{"id":10468,"date":"2012-07-10T00:38:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-10T05:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?page_id=10468"},"modified":"2012-08-03T21:33:58","modified_gmt":"2012-08-04T02:33:58","slug":"video-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">To enter the contest, participants must be 18 years or older at the date of entry. For\u00a0submissions by individuals under 18, a parent or legal guardian must\u00a0authorize the entry prior to submission. Entrants may enter one video per month. The contest\u00a0is open to Lehigh Acres, Florida residents <strong>ONLY.<\/strong> Proof of residency is required for winning any prizes associated with the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Contest Description<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette <\/em>is offering an opportunity to\u00a0enter a year-long promotion described below as part of the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>for the chance to win a Four-Day, Three-Night stay at a first-class Florida resort. All videos submitted must be limited to three (3) minutes in length \u201ctelling\u201d a story about a \u201cpositive\u201d aspect of living in Lehigh Acres, Florida. Positive Living in Lehigh Acres is defined as \u201cA good, affirmative, or constructive quality or attribute displayed in everyday life.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Acceptance<\/strong><br \/>\nParticipation constitutes entrant\u2019s full and unconditional agreement\u00a0to and acceptance of these official rules. By participating in the\u00a0contest, entrant is representing and warranting that he\/she has read and\u00a0understood, and agrees to be bound by, these rules. Including the guides and rules referred to herein, these official rules constitute the\u00a0entire agreement between the entrant and <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> in relation to the contest. They govern the entrant\u2019s participation and supersede any prior\u00a0agreements between entrant and <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> relating to the contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><br \/>\nParticipants must be at least 18 years of age by the time of\u00a0submission. Individuals under 18 years of age will need a parent or legal\u00a0guardian to authorize the entry prior to submission. All entrants must be amateurs with no employment record in the video production industry. ONLY LEHIGH ACRES, FLORIDA residents are eligible. Employees of the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> and its\u00a0respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers,\u00a0advertising clients and families, and persons living in the same household as such employees, are not eligible to participate. The <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong> is subject to all national, federal, state and\u00a0local laws and regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contest Period<\/strong><br \/>\nThe <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong> runs from August 15, 2012 \u2013 July 15, 2013. All video submissions must be <a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/positive-eye-on-lehigh-acres-video-contest-submission-form\/\" target=\"_blank\">submitted online.<\/a> Monthly submissions must be received by 11:59 EST on 14<sup>th<\/sup> of the month for which it is submitted. No new monthly entries will be accepted after this date.<\/p>\n<p>Each month has a specific \u201c<strong><em>Positive Life in Lehigh Acres<\/em><\/strong>\u201d video theme:<br \/>\nAugust 2012: <em>Back to School<\/em><br \/>\nSeptember 2012: <em>Fall Sports<\/em><br \/>\nOctober 2012: <em>Halloween<\/em><br \/>\nNovember: <em>Family Thanksgiving<\/em><br \/>\nDecember: <em>Family Holiday<\/em> (Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, New Year\u2019s)<br \/>\nJanuary 2013: <em>New Year Resolutions<\/em><br \/>\nFebruary 2013: <em>Valentine\u2019s Day<\/em><br \/>\nMarch 2013: <em>Spring Times<\/em><br \/>\nApril 2013: <em>Children Playing<\/em><br \/>\nMay 2013: <em>Senior Life<\/em><br \/>\nJune 2013: <em>Family Summer Activities<\/em><br \/>\nJuly 2013: <em>Summer Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>How To Enter<\/strong><br \/>\nTo enter the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong>, an entrant must go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/positive-eye-on-lehigh-acres-video-contest-submission-form\/\">\u201cVideo Submit Page\u201d<\/a> and \u2026<\/p>\n<p>(a) Read the rules<\/p>\n<p>(b) Complete and submit the online\u00a0registration form with name, age, address, city, state, zip, phone\u00a0number, email address.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Each entrant must be the named and authorized account\u00a0holder of the submitted email address in connection with that video\u00a0entry submission.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Without limiting any representations or warranties, the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> has the right (though not the obligation) to, in its sole discretion, reject or remove from the websites, servers and\u00a0computer systems any work that, in the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette\u2019s <\/em>reasonable opinion,\u00a0violates these official rules or any applicable policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable.<\/p>\n<p>(e)Submission requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Input the video \u201ctitle\u201d and the video file name (should be different)<\/li>\n<li>At least 1:30 to 3:00 minute in length in MP4 format ONLY<\/li>\n<li>Individual ONLY submission \u2013 no groups, partners or organizations\/businesses<\/li>\n<li>Only one (1) video per submission; only one (1) submission per month<\/li>\n<li>Videos must be in the mp4 format<\/li>\n<li>Use the \u201cUpload Video\u201d feature for submission<\/li>\n<li>All persons appearing in he submitted video must sign an Appearance Release Form (Get Copy <a href=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Appearance_Release_Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Judging and Selection of Winners<\/strong><br \/>\nAll entries will be judged by the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> based on the video displaying the best in creative talent and originality depicting the selected theme in the month submitted. Ten (10) videos per month will be selected from all submissions for viewing on the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette <\/em>website. The monthly winner will be selected by the <em>Gazette\u2019s<\/em> viewers. Site visitors wishing to participate must register to access the voting poll and only one vote per viewer is allowed. Viewer participation is not limited to Lehigh Acres residency.<\/p>\n<p>Videos selected for monthly contests will be online from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> to the last day of the month. Monthly winners will be announced on the first of the following month and will remain \u201cin play\u201d until a new monthly video is selected. Each monthly video selected will be \u201creviewed\u201d by site visitors the first two weeks of August 2013 where a Contest Winner will be selected by viewers. The winner of the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong> will be announced after August 15, 2013.<\/p>\n<p>If a winner cannot be notified within five (5) days after its selection,\u00a0or in the event of non-compliance with any of these requirements, the\u00a0prize will be forfeited, and the entrant having the next highest score\u00a0will be deemed the winner<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be required to have signed and returned to the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> an\u00a0affidavit of eligibility, liability\/publicity release and royalty-free\u00a0license within 10 days of the date of winning notification,\u00a0otherwise the prize will be forfeited, and the entrant\u00a0having the next highest score will be deemed to be the winner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contest Prize<\/strong><br \/>\nThe prize is non-transferable and no substitution by winner or cash\u00a0equivalent is permitted. The <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> may substitute the prize for one of\u00a0equal or greater value at its sole discretion. Awards will be fulfilled\u00a0approximately 2-4 weeks after conclusion of the video contest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Intellectual Property<\/strong><br \/>\nBy checking the agreement section on the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong> submission entry form and entering the contest, participants agree to give\u00a0the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> permission to use participant\u2019s name and likeness for promotional\u00a0purposes without further compensation. Entrant hereby irrevocably\u00a0grants, transfers, sells, assigns and conveys to the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em>, and each of\u00a0their respective successors and assigns, all present and future rights,\u00a0title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever, including,\u00a0without limitation, all copyrights, and all rights incidental,\u00a0subsidiary, ancillary or allied thereto (including, without limitation,\u00a0all derivative rights), in and to the Submissions for exploitation\u00a0throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means of any and all media\u00a0and devices whether now known or hereafter devised (including the right\u00a0to publish and display Submissions for purposes of advertising,\u00a0publicity and\/or trade, in whole or in part).<\/p>\n<p>Entrant agrees and acknowledges that the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> may now or in the future work on or\u00a0develop an idea or concept for other video creations based on contest submission. As\u00a0such, the entrant hereby holds the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> harmless and indemnifies the <em>Gazette<\/em>\u00a0against any course of action for similarities in any writing work.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> reserves the right to promote and publicize, through any\u00a0means available, the progress, development, process, news, and success of all entries, in whole or in part, to promote the <em>Gazette\u2019s<\/em> <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong> and future video contests.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to edit,\u00a0composite, morph, scan, duplicate, or alter the submissions for any\u00a0purpose which it deems necessary or desirable, without the need for any\u00a0further compensation by the <em>Gazette<\/em>, and each entrant irrevocably waives any\u00a0and all so-called moral rights they may have in the videos submitted\u00a0by said entrant.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> reserves the right to change any portion of this contest, its rules, its prizes, the final date of submission, the date finalists are chosen, the date winners are chosen and any other necessary changes deemed appropriate with a three-day notice by email to all entrants of the <strong><em>Positive Eye on Lehigh Video Contest<\/em><\/strong>. Please be sure to verify all information submitted to the contest so a representative of the <em>Lehigh Acres Gazette<\/em> can make contact.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Contest sponsor:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.landexresorts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Landex_sponsor.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To enter the contest, participants must be 18 years or older at the date of entry. 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