Below you will find some of the FAQ's that our member services group receives. Please review the list of questions and answers. If you don't find the answer to your question, feel free to contact us.
Q. When does judging begin and when are the winners announced?
A. Juding begins on the 1st of the following month (ie. January Contest Judging begins on Feb. 1). Judging last between 7-10 days. We contact our winners shortly after, and announce the finalists and winner on our winners page of our website.
Q. How Can I Vote?
A. While we value your opinions, we leave our scoring up to our professional talent and casting agents. This is what makes the CuteKid different. Our judges have years of experience in spotting talent and selecting those fresh, CuteKid faces.
Q. Can I upload and enter photos for someone else?
A. Grandparents and friends can enter with permission of parent or legal guardian, please create a member account in your name. Not the parents.
Q. I just entered my photo into the contest, what month's contest will it be entered into?
A. TheCuteKid contests run on the Calendar month. So any photo that you enter in a given month is automatically entered into that Month's contest.
Q. How many pictures are entered into each contest?
A. There is no set number of entrants to our contest. Each contest will vary by participation. TheCuteKid.com does select 4 winners to every contest! It is our goal to reward the many CuteKid ™ internet baby photo contest entrants.
Q. Does everyone have access to my photo's?
A. Your photo account, as well as photo's you have entered into our contest can only be accessed by an Authorized Talent Agent, TheCuteKid.com judges and staff and YOU! (you are provided a user name and password for access to your photo's at any time!) If your child is a contest winner, then your photo will be published on our Winners' Photo Page. Additionally, we reserve the right to use that photo for promotion of TheCuteKid.com through the internet site, promotional literature and possibly child or baby magazines!
Q. Do I have to pay anything?
A. TheCuteKid allows members to upload and save their pictures to our site for Free. Your photos may be seen by industry professionals looking for that new face. If you would like to be included in one of our monthly contests for cash and prizes, there is a fee of $19.95 per photo.
Q. Do the Judges review every photo submitted?
A. Yes... every photo we receive that is entered into our contest is judged and carefully reviewed.
Q. Can I enter a professional photo?
A. Although our judges do not prefer professional photos, you can enter them into TheCuteKid contest, although please be advised that if your professional photo is chosen as a finalist or winner you will need to obtain and submit written authorization from the photographer for use of the photo.
Q. Does TheCuteKid.com share my child's personal information with anyone?
A. Your information is kept secure within our databases. Additionally, when entering our Internet Baby Photo Contests, the entire order process is secured and authenticated by an SSL security certificate. TheCuteKid.com does reserve the right to send promotional materials to our members.
Q. What happens if I submit more then one photo into a contest?
A. When entering any of our online photo contests, each photo will be judged separately on its own merits. These photos will not be combined for judges to choose which they prefer. Therefore, you effectively can double or triple your chances of winning. (You are not allowed to submit more then 3 photos into any one contest; however, you can enter as many contests as you like!)
Q. My Credit card was declined because of AVS mismatch, what does that mean?
A. The address on your CuteKid member account must match the address on the billing statement of your credit card. Please put any apartment number details on the proper address line.
Q. When is the contest?
A. TheCuteKid contest runs on the calendar month, therefore any photo entered into a contest from the first day of the month until the last day of the month will be entered into that months contest. Judging for our contests begins on the 1st of the following month and winners will be announced on or about the 10th of that month via your emailed weekly newsletter.
