THE 1-800-PETMEDS NEXT PET TV STAR CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES
THE 1-800-PETMEDS "NEXT PET TV STAR" CONTEST (THE "CONTEST") IS SPONSORED BY 1-800-PETMEDS ("1-800-PETMEDS" OR THE "SPONSOR"). THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, FACEBOOK, INC. ("FACEBOOK"). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ABILITY TO WIN. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE RULES AND THE FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM RULES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WILL VOID A PARTICIPANT’S ENTRY.

*1) CONTEST DESCRIPTION, ENTRY SUBMISSION AND VOTING PERIODS*: The 1-800-PetMeds Next Pet TV Star Contest (the "Contest") starts November 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time (PST) and ends November 28, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM PST (the " Entry Submission Period"). The 1-800-PetMeds Next Pet TV Star Contest is a photo contest in which participants can submit a photo of their pet (limited to dog or cat). Photo should be of one pet only and may not include any people. If multiple pets or people are in the photo the entry may be disqualified. Photo sumbitted should not be a compilation of images, such as a collage. Submissions, which will consist of the photo and caption ("Entry"), will be voted on by the general public from November 29, 2012 and will end on December 14, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM PST ("Voting Period"). The judges, under the supervision of Marden-Kane, will ultimately determine the Grand, First and Second Prize winners by scoring all eligible entries based on the judging criteria set forth below in Rule #4. Winners are scheduled to be announced on December 19, 2012.

*CONTEST TIMING*: The Contest begins, on or about November 14, 2012 9:00 AM PST and ends November 28, 2012 at 11:59:59 PM PST. During the Contest there are a series of events that start and end on or about the dates/times noted in the calendar below. All times noted are Pacific. Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this contest:

Next Pet TV Star Contest Timing

*2) ELIGIBILITY: CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES OR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ("D.C."), 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.* The officers, directors and employees of 1-800-PetMeds, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, advertising, promotional and judging agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Promotion (collectively, the "Promotion Parties") and the immediate family members (parent, child, sibling, and spouse of each) of and/or persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate.

*3) HOW TO ENTER*: NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, and no entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase is necessary to participate in the Contest.
There are four (4) ways to enter the Contest:

  1. Facebook entry method: You can enter the Contest through the http://www.facebook.com/PetMeds application ("website") on the Facebook Platform and clicking on the "PetMeds TV Star" Contest tab anytime during the Entry Period and following the on-screen instructions: [1] Like the PetMeds Facebook page; [2] Complete the registration form by providing the information required; [3] Upload a good quality photo of your pet along with a caption (required) ("Entry"), photo must be submitted using either a .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, or .png or electronic format that does not exceed 3.0 MB in size; [4] Click the submit (or similar) button.
  2. Online entry method: You may also enter the Contest through http://contest.1800petmeds.com by following steps 2 through 4 of the instructions above.
  3. Instagram® entry method: Please Instagram a photo taken of your pet with the hashtag #PetMedsTVStar and follow steps 2 through 4 of the instructions above. If not a member, an entrant may set up an Instagram account by downloading the Instagram application to their mobile phone or other mobile device. An Instagram account is free of charge.
  4. Twitter entry method: Registered Twitter users shall tweet their photo of their pet with the hashtag #PetMedsTVStar by following steps 2 through 4 of the instructions above. Twitter accounts are free.

As a part of the Contest entry process, the person submitting the entry ("Entrant") will be required to indicate that they have read, accepted and agreed to be bound by the Official Rules. By submitting information on Facebook, Online, Instagram or on Twitter, entrant agrees to the terms of use and privacy notice found at each respective website. Normal time, toll, connection, message, data and usage rates, if any, charged by your Internet service provider will apply. By successfully transmitting your entry consisting of photo and caption as directed, you will receive one (1) entry into the Contest. Limit of one (1) entry per person during the Contest period regardless of what entry method was used to enter. If an entrant uses multiple accounts or usernames for any of the four entry methods noted above to submit more than one entry during the Contest Period, only the first entry received may be entered into the Contest. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter accounts.

By submitting your photos and entering the contest, you represent that you have all necessary rights to grant a license to the Sponsor to publish and re-use your photos for any purpose without compensation and that you hereby grant such license together with the right to use your name. All entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. PST, November 28, 2012. All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor. No mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted.

Each pet may only be entered one (1) time even if it has multiple owners. If any individual submits entries in excess of the disclosed maximum, by any means, including but not limited to establishing multiple email, Twitter, Instagram or Facebook accounts, they will be disqualified from participation in this Contest. The name of the person submitting the Contest entry must be the authorized account holder of such email address Twitter, Instagram or Facebook account, otherwise, entry may be deemed void. In the event of a dispute over the identity of a potential winner, the entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address, Twitter, Instagram and/or Facebook account submitted at the time of entry, and potential winner may be required to provide identification sufficient to show that he/she is the authorized account holder. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify the Sponsor in writing if the entrant changes his or her email address during the Contest Period.

Proof of submission of entry does not constitute proof of receipt of entry. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned to the entrants. Each entry submission must be manually key stroked and manually entered by the individual entrant; automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of entries (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or Contest service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related email or IP addresses may be blocked.

*4) WINNER SELECTION*: Public Voting will begin at 12:00:01 AM PST on November 29, 2012, and will last until 11:59:59 PM PST on December 14, 2012 ("Voting Period"). At the start of the Public Voting Period set forth above, all qualified entry submissions will be posted for public voting in the following methods: 1) "PetMeds Next Pet TV Star Contest" tab on the PetMeds Facebook page, 2) the 1800petmeds.com Contest site, 3) Offerpop is the format that will accept submissions through Twitter and Instagram via the use of hashtag #PetMedsTVStar. Voting is limited to one (1) vote per person per day during the Voting Period. Offerpop is the platform where all the entries can be viewed by the general public in order to submit their votes. Persons voting are encouraged to use the Judging Criteria to evaluate each submission. Subsequent votes in excess of stated maximum by a single person will be disqualified. Entrants may vote for themselves. All online voting will be under the supervision of the Sponsor, whose decisions are final in all matters relating to this Contest. Any Entrant found to be encouraging fraudulent voting will be disqualified. The use of any automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits contest Website visitors to vote repeatedly is prohibited and all votes cast by such automated means will be disqualified. Employees, officers, directors, and immediate family members of the Sponsor and its respective parent company, affiliated and subsidiary companies, advertising and promotion agencies, including but not limited to Marden-Kane, Inc., legal and financial advisors, and any and all other companies associated with this contest (collectively referred to as the "contest entities") are not eligible to participate in the Public Voting Period. No person may vote by proxy for any other person. Neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf may offer consideration, services, or anything of value in an attempt to further your position in the Contest.

Judging Criteria: Each entry will be scored based on following judging criteria equal to 100 points:

After the Public Voting Period has ended, the Sponsor will judge the top 10 submissions that received the most votes and will score each eligible Entrant’s submission based on the above Judging Criteria. From the 10 entries that received the most votes, the judges will determine the top 3. The entry with the highest score judged will be deemed the Grand Prize Winner, the second highest scoring entry will be deemed the First Prize Winner and the third highest scoring entry will be deemed the Second Prize Winner. In the event of a tie for determining the Winners, all tied entries will be re-judged by an additional "tie-breaking" judge selected by Sponsor who will use the Judging Criteria above to break the tie. The Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. Becoming a Prize Winner is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. Due to any unforeseen circumstances, and at 1800PetMeds' discretion, we may elect to not feature the Grand Prize winning pet in our television commercial. If 1800PetMeds is unable to feature the winning pet in its television commercial, we will instead plan to feature the pet on our website, and/or in print pieces such as our catalog and/or postcard.

All prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of qualified eligible entries are received. Non-winning and/or ineligible entrants will not be contacted. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or extend the Entry Submission Period if a limited number of eligible entries are received. Any changes to the promotion will be posted on http://www.facebook.com/PetMeds and http://contest.1800petmeds.comm.

*5) WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE FULFILLMENT*: Prizes are non-transferable, no substitutions allowed, except at the discretion of the Sponsor. Taxes, and all other expenses not specified herein, if any, are the responsibility of the winner. Prize winners will be notified by email and/or phone on or about December 19, 2012. Potential winners, or the winner’s parent or legal guardian if winner is a minor, may be required to sign, notarize, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability, a Publicity Release (where legal), and applicable tax information forms within 3 days of notification attempt, or an alternate potential winner will be selected, time permitting. Non-compliance with this time period and/or return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. Any winner notification returned as undeliverable will result in prize forfeiture and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion. If any required documents are not returned within the required number of days, or if any notification is returned as undeliverable, then prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s discretion. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Administrator, and each of their affiliates, licensees, parents, franchisees, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Releasees") from any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damage of any kind which may arise in connection with this Contest or the acceptance and/or use of any prize. Any issues concerning the validity, interpretation or enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and Sponsor, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, USA, without giving effect to any conflict of law rules which might find otherwise. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the promotion are to be directed to the Sponsor at the address below, and not Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

*6) PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded*: There will be two (2) trips that Winner will be eligible for. The first trip is a 4 day/3 night trip for the Winner, their pet that appears in the winning entry photo, and one Guest to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to visit the 1-800-PetMeds headquarters, and $1,000 spending money. First trip includes round trip economy class air transportation for Winner and Guest and round trip air transportation for the pet on Pet Airways from major airport closest to winner’s home, hotel accommodations in one (1) double occupancy room for 3 nights, and ground transportation to/from the Fort Lauderdale airport/hotel and to/from the hotel/1-800-PetMeds headquarters. The first trip must be taken by 12/1/13, at winner’s discretion. The second trip is a 3 day/2 night trip for the Winner, their pet that appears in the winning entry photo, and one Guest to Evansville, IN, where the Winner’s pet will have the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming 1-800-PetMeds commercial. Second trip includes round trip economy class air transportation for Winner and Guest and round trip air transportation for the pet on Pet Airways from major airport closest to winner’s home, hotel accommodations in one (1) double occupancy room for 2 nights, and ground transportation to/from the Evansville airport/hotel and to/from the hotel/film studio. The second trip must be taken at Sponsor’s discretion, on or about mid-February 2013 with actual date to be confirmed at the time the winner is announced on 12/19/12. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of Grand Prize: $5,000.

*One (1) First Prize will be awarded*: One (1) Lifetime supply of flea and tick medication (as deemed appropriate for one pet). ARV: $2,000.

*One (1) Second Prize will be awarded*: One (1) Pet Gear product of your choice not to exceed $500. Available Pet Gear products can be found at here. ARV: $500.

Total ARV of all prizes: $7,500.

No more than the listed number of prizes will be awarded. All taxes and any other costs related to the prize not specifically stated within these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winner. Prizes will be awarded by U.S. mail and/or e-mail. No substitution, cash redemption, assignment, of prize permitted. However, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or portion of a prize with one of equal value in the event prize is unavailable. It is the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner to bring their pet to a Pet Airways airport location. If the Winner does not live in close proximity to Pet Airways airport location, and is therefore unable to bring their pet to a Pet Airways airport location, then the Winner may forfeit the Pet Airways round trip transportation portion of the prize and instead travel with their pet on a passenger airline. Winner will not be reimbursed or compensated for the forfeited Pet Airways travel. Any difference between Actual Retail Value and Approximate Retail Value of Grand Prize will not be awarded. All other expenses relating to acceptance of Grand Prize, including but not limited to taxes, all meals/beverages, ground transfers, gratuities, excursions, insurance, fees, surcharges, service charges or passenger facility charges, incidentals, departure and airport taxes and any other expenses not specified herein are the sole responsibility of Grand Prize winner and his or her travel companion. If Winner is a minor in his/her state of residence, winner’s guest must be a parent or legal guardian. Guest traveling with Grand Prize winner must be at time of Grand Prize fulfillment the age of majority in his/her state of residence unless he/she is the child of the Grand Prize winner, in which case the Grand Prize winner or other parent or legal guardian of such minor travel companion must sign a release on his/her behalf. Winner and guest will be required to sign and return a release of liability, and where legal, a publicity release before any travel prize is delivered to winner. Complete terms and conditions of Grand Prize trip will be furnished with prize notification. Travel must be made through Sponsor’s agent on a carrier of Sponsor’s choice. All travel must be taken and completed on dates specified by the Sponsor. If Winner or pet that appeared in the winner entry are unable to travel on the date specified by the Sponsor they will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. Grand Prize Winner is responsible for obtaining all required travel documents (e.g. acceptable photo ID) and will be required to provide a valid identification at time of travel. No frequent flier or hotel stay miles will be earned on any element of prize travel. Prize conditions may be added or modified by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for any changes of any element of Grand Prize travel and is not liable for any expenses incurred as a consequence of flight cancellation or flight delays. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers, or certificates. Travel is subject to capacity controls, availability, blackout dates and certain other restrictions, all of which are subject to change. Once hotel and flight arrangements have been confirmed, no changes will be allowed except by Sponsor.

*7) TERMS OF ENTRY/CONDUCT*: By submitting an entry, you warrant and represent that the entry is your original work, that you can provide proof of ownership of the pet in the photo you submitted, has been legally created and has not been previously published or distributed in any media and has not been entered in or won previous contests or awards and that you have committed no fraud or deception in connection with such Entry, and that you have the sole and exclusive right to grant, transfer and assign all rights in and to such entry to the Promotion Parties.

Entry may not contain a photo that was not created by Entrant and must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations where Entry was taken. Further, you warrant and represent that you own all rights to your Entry, including without limitation, copyrights and that Sponsor’s publication of the Entry will not infringe on any third party rights. Each entry must not (1) include trademarks or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or used without permission (including, but not limited to, company names, brand names, etc); (2) use individuals’ names, in whole or in part without permission; (3) refer to public figures; (4) contain profanity, pornographic, or sexual content, content promoting alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms, or weapons, hateful content of any kind (including racism, sexism, etc.), content that promotes violence or harm to another living creature, or any other offensive, obscene, or inappropriate content; (5) defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies, including, but not limited to Sponsor; (6) promote a political agenda regardless of the political affiliation; (7) contain materials embodying the names or other identifying elements of any person, living or dead, without permission; (8) mention, or refer to, any competing brands of the Promotion Parties. Promotion Parties assume no responsibility for any third party use of any Entry posted to the website; (9) be of a pet that is not legally owned by the person submitting the entry.

Entries that do not comply with these Official Rules, as determined in Sponsor and/or Administrator’s sole discretion, will be disqualified from the Contest and may not appear on the contest website. Decisions of the Sponsor and/or Administrator are final and binding. Entrant may be asked to provide proof of ownership of the pet in the submitted entry.

This Contest is subject to the laws of the United States only. By entering this Contest, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor that shall be final and binding in all respects. These Official Rules are accessible from http://www.facebook.com/PetMeds and http://contest.1800petmeds.com throughout the Contest Period. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification.

*8) LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY*: Promotion Parties assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Contest; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Contest; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or any combination thereof, or; (e) printing, typographical, human or other types of errors, or any combination thereof; (f) any injury or damage to participant’s or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Contest or download any materials in the Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER OR ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL 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, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND COSTS (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any terms of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.

*9) WINNER RELEASES*: By entering the Contest, you grant the Releasees permission to use your personal information in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy, located at: http://www.1800petmeds.com/popup/privacy.htm. All entrants, as a condition of entry into the Contest, agree to release Sponsor, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, suppliers, printers, application developers, advertisers, promotional or judging agencies, from and against any and all liability, loss, claims, demands or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with: (a) accessing the Promotion page; (b) submitting an entry or otherwise participating in any aspect of the Promotion; (c) the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded; (d) preparing for, participating in or traveling to and/or from any prize-related activity; or (e) any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of the offering of the prize. The winners shall bear all risk of loss or damage to the prize after it has been delivered. The Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, safety, or performance of any prize being awarded. Winners grant to Sponsor the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereinafter known (including without limitation use online at the website) the winner’s entry, name, address, voice, statement, picture or other likeness, without additional compensation, for public relations, advertising and promotional purposes as may be determined by Sponsor.

*10) ADDITIONAL CONTEST TERMS*: By entering this Contest, and to the extent allowed by law, entrants grant the Promotion Parties and each of their affiliates, licensees, promotional partners, and third party marketing entities the absolute right and permission to edit, modify, cut, rearrange, add to, delete from, copy, reproduce, translate, dub, adapt, publish, exploit, and use the content of and elements embodied in the entries, in perpetuity in any and all media, including but not limited to digital and electronic media, computer, audio and audiovisual media (whether now existing or hereafter devised), in any language, throughout the world, and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial, or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation.

*11) WHO WON?*: The name of the winners will be available on the PetMeds Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/PetMeds and on the Contest site at http://contest.1800petmeds.com on or about December 27, 2012.

*12) SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR*: Sponsor: 1-800-PetMeds 1441 SW 29th Avenue, Pompano Beach, FL 33069. Administrator: Marden-Kane, Inc., 1055 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300, Garden City, NY 11530.

Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Instagram is a registered trademark of Instagram. Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to 1-800-PetMeds and not to Facebook. If you have submitted your information and created accounts on either Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, you agree to the terms of use and privacy notice of the respective website that you have chosen for entry. The information you provide will only be used for verification of your eligibility to participate in the promotion. Please direct any questions or comments regarding this promotion to 1-800-PetMeds. © 2012 Marden-Kane, Inc. All rights reserved. These Official Rules may not be copied, edited, or used for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, without the express written consent of Marden-Kane, Inc.