1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The Walgreens Online Photo Center Halloween Photo Contests ("Contests") are only open and offered to persons who are legal residents of the fifty United States, and the District of Columbia and who are at least eighteen years of age as of 10/23/2009. The Contests are void in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and possessions or where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of Walgreen Co. ("Sponsor") are not eligible. By participating, each entrant ("Entrant") agrees to be bound be these Official Rules (the "Rules") and the decisions of the judges, which are final and binding in all respects. No purchase will improve the ability of an entrant to win.

2. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contests begin at 12:00:01 a.m. on October 23, 2009 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. on November 6, 2009 (the "Contest Period"). Photo submission begins at 12:00:01 a.m. on October 23, 2009 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on November 4, 2009. A voting period will follow the photo submission entry period, as noted in section 3 below. All times noted for the Contests are Central Time. Entries submitted for each contest will correspond to the theme of the contest.

3. TO ENTER: To enter, an Entrant should visit www.walgreens.com/contest ("Website"), during the Contest Period, and click on an icon, banner or text link. Each Entrant should submit one photograph ("Photo") that applies to the theme for that contest. Themes for each contest entry and voting periods are outlined in the table below.

Each Entrant must follow the outline instructions for attaching the Photo and submitting an entry ("Entry"). Complete theme details will be provided online at the Website. Entries received without the appropriate information will not be accepted. Entrants must be the copyright owner of the Photo submitted. Entries must be received and recorded by the Sponsor's server clock during the Contest Period. All Entries will be submitted via Walgreens.com and must comply with the Terms and Conditions of the Walgreen Co. website. Each Entrant will be required to register with Walgreens.com Photo Center to enter the Contests. An Entrant may submit up to one (1) entry per Contest and per email address. Each Entry must be substantially different, as determined by Walgreens.com in its sole discretion. All Entries and materials submitted become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Each Entrant is only eligible for one prize per contest regardless of prize level.

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4. ENTRY GUIDELINES: One Photo must be submitted per Entry. The height or width of the Photo must be no bigger than 5,000,000 pixels. The Photo must be in the jpeg format. Each Photo should be taken at the cameras highest quality for better reproduction should the Photo be selected as a winning Entry. Entries that are not received by the due date as stated in the above chart or that do not meet these Rules will be ineligible. Any other form of Entry is void. If an Entrant thinks that any Entry contains inappropriate content, the Entrant should click the "report Inappropriate content" link on any Photo here to report it.

Any Entry that, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, is considered obscene, indecent, objectionable, or otherwise not suitable for publication will be deemed ineligible. By submitting an Entry, each Entrant warrants that (i) the Entry does not violate any law or regulation or any right of any third party, including those laws, regulations, and the rights to be copyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy, (ii) the Entrant has followed the Rules and has the right to grant the rights to a Photo as provided in these Rules, and (iii) the Photo has not been published or submitted in any other competition. A Photo may not include images of corporate logos, trademarks, identities, or other proprietary materials such as television shoes, magazines, or web pages. If a Photo contains an identifiable person (including in crowds) other than entrant (an "Identifiable Person"), Entrant warrants that Entrant has obtained the consent of each Identifiable Person to use the Photo as outlined in these Rules. If a Photo is selected as a potential winner, the Entrant will be required to obtain a release from each Identifiable Person prior to the potential winner being verified. Further, by submitting an Entry, the Entrant grants permission for the Sponsor to publish, post, display, and otherwise use the Photo in any form, in any manner, and in any media deemed appropriate by the Sponsor, without compensation of any kind to Entrant. Walgreens.com may post Entries to the Website without editing or other prior review.

5. VOTING: Entries will be voted on by the general public online at the Website. Voters must follow the online instructions to vote for an Entry. Voters will vote for the Entry they like best by assigning a star rating to each Entry, with five starts being the highest rating and one star being the lowest rating. The number of votes and star ratings for each Entry will determine the winning Entries. The voting schedule is noted above in the chart in section 3 above. Use of an automated method of voting for an Entry will disqualify that entry. In case of a tie, tied entries will be broken by the highest total number of votes. If a tie continues, the tie will be broken in the following order: by the highest total number of five star votes, then four star votes, the three star votes, then two star votes, and then one star votes (as necessary). If a tie still continues, the tie will be broken by the Contest Administrator. Winner will be determined at the end of the voting period from all eligible Entries received and voted on. Winner will be notified by email, phone, or mail. Winners may not substitute, assign, or transfer a prize or redeem a prize for cash. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an advertised prize with another prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize becomes unavailable.

6. APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV) OF PRIZES:

• Ten (10) First Prize winners (5 from each contest): $250 WPhoto Gift Card and the following prints credited to the Entrants' Walgreens.com photo account: (500) 4"x6" prints, (50) 5"x7" prints, (25) 8"x10" prints, (10) wallets sets. (ARV: $489.15)
• Twenty (20) Second Prize winners (10 from each contest): The following prints credited to the Entrants' Walgreens.com photo account: (150) 4"x6" prints, (20) 5"x7" prints, (10) 8"x10" prints, (5) wallets sets. (ARV: $89.15)
• Fifty (50) Third Prize winners (25 from each contest): (100) 4"x6" prints credited to the Entrants' Walgreens.com photo account. (ARV: $15.00)
• Total ARV of all prizes: $7424.50 based on original retail value of individual prints sizes on Walgreens.com.

7. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering, each Entrant agrees that Walgreen Company is released from, will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by Entrant against any liability for any injury, loss, or damage of any kind to any person or property resulting from (i) acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, (ii) participation in this Contest or any Contest-related activities, including any related travel, or (iii) use of the Entry in any manner. Except where legally prohibited, each winner grants (and will confirm that grant in writing) permission to the Sponsor exercised in their sole discretion, the right to use the winner's name, picture, likeness, voice, biographical information, and Entry (whether altered, changed, modified, edited, used along, or used with other works) at any time, in and form, in any media, without compensation of any kind and without notice, review, or approval. All applicable taxes, whether federal, state, local, or otherwise, are solely each winner's responsibility.

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8. AFFIDAVIT/RELEASES: All First Prize winners will be required to complete, execute, and return and Affidavit of Eligibility and, where lawful, a Publicity Release upon request. Identifiable Persons in a winner's Photo or Entry may also be required to complete, sign, and return a Model Release prior to confirmation of Entry as a prize winner. If any documents are not returned within the allotted time period, if a winner's notification is returned as non-deliverable, or if a winner is found to be ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with the Rules, the winner will forfeit the prize and an alternate will be chosen. If the Sponsor requests a winner to do so, the winner will secure releases from Identifiable Persons. The Sponsor may require that all completed and executed releases be returned to the Sponsor within seven days of notification.

9. LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: The Sponsor is not responsible or otherwise liable in any manner for any (i) lost, late, stolen, illegible, misdirected, nor-delivered, or improperly captured Entry, (ii) lost, interrupted, or unavailable satellite, network, server, or other connection, (iii) accessibility or traffic congestion, miscommunication, or failed computer, network, telephone, satellite, cable, transmission line, or communication line, (iv) technical failure, malfunction, or difficulty, whether related to software or hardware, (v) jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmission, (vi) incorrect, incomplete, or inaccurate information, (vii) unauthorized access to, tampering with, or hacking into any website or electronic device, or (viii) other error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network. The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, disqualify any individual who tampers with any Entry or with the operation of the Contests, who acts in violation of these Rules or otherwise in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who displays any intent to threaten, abuse or harass any other person. Entries or votes for Entries, generated by a robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified. If, for any reason, the Contests are affected by any computer virus, worm, bug, tampering, hacking, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or other cause which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor corrupts or otherwise affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contests, the Sponsor may in its sole discretion cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contests, and determine winners from Entries already received or as otherwise deemed fair and equitable by the Sponsor. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time of Entry used to enter will be deemed to be the Entrant and must comply with these Rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned to the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.

10. FURTHER LIABILITY LIMITATIONS: TO THE MAXIMIM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WALGREEN CO. BE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHERWISE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCEIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO THE CONTEST, INCLUDING ANY ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY DOWNLOADING FROM OR PRINTING MATERIAL FROM THE WEBSITE. EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY.

11. WINNERS LIST: To request a list of winners or to receive a copy of the Official Rules, any person may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by mail to: WPhoto Halloween Photo Contests; Winner List or Rules Request, 104 Wilmot Rd., MS#1458, Deerfield, IL 60015. Requests must be received by December, 31, 2009.

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