Contest Rules
TIFF Next Wave Film Festival Opening Night Reception (“Contest”).
From 2:00 pm ET on Thursday February 13, 2014 to 12:00 pm ET on Friday February 14, 2014 (“Contest Period”).
Toronto Social Review (“TSR”)
and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) (the “Sponsor”)
1. HOW TO ENTER
No purchase required. To enter the Contest entrants must follow TSR on Twitter (http://twitter.com/tosocialreview) from a personal account they control and the tweet the following from that personal account "Under 19? Interested in film? Follow @TOSocialReview and RT to win tickets to the #TIFFNextWave @RBC_Canada opening night party on Feb 14." during the Contest Period.
2. ELIGIBILITY
Contest is open to all Canadian residents who are under 19 during the Contest Period.
Employees of TSR, the Sponsor and their affiliates, as well as such employees’ immediate family (father/mother, brother/sister, son/daughter) or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter this Contest.
3. PROCEDURE FOR AWARDING PRIZES
A judging panel (“Judging Panel”) as indicated below will review all eligible entries received during the Contest Period and select the winner(s) based upon:
Demonstrated interest in film, random selection.
Brian Cauley, TSR Senior Staff Writer;
Andrea Wrobel, TSR Senior Staff Writer; or,
authorized delegates as appointed by the Judging Panel listed herein.
Winner(s) will be contacted by Twitter on Friday February 14 and should claim their prize as instructed by TSR before 5:00pm the day they are contacted. If a winner cannot be reached within 1 hour following the first attempt of contact, incorrectly answers the mathematical skill-testing question, or declines the prize, the prize shall be forfeited and TSR has the right, in its sole discretion, to select another winner.
4. DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE(S)
The winner will receive:
Two (2) tickets to the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival Official Opening Night Reception.
The winner must be available to attend the opening on Friday February 14, 2014. If the winner is unable to attend the opening on the designated date, the prize will be forfeited without compensation and a new selection may be made.
Approximate retail value of the prize is CAD $50.00 per ticket.
5. GENERAL RULES
5.1. Accepting this prize waives TSR, the Sponsor, their affiliates, as well as their respective directors, officers and employees (the “Contest Parties”) from all liability for any damage or loss arising from participation in this Contest or from the awarding, acceptance or use of the prize.
Anyone accompanying the winner in connection with the prize also agrees to releasing the Contest Parties from all liability for any damage or loss arising from use of the prize.
5.2. The prize shall be accepted as is and may not be exchanged or refunded for an amount of money, sold or transferred. No substitutions will be allowed. Any unused portion of a prize will be forfeited.
5.3. If the prize cannot be awarded as described in these rules, TSR and the Sponsor reserve the right to substitute a prize or prize component with another of comparable value, as determined in their sole discretion.
5.4. Refusal to accept the prize releases the Contest Parties from any obligation toward the winner.
5.5. If a contestant makes any false statement, they will be automatically disqualified from the Contest.
5.6. The Contest Parties assume no liability for any loss, damage or injury, including without limitation: (i) lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late, destroyed, illegible or incomplete entries; (ii) loss, theft or damage to software or computer or telephone data, including any breach of privacy; (iii) fraudulent calls; (iv) inability of any person to participate in the Contest for any reason including mistaken addresses on mail or e-mail; technical, computer or telephone malfunctions or other problems with computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination of the foregoing; (v) damage to any person’s computer, including as a result of playing or downloading any material relating to the Contest; (vi) any delay or inability to act resulting from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to administer this Contest; or (vii) prizes that are lost, damaged or misdirected during shipping.
5.7. TSR reserves the right to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, TSR reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
5.8. All personal information, such as name and contact information, is collected by TSR solely for the purposes of administering this Contest and shall not be used for any other purpose without your express consent. By providing this information, you consent to it being used for the stated purposes.
5.9. If the identity of a contestant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the contestant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected contestant may be required to provide proof that (s)he is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid e-mail account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server.
5.10. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries. All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the TSR. TSR is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.
5.11. TSR reserves the right to amend the Contest rules or to terminate the Contest at any time without any liability to any contestant. Any amendments to these Contest rules will be posted on the Website.
5.12. By entering, you agree to abide by the Contest rules and the decisions of TSR, Sponsor and/or the Judging Panel, which decisions are final and binding on all contestants.