The Herald-Dispatch, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content (collectively, “Inappropriate Content”).  The Herald-Dispatch retains sole discretion as to what constitutes Inappropriate Content.

9. All Photos become the property of The Herald-Dispatch and may be used by The Herald-Dispatch for marketing or any other commercial purpose.  

VOTING PHASE
Each Photo submitted to the Publication must be approved for posting on the Website by staff of the Publication. Only those Photos that are approved for posting by the Publisher of the Publication will be deemed eligible to win the Contest. The Herald-Dispatch may limit the contest to a limited number depending on the volume of entries. The entries will be determined on a first come first served basis.

All Photos submitted during the Submission Period and approved by the Publisher of the Publication will appear on the Website and be eligible for voting beginning at 12:00 a.m. EST on June 17, 2019, and ending at 11:59 p.m. EST on June 30, 2019 (the “Voting Phase”).  Members of the general public will be invited to view the Photos by going to the Website and voting.  Voting ballots will also be available at The Herald-Dispatch’s office during regular business hours. Voting packages are 20 for $5, 40 for $10, 80 for $20, 200 for $50 or 400 for $100. Voting is limited to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older (the “Voter” or “Voters”). The voting phase will end at 11:59 p.m. (EST) on June 30, 2019.

Voting results for the Photos will be displayed on the Website during the Voting Phase, except during the last twenty-four (24) hours of the Voting Phase.

The Herald-Dispatch will not be responsible for misdirected Votes.  The use of robotic or automatic devices to submit Votes is prohibited and the Herald-Dispatch reserves the right to nullify any and all such Votes and to disqualify the responsible individual from voting.  Entrants are prohibited from obtaining Votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including, without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, as determined by The Herald-Dispatch in its sole discretion.

WINNING PHOTOS
At the conclusion of the Voting Phase, the photos to receive the highest number of Votes will be declared the winning Photos.  In the event of a tie, a random drawing among the tied Photos will be conducted at the offices of the Publication to determine the winning Photo.    The winning Photo will be announced in The Herald-Dispatch on Thursday, July 4, 2019.

The Herald-Dispatch reserves the right to take more time to determine the winning Photo as it deems necessary in its sole discretion.

PRIZES
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Photos and eligible Votes received.

The Winners will be notified by phone.

No substitution or transfer of the prize will be allowed, except at the sole discretion of The Herald-Dispatch.    

All decisions of The Herald-Dispatch regarding the Contest are final.

CONDITIONS
By entering, Entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules and the decisions of The Herald-Dispatch, which are binding and final, and release The Herald-Dispatch, and each of its divisions, affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone associated with the production of this Contest, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability for any claims, injuries, losses or damages (including attorneys fees) of any kind arising out of their participation in this Contest or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize.

ADMINISTRATOR
The Contest Website is being administered by UPICKEM. This contest is officially sponsored by The Herald-Dispatch and Walmart Route 60 Huntington, Barboursville, Wayne.