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•Eligibility: The Promotion is open only to persons who, at the time of entry, are legal residents of The Prerss of Atlantic City Circulation area in Southern New Jersey. Contest is also open to residents of Eastern Pennsylavania and who are twenty one (21) years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of South Jersey Publishing Company their advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of such employees are not eligible to participate or win. By participating in the Promotion, entrants acknowledge that they have read and agree to be bound by these official rules. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
•Promotion Period: The Model Search will be conducted online at goac.com. Registration and photo submission will take place between June 7, 2008 until July 6, 2008.
•General public will be invited to vote for their favorite model in connection with the Model Search by clicking on the link corresponding to the model they wish to vote for.
•Semi-finalist Rounds (Based on the number of entries received)
Round I
Models who receive the most votes between June 7 through June 19, 2008
may qualify as the top 10 male and female contestants and advance to the
Semi-Finalist on Friday, June 20, 2008.
Round II
Models who receive the most votes between June 20 through July 6, 2008
may qualify as the top 10 male and female contestants and advance to the
Semi-Finalist on Monday, July 7, 2008.
•In addition to the Semi-Finalists, goac.com judges, in their sole discretion, will nominate an eleventh model from Round I and Round II (the "Wild Card Model") from the remaining group of Models.
•A total of 22 Semi-finalist models from each segment (male/female) will then be posted for voting in the Final Round between Tuesday, July 8 through Tuesday, July 30, 2008.
•The top 10 models from each segment (male/female) in the Final Round will be announced on or about Thursday, July 31, 2008.
•There will be and print advertising campaign promoting the goac.com Model Search beginning May 31, 2008. (Log on to goac.com and check out The Press of Atlantic City newspaper for more event details.) At the end of the Model Search promotion, the models who have received the most votes during the entire Voting Period for each round will be announced on the website at www.goac.com/model by 12 P.M. (EST) on the following day.
•Photo Guidelines: Model Participants must submit their favorite picture of themselves. It can be either a headshot or a full body shot that is appropriate for general audience and subject to approval. Photos should be in full color only. Photos should be in file format of JPEG (JPG) only.
•Prizes: There will be a total of twenty (20) Prizes available to be awarded consisting of $200 each to the top ten (10) models from each segment. Must show valid I.D. to claim prize. Prizes are non-transferable.
II. Sweepstakes
HOW TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES:
•Entries into the Sweepstakes may be submitted during the period from June 7 to July 30, 2008. During the Voting Period you will automatically receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes for each valid Vote per each valid e-mail address. You can also enter the Sweepstakes for free by submitting an entry online at the goac.com site during the Entry Period. No purchase is necessary to enter the Sweepstakes.
•Winner Selection /Prizes: At the end of the promotion, there will be two (2) winners announced on or about July 31, 2008 of an Atlantic City getaway that includes a casino overnight stay, dining and show tickets valued over $500.
The random drawings will be conducted by goac.com judges whose decisions are final and binding on all matters related to the goac.com Sweepstakes. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winners. Prizes are non-transferable. No cash value.
General Conditions for the goac.com Model Search and Sweepstakes
•Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or cancel the goac.com Model Search and Sweepstakes portion of the Promotion at their sole discretion. Sponsors further reserve the right to cancel the on air portion of all or any part of the Promotion at any time in their sole discretion. In the event that the on air portion of the Promotion is canceled, Sponsors may in their sole discretion elect to continue to conduct the Model Search and/or the Sweepstakes on the Site or to make such other modifications to the Promotion as the Sponsors deem appropriate and advisable in their sole discretion. Contest is subject to change.
•Online Registration form for the Model Search voting and Entry into the Sweepstakes will include: name, valid email address, gender, zip code, month date, and year of birth, telephone number where you can be reached, cell phone number and other verification information.
•Winner Notification: Potential winners will be notified via e-mail. The Sponsor will make ONLY one (1) attempt to contact the potential winners via e-mail provided on the online registration form. The selected potential winner must agree (where permitted by law) to allow his/her name, home city and state to be announced in promotional advertisements. Potential winner must provide all truthful information on the e-mail and this information provided by potential winner will be relied upon by Sponsors as confirmation of winner's eligibility. If potential winner is deemed ineligible for any reason, even if such determination occurs after the potential winner has been shown/announced, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate will be selected. If Sponsor is unable to reach a potential winner via e-mail within this time frame, he/she will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected. All potential winners will be required show valid I.D. to claim prize. All winners will be required to sign publicity release within seven (7) days of attempted notification.
If any potential winner cannot be contacted or fails to show valid I.D., sign and return the publicity release within the required time period potential winner forfeits prize even though his/her name may have been shown/announced. If prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. In the event that any potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsors may award the prize to an alternate winner (selected from among all eligible entries received for that prize per the Entry Periods specified in these Official Rules.)
•Conditions for Participation and Validation of Entries: Entries generated by a script, macro, robotic or other automated means will be disqualified. USE OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS TO ENTER AND/OR OTHER AUTOMATIC ENTRY METHODS (SUCH AS HACKS OR BOTS), REGARDLESS OF METHOD OF ENTRY, IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify, and block or discard any entries from any individual who enters goac.com and tampers with or hacks the entry process as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsors also reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Internet voting of the Promotion in the event of a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failure or disruption, or any other causes which, in their sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the Promotion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or suspend the Promotion, in whole or in part, if required by changes in legislation, administrative regulations or related rulings. Please note, by entering, you agree that if selected as the winner, Sponsors have the right to announce your name, home city, and state, and to air your voice on-air or in any form of advertising. Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost and/or incomplete entries, which will be disqualified.
•By entering, entrants fully and unconditionally agree and accept to be bound by these complete Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsors which shall be final and binding on all matters relating to the Promotion. Sponsors have the right to modify these rules, in their sole discretion, for clarification purposes at any time without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Promotion.
•Except where prohibited, each winner grants to Sponsors and their advertising agencies the right to use, and publish his or her proper name, likeness, voice, opinions, biographical information, city and state and announce on-air winner's name, home city and state in any media (including posting on sponsor-specified websites and television shows/commercials) to promote Sponsors and the Promotion without additional compensation.
•Entrants enter at their own risk. Sponsors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incorrect, incomplete, ineligible or unintelligible entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, Internet or computer failures or difficulties; (iii) errors or delays in transmission; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsors that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted; (v) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the Promotion; or (vi) any printing or typographical error in any materials associated with these Official Rules or the Promotion generally. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by their participation in the Promotion and/or the acceptance and/or use of any prize, and release Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any and all such liability. Sponsors and their respective officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants or to any other person's computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this Promotion.
•TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ENTRANTS, THEIR HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, SPOUSE, GUARDIANS, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES, EXECUTORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS (COLLECTIVELY, "RELEASING PARTIES") HEREBY RELEASE SPONSORS AND EACH OF THEM, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, ACTIONS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS' FEES) ARISING OUT OF, RESULTING FROM, OR BY REASON OF THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION. IN ADDITION, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE RELEASING PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH OF THE SPONSORS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS BY WHOMEVER ASSERTED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH PROMOTION.
PLEASE NOTE THAT A HIGH VOLUME OF ENTRIES ONLINE OR TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE SYSTEM, MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY INABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROMOTION AND/OR ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES OR A DELAY IN THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES SUCH THAT AN ENTRY IS NOT RECEIVED IN TIME TO PARTICIPATE. SPONSORS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE SHOULD ANY ENTRY NOT BE RECEIVED DUE TO SUCH DELAYS.
•"Authorized account holder" of the email address is the natural person in whose name has been issued and to whom services are billed. "Authorized account holder" of an email address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet Access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
•All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participants and Sponsors in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey. Sponsors' decisions as to all matters related to the administration of the goac.com Model Search and selection of the Sweepstakes Prize winners are final.
•Winners' List: Each goac.com Model Search and Sweepstakes winner's name and home city may be used in advertisements at the end of of the Promotion. In addition, a complete winners' list will be posted online at the Site (www.goac.com/model) until December 31, 2008.
•There will be broadcast and print advertising campaign promoting the goac.com Model Search beginning May 31, 2008. (Log on to goac.com and check out The Press of Atlantic City newspaper for more event details.) During the Voting Period from June 7 through July 30, 2008, you will automatically receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes for each valid Vote. You can also enter the Sweepstakes for free by submitting an entry online at the goac.com site during the Entry Period. There is a limit of 5 (5) Votes per day, per person at goac.com
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