StreetEasy Instagram Contest: Enter for a Chance to Win $3,000

This February, StreetEasy launched the Instagram hashtag #streeteasyfinds to encourage New Yorkers across the city to share their favorite local discoveries. In addition to our monthly featured photographers, we’ve loved seeing the discoveries you shared and as it turns out you love sharing them too! We recently surpassed 1,000 shared #streeteasyfinds images! Thank you!

To help celebrate the milestone, we’re working with @streetdreamsmag. Founded in 2014 by photographers Steve Irby, Eric Veloso and Mike Cobarrubia, StreetDreams has expanded from an Instagram account to a quarterly publication and full-scale content creation studio dedicated to “building community through showcasing the talents of photographers worldwide.”

You can submit your photos for a chance to become a featured #streeteasyfinds photographer and win $3,000. See the rules for entry below:

Post an original photo of your New York City find! This can be a cityscape, architecture, neighborhood, street or any other city-scene or detail. Submissions must be entered by July 21, 2017.
Use the hashtags #streeteasyfinds + #SDMContest.
Tag @streeteasy + @streetdreamsmag in your photo.

Weekly winners will be announced on July 7, July 14 and July 21 and their photos will be shared on the @streetdreamsmag and @streeteasy accounts. Weekly winners will be eligible to win the grand prize of becoming a featured #streeteasyfinds photographer and receive $3,000. Full contest rules below.

We’re looking forward to seeing what you find.

CONTEST RULES

StreetEasyFinds x StreetDreamsMag Contest Official Rules

Important: Please read these Official Rules before entering the StreetEasyFinds x StreetDreamsMag Contest (the “Contest”). By participating in this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and represent that you satisfy all of the eligibility requirements below.

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to legal residents of New York City who are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older) at the time of entry. Employees, directors or consultants of Sponsors and their parent and affiliate companies, subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, members and agencies that are involved in the development, administration, promotion, implementation or execution of this Contest or any of its materials, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children, including half-and step-family members) and household members of each such person are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsors’ decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

To be eligible, Submissions (as defined below) must be submitted prior to the end of Contest Period and in accordance with Section 3 of these Official Rules

Eligible submissions will be reviewed by Sponsors and will be judged by a panel of at least one judge from each Sponsor in accordance with Section 4 of these Official Rules. One (1) Grand Prize Winner (as described in Section 5 below) will be selected.

2. Timing: The Contest begins on July 1, 2017 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”), ends on July 21, 2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”) and consists of three different judging periods (each a “Judging Period”) as outlined in the chart below.

Judging Periods
Start Date at 12:01 a.m. ET

End Date at 11:59 p.m. ET

Approximate Winner Announcement Date
Judging Period 1

July 1, 2017- July 6, 2017
Announcement: July 7, 2017

Judging Period 2

July 7, 2017-July 13, 2017
Announcement: July 14, 2017

Judging Period 3

July 14, 2017-July 20, 2017
Announcement: July 21, 2017

The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on July 28, 2017 by each Sponsor.

StreetEasy’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

3. How to Enter: Upload a photo to your personal Instagram account, hashtag #streeteasyfinds and #SDMContest (each a “Submission”). Each Submission must (a) be an entrant’s original work and entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright of such entry; and (b) be posted or reposted from a public account that is registered to the entrant during the Contest Period. You may not “tag” an older photo and Submissions posted from a private account and/or posted outside of the Contest Period are not eligible. Each Submission must be in keeping with the Sponsors’ images and may not be inappropriate or offensive, as determined by the Sponsors in their sole discretion, nor can it defame or invade publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other third-party rights. Entrant must have obtained express written consent to submit any Submission that contains persons other than entrant or third-party elements not owned by entrant and, if requested to do so, produce such written consent from appropriate parties in a form and manner acceptable to the Sponsors.

By submitting a photo with the required hashtags in connection with this Contest, you agree that each of your Submissions conforms to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 and you have the rights to license the content as set forth in Section 11. Sponsors may choose to remove any Submission(s) or disqualify you from the Contest if they believe that your Submission(s) fails to conform with these Official Rules. Upon completion of the above steps and compliance with the representations and warranties, you will automatically receive one entry into the Contest.
Limit: There is no limit to the number of Submissions you may enter during the Contest Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or Instagram account. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification (including, for example, entries made using any script, macro, bot, or promotional services). In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Instagram account will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

If participating in this Contest via your mobile device (which service may only be available via select devices and participating wireless carriers and is not required to enter), you may be charged for standard data use from your mobile device according to the terms in your wireless service provider’s data plan. Normal airtime and carrier charges and other charges may apply to data use and will be billed on your wireless device bill or deducted from your pre-paid balance. Each wireless carrier’s rate plan may vary, and you should contact your wireless carrier for information on data plans and charges relating to your participation in this Contest.

4. Judging Period: During each of the three (3) Judging Periods, one (1) winner will be selected by a random drawing from all entries that adhere to these Official Rules (each a “Qualifying Winner”). First consideration will be given to all Submissions submitted during the applicable Judging Period, but Sponsors reserve the right to carry over non-winning Submissions from each Judging Period into the next Judging Period. If you are selected as a Qualifying Winner in a Judging Period, you will no longer be eligible to win in any subsequent Judging Periods. Photos will be judged on the following criteria:

· Depicts the theme of discovery in New York City;

· Conveys great emotion; and

· Appears to tell a story

5. Winner Notification and Announcement. Each Sponsor will post the Qualifying Winner’s Submission on such Sponsor’s Instagram account on the Approximate Winner Announcement Date for each Judging Period. After announcement of the third and final Qualifying Winner, Sponsors will select one grand prize winner from the three Qualifying Winners using the same criteria set forth above in Section 4 (“Grand Prize Winner”). Except where prohibited, the Grand Prize Winner will be required to sign and return a Declaration of Compliance, Liability and Publicity Release (“Declaration”) which must be received by StreetEasy, within five days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent. In addition, the Grand Prize Winner may be required to sign additional paperwork, in StreetEasy’s sole discretion, to become a featured StreetEasy photographer for one month in 2017. If (i) the potential winner(s) of any prize cannot be contacted; (ii) the potential winner(s) fails to sign and return the Declaration or provide any other requested information, within the required time period (if applicable); (iii) the prize is returned as undeliverable; or (iv) if the potential winner is otherwise unable to accept the prize as stated, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules.

Verification of Potential Winner: THE POTENTIAL GRAND PRIZE WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSORS, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. AN ENTRANT IS NOT THE GRANT PRIZE WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.

6. Prize: The Grand Prize Winner will receive $3,000. In addition, in StreetEasy’s sole discretion, the Grand Prize Winner may have the opportunity to become a featured StreetEasy photographer for one month in 2017. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize. The Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible and agrees to comply with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to use and enjoyment of the prize. Sponsors will not replace any lost or stolen prize or components of a prize. Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer.

7. Approximate Retail Value of the Grand Prize (“ARV”); Taxes; Etc. The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $3,000. If applicable, the winner will be issued a tax form 1099 for the approximate retail value of the prize awarded. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZES ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH WINNER.

8. Representation and Warranty: You hereby represent and warrant that (a) you are eligible to enter the Contest and you are a resident of New York City at the time of entry; (b) your entry is original to you and that you are the owner of all right, title and interest in and to your entry and have the right to grant the rights granted herein or, alternatively, you have obtained all necessary rights and permissions to use and submit your entry in connection with the Contest and to provide all the rights specified in these Official Rules; (c) your entry does not contain untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading information; (d) your entry does not contain disparaging or defamatory statements, does not contain threats to any person, place, business, or group, and does not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm, against any group or individual or promotes discrimination; and (e) you have the unconditional right to submit your entry to Sponsors pursuant to these Official Rules, and your entry and the use thereof as contemplated herein does not and will not violate, misappropriate, or infringe upon any law or regulation or the rights of any third party, including, without limitation, any consumer protection law or regulation or any copyright, trademark, patent, or any rights of publicity or privacy, or any other intellectual property or proprietary rights.

9. Release: By entering into the Contest, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsors, Instagram and their subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties) from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.

10. Use of Winner’s Name, Likeness, Etc.: Except where prohibited by law, entry into the Contest constitutes permission for Sponsors’ and their agents to use each winner’s name, hometown, aural and visual likeness and prize information, without limitation, for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes without further permission or compensation (including in a public-facing winner list). As a condition of being awarded any prize, except where prohibited by law, the Grand Prize Winner may be required to execute a consent to the use of their name, hometown, aural and visual likeness and prize information, without limitation, for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes without further permission or compensation. By entering this Contest, you consent to being contacted by Sponsors for any purpose in connection with this Contest, even if you previously opted out of receiving marketing communications from Sponsors.

11. License to Submission: By entering the Contest and providing your Submission in connection with the Contest, you hereby grant to Sponsors a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, nonexclusive license to publish, reproduce, display, perform, distribute, adapt, edit, modify, translate, create derivative works based upon, and otherwise use and sublicense your Submission, or any portion thereof (including without limitation your name and likeness as shown and conveyed in the Submission), in connection with the Contest and for other advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes, and to incorporate Submissions, in whole or in part, into other works in any manner, form, media or technology now known or later developed. Sponsors will have no obligation to publish or use or retain any Submissions you submit or to return any such Submissions to you. You agree that it is your sole responsibility to obtain all permissions and releases necessary for the grant of the rights contained in this paragraph. You agree to take, at Sponsors’ expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of a Declaration and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsors to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsors’ rights as set forth above in this paragraph. You will not be entitled to compensation for any use by Sponsors, or its agents, licensees or assignees, of your Submission.

12. General Conditions: Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Contest, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion. Sponsors reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

13. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest, if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsors reserve the right to award only the stated number of prizes by re-selecting the applicable Qualifying Winner(s) or Grand Prize Winner from the eligible prize claims.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, RELEASED PARTIES DO NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO SPONSORS’ WEB SITE, INSTAGRAM, OR ANY PROMOTIONAL WEB SITE AND RELEASED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS OR ERRORS RELATED THERETO. THESE TERMS GIVE YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. THE PROVISIONS REGARDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE VOID IN SOME PROVINCES WHERE IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE PRESCRIBED BY LAW.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY YOU OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR ANY ONLINE SERVICE RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such term or any other provision.

14. Disputes: Except where prohibited, you agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively in New York City, New York; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

15. Winner List; Rules Request: For a copy of the winner list, send a stamped, self-addressed, business-size envelope after August 15, 2017 and before November 30, 2017 to StreetEasy at the address listed below, Attn: StreetEasy Finds Contest. To obtain a copy of these Official Rules, go to http://streeteasy.com/blog/streetdreams-contest-rules/.

17. Sponsors: StreetEasy, 130 5th Ave., New York, NY 10011 andStreetDreams Magazine, 678 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11206.