CONTEST
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST
Start Date: March 15, 2021
End Date: June 15, 2021
ELIGIBILITY
This Contest is open only to Canada’s legal residents who have subscribed to the SAMIKSHA bimonthly and have paid the annual subscription fee of $25 CAD to SAMIKSHA Media INC and are the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry. ( Excluded from eligibility are Employees, officers, Regional directors, agents and representatives of the SAMIKSHA MEDIA INC, their parents, close family members, Contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production, or distribution of Contest materials and those living in the same household, none of which are eligible to enter this Contest or win a Prize.
ACCEPTANCE OF RULES
By entering and participating in this Contest, entrants agree to all Official Contest Rules (the “Rules”), as may be amended by the organizer hereinafter referred to also as SAMIKSHA its sole discretion from time to time. Entrants must fulfill all Contest Rules, at the SAMIKSHA’s sole discretion, to win a prize.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained in these Rules, SAMIKSHA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, amend, cancel, suspend, reinstate or close this Contest, at any time in whole or in part without prior notification, and for any reason whatsoever.
CONTEST PERIOD
This Contest begins On March 15, 2021, and ends on June 15, 2021 (the “Contest Period”).
PARTICIPATION AND CONTEST ENTRIES
Photo Submission Rules
All Photo Submissions are subject to the following rules
- Entrants grant SAMIKSHA MEDIA an exclusive license to use their Entries for the Contest administration and in any advertising, marketing or publicity, without notice or compensation, as may be edited, modified or translated at the SAMIKSHA’s sole discretion. The organizer may determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not to accept any entry and whether it will use any access for any purpose, including in any marketing or publicity.
- Entries cannot be any of the following, all of which shall be determined by the organizer in its sole discretion:
- Sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or describe any dangerous activity.
- Promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the preceding), any activities that are unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message.
- Obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group.
- Defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about the organizer or their products or other people, products or companies.
- Contain trademarks, logos or intellectual property or content owned by 3rd parties or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind
- Contain copyrighted materials owned by 3rd parties
- Refer to any person’s name without permission from that person for you and SAMIKSHA to reproduce it.
- Reproduce, whether by photograph or video, or any other means, the image of any person without permission for you and SAMIKSHA to reproduce it.
- Communicate messages inconsistent with the purpose of this Contest. SAMIKSHA may require any entrant to obtain any 3rd party consent necessary for their entry, whether to satisfy the intellectual property, privacy or any other laws, before accepting an entrant’s entry into this Contest or using an entrant’s photo for marketing, the administration of this Contest or any other purpose, any such consent(s) which may be required by the SAMIKSHA being the sole obligation and expense of the entrant.
PRIZES
There are three (3) prizes available to be won
SELECTION OF WINNERS AND JUDGING CRITERIA
- All Photo Submissions submitted must be high resolution in jpeg,
- Max photo file submission size must be under 10MB.
- The First Prize winner will be selected by SAMIKSHA and announced on June 25, 2021. The photo is of high quality in resolution and creativity and demonstrates creativity.
NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS
SAMIKSHA will attempt to notify the Prize winners via phone and email. If, after exercising reasonable efforts, SAMIKSHA cannot reach an entrant within forty-eight (48) hours from the first attempt to contact them, that entrant will forfeit their right to win any potential Prize. If there is a dispute about an entrant’s identity, the Prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the social media account submitted when the photo was claimed.
TERMS OF PRIZE ACCEPTANCE
All Prizes must be accepted as awarded. No substitution, assignment, or transfer of prizes is permitted, except: (i) as otherwise explicitly provided herein; or (ii) in the SAMIKSHAs sole discretion. SAMIKSHA reserves the right to substitute a Prize with one (1) of comparable or greater value without liability or consent. Prizes are non-transferable and subject to availability.
ODDS OF WINNING
The odds of winning a Prize in this Contest will depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest closes and entrants’ skill in meeting the entry judging criteria.
PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY RIGHTS
SAMIKSHA MEDIA INC its authorized agents and representatives may collect, use, and disclose each entrant’s personal information when entering into this Contest to administer the Contest and prize fulfillment. By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to use their personal information for such purposes.
By accepting a Prize, a winner hereby consents to the SAMIKSHA’s use of the winner’s name, city of residence, picture or other photographic images, biographical information, statements, voice, and likeness in any advertising and publicity that SAMIKSHA may conduct in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, as may be edited, translated or modified in any way by SAMIKSHA in its sole discretion, including but not limited to the Internet and print media, at any time in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice to the winner.
RIGHTS IN PHOTO SUBMISSIONS
Entrants agree that upon submitting a Photo submission, SAMIKSHA MEDIA INC shall have a worldwide, unlimited, irrevocable, perpetual license to use, publish, distribute, publicly perform or display, post electronically, create derivative works from, or otherwise reproduce the Photo and/or Video Submission in any manner. The entrant’s Photo and Submission may be used in any media or format whatsoever, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to, the Internet and print media at any time in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice to the winner and also including, without limitation, in connection with the SAMIKSHA’s social media sites, websites, and photo streams anywhere in the world, without further payment or notice for the SAMIKSHA’s advertising, marketing, promotion, and/or journalistic, archival, historical, internal and external recognition activities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each entrant waives all moral rights in and to their Photo and Submissions.
ADDITIONAL TERMS
- SAMIKSHA MEDIA INC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant from this Contest if SAMIKSHA finds or reasonably believes such individual to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or, where applicable, the Contest Page; and to be acting: (i) in violation of these Rules; (ii) in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or (iii) with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harassSAMIKSHA MEDIA INC or any of their respective employees, any other Contest entrants, or any other person. Any attempt by an entrant or other individual to automate the entry process or otherwise undermine the legitimate administration, security, or operation of the Contest is prohibited. It may violate applicable criminal and civil laws. SAMIKSHA reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Entrants engaging in any of the preceding activities may be disqualified and forfeit any Prizes awarded to such an entrant.
- SAMIKSHA’s decisions regarding all matters of the Contest are final and binding upon entrants. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation of the Contest’s rules or any decision rendered by the organizer, the decision or interpretation of the SAMIKSHA shall prevail.
- All entrants must comply with all applicable laws.
RELEASES AND LIMITATIONS
Winners of this Contest must sign the SAMIKSHA’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (“Winner Release”) to: (i) confirm compliance with the Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept the Prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the SAMIKSHA, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, 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 (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of the Prize or any travel related thereto, and the use of the Entry by SAMIKSHA, 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 the 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 an entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of the Prize 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 in connection with any claim or demand by any third party, including any 3rd party referred to or depicted in any entry, or as a result of any non-compliance by an entrant 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 the Prize and the use of the Entry by SAMIKSHA. . Winner Release forms must be received by the SAMIKSHA by June 27, 2021
Entrants acknowledge that the Released Parties have not made, nor are in any manner responsible, for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact, or law, relative to any Prize, including but not limited to its quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or the use thereof. Further, no responsibilities are accepted by any of the Released Parties for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing, or acts of any government or authority.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by an entrant or any third parties, or by any of the equipment, hardware, software or programming associated or used with the Contest; (ii) technical errors, defects, delays or failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in communications lines, Internet or website access, hardware or software; (iii) digital or electronic disruptions (e.g., security breaches); (iv) unauthorized human intervention (e.g., hacking); (v) technical or human error which may occur in connection with any aspect of this Contest; (vi) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from an entrant’s participation in the Contest, or receipt or use of any Prize; (vii) an entrant’s breach of terms of use; and (viii) lost, incomplete, illegible or garbled entries, mail or transmissions, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, computer viruses, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, failed computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions, or other errors or problems of any kind whether electronic, mechanical, or human.
GOVERNING LAW
This Contest is void where prohibited by law and subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Alberta, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest Rules, rights and obligations between entrants and SAMIKSHA, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Edmonton, Alberta.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans, and representations, are owned or licensed by SAMIKSHA. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or other intellectual property without SAMIKSHA’s express written consent is strictly prohibited.
PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST WINNERS
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