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Tamron Terms & Conditions

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Apr 1, 2015
General

TO ENTER. Contest begins at 12:01 a.m. ET, April 1, 2015 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 30, 2015. Entries will be accepted from 12:01 a.m. ET April 1, 2015 until 11:59 p.m. ET on May 31, 2015. All entries become the property of the sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. All pictures must be the property of individual entering contest, in accordance with photo release rules outlined below.

VOTING PERIOD. A selection of finalists will be chosen from among the best entries by a committee of Tamron and FXExpress employees. Voting period will begin at 12:01 a.m. ET on June 1, 2015 and end on 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2015. Votes will be tallied according to the number of Facebook ‘likes’ an entry receives.

PRIZE. One (1) Grand Prize. Winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes on prize and any expenses not specified relating to the acceptance and use of the prize. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed by winner; however sponsors reserve right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value if prize is unavailable for any reason.

ODDS. Odds of winning the prize depend upon the number of eligible entries received.

ELIGIBILITY. Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are age 18 or older at time of entry. Employees of FXExpress Publications Inc., Tamron and affiliated companies, and the respective advertising and promotion agencies of the foregoing and members of the immediate families (spouses and parents, siblings, children and their spouses) and members of the same households of such individuals, whether related or not, are not eligible. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law.

DRAWING/PRIZE AWARD. Winner will be selected by FXExpress Publications Inc. and Tamron based on quality of entry and number of Facebook ‘likes’ received on or about July 1, 2015 from among all eligible entries legitimately received. Winner will be notified by email. Winner will be required to complete, sign and have notarized an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and, except where prohibited, a Publicity Release to be returned within 14 days from date of issuance. Failure to timely return the documents or the return of any prize notification as undeliverable may cause prize award to be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. If winner is not of the age of majority in state of residence, required documents must be confirmed and signed by winner’s parent or legal guardian.

WINNER’S LIST. For name of winner, mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to Global Traveler Winner’s List, 310 Floral Vale Blvd., Yardley, PA 19067-8508.

PHOTO RELEASE. I irrevocably grant to FXExpress Publications, Inc. and Global Traveler Magazine, and Tamron USA, Inc. and its employees, officers, agents and assigns (hereinafter referred to as “RELEASED PARTIES”), the right to use, reproduce, distribute, publish in all forms of media, including future editions, print and electronic including magazine, website, newsletters, iPad app, iPhone app, Android app; and publicly display the digital images, negatives and photograph(s) (“Photographs”) that are the subject of this Agreement for any purpose. This consent authorizes both any initial and any subsequent disclosure or publication of the Photograph(s) at any time.

I warrant and represent that the Photograph(s) which are the subject matter of this agreement are original or that I have full rights and ownership to release them for FXExpress Publications, Inc., Global Traveler and Tamron USA Inc.’s use as outlined above.  I am the sole and exclusive owner of the Photograph(s); they are free, clear, and unencumbered. No part of them is taken from or based on any other work; no part infringes the copyright or any other right of any person; and the reproduction, publication, exhibition, or any other use by the RELEASED PARTIES of the Photograph(s) in any form whatever will not in any way, directly or indirectly, infringe on the rights of any person.

I agree to indemnify all RELEASED PARTIES from and against any and all loss, damage, costs, charges, legal fees, recoveries, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, penalties, and expenses that may be obtained against, imposed on, or suffered by the RELEASED PARTIES by reason of (1) any violation or infringement of any proprietary right or copyright; (2) any libelous or unlawful matter contained in the Photograph(s); or (3) any invasion of privacy or trespass in the taking or publication of the Photograph(s) from any use that may be made of the Photograph(s) by the RELEASED PARTIES. I also agree to indemnify all RELEASED PARTIES for any such amounts arising from my breach of any covenant, representation, or warranty of this agreement.

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