AAA Photo Contest 2018—ABBREVIATED VERSION

OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATIONS.

THIS IS A SHORTENED VERSION OF THE TERMS AND RULES FOR THE PHOTO CONTEST. FOR THE COMPLETE OFFICIAL TERMS AND RULES, PLEASE GO TO WWW.AAA.COM/RULES.

1.) SPONSOR: This photo contest is sponsored by AAA Club Alliance Inc. (“ACA”) through its affiliate AAA World Publishing Group, LLC (“AAA WORLD”).

2.) HOW TO ENTER: To enter the contest, mail your photos to: AAA Photo Contest, One River Place, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. Or, submit your digital photo through the contest link on AAA WORLD’s Facebook page. All entries must be postmarked or posted by October 12, 2018. There is no limit to the number of entries per person, and multiple entries may be sent in one envelope. Photos must fall into one of the following categories: The Arts, History, U.S. Travel, People, Transportation.

3.) ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be residents of ACA’s AAA Mid-Atlantic, AAA Allied Group or AAA Oklahoma/South Dakota regions and be 21 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States. Employees of. ACA and its affiliates and prize providers and members of their immediate families are not eligible.

4.) PHOTO REQUIREMENTS: a. Photos must be at least 4 x 6 inches with photo location, photographer name, address and telephone number written clearly on the back of each photo or included with the digital entry. b. Photos submitted online must be three megabytes or smaller, must be in .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format and must be at least 1,500 pixels wide if horizontal or at least 1,500 pixels tall if vertical. High-quality scans of non-digital photographs are acceptable. AAA WORLD reserves the right to disqualify entrants who cannot provide upon request a high-resolution file of at least 300 dpi at 4 x 6 inches. c. Photos must not disparage any person or party. Photos that contain material or themes contrary to ACA’s Privacy Policy or Code of Conduct and Mission Statement will be eliminated and deleted. For more specific guidelines and restrictions, please see Section 5 of the complete Official Rules at www.AAA.com/rules. d. Photos must have been taken by and be owned by the entrant. Photos previously published or pending publication are not eligible. 

5.) USE OF PHOTOS: By submitting a photo, each entrant agrees that AAA WORLD shall have the perpetual right to use, display or reproduce the photo in any manner and in any media now existing or subsequently developed without further obligation to or permission by the entrant.  AAA WORLD will not return submitted photos.

6.) DISCLAIMER: AAA WORLD is not responsible for: (a) lost, late, misrouted or illegible entries, or (b) any computer or communications-related malfunctions or failures, or disruptions or losses caused by events beyond the control of AAA WORLD.

7.) JUDGING: The top five winners will be selected by AAA WORLD Publishing Group staff members based upon composition, originality, artistic merit, adherence to theme, and technical excellence. For complete rules on selecting winners, please go to www.AAA.com/rules.

8.) PRIZES: The prizes for the AAA World 2018 Photo Contest are as follows: Grand Prize: $1,000 AAA Visa gift card. First through Fourth Runners-up: $100 AAA Visa gift card. The prizes are not redeemable for cash and may be substituted with other prizes of equal or greater value.

 These Official Rules are governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, all entrants agree to abide by the Official Rules, and entrants and winners agree to allow AAA WORLD and ACA and its affiliates to use their names, location and personal information and photos for promotional purposes without obtaining further consent or providing compensation. The winning photographs and names of winners will appear in an upcoming issue of AAA WORLD, on AAA World’s Facebook page and on the AAA.com. Questions and inquiries about the Contest Rules can be emailed to editorial@aaaworld.com.