Global Edmonton River Cree Royal Wedding Giveaway Contest Rules

UPDATED AS OF MAR 21/18
Schedule “A”
RIVER CREE ROYAL WEDDING GIVEAWAY CONTEST RULES
THE RIVER CREE ROYAL WEDDING GIVEAWAY CONTEST (THE “CONTEST”) IS INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAW. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN WHOLE OR PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).
1. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must:
(a) be a legal resident of the province of Alberta;
(b) be of the age of majority in his/her province or territory of residence or older at the time of entry;
(c) must live within one hundred (100) km radius of the city of Edmonton;
(d) be legally able to marry in the province of Alberta;
(e) if selected as a Grand Prize Winner (as defined below) be willing and able to participate in the Wedding (defined below) on a Sunday, based upon availability;
(f) be the sole owner of all right, title and interest (including copyright) in and to the Work (as defined below) submitted in connection with the Contest; and
(g) be willing to work with a River Cree (defined below) appointed wedding coordinator to plan all aspects of the Wedding (defined below).
Employees of Corus Television Limited Partnership by its general partner, Corus Television G.P. Inc. its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns (collectively “Corus”) and River Cree Casino Resort Limited Partnership, by its general partner, River Cree Resort GP Ltd., its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and assigns (collectively, “River Cree” and together with Corus, the “Sponsors”), Art of Cake, Happy Wife Happy Life, Paper Press Studios, Blushed Beaute, Flowers in the Park, Story Weddings & Events, River City Events, Suits by Curtis Eliot Ltd., their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, judges of the Contest, any person who has been confirmed as a winner of two (2) Corus administered contests within six (6) months preceding the Contest start date indicated below and/or the household members of any of the above are not eligible to enter.
The Sponsors 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. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsors for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply
untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (“MST”) on February 14, 2018 and ends at 11:59 p.m. MST on March 11, 2018 (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted.
3. HOW TO ENTER.
(a) There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. Enter using the method of entry outlined below. No entries will be accepted by any other means.
(i) To enter online, complete and submit the entry form located at http://www.globalnews.ca/edmonton (the “Contest Website”).
(b) Each entrant must submit an entry form together with a written submission (maximum 500 words) describing the love story between the entrant and his/her fiancé/fiancée (the “Work”).
(c) By participating in this Contest, each entrant represents and warrants that the Work: (i) does not contain any material, language or gestures that are libelous, defamatory, indecent, profane, obscene or violent and does not violate any laws relating to hate speech or otherwise; (ii) is original, solely created by the entrant and that no third party participated as an author, co-author or otherwise in the creation of the Work or any part thereof; (iii) all right, title and interest (including copyright) therein is owned and/or controlled by the entrant to the full extent necessary to enable the Sponsors to use the Work as contemplated by these Contest Rules; and (iv) the Work does not infringe upon the intellectual property right, proprietary interest or other statutory or common law rights of any third party; (v) does not contain any recognizable logos or any other copyrighted material; (vi) does not contain any mention, endorsement, or “plug” any commercial product, service, venture or thing, including, without limitation, the name of your employer; and (vii) has not been submitted in connection with any other contest and/or promotional campaign.
(d) Limit of one (1) entry per person during the Contest Period. In the case of multiple entries, only the first eligible entry will be considered.
(e) All entries including the Work, become the sole property of the Sponsors and will not be returned for any reason. Entries must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. Unless otherwise set out herein, no communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected as a potential winner.
(f) Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the entry. For the purpose of the Contest Rules, “authorized account holder” of an e-mail address is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any entrant may be required to provide the Sponsors with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with their entry.
4. PRIZES.
(a) There is one (1) grand prize (“Grand Prize”) available to be won by the Grand Prize winner (“Grand Prize Winner”) and his/her fiancé/fiancée (the “Spouse”) consisting of a wedding package provided by River Cree (the “Wedding Package”) including the following categories of service:
(i) a wedding ceremony and/or reception (the “Wedding”) at the River Cree Casino and Resort, 300 E Lapotac Blvd, Enoch AB for no more than three hundred (300) guests;
(ii) one (1) night hotel accommodation in a luxury suite at the River Cree Marriott hotel or such other venue to be selected by the Sponsors in their sole discretion for the Winner and Spouse based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated;
(iii) ten (10) additional hotel room accommodation for one (1) night at the River Cree Marriott hotel or such other venue to be selected by the Sponsors in their sole discretion for the Winner and Spouse’s guests based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated;
(iv) food and non-alcoholic drink for all guests valued at no more than eighty five Canadian dollars (CDN $85.00) per person;
(v) a custom suit for the groom from Suits by Curtis Eliot;
(vi) two thousand dollars (CDN$2,000.00) to be used towards a wedding dress from a mutually determined shop;
(vii) a cake valued at seven hundred Canadian dollars (CDN $700.00) from Art of Cake;
(viii) four (4) hours of photography services provided by Rhiannon Sarah McLeod;
(ix) full DJ services provided by Happy Wife Happy Life;
(x) wedding invitations for no more than three hundred (300) guests from Paper Press Studios;
(xi) full hair and make-up for the bride provided by Blushed Beaute;
(xii) floral arrangements provided by Flowers in the Park;
(xiii) full wedding planning services at an approximate value of three thousand nine hundred ninety nine Canadian dollars (CDN $3,999.00) from Story Weddings & Events;
(xiv) a production package from Production World valued at one thousand two hundred Canadian dollars (CDN $1,200.00);
(xv) wedding décor value at five thousand Canadian dollars (CDN $5,000.00) from River City Events;
(xvi) three (3) hours of limousine service valued at approximately seven hundred fifty Canadian dollars (CDN $750.00); and
(xvii) five thousand Canadian dollars (CDN $5,000.00) to be used towards additional wedding costs.
(b) The Grand Prize has an approximate value of fifty five thousand Canadian dollars (CDN $55,000.00).
(c) Secondary Prize. There is one (1) secondary prize (the “Secondary Prize”) available to be won by the Secondary Prize winner (the “Secondary Prize Winner”), which consists of:
(i) one (1) night hotel accommodation in a king room at the River Cree Marriott hotel or such other venue to be selected by the Sponsors in their sole discretion for the Secondary Prize Winner and guest (the “Guest”) based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated;
(ii) three (3) course meal at Sage restaurant for Secondary Prize Winner and Guest; and
(iii) brunch for two (2) at River Cree Marriott hotel or other such venue to be selected by Sponsors in their sole discretion.
(d) The Secondary Prize has an approximate retail value four hundred fifty Canadian dollars (CDN $450.00).
(e) Grand Prize and Secondary Prize are hereafter collectively referred to as “Prize” or “Prizes”. Grand Prize Winner and Secondary Prize Winner are hereafter collectively referred to as a “Winner” or “Winners”.
(f) For greater certainty, the Grand Prize will not include the cost of alcohol or any wedding related jewelry and/or watches. All of the Wedding Package services shall be mutually determined by Grand Prize Winner and River Cree, however final selections shall be at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
(g) Winners are not entitled to monetary difference between actual Prize value and stated approximate Prize value, if any.
(h) The Sponsors and/or the Sponsors’ representatives will contact the Winners to coordinate the provision of the Prizes within fifteen (15) days once such Winners have been successfully contacted and notified of his/her Prize and fulfilled the requirements set out herein.
5. PRIZE CONDITIONS.
(a) All bookings and/or reservations are subject to availability at time of booking. Grand Prize Winner and his/her Spouse must be able to participate in the Wedding on a Sunday
based upon availability. Should Grand Prize Winner and/or Spouse be unable to participate on the mutually agreed upon dates and times by the Sponsors, the Grand Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
(b) Grand Prize Winner and Spouse will be responsible for transportation to and from River Cree Resort and Casino, alcohol, rehearsal dinner, travel and medical insurance, taxes, any wedding jewelry (including rings and watches), gratuities, telephone calls, in-room charges and any other expense not explicitly included in the Grand Prize. Grand Prize Winner may be required to present a valid major credit card upon check-in at the hotel to cover any expenses over and above the standard room charge.
(c) Secondary Prize Winner and Guest will be responsible for transportation to and from River Cree Resort and Casino, taxes, gratuities, telephone calls, in-room charges and any other expense not explicitly included in the Secondary Prize. Secondary Prize Winner may be required to present a valid major credit card upon check-in at the hotel to cover any expenses over and above the standard room charge.
(d) Winners, Guest and Spouse must be of the age of majority or older in their province or territory of residence, comply with the Contest Rules and sign and return the Release (described below).
(e) Prizes must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. Any unused, unclaimed or declined portion of a Prize will be forfeited, have no cash value and the Sponsors shall have no obligation to provide either an alternative or value-in-kind. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if a Prize (or any portion thereof) cannot be awarded for any reason.
(f) The Sponsors shall not assume any liability for lost, damaged or misdirected Prizes.
(g) The Winner must provide evidence of a valid marriage license (for Winner and Spouse) to River Cree at least ten (10) days prior to the Wedding.
6. GRAND PRIZE WINNER SELECTION.
One (1) Grand Prize Winner shall be selected as follows:
(a) On or about March 22, 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta, one (1) entrant will be selected by the Sponsors and or the Sponsors’ representatives (the “Judges”) based on the following equally weighted criteria: (i) the creativity of the Work; (ii) the Entrant’s skill in presenting their story; and (iii) the compelling nature of the story (the “Criteria”). Each entrant shall be eligible to win only one (1) Prize. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received by the Sponsors. Before being declared a Winner, the selected entrant shall be required to comply with the Contest Rules and sign and return the Release (described below).
(b) The Judges, in their absolute discretion, shall select the Winner based upon the above Criteria. The decisions of the Judges shall be final and binding and may not be challenged in any way.
(c) THE SELECTED ENTRANT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE NO LATER THAN MARCH 22, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. AND MUST RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. Upon notification, the selected entrant must respond by telephone or e-mail (as specified in the notification) to the contact number or e-mail address provided no later than the indicated deadline set out in the Contest Rules and/or the notification. If the selected entrant does not respond accordingly, he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and another entrant may be selected in the Sponsors’ sole discretion until such time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein. The Sponsors are not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsors to receive a selected entrant’s response.
(d) If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in these Contest Rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest’s closing date to award the correct number of Prizes.
7. SECONDARY WINNER SELECTION.
One (1) Secondary Prize Winner shall be selected as follows:
(e) On or about March 20, 2018 in Edmonton, Alberta, one (1) entrant will be selected by a random draw from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received by the Sponsors. Before being declared a Winner, the selected entrant shall be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephone call or by e-mail, to comply with the Contest Rules and sign and return the Release (described below).
(f) THE SELECTED ENTRANT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE NO LATER THAN MARCH 22, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. AND MUST RESPOND WITHIN FIVE (5) BUSINESS DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. Upon notification, the selected entrant must respond by telephone or e-mail (as specified in the notification) to the contact number or e-mail address provided no later than the indicated deadline set out in the Contest Rules and/or the notification. If the selected entrant does not respond accordingly, he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and another entrant may be selected in the Sponsors’ sole discretion until such time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein. The Sponsors are not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsors to receive a selected entrant’s response.
(g) If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in these Contest Rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest’s closing date to award the correct number of Prizes.
8. RELEASE. Winners, Guest and Spouse will be required to execute a legal agreement and release (“Release”) that confirms Winners’, Guest’s and Spouse’s: (i) eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of each of the Sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of their employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors, administrators, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies
(collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grant to the Sponsors of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsors’ collective or individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, display, publish, convert, post, serve, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use the Winners’ and Spouse’s name, statements, image, likeness, voice and biography and the Work, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof. The executed Release must be returned within two (2) business days of the date indicated on the accompanying letter of notification or the verification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited.
9. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the Contest, each entrant releases, indemnifies and holds 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, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from (a) their participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity; (b) the acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize; or (c) any breach of the Contest Rules. Each entrant agrees to fully indemnify Releasees from any and all claims by third parties relating to the entrant’s participation in the Contest, without limitation.
10. RIGHTS CLEARANCE. By providing the Work to the Sponsors in connection with the Contest, each entrant shall retain all right, title and interest (including copyright) in and to the Work and shall grant to the Sponsors a worldwide, gratuitous, irrevocable, and exclusive licence to copy, modify, produce, reproduce, display, publish, exhibit, distribute, convert, adapt, post, serve, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, transmit and otherwise use or reuse the Work for use in all media now known or hereafter devised in perpetuity beginning on the date of entry, including, but not limited to, in connection with the administration, promotion and exploitation of the Contest. Sponsors assume no responsibility for any claims of infringement of rights to copyright, privacy, personality or otherwise, and all such liability shall remain with the entrant. Sponsors reserve the right to exclude any Work on the basis of concerns relating to the rights of third parties, including but not limited to privacy, copyright, defamation, rights of personality, obscenity or hate speech, as determined by Sponsors in their sole discretion.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries, notifications, responses, replies or any Release, or for any computer, online, software, telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry. The Sponsors are 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 Sponsors assume 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 Sponsors assume 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 Sponsors, 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.
12. CONDUCT. By participating in the Contest, each entrant is deemed to have executed and agrees to be bound by the Contest Rules, which will be posted at the Contest Website and made available throughout the Contest Period. Entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsors and Judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, and/or the Contest Website or any related promotional website; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Corus Entertainment Inc. property or service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass the Sponsors or any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Winners, Guest and Spouse must at all times behave appropriately when taking part in the trip, planning and Wedding and observe the Contest Rules and any other rules or regulations in force at the Prize related locations. The Sponsors reserve the right to remove from any Prize related location any Winner, Guest and/or Spouse who breaks such rules and/or fails to behave appropriately and to disqualify such Winner, Guest and/or Spouse.
13. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
(a) By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsors the right to use his/her name, mailing address, age range, telephone number, e-mail address and/or submitted Work (collectively the “Personal Information”) for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the Winner and coordinating the provision of the Prize; (ii) grants to the Sponsors the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges that the Sponsors may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and service providers of any of the Sponsors in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and (ii) above.
(b) By opting-in online you consent to Corus’ disclosure of your Personal Information to River Cree Casino and Resort so that you may be contacted to receive promotions from River Cree. River Cree Casino and Resort will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with River Cree Casino and Resort’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.rivercreeresort.com/privacy-policy/.
(c) Corus will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with Corus’ Privacy Policy at: http://www.corusent.com/privacy-policy/.
14. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations is owned by the Sponsors and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
15. TERMINATION. The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to terminate the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or modify, amend or suspend the Contest, and/or the Contest Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.
16. LAW. These are the official Contest Rules. The Contest is subject to applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. The Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsors. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and the Sponsors in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws.
17. DISCREPANCY. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including but not limited to the Contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
18. SOCIAL MEDIA. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any social media platforms on which the Contest may have been promoted and/or publicized. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to Corus.