Contest Rules
Fun in Focus Photo Contest Full Rules
*Please Note: The 2009 Fun in Focus Photo Contest is officially over as of January 31, 2010 at 5:00pm EST*
1. Agreement: Before entering the Contest, each entrant must review the Contest Rules. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the contest constitutes acceptance of the Contest Rules and the decisions of the Contest judges.
2. Sponsors: The Contest sponsors are: Grey County Tourism, CHUM Kitchener, Raven Golf Club at Lora Bay, Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine,Canadian Geographic, Ontario Tourism, Days Inn & Conference Centre Owen Sound, Squire John's, Free Spirit Tours, Owen Sound Flight Services, Action Fishing Adventures, and Staple Business Depot, Owen Sound.
3. Contest: The Contest runs from 9:00 am EST on May 1st, 2009 through to 5:00 pm EST on January 31, 2010.
4. The decisions of the judges are final and not subject to appeal.
5. Eligibility: The contest is open to any individual that is of the age of majority in the province, state or country where they reside. This contest has not been registered with the Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux and therefore is not open to residents of Quebec. Excluded are employees and immediate family members and persons domiciled with employees of Grey County and the Contest Sponsors listed above in 2. and any employees or members of their affiliated companies, their advertising or promotional agencies or affiliates.
6. How To Enter: To enter the Fun in Focus Photo Contest, entrants must log onto the contest website at www.visitgrey.ca/contest and fill out the online entry form after reading the full contest rules. If the entry form is not complete with all necessary information, the entry will be void. Each entrant can upload a maximum of 4 photos, only 1 photo per category per email address will be accepted. Each photo must be accompanied by a 100 character or less description of the photo and include where and when it was taken within Grey County, Ontario.
7. The Getaway to Grey Photo Contest has been separated into 4 categories. All entered photos must fall within one of the specified categories. The categories are as follows:
1. Spring Fun
2. Summer Fun
3. Fall Fun
4. Winter Fun
8. All uploaded Photos must meet the following criteria:
a. Photos must be in colour or black and white
b. Must be submitted in an electronic format (jpg)
c. A minimum of 300 dpi resolution
d. File size must be less than 1 MB
e. Minimum 800 x 800 pixels (Images not adhering to the size limitations will
be automatically resized by the image uploading function. Images must not be smaller than 800 x 800 pixels, and for best results shouldn’t be larger than 1200x 1200 pixels.)
9. Limit one entry per email address and one photo per category. Any duplicate entries shall be void. Only online entries will be accepted, no email or mail-in submissions will be accepted. Grey County Tourism reserves the right to refuse photos that are deemed inappropriate for the Contest. To be considered in the contest, all photos must be original, unpublished photos taken within the time period January 1, 2009 – January 31, 2010. in the County of Grey. Photograph(s) previously published in full or in part in other publications will be disqualified. Photos must be for personal and private use and must not be copied or reproduced from a third party source. All photos entered must be related to the specified category in order to be considered for judging. Model releases are the responsibility of the entrant and must be completed if there are any identifiable people in the photo and ONLY in the case that the photo is chosen as a winner or used in any promotional media by Grey County Tourism. By filling out the Fun in Focus Photo Contest Entry form, the contestant grants Grey County Tourism unlimited, unrestricted use and exclusive rights to use photograph(s) for any purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, publishing your photograph(s) in print or electronic form for promotional purposes without compensation, and the right to use the photographer’s name as a credit along with the photograph(s). Entries MUST be received prior to 5:00pm on January 31, 2010 to be considered. No late submissions will be accepted.
10. All photo entries become property of Grey County Tourism and are subject to use according to our discretion.
11. Judging: Photos will be judged by a panel of three professional photographers. Judges will base their decisions on approapriateness to the theme/category, originality and creativity, and composition/quality of the photograph(s).Entries that are considered not complying with the rules and conditions of the contest or in the judging panel’s discrection, inappropriate or offensive will be disqualified and removed from the website and subsequent judging. Judges will award a winner in each category, for a total of four category winning photos, and one overall grand prize winner.
12. Prizes: The following Prizes are available to be won: One Grand Prize - A Vacation Getaway Package in Grey County for 4 people, including 5 nights accommodation at the Days Inn & Conference Centre Owen Sound, Daily Breakfast at Days Inn and other meals at area restaurants, a Digital Camera from Parsons Foto Source, Grey County Waterfall Tour Package, Guided Adventure of your choice from Free Spirit Tours, a 2-hour Scenic Boat Cruise from Action Fishing Adventures, Sightseeing Flight from Owen Sound Flight Services out of the Wiarton Airport, and Equipment Rental of your choice from Squire John’s. Also the winning photo will be published in a 2010 issue of Harrowsmith Country Life Magazine. This Grand Prize is valued at $5000.
Please note: All prizes are subject to availability.
13. Redeeming the prize: Prior to receiving the Grand Prize for a winning photograph, the photographer will be required to sign an agreement declaring that a) the photographer does not sell photographs or charge a fee for taking pictures; b) the photography submitted is the original work of the photographer; and c) the photography was taken within the County of Grey between January 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010 as specified in the rules above. If the winner is unable or unwilling to accept or otherwise redeem their prize on the terms it is awarded, that prize shall be forfeit and no cash or substitutions shall be provided in whole or in part and the next highest scoring photograph shall be declared the winner.
14. Selecting the winner: Within 30 days after the contest deadline, Grey County Tourism will collect all photo entries and conduct a judging session for the winning photo and select the winner of the Grand Prize. The odds of winning will depend upon the total number of entries received. Within 48 hours after the completion of the judging, the selected winner of the Grand Prize will be notified either by: (a) an initial telephone call, during regular business hours (EST); or (b) an email at the email address provided at the time of entry. If the selected contestant cannot be reached within one week from time of initial contact, an alternative entry may be selected until such time as a selected contestant satisfies the terms of this section. Once contacted, in order to be declared the winner of the Grand Prize: (a) the selected contestant must have complied with all contest rules; (b) the selected contestant must sign a Release and Indemnity form and Declaration of Compliance with the contest rules and a Release and Consent to publicity form, which shall serve as the prize winner's agreement to release and indemnify Sponsors and respective subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, assignees, agents, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buyers and promotional agencies from any liability in connection with the Contest and/or the prize. If Grey County Tourism does not receive a signed release form back from the Grand Prize winner or a winner's parent or legal guardian (and his/her travel guest(s)) within one week of providing the forms of release, then Grey County Tourism may select another contestant's photograph and the prior contestant chosen will have no further claim to the prize; and (c) the selected contestant must correctly answer a skill testing question.
15. Publicity: By participating in this Contest, the Prize winner (and guest(s)) agree that their name, and/or image and photos may be used in any and all forms of media, without any further compensation by any Sponsors and waives all rights (including moral rights) with respect to print, broadcast, online and other forms of publicity.
16. General: Grey County Tourism reserves the right in its sole discretion 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 Sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or greater value. Grey County Tourism is not responsible for lost or misdirected entries. Winner must be willing to accept prize delivery upon Sponsors' terms and delivery times.
17. Other: If, for any reason, this Online Photo Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsors which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this 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, the entries.
18. Disclaimer: The Sponsors reserve the right to withdraw, amend or terminate this Contest at any time without prior notice. The Sponsors also reserve the right to cancel this contest at any time because of any printing or other error, or if it suspects or finds evidence of tampering with any part of the Contest. The Sponsors shall not be liable for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest. The Sponsors are not liable for injuries, death, damages or losses of any kind resulting from acceptance or use of the Prize.
19. Subject to Applicable Laws: This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Contestants who reside in areas where this contest is prohibited by law may participate but will be ineligible for prizes. This contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and laws of Canada applicable therein.
20. Privacy: Grey County Tourism may use your personal contact information to administer contests, including contacting, announcing and promoting prize winners. In addition, Grey County Tourism may use this information to send you contest updates or tourism information. If you do not wish to receive this information, you may opt-out at any time by following the instructions at the bottom of any email you receive or by emailing Customer Service at tourism@visitgrey.ca and requesting that your personal information not be used for tourism information.
21. Banning: The Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering any contest whom they believe to be abusing the rules. Such abuse includes entering false information and intentionally entering more than once.
