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Barbie® I Can Be Contest 1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
The “Barbie® I Can Be
Contest” (the
"Contest") starts February 22, 2010 at 9.00 AM EDT and ends April 4,
2010 at 04:00 PM EDT ("Contest Period"). ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to permanent lawful
residents of Canada who are three (3) years of age or older at the time of
entry, excluding persons residing in the province of Quebec. This Contest is void in all areas
outside of Canada, and where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees,
representatives and agents of Mattel Canada Inc., and Pebble Interactive
Marketing Ltd, (collectively the “Sponsors”), their respective parent
companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, printers, advertising and promotion
agencies, contest administrators, as well as members of their immediate
families, and persons with whom they are domiciled, households of such
employees, representatives and agents are ineligible to participate.
An entrant under the age of thirteen (13), at the time of
entry must have a parent or legal guardian consent to his/her participation in
the Contest. The Sponsors have the right at any time, and in their sole
discretion to request proof of identification and parental consent from any
entrant. Proof of identification and parental consent must be provided upon
request. If a parent or legal guardian does not provide consent, or if proof of
identification cannot be obtained the entry will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an
e-mail address, the winning entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the
natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet service
provider or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for
the domain associated with the e-mail address in question. 2. HOW TO ENTER
Limit one entry per registration/per e-mail address. Visit www.barbie.ca/icanbe
and click on the contest bubble reading ‘Enter the Contest’. Then click on the ‘Enter Now’ button. Now select either to enter by video or
written submission. Upload your video or enter your story into the relevant
upload fields once you have it prepared. Then complete your profile details. Entrants
will need to provide either a video or written submission and complete the form
with their name, age, present address, correct telephone number and correct
email address. If the details provided are not working and correct, a new
winner will be pulled immediately.
Select the “SUBMIT” button and you will be automatically entered into
the Contest. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Each submission must be
approximately 2 minutes long and cannot exceed 2MB. Only .mov, .MP4 and .wmv formats are accepted. Each submission will be tied to one
primary entrant. In the event that more than one person works on the
submission, the submission will be entered under the name of the primary
entrant. In the event of a dispute, the entry will be deemed to have been made
by the registered subscriber of the e-mail address provided at the time of
entry. The submission must be the
entrant’s own original work, and must not have been previously published,
released or distributed in any form.
The submission must not infringe the copyright, trade-mark, privacy or
other personal or proprietary rights of any individual. Music in a video submission must be
original, and must not require any clearance for the Sponsors to use or post on
public websites or to use in a public forum of any kind. The submission must not contain or
reference any names, products or services, trade-marks, logos, trade dress or
promotion of any company other than Mattel Canada Inc. If any persons other than the entrant
appear in or are referred to in the video submission, the entrant is solely
responsible for obtaining consent prior to the submission. Submissions that are lewd, obscene,
sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise
contain inappropriate content or objectionable material may be disqualified at
the Sponsors’ sole discretion. Any
decision made by the Sponsors are final and binding. 3. PRIZES / ODDS
There is one (1) Grand Prize Package available to be won,
consisting of:
Approximate Value of the Grand Prize is CDN$5,074.95. Prizes must be accepted as
awarded and may not be exactly as shown. The Sponsors, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to
substitute any portion of the Grand Prize Package with a prize of equivalent
value. Some restrictions may apply. The Prize is non-transferable. Odds of winning are dependent upon the total number of
eligible entries received. 4. PRIZE FULFILLMENT
To identify the potential prizewinner, on or about 04:00 PM
EST on April 4, 2010, a representative of the Sponsors will cause one (1)
computerized random selection to be made from all entries recorded on behalf of
eligible persons from www.barbie.ca/icanbe contest database during the Contest
Period. Beginning on April 5, 2010, a representative of the Sponsors
will attempt to contact the potential prizewinner initially by telephone. If the
Sponsors are unable to contact the winner by telephone after at least three (3)
attempts over three (3) successive days, a redraw from the same pool of entries
will take place on 5 p.m. EDT on April 12, 2010, using the same method of
selection outlined. To be declared
a winner, potential winners or their parent/legal guardian (if winner under the
age of majority in his/her province of residence) must correctly answer a
mathematical skill-testing question, and sign a declaration and release form
within 3 business days of being contacted, and confirm they are available to
accept the ‘Barbie® I Can Be
Contest’ prize as
awarded (collectively, the “Prize Claim”). The Grand Prize will be provided to the winner before June
30, 2010 or within 6 weeks after the declaration and release form including
winner's name, address (including postal code), valid telephone number, valid
e-mail address and winner's parent/legal guardian signature of approval (if the
winner is under the age of majority in their province of residence) has been
received by Pebble Interactive Marketing Ltd., 139 Main Street, Suite 202,
Unionville, On L3R 2G6. None of the Sponsors shall have any liability or
responsibility whatsoever to the potential winner of a prize with respect to
the Contest. 5. PRIZE CLAIM DEADLINES/RESTRICTIONS
The Prize Claim must be received by the Sponsor no later
than April 30, 2010 or they shall be null and void. If the Grand Prize is
unclaimed or unawarded, Mattel Canada, Inc. reserves the right to randomly
select another participant from the same pool of entries, using the same method
outline above. Any Prize Claim is subject to verification by an independent
judging organization whose decisions are final and binding on all participants
in all matters relating to this Contest. GENERAL: All entries become the property of the Sponsors and
will not be returned.
Each entrant agrees to waive all rights with respect to
print and broadcast publicity. By entering the Contest, each entrant, or his or her parent
or legal guardian if under the age of majority, hereby consents to the Sponsors’
use of the entrant's photograph, voice, likeness and/or image, contents of the
entry form, the entrant’s video or written submission, and the name and age of
the entrant, without any further compensation for any future promotional
activity. Sponsors are not responsible for late, lost, damaged,
misdirected, incorrectly addressed, incomplete, illegible, undeliverable,
destroyed, or postage-due entries, prize claims or other conditions or
occurrences which may affect an entrants' ability to get through on the
internet during the Contest or ability to participate in the Contest, including
but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed/corrupted
data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, line failures of
any telephone network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof,
any inability to access the site, or damage to a user's system occasioned by
participating in the Contest, and entries which fail to fully comply with these
Contest Rules and Regulations. Entries are null and void and will be rejected if not
obtained in accordance with these Official Rules through authorized, legitimate
channels, or if any part is counterfeited, not original, mutilated, illegible,
incomplete, forged, falsified, or tampered with in any way. This Contest is subject to all applicable laws. By
participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Official
Rules and the decisions of the judging organization and waive any right to
claim ambiguity in the Contest or these Official Rules. Winner and participants
also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsors, and
the officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns of each,
from and against any claims, including, but not limited to, damages or
liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including
death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse, use, loss or misdirection of
any prize, or participation in any Contest-related activity or participation in
this Contest, or any other error in the offering or announcement of any prize.
Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the Contest will be
ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. If
it is discovered that one person has attempted to enter more than once per
registration/e-mail address, that person will be automatically disqualified
from the Contest. The Sponsors also reserve the right to disqualify such
participants from further contests and contests conducted by Mattel Canada,
Inc. without further notice. No responsibility will be taken for any failure of the
website or broadcast during the Contest or for any problems or technical
malfunction of computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any e-mail, on-line, or Internet entry to be
received by Mattel Canada, Inc., on account of technical problems or traffic
congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof
including any injury or damage to a participant's or any other person's
computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in
the Contest. The Sponsors reserve the right, to cancel, modify, or
suspend the Contest, for any reason, including without limitation in the event
of any printing, administrative error, a virus, bug, or any other cause beyond
the reasonable control of the Sponsors, corrupt the security or proper
administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website
or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal
and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsors reserve the
right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law,
including criminal prosecution. Entries are subject to verification and will be
declared invalid if they are forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any
way. The sponsors are not responsible for preemption, cancellation, or interruption,
in whole or in part. 6. PRIVACY
By submitting personal information to the Sponsors or their
service providers and agents, entrants or their parents or legal guardians
(where the entrant is under the age of thirteen (13) consent to the Sponsors
collection, use and disclosure of such personal information, including
photographs and likeness of participants, parents/legal guardians, and where
applicable, participating children, for the purposes: (1) of administering and
publicizing the Contest; (2) set out in these Official Rules; (3) of detecting
and protecting the Sponsors, their affiliates, and other third parties against
error and fraud and other illegal activity; and (4) as otherwise disclosed to
you and for which we obtain your consent and as permitted or required by law.
To the extent that a participant provides the Sponsors with personal
information of another person, such participant represents that he or she has
the authority and/or has obtained all necessary consents from such person to
enable the Sponsors to collect, use and disclose such personal information for
the purposes set forth above. Any inquiry concerning the personal information
held by the Sponsor should be sent in writing to Privacy Officer, Mattel Canada
Inc., 6155 Freemont Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario, L5R 3W2. CONTEST SPONSORS:
Mattel Canada, Inc. 6155 Freemont Blvd, Mississauga,
Ontario, L5R 3W2 CONTEST ADMINISTRATORS:
Pebble Interactive Marketing Ltd., 139 Main Street, Suite
202, Unionville, On L3R 2G6. © 2010. Mattel Canada Inc. |
