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Official Contest Rules
Photo Eligibility To enter, you must be at least 18 years of age and a U.S. citizen or permanent legal resident. Tailhook Association employees and Board members, Officers and their immediate family members are not eligible. Immediate family includes only spouses, parents and children. All photos must be in color and taken within the last ten (10) years. The photo subject must be relevant to US Navy and Marine Corps Aviation in action. Photo Formats Entries must be digital images. Black and white images are not eligible. Please read the specific guidelines for submitting digital images. Photographer/Copyright Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo and entry form is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo. Number of Entries An individual may submit any number of images. Photo Subject Restrictions Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public website. Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. The Tailhook Association retains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content. Photos containing recognizable people will not be considered. Ownership/Use Rights Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By entering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the Tailhook Association website or publications without any fee or other form of compensation. Photos will be credited to the photographer named in the entry form. Entries (including non-winning entries) may be selected for display or use in other Tailhook Association web pages or publications. How to Enter Digital photos must be submitted using the online entry form. Each entry must be accompanied by a completed contest entry form. If you are submitting multiple entries, be sure to indicate clearly which form belongs with each photo. Entries must be received by 1 August, 2009. Judging Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality. A Tailhook Association panel will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be disqualified. Winners Judges will select a first and second place winning photo. In addition, one or more honorable mention winners may be selected at the discretion of the judging panel. Winners will be notified approximately 2 weeks after the contest deadline by phone and email using the information on the entry form. Winning photographs, along with the photographer's name, email address (optional) and information about the photo, will be displayed on the Tailhook website. No financial compensation is provided to winners. Submitting Digital Images Digital images must be submitted using the online entry form at www.tailhook.net. Images should be formatted to 300dpi, no larger than 600 by 450 pixels and no smaller than 450 by 338 pixels. Images should be submitted in JPG (at high quality) or TIFF format. File sizes must be less than 500K per image. Images must be in natural color. Digital images will not be returned. Image Modifications Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disqualified. Not Permitted
Permitted Modifications
Additional Terms and Conditions The Tailhook Association is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, The Tailhook Association is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. The Tailhook Association reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice if factors beyond The Tailhook Association's control, including technical difficulties, disrupt or corrupt the fair or secure administration or operation of the contest. Void where prohibited. The Tailhook Association is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. The Tailhook Association reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that The Tailhook Association has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the contest rules. If a winner is disqualified or determined to be ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected using the same judging process/criteria described above. Alternate winners are subject to all requirements set forth in these Official Rules. By participating in the contest, you agree to release and hold harmless The Tailhook Association and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in this contest, including infringement of intellectual property rights. The Tailhook Association and its employees, officers, affiliates, agents, and advertising and promotional agencies assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.
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