CMR Baby Photo Contest – Best Holiday Photo
Contest rules and regulations

Start date: 12:00 p.m., December 16, 2011
Closing Date: 10:00 a.m., February 10, 2012


1.    HOW TO ENTER

To enter the CMR Baby Photo Contest - Holiday sponsored by the Canadian Mother Resource (the “Sponsor”), you must submit a colour photograph of your baby (in accordance with the specifications noted on the contest page) dressed up for the Holidays (including Christmas, Hanukkah, January 1st New Years and Chinese/Vietnamese/Korean New Year), along with the completed online entry form available on www.thecmr.com.


2.    ELIGIBILITY

Only one (1) entry per household.  No purchase necessary.  The photograph must be current and submitted by a parent or guardian of the baby.  All babies must be 24 months or under at the time of photo submission.  Photos may not contain frontal nudity below the waist, obvious branding or portray any situation or activity that may be deemed illegal, offensive, dangerous or inappropriate.  Copy-written photos will not be accepted. By submitting the photo, the entrant is warranting that he or she has permission to publish the photograph.  The Sponsor reserves the right to approve or reject any photos. The contest is open to all residents of Canada who are over the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, as of the date of entry, excluding the employees of the Sponsor and its partners and any persons with whom they are domiciled. In the case of entrants in the province of Quebec, any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the RÉGIE DES ALCOOLS, DES COURSES ET DES JEUX for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

3.    PRIZE AWARDING

A winner will be determined by a selection committee determined by the CMR.  The entry form of the participating baby selected will be declared the winner subject to meeting all the terms and conditions indicated herein. The decision of contest judges will be final.  The parents of the winning baby will be contacted by phone and the winning photo will be posted and identified as the winner on www.thecmr.com within 5 days of the winner meeting all the terms and conditions indicated herein.


4.    PRIZE

A $250 Mastermind Toys or Toys “R” Us Gift Certificate will be awarded to the winner.

 
5.     GENERAL RULES

5.1    By entering this contest, the entrant gives permission to the Sponsor and at its option, to publish or otherwise use the entrant’s name, city of residence and comments and photograph, including the photograph of the baby, without compensation, in any publicity or promotion carried out by the Sponsor or its advertising agencies.  The entrant acknowledges that photo submissions may not be returned.  

5.2    The prize will be awarded only on verification by the Sponsor that all contest requirements have been met by the winner(s). To be declared a winner, the person selected must answer, without help, a time limited, skill-testing question and will be required to complete, sign and return to the Sponsor a Declaration and Release Form within seven (7) days of receipt.  By completing, signing and returning the Declaration and Release Form, the entrant (i) confirms compliance with these Contest Rules and Regulations and (ii) releases and forever discharges the Sponsor, their respective affiliates and subsidiaries from all claims, demands, damages, actions and causes of action arising or to arise by reason of the acceptance or use of the prize. The CMR will make three (3) attempts to contact the winner by telephone.  If the winner cannot be reached, does not complete the skill testing question correctly, declines the prize, or fails to return a release of liability and declaration of compliance as specified below, another entry will be selected and named the winner and must fulfil the requirements outlined and so on until the prize is awarded.  The Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner. The prize will be delivered to the winner within four (4) to six (6) weeks after the properly completed and signed Declaration and Release Form is received by the sponsor.  The odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible baby photograph entries received.
 


5.2    The prize must be accepted as awarded and it cannot be exchanged for money, sold or transferred. No substitution will be provided.

5.3    If the prize can not be provided as described in these rules, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize, in whole or in part, with prizes of similar value.

5.4    The refusal to accept the prize releases the Sponsor and their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees from any liability.

5.5    The Sponsor is not responsible for any loss, delays, errors in address on the mailings received or printing errors.

5.7    The Sponsor shall assume no liability whatsoever for any situation in which their inability to act results from an event or situation beyond their control, including a strike, lockout or any other labour dispute at their location or the locations of the organizations and businesses whose services are used to hold this contest.  In the event any portion of the Contest is compromised at any time by a non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which in their opinion corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper entry into the contest, the Sponsor reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Contest and to award the prize to individuals selected from the pool of entrants received up to the point of termination. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed in the Contest Rules and Regulations.


5.8    Participation in the contest constitutes full and unconditional agreement and acceptance of these contest rules, which are final on all matters relating to the contest.  By entering the contest, entrants agree to be bound by the decisions of the contest judges (who are representatives of the Sponsors), which are final with respect to all matters relating to the contest. The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to modify or terminate the Contest or the Contest Rules at any time, without notice, and for any reason.  All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned and no correspondence will be made with or entered into except with the selected entrant and the confirmed winner.  This contest is void where prohibited by law. All its decisions are final.  The contest rules and regulations are available online at www.thecmr.com and at the offices of the Sponsor in Toronto, Ontario. This contest is subject to all applicable Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws.