2nd Annual My Pet's Face Photo Contest

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Win Gift Certificates to Shop at Groomers Choice Pet Products

1st Place $500      2nd Place $300      3rd Place $200

Open to All PetGroomer.com Visitors Meeting Eligibility Requirements

 

Thank you for entering the 2nd Annual My Pet's Face Contest. The turnout was great, and 100 entries made it into the semi-finals. It was truly a most difficult task to discern just 3 winners! We love your pets and your obvious bond with them. Simply wonderful!

Winners! PetGroomer.com will contact you with a prize claim form in the postal mail you must complete and mail back to Find A Groomer Inc. Please do not contact Groomers Choice at this time, please wait until we contact you. Thanks.

1st Place $500 Groomers Choice Gift Certificate
Entry 125, Shyna by Luz Gomez, Lake Mary, FL

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2nd Place $300 Groomers Choice Gift Certificate
Entry 264 - Maya, Diana Sylvester, Trexlertown, PA

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3rd Place Groomers Choice $200 Gift Certificate
Entry 49 - Molson, Kylea Clifford, Stoney Creek, ON, Canada

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Top Runners Up

• We're looking for that wonderful expression of character unique to your pet's face in a great CLOSE-UP, portrait style photo. Show us your pet's best face expression by entering the 2nd Annual My Pet's Face Contest at PetGroomer.com.

• You may enter dogs or cats.

• Refer to Luna by Bernie Rogers, the winning photo for the 1st Annual contest. Notice the pet's face takes up around 50% of the photo space. That should be your minimum, we are looking for pet face close-ups.

• Your pet must be a dog or cat and you must be the owner of the pet(s).

• You can enter a total of 4 photos, but each photo must be of a DIFFERENT PET you own. Therefore, one photo per pet.

• There should only be ONE PET in any photo you enter. Please, no pets in the background, and no people, not even you, the pet owner. Again, see the winning photo from last year above, Luna. In fact, a simple background best shows off your pets.

• Once again, you must be the owner of pet(s) you enter.

• "Photoshop" or picture enhancement with photo software is acceptable on a strictly limited basis. You may use photo software to sharpen, remove red eye spots, and to balance colors to natural colors distorted by flash and other lighting. Please do not send photos with "effects" such as adding stars and sparkles, reflections, halos, blurred or softened edges, cropped shaping and similar effects. If this were a photography contest these enhancements would matter, but we are looking for clear pictures of your pet's expression communicated well in very lightly retouched photos as mentioned previously.

• You must be 18 years of age at the time you enter the contest. Void where prohibited.

How to Submit Your Photo Entry(s)

• Important. Send only 1 pet per entry. You must send a separate email with photo per entry. If you enter 4 different pets, you should send 4 emails, 1 per pet entry. We are not accepting entries by postal mail, only email.

• Important. Each email entry should include your legal name, postal mail address, telephone. Please ATTACH your photos in JPG format to the email, please do not EMBED the photo in the body of your email whenever possible. Embedding a photo inside the body of an email means we have to "remove" and that process can affect photo quality before we are done. So, use the ATTACH FILE function in email programs, and make sure your photos are in JPG format for best quality.

• Important. Photos must in JPG (best) or GIF (not best for photos) formats only please. Your photo will be resized by our office as need to approximately the size of the cat photo above, about 300 to 400 pixels wide. Again, that's why a close-up shot is important.

• We strongly encourage you to pay attention to the quality of your photo(s). Red eye spots and other glares in your pet eyes will lower the quality of your entries and chances of winning. Avoid blurry or grainy photos please. See additional details below about judging.

• Send your entries by email to: petsworth@earthlink.net

• Please allow several days for your photo(s) to be posted. It takes time to size and mount them on web pages. We will try to send a confirmation back when your email is received and we start working on it.

• We are not responsible for emails that do not reach us. All entries will be posted on this web page.

• You must send your entry(s) by 11:59 pm August 23, 2011.

• The winners will be announced approximately Sunday, August 31, 2011 on this web page and at the GroomerTALK Community Forum.

• Please do NOT discuss your entry(s) on GroomerTALK Forum until after the winners are announced.

Judging

We will invite a representative of Groomer's Choice Pet Products to join PetGroomer.com management in judging photos.

Eligible entries will be judged as follows:

• Pet's facial expression 70%

• Photo composition and quality 20%

• Grooming 10% (This is not a grooming contest. We do expect, regardless of breed or mixed breed, clean attractive pets. Creative grooming is allowed (ensure it is legal in your area), but we will not be judging the quality of your creative efforts. We expect your basic grooming to ENHANCE the EXPRESSION and attractiveness of the pet shown.)

Any photo that appears to be causing distress, discomfort, discredit or danger to a pet may be disqualified at the discretion of Find A Groomer Inc.

Additional Official Rules

Contest Period

Entries accepted June 9, 2011 to 11:59 pm August 23, 2011. Winners will be announced online approximately August 31, 2011.

Acceptance of Terms

The My Pet's Face Contest is solely part of PetGroomer.com owned, operated and provided by Find A Groomer, Inc. to you free of charge, "as is," and subject to all applicable laws and regulations and the following Official Rules, which may be updated by Find A Groomer, Inc. from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the Official Rules at any time by coming to this web page. By accessing PetGroomer.com and participating in its games and promotions, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Official Rules. In addition, when accessing this contest page, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Official Rules.

Automatic Disqualification Warning Notice for Entries

Find A Groomer, Inc. will comprise the entirety of Contests judges, and may invite a guest judge to participate which will be announced before judging begins.

Winners will be announced on this Contest page and the GroomerTALK Community forum at PetGroomer.com.

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Participation

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Eligibility

Contests may be played by U.S. Citizens and residents of Canada except Quebec. Limit one prize per entrant. You may only enter Division 1 or Division 2 of the contest, not both.

No purchase or fee is required to play or win the Contests. Contests are open to persons eighteen (18) years of age or older unless noted otherwise at the time they enter the contest.

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Prizes and Prize Winners

Winners of Contests will receive a timely notification congratulating him/her on winning, usually within 30 days of the winners being announced. In most cases, the notification is in the form of an e-mail prompt notifying the entrant of his or her win, and a prize claim form by regular postal mail. Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and where appropriate, winnings are mailed by postal mail or courier WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER CONFIRMATION OF A VALID WIN CLAIM. In order to receive prizes, winning entrants must be eligible as described in these Official Rules. E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE OF PAYMENT OF ANY KIND. Find A Groomer, Inc. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL WINNERS PRIOR TO MAKING ANY PAYMENT TO THEM OF ANY KIND. Find A Groomer, Inc. ALSO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE PAYMENT TO ANY PERSONS WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AS DESCRIBED IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

For a list of Prize Winners for any of the Contest, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:

Find A Groomer, Inc.
P.O. Box 2489
Yelm, WA 98597

Residents of WA and VT may omit return postage on self-addressed envelopes. Allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery of any requested winners list.

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Winners who provide only a PO Box on their entry or prize claim may be required to provide an alternate address for delivery of prizes.

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Winners will be notified by e-mail and receive a first class postal mail confirmation. All game winners may be required to submit valid identification to Find A Groomer, Inc. and to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity and Liability Release Form within five (5) business days of first notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and awarding of the prize or winnings to another eligible entrants.
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All PetGroomer.com site visitors may participate in the Contest, at any time, but only eligible entrants according to these Official Rules may be awarded prizes resulting from playing the Contests. PetGroomer.com visitors and entrants release Find A Groomer, Inc. its employees, officers, directors, banner advertisers, representatives and agents, and its successors and assigns from all liability from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims, and actions of any kind including, without limitation, personal injuries, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy, either directly or indirectly related to or arising from the use or misuse of the Contest or from acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of any prize. Each PetGroomer.com visitor and entrant further acknowledges that such parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the games and promotions on the Contest or any prize, including but not limited to its quality or fitness for a particular purpose. They agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the games specific official rules. They consent to the use of their names and likenesses for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. Find A Groomer, Inc. and its agents are not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit their ability to participate in the Contests web site activities and games. Find A Groomer, Inc., by law, may be required to withhold certain taxes or other assessments with respect to the prizes awarded on the Contest and reserves the right to withhold any such applicable taxes with respect to such prizes.

Disclaimer Regarding Advertisers, Sponsors and Linked Content

Find A Groomer, Inc. may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites or resources located on the World Wide Web. Find A Groomer, Inc. has no control over such sites and resources. You acknowledge and agree that Find A Groomer, Inc. is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Find A Groomer, Inc. shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Contest, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Find A Groomer, Inc. shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Contests or PetGroomer.com in general.

Find A Groomer, Inc./PetGroomer.com encourages you to exercise discretion while using the Contests to browse the Internet. Find A Groomer, Inc./PetGroomer.com may produce or otherwise link you to sites containing information that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. Find A Groomer, Inc. makes no representations concerning any effort to review the content of any of the sites listed in any Find A Groomer, Inc./PetGroomer.com online or print publication. Find A Groomer, Inc. shall not be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright or trademark compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed in any Find A Groomer, Inc./PetGroomer.com online or print publication.

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The documents and information on the Contests are copyrighted materials of their respective owner and/or Find A Groomer, Inc. and its other content providers and partners. Reproduction or storage of materials retrieved from this service is subject to the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, Title 17 U.S.C.

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Merger

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Attn: Webmaster - PetGroomer.com
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Arbitration, Governing Law and Forum for Disputes

Unless expressly stated to the contrary all legal issues arising from or related to the use of the Contests shall be construed in accordance with, and all questions with respect thereto shall be determined by, the laws of the State of Washington applicable to contracts entered into and wholly to be performed within said state. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Official Rules or any user's use of the Contest shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Washington, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into in any state or federal court in Washington having jurisdiction thereof. Any party seeking temporary or preliminary injunctive relief may do so in any state or federal court in Washington having jurisdiction thereof. Except as set forth above, the state and federal courts of Washington shall be the exclusive forum and venue to resolve disputes arising out of or relating to these Official Rules and person(s) playing the Contest. By using the Products and Services and thereby agreeing to these Terms and Conditions, users consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts in Washington with respect to all such disputes.

Violations of Official Rules

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If you are aware of any violations of these Official Rules, please report them to:
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