By entering the Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine photo competition, participants agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine, its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, from any and all third party liability for any injuries, loss, claim, action, demand or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the competition (collectively, "Losses"), including without limitation any third party claim for copyright infringement or a violation of an individual's right to privacy and/or publicity right. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.
Each entrant in the Contest (each a "Entrant") is responsible for ensuring that he or she has the right to submit the photos that he or she submits to the Contest per these rules.
You agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved with Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, before a court of competent jurisdiction located in Seattle, Washington, which court shall apply the laws of the State of Washington without regard for rules of conflicts of law. IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, PARTICIPANT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES, OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN PARTICIPANT'S ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (IF ANY) ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED. The Contest and Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine's web site are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by web site users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the photo competition, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the photo competition, including but not limited to any misprints or typographical errors. Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, servers, providers, computer on-line systems, software, or failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, including injury or damage to participant's or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or uploading images or information in the photo contest.
If, for any reason, the photo competition is not capable of completion as planned, including but not limited to, any reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the photo competition, Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the photo competition.
Your Rights
You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit - including ownership if applicable. If your image is selected as an honorable mention, finalist, or winner of the competition, you grant Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine a nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to:
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Publish the images for Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine's purposes in any format, including on Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine's website and in Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine's publications or presentations, such as newsletters, brochures, fundraising appeals, public service announcements, grant proposals, reports, awards, thank-you cards, displays, mailings and invitations.
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Provide images to other individuals and organizations for non-profit, Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine-related use in news stories, newsletters, reports, slide shows, displays, web pages, and the like.
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Use, in connection with the Photo Contest, your name, city, state and country of residence in promotions and other publications.
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Keep the files provided, and to archive the images on CD or in other electronic forms, so that your photos can be used to support our mission and be properly credited.
As conditions of this permission, Anacortes.net/Anacortes Magazine shall credit all photographs with the caption "Person's Name, Person's Website" when the full name is available.
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