OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES FOR DOG STAR PHOTO CONTEST 2024 update 3-20-24

Here are the official rules for the Dog Star Photo Contest (“Contest”), being conducted by KTHU Thunder 100.7, KBQB 92.7 BOB-FM, KRQR 106.7 Z-Rock, KCEZ Power 102.1, (hereafter collectively referred to as “Station”) and its owner Results Radio LLC, starting February 26 2024 and ending 11:59PM March 25 2024 (“Contest Period”)
The Station may change the dates and/or terms, conditions, or rules of the Contest without prior notice. Any material changes to the Contest or its rules will be broadcast and posted on Thunder1007.com, 927BobFM.com, ZRockFM.com, Power1021.com, (hereafter collectively referred to as “Website”).
Station reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or modify the Contest as it deems necessary if it is not capable of completion as planned. This includes, without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, legal challenge or technical failures of any kind.

The Station is not responsible for technological errors or failures of phone, text, internet, websites, email, or computer systems related to execution of the Contest.

Listeners of the Station online or app stream may experience delays of broadcast content, and therefore may not be able to participate in or be disadvantaged in participating in certain contests.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Contest is void where prohibited by law.
By participating, Contestant consents to Station contacting them by telephone, email, or text.
By entering, Contestants agree to indemnify this Station and Results Radio LLC from and against all claims or liability arising directly or indirectly from use of the prize or participation in this Contest.
If Contestant’s age is under 18, then such Contestant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed the Winner for all purposes hereunder.
By entering, Contestants, Semi Finalists, Finalists, and Winners agree to allow use of their entry materials (including submitted image(s), Name, written material, and Voice) in Station on-air, stream, social media, newsletter, website, or other Station publicity platforms.
WHO CAN ENTER (ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS)
Contestants and Finalists who do not meet this Contest’s Eligibility requirements are disqualified, and ineligible to become the Contest Winner.
The Contest is open to all US citizens who reside fulltime in the State of California (“Contestant”).
Current or former employees of Results Radio LLC, their immediate family members (including ex-spouses, parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, in-laws), individuals legally residing in the same household as current employees, Company affiliates, agents, successors, assignees, any promotional agency involved with this promotion, current employees of other Radio stations in California and their family members, are NOT eligible to participate or win.
Contestant is required to provide truthful information to the Station on entry and during entire operation of the Contest. Station will disqualify any entry discovered to be based upon false or untruthful information.
Failure to comply with the Rules may result in a Contestant’s disqualification and forfeiture of the Prize. Station, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, and to disqualify that Contestant from entering or winning future contests.
Contestant must prove control of their unique email address used for their entry by responding promptly to a test with two-factor authentication, or their entry will be declared invalid, and the Contestant will be disqualified.
To be eligible, Contestant if selected as a Finalist, must be able to appear in person (and accompanied by the dog depicted in their entry) at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds on Saturday March 30 at Woofstock during a time window falling between 12:30-7:00pm (Event). Exact time window will be confirmed during Finalist’s eligibility confirmation.

HOW TO ENTER (AS CONTESTANT)

Entry period for Contestants is February 26 2024 until 11:59pm March 17 2024.

Visit Station Website and complete required fields in the Contest entry form, including an upload of a static image of you (“Contestant”) with your dog. Upload limit is 10-megabyte, available formats include jpeg, pdf, gif, and png. By entering contest, contestant warrants that they own the rights to their photo, and that they have secured rights from any person(s) also appearing in the photo submission.

Contestants may opt-out of receiving Station email newsletters or receive solicitations from Station and/or Station Sponsors.

Contestant may enter the Contest 1 time.

Entry to this Contest is limited to 1 time per Household.

STATION JUDGES

Station Judges will be the sole interpreter of Contest rules. All decisions by the Station Judges will be final. Entry into this Contest constitutes agreement by Entrant to abide by these rules.

THE PRIZE: TIME AND MEANS OF SELECTING FINALISTS

Station Judges will review Contestant entries on Monday March 18, 2024, and select 20 Finalists from all received entries that meet Eligibility Requirements. The Judges selection is entirely based on intangible criteria that may include their reaction to the emotional impact of creativity, passion, staging, and other such elements that comprise an impactful image.

THE PRIZE: TIME AND MEANS OF SELECTING WINNER
The 20 Finalists will be posted on Station Website March 19 through 11:59pm March 25.

The 5 Finalists who receive the most votes will appear at in person (and accompanied by the dog depicted in their entry) at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds on Saturday March 30 at Woofstock during a time window falling between 12:30-7:00pm (Event). If any of the Top 5 Finalists cannot appear, they disqualify, and are replaced by the next highest vote-receiver from among the Top 20 Finalists. The receiver of the most votes among the Top 5 Finalists will be announced on stage and deemed the winner on March 30 at Woofstock.

If the Winner cannot be contacted or fails to appear and sign required affidavits and releases within 5 business days after April 8, the Prize will be forfeited. The Prize will be awarded to the Winner within 30 days after signing required affidavits and releases.

HOW TO VOTE

Voting Period is Tuesday March 19 2024 until Monday 11:59pm March 25 2024.

Voter must complete all required fields for the ballot to be valid.

Voter may vote as often as 1 time per day per email address.

More than 1 Voter-Contestant per household is eligible to enter.

Voter-Contestant may opt-out to receive Station email newsletters or receive solicitations from Station and/or Station Sponsors.

THE PRIZE: EXTENT, VALUE, AND NATURE OF THE PRIZE

The Prize is: $500.00 paid in the form of a check to the name of the Winner. If Contestant’s age is under 18, then such Contestant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed the Winner for all purposes hereunder.
There is 1 Winner. There is 1 prize, and its value is $500.00.
THE PRIZE: TIE-BREAKING PROCEDURE
In the event of a tie, the Station Judges will conduct a random drawing of the tied-Finalists to produce a Winner.
METHOD OF CONTACTING FINALISTS
Station will contact the Contestants nominated by Station Judges as Finalists by text or telephone (the number entered on Entry form) during regular business hours to confirm Eligibility (See above “Who Can Enter: Eligibility Requirements”) Station will make 3 consecutive attempts, and the Contestant must be immediately responsive to Station’s attempts or become disqualified as a Finalist. Upon disqualification, the Station will immediately and randomly draw another Finalist, continuing this contact methodology until a Finalist confirms eligibility.

METHOD OF CONTACTING WINNER.
Station will contact the Winner by text or telephone (the number entered on Entry form) during regular business hours.
If the Winner fails to sign required forms within 5 business days, the Prize will be forfeited, and a new Winner will be selected from the next-highest vote Finalist.
REDEMPTION OF PRIZE
Winner must appear to present valid, government-issued photo identification and personal social security number together with complete personal residence address, date of birth, and phone number, all such information to exactly match the information as supplied by Contestant’s entry. Winner will sign required affidavits and releases at Station offices or mutually agreed location, or the Prize will be forfeit. Advance appointment at mutually agreed day and time is required. After signing affidavits and releases, the Prize will be awarded to the Winner within 30 days.
If Contestant’s age is under 18, then such Contestant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed the Winner for all purposes hereunder.
Prize cannot be awarded to third parties on behalf of the Winner, or else the Winner forfeits.
Prize is not transferable and may not be substituted for any reason, including but not limited to cancellation or postponement of events, business disruption, or other situations beyond the control of the Station.
Winner will be required to fill out a W-9 form to claim Prize, or else the Winner forfeits. Taxes are not included. Payment of taxes will be the legal responsibility of Winner.
Station offices are closed on Legal Holidays. Prize must be picked up by advance appointment at the offices of Results Radio LLC Monday through Friday between 9am and 5pm at:
(KTHU, KBQB, KCEZ, KRQR Entry) Chico: 856 Manzanita Court, 95926
Visit the Station website and/or listen for Station updates about the Contest.

UGC Photo Entry Addendum
By submitting an Entry, Contestant represents that a) he/she owns all rights to each element of his/her Entry, including, without limitation, the copyrights in the ENTRY IMAGE or, b) if someone other than the Contestant captured the ENTRY IMAGE, he/she has obtained an assignment of rights from the third party that captured the ENTRY IMAGE. Results Radio LLC’s determination as to whether the ENTRY IMAGE violates the rights of any third party is final.
Each Contestant irrevocably grants Results Radio LLC and its affiliates, legal representatives, assigns, agents and licensees, the unconditional and perpetual right and permission to reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used), on a non-exclusive basis, each element of the Contestant’s Entry, and use of the Contestant’s name, likeness, voice and ENTRY IMAGE (collectively, “Likeness”), and/or statements regarding his/her participation in this Contest (with or without using the Contestant’s name) in any and all media without limitation as to time or territory, and without additional compensation or approval from the Contestant or any other party. Contestant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Results Radio LLC’s use of any element of the Entry and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Results Radio LLC for the use of any element of the Entry or Contestant’s Likeness or statements. Contestant further grants all end users of Results Radio LLC’s Web Site (a) the ability to rate, vote, review, comment on and tag the Entry; (b) the ability to send and distribute the Entry via e-mail, instant messenger, and via social media or other electronic means.
Contestant agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Results Radio LLC, its agencies and Contest Parties and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, and any of their employees (collectively, the “Indemnitees”), from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the use of any element of Contestant’s Entry, or the Contestant’s conduct in submitting an Entry or creating an ENTRY IMAGE or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement, violation of an individual’s right of publicity or right of privacy, or defamation. Contestant further agrees to release Results Radio LLC from all claims that any advertising or marketing materials subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Results Radio LLC infringes Contestant’s rights regarding any elements or ideas contained in any element of the Entry.