Where’s Glengarry Scot
Facebook Photo Contest
Rules and Regulations
GENERAL
These Rules and Regulations are final on all matters relating to the Glengarry Highland Games Where’s Glengarry Scot Photo Contest (the “Contest”). By applying, all Entrants agree to be bound by these Rules and Regulations.
SPONSOR
The sponsor (“Contest Sponsor”) of the Contest is the Glengarry Highland Games (Kenyon Agricultural Society) , 34 Fair Street, Maxville, Ontario, K0C 1T0.
ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to residents of Canada (excluding the province of Quebec), who, at the time of participation, have reached the age of majority according to the law of the province or territory in which they reside. No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest or to win a prize. All photographs entered in the Contest must be taken by the Entrant. Participation in the Contest constitutes Entrants’ full and unconditional agreement to abide by these Contest Rules and Regulations and the Contest Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Personal Information collected from Entrants by the Contest Sponsor will be used by the Contest Sponsor or its affiliates to administer the Contest and in connection with the publication of winning photographs. Neither the Contest Sponsor nor its affiliates will share personal information relating to Entrants with any third parties, except as necessary for the administration of the Contest or as may be required by law. The Contest Sponsor will not attempt to contact the Entrant for any other purpose than to administer the Contest or as may be required by law unless they have opted-in to receive relevant communications from the Contest Sponsor. The Contest Sponsor respects the privacy of everyone who enters the contest.
FORMAT OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR SUBMISSION
Entries
Entries can be submitted electronically by email (media@glengarryhighlandgames.com). Submissions made by email must include the Entrant’s full name, self-identification, and a description of the photo to be eligible.
Content alteration of digital files is not acceptable; cropping of photos is permitted, tonal or colour corrections are acceptable, including black and white conversion.
PUBLICATION
By submitting a photo to the contest, the Entrant hereby grants the Glengarry Highland Games the right to use photos submitted to the contest. The Games will have rights to use images digitally to promote the Glengarry Highland Games; via print format or social media –website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others. By submitting a photo to the contest, the Entrant also hereby grants to the Glengarry Highland Games the non-exclusive, perpetual right and license to reproduce, publish and distribute, and to authorize the reproduction, publication and distribution of the photos, in print, on microfilm and microfiche, and in all electronic forms and media now known or later developed, including, but not limited to, on CD-ROM, over the Internet. The Glengarry Highland Games reserves the non-exclusive right to publish any entry and/or use any entry in its material during or after the Contest without further compensation to the Entrants. For Glengarry Highland Games, promotional material shall include without limitation any print or electronic advertising or marketing material such as posters, online images, newspaper ads, television ads, e-mails and social media content.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
With regard to any photograph submitted to this Contest, the owner of the photo’s copyright retains all copyright. By uploading any photograph to the Contest, the Entrant grants (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly grants) the Glengarry Highland Games a world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, adapt, transmit, communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations and derivative works or merchandise from any such submitted photograph to promote the Contest. The Entrant represents and warrants that they have the right to grant the license set out above. In the event copyright of any photograph submitted by an eligible Entrant belongs to a minor, permission to enter the photo in the Contest, reprint, publish, or otherwise reproduce the images, as described above, must have been obtained, in writing, from the child’s parent or guardian prior to entry of the photograph in the Contest. Proof of such permission must be provided to the Contest Sponsor immediately upon request.
DEADLINES
The Contest will run monthly during March, April, May and June 2024. The first round of the Contest opens on March 1st, 2024 and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on March 30, 2024. The second round of the Contest opens on April 1st, 2024 and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on April 30, 2024. The third round of the Contest opens on May 1st, 2024 and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on May 31, 2024. The fourth round of the Contest opens on June 1st, 2024 and closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on June 30th, 2024. All photographic entries must be sent by the deadlines stated above.
Entries submitted through fraudulent means or in any way tampered with, incorrect, unclear, forged, mutilated, illegible, indecipherable or mechanically reproduced may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor and/or the judging panel (referenced below).
All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor and will not be returned. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for entries lost, late, misdirected, illegible or delayed for any reason.
JUDGING
The winners will be selected by a panel of Glengarry Highland Games judges. One winner will be selected for each round of the Contest. The winner will receive two weekend passes to the 2024 Glengarry Highland Games which will take place on August 2-3, 2024.
All photographs submitted to the Contest will be reviewed by the Glengarry Highland Games and the Contest winners will be selected by Games representatives. All decisions of the judging panel are final.
Winners of each month’s contest will be notified by email.
RESPONSIBILITY
The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any failure of the website during this Contest. Nor is it responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software or any email, online or internet entry lost due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to an Entrant’s or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion.
CHANCES OF WINNING
The chances of winning a prize will depend on the number of eligible photographs received and the evaluation of the photographs by the judging panel.
PRIZES
Winners will receive no compensation, credit or prizing other than as disclosed in these Rules or otherwise provided at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable; no prize substitutions or equivalents are permitted, except by the Contest Sponsor at its sole discretion. In all cases, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any of the Contest Prizes. Prizes will be emailed to the winning Entrant.
PRIZE CONDITIONS (ALL PRIZES)
All prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion, sold, redeemed for cash, combined with any other promotion, exchanged for a different prize.
By accepting a prize, the prize winner agrees to hold the Contest Sponsor, the Glengarry Highland Games and their respective agencies, affiliates, parent(s), subsidiaries, agents, advertising and promotion agencies and anyone else involved in the development, production or handling of the Contest and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of acceptance or use of a prize.
RIGHT TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND CONTEST
If for any reason the Contest Sponsor is not able to run the contest as planned, due to infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Contest Sponsor that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or suspend the Contest.