Herbal Essences Giveaway Contest
Rules and Regulations
1. The Herbal Essences Elle Stylista Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 am EST on May 25 2009 and ends on July 31, 2009 at 11:59 pm EST.
2. To enter and qualify for the Contest, visit www.ellecanada.com/stylista and complete the on-line entry form. Confirm compliance with the contest rules by checking the appropriate box and submit your entry on-line.
3. The contest is open to all residents of Canada, who have reached the age of majority in the province or territory in which they reside. Employees of Procter & Gamble Inc. Transcontinental Media (the “Contest Sponsors”), and their affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, independent judging organization, or parties engaged in the development, production and distribution of materials related to this contest, and members of their immediate families and/or persons living in the same household are not eligible to participate.
4. Limit one entry per person and/or e-mail address. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once, all of your contest entries will be void.
5. No purchase necessary. Contest closes July 31, 2009.
6. PRIZING:
There will be twenty (20) prizes awarded, each consisting of the following Herbal Essences 300ml products for a total approximate retail value of $20 CDN each:
1 featherweight shampoo, 1 featherweight conditioner, 1 self-targeting shampoo,1 self-targeting conditioner, 1 reconditioning shampoo, 1 reconditioning conditioner.
Prize must be accepted as awarded, has no cash equivalent and is not transferable or refundable. The odds of winning will be determined by the number of eligible entries received by the contest closing date. The sponsors reserve the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value in the event that the prize described is unavailable due to circumstances beyond their control.
7. SELECTION PROCESS:
Winners will be selected by random draw from amongst all eligible entries received via the internet by the contest closing date. The draws will be held in Toronto, Ontario at 10:00 am EST on August 7th, 2009. Selected entrants will be contacted by telephone or email within 5 days after the draw. To be declared a winner, selected entrants must first complete a written declaration confirming compliance with the contest rules and correctly answer a time-limited mathematical, skill-testing question. Selected entrants must respond to the notification of having won the prize within 7 days after being contacted or an alternate winner will be selected. In the event the contest sponsors are unable to notify a selected entrant within 5 days of the draw, the selected entrant will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected from among all remaining eligible entries.
8. No correspondence pertaining to this contest will be entered into except with potential winners. The sponsors accept no liability for printing errors on material distributed for this contest.
9. A Declaration of Eligibility and Release of Liability must be executed. Failure on the part of a selected entrant to complete, sign and return the affidavit by the deadline as noted on the release form, or return of any prize notification as undeliverable, may result in disqualification of that person, and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. Failure to correctly answer the skill testing question will result in disqualification, forfeiture of the prize and the random selection of an alternate winner from among all remaining eligible entries.
10. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsors who assume no responsibility for lost, delayed, destroyed or misdirected entries, or for technical hardware, software or telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connection, fraud, incomplete, failed or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by the sponsor, users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the promotion or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions which may damage a user's system or limit a user's ability to participate in the contest. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this promotion should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized human intervention or other cause beyond sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the contest. In the event of early termination of the contest, a notice will be posted online and a random drawing to award all prizes will be conducted from among all eligible entries received prior to the time of termination. Sponsors reserve the right to modify this contest or disqualify entrant if fraud, misconduct or technical failures destroy the integrity of the contest as determined by the sponsor, in its sole discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding any entry, the entry will be deemed made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry (i.e. the person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domains associated with the submitted e-mail address).
11. By entering this contest, winners agree to be governed by these rules, and consent to the use of their name and address (city only) in a winners' list. Winners further agree to allow the contest sponsors to use their name, address (city only), and photograph, without compensation, for advertising purposes related to this contest.
12. For Québec residents, 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.
13. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, municipal and local laws and regulations.
14. A winners list can be obtained by sending, before September 1, 2009, a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
Herbal Essences Giveaway Contest
Winners List
25 Sheppard Avenue West, Suite 100
Toronto, Ontario M2N 6S7