The Shot

VH1’s “The Shot Spot” Official Voting Rules

The online voting period for the “The Shot Spot” Contest (the “Contest”) commences at or around 6:00 PM (EST) on November 20, 2007 and ends at or around 11:59 PM (EST) on January 10, 2008 (the “Voting Period”). At the time of voting, voter must be a legal U.S. resident and cannot be an employee, agent or representative of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (“MTVN”), Viacom Inc., or any Viacom subsidiary.  

HOW TO VOTE:
Submit your Finalist Photo Entry submission preference during the Voting Period by clicking the button adjacent to the Finalist Photo Entry, and then follow the instructions to complete the voting process. Any votes that have been tampered with or otherwise solicited improperly will result in disqualification of all such votes. There is no limit of the number of votes received per day per Photo Entry entered in the Contest. A day is defined as 12:00:01 AM (ET) to 11:59:59 PM (ET) of the same day.

The total number of online votes submitted for each Finalist Photo Entry Submission (as defined in the Contest Rules) will be tabulated by MTVN to determine the Winners in the Contest Categories as described in the Official Rules of the Contest, available at http://www.theshotspot.com.  If, for any reason, any aspect of this voting process is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical or system failures or disruption, ‘Acts of God’ or terrorist attacks, or any other causes beyond the control of MTVN which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the voting process or for any reason MTVN deems it necessary, MTVN reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the voting process and MTVN and/or BFCA reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine the winner.
No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated votes (collectively, “Automated Votes”) are permitted.  Automated Votes, or votes that have been tampered with or otherwise solicited improperly, will result in disqualification of all such votes. All entry information submitted, if any, becomes the property of MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc. (“MTVN”) and will not be returned.

You participate in this voting process at your own risk. MTVN are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, any technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, or any incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or garbled votes or failure to receive votes, including injury or damage to you or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading materials related to this voting process. MTVN, its parent company, affiliated companies, sponsors, subsidiaries and advertising agencies, and any entity associated with this voting process are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the control of MTVN that may cause the voting to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) typographical or other errors in the printing, the offering or the administration of the Official Voting Rules or (iii) any errors in the announcement of potential winner.

By participating in this online voting process for the Contest, users agree to be bound by these Voting Rules. Failure to comply with the Official Voting Rules may result in a voter’s disqualification solely at the discretion of MTVN. 

Participants assume all liability for any injury or damages caused or claimed to be caused by his or her participation in the voting opportunity described in these Official Voting Rules, and release MTVN and its parent company, affiliated companies, sponsors, subsidiaries and advertising agencies and any party associated with the production or exhibition of this promotion or voting process, and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any such claim or liability. 

All interpretations of these Official Voting Rules and the decisions of MTVN relating to this voting process are final.  All interpretations of the Contest Rules and the decisions of MTVN relating to the Contest are final.  MTVN reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds: to be tampering with any aspect of the online voting process or the operation of the online voting process or web site; to be acting in violation of these Official Voting Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.