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OFFICIAL RULES


NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALASKA, HAWAII AND WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN TO LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS 18 YEARS OR OLDER.

Eligibility: Rocky "Rate-A-RacK" Contest ("the Contest") is open to legal residents within the 48 continental United States and District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Rocky Brands, Inc. ("Sponsor") and each of its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, sales representatives, distributors, advertising, public relations and promotion agencies, and members of each of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each are not eligible. In order to be considered for the Contest, your Entry must comply with the Official Rules ("Rules") as set forth herein.

Contest Period: The Contest begins at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time ("EDT") on October 10th, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EDT on January 15, 2009. Entries may be submitted at any time during the Contest period, subject to the limitations set forth herein. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Rules. The prize winners will be announced on January 28th, 2008.

How to Enter: Visit http://photo.rockyboots.com (the "Site") to upload a photo and a typed story ("Entry"), both relating in some way to turkey hunting and/or the spring season. All Entries must be submitted through the Site. You must also enter your first and last name, phone number, and email address. Photos and story content are subject to size limitations. All Entries become the property of Sponsor, and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her Contest entries) who tampers with the entry process or attempts to enter in a manner contrary to the rules set forth herein.

Limitations/Conditions on Entry: Users can submit one Entry per email address. Once the Entry is uploaded, it cannot be edited or changed. Uploaded Entries will not appear on the Site until our moderator views and approves the Entry. This may take up to 5 business days. All rejected entries will be notified via email.

Each entrant certifies that the Entry content submitted is unique and was created by the entrant and does not contain any material that would violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including without limitation copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity.

Acceptable Entry material is in the Sponsor's sole discretion, but should generally not contain, include or involve any of the following:
  • Obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory content, data or images unsuitable for publication
  • Crude, vulgar or offensive pictures, depictions, images, language gang signs and/or symbols
  • Explicit, graphic, or sexual activity, nudity
  • Gratuitous violence, guns, or other imagery or gestures of weapons directed toward humans
  • Commercial products such as clothing, toys, food and/or their trademarks, brands, logos or endorsements
  • License plates, phone numbers, personal addresses (physical or email) or other personally-identifying information
  • Illegal drug or alcohol use or abuse
  • Derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups, humiliation of other people (publicly or otherwise), any assault or threatening of others
  • Entrants may not copy or otherwise plagiarize the Entry material from any source
  • Any elements that are not either original or in the public domain
  • Images depicting trespass or the violation of other people's rights or property
  • Illegal (discriminatory, harassing) or inappropriate activity, behavior or conduct (i.e, inflicting emotional distress)
  • Any other content, display, materials and/or images that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion
  • Sponsor has the sole discretion to determine whether a photo qualifies as an Entry. Any Entry not in compliance with the above and or which does not otherwise meet the Contest Rules and requirements will be disqualified.


Judging/Awarding: Once your Entry has been accepted and is viewable on the Site, you and other users can vote on the Entry by designating a number of feathers/points, with more feathers/points being favorable. Voting is limited to one vote per calendar day, per person, per image; however, a user can and is encouraged to vote on several Entries on the Site.

At the end of the Contest period, the entrant who has submitted the Entry with the most feathers/points, will win the Grand Prize. Prizes for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Place are also awarded. In the event of a tie, or multiple ties, a tie breaking vote, or multiple tie-breaking votes (as necessary to establish Grand Prize, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 4th Place, and 5th Place winners) will be cast by a judge selected by Sponsor.

Prize Notification: Prize winners will be contacted via the information submitted with their Entry. If for any reason a potential winner cannot be reached after a reasonable attempt has been made, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, the Prize will be awarded to the Entrant with the next highest amount of feathers/points.

Prize Acceptance: Prizes are not transferable. No substitution or cash redemption allowed except by Sponsor, who may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable. Taxes on the Prize are sole responsibility of winner. Prize winner will be required to sign and return Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and Publicity (where permitted) within seven (7) days of notification, or prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. By accepting prizes, winners consent to use of name and likenesses for advertising purposes without limitation and without additional compensation worldwide, except where prohibited by law. Should multiple users of the same email account enter the Sweepstakes and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the Entrant, the authorized subscriber of said email account at the time of entry will be considered the Entrant. "Authorized account subscriber" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. By accepting prizes, winners further agree to release Rocky Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with winners' participation in this Contest, or with respect to awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any prize, or to participation in the Contest or in prize-related activities. By accepting prizes, winners further acknowledge that the Contest Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied in fact or in law, relative to prize or to any portion thereof, including but not limited to its quality, merchantability, mechanical condition, or fitness for a particular purpose.

By entering, Entrants agree that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, participant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Ohio or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio. By entering, Entrant's consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Ohio.

Limitations of Liability: Sponsor is not responsible for late, misdirected, or incomplete Entries, online or technical malfunctions, delays or human errors that occur in the processing, transmission or receipt of Entries, for inaccurate transcription of Entry information, or Entries delayed by computer transmissions. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of being conducted as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest. Use of the Site or any other website is at Entrant's own risk. Sponsor is not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Site or any download from any Site. By participating in the Contest, the Entrant releases Sponsor from any and all claims, damages, or liabilities arising from or relating to such Entrant's participation in the Contest.

Assignment / Release: By entering the Contest, you hereby grant the Sponsor, Rocky Brands, Inc. and its subsidiaries, assigns, licensees, and legal representatives the irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use, reproduce, edit, market, broadcast, store, distribute, have distributed, reproduce, re-arrange, change, add to or delete from, translate, adapt or otherwise revise and/or alter the photo or story or blur or distort any person, place or item depicted in the photo, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote your photo or story for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes. In addition, you hereby assign to the Sponsor all royalty-free, non-exclusive rights, titles, and interests that you may be deemed to have in any reproduction, product or derivative work using or incorporating the photo or story, except where prohibited by law. Submission of any Entry constitutes the Entrant's consent to irrevocably assign and transfer to the Sponsor any all rights, title and interest in the Entry, including, without limitation, all copyrights.

Representations / Waiver / Indemnity: Entries must be the original work of the Entrant; may not have won previous awards; may not have been published previously; must not infringe third-party rights, and must be suitable for publication. You represent and warrant that : (i) all rights to the photo and story belong to you and neither the photo nor story does or shall infringe on any copyright or any third party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation and (ii) you have the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the photo or story, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publication. Entrant waives intellectual property rights, privacy/publicity rights or other legal or moral rights that might preclude the Sponsor's use of the Entry material, and agrees not to sue or assert any claim against the Sponsor for the use of the Entry material or Entrant's Likeness or statements. Entrant agrees to indemnify and hold Sponsor harmless from any and all claims, damages, expenses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against the Sponsor due to or arising out of the Entrant's material, or the Entrant's conduct in creating Entry material or otherwise in connection with this Contest, including but not limited to claims for trademark infringement, copyright infringement; violation of an individuals right of publicity or right of privacy; or defamation. Entrant further agrees to release Sponsor from any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes Entrant's rights with regard to any elements, characters or ideas contained in any Entry material.

Winners List: Contest results and/or a copy of these Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Rocky Brands "Rate-A-Rack" Winners/Rules Request, Rocky Brands, Inc., 39 East Canal Street, Nelsonville, Ohio 45764.