PAYDAYCONTESTS.COM TERMS & CONDITIONS, OFFICIAL RULES & SUBMISSION RULES

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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.

These terms and conditions of use ("Site Terms") apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Website of PayDayContests.com("PayDayContests"), located at www.PayDayContests.com (the "Site"), along with any other agreements, rules, policies and guidelines posted on the Site or otherwise provided to you by PayDayContests. If you are using the Site on behalf of any entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to accept these Site Terms on such entity's behalf, and that such entity agrees to indemnify you and PayDayContests for violations of these Site Terms.

PayDayContests reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Site Terms or any policy or guideline of the Site, at any time and in its sole discretion. Any changes or modification will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions on the Site, and you waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes or modifications. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of changes or modifications will confirm your acceptance of such changes or modifications. Therefore, you should frequently review the Site Terms and applicable policies from time-to-time to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Site. If you do not agree to the amended terms, you must stop using the Site.

You must be at least 18 years of age to (a) register on the Site, and (b) participate in any PayDayContests.com contest offered on the Site ("Contest"). By completing the registration process for the Site, you represent and warrant that you are a resident of these areas and at least 18 years of age and have read, understand, have the legal capacity to, and hereby agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions. If you are under the legal age of majority in your state or province of residence (a "Minor"), you will, by registering at PayDayContests.com, represent that one of your parents or legal guardians has read, understood and agreed to be legally bound by these Site Terms, and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Site Terms on behalf of you and themselves.

All questions or comments about the Site or its contents should be directed to PayDayContests@PayDayContests.com.

1.Privacy Policy
PayDayContests will not collect, use or disclose personal identifiable information from its users for any reason.

2.Copyright and Limited License
Unless otherwise indicated in the Site, the Site and all content and other materials on the Site, including, without limitation, the PayDayContests logo, and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the "Site Materials") are the proprietary property of PayDayContests or its sponsors, licensors or users and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and/or other intellectual property laws.
You are granted a limited, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Site and electronically copy, (except where prohibited without a license) and print to hard copy, portions of the Site Materials for your informational, non-commercial and personal use only. Such license is subject to these Site Terms and does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Site or the Site Materials therein; (b) the collection and use of any product listings, pictures or descriptions; (c) the distribution, public performance or public display of any Site Materials, (d) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Site and the Site Materials, or any portion thereof; (e) use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (f) downloading (other than the page caching) of any portion of the Site, the Site Materials or any information contained therein, except as expressly permitted on the Site; or (g) any use of the Site or the Site Materials other than for its intended purpose. Any use of the Site or the Site Materials other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of PayDayContests, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes. Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Site Terms shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise. This license is revocable at any time.

3.Repeat Infringer Policy
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, PayDayContests has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at PayDayContests's sole discretion, subscribers or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers. PayDayContests may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

4.Copyright Complaints
If you believe that anything on the Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement to our email address. Email
Address to Which Notification Should be Sent:
E-Mail Address: PayDayContests@PayDayContests.com

Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. Please note that the information provided in your notification, including any personal information contained therein, may be forwarded to the person who has provided the allegedly infringing content, and your sending us such notification constitutes your consent to share this information with the alleged infringer.
You should also note that if you make any material misrepresentation in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for all damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.
We may give notice of a claim of copyright infringement to our users by means of a general notice on the Site, electronic mail to a user's e-mail address in our records, or by written communication sent by first-class mail to a user's address in our records.

5.Trademarks
PayDayContests, PayDayContests.com, the PayDayContests logos and any other product or service name or slogan contained in the Site are trademarks of PayDayContests and its suppliers or licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of PayDayContests or the applicable trademark holder. You may not use any metatags or any other "hidden text" utilizing "PayDayContests" or any other name, trademark or product or service name of PayDayContests without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of the Site, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark, and/or trade dress of PayDayContests and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and PayDayContests names or logos mentioned in the Site are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us.

6.Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a text hyperlink to the Site for noncommercial purposes, provided such link does not portray PayDayContests or any of its products and services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided further that the linking site does not contain any adult or illegal material or any material that is offensive, harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited right may be revoked at any time. You may not use a PayDayContests logo or other proprietary graphic of PayDayContests to link to this Site without the express written permission of PayDayContests. Further, you may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any PayDayContests trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at the Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page on the Site without PayDayContests's express written consent. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of PayDayContests or any third party.
PayDayContests makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of third-party Websites accessible by hyperlink from the Site, or Websites linking to the Site. Such sites are not under the control of PayDayContests and PayDayContests is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites. PayDayContests provides these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement or adoption by PayDayContests of any site or any information contained therein. When you leave the Site, you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any site to which you navigate from the Site.

7.Third Party Content
PayDayContests may provide third party content on the Site and may provide links to Web pages and content of third parties (collectively the "Third Party Content") as a service to those interested in this information. PayDayContests does not monitor or have any control over any Third Party Content or third party Websites. Unless otherwise expressly stated by PayDayContests, PayDayContests does not endorse or adopt, and is not responsible or liable for, any Third Party Content. PayDayContests does not make any representations or warranties of any kind regarding the Third Party Content, including, without limitation, any representations or warranties regarding its accuracy, completeness or noninfringement. PayDayContests undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third Party Content and Users use such Third Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

8.Advertisements and Promotions; Third-Party Products and Services
PayDayContests may run advertisements from third parties on the Site (other than Contests) or may otherwise provide information about or links to third-party products or services on the Site. Your business dealings or correspondence with such third parties, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. PayDayContests is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-PayDayContests advertisers or third party information on the Site.

9.Submissions and Submission Agreement
Contest Submissions. Eligible Site users may submit to the Site photographs and essays or other materials or content ("Content") as part of their entry materials for a Contest (each, a "Contest Submission"). Contest Submissions may be reviewed and rated by the community of registered Site users, PayDayContests, and companies participating with PayDayContests in a Contest. In addition to these Site Terms, all Contest Submissions shall be subject to, and by submitting or posting any Contest Submission you hereby agree to the terms and conditions of, the PayDayContests Contest Submission Agreement ("Submission Agreement"), the PayDayContests Official Contest Rules which include and incorporate Contest Summaries (collectively, the "Official Rules"), and the PayDayContests Content Submission Rules for Contests http://www.PayDayContests.com ("Submission Rules"), which are incorporated herein by this reference. You should read these documents carefully before making any Contest Submissions as they create and grant certain rights, obligations and restrictions regarding your Content Submission. See Section 11 below and the applicable PayDayContests Contest Summaries http://www.PayDayContests.com and Official Rules for more information regarding Contests.
Other Submissions. You acknowledge and agree that any information or materials other than Contest Submissions, including, but not limited to, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or information regarding the Site, PayDayContests, the Contest Submissions or PayDayContests's products or services, that are posted on the Site or otherwise provided by you in the form of e-mail or other submissions to PayDayContests (together, the "Other Submissions"), are non-confidential as between you and PayDayContests and shall become the sole property of PayDayContests. PayDayContests shall own, and you hereby assign to PayDayContests, all right, title and Interest, including all intellectual property rights, in and to such Other Submissions and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Other Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. You agree to execute any documentation required by PayDayContests (in its sole discretion) to confirm such assignment to, and unrestricted use and dissemination by, PayDayContests of such Other Submissions.

10.User Content and Interactive Services or Areas
The Site permits the submission, posting and transmission of Content on or through the Site including without limitation Contest Submissions and Other Submissions ("User Content"). You are solely responsible for the User Content you post, and you agree not to submit, post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through the Site any of the following:

1.User Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, offensive, obscene, pornographic, indecent, vulgar, lewd, sexually explicit, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable.

2.User Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law.

3.User Content that describes, references, or otherwise communicates violent, dangerous, illegal, and/or criminal acts.

4.User Content that describes, references, or otherwise communicates hate or discrimination concerning gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or nationality.

5.User Content that is copied from another Site user.

6.User Content that is harmful to children in any way.

7.User Content that is harmful to, or degrades the goodwill associated with the trademark(s) or name(s) of PayDayContests, or any company participating with PayDayContests in any Contest, or of any of such companys' products or services.

8.User Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party.

9.All User Content that does not have all necessary releases and permissions required to grant the licenses granted under the Submission Agreement, including without limitation valid name/likeness and/or model releases and property releases for User Content depicting recognizable people (living or dead) and private properties, and all written permission regarding all distinguishable trademarks other than trademarks provided by PayDayContests or any company participating with PayDayContests in any Contest.

10.User Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity.

11.Unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations.

12.Private information of any third party, including without limitation addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers.

13.Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files.

14.User Content that, in the sole judgment of PayDayContests, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, or participating in or enjoying any Contest, or which may expose PayDayContests, its Site users, or any company participating with PayDayContests in any Contest, to any harm or liability of any type.

Any use of the Site in violation of the foregoing rules (the "User Content Rules") violates these Site Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Site and participate in the Contests. You remain solely liable for all User Content you submit or post on the Site or through the Contests. PayDayContests takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, nor is PayDayContests liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter. Your access and use of User Content and posting of Contest Submissions and/or Other Submissions is at your own risk. As a provider of interactive services, PayDayContests is not liable for any statements, representations or User Content provided by its users on the Site. Although PayDayContests does not routinely review User Content and has no obligation to review, screen, edit or monitor any of the User Content posted on the Site, PayDayContests reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to review, remove, reject, disable access to, screen or edit any User Content posted or stored on the Site at any time and for any reason without notice, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Site at your sole cost and expense. PayDayContests reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether and what action to take in response to particular User Content, and any action or inaction in a particular instance shall not dictate or limit PayDayContests’ response with respect to other User Content.

You represent and warrant that (a) you own and control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or you otherwise have all necessary rights to submit and post such User Content to the Site and grant the licenses granted herein and in the Submission Agreement; (b) the User Content is accurate and not misleading; and (c) use and posting of the User Content you supply does not violate these Site Terms, the Submission Rules, or any applicable laws, rules or regulations, and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity.

You retain all ownership of and copyright in any Contest Submissions you post or submit to the Site. If you post User Content to the Site, unless we indicate otherwise, you hereby grant PayDayContests and its affiliates a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, exclusive, license to publish, reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt, edit, modify, translate, create derivative works based upon, and otherwise use and sublicense such User Content throughout the world in any form or media. Without limiting the foregoing, this grant includes the right to make editorial revisions to the User Content, to use and publish the User Content in any manner and form, including electronic, on the Site or in other media, whether now or hereafter created; to use the User Content for internal business purposes; to reproduce and distribute the User Content for marketing and publicity purposes, and to sublicense the User Content to third parties for any reason. For Contest Submissions, this license may be subject to additional rights, restrictions, terms and conditions as set forth in the Submission Agreement, and in the event of any conflict between these Site Terms and the Submission Agreement, the Submission Agreement will control. You grant PayDayContests and its affiliates and sub-licensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, to the extent that it is made publicly available on the Site.

11.Contests
By submitting any Contest Submission, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to all of the terms, conditions and rules set forth in the Official Rules, Submission Agreement, and Submission Rules. Without limiting the foregoing, you understand and agree that as a condition of being awarded any prize, winners will be required to execute and deliver a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of the Official Rules and related releases. Please see the Official Rules for more details.

12.Registration; Registration Data; Account Security; Prizes
Registration; Registration Data; Account Security. In order to participate in a Contest and potentially win a cash prize in a Contest (each, a "Prize"), you must be enter a PayDayContests contest and pay the contest fee and meet all other criteria set forth in the Official Rules and applicable Contest Summary.
You agree to:

1.provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration Data");

2.accept all risks of unauthorized access to the Registration Data and any other information you provide to PayDayContests. If you provide any Registration Data that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, PayDayContests may suspend or terminate your entry immediately. User accounts may not be merged under any circumstances.
Acquiring and Redeeming Prizes. Eligible Contest participants have the opportunity to compete for prizes, including money prizes (collectively, "Prizes"). See PayDayContests' Official Rules and applicable Contest Summaries for more information about participating in Contests and winning Prizes. Contest Prize winners will be notified by email by the date specified in the Official Rules and applicable Contest Summary.

Taxes. It is the policy of PayDayContests, in compliance with United States Internal Revenue Service regulations, to withhold taxes on contest prizes in the absence of a valid W-9 or W-8 (as applicable), thereby any payments will be made net of tax, as applicable. For US residents, it is the policy of PayDayContests to send a Form 1099 to any person who wins a Prize in excess of $600 (USD) in any given year. However, you remain solely responsible for paying all federal and other taxes in accordance with the laws that apply in your state, province, and/or country of residence. You will be required to provide accurate information to receive your Prize. If you do not, PayDayContests reserves the right to void any Prizes.

13.Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless PayDayContests, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, independent contractors, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to any Contest Submission, Other Submission, and/or User Content you post, store or otherwise transmit on or through the Site, your use of the Interactive Areas, your use of and conduct on the Site, and/or your violation of the Site Terms, Submission Agreement, Submission Rules, Official Rules, and/or any other PayDayContests terms, policies, or agreements concerning the Site and/or the Contests, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand or claim made against PayDayContests and/or its independent contractors, service providers, employees, directors or consultants, arising out of or relating to the User Content, your conduct, your violation of these Site Terms or your violation of the rights of any third party.

14.Disclaimer
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN WRITING BY PAYDAYCONTESTS, THE SITE, PRIZES, THE SITE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (THE "SERVICES") ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. PAYDAYCONTESTS DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND MATERIALS IN THE SITE. PAYDAYCONTESTS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THE SITE OR THE SERVICES ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE. PAYDAYCONTESTS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
PAYDAYCONTESTS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT OR PHOTOGRAPHY. WHILE PAYDAYCONTESTS ATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES SAFE, PAYDAYCONTESTS CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.
PayDay Contests reserves the right to change any and all content contained in the Site and any Services offered through the Site at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by PayDayContests.

15.Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL PAYDAYCONTESTS, ITS PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AND AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CASED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM PAYDAYCONTESTS, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PAYDAYCONTESTS' RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF PAYDAYCONTESTS, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO PAYDAYCONTESTS FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.

16.Applicable Law and Venue
These Site Terms and your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the State of Florida, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Site Terms shall be filed only in the state and federal courts located in Pinellas County, Florida and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these Site Terms.

17.Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Site Terms, PayDayContests reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Site, and to block or prevent future your access to and use of the Site.

18.Severability
If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

19.Questions & Contact Information
Questions or comments about the Site may be directed to PayDayContests at the e-mail address PayDayContests@PayDayContests.com.

20.Payout:

For Photo Contest: If there is more than 600 entries, the payout is $4250 for first place, $500 for 2^nd place and $250 for 3^rd place. If there is between 599 and 499 entries, the payout is $3250 for 1^st place, $400 for 2^nd place and $150 for 3^rd place. If there is between 498 and 399 entries, the payout is $2250 for 1^st place, $300 for 2^nd place and $100 for 3^rd place. If there is between 398 and 299 entries, the payout is $1250 for 1^st place, $200 for 2^nd place and $75 for 3^rd place. If there is between 298 and 199, the payout is $750 for 1^st place, $100 for 2^nd place and $50 for 3^rd place. If there is between 198 and 100 entries, the payout is $500 for 1^st place, $75 for 2^nd place and $25 for 3^rd place. If there is between 99 and 0 entries, the payout for 1^st place is $250, $50 for 2^nd place and $10 for 3^rd place.

For Essay Contests: If there is more than 175 entries, the payout for 1^st place is an iPad™, for 2^nd place the payout is an iPod™ Nano and the 3^rd place received iPod™ Shuffle. If there is between 175 and 100 entries, the payout for 1^st place is and iPod™ Touch, the 2^nd place winner receives and iPod™ Shuffle and the 3^rd place received $25 iTunes™ gift card. If there are between 99 and 50 entries, the 1^st place winner received and iPod™ Nano, the 2^nd place winner received an iPod™ Shuffle and the 3^rd place winner received a $25 iTunes™ Gift Card. If there is between 49 and 0 entries, the 1^st place winner received an iPod™ Shuffle, 2^nd place received $25 iTunes™ gift card and 3^rd place received $10 iTunes™ gift card.

For free contests: If there are more than 50 entries winner received $50 cash. If there are less than 50 entries, winner recieves $25 cash.

PAYDAYCONTESTS, LLC. CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

Important: Please read these rules before entering any contest sponsored by PayDayContests.com (each, a "Contest") through its Web site located at www.PayDayContests.com (the "Site"). If you are an individual acting as representative of an advertising agency or other legal entity, then you represent, warrant and covenant that you are participating in the Contest and agreeing to these Official Rules on behalf of such entity, and that all provisions of these Official Rules will bind you and that entity.

By participating in the Contest or otherwise submitting any Content (as defined below), you (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and (b) represent and warrant that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements in paragraph 1 below that you have all authority necessary to bind yourself (and, if your are employed by or otherwise represent an advertising agency or other legal entity, that entity) to these Official Rules. For purposes of these Official Rules, the term "you" means you individually and, if you are employed by or otherwise represent an advertising agency or other legal entity, that entity.

PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.

1.Eligibility.
CONTESTS OPEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO ARE AT LEAST (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MUST ALSO MEET ANY ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICABLE CONTEST SUMMARY FOR THE CONTENTS (EACH, A "CONTEST SUMMARY"). IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF (18) OR DO NOT OTHERWISE MEET THE ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICABLE CONTEST SUMMARY, YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE, AND PayDayContestsS.COM ("SPONSOR") RESERVES THE RIGHT NOT TO AWARD PRIZES TO YOU. If you are under the legal age of majority in your country, state or local jurisdiction of residence (a "Minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must submit with your Entry Materials (as defined below) the Parental Statement that your parent or legal guardian has read, understands and agrees to these Official Rules, and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Official Rules on behalf of you and themselves. To be eligible to win a prize, your entry/entries must be completed and received by Sponsor in the format designated below and in Sponsor's Content Submission Rules for Contests (”Submission Rules"), and you must have agreed to the Sponsor Contest Submission Agreement ("Submission Agreement"). Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, any participating sponsors, and any of their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. There is no limit to the number of submissions per person.

2.Disclaimer.
Sponsor, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.

3.Contest Period.
Visit www.PayDayContests.com for information about a specific Contest period, including the entry submission deadline (the "Deadline"), for a specific Contest. All entries must be received by the Deadline to be eligible to win a prize.

4.Prizes.
For Photo Contest: If there is more than 600 entries, the payout is $4250 for first place, $500 for 2^nd place and $250 for 3^rd place. If there is between 599 and 499 entries, the payout is $3250 for 1^st place, $400 for 2^nd place and $150 for 3^rd place. If there is between 498 and 399 entries, the payout is $2250 for 1^st place, $300 for 2^nd place and $100 for 3^rd place. If there is between 398 and 299 entries, the payout is $1250 for 1^st place, $200 for 2^nd place and $75 for 3^rd place. If there is between 298 and 199, the payout is $750 for 1^st place, $100 for 2^nd place and $50 for 3^rd place. If there is between 198 and 100 entries, the payout is $500 for 1^st place, $75 for 2^nd place and $25 for 3^rd place. If there is between 99 and 0 entries, the payout for 1^st place is $250, $50 for 2^nd place and $10 for 3^rd place.

For free contests: If there are more than 50 entries winner received $50 cash. If there are less than 50 entries, winner recieves $25 cash.

5.Payment Terms.
Unless otherwise indicated, all prizes will be paid in U.S. dollars. Subject to you executing and delivery to PayDayContests.com all required winner materials, PayDayContests.com will pay you the prize amount within approximately thirty (30) days after the Deadline for the Contest. Approximately thirty (30) days following the Deadline, we will (a) send you a check or pre-paid gift card through standard U.S. mail or a standard international mail carrier the prize amount earned.

6.Odds; Taxes; Etc.
Odds of winning a prize depend on the number and quality of eligible entries received in each Prize Category. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within thirty (30) days after delivery of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges of any prizes will be permitted. Prizes won by a Minor will be awarded to a parent or legal guardian on the minor's behalf.

7.Identity of Entrant.
In the event of a dispute about the identity of the entrant, entries made online will be declared to have been made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. An authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. The potential winner may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

8.How to Enter.
To enter, visit the Site, and complete the online Contest registration form (including, for example, by providing your full name, mailing address, e-mail address, and date of birth (month and year only). Then follow the directions and Submission Rules to upload your completed project package before the Deadline. To upload your completed project package, you must agree to the terms of the Submission Agreement. Please review the Submission Agreement carefully. The Submission Agreement includes important terms regarding your intellectual property rights in the Content you submit as part of a Contest. An entry into the Contest consists of your completed online registration form, your completed project package containing your Content and, if you are a Minor, written acknowledgment that you parent or legal guardian has read, understands and agrees to these Official Rules (together, the "Entry Materials"). All text associated with the Entry Materials must be in English. All requested information must be provided for your entry to be valid.
By entering the Contest, you consent to being placed on Sponsor’s e-mail mailing list for promotional and other purposes. However, you may opt out of receiving commercial or promotional e-mail from Sponsor upon receipt of the first e-mail by following the "unsubscribe" instructions contained therein.

9.Contest Judging.
Visit www.PayDayContests.com for information about a specific Contest’s judging criteria and winner selection and notification dates. On or before the winner selection date, the winners will be selected as follows: For Voter Choice Awards: By judges comprised of participating, registered members of Sponsor's Site (individually, a "Voter" and together, "Voters"). Voters must be logged into the Site to cast a vote. The more "senior" the Voter, the more weight his/her vote will carry for the overall score of the relevant Content submission. Voter seniority is increased the more a Voter submits Content on the Site, comments on others' submitted Content, votes on others' submitted Content, and submits winning entries in Contests.

PayDayContests.com Jury Award: By a panel of judges comprised of Sponsor's qualified employees. Judges will determine, in their sole discretion, the winners. To claim a prize, winners should follow the instructions contained in the winner's notification.

10.License for Entries.
You hereby acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to the terms and conditions of the Submission Agreement including, without limitation, the license you granted to the Sponsor pursuant to Section 1 of the Submission Agreement. You agree to take, at Sponsor's expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsor's license rights as set forth in Section 1 of the Submission Agreement. Entry Materials submitted to Sponsor in connection with the Contest will not be returned to entrants.

11.Non-Infringing Entry Materials.
You hereby represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights and permissions to submit your Entry Materials, including without limitation the associated Content, and that your use and submission of the Content and Entry Materials in connection with the Contest do not violate, misappropriate or infringe any copyright, trademark, patent, right of publicity or privacy, or any other proprietary right of any other person or entity.

12.General Release.
By entering the Contest, you (and, if you are a Minor, your parents or legal guardians) release Sponsor, any participating sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates, and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, professional advisors and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. IF YOU ARE A MINOR, YOUR PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS FURTHER AGREE TO INDEMNIFY EACH OF THE RELEASED PARTIES FROM ANY claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WHICH MAY BE SUFFERED BY YOU.

13.Use of Winner's Name, Likeness, etc.
Except where prohibited by law, entry into the Contest constitutes permission to use each winner's name, address, likeness and/or prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes without further permission or compensation. As a condition of being awarded any prize, except where prohibited by law, winners may be required to execute an additional written consent to the use of their name, address, likeness and/or prize information, without limitation, for promotional purposes without further permission or compensation.

14.Affidavit & Release.
As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners (and if winner is a Minor, winner's parent or legal guardian) will be required to execute and deliver to Sponsor a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these “Official Rules” and liability release.

16.Miscellaneous.
The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Florida. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or any entrant's participation in the Contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Contest. If you have any questions about these Official Rules or the Contest, please e-mail them to PayDayContests@PayDayContests.com.

17.Sponsor.
The sponsor of the Contest is:
PayDayContests.com,
PayDayContests@PayDayContests.com

These PayDayContests.com, Inc. Content Submission Rules ("Submission Rules") apply to all PayDayContests.com ("PayDayContests") Contests sponsored by PayDayContests (each, a "Contest") through its Website located at www.PayDayContests.com (the "Site"). If you are an individual acting as representative of an advertising agency or other legal entity, then you represent, warrant and covenant that you are participating in the Contest and agreeing to these Submission Rules on behalf of such entity, and that all provisions of these Submission Rules will bind you and that entity. By participating in a Contest or otherwise submitting any photograph, essay or other materials or content for a Contest ("Content"), you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of these Submission Rules and you represent and warrant that you have all authority necessary to bind yourself (and, if your are employed by or otherwise represent an advertising agency or other legal entity, that entity) to these Submission Rules. For purposes of these Submission Rules, the term "you" means you individually and, if you are employed by or otherwise represent an advertising agency or other legal entity, that entity. You must be at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in your country, state or province of residence) to submit Content at the Site for or in connection with a Contest. Participants between the ages of 14 and 18 must have the approval of a parent or legal guardian in order to submit Content to the Site.

Technical Requirements for Content Submissions. Except as otherwise specified by PayDayContests in connection with a Contest, all Content must be in one of the following file formats: doc, xls, jpg, jpeg, gif, png; File size must not exceed 5000 KB.

Nature of Content. You will not post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through the Site, including, without limitation, in connection with any Contest offered on or through the Site, any of the following:

Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, offensive, obscene, pornographic, indecent, vulgar, lewd, sexually explicit, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;

Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law;

Content that describes, references, or otherwise communicates violent, dangerous, illegal, and/or criminal acts;

Content that describes, references, or otherwise communicates hate or discrimination concerning gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or nationality;

Content that is copied from another Site user;

Content that is harmful to children in any way;

Content that is harmful to, or degrades the goodwill associated with, the trademark(s) or name(s) of any company participating with Sponsor in any Contest or of such company's products or services;

Content that promotes any competitor of PayDayContests.com or any competitor of the Featured Brand in any Contest;

Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party;

Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;

Unsolicited promotions, political campaigning, advertising or solicitations;

Private information of any third party, including, without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers;

Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files; and/or

Content that, in the sole judgment of PayDayContests, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Site, or participating in or enjoying the Contest(s), or which may expose PayDayContests or its Site users to any harm or liability of any type.

PayDayContests is the sole judge regarding whether or not Content is acceptable under these Submission Rules or any other terms or conditions on the Site.

If you do not follow these Submission Rules, Sponsor reserves the right (in its sole discretion) to exclude you from a Contest or Contests, and/or temporarily or permanently disable your account on the Site.

Other Issues. You may not use e-mail of the Site to spam other Site users concerning your Content. Share your ideas with people you know, but do not spam Site users or others. The Site is based on sharing and respect.

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