Halloween ComicFest Photo Sharing Contest Rules
Oct 13, 2015
Halloween ComicFest is the perfect chance to take awesome pictures as people will be out in costumes, getting free comics and having a great time at their local comic shop!
Share your Halloween ComicFest experience with us on the Halloween ComicFest Facebook, Twitter or Instagram to be entered to win a $50 gift card to your local comic shop.
Examples of photos taken include:
HCF Selfies!
Standing in line to get the comics
Photos of the comic shop you went to
Photos of youself with the free comcis you received
Photos of inside the comic shop
Photos with family, friends, other comic fans during the day
Photos with costumed characters and cosplayers
Photos with comic creators and artists
Photos of HCF crowds
+any additional photos that relate to Halloween ComicFest!
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The contest starts Saturday October 31, 2015 at 6 A.M. EST and ends November 1st at 11:59P.M. EST. How To Enter: 2. Upload a photo(s) of your Halloween ComicFest experience to Twitter by tweeting to @halloweencomic and using #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest in the post to be entered to win. 3. Uploard a photo(s) of your Halloween ComicFest experience to Instagram by tagging @halloweencomicfest and using #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest in the post to be entered to win. *We encourage you to also say and/or tag the comic book shop you attended showing them how you participated in their events! Three winners will be randomly selected to win and will be announced Monday, November 2, 2015. |
We Look Forward to Seeing How Your Halloween ComicFest Goes! Happy Posting!
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HCF PHOTO SHARING CONTEST RULES: Contest Rules Are Subject to Change
By entering the Sweepstakes, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
SPONSOR: The sponsor of the Sweepstakes is Diamond Comic Distributors, which coordinates and maintains the Free Comic Book Day Facebook page. Diamond offices are located at 10150 York Road, Suite 300, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030 and each of its respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries are not sponsors of the Sweepstakes and are not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of this Sweepstakes.
ENTRY PERIOD: The Halloween ComicFest Photo Sharing contest begins Saturday October 31, 2015 at 6 A.M. EST and ends Sunday November 1, 2015 at 11:59 P.M. Any photos posted after November 1st will not be counted as entry to the sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the sweepstakes during the Entry Period: (1.) Upload a photo(s) of your HCF experience to the HCF Facebook page by posting it to the HCF Facebook wall or sending a message to HCF and include a caption containing #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest. The post must include a photo and either #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest and relates to Halloween ComicFest to be officially counted as an entry.
(2.) Upload a photo(s) of your HCF experience to Twitter tagging @halloweencomic and using #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest in the post to be entered in the sweepstakes. A retweet of a picture from the @halloweencomic account or someone else's photo will not be counted towards entry. Tweeting to @halloweencomic including a photo of your HCF using the hashtag #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest is an official form of entry.
(3.) Uploard a photo(s) of your HCF experience to Instagram tagging @halloweencomicfest and using #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest in the post to be entered in the sweepstakes. You must tag the official HCF account and use #HCF2015 or #halloweencomicfest to count as an official entry.
Photo posted or sent to other Halloween ComicFest outlets including Google+, Pinterest, Email or videos to the Halloween ComicFest Youtube account will not be counted as an entry to the HCF 2015 Picture Sharing Contest. The contest only applies to the Halloween ComicFest Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts. Please keep all photos appropriate.
With regard to online entries, in the event of a dispute about the identity of an entrant, each entry will be declared made by the registered account holder of the Facebook profile or Twitter profile, as long as that person meets all other eligibility requirements in these "Official Rules". The registered account holder is deemed to be the natural person who is assigned the submitted photo.
With respect to any winning entry, the winner may be required to provide Halloween ComicFest with proof that the person is the registered account holder of the Facebook profile and or Twitter profile of the winning entry. No third party entry or entry through a Sweepstakes service is permitted. Only eligible entries actually received in compliance with the Entry Period, will be included in the drawing for prizes. Any automated computer receipt (such as a "thank you" message, comment on entry's comment, or "like" of participants comment, does not constitute proof of actual receipt by Sponsor of an entry for purposes of these Official Rules.
No automatic, programmed, robotic or similar means of entry are permitted and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual using such a method. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for late, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human or electronic. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Prizes are subject to availability. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, the Promoter reserves the right (a) to substitute alternative prizes of equivalent or greater value and (b) in exceptional circumstances to amend or foreclose the promotion without notice. No correspondence will be entered into.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia and residents of Canada, who participated in Halloween ComicFest who are 14 years and older. Persons in any of the following categories are not eligible to participate or win a prize: (a) persons who from and after June 1st, 2015 were or are employees or agents of Sponsor, or each of its respective affiliates, parent, subsidiaries, or the service agencies or independent contractors of the above organization(s); (b) persons who are engaged in the development, production, distribution of materials, provision of prizes, or drawing of winners for this Sweepstakes; and (c) persons who are immediate family of or who reside in the same household as any person in either of the preceding categories.
To enter one of the Promoter's Facebook promotions, you must "like" the Halloween ComicFest Facebook, follow the HCF Twitter or follow the HCF Instagram account.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. At its sole discretion, Sponsor may disqualify any person whom it considers to have intentionally violated the Official Rules or any element of the Sweepstakes. By participating, entrants agree: (a) to be bound by the Sweepstakes Official Rules and the decisions of the person or persons who select the winners, and (b) to release, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies, (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all liability with respect to acceptance, possession or use (or misuse) of the prizes or participation in the Sweepstakes.
These general terms and conditions are with respect to the relevant promotion and by entering the promotion you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and any specific promotion rules. The Promoter reserves the right to amend these general terms and conditions from time to time, such changes to be effective 24 hours after they have been made. No association or business relationship is claimed with Facebook, Inc.
CONTEST PRIZE: The winners of the 2015 HCF Photo Sharing contest will each receive a $50 gift certificate to the comic book specialty shop of their choosing. The gift certificate is designated to one comic book shop. The use of the gift certificate at any other comic shop besides the assigned comic shop will be denied.
WINNER NOTIFICATION; REQUIRED RELEASES: A representative of Sponsor will randomly select three winners. Three winners will be randomly selected from the HCF Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The winners will be selected and notified on Wednesday, November 2, 2015. The winner of the Facebook posts will be notified with a reply on their photo post or message. The winner of the Twitter contest will receive a reply and the winner of the Instagram contest will receive a reply, all asking to email the HCF representative their name, mailing address and comic shop name and address where they are going to use the gift certificate towards.
In the event that Sponsor cannot reach the winner within (3) days after it attempts to notify the winner, Sponsor will select a new winner according to these Official Rules. Additionally, if the winner is ineligible, it will be deemed as if the winner has rejected the prize, and Sponsor will select a new winner.
To claim the Prize, the winner must notify FCBD of their name, mailing address, email, and name and location of the comic shop they will use their gift certificate towards. Each gift certificate is designated to one comic book specialty shop. No exceptions.
USE OF NAME, LIKENESS, ETC.: By entering the Sweepstakes, you hereby acknowledge and agree that Sponsor shall have the unlimited right in perpetuity and throughout the world to use and publish your name, voice, city, state, likeness, photograph, video, biographical and prize information, and other elements of your persona and identity, in all media now known or hereafter developed, for all purposes of this Sweepstakes, as well as for all general marketing, advertising, promotional, commercial tie-in, merchandising, and other business purposes of each of the Sweepstakes Entities, all without notice or compensation to you.
ENTRANT RELEASE: By entering this Sweepstakes, you forever release, indemnify, discharge, and agree to hold harmless, all Released Parties from any and all claims, causes of action, liabilities and damages: (a) for personal injuries, death, loss of or damage to personal property, and/or other harm or loss of any nature whatsoever sustained by anyone or anything in connection with your participation in the Sweepstakes;(b) for libel, defamation, invasion of privacy, violation of the right of publicity, infringement of copyright, or violation of any other personal or property right; and/or (c) from any typographical, human or other error in the printing, offering, selection, operation or announcement of any Sweepstakes activity and/or prize. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, entrants agree that Released Parties have neither made nor will be in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, in connection with the Sweepstakes and/or with respect to prizes, including, without limitation, to any prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose.
These terms and conditions are governed in accordance with the laws of United States and Canada.
