Rules

Terms and Legal Conditions

Void where prohibited. The Spring Lake Regional Park 50th Anniversary Photography Contest is sponsored by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation (“Sponsor”). Open to residents or visitors in Sonoma County.

The contest will end on July 31, 2023, with winners selected by popular vote through https://my.360photocontest.com/springlake50.  Participants may be any age, but any participant who is a minor in his or her state of residence must have permission from a parent/guardian before participating.

  1. Photography Contest Period: The Spring Lake Regional Park 50th Anniversary Photography Contest (“Event”), is a one-time event hosted by the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation, between May 1, 2023 and July 31, 2023. Entrants may submit their photographs from May 1 through midnight on July 15, 2023. Ten adult finalists and ten youth (18 and under) finalists, based on popular vote through https://my.360photocontest.com/springlake50, will be eligible to receive votes from July 16 through July 31.   
  2.  Eligibility: Open to residents or visitors to the County of Sonoma. Employees and Board Members of Sonoma Water, Sonoma County Regional Parks and the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation and affiliates, as well as members of their immediate families and/or those living in the same household, are not eligible to participate and win.
  3. How to Enter: Entrants should submit photos by following the instructions at https://my.360photocontest.com/springlake50. Photos must be taken at Spring Lake Regional Park. We will assume that, in submitting a photo, you are the owner of the photo, the photo was created solely by you, and you have the right to publish it. In our sole discretion, objectionable or offensive photos will not be considered. Images that depict nudity, political statements, violence, or any identifiable feature of any person will be disqualified and removed from the website. The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will determine whether an Entry violates these prohibitions. There are no refunds for disqualified photos. Please note that photos can take up to 72 hours to be approved and available for display and voting. Submitted photos without photographer contact information will not be eligible. Photos must be in jpg or png format and a maximum of 6 MB. Photos with watermarks will not be considered. By submitting a photo, you are giving us permission to use the photo for other purposes, such as on our website, on social media, and in other Sonoma County Regional Parks and Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation publications. We will provide credit to photographers whenever we use any of the photos. These photos are not for sale and are not for commercial use unless prior permission is arranged.
  4. How to Vote: Individuals interested in voting for a photo should following the instructions at https://my.360photocontest.com/springlake50. This contest is a fundraiser for the Spring Lake 50th Anniversary, and votes cost $1 per vote, with a minimum of 10 votes.
  5. General Rules: Prizes are nontransferable and no cash substitution is allowed. Prize winners will be listed in the Sonoma County Parks Foundation monthly newsletter, which you can sign up for at https://www.sonomacountyparksfoundation.org/e-news.html. Parks Foundation staff or board members also may contact winners via email.
  6. Each participant, or a parent/legal guardian on behalf of a participant who is a minor in his/her state of residence, as a condition of participating in the Photography Contest, agrees to release and hold harmless the Sonoma County Regional Parks Foundation, Sonoma County Regional Parks, Sonoma Water, and each of their respective agencies, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, agents, and assigns  (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with participating in any aspect of the Scavenger Hunt, submitting an Entry in connection with the Photography Contest, the receipt, ownership or use of prize awarded, or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement or offering of the prize.  The Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications or print communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Photography Contest which may limit the ability to participate, delays or misdelivery of entries by the U.S. Postal Service, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in the Photography Contest.
  7. As a condition of entering the Photography Contest, participant (or parent/legal guardian if participant is a minor in his/her state of residence) agrees that: 1) Participant is voluntarily participating in the Photography Contest and voluntarily assumes all risks inherent to participation in the Photography Contest; 2) Except for damages caused solely by the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Sponsor, participant hereby waives all rights to claim any damages, including any punitive, incidental, consequential, travel or any other damages; 3) all causes of action arising out of or connected with the Photography Contest, or prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and 4) in no event will participant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs.
  8. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, likeness, and Entry, excluding contact information, for promotional purposes (including any possible public relations opportunities) without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By participating in the Photography Contest, the participant accepts and agrees to be bound by the Official Rules and these Terms and Conditions.
  9. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Photography Contest; violates the Official Rules; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or wildlife. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Photography Contest if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or corruption of any sort. In such event, Sponsor will award prizes in a random drawing from eligible Entries received prior to cancellation or the end of the Photography Contest Period, whichever occurs first. Void where prohibited by law and subject to all federal, state and local laws.
  10. Photos must be from a handheld device, drones are prohibited in all Sonoma County Regional Parks. https://parks.sonomacounty.ca.gov/visit/park-policies