Annual photo calendar contest rules from aarp foundation

JUDGING Judging: On or about April 22, 2025, all eligible Contest entries will be judged by a panel of judges with expertise in visual arts. All decisions of the Contest judges will be final

and binding in all respects. The judging will be based on the following criteria: (50%) artistic quality, and (50%) relationship of the photographs subject to the Contest theme. In the

event of a tie, the photograph with the higher artistic quality score will win.  Winners will be notified via email on or about April 30, 2025. Sponsor’s inability to contact a winner may

result in that winner’s disqualification and the selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries. PRIZE CLAIM Prize Claim: Except where prohibited, as a condition

of being declared a winner in the Contest, each winner will be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability, Publicity and Copyright Release and return these documents to

Sponsor within 14 days of notification. Failure to return this documentation by the deadline may result in the disqualification of the winner and the selection of a substitute winner from

all remaining entries. GENERAL CONDITIONS General Conditions: Your entry in this Contest constitutes your consent to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and the

contest judges, and to the use of your entry information and your photography in accordance with these Official rules and the terms and conditions stated on the official Contest entry form.

By entering the Contest, you agree to Sponsor’s and its licensees’ use of your name, likeness, and biographical information in any media for any commercial, advertising or trade purpose

without limitation or further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering the Contest, you further agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its parents, subsidiaries,

affiliates, and promotional agencies, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, from any and all liability, claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind

arising from or in connection with your participation in the Contest. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to suspend, modify or terminate this Contest if it determines in its

sole discretion that tampering, fraud, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor has corrupted, compromised or impaired the security, integrity, fairness or proper

operation of the Contest. All personal information received through your entry into this contest will be governed by Sponsor’s privacy policy. Limitations of Liability. By entering the

Contest, entrants agree to release Sponsor and its employees, agents, affiliated companies, and advertising agencies (“Released Entities”) from any and all liability arising from: (1) any

incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by writer, printing, typographical or other errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest;

(2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human

intervention in any part of the Contest; (4) printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement in

any Contest-related materials; (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants’ participation in the Contest.;

or (6) any  third-party claims of intellectual property infringement. Entrants further agree to release Released Entities from any and all liability arising from malfunctions of computer

systems, servers, providers, hardware/software, lost or unavailable network connections or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmission or any combination thereof. WINNER’S

LIST AND OFFICIALS Winner’s List and Official Rules: 2024 Calendar Contest winners. Sponsor: AARP Foundation