Terms and Conditions

1. Closing date for entries is noon on 31 October 2008.
2. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all residents of the UK and ROI.
3. One entry per person. The winner is responsible for ensuring they are able to accept the prize as set out and in accordance with these terms and conditions, in the event they are unable to do so then Blackpool Council reserves the right to re-award the prize. Entrants must be over 18 years of age; or have the permission of their parent/ guardian - this permission must be confirmed before any prize will be awarded.
4. Entry is free but entrants should be aware that they may be subject to local call charges depending on their own individual arrangements for Internet access.
5. An eligible entrant must be an individual and must submit an entry via the competion website www.blackpool.gov.uk/love and complete the details required on the form.
6. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. Blackpool Council reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. Blackpool Council reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the website www.blackpool.gov.uk/love
7. Each entrant must submit photographs in jpeg format; together with their name, address, contact telephone number and email address. Photographs should address the theme "Love Blackpool". The photograph should be the entrants own work and should have been taken during 2008. Entrants represent and warrant that they are not professional photographers and that their entry does not infringe the privacy rights, copyright or any other rights of any person. Obscene or inappropriate photographs will not be accepted and Blackpool Council reserves the right to reject any photographs for any reason. Prior to submitting a photograph of any identifiable individual, entrants should obtain the consent of such person and advise them of the purpose of the submission and that their photograph may be published by Blackpool Council (including in local press).
8. In submitting any entry, entrants agree and confirm that in respect of any materials submitted – including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio, that they grant to the Blackpool Borough Council a perpetual, royalty free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable right and licence to use, exhibit, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public and exercise all copyright and publicity rights in respect of all such materials and/or to incorporate such materials in other works in any media for the full term of any rights which may exist in respect of such materials.
9. The winner will be notified by email within fourteen (14) days from the closing date. All reasonable endeavours will be made to contact the winner during this time. If a winner cannot be contacted or is not available, Blackpool Council reserves the right to re-select another winner from the entries which were received before the closing date.
10. Finalists will be required to provide a copy of their image at full resolution, via email, before being officially forwarded to the public vote.
11. There is one prize for each age group. The winner will be the entrant whose photograph, in the opinion of the judges, demonstrates the greatest flair, technique and originality.
12. The prize is a TomTom GO 930 Traffic Satellite navigation system for entrants over 18 and a Canon Powershot camera for those under 18. One runner up will also receive an Ipod shuffle. There is no other alternative, cash or otherwise, to the prize stated and the prize is not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
13. Blackpool Council reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering prizes) if, in their sole discretion, the competition is not capable of being conducted as specified. Blackpool Council reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.
14. The winner may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.
15. The judges’ decision regarding the 24 photographs selected as finalists is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into. These photographs will then be open to a public contest at www.blackpool.gov.uk/love and the winners will be those who receive most votes.
16. Blackpool Council will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant's ability to participate in the competition.
17. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by Blackpool Council.
18. Blackpool Council reserves the right to publish all or parts of entries including the winning entry, and publication does not necessarily mean that the entrant has won a prize. Blackpool Council reserves the right to edit entries at its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give Blackpool Council a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use all or segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes.
19. Uses of personal data received by Blackpool Council in the course of the promotion are subject to the privacy policy found on the website. Winners' names may be published on the Website (follow Privacy Statement at bottom right of homepage at www.blackpool.gov.uk).
20. Entrants will be requested to agree to accept these terms and conditions as part of their entry.
21. The promoter of this competition is Blackpool Council.
22. For a list of winners, please send a stamped envelope to Love Blackpool Photography Competiton, Blackpool Council, Policy and Communications Department, Town Hall, Blackpool FY1 1AD. Competition entries will not be accepted at this address but must be provided electronically via the email address provided.