1. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Participation constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The Family Photo Safari Instagram Challenge ("Contest") will be held online from 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET"), April 1, 2024 ("Contest Start Date"), to 11:59 p.m. ET, January 15, 2025 ("Contest Period"). Contest is sponsored by the Columbus Zoological Park Association (the "Sponsor") who is solely responsible for all aspects of this Contest.
2. ELIGIBILITY. The Contest is open to legal residents of the United States of America who are 18 years of age or older as of "Contest Start Date." Sponsor's employees and their immediate families are not eligible to participate or claim a prize. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations apply. By participating, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules and to the decisions of the judge, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules.
3. HOW TO ENTER. As of 12:00 a.m. ET, April 1, 2024 , the entrant must:
a) Have an Instagram® account: If you are not a member, you may find links to download the app here: https://www.instagram.com/
b) Post a photo taken at the Zoo to your Instagram photos or videos with the #familysafari hashtag. A photo submitted by an Instagram® account set to “Private” is not guaranteed for entry.
c) By tagging your photos with the #familysafari hashtag you represent that you have all necessary rights to grant a license to the Sponsor to publish and re-use your photos for any purpose without compensation and that you hereby grant such license together with the right to use your name.
d) Tag the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium at “@columbuszoo” in your photo(s).
All entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET, on the day prior to each bi-weekly winner announcement for consideration for that respective selection (4/15/24, 4/30/24, 5/15/24, 5/31/24, 6/15/24, 6/30/24, 7/15/24, 7/31/24, 8/15/24, 8/31/24, 9/15/24, 9/30/24, 10/15/24, 10/31/24, 11/15/24, 11/30/24, 12/15/24, 12/31/24, 1/15/25). No mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted. Winner selection may be delayed by holidays or other non-work days.
4. INTERNET LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. If for any reason this Contest is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, at any time, without notice and award the prizes using all non-suspect eligible entries received as of this termination date. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest or downloading any materials in this Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized Instagram® account holder of the submitted entry at time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram® account by Instagram®.
5. SELECTIONS AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS. Winners will be determined within five (5) business days after period close by Sponsor's staff from among all eligible entries. Winners (2) for each bi-weekly winner announcement will be notified on or after the fifth day following winner selection respectively by Instagram® and need not be present to win. Winners will be selected based on the following criteria: quality of photograph, 30%; illustration of zoo’s mission, 40%; illustration of fun, 15%; and demographic representative of Zoo’s audience 15%. One winner per household. Winners are solely responsible for all travel costs that might be required to visit the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium or Zoombezi Bay. The winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected if a selected winner fails to comply with these rules; cannot be contacted; is ineligible; fails to claim a prize or fails to return the completed and executed Affidavit and Releases, in the stated time period as required, or if the prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use the winners’ names, likenesses, winning photo or video, and statements for promotional and publicity purposes without additional compensation or limitation unless prohibited by law. All decisions of the Sponsor regarding the selection of winners, notification and substitution of winners in accordance with these Official Rules shall be binding and final.
6. PRIZES AVAILABLE. Winners will receive prizes as described in the respective bi-weekly contest promotion and as outlined below. All prizes must be redeemed by respective expiration dates as listed on each asset below. Substitutions of similar value will be made at the sole discretion of the Sponsor if offers are no longer available. The prize is not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash and if not used will be forfeited. Approximate retail values (ARV) of prizes are listed below.
a) Columbus Zoo and Aquarium adult general admission: $29.99 ARV per ticket. Must be redeemed before 1/1/25.
b) Zoombezi Bay general admission: $45.99 ARV per ticket. Must be redeemed by 9/8/24.
c) Columbus Zoo Family Membership. $284.99 ARV per voucher. Must be redeemed by 12/31/24.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE. By entering the contest and participating in any promotions relating thereto, each entrant agrees to release and hold Sponsor, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, participating retailers and any other companies participating in the design, administration or fulfillment of this sweepstakes and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, harmless from any and all losses, rights, claims, injuries, damages, expenses, costs or actions of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in this sweepstakes or any sweepstakes-related activity, or acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize or parts thereof, including without limitation personal injuries, death and property damage and claims based on publicity rights defamation or invasion of privacy.
8. TAX INFORMATION. All applicable Federal, state and local tax liabilities and any other incidental expenses, fees or costs associated with the receipt or use of any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.
9. WINNER'S LIST. For an Official Winner's List available after January 16th, 2025 and through January 31, 2025 or a copy of these Official Rules (PLEASE SPECIFY WHICH), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, P.O. Box 400, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell, OH 43065-0400.
10. SPONSOR. Columbus Zoological Park Association: P.O. Box 400, 9990 Riverside Drive, Powell, OH 43065-0400.
