Notting Hill Pinterest contest rules

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MY NOTTING HILL WISHLIST CONTEST

THE NOTTING HILL WISHLIST CONTEST (THE CONTEST) IS

INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANADA ONLY AND SHALLBE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLECANADIAN LAW. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. THE CONTEST ISOPEN TO CANADIANRESIDENTS ONLY AND PARTICIPANTSMUST BE THE AGE OF MAJORITY OR OLDER IN THE PROVINCEOFBRITISH COLUMBIA AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN WHOLEOR IN PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.ENTRY IN THISCONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTESTRULES (THE CONTEST RULES).

1. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must:a.be a legal resident of the province of British Columbia;

b.be of the age of majority or older in his/her province or territory ofresidence at the time of entry; and

c.be a registered member of Pinterest (Pinterest) and have a validPinterest account (the Pinterest Account). The Pinterest Accountmust be in good standing. If you are not a registered member ofPinterest, you can visit www.pinterest.com (the Pinterest Website)and register for a free account.

Employees of The Province, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.http://pinterest.com/theprovince/my-notting-hill-wishlist/) and Notting Hill(Notting Hill and Postmedia, collectively, the "Sponsors"), their respectiveaffiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotionalagencies, and the household members of any of the above, are not eligible to

participate in the Contest.

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 proofmay result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested

by and supplied to the Sponsors for the purpose of the Contest must betruthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsors reservethe right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such anentrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading

personal details and/or information.


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2. CONTEST PERIOD. The Contest begins at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Standard

Time (PT) on November 2, 2012 and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on November16, 2012 (the "Contest Period) after which time the Contest will be closedand no further entries shall be accepted.

3. HOW THE CONTEST WORKS.a. Entrants will have to visit the Pinterest Website There is no charge to

become a member of Pinterest orto become a follower of TheProvince. Entrants will be required to visit the Pinterest Website, andlogin to their account using their Pinterest user name and password.Once logged in, entrants will be required to become a follower ofThe Province by finding The Provinces My Notting Hill Wishlist

page on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/theprovince/my-notting-hill-

wishlist/ (the Province Pinterest Account) and clicking theFollow button. If an entrant does not have an existing Pinterest

account, they will be able to create one by registering at the PinterestWebsite. Once registered, entrants will be required to follow theProvince Pinterest Account as indicated above. Entrants will also berequired to create a board on their profile entitled My Notting Hill

Wishlist (the Entrant Board). Pinterest Accounts must be in thename of only one (1) user (the Pinner ). Pinners who have sharedaccounts with the options to have multiple Pinners may not enter thecontest sincethe same URL may not be used to enter the Contest morethan once.

b. During the Contest Period, entrants will be required to visit eitherc. http://pinterest.com/theprovince/my-notting-hill-wishlist/d. or http://notting-hill.ca/ (the Image Websites, each, an Image

Website) and repin a minimum of ten (10) images from the ImageWebsites to their Entrant Board. Once an entrant has repinned aminimum of ten (10) images, the entrant will be required to fill out anentry form at http://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/10/30/nottinghill/ and

shall include their first name, last name, age, telephone number,mailing address including city and province, email address andPinterest username to be entered into the Contest

4. HOW TO ENTER.


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a. There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. Enter using anyof the methods of entry outlined below. No entries will be accepted byany other means.

i. To enter by email, send an email to [email protected] with your name, complete mailing address, telephonenumber and age at time of entry, along with your Pinterestusername or URL.

ii. For no purchase entries, clearly print your name, complete mailingaddress, daytime telephone number, email address and age at timeof entry on a plain piece of paper and submit it to the attention ofMy Notting Hill Wishlist Contest c/o TheProvince at 1200Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3N3.

b. Limit of one (1) entry per person during the Contest Period. If it isdiscovered that you attempted to: (i) obtain more than one (1) entry inthe Contest; and/or (ii) use more than one (1) email address to enter,or otherwise participate in the Contest; the Sponsors, in their solediscretion, may disqualify you and all of your entries may be subjectto disqualification. In the case of multiple entries, only the firsteligible entry will be considered.

c. All entries become the sole property of the Sponsors and none will bereturned for any reason. Entries must be received no later than the endof the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late,illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbledor mechanically or electronically reproduced. No communication orcorrespondence will be exchanged with entrants except with thoseselected for a Prize.

d. Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by theauthorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with theentry. For the purpose of the Contest Rules, authorized

accountholder" 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 responsiblefor assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with thesubmitted e-mail address. Each selected entrant may be required to

provide the Sponsors with proof that the selected entrant is theauthorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with thewinning entry.


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5. PINTEREST RULES.

a. The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, orassociated with Pinterest. You understand that you are providing yourinformation to the Sponsors and not to Pinterest. The information you

provide will only be used for: (i) the administration of this Contest;(ii) as permitted by Additional Uses (as defined below); and (iii) inaccordance with the Postmedia Networksprivacypolicy (as defined

below).

b. By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to be bound by theterms and conditions governing use of Pinterest (the PinterestRules), which are posted on Pinterest. Entrant furtheragrees to be

bound by the decisions of Pinterest in the event that Pinterest blocksor shuts down a Pinterest Account due to failure to abide by thePinterest Rules, such decision to be final and binding in all respects.Pinterest reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend anyPinterest Account found to be in breach of the Pinterest Rules.

c. Entrants may not create and/or use multiple Pinterest accounts in anattempt to gain more than the permitted number of entries and/orvotes in connection with this Contest.

d. All entries must be submitted in the name of an individual person andthe Prize (as defined below) will only be awarded to the person whosename is associated with the winning Pinterest Account.

e. Use of any automated system to register for, or otherwise participatein the Contest is prohibited and is grounds for disqualification.

f. Charges may be applied, by a wireless service provider, for the use ofPinterest through wireless internet use or application use from your

wireless device. The wireless service provider is solely responsible forthe service it provides to you. Postmedia is in no way responsible forthe accuracy, timeliness, delivery or receipt of any messages, uploadsor votes transmitted through the wireless service provider anddisclaims any responsibility in respect thereof. Message and data ratesmay apply. Please consult your wireless service provider regardingsuch charges. You are solely responsible for such charges and


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Postmedia disclaims any responsibility for the payment of any chargesin respect of your wireless service provider.

6. PRIZE.

a. Prize. There is one (1) prize (thePrize) available to be won bythe Prize winner (the Winner) consisting of: one (1) gift cardworth Three Hundred Dollars (CDN $300.00) redeemable at

Notting Hill.

b. The Prize has an approximate value of Three Hundred Dollars(CDN $300.00).

c. Winner is not entitled to monetary difference between actual Prizevalue and stated approximate Prize value, if any.

d. Prizes will be distributed within two (2) days after Winner hasbeen successfully contacted and notified of his/her Prize andfulfilled the requirements set out herein.

e. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred,assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the solediscretion of the Sponsors. Any unused portion of a Prize will beforfeited and have no cash value. The Sponsors reserve the right, inits and their discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greatervalue if a Prize (or any portion thereof) cannot be awarded for anyreason.

f. Shipped Prizes shall not be insured and the Sponsors shall notassume any liability for lost, damaged or misdirected Prizes.

7. WINNER SELECTION. One (1) Winner will be selected as follows:

a. On or about November 19, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, one(1) entrant will be selected by a random draw from all eligible entriesreceived during the Contest Period. Each entrant shall be eligible towin only one (1) Prize. The odds of being selected as a potentialwinner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received bythe Sponsors. Before being declared a Winner, the selected entrantshall be required to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind,


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whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephonecall or by e-mail, to comply with the Contest Rules and sign andreturn the Release (described below).

b. THE SELECTED ENTRANT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY E-MAILNO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 19, 2012 AT 5:00 P.M. PT ANDMUST RESPOND WITHIN TWO (2) BUSINESS DAYS OF

NOTIFICATION. Upon notification, the selected entrant mustrespond by telephone to the contact number provided in thenotification, and the selected entrants response must be received by

the Sponsors within two (2) business days of such notification. If theselected entrant does not respond in accordance with the ContestRules, he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and

another entrant may be selected in the Sponsors sole discretion untilsuch time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein. The Sponsorsare not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of aselected entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsors to receive aselected entrants response.

c. If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or anyother aspect of the Contest, there are more selected entrants thancontemplated in these Contest Rules, there will be a random drawamongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contests closing date to

award the correct number of Prizes

8. RELEASE. Winner will be required to execute a legal agreement andrelease (Release) that confirms Winners : (i) eligibility for the Contestand compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize asoffered; (iii) release of each of the Sponsors and their respective parentcompanies, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of theiremployees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors, administrators,licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional

agencies(collectively, the Releasees) from any and all liability for anyloss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in theContest, participation in any Contest-related activity or the acceptance, use,or misuse of any Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, lossesrelated to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property,rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, orfrom any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grant to


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the Sponsors of the unrestricted right, in the Sponsors collective or

individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, publish, broadcast,communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwiseuse or re-use the Winners name, photograph, likeness, voice and biography,in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with theContest and the promotion and exploitation thereof.

The executed Release must be returned within two (2) business days of theverification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified and thePrize forfeited.

9. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the Contest, entrantreleases and holds Releasees harmless from any and all liability for anyinjuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person,

including personal injury, death, or property damage, resulting in whole orin part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse ofany Prize, participation in the Contest, any breach of the Contest Rules, or inany Prize-related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify Releaseesfrom any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contest, withoutlimitation.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Sponsors assume noresponsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified,damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries, notifications, responses, repliesor any Release, or for any computer, online, software, telephone, hardwareor technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited tomalfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of anentry. The Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurateinformation, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or

programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technicalor human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. TheSponsors 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 are not responsible for any problems, failures ortechnical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer onlinesystems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, players,or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on theInternet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing.The Sponsors are not responsible for any injury or damage to entrant or to


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any computer related to or resulting from participating or downloadingmaterials in this Contest. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused orclaimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or by the acceptance,

possession, use of, or failure to receive any Prize. The Sponsors assume noresponsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conductedas planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of theSponsors, such asinfection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or corruption of theadministration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest,the Contest Website and/or canada.com and Pinterest

11. CONDUCT. By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to bebound by the Contest Rules, which will be posted athttp://blogs.theprovince.com/2012/11/01/nottinghill/ and made available

upon request by self-addressed, stamped envelope to The Province, 1200Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3N3 throughout theContest Period. Entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of theSponsors, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsorsreserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to

be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamperwith the entry process or the operation of the Contest, the Image Websites,or any canada.com website; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions ofuse and/or general rules or guidelines of any canada.com property or service;and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intentto annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANYATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGETHE IMAGES WEBSITES,CANADA.COM OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINETHELEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE AVIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS.SHOULD SUCH ANATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TOSEEKREMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENTPERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOTLIMITED TOCRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

12. PRIVACY/USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.

(a) By participating in the Contest, entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsors theright to use his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mailaddress (Personal Information) for the purpose of administering theContest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the


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Winners; (ii) grants to the Sponsors the right to use his/her PersonalInformation for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest,in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without furthercompensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges that theSponsors may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents andservice providers of any of the Sponsors in connection with any of theactivities listed in (i) and (ii) above.

(b) The Sponsors will use the entrants Personal Information only foridentified purposes, and protect the entrants Personal Information in amanner that is consistent with the Postmedia Network Privacy Policy locatedat www.canada.com/aboutus/privacy.html.

13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including

but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotionalmaterials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans andrepresentations are owned by Postmedia, the Sponsors and/or their affiliatesas applicable. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of anycopyrighted material or intellectual property without the express writtenconsent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

14. TERMINATION. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, toterminate the Contest, in whole or in part, and/or modify, amend or suspendthe Contest, and/or the Contest Rules in any way, at any time, for any reasonwithout prior notice.

15. LAW.These are the official Contest Rules. The Contest is subject to applicablefederal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. The Contest Rulesare subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicablefederal, provincial and municipal laws or the policy of any other entityhaving jurisdiction over the Sponsors. All issues and questions concerningthe construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest

Rules or the rights and obligations as between the Entrant and the Sponsorsin connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed inaccordance with the laws of the province of Ontario including procedural

provisions without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rulesor provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdictionslaws.


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16. LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY. In the event of any discrepancy orinconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules anddisclosures 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 theContest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

17. NO ASSOCIATION. Notting Hill is not in any way associated with theprograms owned or operated by Postmedia, nor are the producers ordistributors of such programs associated in any way with the Contest. ThisContest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associatedwith Pinterest. Each entrant will be providing his/her Personal Informationto the Sponsors and not Pinterest. Pinterest is a registered trade-mark ofPinterest, Inc. All rights are reserved.

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