CanGeo x Nikon Canada
#ShotOnNikon Photo Contest
1.
General
The #ShotOnNikon Photo Contest (the Competition) is governed
by these Rules and Regulations. By entering the Competition, you agree to be
bound by these Rules and Regulations.
2.
Sponsor
The sponsor (Competition Sponsor) is Nikon Canada Inc.
3.
Start/End Dates
The Competition starts at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on March
1, 2021 and ends at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 30, 2021.
4.
Eligibility
The Competition is open to residents of Canada. The
following persons are not eligible to enter the Competition or win a Prize:
employees, officers, directors or representatives of the Competition Sponsor or
any of the Competition Sponsor’s subsidiaries, affiliates, and agencies;
competition judges; and the parents, siblings, children, and persons domiciled
with such individuals as listed above.
5.
Photographic Entries
All photographs entered in the Competition must be of
Canadian content (i.e. taken in Canada and relating to Canada) and photographed
on a Nikon camera. Photographic entries must be original material and must not
have been a winner in any other national Competition.
All entries are intended for the general public. Entrants
are fully responsible for the photographs they submit. The Competition Sponsor
will not accept photographic entries that are offensive and reserves the right
to disqualify, in their sole discretion, any photographic entries that contain,
for example, racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic or pornographic content.
Photographic entries must not have been published or
accepted for publication by a national magazine or newspaper. Photographic
entries that have been previously published online on, for example, personal
websites, blogs or social media, are not considered published for the purpose
of this Competition. Judges will require the publication history of all photos
being considered in the final stages of judging and reserve the right to
disqualify photos based on their publication history.
All photographic entries must be submitted electronically as
.jpg files through the website of the Competition,
shotonnikon.canadiangeographic.ca. Digital files should be at least 1,000 pixels
wide for a horizontal image or 1,000 pixels tall for a vertical image at 72
dpi. Content alteration of digital files is not acceptable. Cropping of
photographs and tonal or colour corrections are permitted.
Entrants must be able to provide a high-resolution version
of each photographic entry (uncompressed TIFF or maximum quality JPEG, Grayscale
or Colour (RGB), minimum 4,000 pixels on the longest side). The Competition
Sponsor may require a high-resolution file for any photograph selected as a
winning entry. Entrants who fail to provide a high-resolution file within the
time period set by the Competition Sponsor (not to exceed one week following
notification) will forfeit the prize and an alternate winner will be selected
by the judges. In such a case, no substitute or alternate prizes will be
awarded.
All entries become the property of the Competition Sponsor
and will not be returned.
6.
Photograph Categories
Photographs may be entered into the seven categories
described below:
Photos must be uploaded to the appropriate category. Judges
reserve the right to place the entry in an appropriate category or remove a
photo from the Competition should it not be suitable for the category to which
it was submitted. Photographs that are removed from the Competition are not
eligible for a Prize. Photographs placed in another category are only eligible
to win a Prize in the category into which the entry has been placed.
7.
Publication
Winners' names and photographs may be published in Canadian
Geographic magazine and will appear at annual20.canadiangeographic.ca.
Canadian Geographic Enterprises and The Royal Canadian
Geographical Society reserve the non-exclusive right to publish any entry
and/or use any entry in its material during or after the Competition without
further compensation to the entrants. For Canadian Geographic Enterprises and
The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, promotional material shall include
without limitation any print or electronic advertising or marketing material
such as posters, online images, newspaper ads, television ads, emails and
social media content.
Waiver forms/ model releases are the responsibility of the
entrant and must be available in the event the photo is selected as a winning
photograph.
8.
Copyright
Photographic entries must not infringe upon or violate any
laws or any third-party rights, including, but not limited to copyright,
patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and must not
constitute material that would be considered libeling, defamatory, or a privacy
violation.
Entrants must obtain all necessary permissions, licenses,
clearances, releases, waivers of moral rights and other approvals from third
parties (including but not limited to all copyright holders and all individuals
appearing in the story submission), necessary to use the photographic entry, in
whole or in part, in any way, including to reproduce, make derivatives, edit,
modify, translate, distribute, transmit, publish, license and broadcast the
photographic entry worldwide, by any means, without limitation. Any and all
such permissions, licenses, clearances, releases, waivers of moral rights and
approvals must be included.
The owner of a photographic entry retains ownership over the
photograph. Each entrant (and his/her/their parent or guardian) irrevocably and
in perpetuity grants the Competition Sponsor a world-wide, royalty-free,
irrevocable and non-exclusive right and licence to use, copy, adapt, transmit,
communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations
and derivative works or merchandise from the photographic entity to promote the
Competition Sponsor.
Each entrant (and his/her/their parent or guardian)
represents and warrants that he/she/they have the right to grant the licence
set out above.
9.
Selection of Winners
All winners will be selected on the basis of skill as
determined by a panel of Competition judges. This Competition is based on
photography skills alone and not subject to random draw or any other element of
chance. The winners of the prizes will be chosen and evaluated based on the
following judging criteria: composition, content/originality, technical quality
and visual impact.
The winners will be notified by email or telephone by 4 p.m.
ET on May 14, 2021.
All prizes will be delivered to the winners by mail. All
decisions of the Competition judges are final.
10.
Chances of Winning
The chances of winning a Prize will depend on the number of
eligible photographs received and the evaluation of the photographs by the
panel of judges.
11.
Technical
The Competition Sponsor is excluded from all liability for
any personal injury, loss or damage of whatever kind (including loss of data)
cause directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from uploading photographic
entries and material to the Competition website. The Competition Sponsor is not
responsible for any failure of the Competition website during the Competition,
 problems or technical malfunctions of computer online systems, servers,
access providers, computer equipment, software or any email, online or internet
entry lost due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or
at any website or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to an
entrant’s or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting
from uploading any photographic entry to the Competition.
12.
Cancellation
The Competition Sponsor reserves the right, with the consent
of the Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, to terminate or suspend the
Competition or to amend these Rules and Regulations at any time and in any way,
without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the
foregoing, if for any reason the Competition is not capable of running or being
completed, as originally planned (for example, as a result of tampering or
infection by a computer virus) the Competition Sponsor reserves the right, with
the consent of the Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, to cancel the
Competition.
13.
Disqualification
The Competition Sponsor, in their sole discretion, may
disqualify any individual who attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of
the Competition by tampering with any website mechanism, or who violates these
Rules and Regulations.
14.
Prizes
The prizes consist of one (1) grand prize winner (from any
category), one (1) runner-up (from any category), and one (1) 3rd
place winner (from any category). As well as seven (7) category prizes (1 for
each category). Top three (3) winners will be chosen from seven (7) category
winners. Winners will receive no compensation, credit or prizing other than as
disclosed in these Rules or otherwise provided at the sole discretion of the
Competition Sponsor. Prizes are not transferable; no prize substitutions or
equivalents are permitted, except by the Competition Sponsor at their sole
discretion. In all cases, the Competition Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any of the Prizes.
Prizes
and their values are subject to change depending on availability.
Grand
Prize (1 total)
The
grand prize winner will receive a Nikon Z 5 w/ 24-50mm Lens Kit (valued at
$2,449.95).
Runner-Up
(1 total)
The
runner-up will receive a Nikon Z 50 w/ 16-50mm VR Lens Kit (valued at
$1,399.95).
3rd
Place (1 total)
The
3rd place winner will receive Nikon PROSTAFF 3S 8x42 Binoculars
(valued at $179.95).
Category
winners (7 total)
The category winners will each receive a Nikon swag bag
(value $50), a one-year subscription to Canadian Geographic magazine (value
$30), and the 2021 special issue publications (Wildlife Photography, Group of
Seven, Quiz and Best of Canadian Geographic) digital downloads
(value $50).
All prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be used
in conjunction with any other offer or promotion, sold, redeemed for cash,
combined with any other promotion, or exchanged for a different prize. Allow
six to eight weeks for delivery of Prizes.
To be declared a winner, the selected entrant must sign and
return a declaration and release form confirming eligibility and compliance
with these Rules and Regulations, consenting to the use, without further
compensation, of his/her/their name, address (city and province or territory of
residence) and photograph(s) in any Competition-related publicity and releasing
the Competition Sponsor, their directors, officers, employees and their
respective agents, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and assigns, from all
liability arising in connection with the Competition or the acceptance, use or
redemption of a Prize as awarded. The declaration and release must be returned
to the Competition Sponsor within ten (10) days after receipt. Entrants who
fail or are unable to meet any of these Rules and Regulations may be
disqualified and alternate winner(s) will be selected.
15.
Limitation of Liability
By entering and participating in this Competition, each
entrant agrees to hold harmless the Competition Sponsor, their directors,
officers, employees, agents, affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, and assigns
from any liability for damage, injury, death, loss, cancellation or other
liability arising from the entrants acceptance or use of a Prize or substituted
prize or having participated in this Competition including, without limitation,
claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy,
travel-related injuries and/or death, or from the misuse or malfunction of a
Prize or substitute prize. Winners assume all liability for any injury or
damage caused, or claimed to be caused, whatsoever and howsoever arising, by
participation in this Competition or use or redemption of any Prize.
The Competition Sponsor, their directors, officers,
employees, agents, parents, subsidiaries, and assigns assume no liability for
losses incurred as a result of a cancellation of the Competition or for any
reason whatsoever or through the acts or defaults of any company or person
providing a Prize or for events occurring after the award of a Prize. All such
losses or expenses will be borne by each individual Prize winner. The
Competition is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws
and may be void where prohibited by the law of the entrant’s place of
residence. Decisions of the Competition Sponsor regarding all aspects of the
Competition are final.
16.
Disputes
By participating in the Competition, each entrant agrees to
be bound by these Rules and Regulations. In the event of any dispute as to
whether a person is an entrant, a potential winner or a winner, or as to the
qualification of any entrant, potential winner or winner to, or the adequacy of
any prize or any substitute prize, the decision of the Competition Sponsor will
be final.
For Residents of Quebec Only: any litigation respecting the
conduct or organization of a publicity Competition may be submitted to the
Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any such litigation
respecting the awarding of a prize to any resident of the Province of Quebec may
be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a
settlement.
17.
Privacy
The Competition Sponsor respects every entrant’s right to
Privacy. By entering this Competition, each entrant is deemed to automatically
have provided his/her/their consent that personal information collected from
entrants will only be used by the Competition Sponsor or their affiliates to
administer the Competition and to publish the winning photographs. Neither the
Competition Sponsor nor their affiliates will share personal information
relating to entrants with any third parties, except as necessary for the
administration of the Competition or as may be required by law. Any conflict or
discrepancy between the foregoing provisions of this Rule 17 and any applicable
laws or regulations of Canada, or the provinces or territories of Canada, with
respect to privacy, shall be resolved in favour of such applicable laws or
regulations. The Competition Sponsor will not attempt to contact the entrant
for any purpose other than as may be required by law unless they have opted-in
to receive relevant communications from the Competition Sponsor.
If you have any questions about Canadian Geographic’s use of
your personal information, please contact Canadian Geographic’s Privacy Officer
by e-mail atprivacy@canadiangeographic.caor by mail at:
Canadian Geographic
Privacy Officer
50 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, ON
K1M 2K1
18.
Interpretation of these Rules
All issues and questions concerning the construction,
validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Rules and Regulations, or
the respective rights and obligations of the prize claimants and the
Competition Sponsor in connection with the Competition, shall be governed by,
and construed in accordance with (i) the laws of the Province of Quebec and the
laws of Canada applicable therein with respect to the residents of the Province
of Quebec, and (ii) the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada
applicable therein with respect to residents of the other Canadian provinces
and territories, without regard to conflicts of law principles. Any attempt by
a participant or any other individual to deliberately damage any website or
undermine the legitimate operation of the Competition could be a violation of criminal
and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Competition Sponsor
reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent
permitted by law. The Competition is subject to all applicable federal,
provincial and municipal laws.