NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The Rice Krispies* “Once Upon a Night” Contest (the “Contest”) commences at 12:00am EST on June 28, 2010 and concludes at 11:59pm EST on August 13, 2010 (the “Contest Period”). The time at which the Contest concludes is referred to in these Contest Rules as the “Contest Closing Time”.
To enter the Contest go to www.ricekrispies.ca (the “Website”) and follow the online instructions to complete and submit an online registration form to participate in the Rice Krispies* “Once Upon a Night” story creator and you will be automatically entered. Complete the registration form in full, you must confirm that you have read and agree to the Contest Rules, and submit your entry online.
Limit of one entry per e-mail address.
BY SUBMITTING AN E-MAIL ADDRESS AND STORY, THE ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE STORY COMPLIES WITH ALL CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE RULES. THE SPONSOR AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM WILL BEAR NO LEGAL LIABILITY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE USE OF THE STORY BY THE SPONSOR AND THE SPONSOR SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY AN ENTRANT IN THE EVENT IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTRANT HAS DEPARTED FROM OR NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THE RULES.
The contest is open to legal residents of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their Province/Territory of residence, excluding (a) employees, directors, officers, representatives and agents of (i) Kellogg Canada Inc., (the “Sponsor”) (ii) its advertising and promotional agencies, (iii) participating retailers, and (iv) the independent judging organization (the “Contest Management Organization”), and (b) all persons with whom those in (a) are domiciled. An entrant must meet the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules from the time of entry until the time he/she is confirmed a winner (if he/she becomes a winner). Without limiting any other provision of these Contest Rules, an entrant will not be confirmed a winner until the completed and signed Prize Claim Form is received at the address, and within the time period, set out in paragraph 16 of these Contest Rules (see below for details respecting Prize Claim Form and other Contest requirements).
The Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of eligibility, which proof shall be in the form required by the Sponsor.
There is one (1) Grand Prize (“Grand Prize”) and seven (7) Weekly Prizes (each a “Weekly Prize”) available to be won at the outset of this Contest.
The Grand Prize is having the Story (as defined below) the entrant wrote or contributed to published, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, in Canadian Family magazine’s November 2010 issue. Approximate dollar value of Grand Prize is Zero Canadian Dollars ($0.00).
Each Weekly Prize consists of: one (1) Rice Krispies* prize pack which includes one (3) boxes of Rice Krispies* (cereal), three (3) books from Kids Can Press, one (1) snuggle blanket, two (2) bowls and two (2) spoons, (1) kid-sized apron, and (1) lunch bag. Approximate retail value of each Weekly Prize is One Hundred and Fifty Canadian Dollars ($150.00). Approximate odds of winning a Weekly Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received by the Contest Closing Time.
Limit of one (1) Weekly Prize per eligible entrant.
All taxes and other costs not expressly covered by the Sponsor are the responsibility of the individual winner.
Visitors to the Website will have the opportunity to create and/or add to fictional stories and vote on which story is their favourite. At the end of August 13, 2010, voting will be counted and the story with the most votes will win the Grand Prize (the “Story”). The contents of the Story provided by entrants must be original. The Story shall become and be the exclusive property of Sponsor, may be summarized, published, edited, distributed and otherwise dealt with by Sponsor as it desires and may not be used, disclosed, or published by entrants without first obtaining the prior written permission in each instance of Sponsor.
There will be seven (7) random draws (“Weekly Prize Draw”) to award the Weekly Prizes, subject to these Contest Rules (including without limitation the Prize Claim Form and skill-testing question requirements set out below), will occur on July 5th, 2010, July 12th, 2010, July 19th, 2010, July 26th, 2010, August 2th, 2010, August 9th, 2010, and August 16th at 2:00pm EST, Brantford, Ontario from all eligible entries received by the Contest Closing Time. The Weekly Prize Draw will be conducted by the Contest Management Organization. One (1) entry will be randomly drawn in respect of each Weekly Prize available to be won.
If your entry is selected in the Weekly Prize Draw as a potential winner of a Weekly Prize, you will be notified by e-mail to confirm eligibility.
Prior to being declared a winner, a Prize Claim Form will be e-mailed to you for completion (see below for details regarding the Prize Claim Form and the skill-testing question requirement).
If a selected entrant cannot be contacted within fourteen (14) days of the draw (including, where an e-mail is sent, if a response is not received within such fourteen (14) day period), or if a selected entrant is ineligible or does not comply with the Contest Rules, such entrant will have forfeited his/her opportunity to win a prize and an alternate entrant will be selected by random draw to win, subject to these Contest Rules.
Prior to being declared a winner of a Weekly Prize, a potential winner must first correctly answer the mathematical skill-testing question on the Prize Claim Form provided in the time specified on the Prize Claim Form, without the assistance of another person and without any mechanical, electronic or other similar assistance such as a calculator or computer. If an entrant is a potential winner of more than one prize, he/she will be required to answer one (1) skill-testing question per potential prize.
Prize Claim Forms will include a declaration, publicity consent, and release/waiver in the form required by the Sponsor and must be returned by August 27, 2010.
Completed and signed Prize Claim Forms must be sent to: Rice Krispies “Once Upon A Night” Contest, P.O. Box 4099, Paris, Ontario, N3L 3W9. It is recommended that Prize Claim Forms be sent by registered mail with return receipt requested and that a photocopy of your completed Prize Claim Form be kept for your records. All Prize Claim Forms become the property of the Sponsor, and none will be returned.
Prize Claim Forms obtained from unauthorized sources or which are illegible, mutilated, altered, forged, counterfeited or irregular in any way are void.
Prizes will be delivered to the address on the Prize Claim Form. Please allow six (6) to eight (8) weeks for delivery.
By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Contest Rules and by the interpretation of these Contest Rules by the Sponsor, and further warrants and represents that his/her Story:
is original to him/her and that the entrant has all necessary rights in and to the Story and all of its components (if applicable) to enter the Story in the Contest;
does not and will not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation;
does not contain any reference to or likeness of any third parties, unless consent has been obtained from all such individuals (NOTE: if a Story contains any third parties who are under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, then consent must also be obtained from any such persons parent or legal guardian);
will not give rise to any claims of infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or infringe on any rights and/or interests of any third party, or give rise to any claims for payment whatsoever; and
is not defamatory, trade libellous, pornographic or obscene, and further that it will not contain, depict, include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following:
Nudity;
Explicit, graphic or excessive sexual activity;
Crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols;
Derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual or religious groups;
Content that endorses, condones or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky activity, behaviour or conduct;
Personal information of individuals, including without limitation, names and addresses (physical or e-mail);
Conduct or other activities in violation of these Contest Rules;
Commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for products or services;
Any identifiable third party products and/or trade-marks, brands or logos;
URLs or links to any websites; and
Any other content that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by the Sponsor and/or the Contest Management Organization in their sole discretion.
The Sponsor and/or the Contest Management Organization will respond to all submissions that indicate the presence of inappropriate content. Any Story that the Sponsor and/or the Contest Management Organization deem, in their sole discretion, to violate the terms and conditions set forth in these Contest Rules will be removed.
By entering the Contest and uploading a Story, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use the Story, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her Story in favour of the Sponsor; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its advertising and promotion agencies, the contest judges and each of their respective agents, employees, directors, successors, and assigns against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action. For greater certainty, the Sponsor and/or the contest judges reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, edit or remove any Story, or to request an entrant to modify or edit his or her Story, if a complaint is received with respect to the Story, or for any other reason.
The Sponsor respects your privacy. Personal information provided on entry forms and otherwise provided in connection with the Contest is being and will be collected, used and disclosed by the Sponsor and/or by third-party service providers on behalf of the Sponsor (including the Contest Management Organization), only for purposes of administering and conducting this Contest (including determining eligibility), including awarding and delivering prizes (collectively, the “Purposes”), and for no other purpose. For a copy of our Privacy Policy, please visit www.kelloggs.ca.
In connection with the Purposes, your information may be processed and stored in one or more jurisdictions outside Canada (which may include the United States), and may be subject to access by regulatory authorities in those jurisdictions.
If an entrant becomes a winner of this Contest, his/her name, the fact that he/she is a winner of this Contest, his/her voice/statements and/or any photograph/likeness/video of him/her, his/her contribution to the Story, may be used, without notice or compensation, in any subsequent publicity or advertising by or on behalf of the Sponsor relating to this Contest or any similar contests that may be conducted in the future by or on behalf of the Sponsor.
No communications will be entered into except with potential prize claimants.
Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different e-mail addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that participant’s entries and that participant maybe disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
All decisions in all matters relating to this Contest shall be made in the sole discretion of the Contest Management Organization and/or the Sponsor and all such decisions are final and binding on all entrants, subject to the jurisdiction of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, where applicable.
The Sponsor’s computer or the computer of its designated advertising and promotional agency is the sole determinant of time of receipt of an entry. For clarity, if an entry is received at the Contest Closing Time, it is considered to be received by the Contest Closing Time for purposes of these Contest Rules.
In the event of a dispute as to whose entry a potential winning entry is, the potential winner will be the person identified on the potential winning entry form as the entrant.
Proof of sending (regardless of method of sending) is not proof of receipt by Sponsor, its advertising or promotional agency or the Contest Management Organization.
Persons eligible to win the prizes in this Contest may not transfer such prizes or substitute such prizes for cash or otherwise and must accept such prizes as awarded. Sponsor reserves the right in its absolute discretion to make substitutions of equivalent kind or value in the event of the unavailability of all or part of any prize for any reason whatsoever.
Except to the extent prohibited by applicable legislation, each entrant: (a) releases the Sponsor, the Contest Management Organization, its advertising and promotional agency, and their affiliates (including their respective successors and assigns), and all of their respective employees, directors, officers, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims and liability (including costs and expenses related thereto) in any way relating to or arising in connection with the Contest, and (b) agrees not to make any claim against any of the Released Parties, or any claim against any third party which may result in a claim against any of the Released Parties, in respect of any matter in any way relating to or arising in connection with the Contest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and except to the extent prohibited by applicable legislation, each entrant agrees that the Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) lost, stolen, late, damaged, destroyed, illegible, incomplete, improperly completed, misdirected or postage-due correspondence (including e-mail transmissions), Contest entries, Prize Claim Forms or UPC codes, as applicable; (b) any failure or slowdown of the Website or any failure or slowdown of any Contest programs or software supporting, connected to or related to the Contest; (c) any problem, technical malfunction or slowdown of or relating to any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, equipment or software; (d) any faulty electronic data transmission; (e) any other difficulties of whatever nature in the conduct and administration of the Contest; and (f) any injury or damage to an entrant or any other person or their computer or other property in any way relating to or arising in connection with participating in this Contest or downloading any material related thereto.
The Sponsor reserves the right to modify, cancel, suspend and/or terminate this Contest at any time and for any reason, without notice. In the event of Contest cancellation, any remaining prizes still to be won will, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, be deemed expired and void and will be ineligible for Contest play, and, without limiting any other provision of these Contest Rules, the Released Parties shall not have any further liability with respect thereto.
The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion and without notice, terminate the right of any participant in the Contest or user of the Website to participate in the Contest or use the Website.
Any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the Website and/or the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
All content on the Website is the property of the Sponsor or Kellogg Company and used under licence by the Sponsor. The Sponsor grants a limited license to each user of the Website for personal use only. Any non-personal use, including reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission or display, of the content on the Website is strictly prohibited. The Released Parties are not responsible for the availability or content of any other website to which the Website is linked.
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Any dispute shall be adjudicated in the Courts sitting in Toronto, Ontario.
A copy of the Contest Rules is available by sending in a request for a copy, together with a postage-paid self-addressed envelope, to Rice Krispies “Once Upon A Night” Contest, P.O. Box 4099, Paris, Ontario, N3L 3W9, or online at www.ricekrispies.ca.
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