FULL RULES:
The Strait & Narrow Out of Office Photo Contest
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
ODDS OF WINNING IN THE CONTEST WILL DEPEND ON THE QUALITY AND TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. WINNER MUST SIGN AND RETURN AN AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY/RELEASE OF LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. A VALID INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT, ONLINE ENTRY AND INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED.
SPONSOR: The Strait & Narrow Adventure Series (the “Contest”) is sponsored by The Strait and Narrow Cocktails Ltd. (“Sponsor“), a company with an address at 301-4400 Chatterton Way, Victoria, BC V8X 5J2. By participating in the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor.
ELIGIBILITY: This Contest is open only to legal residents of British Columbia and Alberta who have reached legal drinking age in their province of residence. Employees, directors and officers of Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and Sponsor’s advertising and Contest agencies (the “Agencies”) and each of their respective officers and directors, or applicable provincial liquor agencies, license control/boards and their licensees, retailers, or distributors (the “Provincial Liquor Authorities”) and each of their respective officers and directors (collectively, with Sponsor, the “Contest Entities“), and each of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each (whether legally related or not), are ineligible to participate in the Contest. For purposes of this Contest, “immediate family members” are defined as spouse, domestic partner, parents, legal guardians, in-laws, siblings, and children. By participating in this Contest, entrants acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
CONTEST DATES AND TIMES. The Contest begins on Oct 1st 2024 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time and ends on Oct 23rd 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (the “Contest Period”), at which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted. The contest will have a first place, second place, and third place for the two categories.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK AND LIABILITY: You assume any and all liability for any injury, death, or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest, or the use or redemption of a prize.
HOW TO ENTER:
To enter you must complete all of the following steps:
- Go to: https://www.straitandnarrow.com/out-of-office-photo-contest (the “Contest Website”).
- Post a photo, showing how you’re “Out of Office” and upload to your Instagram account.
- During the Contest Period, go to the Contest Website. In order to access the Contest Website, you must first verify that you are of legal drinking age in your province of residence. Then complete the two steps to enter:
a. Registration: Complete the registration form with your, email address, first name, last name, location, and Instagram handle, along with any additional information requested, and follow the on-screen instructions to submit your form.
b. Photo Submission: Post your photo to your Instagram account - The combination of the completed and accepted registration form and uploaded qualifying photo comprises your entry (an “Entry”).
By submitting your Entry, you represent and warrant that it conforms to the guidelines, permissions, and content restrictions below and agree that Sponsor, in its sole discretion may disqualify you if Sponsor believes that the Entry fails to conform.
All requested information on the entry form at the Website must be completed to enter and to be eligible to win. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of Entry or receipt of an Entry.
NOTE: Internet entry must be made by the entrant only at the Website. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial Contest subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Contest.
To be eligible, participants must have online access with a valid e-mail address as of the date of their Entry.
All entries must be received by the end of the Contest Period in order to participate. The Website’s database clock will be the official timekeeper for online entries in this Contest. For this Contest receipt of an Internet entry occurs when Sponsor’s server records the entry information. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will be deemed ineligible. The Contest Entities shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet 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 processing of the entries in the Contest. The Contest Entities assume no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.
ENTRY CONTENT RESTRICTIONS:
- Your Entry must be your own original work;
- Your Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, personality, publicity, or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
- Your Entry must not show any drinking alcohol, smoking, illicit drugs, drunk driving (or operating other machinery or equipment which requires a high degree of alertness or physical coordination) or other irresponsible activities;
- Your Entry must not contain material that is dangerous, inappropriate, offensive, indecent, obscene, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
- Your Entry must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age or other minority status;
- Your Entry must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of, or contrary to the laws or regulations of Canada or any province/jurisdiction thereof;
- Your Entry must not involve, depict, or reference unethical, destructive, illegal or harmful (including self-harm) activities or behavior, cruelty (including but not limited to animals), violence, drug, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), gambling, or any unsafe, dangerous or age-inappropriate behavior or activities;
- Your Entry must not contain advertisements, personal or commercial solicitations, highly sensitive religious or political agendas of whatever kind or nature;
- Your Entry must not contain unsubstantiated claims;
- Your Entry must not disparage or portray in a false light Sponsor, its brands, or Contest Entities, or the brands of any third-party;
- Your Entry must not contain any malware, viruses, trojans, worms, spyware or any other harmful software or code (“malware”) or other malicious devices, nor will otherwise link to or expose Sponsor or other Contest Entities to any such malware or devices;
- Your Entry must be created while maintaining your personal safety and the safety of any others involved. Do not endanger yourself or any other person during the making of your photo.
Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants grant Sponsor a non-exclusive licence to use all Entries for any purpose.
PRIZES: There are six (6) prizes to be won, as follows:
- Category 1: Best Photo
- First Prize: $1000
- Second Prize: $500
- Third Prize: Cocktail prize package
- Category 2: Best Moment
- First Prize: $1000
- Second Prize: $500
- Third Prize: Cocktail prize package
The total value of all prizes is $3,000 (CAD).
Prizes must be accepted as awarded. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.
ODDS OF WINNING: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the end of the Contest Period, quality of submissions, and the votes of third-parties.
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION:
- During the week following the end of the Prize Period (the “Initial Judging Period”), the Sponsor will judge the eligible submitted photos from all eligible Entries received during that Prize Period to select six (6) potential prize winners (“Selected Entrants”). Photos will be judged by the Sponsor based on the following criteria (the “Judging Criteria”): (1) Best photo: Best composition, quality and showcasing of overall photography skills (2) Best Moment: Overall photography skills are less critical for this category. We want to see something that will make us smile, raw authenticity and visual storytelling.
- The Selected Entrants will be notified by e-mail, using contact information provided or collected at the time of entry. Sponsor shall have no liability for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a Selected Entrant for any reason. If, despite reasonable efforts, a Selected Entrant does not respond within seventy-two (72) hours of the first notification attempt, or if the prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such Selected Entrant , such Selected Entrant’s Entry will be disqualified and the Sponsor may select a new Selected Entrant either by judging or by random draw.
- After the Initial Judging Period, the prizes will be allocated to the Selected Entrants for that Prize Period based on the results votes submitted by followers of the Sponsor’s Instagram account. Our followers will vote on the two categories (Best Photo and Best Moment) and there will be a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner for both categories, based on the number of votes.
- Before being declared a winner, potential winners will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (“Winner Release”); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsors.
- Potential winners will be notified within three business days of the contest results and will be contacted by e-mail, using contact information provided or collected at the time of entry. Up to three attempts will be made to contact potential winners within three business days following the potential winner being deemed potential winner. A potential winner that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new potential winner may be selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than 5 days after the potential winner was deemed potential winner. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a potential winner to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a potential winner’s response.
- Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a potential winner is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the email address entered at the time of entry (“Authorized Account Holder”). Each potential winner may be required to provide proof that he/she is the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.
- Potential winners will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Sponsor.
PHOTO SUBMISSIONS:
- By submitting a photo as part of the Entry, you hereby grant the Sponsor a worldwide, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual, fully-paid up, royalty free, assignable, and sublicensable (through multiple tiers) license (the “Photo License”) to use, publish, distribute, publicly perform or display, post electronically, create derivative works from, or otherwise reproduce the photo in any manner and for any purpose. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, your submitted photo may be used by Sponsor in any media or format whatsoever, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to, the Internet, at any time in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice to the entrant and also including, without limitation, in connection with the Sponsor’s social media accounts, websites, and photostreams anywhere in the world, without further payment or notice. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you hereby irrevocably waive all moral rights in and to your photos.
- Each time you submit a photo as part of an Entry, you confirm, represent, and warrant to the Sponsor that: (i) you have all the rights, power, and authority necessary to grant the Photo License; (ii) the photo is and shall be your own original work; (iii) the photo has been lawfully provided to the Sponsor; (iv) you have all necessary consents and authorization to provide the photo to Sponsor, including the consent of all persons appearing in your photo.
- Please note that photos submitted as part of the Contest do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sponsor and the Sponsor hereby disclaims all responsibility for any such photos and for any losses or expenses resulting from their use or appearance in the Contest.
RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION: By submitting an Entry, you: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook, Instagram, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development and execution of the Contest (“Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of a prize or any travel related thereto, and the use of entries by the Sponsor, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, guests, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant of a prize, and the use of entries by the Sponsor.
The Sponsor and other Contest Entities are not responsible for: (i) incorrect, inaccurate, or lost entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ electronic device or to any other individual’s electronic device related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.
OTHER CONDITIONS: The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the end of the Contest Period. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each your sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.
PUBLICITY AND ENTRANT INFORMATION: By participating in the Contest, you consent to the use of your name, address, email address, postal code, telephone number, social media handle(s), comments and image, whether on phototape, photograph or any other means, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, without further notice or compensation
DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with or abusing the entry process or the operation of the Contest or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Contest Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted.
RULE AMENDMENTS: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.
SEVERABILITY: If any term or provision of these Contest Rules is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other term or provision of these Contest Rules or invalidate or render unenforceable such term or provision in any other jurisdiction.
PRIVACY POLICY: Except as otherwise indicated in these Contest Rules, any personal information supplied by you to Sponsor will be subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy posted at https://www.straitandnarrow.com/privacy-policy/. By entering the Contest, you grant Sponsor permission to share your name, address, email address, phone number, and any other personally identifiable information with the other Contest Entities required for the purpose of Contest administration and prize/award fulfillment. You additionally consent to Sponsor sharing your submitted photo on Sponsor’s Instagram account, website, and any other social media.
GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the substantive laws of the Province of British Columbia without regard to conflicts of law principles. All entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province of British Columbia.
CONFLICTS/DISCREPANCIES: In the event of a conflict between any Contest details contained in these Contest Rules and any Contest details contained in Contest advertising materials (including, but not limited to, online, point of sale, television, and print advertising, promotional packaging, and other promotion media), the details of the Contest as set forth in these Contest Rules shall prevail.
This Contest is sponsored only by The Strait and Narrow Cocktails Ltd. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook Inc. and Instagram. The information provided by entrants will only be used for the administration of this Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy and these Contest Rules. By entering into this Contest, you hereby release Facebook Inc. and Instagram of all liability related to the Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest must be directed to Sponsor and not to Facebook Inc. or Instagram. Any and all information provided by you in this contest provided to Sponsor not Facebook Inc. or Instagram