Best Friends Animal Society Official Contest Rules

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Best Friends Animal Society (“BFAS”) Contest (the “Contest”) is subject to all federal, state, local and municipal laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. No purchase is necessary, and a purchase or payment of any kind, including any donation to BFAS will not increase your chances of winning. The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries as determined by BFAS. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, X (f/k/a Twitter), Threads or any other social media platform.

2. BFAS: The Contest is sponsored and administered by BFAS located at 5001 Angel Canyon Rd., Kanab UT 84741.

3. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to citizens and legal residents of the United States of America who are eighteen (18) years of age or older and who are the age of majority in their state of residence at time of entry. The Contest is not open to employees, directors or officers, or their immediate families (spouses and siblings, parents and children and their spouses), of BFAS. The winners are subject to the BFAS’ verification of eligibility hereunder, including but not limited to requiring proof of identification.

4. ENTRY PERIOD: The Contest entry period will begin at 12:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time on April 30, 2024, and end at 11:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time on May 20, 2024 (the "Entry Period"). ALL ENTRIES FOR THE PRIZES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE EXPIRATION OF THE ENTRY PERIOD. Entries received outside of the Entry Period are disqualified.

5. HOW TO ENTER: Eligible individuals must submit “Owned Content” (defined below) via a website upload (with the form fully and accurately completed) during the Entry Period. BFAS will act in good faith to determine the individuals that have met the entry requirements with such individuals being deemed “Eligible.” Eligible individuals who are subject to these Contest Rules ("Entrants"). There is no limit on the number of entries, however, participants are encouraged to use good judgement in providing distinct images and content in each entry. Participants are not allowed to use .g multiple/different email addresses or identities Using multiple/different email addresses and/or identifies or otherwise circumventing the submission process in any other way will void all of that participant’s entries and that participant will be disqualified. Entries that are mechanically reproduced, copied, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, or by any other means which subvert the entry process are void. Incomplete entries or entries not fully complying with these Official Contest Rules are subject to disqualification at BFAS’ sole discretion. BFAS is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries.

ALL OTHER ENTRIES ARE NULL AND VOID.

BY PROVIDING CONTACT OR OTHER INFORMATION, ENTRANT CONSENTS TO THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF THAT INFORMATION. UNLESS ENTRANT ELECTS TO OPT-OUT, ENTRANT CONSENTS TO RECEIVE MARKETING AND OTHER INFORMATION FROM BFAS AND ITS AFFILIATED PARTIES AND CONTRACTORS. ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON ENTRANT’S CONTINUED CONSENT TO RECEIVE SUCH MARKETING AND OTHER INFORMATION. ENTRANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING ARE NOT AFFECTED BY SUCH CONSENT. BY PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION AND NOT ELECTING TO OPT OUT, ENTRANT CONSENTS TO BEING CONTACTED BY BFAS AND ITS AFFILIATED PARTIES AND CONTRACTORS. CONTACT METHODS MAY INCLUDE MAILINGS, EMAILS AND TELEPHONE CALLS (INCLUDING THOSE GENERATED FROM AN AUTOMATED TELEPHONE DIALING SYSTEM) AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED (IF PROVIDED AT A LATER TIME), INCLUDING ANY WIRELESS TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED. BFAS’ FULL PRIVACY POLICY IS AVAILABLE AT https://bestfriends.org/privacy-policy.

6. OWNED CONTENT DEFINED. Owned content is defined as an original photo or video of the Entrant’s companion animals (pets) in the companion animal’s home environment. Only domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, small mammals, birds, reptiles may be included in the content. In no event should non-domesticated (wild) animals be in the Owned Content. The companion animals must belong to (legally owned by) and reside with the Entrant. If a video entry is submitted, the maximum length is 60 seconds. If there are any human beings in the Owned Content, Entrants represent and warrant that the Entrant has obtained any necessary releases from the individual depicted in the Owned Content and must be able to provide such releases to BFAS upon BFAS’s request. The Owned Content should capture funny, heartwarming, or entertaining moments of companion animals in their natural home environment. Entrants represent and warrant that the Entrant is the sole creator and copyright owner of the Owned Content and that the Entrant owns all the rights and title to the Owned Content. Entrants represent and warrant that all that all animals and any individuals involved in the creation of the Owned Content were treated with respect and dignity and no people, animals or the environment were harmed in creating the Owned Content. Owned Content should not be: (a) be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain or reference nudity or any materially dangerous activity; (b) promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; (c) be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group; (d) contain or reference trademarks, logos, or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses; (e) contain copyrighted materials owned by others without permission from owner; and (f) contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission.

7. LICENSE TO USE OWNED CONTENT. By providing the Owned Content the Entrant grants BFAS a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license to use, reproduce, distribute, reproduce, display and create derivative works of the Owned Content for BFAS advertising and promotional purposes. BFAS may collect the Owned Content’s metadata upon entry.

8. PRIZES & ODDS OF WINNING: Up to thirty (30) entries will be chosen (the “Winners”) to have their Owned Content be included in BFAS’ upcoming promotional campaign celebrating the role animals play in our lives across various media channels (the “Prize”). There is no cash or reward other than the possibility of being included in the promotional campaign. The odds of winning are dependent on the number of entries and will be determined by the decision of the Judges (defined below).

9. JUDGING: The Winners will be selected by a panel of BFAS staff members who will review all Eligible Entries (the “Judges”). Entries will be judged based on their relevance in authentically capturing amusing, endearing moments of companion animals in their home environment showcasing creativity, originality, and high technical quality of the Owned Content. Winners will be notified via the contact information on their entry on or before May 31, 2024. The decisions of the Judges are final.

If a potential winner of a Prize is disqualified for any reason, BFAS may, at its sole discretion, elect to not chose a new potential winner, leaving the unawarded Prize unclaimed. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by BFAS, who reserves the right to substitute the Prize in whole or in part with another Prize of comparable or greater value (which is $0), as determined by BFAS in its sole discretion.

To claim the Prize a Winner must complete and execute an Affidavit, Licensing and Release Agreement within the time period requested by BFAS or its agent. In addition, if individuals are depicted in the Owned Content, a Winner must also provide Publicity Releases executed by each individual within the time period requested by BFAS or its agent.

A Winner may waive the right to receive the Prize, in which event the Winner will be disqualified and forfeit all interest in the Prize. A Winner or Winner’s designee’s rejection of any Prize will result in disqualification and the forfeiture of all interest in the Prize. The

10. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and by the decisions of BFAS, which decisions shall be final and binding in all respects. BFAS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, acting in violation of these Official Contest Rules, or engaging in un-sportsmanlike or disruptive conduct. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest will be ineligible for the Prize and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If any tampering, fraud, technical error or failure, unauthorized intervention, or other problem that corrupts, impairs, or affects the administration, security, fairness, or integrity of the online portion of the Contest, or If BFAS deems it necessary, BFAS may, at its sole discretion, cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest.

ANY ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, BFAS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES AT LAW OR EQUITY FROM ANY PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of an Entrant or BFAS in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Utah without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.

11. DISCLAIMERS: By entering, participants acknowledge and agree that BFAS and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives of BFAS, McCann-Erickson USA, Instagram, Facebook, X (f/k/a Twitter), Threads or any other social media platform (collectively, the "Contest Releasees"), will not be liable for harm, losses or injuries of any kind resulting from the participation in the Contest, use of the Owned Content, printing, mailing, or distribution errors, unauthorized human intervention in the Contest, errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries, or any entries that are tampered with, garbled, incomplete, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules. Participants release and agree to hold harmless the Contest Releasees from any and all liability from any of the claims described above. The Contest Releasees are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, redirected, misdirected, stolen, undelivered, or separated entries or Prize notifications. The Contest Releasees are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telecommunications network or telecommunications lines, computer on-line systems, servers, computer equipment, telecommunications network equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by BFAS on account of technical problems, human error or any combination thereof.

IN NO EVENT WILL ANY CONTEST RELEASEES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR HARM OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO A PARTICIPANT’S ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR USE OF THE OWNED CONTENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON BFAS’ WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND IN THIS PROMOTION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS.

12. TAX CONSEQUENCES: Each Winner is solely responsible for determining any requirements for reporting the value of the Prize as the Winner’s income for any applicable state or federal tax return.

13. CONTEST WINNERS LIST: To request the name and state of the Prize Winners (to the extent such information may be disclosed as permitted by applicable law) and/or a copy of these Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to BFAS at Best Friends Animal Society, Attn: Marketing Department. Indicate whether you are requesting the name of the winner and/or a copy of Official Contest Rules. Requests for the Official Contest Rules must be received by June 1, 2024. Requests for the names of the winners must be received between May 21, 2024 and June 1, 2024.