The contest commences 12:01:01 am ET on February 17, 2012 and ends 11:59:59 pm ET on August 31, 2012 (the “Contest Period”). This contest is brought to you by Santa’s Village and Santa’s Whispering Pines Campground, (the “Contest Sponsor”).
2. ELIGIBILITY
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The contest is open to all legal residents of Canada excluding Quebec who are Facebook, Twitter or email account holders who are 18 years of age or older.
Notwithstanding the above, this contest is not open to employees of the Contest Sponsor, its respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, contest suppliers and judges, members of their immediate families (parents, siblings, spouses) and those with whom they are domiciled.
3. HOW TO ENTER
Chose at least one method of entry:
- Post a picture of your child wearing an Elf Hat on Santa’s Village Facebook wall
- Email picture to pictures@santasvillage.ca (will be posted on Santa’s Village Facebook wall)
Limit of one (1) picture (entry) per child per month.
By entering this contest, participants agree to be bound by these contest rules, the Terms of Use of Facebook and the decisions of the Contest Sponsor and contest judges.
4. PRIZES
Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred, exchanged or refunded. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
5. PRIZE AWARD
Draws to be made and awarded on March 1st, April 1st, May 1st , June 1st, July 1, August 1, September 2, 2012.
Prizes Include:
- Admission to Santa’s Village for a family of 4
- Pizza lunch
- Private visit with Santa before the park opens
Prize winners are determined by random draw from all eligible entries received by the end of each calendar month and the winners will be declared on the aforementioned date(s) at Bracebridge, Ontario. Selected entrants will be contacted by facebook, twitter or email on or before the Wednesday after the draw with further information on how to claim the Prize. If a selected entrant cannot be reached, for whatever reason, by the Friday after the draw, another entrant may be selected.
Odds of being selected as draw winner depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the periods specified for each draw during the Contest Period.
Unclaimed prizes will not be distributed.
Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant must correctly answer, unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question and complete, sign and return a Declaration and Release Form (and any other documents, as applicable) by the date indicated on the form (the “Prize Claim Date”). All Prizes must be claimed by the Prize Claim Date. If a selected entrant cannot be reached within the timeframe specified above, is not in compliance with these contest rules, incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the Prize, email correspondence between the Contest Sponsor and selected entrant is returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address, or fails to return the Declaration and Release form (and any other documents, as applicable) by the Prize Claim Date, the Prize may be forfeited and the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to randomly select another entrant from the remaining eligible entries. Prize will be awarded upon receipt of the properly completed and executed Declaration and Release form and verification of Prize winner.
If an entrant under the age of majority in his/her province or residence is selected as a Prize winner, the Prize will be awarded to the selected entrant’s parent or legal guardian. The parent or legal guardian shall release the Contest Entities (as defined below) from all liability with respect to the contest or any prize awarded.
GENERAL
6. The decisions of the Contest Sponsor and/or the judges are final and entrant agrees to abide by all of the instructions and decisions of the Contest Sponsor and/or judges. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation of these contest rules, the decision or interpretation of the Contest Sponsor and/or judges shall prevail.
7. No communications will be entered into except with selected entrants. For winners, visit www.Facebook.com/santasvillageON web-site after each draw.
8. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor. Any entry that is illegible, incomplete, altered, or contains false information, is invalid. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected claims or entries or for any problems or technical malfunction of any internet or telephone network or broadcast transmission during the Contest Period. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions with respect to the printing or advertising of this contest and reserves the right to withdraw, amend or cancel this contest in the event of a printing or administrative error.
The Contest Sponsor may use the photographs in it’s future promotional promotional materials.
9. The Contest Sponsor accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or claims caused by the awarded prizes or the contest itself. By entering, entrant releases and holds harmless Contest Sponsor, its affiliated and related companies and advertising, promotional agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Contest Entities”) from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest or any prize won.
10. Without limiting the release of liability provisions herein, and for greater certainty, the Contest Entities will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by contest website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the contest; b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the contest website or any transmission in connection with the contest; c) any communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of email which may occur for any reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this contest. If the contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause of any nature whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this contest, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way.
11. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the Facebook, Twitter or email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to a Facebook, Twitter or email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning Facebook, Twitter or email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Selected entrant may be required to provide the Contest Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Facebook, Twitter or email address associated with the selected entry.
12. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its/their sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the contest, and to ban that individual from any future promotion of the Contest Sponsor, if the Contest Sponsor finds or believes such individual to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the contest or where applicable, the contest website; to be acting in violation of the contest rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass the Contest Sponsor, the Contest Sponsor’s agencies, other entrants or any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
13. The Contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about the entrants for the purpose of administering this contest and providing future information related to offers and promotions. The Contest Sponsor respects your right to privacy of your personal information. Please review our Privacy Policy insert hyperlink for details on the manner in which we collect, use, disclose, and otherwise manage your personal information.
14. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
15. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these contest rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these contest rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
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