Osborne Trail and Park Association

Photo Contest Terms

These Terms and Conditions will govern the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park Photo and Video Contest (the “Contest”), which is sponsored by the Osborne Trail and Park Association, P.O. Box 303, Sewickley, PA 15143 (the “Board”).

By entering a photo or video into the Contest (the “Submission”), the entrant (“Participant”) agrees to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Ts & Cs”).

If a Submission or Participant violates these Ts & Cs, that Submission will be disqualified at the Board’s sole discretion.

Submission

    • Submissions must be photographs or videos shot in the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park between 16 July 2022 and 31 July 2022.
    • Submissions must be made on the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park’s website.
    • Submissions must be received no later than midnight on 31 July 2022.
    • No Participant may enter more than one Submission.
    • Video Submissions must be shorter than 45 seconds.
    • The Submission must not have been previously published or posted online.
    • No Submission may contain nudity, profanity, violence, weapons, drugs, or alcohol.
    • No Submissions may contain any watermarks.
    • There is no cost for making a Submission and no purchase is required to win the Contest.
    • If any people are identifiable in the Submission (“Model”), Participant must have Model’s permission to enter the Submission in the Contest (or Model’s legal guardian if Model is a minor). By entering Submission, Participant represents that Participant has permission from Model (or Model’s legal guardian if Model is a minor) for the Submission to be entered into the Contest and for the Board to post the Submission online.
    • Copyright and Ownership of Submissions
      • Participants retain ownership of their Submissions.
      • However, by entering their work in the contest, Participants agree to grant the Osborne Trail and Park Association a non-exclusive license to use the Submission in any media, worldwide, in perpetuity.
    • Participant Elgibility
      • To submit a photo or video, Participant must be:
        • the creator of the Submission with the right to assign interest in the work;
        • a resident of the United States or its territories; and
        • over 18 years old (if you are under 18, please ask a parent or guardian to make your submission on your behalf).
      • Members of the Board are ineligible for this contest, but members of their immediate families may participate.

Voting

    • On Monday 1 August 2022, all of the valid Submissions will be presented to the 10 member Board.
    • The Board–in its sole discretion–will select 10 finalists to be voted on by the public (the “Finalists”). No objective factors will be considered by the Board members in their selection of the Finalists and the Finalists will be selected on personal, subjective determination.
    • Public Voting will begin on Wednesday 3 August 2022.
      • Public voting will be made by form on the Mary Roberts Rinehart Nature Park’s website.
      • All votes must be cast between Wednesday 3 August 2022 and midnight on Wednesday 10 August 2022.
      • To submit a vote, a voter must:
        • be a human being–no votes may be submitted by bot or script,
        • be a resident of the United States or its territories,
        • have a verifiable email address, and
        • not have previously cast a vote in the Contest.
      • If a voter violates these Ts & Cs, that vote may be disqualified at the Board’s sole discretion.
    • Public Voting will last until midnight on Wednesday 10 August 2022.

Winning

    • Winners may be asked to verify their age.
    • The odds of winning depend on the number of Entries received.
    • Prizes
      • The submission that receives the most votes during the public voting period will be awarded First Place, which will come with a $250 cash prize.
      • The submission that receives the second most votes during the public voting period will be awarded Second Place, which will come with a $100 cash prize.
      • The submission that receives the third most votes during the public voting period will be awarded Third Place, which will come with a $50 cash prize.
    • Winners will be notified by email.
    • Winners will be paid by check or Venmo and will be required to provide the Board with information sufficient to process payment.

Ties

    • In the event that any two (or more) submissions receive an equal number of votes during the public voting period, the winner will be determined by a coin toss.

Disputes and Problems

    • Any disputes arising out of the interpretation of these Terms and Conditions will be resolved by the Board in its sole discretion.
    • Any unanticipated problems, technical or otherwise, will be resolved by the Board in its sole discretion, including the authority to cancel the Contest at any time.

This Contest is void where prohibited.