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Terms and Conditions: Digital Photography School Weekly Challenge: Flowers – Prizes brought to you by ViewBug NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. 1. INTERPRETATION “Administrator” means Digital Photography School, PO Box 1181, Blackburn North, Victoria 3130, Australia. “Contest” means the contest called “Weekly Challenge” as further described herein. “Entry” means the photo submitted by the the “Participant” in response to the “Contest” “Official Rules” means these rules and any other requirements of law. “ViewBug” means ViewBug, 4475 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, United States. “Participant”, “You” or “Your” means an individual who has entered the Contest, as described below. “Prizes” means one of the items listed in Section 9 of these Official Rules, each a “Prize”; 2. SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Contest is sponsored by ViewBug, 4475 Mission Blvd, San Diego, CA 92109, Unite States. The Contest is administered by Digital Photography School, PO Box 1181, Blackburn North, Victoria 3130, Australia. 3. CONTEST TERM: The Contest is open continuously from 05:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time ("AEST") on May 5, 2018 (03:00pm United States Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) on May 4, 2018), through May 12, 2018, 04:59am AEST (May 11, 2018, 02:59pm EDT) (the "Contest Promotion Period"). Administrator’s computer is the official time keeping device for the purposes of the Contest. Entries that are not received during the Contest Promotion Period will not be opened or reviewed and are not eligible to participate in the Contest. 4. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in the Contest, Participant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of ViewBug and Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. 5. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open only to legal residents over the age of majority (at the time of Contest entry) in the jurisdiction in which they reside. Employees (including contractors), representatives and agents of ViewBug, its subsidiaries and affiliates, representatives and agents of Administrator, its subsidiaries and affiliates, any Contest prize partners and/or Contest promotional partners,

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TermsandConditions:DigitalPhotographySchoolWeeklyChallenge:Flowers–PrizesbroughttoyoubyViewBugNOPURCHASEISNECESSARYTOENTERORWIN.1.INTERPRETATION“Administrator”meansDigitalPhotographySchool,POBox1181,BlackburnNorth,Victoria3130,Australia.“Contest”meansthecontestcalled“WeeklyChallenge”asfurtherdescribedherein.“Entry”meansthephotosubmittedbythethe“Participant”inresponsetothe“Contest”“OfficialRules”meanstheserulesandanyotherrequirementsoflaw.“ViewBug”meansViewBug,4475MissionBlvd,SanDiego,CA92109,UnitedStates.“Participant”,“You”or“Your”meansanindividualwhohasenteredtheContest,asdescribedbelow.“Prizes”meansoneoftheitemslistedinSection9oftheseOfficialRules,eacha“Prize”;2.SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR:TheContestissponsoredbyViewBug,4475MissionBlvd,SanDiego,CA92109,UniteStates.TheContestisadministeredbyDigitalPhotographySchool,POBox1181,BlackburnNorth,Victoria3130,Australia.3.CONTESTTERM:TheContestisopencontinuouslyfrom05:00amAustralianEasternStandardTime("AEST")onMay5,2018(03:00pmUnitedStatesEasternDaylightTime(“EDT”)onMay4,2018),throughMay12,2018,04:59amAEST(May11,2018,02:59pmEDT)(the"ContestPromotionPeriod").Administrator’scomputeristheofficialtimekeepingdeviceforthepurposesoftheContest.EntriesthatarenotreceivedduringtheContestPromotionPeriodwillnotbeopenedorreviewedandarenoteligibletoparticipateintheContest.4.AGREEMENTTOOFFICIALRULES:ByparticipatingintheContest,ParticipantfullyandunconditionallyagreestoandacceptstheseOfficialRulesandthedecisionsofViewBugandAdministrator,whicharefinalandbindinginallmattersrelatedtotheContest.5.ELIGIBILITY:TheContestisopenonlytolegalresidentsovertheageofmajority(atthetimeofContestentry)inthejurisdictioninwhichtheyreside.Employees(includingcontractors),representativesandagentsofViewBug,itssubsidiariesandaffiliates,representativesandagentsofAdministrator,itssubsidiariesandaffiliates,anyContestprizepartnersand/orContestpromotionalpartners,

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andtheirimmediatefamilies(spouse,parents,siblings,children,andthoselivinginthesamehousehold)areineligibletoparticipateintheContest.TheContestissubjecttoalllocal,federal,provincial,stateandgovernmentallaws,rulesandregulations.6.HOWTOENTER:ParticipantsmayentertheContestthroughtheWeeklyChallengeinformationwebpageathttps://digital-photography-school.com/weekly-photography-challenge-flowers-2/(the"Website").TheWebsite(includinganypageontheWebsite)issubjecttotheseOfficialRules.IfthereisanyconflictbetweentheOfficialRulesandtheWebsite(oranypageontheWebsite),theOfficialRulesshallgovern.ToentertheContest,Participantshall:

a. PostonsocialmediaorasareplyinthecommentsofthecompetitionpostadigitalphotographoftheirowninresponsetotheWeeklyChallengetheme.

b. ThelinktothephotomustthenbesubmittedtotheCompetitionEntryFormandincludetherequiredinformation:

• Participant’sfullname• Participant’semailaddress• URLofwheretheEntryphotoispostedieFacebookorInstagramlink,linktocommentonthe

competitionblogpost7.CONTENTOFENTRIES:AnEntrymustmeetthefollowingcriteriatobeeligibleforentryintheContest:a.Thephotoresponsetotheweeklychallengepromptmustbeinthefollowingformats:JPEG,non-animatedGIF,TIFF,orPNG;b.TheEntrymaynotcontainanytrademarks,logos,orcopyrightedelementsotherthanelementsownedbyParticipant.AnycontentthatappearsintheEntryincluding,withoutlimitation,thephoto,imagesortext,mustbeentirelyoriginalandcreatedsolelybytheParticipant.UseofanycontentthatisnotoriginaltotheParticipantwillresultindisqualificationoftheEntry,intheAdministrator’ssolediscretion;c.TheEntrymaynothavebeenpreviouslypublishedinanymedium;d.Thereisnolimittonumberofentries,buteachmustbesubmittedseparatelyviatheentryform.e.CONTENT:Allentriesmustbe,inthesolediscretionofViewBugandtheAdministrator,suitableforpresentationinapublicforum.EntriesmustnotcontainanycontentwhichintheviewofViewBugand/ortheAdministratorcontainsanyoffensiveorinappropriatecontent,nudity,indecentacts,illegaldruguse,illegalactivities,obscenegesturesorsituations,ordepictspersonsunder18yearsofage(i.e.,minors)withoutafullroyalty-freereleasetoentrant,ViewBugandAdministratorfromtheminor'scustodialparentorguardian.8.JUDGINGCRITERIAANDPRIZEAWARDING:OnMay19,2018,three(3)winnerswillbeselectedbyaViewBugjudgingpanel,fromalleligibleEntriesreceivedduringtheContestPromotionPeriod,basedonthefollowingcriteria:a.Originality&WOWfactor:Doesitgrabtheviewer’sattentionandleavethemsaying“WOW?”;isitmemorable,doesituseelementsthatareoriginal?;b.Creativity:Doesthephotohaveagoodbalanceofcreativityandemotion;isthecontentportrayedinacreativeway;andc.Composition&Layout-

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Isthevisualbalanceofthephotopleasingtotheeye,andabidingbythebasicprinciplesofcomposition?WinnerswillbeannouncedonthedPSWeeklyChallengeWinners’Pageathttps://digital-photography-school.com/weekly-challenge-winners9.PRIZE(S)AVAILABLEANDODDSOFWINNING:ChancesofwinningaPrizedependonthenumberofEntriesreceivedduringtheContestPromotionPeriod.a.Thegrandprizewinnerwillreceive:-1yearofViewBugPRO($139value)plusafreephotographylogobundle($59value)b.Tworunner-upprizewinnerswillreceive:-1 year of ViewBug Premium ($59 value) plus a free photography logo bundle ($59 value)Prizemustbeacceptedasawarded,nosubstitutionsorcashalternativeswillbepermitted.PrizevaluebasedonretailvalueinUnitedStatesdollarsattimeofpublicationoftheContestRules.TheViewBugjudgingpanelwillselectoneParticipanttowineachoftheGrandPrize,andtwo(2)runner-upprizewinners(eachan“InitialWinner”)andtheAdministratorwillcontacteachInitialWinnerbyemailwithinforty-eight(48)hoursofsuchselection.IntheeventanInitialWinnercannotbecontactedordoesnotrespondtosuchcontactwithinseven(7)daysofnotification,theInitialWinnerwillbedeemedtohavedeclinedthePrizeandanotherParticipantwillbeselectedbytheCoreljudgingpanelfromallothereligibleEntriesreceived(a“SecondaryWinner”),whoshallalsobecontactedbyemailandhaveseven(7)daystorespondtosuchcontact.ThisprocesswillcontinueuntilaParticipanthasacceptedeachPrize.ViewBugandAdministratorarenotresponsibleforthefailureforanyreasonwhatsoeverofapotentialwinnertoreceivenotificationorforfailureforanyreasonfortheAdministratortoreceiveapotentialwinner’sresponse.10.PUBLICITY:ByenteringtheContest,ParticipantsagreetocomplywiththeseOfficialRulesandagreetothepublication,reproduction,and/orotheruseoftheirEntryandtheirname,address,voice,statementsabouttheContest,and/orpersonalphotographorotherlikenesswithoutfurthercompensation,inanypublicityoradvertisementcarriedoutbyViewbugorAdministratorinanymannerwhatsoever,includingprint,broadcast,ortheinternet.Entrantretainsallcopyrightstotheirenteredphotograph.11.TAXINFORMATION:WINNERSARESOLELYRESPONSIBLEFORALLTAXESANDFEESASSOCIATEDWITHPRIZERECEIPTAND/ORUSEWHETHERORNOTTHEYRECEIVEATAXFORMFROMADMINISTRATORORITSDESIGNATEDAGENT.12.GENERALCONDITIONS:AllEntriesand/orParticipantsnotcomplyingwithanyoftheOfficialRules,tamperingwiththeprocessortheoperationoftheContestoractinginanunsportsmanlikeordisruptivemanner,willbedisqualified.Nocorrespondencewillbeenteredintoexceptwiththeselectedwinner(s).TheContestissubjecttoallapplicablefederal,provincial,andmunicipallaws.ThedecisionsofViewbugandAdministratorwithrespecttoallaspectsoftheContestarefinalandbindingonallParticipants

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withoutrightofappeal.CorelandAdministratorarenotresponsibleforlate,lost,misdirected,delayed,orillegibleEntries.Withoutlimitation,ViewBugandtheAdministratorwillnotbeliableforthefailureofanyEntrytobereceivedorforanytechnicalorotherproblemsintheadministrationoftheContest.ViewBugreservestherighttowithdraw,terminateoramendtheContestinanyway,intheeventofanerror,technicalproblem,tampering,unauthorizedintervention,fraud,technicalfailure,oranyothercausebeyondthereasonablecontrolofViewBugthatinterfereswiththeproperconductofthisContestascontemplatedbytheserules.AnyattempttodeliberatelyunderminethelegitimateoperationofthisContestisaviolationofcriminalandcivillawsandshouldsuchanattemptbemade,Viewbugreservestherighttoseekremediesanddamagestothefullestextentpermittedbylaw,includingcriminalprosecution.ViewBugreservestherighttocancelorsuspendthisContestintheeventofanyaccident,printing,administrative,orothererrorofanykindwithoutpriornoticeandwithoutobligation.ViewBugandAdministratorarenotresponsibleforerror,technicalproblem,tampering,unauthorizedintervention,fraud,technicalfailure,interruptedorunavailablenetwork,serverorotherconnections,miscommunications,failedphoneorcomputerhardwareorsoftwareortelephonetransmissionsortechnicalfailures,garbledtransmissionsorothererrorsofanykindwhetherhuman,mechanicalorelectronicoranyothercausebeyondthereasonablecontrolofViewBugandAdministratorthatinterfereswiththeproperconductofthiscontestascontemplatedbytheOfficialRules.Byenteringthecontest,eachParticipant(a)releasesandholdsharmlessViewBugandAdministratorandtheirrespectivesubsidiaries,affiliates,directors,officers,employees,suppliers,sponsorsandagentsfromanyandallliabilityforanyinjuries,lossordamageofanykindtopersonsorproperty,includingdeathorpropertydamage,resultinginwholeorinpart,directlyorindirectly,fromacceptance,possession,useormisuseofanyPrize,participationinthecontest,orparticipatinginanyPrizerelatedactivity;and(b)agreestofullyindemnifyViewBugandAdministratorandtheirrespectivesubsidiaries,affiliates,directors,officers,employees,affiliates,suppliers,sponsorsandagentsfromanyandallclaimsfromthirdpartieswithoutlimitation.Contestvoidwhereprohibitedbylaw.