TO ENTER: Visit the World Footprints Media Facebook page during the Entry Period.  To access the contest application, you must “Like” the World Footprints Media page on Facebook.  Then follow the directions outlined on the contest page to submit your entry.Submit a photograph taken by you on a memorable trip. We want to see that epic moment, the photo that you showed all your family and friends.  It could be a photograph of a beautiful landscape or cityscape, or of a candid moment, a dramatic sunrise or sunset or a memorable face.  We want to see the photo that resonates with you and captures the essence of culture, nature and people. No screen grabs, please!

You may submit only one (1) photo. NOTE:  Previous winning photographs from a World Footprints contest may not be resubmitted.  All submissions must be uploaded at the same time. 

All Entrants must have a valid e-mail address.  Entries are subject to verification and approval by the Sponsor.  Entries that do not meet the requirements for photo specified below or otherwise do not comply with the Official Rules herein may be disqualified.  Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void.  Sponsor will determine in its sole discretion, what constitutes a valid entry.  All materials submitted grant unlimited use rights to Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged.

Requirements for Photo: Photos must be submitted in .JPG, .GIF, or .PNG format.  Entries must be 100% original creations not containing any copyrighted material including by way of example and not by limitation.  Winning photos from a previous World Footprints Photo Contest are not eligible. Any Contest Entry that contains material suspected of being intellectual property of some other person or entity and cannot be proved to be original will be disqualified. Any Contest Entry that contains obscenities, objectionable matter, material that is copyrighted, trademarked or patented by anyone other than the Entrant, or that defames or invades the publicity or privacy rights of any person living or deceased or otherwise infringe upon any third party’s personal or proprietary rights will be disqualified. Entries should have a model release for any recognizable people, if feasible.

Entrant’s Representations:  By entering the Contest you represent and warrant that the submission does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party and has not been previously published in any commercial medium. 

Entry Notes:  Once a photo is entered the Entrant cannot access/revise the entry in any way.  All submissions will be reviewed and approved by Sponsor prior to being posted.  No photo, title or description may be obscene, pornographic, violent, or offensive in any manner, or in any other way not suitable for publication.  Such entries will not be accepted.  Entries made on another’s behalf by any other individual or any other entity, including but not limited to commercial contest/sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering services, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Contest.  Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest is prohibited and any entries deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to have been submitted in this manner will be void.  In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible.  By entering, all participants and/or entrants release all Sponsors from and against all claims and damages arising in connection with each entrant’s participation and/or entry in the Contest and/or his/her receipt or use of the prize awarded in this Contest.

Contest Entries must be submitted electronically and must be manually key-stroked by each Entrant. Automatic entries will not be accepted. All Contest entries must be received no later than 6:00pm ET on February 14, 2012.

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud or technical failures destroy the integrity of the Contest as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, and to award the prizes based on eligible entries received prior to the cancellation.  Sponsor is not responsible for problems downloading or uploading any contest-related information to or from the web site or for any other technical malfunctions.

Privacy Policy: All personal information submitted by Entrants shall be subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

VOTING:  Photos will be posted on the Contest Application gallery during the Voting Period during which time Facebook users may vote for the photo or photos they like best by clicking on the “Vote Now” button for the photo.  Individuals may vote for their favorite photos once per day.

At the end of the Voting Period, the 15 photos with the most votes will advance to the judging round.

JUDGING CRITERIA:  All Contest Entries will be judged collectively according to the same judging criteria.  Only one photo per Entrant may advance to the judging round.  All of the Judges (“Judges”) have extensive travel and photography experience.  Judges profiles can be viewed on the World Footprints Contest Page and on their respective websites: Yi Chen, Kiley Kraskouskas, Crystal Randazzo, Liz Roll. The Contest winners will be selected based on a composite score using the following criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
1. Composition (50%): Is the photo well-composed? Does it have good balance?
2. Creativity (50%): Is there something fresh and unusual about the photo?

Beginning February 29, 2012, the Judges will review the top 15 rated entries as determined by voters, and evaluate all of these Contest Entries based on a composite score using the Judging Criteria. The scores of each judge will be averaged to determine the Grand Prize, Second Place and Third Place winners. Winning a prize is determined solely based on the highest scores achieved under the Judging Criteria. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements of these Official Rules and Sponsors’ decisions as to the administration of the Contest and prize awards are final.

TIES: In the event of a tie score between two or more Entrants, then the Judges will select the Grand Prize winner based on the Judging Criteria.

PRIZES: Three amazing travel prizes are available. One Grand Prize, a First Prize and a Second Prize will be awarded to three different entrants based on the Judging Criteria. 

PRIZE TERMS & CONDITIONS:  Entrants agree to comply with Prize Sponsors Terms and Conditions as provided on certificates.

Grand Prize:  Certificate for 7 nights for 2 rooms at Morgan Bay Resort on St. Lucia.  Valued at $3,100

Terms:  Based on availability.  Taxes are included. Transportation to St. Lucia and all-inclusive supplement not included.  Non-transferable.

Second Prize:  Certificate for 4 days/3 nights at the Grotto Bay Beach Resort on Bermuda.  Valued at $700  

Terms:  Based on availability. Certificate must be presented at check-in.  All-inclusive supplement, food, beverages, gratuities not included. Transportation to Bermuda not included.  Non-transferable.

Third Prize: A certificate good for a 3 day/2 night stay in winner’s choice of either Scottsdale or Sedona. Courtesy of Arizona Tourism Center. Valued at $300.

Terms:  Based on availability. Transportation to Arizona is not included.  Includes all taxes.  Certificate valid for Sunday through Thursday at one of the following Scottsdale or Sedona Resorts: Scottsdale Resorts:  Scottsdale Links Resort or Scottsdale Villa Mirage.  Sedona Resorts: The Ridge on Sedona Golf Resort, Sedona Summit Resort  or Bell Rock Inn.  A refundable deposit is required.  Reservation procedures and additional terms and conditions are available on the certificate and the Arizona Tourism Center website.

WINNER NOTIFICATION/PRIZE FULFILLMENT:  Each Prize winner will be notified by telephone and/or email and/or mail on or about March 10, 2012.  Winners must provide a valid mailing address at the time of notification.  Prizes will not be mailed to a P.O. Box. Sponsor shall have no liability for a potential prize winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by any potential prize winner for any reason.  If, despite reasonable efforts, any potential prize winner does not respond within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, or if the prize notification or prize is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential prize winner, such potential prize winner will forfeit his or her prize and an alternate winner may be selected.  Alternate winner will be defined as the next runner-up as determined by the judges rating.  If any potential prize winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason, such potential prize winner will be disqualified and an alternate prize winner may be selected. 

PUBLICITY RELEASE/ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS:  Winners agree to write an article about their travel experience at their respective resort and provide photos for the World Footprints blog, newsletter and for prize sponsors promotional purposes.  Winners will receive full attribution.

Acceptance of any Prize constitutes prize winner’s permission for Sponsors to use prize winner’s entry materials, name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, and statements (collectively, the “Attributes”), for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without further compensation or authorization, (except where prohibited by law), and releases Sponsors from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes.

Submission of an entry grants Sponsors and their agents the rights to record, copy, publish, use, edit, exhibit, distribute, perform, merchandise, license, sublicense, adapt and/or modify such entry in any way, in any and all media, without limitation. 

TAXES: All federal, state and/or local income and other taxes, if any, are the winner’s sole responsibility. 

OTHER CONDITIONS:  By participating in this contest you agree to opt-in to receive the World Footprints newsletter and occasional emails from Prize Sponsors.  By entering, Entrant agrees to comply with and is responsible for understanding these Official Rules and Prize Sponsors respective Terms and Conditions. Sponsor reserves the right, in it’s sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following actions, if for any reason: (a) infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in Sponsors’ sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, (b) the Contest or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper processing of Contest Entries in accordance with these Official Rules, or (c) the Contest is otherwise not capable of running as planned. By entering, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Facebook, Inc., all Sponsors, Administrators including Judges and each of their parent, subsidiary companies, affiliates, divisions, franchisees, representatives, consultants, sub-contractors, suppliers, distributors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, and their officers, directors, employees, shareholders and agents, and each of the foregoing entities’ employees, officers, directors, shareholders and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions and/or liability for any injuries or death, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with participation in and/or Contest Entry into the Contest or acceptance, delivery or use of the prizes. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate Contest Entry information, and assume no responsibility for (i) typographical or other errors in the printing of the promotion materials or the offering or announcement of the prizes, (ii) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in operation or transmission at any website, (iii) failure of any Contest Entry to be received by Sponsors due to technical problems, telephone service problems, printing errors, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, (iv) communications line, hardware and/or software failures, (v) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from participation in the Contest, (vi) theft or destruction of, tampering with, unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries and/or Contest Entry information, or (vii) entries which are late, lost, stolen, damaged, illegible, and/or unintelligible (or any combination thereof). Any Entrant who attempts to tamper with this Contest in any way shall be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to who submitted an online Contest Entry, the Contest Entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder (as defined below) of the email address submitted at the time of Contest Entry. For the purposes of these Official Rules, “Authorized Account Holder” shall mean the natural person assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question. Additional restrictions may apply.

DISPUTES:  Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be brought within the governing jurisdiction within thirty (30) days of the end of this Contest. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by Entrant with regard to this Contest, but in no event shall attorneys’ fees, punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages be paid to any Entrant. All issues and question concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrants and Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of Maryland or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Maryland. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

WINNER LIST:  For a list of Prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2012 to: World Footprints Media, 8639-B 16th, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

SPONSOR: World Footprints, 8638-B 16th Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to World Footprints and not to Facebook.  The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of this contest and for the marketing and promotional efforts of World Footprints and prize sponsors.