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1) To win the contest you must submit a photo that you OWN. (See 'Legal' section for more info.)
2) Winning covers are chosen from a panel of judges and are not soley based on gallery votes. Don't spam your cover with votes, you will lose!
3) No nudity. Violations will result in ban + 3 years bad karma.

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Official Rules

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, born on or after 7/1/1988 and who possess a valid U.S. issued form of identification. Employees of Sponsors and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, dealers, and agents and such persons’ household and immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter sweepstakes.

3. TIMING: Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on 7/1/06 and closes for entries at 11:59 p.m. PT on 5/31/07.

4. HOW TO ENTER: To enter go to www.surfermag.com and fully complete the official entry form and transmit as directed. There is no limit to the number of entries per person. Sponsors may also ask optional questions on entry form; completion of these questions is not required to enter the sweepstakes.

5. MONTHLY PRIZE: Thirty-six (36) prize packages will be awarded.  Each prize package consists of a one (1) new pair of Vans shoes and one (1) new piece of apparel.  Each prize package has an approximate retail value ("ARV") of $100.  Three (3) prize packages will be awarded for twelve (12) consecutive calendar months beginning July 2006.  The prize is awarded on an "as-is" basis with no warranties regarding its suitability for a particular purpose (except for any applicable standard written manufacturer warranty statement provided with the prize vehicle). Winner will be solely responsible for providing proof of identity within seven days of sponsor’s notification of transfer of said prize. Prize is nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by Sponsors in the event that the prize cannot be awarded for any reason in which case, Sponsors will award a prize of equal or greater value. Subject to the conditions herein, prize will be awarded. All federal, state, and local taxes, fees, and surcharges for prize are the sole responsibility of winner.  The return of any prize / prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

6. GRAND PRIZE: One (1) grand prize package will be awarded.  The prize package consists of a one (1) roundtrip airfare to Hawaii, five (5) nights accommodations in Hawaii, one (1) rental car in Hawaii, one (1) year’s worth of Vans shoes, and one (1) year’s worth of Vans apparel.  One year’s worth is defined as one pair of shoes per month and one piece of Vans apparel per month for twelve (12) consecutive months.  Prize package has an approximate retail value ("ARV") of $5,000.  The prize is awarded on an "as-is" basis with no warranties regarding its suitability for a particular purpose (except for any applicable standard written manufacturer warranty statement provided with the prize vehicle). Winner will be solely responsible for providing proof of identity within seven days of sponsor’s notification of transfer of said prize. Prize is nontransferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash or other substitution may be made, except by Sponsors in the event that the prize cannot be awarded for any reason in which case, Sponsors will award a prize of equal or greater value. Subject to the conditions herein, prize will be awarded. All federal, state, and local taxes, fees, and surcharges for prize are the sole responsibility of winner.  The return of any prize / prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner.

7. RANDOM DRAWING: On or about each of 7/15/06, 7/31/06, 8/31/06, 9/30/06, 10/31/06, 11/30/06, 12/31/06, 1/31/07, 2/28/07, 3/31/07, 4/30/07, and 5/31/07 three winners will be selected based on submission popularity determined by Sponsors whose decisions on all matters related to this sweepstakes shall be final and binding. Entrant selected as a potential winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these official rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

8. NOTIFICATION: Potential winner will be contacted by mail within five days of drawing, and must within ten (10) days of postmark (the “Reply Deadline”) correctly complete, execute, and return (as directed) an Affidavit, Waiver, Release, and Indemnity Agreement, and where lawful, a Publicity Release (additional documents may be required at discretion of Sponsors). Winner will also be required to show proof of a valid U.S. driver’s license. Failure to comply with the above-mentioned Reply Deadline (or the return of a prize or prize notification as non-deliverable) may result in disqualification and in the forfeiture of any right to the prize, in which case the prize will be awarded to an alternate by random drawing.

9. IMPROPER CONDUCT: If for any reason this sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error or any other cause beyond the control of Sponsors that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the sweepstakes, Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to, disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, require the return of any prize or its value, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the sweepstakes, in which case, winners will be determined from the entries received prior to cancellation, termination, modification or suspension.

10. E-MAIL ADDRESS: Computer entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the natural person who is the authorized account holder of the submitted e-mail address at the time of entry (proof thereof may be required of winner).

11. RELEASE: By participating in this sweepstakes and/or accepting a prize, a participant/winner agrees that the Sponsors, their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, dealers, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of the Sponsors’ officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents, will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by participant/winner for any liability for any injury, loss or damages of any kind to persons (including death) and property due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize or from participation in this sweepstakes or participation in any sweepstakes or prize related activity. By participating in this sweepstakes and/or accepting a prize, a participant/winner consents to and gives the Sponsors the right to photograph a winner with the prize, and in perpetuity to use winner's/participant’s name, address, prize won (where applicable), picture/portrait, likeness, voice, statements, submitted photographs, opinions or written statements, in whole or in part, as may be adapted, edited, or modified, as solely determined by Sponsors for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, and on the World Wide Web, without review, notification or approval, all without additional consideration, unless prohibited by law. Sponsors shall have the right to use, assign, edit, modify or dispose of an entry however they see fit without the approval of participant/winner.

12. OWNERSHIP OF PHOTO: Participants agree that by submitting their entries they own all rights, including copyright, to the submitted photograph.  All entries become property of Vans and Surfer Magazine.  Vans and Surfer Magazine reserve the right to use photographs in any form without paying compensation to the photographer or the subjects.  Contest entrants agree to abide by the terms of these rules and by the decisions of the judging organization, which are final on all matters pertaining to contests.  Photographers may enter more than one photograph.

13. COMPUTER: Participants agree that by submitting their entries they release Sponsors and their respective agents from any liability in connection with any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay, misdirection, or technical malfunctions or traffic congestion on the Internet/telephone network, or at any website, or any combination thereof.

14. ERRORS: Sponsors are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, damaged, incomplete, stolen or misdirected entries, typographical or other human or technical errors in the offer or administration of this sweepstakes, including but not limited to errors in advertising, these official rules, the selection and announcement of the winner or the distribution of the prize. Sponsors reserve the right to modify these rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the sweepstakes. In the event that the sweepstakes is challenged by any legal or regulatory authority, Sponsors reserve the right to discontinue or modify the sweepstakes, or to disqualify participants residing in the affected geographic areas. In such event, Sponsors shall have no liability to any participants who are disqualified due to such an action.

15. LAWS: Subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted.

16. WINNER’S LIST: A winner’s list will be available from 6/01/07 to 7/31/07 at ‘www.surfermag.com or by sending an SASE by 7/31/07 to: The Vans “Check Out My Cover” Winner’s List, P.O. Box 459, Dana Point, CA 92629-0459.

17. SPONSORS: a) Vans, Inc. 15700 Shoemaker Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-5515; b) PRIMEDIA Specialty Group, Inc., 6420 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048-5515 (collectively the "Sponsors").

Participants agree that by submitting their entries they own all rights, including copyright, to the submitted photograph. All entries become property of Vans and Surfer Magazine.

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