RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. THE CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest entry period commences at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on October, 14, 2010 and concludes at 11:50p.m ET on August, 31, 2011 (the “Contest Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who have reached the age of majority in his or her province of residence. Employees, directors and officers of Country Music Television Ltd. (“CMT”) and Corus Entertainment Inc. (the “Contest Sponsors”), any affiliate (as defined in the Canada Business Corporations Act) of the Contest Sponsors (the “Affiliates”), employees, directors and officers of their respective advertising and promotional agencies, as well as family members of any of the foregoing or those with whom they are domiciled are not eligible to enter the Contest.
3. HOW TO ENTER
Visit www.cmt.ca each week during the Montly Contest Periods as outlined below to complete the online Contest form including the correct answers to the two (2) daily trivia questions. A fully completed on-line Contest entry form, containing two (2) correct answers to the daily trivia question, will constitute one (1) entry into the Contest.
Monthly Contest Periods are as follows:
* Month One - Contest entry starts on October 14, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on October 31, 2010 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Two - Contest entry starts on November 1, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on November 30, 2010 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Three - Contest entry starts on December 1, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on December 31, 2010 at 11:59 ET; and
* Month Four - Contest entry starts on January 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on January 31, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Five - Contest entry starts on February 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on February 28, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Six - Contest entry starts on March 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on March 31, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Seven - Contest entry starts on April 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on April 30, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Eight - Contest entry starts on May 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on May 31, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Nine - Contest entry starts on June 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on June 30, 2011 at 11:59 ET;
* Month Ten - Contest entry starts on July 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on July 31, 2011 at 11:59 ET; and
* Month Eleven - Contest entry starts on August 1, 2011 at 12:00 a.m. ET and closes on August 31, 2011 at 11:59 ET.
Only one entry per person per day during the Contest Period is permitted. Multiple entries will be discarded. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are reproduced, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.
4. WINNER SELECTION
During each Montly Contest Period at 2:00 p.m., five (5) eligible entrants will be randomly selected as the winners of five (5) Grand Prizes on the dates as described below. The Grand Prize winner will be contacted by a representative of CMT within five (5) days of the draw by telephone or email, as provided by the entrant in the online Contest entry form. Potential Grand Prize winners found to be ineligible, decline to accept the Grand Prize or who are unable to be contacted (including failing to return phone calls or emails) within five (5) business days of the draw will forfeit the Grand Prize.
* Month One - November 1, 2010;
* Month Two - December 1, 2010
* Month Three - January 3, 2011
* Month Four - February 1, 2011
* Month Five - March 1, 2011
* Month Six - April 1, 2011
* Month Seven - May 2, 2011
* Month Eight - June 1, 2011
* Month Nine - July 1, 2011
* Month Ten - August 1, 2011
* Month Eleven - September 1, 2011
5. THE GRAND PRIZE AND GRAND PRIZE VALUE
There are five (5) Grand Prizes to be won during each Montly Contest Period. EACH Grand Prize consists of one (1) assorted CD or DVD package, as selected by CMT (the “Grand Prize”). The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $20.
6. DEADLINE FOR CLAIMING GRAND PRIZE
Following confirmation as a Grand Prize winner in accordance with the Contest Rules, selected entrants will be given instructions and a deadline as to how they must claim the Grand Prize. Potential winners who fail either to claim the Grand Prize as or to inform CMT of his/her inability to claim the Grand Prize before the deadline, as instructed, will forfeit the Grand Prize.
7. PRIZE CONDITIONS
All incidental costs and expenses not specifically referred to herein as part of the Grand Prize description (the “Expenses”) are the sole responsibility of the Grand Prize winner (and/or guest where applicable). The Grand Prize winner (and/or guest where applicable) shall not seek reimbursement for the Expenses from the Contest Sponsors.
8. CHANCES OF WINNING
Chances of winning depend on the number of entrants during the Contest Period.
9. NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
None of the Contest Sponsors makes any representation or offers any warranty, express or implied, as to the quality or fitness of the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize winner understands and acknowledges that he or she may not seek reimbursement or pursue any legal or equitable remedy from the Contest Sponsors should the Grand Prize fail to be fit for its purpose or is in any way unsatisfactory to the Grand Prize winner.
10. DECLARATION AND RELEASE OF GRAND PRIZE WINNER
Before being awarded the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize winner must:
a) Correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited skill-testing mathematical question; and
b) Sign a standard form confirming that by entering the Contest:
* he or she read, understood and accepted these Contest Rules;
* that he or she understands that acceptance of the Grand Prize may involve danger and/or exposure to risks and hazards of both man-made and natural origin, whether arising from foreseeable or unforeseeable human error and negligence, and that, as a result, he or she may suffer damage to personal property, serious personal injury, illness or even death;
* that he or she nevertheless freely and voluntarily agrees and does hereby assume any and all risks of personal injury, illness, death arising out of or connected with his or her participation in the Contest and winning the Grand Prize; and
* that he or she releases the Contest Sponsors, the Affiliates, and all of their directors, officers, employees, agents as well as their respective advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability arising in connection with participation in the Contest and acceptance of the Grand Prize, including, without limitation, any financial, legal or moral responsibility or loss or personal injury including death or damage to or loss of property suffered or incurred or arising from participating in the Contest or accepting the Grand Prize, whether suffered by the Grand Prize winner, or by his or her heirs, administrators, personal representatives or executors, and notwithstanding that such injuries or losses may have been caused solely or partly by any act, omission, negligence or gross negligence of any or all of the Releasees.
11. PRIZE SUBSTITUTION
Prizes and prize portions are non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable, have no cash surrender value and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions. The Contest Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute and/or modify a prize, or prize portion, with (a) prize(s) of equal or greater value for any reason. Should a winner be unable to claim his/her prize or prize portion as awarded, his/her rights to that prize or prize portion will be forfeited.
12. TERMINATION/MODIFICATION
Subject to applicable law, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right to cancel, suspend, terminate, modify the Contest Rules or administration of the Contest, in whole or in part, without prior notice with no obligation or liability, including, if for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, whether due to technical failure, tampering, fraud, corruption of security or other causes beyond the control of the Contest Sponsors.
13. OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES
All entries shall become the property of the Contest Sponsors and their advertising and promotional agencies. The Releasees assume no responsibility for lost, stolen, destroyed or otherwise indecipherable entries due to any failure or technical malfunction of the telephone network, on-line computer systems of equipment, servers, access providers, software, poor reception, technical problems, failure of any email or submission or due to any other reason regardless of cause.
14. PUBLICITY
By entering the Contest, each entrant, including the Grand Prize winner consents to the use of his or her name, city of residence, photograph, voice, likeness, image or any other aspect of his or her personality for any publicity and programming purposes, commercial or otherwise, in all media used by the Contest Sponsors, promoters and their advertising and promotional agencies, without any payment or compensation. The Grand Prize winner further agrees that his or her audio reaction may be used for on-air promotional purposes.
15. CONSENT TO COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing personal information including, but not limited to, name, address, city, email address, home and office telephone numbers (the “Registrant Information”), each Contest entrant grants permission to the Contest Sponsors to collect and use of the Registrant Information for the exclusive purpose of administering the Contest and selecting the Grand Prize winner(s). No correspondence will take place between the Contest Sponsors and the entrants except in connection with the Contest and, in the case of the Grand Prize winner, as a result of entering the Contest and winning the Grand Prize.
16. TAMPERING
If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsors that corrupts, impairs or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Contest, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend the Contest and/or prizes. The Contest Sponsors further reserve the right to disqualify, from this Contest and future contests of the Contest Sponsors, any individual who tampers with or in any way corrupts the entry process. The Contest Sponsors may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest or winning a prize if, in the Contest Sponsors’ sole discretion, the Contest Sponsors determine that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or any unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or the Contest Sponsors representatives. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Contest Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including lawyers’ fees) from any such entrant or any other individual to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By entering the Contest, the entrant agrees that the Releasees shall have no liability and shall be held harmless by the entrant for any damage, loss or liability to person or property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of entering the Contest, the acceptance, possession, use, enjoyment or misuse of any prize, or while preparing for, participating in any Contest-related or prize-related activity. The Releasees are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, fraud, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by any of the Releasees, 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 submissions that may cause damage to a user’s system or limit an potential entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest.
18. WHERE CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS AVAILABLE
These rules and regulations are available online at www.cmt.ca.
19. COMPLIANCE WITH CONTEST RULES
All contestants agree to abide by the Contest Rules, which are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsors.
20. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations of Canada and of each province, territory and municipality of Canada, respectively.
© Corus Entertainment Inc., 2010.
