Contest Rules and Guidelines:
| 1 | Parent or legal guardian must approve submission of the contestant's photo(s). By submitting a photo, parent or legal guardian grants TheCuteKid.com™ (a Parent Media Group, Inc. company) staff the right to publish submitted photo(s), child's name, city, and any captions submitted on TheCuteKid website and/or marketing materials. Slight photo alterations may be made by our staff in order to fit our site or email newsletters properly. To enter a photo into the monthly CuteKid contest, there is a $19.95 registration fee per photo which can be paid by credit card/Pay Pal online. |
| 2 | Our Contests run on the calendar month, ending at midnight EST of the last day of the month. All photos entered within a given month become entrants for that specific month's CuteKid™ Contest. Our contest rules are intended to offer fair contests where all submitted photos have an equal opportunity of being scored by our industry judges. |
| 3 | The CuteKid™ contest is judged by registered & verified entertainment professionals. Photos are judged with no discrimination towards sex, race, or age. All decisions are final. Monthly contest voting begins on the 1st of the month for the entries of the previous month. Once judging begins, a refund cannot be processed for an entry for the month being judged. |
| 4 | Photos containing nudity or children depicted in a derogatory or dangerous position will not be accepted. TheCuteKid staff reserves the right to refuse any photograph which they deem unacceptable. |
| 5 | Monthly cash prizes are paid in U.S. Savings Bonds. TheCuteKid.com™ reserves the right to provide a cash prize in exchange for a good or service not currently available. The cash prize will be paid in an equal to or greater value to the prize replaced. |
| 6 | The 2012 CuteKid of the Year grand prize winner will receive, in addition to other prizes, a $10,000 529 investment vehicle to be established in the name of the winner. Using historical growth rates of the Dow Jones Industrial average and a 16 year timeframe, this investment is projected to grow in excess of $25,000. The investment vehicle will grow over the period up until the child or guardian wishes to withdraw the funds for education purposes only, as noted by the terms of the 529 education investment vehicle. The total prize amount will be solely determined by market factors and investment strategy during the life of the 529 investment vehicle. Parent Media Group, Inc. does not guarantee the final prize amount upon redemption. |
| 7 | If a professional photo is submitted to our contests, TheCuteKid will not be held responsible. It is highly recommended that the parent or guardian receive rights to use the photo prior to contest submission. |
| 8 | Monthly winners will be announced 10-14 days after winning photo has been selected in each category. Winners will be informed via phone or email, and prizes will be released within 2 weeks of announcement. |
| 9 | All prizes will be given as represented unless monthly contest entries are less than a total of 50 entrants per month per category. In this instance, a pro-rated portion of the prizes will be distributed to the winners. |
| 10 | Members may enter as many photos to our free themed galleries as desired & may vote accordingly. Please note that a single member is not eligible to be declared as the Grand Prize Gallery winner in more than 2 consecutive running free galleries. |
| 11 | Our contests are void where prohibited by law. The contestants assume the total responsibility of knowing their local laws in regard to photo contests and are subject to any local, state, national or international laws. TheCuteKid™ accepts no responsibility for making these individual legal determinations. |
| 12 | Please ensure your information is completed accurately. The CuteKid will not be responsible for photos being placed in the wrong CuteKid categories due to inaccurate information submitted by entrant. Categories are set by child's birth date. See how it works |
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