CONTEST SPONSOR: Ontario Ginseng Growers Association (the “Sponsor”). 1283 Blueline Rd., Simcoe, Ontario N3Y 4N5.

• (a) employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of: (i) The Sponsor or its parents, subsidiaries or affiliates; (ii) any Contest co-sponsors or prize suppliers, or (iii) any and all other companies associated with the Contest;
• (b) a household member of any of the individuals listed in (a), above, whether or not related; and
• (c) members of the immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling) of the individuals listed in (a), above.
  

Entry mechanisms may include one or several of the following:

Any identifiable third-party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos, other than those of the Sponsor (e.g. any product packaging and/or products) appearing in your Entry or Entry Materials must not contain any visible logos, trademarks or other third party materials unless the appropriate consents have been obtained — note: all identifiable third-party products, trademarks, brands and/or logos for which consent has not been obtained by the entrant must be blurred out so as to be unrecognizable.

The odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.

NO ONE IS A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL THE SPONSOR OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS HIM/HER AS A WINNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES.

CONTEST ENTRY CONDITIONS: By entering the Contest:

1. you agree to be bound by these Contest Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which decisions are final, binding and conclusive;
2. you represent and warrant that (i) your entry, including any material comprising your entry (e.g. name, user name, profile picture, etc., as applicable) and any material submitted with your entry (e.g. photograph, video, written submission, or other forms of submission, as applicable) (all such material, collectively, the “Entry Material”) is original to you, (ii) you have all necessary rights in and to your Entry Material to enter the Contest, including the consent of any third parties whose personal information is included in your Entry Material, and (iii) your Entry Material does not contain, depict, include or involve content that is, or could reasonably be considered to be, inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, as determined by the Sponsor;
3. you understand and agree that your entry, including your Entry Material, will not be returned to you and may be moderated or edited by the Sponsor as it deems appropriate;
4. you grant the Sponsor the irrevocable right to use your Entry Material in any media worldwide and for any purpose related to the Contest (or any similar contest), including the right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from, your Entry Material without notification, compensation or additional consideration to you;
5. you waive all claims of moral rights in any use of your Entry Material by the Sponsor pursuant to the rights granted in these General Contest Rules;
6. you agree that the Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity or eligibility to enter the Contest; failure to provide any such proof upon request may result in disqualification;
7. you release and forever discharge the Sponsor, any co-sponsors, and suppliers of prizes for the Contest, all of their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, any other companies associated with the Contest, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, licensees, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), and agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Releasees, from and against any and all claims, damages or liability, including any costs or losses related to personal injury, death, damage to or loss or destruction of property arising out of, or in any way related to, (i) your participation in the Contest, (ii) the awarding, receipt, possession, use or misuse of any prize, in whole or in part, or any travel or activity related to any prize, (iii) the use of any Entry Material or Publicity Material (defined below) in accordance with the rights granted in these General Contest Rules, or (iv) any breach of these General Contest Rules;
8. you understand and acknowledge that no prize substitution is permitted except if prize is unavailable, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. No cash in lieu of prize and no exchange or substitution of prize will be made, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Any other incidental expenses on prize not specified herein are the winner’s sole responsibility;
9. Winners are responsible for all federal, provincial, local and income taxes associated with winning a prize. Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use winner’s name, prize won, hometown, likeness, video tape, photographs, and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity (including online posting) in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission;
10. your entry is not defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic or obscene, and further that it does not contain, depict, include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following: nudity; alcohol/drug consumption or smoking; explicit or graphic sexual activity, or sexual innuendo; crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious or other groups (including, without limitation, the Sponsor or any competitors of the Sponsor); that endorses, condones and/or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky behaviour or conduct; personal information of individuals, including, without limitation, names, telephone numbers and addresses (physical or electronic); commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for products or services other than Canadian ginseng; any identifiable third-party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos, other than those of the certified seller or licensed parters of Ginseng Ontario (e.g. any product packaging and/or products appearing in your Entry or Entry Materials must not contain any visible logos, trademarks or other third party materials unless the appropriate consents have been obtained — note: all identifiable third-party products, trademarks, brands and/or logos for which consent has not been obtained by the entrant must be blurred out so as to be unrecognizable); conduct or other activities in violation of these Rules; and/or any other materials that are or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.

Your personal information may be disclosed to a third party in the following circumstances:

1. In accordance with these General Contest Rules, or with your consent, or as otherwise permitted or required by law;
2. if you elect to receive Commercial Communications from a party other than the Sponsor. The Sponsor will disclose your personal information to that other party for that purpose;
3. if you are a potential prize winner, the Sponsor may disclose your personal information to any prize supplier for purposes of prize fulfillment; and
4. if you have been asked to sign and return a release of liability and consent to publicity form or other documentation in accordance with the terms of these General Contest Rules, the Sponsor may disclose your personal information to any interested party, such as an entity who is released from liability.

The Sponsor’s disclosure of your personal information to another party will cause your personal information to be subject to that party’s privacy policy and practices.

LIABILITY: Ontario Ginseng Growers Association (the “Sponsor”) assumes no liability for the following:

1. stolen, late, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, misdirected, lost, misrouted, scrambled, damaged, delayed, undelivered, mutilated, jumbled, or garbled entries, transmissions, email, mail, or other communications;
2. any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in transmission, processing, or communication;
3. failures or malfunctions of, or difficulties with, computer hardware or software, telephones, telephone lines, telephone systems, or network, cable, satellite, server, or website connections;
4. printing, typographical, or other errors appearing within these General Contest Rules, in any Contest-related advertisements, or in Contest-related materials;
5. incorrect or inaccurate information, including where caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated or used in connection with any Contest;
6. injury or damage to any computer or other device resulting from or otherwise related to participation in any Contest, the use of any website, or the downloading or accessing of any materials;
7. anyone being incorrectly or mistakenly identified as a winner or potential winner; or
8. any other errors, problems or difficulties of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise, relating in any way to any Contest, including those errors, problems or difficulties that may relate to the administration of a Contest, the processing of entries, the advertising of a Contest, the announcement of any prize or prize winner, or the cancellation or postponement of any event.

LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER, OR VANDALIZE THIS WEBSITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.