Trixie’s Super Dog Contest

Trixie is Dean’s forever super dog, but we know there are more super dogs out there! Pet parents, it’s time to brag about why your dog should win Trixie’s Super Dog prize. Email us your short story or poem in 75 words (or less) about a heroic virtue of your canine companion. Feel free to send a photo as well. If you want to add a superhero cape to your dog’s photo, go to http://superdog.cci.org/. Canine Companions for Independence has a free nifty tool that provides a red superhero cape that can be easily added to your dog’s photo. (While you’re there, take a look at all of the great work CCI does.)

Trixie’s Super Dog Contest Prizes!

• The Top 3 winners will each receive a set of five limited, signed and numbered collector’s editions of Dean's books, a value of more than $1,000 plus a SIGNED copy of Trixie’s new book BLISS TO YOU!
 

• Seven additional winners will receive a free SIGNED copy of Trixie’s new book BLISS TO YOU.
 

• Some winners may be posted on deankoontz.com.
 

Timing

Contest start - August 1, 2008

Contest end - September 15, 2008

Winners announced - October 1, 2008

Email entries to: trixiecontest@deankoontz.com

Super Dog Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PLAY OR WIN A PRIZE

A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING

NO SUBMISSION TO A SALES PRESENTATION REQUIRED TO ENTER

1. 1. Eligibility . The Super Dog Contest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories), who are at least twenty-one (21) years old as of August 1, 2008. Sponsor shall have the right to verify the accuracy of all information submitted and also reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who fails to comply with these Official Rules. Dogged LLC ("Sponsor"), and its parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and all of their employees, officers, directors, agencies, representatives, licensees, successors, and assigns (collectively, "Sponsor Entities"), and members of their immediate families and those living in the same household of such persons are not eligible to enter the Contest. By participating, you agree to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Judges, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects.

   The Contest is void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted by law.

2. 2. Contest Period. The Contest begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time ("ET") on August 1, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on September 15, 2008 (the "Entry Period").

3. 3. Your Submission. To enter, you must write and submit seventy-five (75) words or less in an essay, short story, poem or other written format (the "Submission") about the best virtue of your canine companion. You may also submit a photograph ("Photo") of your dog if you would like. If you would like to add a superhero cape to your Photo, you may do so at http://superdog.cci.org/. Please send photos in jpeg or pdf formats with photo attachments at least 200KB but less than 2MB.

4. 4. How to Enter. To enter, e-mail your Submission in Word format to trixiecontest@deankoontz.com  during the Entry Period along with the following information: full name of entrant, mailing address, phone number, email address, and date of birth. All required information must be included in your e-mail for your entry to be valid. Only one (1) entry per person and per e-mail address will be accepted. In case of multiple entries received from any one person or e-mail address, only the first entry from that person or e-mail address will be eligible to win, and all others submitted by you will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant based on the e-mail address submitted, Submission will be awarded to the person named in the e-mail entry (regardless of whether that is the name of the authorized account holder of the e-mail address from which said entry was submitted) provided such individual is eligible according to these Official Rules. Sponsor has no obligation to acknowledge receipt of, return or respond to Submissions or other material submitted. Your entry must be submitted during the Entry Period in order to be eligible to win.

5. 5. Submission Content. By entering this Contest, you represent, warrant, and agree that your Submission and Photo (if any): (i) are 100% original and were created solely by you; (ii) do not incorporate any material that is owned by anyone other than you (including, for example and without limitation, artwork, trademarks or logos owned by anyone other than you); (iii) will not violate the rights of any third parties, including any copyright, trademark, publicity right, privacy right, or any other right; (iv) have not been entered into another Contest or won any other award; and (v) do not contain any defamatory material or otherwise infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party. Sponsor reserves the right to require you to submit proof of compliance with these Official Rules.

   In addition, your Submission and Photo (if any) must not contain any content: (i) that is abusive, racist, sexist, homophobic, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, offensive, indecent or contains drugs; (ii) that promotes racism, bigotry, sexism, homophobia, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual; (iii) that promotes pornographic or sexually explicit behavior, illegal activity or conduct that is abusive, threatening, profane, indecent, obscene, defamatory, libelous or otherwise objectionable; (iv) that contains any advertising or other commercial content; or (v) that is otherwise deemed inappropriate by the Judges.

   Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that does not comply with these Official Rules.

   You understand and agree that by submitting your Submission to the Contest, you are granting to Sponsor and [its licensees, successors and assigns….] (and you represent that you have the right to grant to Sponsor) a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), assignable, fully paid, royalty free, license to use, copy, modify, adapt, edit, publish, make, sell, create derivative works of, incorporate into other works, communicate to the public, distribute (through multiple tiers), perform and display the Submission and Photo (if any) in whole or in part, in any form, manner, venue, media, or technology now known or later developed, anywhere in the world, in perpetuity, for any lawful purpose, including, without limitation, for purposes of advertising and promotion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may post some or all of the Submissions (in their original or in edited form) on www.deankoontz.com.

6. 6. Selection of Winners. There will be three (3) First Prize Winners and seven (7) Second Prize Winners. The selection of the winners will be determined by qualified judges ("Judges") selected by Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding in all respects. This Contest may be cancelled in the event an insufficient number of eligible Submissions are received that meet the minimum standards established by the Judges.

   Eligible Submissions will initially be judged by the Judges based on the following weighted criteria to determine the 20 finalists ("Finalists"):

   - Creativity (50%)

   - Written Expression (25%)

   - Relevance to Theme (25%)

   Photos will not be judged by the Judges. Neither submission of a Photo nor the quality of any Photo submitted will affect the judging process.

   Submissions from eligible Finalists will be judged by Dean Koontz based on the same criteria used above to determine three (3) potential First Prize Winners and seven (7) potential Second Prize Winners. In the event of a tie, the tied Submissions will be re-judged by a new Judge selected by Sponsor.

   The potential winners will be notified on or about October 1, 2008, by telephone, mail, or email and will be required to complete, execute and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and (unless prohibited by law) a Publicity Release within the time period specified by Sponsor. If any potential winner: (a) is unreachable by telephone within twenty-four (24) hours after Sponsor’s first attempt to notify such individual; (b) fails to return all documents fully executed as required by Sponsor within the specified time period; or (c) does not comply with these Official Rules, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, such potential winner may be disqualified and a new potential winner chosen.

   Each potential winner will not become an official winner until he/she signs and returns all requested affidavits, releases and other documentation, until his/her eligibility has been formally verified by Sponsor, and until he or she has been declared to be an official winner by Sponsor.

7. 7. Prizes. First Prize Winners: Three (3) First Prize Winners will receive a signed copy of BLISS TO YOU (Approximate Retail Value-ARV of $50) as well as a set of five (5) limited, signed and numbered collector’s editions of Dean Koontz’s books (ARV of $1000).

   Second Prize Winners: Seven (7) Second Prize Winners will receive a signed copy of BLISS TO YOU (ARV of $50).

   Total ARV of all Winners’ Prizes combined: $3500. All details of the prizes (including specific books) shall be as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion. Winners are responsible for any costs and expenses associated with the prizes not specified herein as being provided, as well as all federal, state and local taxes that may be due on any services or other items provided by Sponsor in connection with the Contest. Prizes are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or substitutable, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value at its sole discretion. Sponsor shall not be obligated to exploit the Submissions or the Photos (if any) of the winners in any manner. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Submissions received during the Entry Period and the quality of your Submission, as determined by the Judges in their sole and absolute discretion

8. 8. Conditions/Release. By submitting a Submission or accepting a prize, each entrant in the Contest (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and any other documents Sponsor requires entrants to sign; (ii) agrees to release and forever discharge Sponsor and Sponsor Entities from and against any and all liability and claims with respect to or in any way arising from the Contest, participation in the Contest or any part thereof, the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, and any liability for economic injury, personal injury, property damage, loss or any other harm; (iii) agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Sponsor and Sponsor Entities harmless from and against any and all liability and/or claims relating to or arising from such entrant’s Submission and Photo (if any), acts or omissions in connection with participation in the Contest or any part thereof, the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or infringement of any other third party right; (iv) consents to the use of his or her name, address (city and state), biographical information, Submission, Photo, image, photograph, likeness, voice for purposes of advertising, promotion, publicity or trade, or for any other lawful purpose, in any manner and in any and all venues or media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation or permission, unless prohibited by law; (v) agrees that the laws of the state of New York shall govern the Contest, and that any dispute with respect to the Contest shall be resolved as set forth below in these Official Rules; (vi) waives all rights to claim or collect punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages; (vii) agrees that all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; and (viii) agrees that any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out of pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees.

   By submitting a Submission or accepting prize, each entrant also agrees that any and all disputes that he/she may have with, or claims he/she may have against Sponsor relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with the Contest or the prizes will be resolved in the federal or state courts located in the City and County of New York. Each entrant in the Contest consents to jurisdiction and venue in the federal or state courts located in the City and County of New York.

9. 9. General. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the printing, offering or description of the prizes or any other materials produced in connection with the Contest. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, stolen, misdirected, mutilated or illegible Submissions nor for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of Submissions or for technical, network, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive Submissions by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE 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. If for any reason, including infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes, the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or affected, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. In addition, if for any reason, in its sole discretion, Sponsor determines that the Contest should not or cannot be run as planned, Sponsor may cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Uses of automated devices are not valid for entry, and will subject user to immediate disqualification.

   The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, that determination shall not affect the remainder of these Official Rules, which shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if they did not contain the invalid or illegal provision.

   All decisions of the Sponsor related to the Contest are final and binding.

10. 10. Winners’ Names. For a list of prize winners, send a self addressed stamped envelope, which must be received by January 1, 2009 to: Super Dog Contest Official Rules Winners List, c/o Broadthink, 14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite 206E, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423.

11. 11. Sponsor. This Contest is sponsored by Dogged LLC c/o Broadthink, 14011 Ventura Blvd., Suite 206E, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423