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Hip Hop for Hounds Contest Rules

January 10, 2008

Disclosure; Contest Period
No donation, purchase, or obligation of any kind is necessary to win. A donation or purchase will not increase your chances of winning. You have not yet won. The Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on January 22, 2008 and ends at 12:00 p.m. EST on March 31, 2008 (Contest Period). The People's Choice voting period will begin at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on April 1, 2008 and ends at 12:00 p.m. EST April 7, 2008.
Eligibility
Contest is open to all ages. If contestant is under 18 years of age, a parent or guardian's written permission may be needed to claim prize. Void where prohibited by law. The Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Employees and independent contractors of The Humane Society of the United States (The HSUS), Sponsor, or their affiliates, and any other individual or entity involved in the development, promotion, or execution of the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST, and the immediate family members and/or household members of each are not eligible.
To Enter
To enter, submit your audio recording of your original rap song during the Contest Period to the following address/email address: hiphopforhounds@humanesociety.org. The best way to send large files is via www.yousendit.com. Files should be under 3MB. You may also submit a CD of your song. Please mail it to:

Hip Hop for Hounds Contest
c/o Laurie Maxwell
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L St. NW, Washington, DC 20037

Any entry will be deemed ineligible if it is illegible, incomplete, if it fails to meet the required specifications, or if it is received before the Contest Period begins or after it ends. All entries shall become the property of The HSUS when received and shall not be returned.
How the Winner Will Be Determined.
The Grand Prize Winner will be selected by a celebrity judge from among the eligible entries based on the quality of the Winner’s entry. The People’s Choice Award will be selected by website visitors using an online voting tool. All decisions of the celebrity judge and online voting are final.
Prizes
The Grand Prize Winner will receive $1,000 and the People’s Choice Award will receive $500.
Winner Notification/Prize Claims
The Winner will be selected shortly after the contest closing date of March 31, 2008 and will be notified by telephone and/or email. In the event that a Winner is unable to accept a Prize, an alternate Winner will be selected. The Winner may be required to complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release, and, where legal, a Publicity Release, all of which must be returned within 30 days of attempted prize notification or the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.

If the Prize is won by an eligible person who is not of legal age in the state of residence, the prize shall be awarded in the name of the Winner's parent or legal guardian, who must sign and return all required documentation prior to receiving the Prize. In the event of noncompliance with these Rules, or if a Prize or prize notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.
Prize Restrictions
Prizes are not transferable. No substitution of Prizes is permitted except at the sole discretion of The HSUS. Any federal, state, or local taxes on Prizes and any expenses related to the acceptance and/or use of the Prizes not specified herein as being awarded are the responsibility of the Winner.
Additional Terms
All entries become property of The HSUS to use at its discretion. By accepting a prize, the Winner consents to The HSUS' use of his or her entry, name, likeness, voic and/or biographical information for promotional and other purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. The Winner, by acceptance of any prize, acknowledges compliance with these Rules and agrees to release The HSUS, its affiliates, and its officers, directors, employees, independent contractors, representatives, and agents ("Releasees") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST or the receipt, redemption, or use of any prize, including any injuries or damages of any kind sustained in connection with the use, acceptance, possession, or awarding of any prize. All contest entries may be featured on the Hip Hop for Hounds MySpace page as part of the People's Choice online voting.
Limitation of Liability
Releasees are not responsible for printing, typographical, human or other errors of any kind in any contest-related materials or for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries. If,for any reason, the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST is not capable of running as planned, or infection by computer viruses, bugs, or tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, actions of entrants, technical failures, or any other causes corrupt or infect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST, The HSUS reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any entry or entrant and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST and at its sole discretion award a prize from among all eligible non-suspect entries validly received prior to the action requiring such modification.

By entering, all contestants agree that the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST is governed by laws of the District of Columbia for the resolution of all claims and disputes (excluding any claims against or disputes involving parties other than The HSUS relating to any prize awarded in the contest for any reason, the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST is not capable of running as planned, or infection by computer viruses, bugs, or tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, actions of entrants, technical failures, or any other causes corrupt or infect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST, The HSUS reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any entry or entrant and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST and at its sole discretion award a prize from among all eligible non-suspect entries validly received prior to the action requiring such modification.

By entering, all contestants agree that the Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST is governed by laws of the District of Columbia for the resolution of all claims and disputes (excluding any claims against or disputes involving parties other than The HSUS relating to any prize awarded in the contest).
List of Winners
For the name of the Winner, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to

"Hip Hop for Hounds CONTEST"
The Humane Society of the United States
2100 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037

Requests must be received by April 30, 2008.