By entering this contest, you agree to all of the terms and conditions relating to this contest.

By entering, participants agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Snitker Goldens, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, from any and all third party liability for any injuries, loss, claim, action, demand or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the competition, including without limitation any third party claim for copyright infringement or a violation of an individual’s right to privacy and/or publicity right. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.

Each entrant in the Contest is responsible for ensuring that he or she has the right to submit the photos that he or she submits to the Contest per these rules.

You agree that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved with Snitker Goldens, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, before a court of competent jurisdiction located in Waukon, Iowa. IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, PARTICIPANT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO ANY PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ATTORNEYS' FEES, OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN PARTICIPANT'S ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (IF ANY) ASSOCIATED WITH PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED. The Contest and Snitker Goldens’ website are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

Snitker Goldens  is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the photo competition, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of submissions to the photo competition, including but not limited to any misprints or typographical errors. Snitker Goldens  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. Snitker Goldens  is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, servers, providers, computer online systems, software, or failure of email on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, including injury or damage to participant's or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or uploading images or information in the photo contest.

If, for any reason, the photo competition is not capable of completion as planned, including but not limited to, any reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond the control of Snitker Goldens that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the photo competition, Snitker Goldens reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the photo competition.

By entering the Snitker Goldens’ 2013 Photo Contest, entrants grant Snitker Goldens and those authorized by Snitker Goldens the right and permission to use, publish, reproduce, and exhibit in any form and manner any and all photos submitted without any compensation of any nature to the entrant. 
Snitker Goldens will not need entrant’s consent or approval of the finished product(s) so long as it is of lawful purpose. Snitker Goldens may also use any and all photos submitted in print, web, and/or video versions. Entrants further agree to release and discharge Snitker Goldens and those acting under their authority, from any liability, claims for libel or invasion of privacy; agree to indemnify and hold harmless Snitker Goldens for any claims of any nature, including attorney fees.  By entering this contest, entrants grant Snitker Goldens a royalty-free, worldwide license to display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media. All photographs will include photographer credit as possible. 

Winners are responsible for all taxes of any nature incurred by the prizes.

In the event of a dispute regarding the winner(s), Snitker Goldens reserves the right to award or not award prizes. Snitker Goldens also reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct online appears in way to: dampen the enjoyment of others; tamper with the competition; violates these rules; infringes on third party rights; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Light filters, vignettes, and other such Photoshop elements are acceptable, however, any changes to the composition of the photo would cause the entry to be disqualified (i.e. changing faces, removing elements, collars, leashes, etc.).  All decisions made by Snitker Goldens are final.