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1. Eligibility. Subject to the additional restrictions below, the 2014 Baby Contest is open to residents of the State of Texas, 18 years or older at the time of entry. Employees of the Palestine Herald-Press and CNHI media and each of their respective affiliated companies, and advertising and promotional agencies, and the immediate family members of, and any persons domiciled with, any such employees, are not eligible to enter or win.

2. Contest Period. Contest period begins at 8:00 a.m. (C.D.T.) August 1, and ends at 4:00 p.m (C.D.T.) Friday, September 5, 2014.

3. How to Enter. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. C.D.T. August 1, 2014 and ending at  NOON C.D.T. August 22, 2014, enter by visiting the 2014 Cutest Baby Contest official registration page on the Palestine Herald-Press's website www.palestineherald.com Complete the entry form, upload photo (jpeg), submit form of $10 payment for entry fee, and any other required fields and then submit your entry by clicking on the "SUBMIT" button. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry technology.

The Herald-Press reserves the right to verify proof of age. Entries with incomplete or incorrect information will not be accepted.

The Herald-Press will not be responsible for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or the Herald-Press.

Photos will be published in the Herald-Press on August 23, 2014 or as space is available and online during the entry period as they are received and verified. Photos will be posted online as they are received and verified during the entry period. The winning photo will be published on September 13, 2014 in the print edition of the Herald-Press, online and on the cover of the November edition of NFocus Magazine.

4. Voting Procedures and Rules. The voting period will begin at 12:01 p.m. (C.D.T.) Friday, August 22, 2014 and conclude at 4:00 p.m. (C.D.T.) September 5, 2014.

Online voting is limited to persons 18 years of age or older. Vote for your favorite baby by submitting a voting ballot along with a $1.00 per vote fee. Each $1.00 donation will count as one vote. There is no maximum limit on donation amounts.  Votes do require a minimum of $5.00 per donation.

On-Line votes may be submitted using a valid credit card including, American Express, Master Card, Visa, and Discover: (min. $5.00 online charge). Only valid, authorized credit card transactions will be considered as a legitimate vote. All authorized credit card transactions are non-cancellable and non-refundable. If your credit card is declined for any reason, no vote will be submitted on your behalf. All on-line payments will go through our Administrator Advanced Pre Press Technology Inc., Burbank, CA. Any charges incurred will show up as “Online Contest – APT” on your statement.  Any in-house voting will end Thursday, September 5, at 5:00 pm.

Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad blocking software on your computer needs to be disabled so that it doesn't interfere with processing your entry.

Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by the Herald-Press in its sole discretion, and the Herald-Press reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the contest.

5. General Refund/Cancellation Policy:
Entries: Fees for approved and verified photo entries are non-cancellable and non-refundable.
Voting: All Voting fees are non-cancellable and non-refundable.

6. Winner Determination. Winners will be determined by total number of votes received. In the event of a tie, the Herald-Press will randomly select the winner from the tied entries. Winner will be selected on or about September 8, 2014.

7. Prizes. There will be one grand prize of a photo session with Jeffrey Todd Photography and the will baby will be featured on the front cover of the November NFocus Magazine.  The 1st runner up will receive a gift basket and the second runner up will receive a $25 gift card to O’Sweet Pea. Winners will be acknowledged in print of the Palestine Herald-Press online at palestineherald.com, and included in the November Edition of NFocus magazine. All contestants will have their pictures ran in the November edition of the NFocus Magazine.

Part of the proceeds will go to the March of Dimes.

8. Winner Notifications and Acceptance. All parents and/or legal guardians of winners specifically grant the right to the Palestine Herald-Press to publish the photo for their child in the 2014 Cutest Baby Contest. A valid photo identification of the parent or legal guardian may be required and a photo release must be executed. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are not assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions allowed by winner.

Prizes and individual components of prize packages are subject to availability and the Daily Review reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes on prizes. Winners may be required to complete and affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned within ten (10) days of date of personal delivery or date of postmark. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release within ten (10) days, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner's consent to the publication of his or her name, biographical information and likeness in any media for any commercial or promotional purpose, without limitation the Internet, or further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by eligible winners in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of the Palestine Herald-Press. Winners will be notified on or about September 8, 2014, at the telephone number provided on the entry form. The Herald-Press will call during regular business hours. Failure to reach winners by phone may result in disqualification of winner, forfeiture of his or her interest in all prizes, and selection of a substitute winner from among all remaining eligible entries.

9. Participation. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Herald-Press. In the event the contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering or other causes beyond reasonable control of the Herald-Press which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the contest, the Herald-Press reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the 2014 Cutest Baby Contest. Should the contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, the Palestine Herald-Press reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date.

10. Construction. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

The 2014 Cutest Baby Contest is sponsored by the Palestine Herald-Press. The decisions of the Herald-Press regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the contest shall be final and binding in all respects. The Herald-Press will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the contest. For a copy of these Official Rules, visit our website www.palestineherald.com, 2014 Cutest Baby Contest.

If you have any questions regarding this contest, please contact Jake Mienk at (903) 729-0281  or jmienk@jacksonvilleprogress.com