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Contest Description
Contest begins at noon (PT, UTC - 7) on November 1st, 2011, and ends at noon on November 22nd, 2011 (the “Promotion Period”). Cash prizes (the “Prizes”) will be awarded (the “Awarding”) to the eligible entrants with the winning entries in accordance with these Official Rules.
ELIGIBILITY:
THE CONTEST IS NOT OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF CUBA, IRAN, IRAQ, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, MYANMAR (FORMERLY BURMA), SUDAN, PUERTO RICO OR THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. This contest is void in these countries and any other jurisdiction where prohibited and restricted by law. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF ENTRY TO PARTICIPATE. Entrants must participate by way of an Internet Service Provider or other method of Internet access and have a personal e-mail address. You must live in a country where you can receive contest earnings via PayPal, since this is our method of disbursement. Employees of HubPages Inc. and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household as such employees are not eligible to enter or win. All national, federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
HOW TO ENTER:
To enter, visit this page and follow the HubPatron of the Arts contest directions. All eligible Hubs, up to a maximum of five (5) per day for the first time between 12:00 noon (PT) on one day and 11:59 AM (PT) the subsequent day during the Promotion Period are considered for the Daily Drawing and final winners (the Smashwords Prize, in addition to the First, Second, and Third Place Prizes from the Poems and Poetry, Creative Writing, and Photo Gallery categories). Each eligible Hub is only eligible for the Daily Drawing for the day on which the Hub is first published. Eligible entries are only eligible for each prize once. To be eligible for a day's Daily Drawing and First, Second, and Third Place Prizes for each category, as well as the Smashwords Prize, the Hub must be published for the first time on the day of entry, must have a minimum of 500 words, must contain at least one high-quality picture that the participant must have the rights to use, must be directly on the topic in which it is categorized (within the Poems and Poetry, Creative Writing, or Photo Galleries category), and must be significantly unique from other Hubs and other Web pages. Eligibility for any prize requires the Hub to have been created and published in accordance with the HubPages Terms of Use and must otherwise comply with the terms of these Official Rules.
HubPages Inc. is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, or incomplete entries, technical or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or delayed electronic communications. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any winning entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the record holder of the e-mail account from which the entry originated. Use of any automated or robotic devices to create Hubs is prohibited and such entries shall be void. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt.
AWARDINGS/PRIZES AND ODDS:
The Awarding of the Daily Drawing winners will be conducted on or about 4pm (PT) at the end of each day's eligibility period from among all eligible entries received, beginning November 1st, 2011, and on the Monday following weekend entries, and continuing every day until November 22nd, 2011. Odds of winning any Daily Drawing Awarding depend on the number of eligible entries for that Awarding. Each Daily Drawing winner will receive US$50, payable through PayPal. The Awarding of the Smashwords, First, Second, and Third Place Prizes for the Poems and Poetry, Creative Writing, and Photo Galley categories will take place at approximately 4:00pm (PT) on Friday, December 2nd. Odds of winning Smashwords, First, Second, and Third Place Prizes depend on the number of eligible entries for that Awarding. The Third Place Winners will receive US$50, payable through PayPal. The Second Place Winners will receive US$100, payable through PayPal. The First Place Winners will receive US$500, payable through PayPal. Winner must have an active and functioning PayPal account in order to receive the prize, and will be responsible for any and all fees and taxes associated with the cash transfer. Winner will be notified by e-mail at the e-mail address associated with the HubPages account. Winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability, and where legally permissible publicity release within seven days following attempted notification. Failure to comply within this time period may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.
PARTICIPATION/ACCEPTANCE OF RULES:
By participating, entrants agree to the Official Rules and Terms of Use and agree to accept and be bound by the decisions of HubPages Inc. which shall be final and binding.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
HubPages Inc., in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who tampers or is suspected of tampering with the entry process or who is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules and void all associated entries. CAUTION; ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, HUBPAGES INC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OR OTHER RELIEF FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized, intervention, fraud, technical failures, human intervention, technical, human or other error, or any causes beyond the control of HubPages Inc. which corrupt or affect the administration, security fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, HubPages Inc. reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. In the event of cancellation or termination, HubPages Inc. reserves the right to select the winner for the Awarding impacted from among all eligible entries received prior to termination or cancellation. In no event will HubPages Inc. be responsible or liable for more than the number of prizes stated herein. All federal, state and local taxes associated with the acceptance of the prize, are solely the responsibility of the winner.
No substitution or transfer of prizes permitted. This contest will be governed by the laws of the State of California. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this giveaway must be brought in the State or Federal Courts in San Francisco, California.
WINNER:
The winners’ usernames will be posted on the HubPages.com website, on this page. Sponsored by: HubPages Inc., 95 Minna St, San Francisco, CA 94105.