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Tweet your way to the CFR Contest

CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

October 22, 2014 to November 4, 2014


1. CONTEST SPONSORS/CONTEST PERIOD: Tweet Your way to aThe CFR Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by Bell Media Inc., Edmonton Northlands Inc. and. The Contest starts at 1:00 p.m. Mountain Time ("MT") on October 22, 2014 and closes on November 4, 2014 at 12:00 Noon (the "Contest Period"). There is one (1) Grand Prize (the "Grand Prize"). No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.


2. ELIGIBILITY: To enter and to be eligible to win, entrant must be a legal resident of Alberta, Canada residing north of Red Deer City Limits, in the 780 or 587 area codes, be the eighteen (18) years or older. Employees and their parents, siblings and children, and persons domiciled with an employee of any of the Contest Sponsors, their respective agents, parent, affiliated or related companies, subsidiaries, divisions, prize sponsors, and promotional and advertising agencies and administrators, are ineligible to enter. A winner of a previous Bell Media Inc. contest within the three (3) months preceding the start of this Contest (including persons designated by such winners to take ownership of prizes) and persons domiciled with a winner are not eligible to enter.


3. To enter the "Tweet Your Way To the CFR contest" simply visit in person the "cowboy cut-out' located as in Schedule A attached. Complete and submit your entry from your Twitter account by Tweeting a picture of yourself within the cut-out with your face clearly visible. Each Tweet with the correct information is considered an entry (each an "Entry Tweet"). Your Entry Tweet must include "@ctvedmonton" (each a "Mention") and the hashtag #CFR41 so that your Entry Tweet appears in CTV Edmonton's Mentions tab. In order to enter the contest and be eligible to win you will need to create a Twitter account if you don't already have one. Creation of a Twitter account is free, and registration for Twitter can be obtained by logging on to twitter.com (the "Twitter web site") and following the on-screen instructions to create the account). Eligible entrants will need to become a "follower" of @ctvedmonton (the "Follower(s)") in order to be notified that they are a potential Prize winner (if applicable) in accordance with the procedure outlined below. To become a Follower, an eligible entrant must: (i) visit www.twitter.com/[insert account]; or (ii) from his/her Twitter home page, click on the "Find People" tab and perform a search for "[insert appropriate search term"]; and (iii) click on the "Follow" button corresponding to @ctvedmonton. Entrants may discontinue following @ctvedmonton after the completion of the notification, eligibility verification and Prize fulfillment procedures outlined in these Rules. Any Entry Tweet that does not follow the above format will not be eligible for entry in this Contest. Incorrect and/or incomplete Entry Tweets and Entry Tweets received outside the applicable Contest Period, and/or Entry Tweets that contain obscene, offensive, or any language communicating messages inconsistent with the positive images to which Contest Sponsors wish to associate (all as determined by Contest Sponsors in their sole discretion) will be considered void. All Entry Tweets must comply with the Twitter Terms of Service and Twitter Rules available at twitter.com. By following @ctvedmonton and replying with your Entry Tweet, you agree to these official rules and regulations (the "Rules"). Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in this Contest is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification. All entries are subject to verification.


4. Entry Tweets shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as "Entries" and each, an "Entry". Limit of one (1) Entry per individual per day (per Twitter Account) during the Contest Period. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once per day, all your Entries will be void. Entries will be rejected if not fully completed and submitted during the Contest Period. In the event of a dispute with respect to: Entry Tweets, such Entry Tweets shall be deemed to be submitted by the "Authorized Twitter Account Holder" of the Twitter account submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized Twitter Account Holder" is defined as the person who is assigned to a Twitter account by www.twitter.com. An entrant/Follower may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the selected Entry Tweet. Creating multiple Twitter accounts in order to exceed the limits on entry tweets permitted by these Rules may result in the disqualification of such entries from such accounts. Important note: If your Twitter account is set to "protected mode" you're Entry Tweet and/or responses may not be visible in CTV Edmonton's inbox and may not thus be received by the Contest Sponsors unless you previously consented to permit CTV Edmonton to see your Entry Tweet and/or responses. If you opt to use Twitter via your wireless mobile device (which may only be available via participating wireless carriers and is not required to enter the Contest), standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each message sent or received from your handset according to the terms and conditions of your services agreement with your wireless carrier. Other charges may apply (such as normal airtime and carrier charges) and may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers' rate plans may vary, and you should contact your wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate plans and charges relating to your participation in this Contest. Participation in this Contest by mobile device means that you understand that you may receive additional messages by mobile device relating to this Contest, including notifying you if you are the potential Prize winner, which may be subject to charges pursuant to your carrier's rate plan. Text messaging may not be available from all mobile phone service carriers and handset models. Mobile device service may not be available in all areas. Check your phone's capabilities for specific instructions.


5. GRAND PRIZE: There is one (1) Grand Prize consisting of: (i) two (2) tickets for the performance of the Canadian Finals Rodeo on Friday November 7th, 2014 at 7 p.m. at Rexall Place, 118th Ave and Wayne Gretzky Drive (ii) tickets for two (2) to the CFR VIP Pre-Party at the Edmonton EXPO Centre Ballroom 7515 118 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5J 2N5 on November 7, 2014 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The approximate retail value of The Grand Prize is One Hundred and Forty Dollars ($140.00) CAD.


Prizes must be accepted as awarded. The Prizes may not be sold, transferred and are not convertible to cash. Contest Sponsors reserve the right to substitute a Prize in whole or in part in the event that all or any component of the Prize is unavailable. Prize winners are solely responsible for all costs not expressly described herein.


6. ELECTION OF PRIZE WINNER: On November 4, 2013 at 3 p.m. MT a random draw will take place at in Bell Media Inc. in Edmonton, Alberta from among all eligible Entry Tweet Entries received during the Contest Period. The first Entry Tweet drawn will be deemed the Grand Prize winner The odds of winning the Grand Prize will depend on the total number of Entries received during the Contest Period.


CTV Edmonton, acting reasonably, will attempt to contact each potential Qualifier by using the direct message or @Reply feature on Twitter for the user account that submitted the potentially winning Entry Tweet; within one (2) business day from the draw. In the event a potential eligible winner cannot be contacted within one (1) business day or does not respond within one (1) business day according to the instructions in the notification, he or she will be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be drawn from among the remaining eligible entries. Regarding Entry Tweets, it is each entrant's responsibility to set his or her account settings to accept contacts by CTV Edmonton and to timely check his or her Twitter account for any such direct messages or @Replies.


GENERAL CONDITIONS:


7. By entering this Contest the entrants and participants automatically agree to accept and abide by these Rules. All decisions of the Contest Sponsors with respect to any aspect of this Contest, including without limitation the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this Contest.


8. All entries become property of Contest Sponsors who assume no responsibility for garbled, lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected Tweets, mail, voice messages, e-mail or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into except with entrants requesting Rules by mail or requesting the names of the Prize winners (for which a self-addressed, postage paid envelope must be included). Contest Sponsors do not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, seeding or printing errors, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials or data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of the Contest Sponsors, in their sole discretion, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond their control, Contest Sponsors reserve their right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the Contest, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. Contest Sponsors reserve their right to modify the Rules without materially affecting the terms and conditions hereof. The Contest Sponsors reserve their right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. Any attempts to deliberately damage the Contest web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made the Contest Sponsors reserve their right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law. Contest Sponsors shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest including any damage to an entrant's computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this Contest or from downloading any material from the Contest web site, where applicable.


9. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. By entering this Contest each entrant consents to the collection, use and distribution of his or her personal information (information that identifies an entrant as an individual, such as home telephone number, age and home address) by the Contest Sponsors for the purposes of implementing, administering and fulfilling this Contest. Contest Sponsors will not sell or transmit this information to third parties except for the purposes of administering this Contest. By entering the Contest, entrants consent to the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in Bell Media Inc.'s privacy policy, which is available at bellmedia.ca/about/Media. Privacy page. Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by the Contest Sponsors should be addressed to Bell Media Inc. at 18520 Stony Plain Road, Edmonton, Alberta, T5S 1A8.


10. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Rules and disclosures 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 the Rules shall prevail, govern and control.


11. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade-names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Contest Sponsors and/or their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.


Schedule A


Locations where the "cowboy cut-out" can be found


Edmonton International Airport
Near Booster Juice Area
1, 1000 Airport Road Edmonton International Airport, Alberta


Edmonton City Centre
Lower level next to the LRT
10025 102A Avenue, Edmonton


Kingsway Mall
2 ND Level between The Gap and Bath and Body Works
109 Street & Kingsway Avenue
Edmonton Alberta


Mercer Tavern
10363 104 St NW,
Edmonton, Alberta


Hundred Bar Kitchen
10009 – 101 A Ave
Edmonton, Alberta


The Pint Downtown Public House
10125 109 Street
Edmonton, Alberta


On the Rocks
11740 Jasper Ave NW,
Edmonton, Alberta


West Edmonton Mall
Phase 2 near Guest Services and Phase 3 near the Santa Maria Boat
8882 170 St NW,
Edmonton, Alberta


CTV Edmonton
18520 Stony Plain Road
Edmonton Alberta
Reception Area


STARS OF THE CFR TWITTER CONTEST


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