“BISSELL PET GAMES VIDEO” CONTEST

Hosted by Animal Planet

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Below are answers to frequently asked questions about “BISSELL Pet Games Video” Contest hosted by Animal Planet. We suggest you print this page for future reference.

When is the Contest?

The Contest consists of ten weekly entry periods (beginning June 6, 2008 and ending August 14, 2008), and ten weekly voting periods (beginning June 20, 2008 and ending August 28, 2008). The Grand Prize winner will be determined on or about September 2, 2008.

Who can enter?

Any legal U.S. resident who is 18 years of age or older at the time of entry, is a pet owner and has Internet access as of June 5, 2008, may enter, except that anyone affiliated with the contest sponsors is ineligible - see the Rules for details.

What’s the Contest about?

The Contest provides entrants an opportunity to create and submit a video that shows their pet participating in an activity such as a sport, game or trick. The video must be in digital format that meets the requirements for upload specified below and at the contest website, may not exceed 60 seconds in length, and must constitute original work. The entrant must have all exclusive rights over all aspects of the video. Entries must be submitted in English and may not use any commercially copyrighted music or images. If anyone other than the entrant and/or the entrant’s pet appears in the Video, the entrant must know the names and addresses of all identifiable persons and must have permission in writing from those persons to submit the Video.

Videos will be posted online at www.bissell.com/petgames for the public to view and vote on each week. The weekly winners will move on to the finals where the Grand Prize winner will be selected by BISSELL based on the following criteria: originality, humor, adherence to the contest theme and overall appearance/expression of the pet.

What are the prizes?

One Grand Prize will be awarded, consisting of a $10,000 donation made to the charity of the winner’s choice (subject to Sponsor’s approval), the opportunity for the winner’s video to be featured on www.animalplanet.com, a Lift-Off® Revolution ® Pet Vacuum, the opportunity for the pet featured in winner’s video to be featured on Lift-Off® Revolution® Pet Vacuum packaging and the digital photos from the shoot. The Grand Prize is valued at approximately $300.

Ten First Prizes will be awarded, each a BISSELL Pet Hair Eraser® Vacuum valued at $169.99.

Ten Second Prizes will be awarded, each BISSELL’s SpotBot® Pet Compact Deep Cleaner valued at $129.99.

How do I enter the Contest?

• Read the Visitor Agreement at http://animal.discovery.com/utilities/about/visitoragreement.html. You must indicate that you have read and agree to the Visitor Agreement to participate.
• Review the Official Rules at www.bissell.com/petgames and indicate that you have read and agree to the Official Rules.
• Make a video of your pet participating in an activity such as a sport, game or trick.
• Visit www.bissell.com/petgames during the Contest Period and follow the online directions to access the official Contest entry information form.
• Provide all the information required, including full name, complete address, email address, daytime telephone number, and date of birth.
• Upload your video and submit your entry in accordance with the instructions at the entry form on the Web site.

Videos may not exceed one minute play time or be less than fifteen seconds play time, no more than 10 MB in size and must only be in one of the following formats: MOV, MPEG, MPG, MP4, WMV. Videos must be received by Sponsor’s server by 11:59 PM ET on August 14, 2008. If an entry video is unable to be viewed by the Sponsor and its agents for any reason whatsoever, that video shall be disqualified (and Contest Entities will not be responsible or liable for any such inability).

	Weekly Entry Periods (each begins at 12:01am ET and ends at 11:59pm ET)	Weekly Voting Periods (each begins at 5:00pm ET and ends at 11:59pm ET)
1	June 6 - 12, 2008	June 20 - 26, 2008
2	June 13 - 19, 2008	June 27 - July 3, 2008
3	June 20 - 26, 2008	July 4 - 10, 2008
4	June 27 - July 3, 2008	July 11 - 17, 2008
5	July 4 - 10, 2008	July 18 - 24, 2008
6	July 11 - 17, 2008	July 25 - 31, 2008
7	July 18 - 24, 2008	August 1 - 7, 2008
8	July 25 - 31, 2008	August 8 - 14, 2008
9	August 1 - 7, 2008	August 15 - 21, 2008
10	August 8 - 14, 2008	August 22 - 28, 2008

Entries will not be carried forward into subsequent entry periods.

I submitted my video, but don’t see it on the site for voting. When will it be posted?

First, please make sure your video adheres to the contest theme and does not have any content we may deem inappropriate. Also note that videos are not posted immediately when you send them in. They will be posted as a group. Please refer to the chart above. A video submitted in period 1 (June 6-12) will appear in voting period 1 (June 20-26); a video submitted in period 2 (June 13-19) will appear in voting period 2 (June 27-July 3), and so on. It will take between 8-14 days for your video to appear.

What else do I need to know before I enter?

Here are some other things you should consider before submitting an entry:

By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Once submitted, videos become the sole property of Sponsor. No correspondence about the Contest will be entered into nor will videos be acknowledged or returned. By submitting a video, entrant gives permission (and warrants and represents that he/she has obtained all rights necessary to give such permission) to Sponsor to post entrant’s video on the World Wide Web, and to otherwise use entrant’s video in accordance with the requirements of this Contest and the advertising, promotion, and publicity of the Contest, and otherwise, as stated in these Official Rules (as solely determined by Sponsor). Entrants further warrant and represent (a) that entrant’s entry video does not violate any law or regulation, (b) that entrant’s entry video does not violate or infringe any right, of any third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights, such as but not limited to, rights of copyright, trademark or patent, or rights of publicity and/or privacy, and is not defamatory, slanderous or libelous or portray any person in a false light, (c) that entrant’s entry video is entrant’s own original work and that she owns or controls all right, title and interest in the video, including but not limited to its copyright, (d) that the entry video has not been accepted for previous publication or submitted in any other competition or contest, (e) that the video does not contain any virus, bugs, or other deleterious material, and (f) that the entrant has followed these Official Rules. Videos cannot contain, among other things, the trademark, trade name or logo of any third party, and cannot contain any material that is protected by copyright.

Any entrant may be required to obtain written permission and/or provide releases, as solely determined by Sponsor to post the video and/or to otherwise use the video in accordance with the requirements of this Contest, and the advertising, promotion, and publicity of this Contest, and Official Rules. The form of any such permission or release will be as solely determined by, or acceptable to Sponsor. Failure by Sponsor to request such permission(s) and/or release(s) is not a waiver of Sponsor’s right to require same, and entrant acknowledges that failure to comply with any such request may cause disqualification. By entering, entrant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Contest Entities from any action or liability resulting from the publishing of his/her video and/or use of the video as otherwise permitted by these rules.

The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to decide if a video is appropriate for posting, or publication, and may disqualify any video, at any time, if it is determined, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion that the video is not appropriate, or, that the entrant has not complied with these Official Rules.

How often can I enter?

There is a limit of one entry per person per week.

How will the winners be determined?

During each Weekly Voting Period, videos received during the preceding Weekly Entry Period that pass the Sponsor’s initial screening for eligibility and appropriateness, will be posted at www.bissell.com/petgames for viewing and voting by the general public (“Voters”). Voters will be asked to vote for the video they believe is the most entertaining depiction of a pet participating in a sports game or activity. Note that there is a limit one vote per person/email address per day.

Votes must be recorded by the Sponsor’s server by 11:59 PM ET on the last day of a Weekly Voting Period to count. Voters using multiple email addresses will be immediately disqualified and forbidden from future voting. Only votes submitted via the Contest Website in accordance with the Official Rules during the Voting Period will be considered. Entrants may vote for their own video. Voting using assistance of any kind including mechanical, form filling or other software or robotic or automated assistance with regard to all or any part of the voting process is not allowed.

At the end of each Voting Period, representatives of the Sponsor will determine one First Prize winner and one Second Prize winner (together “Finalists”) based on the number of votes received and adherence to Contest theme, with equal weight being given to each criterion.

When will the Finalist be notified?

The Finalists for each Voting Period will be announced on the Results Page at www.bissell.com/petgames within three days of the close of the Voting Period and will move on to the Grand Prize Selection.

How often can I vote?

There is a limit one vote per person/email address per day in all voting rounds.

How will the Grand Prize winner be determined?

At the close of all weekly voting the twenty Finalists determined in weekly voting will move on to the Grand Prize selection where a panel of honorary judges selected by BISSELL will determine the Grand Prize winner based on the following criteria: Originality (25%), Humor (25%), Adherence to the contest theme (25%), and Overall appearance/expression of the pet (25%). The highest-scoring Finalist will be deemed the Grand Prize winner and will be notified on or about September 2, 2008.

How can I find out who won?

The Grand Prize winner will be announced at www.bissell.com/petgames on or about September 2, 2008. If you’d like to know who won, just mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by September 30, 2008, to: “BISSELL Pet Games Video” Contest Winners, PMI Station, PO Box 750, Southbury, CT 06488-0750

Why is the Contest available only to U.S. residents?

Different rules and regulations associated with games of chance in other countries make it difficult to administer contests outside the United States.

What should I do if I can't reach the Contest web pages when I try to visit?

Come back and try again another time! Many Internet sites experience "traffic jams" from time to time. Refreshing the page may help. However, if you have problems connecting to all web sites, contact your system administrator; you may have a problem at your end.

I'm having trouble entering the Contest. My computer seems to be too slow or times out repeatedly. What should I do?

From time to time, the Internet experiences heavy periods of traffic. The slowdown in the registration process is often caused by a large number of consumers trying to register for the Contest at the same time. If you are experiencing "time-outs" while trying to register, we suggest that you wait a few minutes or try again at a later time.

I'm a Macintosh user. Will I have trouble entering the Contest?

No, the Contest is equally accessible through Macs and PCs.

Where can I send feedback about the Contest?

You can send general feedback and suggestions to online_sweepstakes@discovery.com.

What if I have read all of the FAQs and I’m still having a problem entering?

If you are still encountering difficulties entering, you can send an e-mail to online_sweepstakes@discovery.com to inform us of your questions. Please make sure you include a detailed description of your situation, your full name and the type of browser you use. We will make every effort to get to the bottom of any technical questions that may arise.

Please see Official Contest Rules for more details, legal disclosures and entry requirements.