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Official Doll Beauty Pageant Contest Rules

The Miss Doll World 2009 Beauty Pageant Competitions ™  begin July 10, 2008 and end June 1, 2009.

The Contest Sponsor is Miss Doll World, hereinafter referred as “Miss Doll World”, 
380 S. State Road 434, Suite 1004-180, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, USA.

Eligibility
Contest is open to the adult people, age eighteen (18) or older at the time of entry. Children should ask their parents to enter the contest for them.

CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED

The entrant assumes full responsibility for knowing if their local, state or federal laws prohibit photo contests. Miss Doll World in no way accepts responsibility for determining your legal eligibility as it pertains to your local, state or federal laws. 

By submitting an entry, an entrant agrees to allow Miss Doll World to use and publish submitted photo(s), his or her name, doll name, location and description on the Miss Doll World web site and/or marketing/promotional materials, without compensation unless prohibited by law. All entries and all rights of ownership in and to the entries, including all rights to use, reproduce, publish, modify, edit, and distribute the same will become the exclusive property of Miss Doll World and will not be returned. Miss Doll World reserves the right to edit, modify, adapt, copyright, publish, use, and reproduce any and all entries without further compensation. Miss Doll World, and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, advertising and promotional agencies, are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, or incomplete entries. 

How to Enter

  • For the easiest way to enter, visit www.MissDollWorld.com or www.MissDollWorld.com/doll-member-signup.cfm and follow the instructions on how to register and enter. All entries must be completed by 12 am EST on Monday, June 1, 2009. All entries become property of Miss Doll World.
  • Once registered, submit an original photo taken by you, of your doll. Your photo must comply with the following photo requirements:
     
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    Photo should show only one doll (photos can be of the doll and the doll owner - creator).
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    You should be able to see the doll easily and clearly 
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    Doll and any person in the photo should be fully clothed
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    Photo, in its entirety, must be a single work of original material taken by the contest entrant. By entering the Contest, entrant represents, acknowledges and warrants that the submitted photograph is an original photo created solely by the entrant and that no other party has any right, title, claim or interest in the photo.
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    photos can be taken by the owner of the doll or the creator of the doll
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    No ads or links to other pageant or inappropriate sites are permitted on the photo, in the name or story for the photo. You can include your logo, a link to your doll web site, a link to your store and/or auction listing
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    Every photo and story will be checked by Miss Doll World moderators and may be deleted if it doesn't meet our requirements and rules. We reserve the right to delete or remove any photo, text or link we deem to be inappropriate.  No refunds or credits will be given for entries that are deleted due to a violation of contest rules.
  • No purchase is necessary to enter. To enter free be sure to follow the rules above and send one (1) 4x6 photo you wish to enter of your doll. On the back of the photo, write your full name, address, phone number and email address. Include on a separate 3x5 card your doll's name, and story as well as your full name and email address. Only one entry is allowed per envelope. Mail your entry to:
    Miss Doll World Entry
    c/o LCR
    380 S. State Road 434, Suite 1004-180
    Altamonte Springs, FL 32714, USA

    If you fail to comply with entry requirements and mail in requirements your entry will be void. We are not responsible for lost, delayed or damaged entries. Contest entries will not be returned and become property of Miss Doll World. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for free mail in entries to be posted.
Model/Photo Release and Affidavit of Eligibility
Upon Miss Doll World's request, the winning entrant must provide a signed Model/Photo release and/or license for any person who appears in the photograph submitted, authorizing use of the photograph in Miss Doll World's editorial publications, marketing and promotions in any and all media now known or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law. All releases must be in the form provided by Miss Doll World. Failure to provide such releases within 15 days from the date of notice will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

In addition all winners must sign an Affidavit of Eligibility. Failure to provide said affidavit within 15 days from the date of notice will result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

Contest Prizes
The Miss Doll World 2009 Beauty Pageant Competitions™ has three (3) categories:

  1. Miss Fashion Doll World ™ for dress up dolls such as Barbie ®, Bratz ®, My Scene ® or similar dolls.
  2. Miss Baby Doll World™ for baby dolls.
  3. Miss Doll World™ for stand up dolls or similar.

Miss Doll World may award the following prizes:

  • the winning doll in category Miss Fashion Doll World  will carry the title Miss Fashion Doll World 2009 for 1 year. The owner of the doll will receive 100 USD and an Award Certificate by mail1. Miss Fashion Doll World 2009 will be selected by voters on the site. The voting on the site is free and available for everyone as many times as they wish. The photo of Miss Fashion Doll World 2009 will also be a featured face of Miss Doll World on www.MissDollWorld.com.
  • the winning doll in category Miss Baby Doll World  will carry the title Miss Baby Doll World 2009 for 1 year. The owner of the doll will receive 100 USD and an Award Certificate by mail1. Miss Baby Doll World 2009 will be selected by voters on the site. The voting on the site is free and available for everyone as many times as they wish. The photo of Miss Baby Doll World 2009 will also be a featured face of Miss Doll World on www.MissDollWorld.com.
  • the winning doll in category Miss Doll World  will carry the title Miss Doll World 2009 for 1 year. The owner of the doll will receive 100 USD and an Award Certificate by mail1. Miss Doll World 2009  will be selected by voters on the site. The voting on the site is free and available for everyone as many times as they wish. The photo of Miss Doll World 2009 will also be  a featured face of Miss Doll World on www.MissDollWorld.com.
  • Prizes are subject to change or substitution. In the event of a change in a prize or the unavailability of a service offered in a prize, a replacement prize of equal or greater value will be given. Miss Doll World reserves the right to provide a cash prize in exchange for a prize or service that is unavailable.
  • All Winners will be awarded as represented unless there are less than a total of 50 entrants per category. If there are less than 50 entrants in a particular category, the prizes will be prorated accordingly using a percent scale then issued to the winning entrant. Example: If there are 10 entrants in a category, the winning entrant would receive 20% of stated cash prize.
  • Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
  • CASH prizes are paid in the form of certified funds by mail.

1 The address where the Prize will be mailed is the address given by User during registration. The winner is responsible for the correct information in his/her profile. The Prize will be mailed to the address in the User Profile no later than July 1, 2009.

Judging
Miss Doll World™ is not responsible for judging. Voters on the site will determine the winners in all categories. The voting is free and everyone can vote so many times as they want including for themselves. 

License
Selected entries may be published by Miss Doll World or its designee in one of Miss Doll World's brochures or on their web sites, or in any other medium, in Miss Doll World's discretion. By participating, all entrants grant an irrevocable license in the Entries to Miss Doll World, its licensees and affiliates and their designees (collectively, the "Authorized Parties") and acknowledge that any Authorized Party may utilize, edit, modify, reproduce, publish, distribute or otherwise use the Entries and all elements of such Entries, including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, in any media now or hereafter known, without the restriction, including commercially using and publishing the Entries to fullest extent possible in perpetuity, without additional consideration, notification, permission to entrant or any third party, unless prohibited by law. Additionally, by participating, each entrant grants to Authorized Parties the unrestricted right to use all statements made in connection with the Contest, and pictures or likeness of Contest participants, or choose not to do so, at its sole discretion, for no additional consideration, notification or approval except where prohibited by law.

Limitation of Liability
By participating, Entrants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Miss Doll World and their partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, agents and their employees, officers, directors, and representatives from any claims, losses, and damages arising out of their participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of any prize awarded hereunder.

Conditions
THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. This Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Certain restrictions may apply. Entries are void if Miss Doll World determines the photograph to not be an original, or if the entries are illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, altered, counterfeit, produced in error or obtained through fraud or theft.

Participants also agree (a) to be bound by these Official Rules; and (b) that the decisions of the Miss Doll World are final on all matters relating to the Contest. All federal, state and local taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winners. In the event that the selected winner(s) of any prize are/is ineligible or refuses the prize, the prize will be forfeited and Miss Doll World, in its sole discretion, may choose whether to award the prize to another winner.

Winner's List
For names of winners after July 1, 2009 please visit our web site at http://www.MissDollWorld.com. Winner's and prizes awarded will be displayed on the homepage.

 

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