Contest
October 26, 2009 11:39 AM
GIRL ON THE OTHER SIDE - CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS
Agreement: These rules govern the Girl on the Other Side Contest (“Contest”). One Contest winner will be selected to win $200 in the form of a gift certificate to Brown’s Shoes, as more particularly described below. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules and the decisions of the Contest judges, whose decisions shall be final and binding upon all entrants.
Sponsor: The Contest sponsor is Dundurn Press and Brown’s Shoes.
Eligibility: The Contest is only open to residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and the United States who are at least 13 years of age (or provide permission from their parents) as of the first day of the Contest Period (described below), except for employees of Dundurn Press and Browns Shoes. The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification.
How to Enter: To enter the Contest, go to Deborah’s Facebook Fanpage (the “Contest Website”) read the Contest rules, and complete the following steps to enter during the Contest Period (a valid email address will be required): The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information. The Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entry that contains content that, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, is illegal, obscene, defamatory or otherwise inappropriate. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will be returned for any reason. Entries must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Incomplete or illegible entries, late entries, or mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Selection of Entrants: In connection with any reviews that you submit, you affirm, represent and/or warrant that (i) such reviews are your own original work, and (ii) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to use and authorize Sponsor to use all copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights in and to your reviews to enable inclusion and use of the submission in the manner contemplated by these Contest rules.
Contest: Each entry will be posted to the Deborah Kerbel Facebook fan page before November 21st 2009. The one entrant who receives the highest number of “like” votes during the Contest Period for a single review created under their such entrant’s Profile during the Contest Period will be selected as a potential winner. In the event of a tie, the potential winner(s) will be selected by random draw amongst each of the eligible entrants (as applicable) with the highest number of “like” votes score on originality will be selected, as determined by the Contest judges. In the event no “like” votes are submitted by users of Facebook during the Contest Period for any of the reviews created by eligible entrants during the Contest Period, the potential winner(s) with the highest score on originality will be selected, as determined by the Contest judges by random draw amongst all of the eligible entrants, as applicable.
If a random draw is required, it will take place on or about November 22nd, 2009 at approximately 10:30am EST. The potential winner(s) will be contacted by telephone or email by a representative of the Sponsor, and must reply within 48 hours to maintain eligibility. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted within this time period or fails to respond to any attempted contact, such selected entrant will be disqualified, his/her entry will be declared null and void and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select another eligible entry based on the above criteria, in which event these provisions shall apply to such other eligible entry. In order to be eligible to win, the selected entrant must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.Contest Period: The Contest begins on October 25, 2009 at 12:00 pm EDT and ends on November 21, 2009 at 5:00 pm EST (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted.
Prizes: First Prize consists of: $200.00 (CDN) Gift Certificate for Brown’s Shoes AND 2 Signed copies of Girl on the Other Side - one for you and to share with a friend! Second Prize consists of: 2 Signed copies of Girl on the Other Side - one for you and to share with a friend!
Privacy: We will only use your personal contact information to administer this Contest, including contacting, announcing and promoting the prize winner. We will not use this information to send you offers or information from us, our affiliates and from selected sponsors or advertisers.
Banning: The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person from participating in the Contest whom it believes to be abusing the Contest rules. Such abuse includes entering false information and entering more than once.
Indemnification by Entrant: By entering the Contest, entrant releases and holds Sponsor and its affiliates and related companies, employees, directors, officers, agents and assigns (collectively, “Releasees”) harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death or property damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, participation in the Contest and/or the Auction, any breach of the Contest rules, or in any Prize-related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify Releasees from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contest, without limitation.
Odds of Winning: The odds of winning depend on: (a) the total number of eligible entrants who participate in the Contest; (b) the total number of reviews each eligible entrant submits during the Contest Period; and (iii) the popularity of each of your reviews compared to other reviews submitted by eligible entrants, based on the number of “like” votes received from users the Facebook website. In the event of a tie or no “like” votes being submitted for lists created by any of the eligible entrants during the Contest period, the odds of winning depend on the number of entrants who tied or who entered the Contest, as applicable.
Limitation of Liability: Sponsor is not liable for any lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or stolen entries, notifications or responses, inability to process entries or votes, display lists, or any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with this Contest, including technical failures on the Contest Website or Contest software, viruses, website disruptions, malfunctions or down-time, including malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry or response, human error or property damage incurred by any Contest entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. The Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. The Sponsor assume assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing. The Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to entrant or to any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any prize. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor, such as infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest and/or the Contest Website.
Other: This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. In the event of a discrepancy between the Contest rules and any other related materials, the Contest rules shall govern. The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest or the Contest rules at any time without notice. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable and are not convertible to cash. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize or portion of the prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed. Use of any automated system including robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using such assistance. If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address provided at time of entry. Authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.