AGD / CONTEST

American Gun Dog’s
“Canine Casting Call” Contest
Presented by Cabela’s

OFFICIAL RULES

1. No Entry Fee or Purchase Required. To Enter:
Visit http://americangundog.com/contest anytime between June 1, 2011 and August 31, 2011, and follow the guidelines to create either a video (with sound) or a photo with accompanying written paragraph of 150 words or less that shows and explains why you and your gun dog should be the next stars of American Gun Dog. Then, complete the online registration form and submit it along with your entry. Entry videos must to be between 30 seconds and one (1) minute in length, and must not exceed 25MB file size. Videos may be submitted in any one the following formats: .avi, .mov, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, .mp4, .m4v, .wmv, .flv, .qt, or H.264. Entry photos must be in .jpg format, not to exceed 3MB file size. Accompanying written portion of photo entry must not exceed 150 words.

Participants may submit no more than one entry, per person. Multiple entry submissions will be disqualified. Entries must be complete with all registration information to be eligible. Once an entry is submitted there will be no revisions or re-submissions allowed. Contestants who submit invalid information will be disqualified. All entries will become the property of Fischer Productions, LLC (“Sponsor”), and will not be returned. Sponsor reserves the right to publicize any submitted entries in full or in part. Entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on August 31, 2011. Entrants are responsible for determining the entry deadline in their time zone. For the purposes of Contest deadline, the sole determinant of the current time will be the clock on the promotion server, regardless of what any other timekeeping device might indicate.

2. Judging Criteria: Entries videos must be between 30 seconds and one (1) minute in length, and must not exceed 25MB. Entry photos must be in .jpg format, not to exceed 3MB file size. Written portion of photo entry must not exceed 150 words. All entries will be judged on the following criteria, with equal weight given to each, in all rounds of judging:
i.    overall quality, creativity, and clarity of entry
ii.    how well the idea is conveyed of why your team (you and your dog) should be the next stars of American Gun Dog
iii.    appropriateness of the entry to be used in connection with the American Gun Dog brand

Any submissions containing unsuitable language, images, or inappropriate content of any kind will be disqualified, as determined by the Contest judges at their sole discretion. Sponsor and Independent Judging Organization reserve the right to declare non-qualified entries (those that are plagiarized; created under false pretenses or with false statements; show obvious lack of effort; contain incomplete or inappropriate content, etc.) ineligible.

3. Judging: Entries will be judged according to the criteria listed above, in all rounds of judging, by a panel from the InterMedia Outdoors editorial and/or marketing department(s), under the supervision of PROMOSIS, Inc., an independent judging organization whose decisions in all matters relating to this Contest are final. Entries will be judged approximately between September 1, 2011 and October 14, 2011, based on review and the established criteria, to determine the final prize winners. In the event of a tie in any of the judging rounds, the tied entries will be re-judged using the identical criteria until the winners are determined. No entrant may win more than one prize. Potential winners will be contacted by email from Promosis to the address supplied during the entry process, with follow-up notification sent by overnight courier, and will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility and liability/publicity release that must be returned and received within 14 days of the date mailed to the potential winner, or an alternate winning entry may be selected from remaining eligible entries. Any entry or entrant that is determined to be invalid or ineligible according to the judging criteria and eligibility requirements will be disqualified, and the entry judged to be next in line will be deemed the winner for that prize. Winners will be announced on or about October 31, 2011 (earlier, if judging process allows).

4. Prizes: One (1) Grand Prize “Field Champion”: A year’s supply of Eukanuba Premium Performance dog food (one 40 lb. bag per month for 12 months), a $1,000 Cabela’s gift card, a feature write-up on the winning dog in Gun Dog plus a five (5) year subscription to Gun Dog (or another InterMedia Outdoors magazine publication of choice), and a feature on the Sportsman Channel’s American Gun Dog television program (including air travel and two (2) nights accommodations for winner and his/her winning dog, plus an outfitted, guided hunt – location to be determined by Sponsor). Approximate retail value of Grand Prize is $4,075. Three (3) Runner-up Prizes - “Best Retriever,” “Best Pointer,” and “Best Hound/Other Breed”: A year’s supply of Eukanuba Premium Performance dog food (one 40 lb. bag per month for 12 months), a $250 Cabela’s gift card, a one year subscription to Gun Dog (or another InterMedia Outdoors magazine publication of choice), plus a Sportsman Channel/ American Gun Dog logo fleece vest, hat, and iPod. Approximate retail value of each Runner-up Prize is $1,175. Prizes may not be transferred or redeemed for cash, in whole or in part. No substitution for prizes permitted, except by Sponsor in the event of unavailability. Grand Prize trip and its components, including television feature filming, are subject to scheduling availability, blackout dates, and certain other restrictions. Television feature portion of Grand Prize is subject to all terms and conditions of the Sportsman Channel. Grand Prize winner and winner’s dog must be available to travel on the dates specified by the Sponsor, or prize and its value may be forfeited. Grand Prize winner is responsible for any incidental travel costs not expressly stated above, including but not limited to ground transportation, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, airport fees, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, or other expenses. Actual value of Grand Prize trip selected may vary based on timing of trip, location of departure city and filming location, and assessment of other prize elements. Any difference between actual value and stated value will not be awarded in cash. Sponsor makes no warranties, representations, or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or in law, respecting the performance or use of the Sportsman Channel feature portion of Grand Prize, including, without limitation, quality, merchantability, and fitness for a particular purpose. Winners are solely responsible for any federal, state, or local taxes on the value of the prize won, and will be issued a 1099-MISC form for the retail value of the prize. No responsibility is accepted for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing, or acts of any government or authority. In no event will Sponsor be obligated to award more than the number of prizes stated in these official rules.

5. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Fischer Productions, LLC, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cabela’s Inc., InterMedia Outdoors, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, advertising and public relations agencies, and Promosis, Inc., and their immediate families as well as individuals living in the same households of such employees are ineligible. Contest is void where prohibited by law or regulation, and is subject to all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. All submitted entries and registration data become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Entries must be original, unpublished, conceived and created entirely by the entrant, and not previously or currently submitted for consideration in any other contest or promotion. By entering this Contest, entrant assigns all rights of ownership of the entry to the Sponsor, including copyright, publicity rights, and the rights to reprint and otherwise reproduce the entry or parts thereof in promotional, advertising, and publicity materials for any purpose, and in any medium, without compensation. Entrants agree to the release of their name, address, and email information to Promosis, Inc. for winner notification purposes and for public winner disclosure as required by law. By winning a prize, winner agrees to grant to the Sponsor and its promotion partners the right without limitation to use the winner’s name, picture, portrait or likeness, and voice in any future promotional material connected with this Contest in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity and throughout the universe, without further compensation, where permitted, and that such use can be made without prior inspection or approval of the use of any copy used in connection with it. Winners further release the Sponsor and its promotion partners from any liability arising from such use, including, without limitation, claims for invasion of privacy, infringement of right of publicity, and defamation (including libel and slander). By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.

6. Limitation of Liability: Sponsor, its promotion partners, independent judging organization, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates are not responsible for typographical errors in any Contest-related materials; for lost, late, misdirected, or incomplete entries; for technical, hardware, software, Internet, or telephone failures of any kind; for lost or unavailable network connections; or for failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions that may limit or interfere with a participant’s ability to take part in the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify Contest if fraud or technical failure compromises the integrity of the Contest or corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. If Contest is cancelled for any reason, including but not limited to those listed above, prizes will be awarded to winners judged from valid entries received up to the time of cancellation. Sponsor, its promotion partners, related companies, parent, subsidiaries, agencies, and their respective employees or officers shall not be liable for injury, losses, damages, or costs of any kind resulting from participation in this promotion, or acceptance of or use or misuse of a prize or parts thereof. Sponsor and Promosis, Inc. may prohibit any entrant from participating in this Contest or any future promotion, if, in the sole opinion of Sponsor or Promosis such entrant (i) has tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, (ii) repeatedly shows a disregard for the Official Rules, or (iii) acts (a) in an unsportsmanlike manner, (b) with an intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass Sponsor or Promosis, or any other entrant, or (c) in any other disruptive manner.

7. Dispute Resolution: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Massachusetts having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than participants' actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

8. Winners List: For the names of the winners, send a standard-size postcard, only, with your name and address to: American Gun Dog’s “Canine Casting Call” Contest Winners List, P.O. Box 38, Marblehead, MA 01945. Requests must be received by November 30, 2011.

9. Sponsor: Fischer Productions, LLC, 1790 Bonanza Dr., Suite 101, Park City, UT 84060