Contest Rules

Contest Rules 

All Contests (the “Contest”) are presented and administrated by the Barrie Public Library in accordance with the following rules and is governed by the laws of Canada.

1.  Eligibility

The Contest is open to members of the Barrie Public Library at the time of entering the Contest (individually “entrant” and collectively “entrants”). 

Barrie Public Library employees, Board Trustees, and any advertising/promotion agencies involved with the Contest are not eligible to participate in this Contest.

2.  Contest Period

The Contest time period will be communicated in each contest description. All times are Eastern Standard Times.

3.  How to Enter

Limit of one (1) entry per person. Any attempt or suspected attempt to enter the Contest in a fashion not authorized by these rules shall be deemed to be tampering and will void all of your entries. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, false, illegible, damaged, incomplete, or altered will be void. Only entries submitted as instructed and received by the Library will be considered.

4.  Prize

Entrants are eligible to win the identified prize for the Contest. Any costs or expenses incurred by the winner in claiming or using their prize not specifically described as part of the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. 

5.  Draw

A random draw from all eligible entries received will be made by a representative of the Barrie Public Library at the date/time specified in the Contest description. The selected entrant(s) will be contacted at the telephone number or email address indicated on their entry form.

6.  Confirmation of Winner

The selected entrant will be disqualified and required to forfeit any claim on a Contest prize if they cannot be reached within five (5) business days following the first attempt of contact. An alternate eligible entrant will be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries. This process will be repeated until one (1) selected eligible entrant has been successfully contacted in accordance with these Contest rules, or there are no more remaining eligible entries. Once the selected entrant responds to the notification that he or she has been selected to receive the prize, the selected entrant must claim the Contest prize within ten (10) business days.

7.  Acceptance of Prize

The prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, redeemable, refundable or exchangeable for cash and not replaceable if lost/stolen. The Barrie Public Library reserves the right to substitute a prize, in whole or in part, with a prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize.

8.  Odds of Winning

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

9.  Release of Liability / Consent to Publicity

By accepting the Contest prize, the winner: (a) confirms compliance with these Contest rules; (b) acknowledges that the prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded or otherwise except where stated; (c) consents to the use of his/her name, entry, voice, statements, or photographs and/or other likeness for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any medium or format carried out by the Barrie Public Library and/or advertising/news agencies regarding the Contest or the prize, without further notice or compensation; and (d) releases the Barrie Public Library, its affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, the suppliers of materials or services related to the Contest, and all of their respective employees and agents (collectively the “Releasees”) from and against all liability in connection with the Contest and/or the awarding and/or use of the Contest prize.

10.  Privacy

The Barrie Public Library is collecting personal data about entrants for the purpose of of administering this Contest, and is bound by the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56 and the Public Libraries Act, R.S.O 1990, c. P.44, as amended. Personal information provided by entrants, such as their name, postal code, and email addresses, will not be sold or shared with any third party. This information is treated as confidential and will be used only for the purposes of the Contest. All personally identifiable information collected during the entrant’s participation in the Contest will be collected and used by the Barrie Public Library for the fulfillment of the Contest, as described in these rules.

11. Cancel and Amend

The Barrie Public Library reserves the right to cancel, modify, or suspend this Contest or to amend the Contest rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, if for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, for example as a result of tampering, security breach, or other cause beyond the Barrie Public Library’s reasonable control, the Barrie Public Library reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Contest and/or conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries.

12.  Prize Provided “As Is”

Except as expressly warranted herein, the Contest prize is provided “as is” without further warranty of any kind.

13.  Intellectual Property

All intellectual property, including, without limitation, all trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Library. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

By entering the Contest, entrants represent and warrant that their entries and any other content that they submit for the purposes of the Contest constitute original material that they have the right to use and/or material in the public domain that does not infringe the intellectual property or other proprietary or legal rights of any third party in any way. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to and do release, discharge, hold harmless and defend the Library from any and all damages arising from: (a) the entrant’s use, misuse, or possession of any material or content belonging to or infringing the rights of any third party; (b) the entrant’s acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of the Contest prize; and (c) the Library’s use of the winner’s name, email address or likeness.

All entries related to the Contest become the sole property of the Library and will not be returned. Submission of any entry and participation by an entrant in the Contest grants the Library the right to publish, use, adapt, edit, and/or modify such entry in any manner, in commerce and in any and all media, without limitation, and without the payment of consideration to the entrant.

14.  Language of Discrepancy

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Contest rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Contest rules shall prevail, govern and control.