Photo Contest Rules and Regulations

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Official Rules and Regulations for the “Share Your Sunset Country Memories” Photo Contest

Explore Ontario’s Sunset Country this summer and snap photos of your favourite things and places to win one of 6 great prizes! The Grand Prize winner will be chosen out of the top ten photos with the most votes by a panel of judges. There will be one Honourable Mention Prize in each of the five categories.

Grand Prize: A GoPro Hero5

5 Honourable Mention Prizes: To be announced

Categories:

  • Scenery (landscapes, lakes, sunsets etc.)
  • Fishing (live release photos of trophy fish only, no stringers of fish please)
  • Wildlife & Nature (wildlife, birds, flora & fauna etc.)
  • Outdoor Adventure (canoeing, camping, hiking etc.)
  • Family Vacations (show us the fun your family had!)

Timing:

Contest runs from July 8, 2017, at 10:00 am CST to October 31, 2017, at midnight CST. Winners will be announced November 7, 2017.

To Enter:

1 - Take a great photo of what you love about Ontario’s Sunset Country

2 - Ensure it is sized correctly: A high-resolution photo suitable for print.

3 - Submit your photo electronically via:

Eligibility:

  • All photos must be taken in Ontario’s Sunset Country. (The northwest corner of Ontario including everything north of Minnesota from the Manitoba border to Thunder Bay.)
  • The photographer must be the one to enter the contest, you cannot use someone else’s photo.
  • Open to all residents of Canada and the United States 18 years of age and older, except employees of Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association (OSCTA) and the judging panel and their immediate families.
  • The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. Decisions of Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association will be final. 
  • No purchase is necessary. 
  • Winners will be contacted by email. In the event OSCTA cannot contact winners within one week from the time of judging, that Participant shall be deemed void.

Entries:

Winners’ names and photographs will be published on www.visitsunsetcountry.com. By submitting your photos, you agree to allow Norwestario Travel Association Inc., operating as Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association to use the photos in its marketing promotions such as their website or Travel Guide. Photos published will be credited to the photographer where possible. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received and how many voters there are.

Judging:

The winner of the Grand Prize will be a selected by a panel of judges from the top 10 photos with the most votes. The 5 Honourable Mention Prizes will be the photo with the most votes in each category. Sunset Country reserves the right, at their discretion, to disqualify or discount any entrant, image or vote connected to votes cast by unfair means. Winners will be notified by email November 7, 2017. The decision of the judges is final.

Copyright Notice:

With regard to any photograph submitted in this contest, the entrant (photographer) retains copyright. By uploading or submitting any photograph to this contest, the entrant grants Sunset Country Travel Association a royalty-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to display, distribute, reproduce, and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing or subsequently developed, for any Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association purpose, including, but not limited to advertising and promotional materials, its website, exhibition, and commercial products, including but not limited to Sunset Country publications. Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses. Winning entrants are required to sign a release containing the above conditions. For a photo in which a person is recognizable, a model release is required. Model releases are the responsibility of the entrant and must be presented in the event the photo is a winner.

Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association cannot be held responsible for entries that are lost, damaged, or delayed during transportation. Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association is not responsible for any failure of the website during this contest. Nor is it responsible for any 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 playing or downloading any material in the promotion.

Questions? Contact the Ontario’s Sunset Country Travel Association via email info@visitsunsetcountry.com with the subject #mysunsetcountry Photo Contest or call 1-800-665-7567 or 807-468-5853.