Spotted Video Contest
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Upload your videos to our "You Spotted" section and be eligible for weekly prizes.
It's a great way to show a local audience some of the interesting, unique, memorable, or unforgettable moments from your life in Western New York.
We will randomly select one video posted to Buffalo.com's You Spotted section per week through Aug. 18 and award that user free movie passes. Then, on Aug. 18, we will also randomly select one grand prize winner, who will receive $100 in gift certificates to local restaurants.
Click here to email any questions to Buffalo.com Online Interactive Manager Ben Kirst.
Post your videos to You Spotted today!
BUFFALO.COM OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES 1. ELIGIBILITY- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The contest is free to enter and open to any New York State resident 14 years of age or older, except employees of The Buffalo News, associated sponsors and agencies, their assignees, licensees, and members of their immediate families living in the same household. Contest must be entered on-line. Weekly winners will be selected on July 28, August 4, August 11, and August 18, all in the year 2008. The grand prize winner will be selected on August 18, 2008. Offer void where prohibited by law.
2. HOW TO ENTER: Submit any non-commercial, user-generated video to Buffalo.com/Spotted’s You Spotted Video section (http://buffalo.myspotted.com/videos/index.php?type=you). Multiple entries are allowed. All entrants must be registered users of Buffalo.com/Spotted.
3. ENTRY RULES AND DISCLAIMERS: The Buffalo News, Morris DigitalWorks, Buffalo.com, Buffalo.com associated sponsors, their agencies, their assignees, and licensees are not responsible for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, failed phone or computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions or technical failures, garbled or jumbled transmissions or other errors of any kind, whether human, mechanical or electronic, including without limitation the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information online, or for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, destroyed, delayed, stolen, misdirected or illegible entries. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with, altered, include false information or inappropriate images are void. Once submitted, entries become the shared property of The Buffalo News and Buffalo.com. In case of dispute as to identity of a winner, such entry will be declared made by the registered user of the e-mail account, and if a prize is won, and such registered user is a valid entrant, the prize will be awarded to such registered user. Contest organizers are not responsible if you are unable to enter online for any reason.
4. HOW PRIZES ARE AWARDED: One pair of Dipson Movie Passes will be awarded on weekly beginning July 28, 2008 and will continue through August 18, 2008. The grand prize, valued at $100, will be awarded on August 18, 2008. Prize winners will be selected randomly from the submitted You Spotted Video section at Buffalo.com/Spotted (http://buffalo.myspotted.com/videos/index.php?type=you). Some restrictions may apply. Should any winner be unable to use the prize as awarded, no cash substitution or pass substitutions will be made. A randomly selected video, using the number of videos posted and a random number generator that will determine a number corresponding to a video posted at the You Spotted Video section, will be determined to be the weekly winner. The Grand Prize winner will be selected from all entrants in the same manner. Chances of winning will be determined by the total number of entries received.
5. PRIZE ACCEPTANCE: Prize must be accepted as awarded, no cash equivalents, no substitutions. Contest organizers reserve the right to award a prize of equal or greater value in the event of unavailability. Winner agrees to allow use of their name, address and photo for publicity without compensation. Contest organizers and sponsors are not responsible for any injury incurred by a contestant as a result of winning or participating. Any taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.
6. The decisions of the contest organizers are final on all matters of fact, interpretation, eligibility, procedure and fulfillment.
7. This contest is subject to all federal, state and local regulations and is void where restricted or prohibited by law. Winner may be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility and liability after notification of winning and release of prize or an alternate winner will be selected. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, or suspend this contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor(s) corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the contest. In such event, the winner will be selected by random drawing from all eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation, termination or suspension.
8. By entering this contest, you acknowledge that you have read and accept these rules and agree to be bound by them.