Whether it’s your child’s cutest costume, a costume you are wearing to a party or a costume your pet is wearing, submit your photos for a chance to win! Any photo of a person, pets, or a group decked out in a Halloween costume is eligible. Submit your tasteful, family friendly photos via email to photos@oursentinel.com.
You can submit up to five photos per email. One entry per email address. All ages welcome. Provide name, age, costume description, email address and phone number to be entered to win a prize. And let us know if your ensemble is home-made. The more creative, the better!
The contest begins on October 30, 2020. All entries must be received through oursentinel.com by 11:00 pm Central Standard Time on November 2, 2020. Submissions will not be accepted after the deadline lapses. By submitting any photo via email you agree to the contest terms and conditions below.
This year's contest and prizes are sponsored by Blondies and The Sentinel. The winners and top photos will be featured on The Sentinel starting Wednesday, November 4.
First prize is a $75 Gift Card to Blondies
Second prize is a $50 Sentinel Gift Certificate
Third prize is a $25 Sentinel Gift Certificate
2020 Halloween Costume Photo Contest
Please read the rules and guidelines below before submitting your photo(s) to The Sentinel's Halloween Photo Contest. By participating in this contest, you understand, acknowledge and unconditionally agree to abide by the following rules:
1. The contest is open for online submissions only via email.
2. Submitted photos must have been created between October 29 and
November 1, 2020.
3. Photos submitted must be at least 640 pixels on
the shorter side, and no more than 2000 pixels on the longer side. Images
should be no larger than 2MB. Photos must be in JPEG format.
4. You
may submit as many entries as you wish. However, you should send no more
than five images per email.
5. You are required to provide a unique
title & description for each image submitted.
6. All submitted
photos must contain the original EXIF metadata information. However there
must be no border(s), logo(s), copyright marks, identifying marks, or any
other visible references and/or marks on the image.
7. Basic editing,
including color enhancement, the use of filters, and cropping of the
Photo(s) is acceptable, provided any such editing does not affect the
authenticity and/or genuineness of the Photo(s).
8. Advanced editing
used to create illusions, deceptions and/or manipulations, and the adding
and removing of significant elements within the frame is prohibited.
9. Every image uploaded is subject to a moderation process before it
becomes visible on the contest page. The Sentinel reserves the right to
assess and disregard any submitted photo at our its discretion.
10.
Photos that portray or otherwise include inappropriate and/or offensive
content, including provocative nudity, violence, human rights and/or
environmental violation, deemed racist and/or any other contents deemed to
be contrary to the law, religious, cultural & moral traditions of United
States of America, are strictly prohibited and will be immediately
discarded.
11. A participant who submits any such photos may be
permanently banned, subject to Better Photography’s discretion, from
participating in any future contests.
12. The contest begins on
October 30, 2020. All entries must be received through oursentinel.com by
11:00 pm Central Standard Time on November 2, 2020. Submissions will not be
accepted after the deadline lapses.
THE JUDGING
1. The Sentinel will appoint a judge / judges for each contest. This will
comprise of members of the editorial team and / or external judges.
2. The judging panel shall assess and determine the winning Photos. The
results and the winners will be announced on the website.
3. The decision of The Sentinel’s judging panel will be final and binding on
all Participants in respect to all matters relating to the Contest.
4. The Sentinel reserves the right to call for original JPEG or RAW files
with unchanged EXIF for the purpose of authentication. An image maybe
disregarded if this information cannot be provided.
THE PRIZES
1. Prizes will be mailed to the winners free of charge.
2. Any state/ provincial/ territorial, and/or local taxes, fees and
surcharges and taxes (whether foreign or domestic, and including income tax)
on any prize that may be awarded to You under the Contest will be solely
paid by You.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
1. Submitted photos must be original, created and/or taken by the
contestant. It must not contain any materials owned or controlled by a third
party for which you have not obtained a license, must not infringe the
copyright, trademark, moral rights, rights of privacy/publicity or
intellectual property rights of any person or entity.
2. The Sentinel respects photographers’ copyrights and copyrights shall
remain vested with the creator of the image. Upon making the submission, you
grant The Sentinel, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty free, sub-licensable
right and license to use, publish, reproduce, display, perform, adapt,
create derivative works, distribute, have distributed, print, in whole or in
part, in any form, in all media forms now or hereafter known, to promote the
contest, image, the photographer or for editorial or educative use.
LIABILITY
1. You hereby hold harmless, release, indemnify and discharge The Sentinel
and its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and
their employees, officers and representatives from all liability, claims,
judgments, demands, controversies, agreements, damages, actions and causes
of action whatsoever, arising out of or related in any way to the contest or
the conduct of the contest and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession
of any prize awarded, whether in law or in equity, no matter what the cause
or nature, and You further waive any claims that You may state or assert
against The Sentinel in association with the contest or any of its
associated activities, or in any way related to or resulting from the
contest even if such injury or claims results from or is caused by the
negligence or gross negligence of The Sentinel, in whole or in part, due to
human error or otherwise. You further agree to indemnify and hold harmless
The Sentinel from any claim arising out of your participation in the contest
including, without limitation, all claims brought or asserted by any third
party as a result of any injury or loss that You or they may sustain in any
way associated with your participation in the contest.
2. Under no circumstance will The Sentinel be liable for any:
a) lost, late, misdirected, stolen, illegible or incomplete Submissions
b) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or
transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or
unauthorized access to, or alteration of, submitted Photo(s);
c) problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or
lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment,
software, email, players or browsers, on account of technical problems or
traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any
combination of the foregoing;
d) incorrect or inaccurate information, caused by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical
or human error which may occur in the processing of the Photos and/or the
Submissions; and/or
e) injury or damage to any Participant or to any computer related to,
resulting from or in connection with the Contest.
3. If, for any reason, the contest is not capable of being conducted as anticipated, due to computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of The Sentinel, which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest, The Sentinel reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest as deemed appropriate, disqualify any Participant, and/or select winners from all eligible Photos submitted prior to the termination, cancellation, modification or suspension. The Sentinel reserves the right to correct any typo-graphical, printing, computer programming or operating errors at any time.
GOVERNING LAW
The Contest, Your Submission(s) and the Rules shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with Illinois laws. Any aspects or disputes arising
out of or in connection with the contest and/or your submission(s) will be
subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Illinois courts.
