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JOSTENS’® <strong>CANADA</strong> <strong>PHOTO</strong> <strong>CONTEST</strong><br />

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS<br />

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT<br />

INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Jostens’ Canada Photo Contest (the<br />

"Contest") is open to all legal residents of 9 Provinces and 3 Territories (except Quebec)<br />

that are 13 years of age or older.that are currently enrolled in middle school, junior high<br />

and high school.<br />

Employees (and their immediate families and household members, whether or not<br />

related) of Jostens,Canada Ltd.. ("Jostens") and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates,<br />

advertising or promotion agencies (collectively, the "Sponsors") are not eligible to enter<br />

or win this Contest. Void where prohibited. Contest is subject to all applicable Federal,<br />

provincial and local laws. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to accept and be<br />

bound by all terms of these Official Rules and Regulations ("Official Rules").<br />

2. HOW TO ENTER: From May 1, 2011 through midnight (CST) April 28, 2012 (the<br />

"Promotional Period"), Jostens will conduct a photo contest. To enter the contest the<br />

entrant must follow these guidelines.<br />

1. Submit a minimum of 4 x 6 process print, digital file or negative and completed Call<br />

for Entries form.<br />

2. Photo submissions must be based on one of the 3 provided categories:<br />

Category 1: Student Life<br />

Category 2: Sports<br />

Category 3: Open/Creative<br />

3. Entrants can enter as many photos that meet the contest requirements, as they wish.<br />

To enter this Contest, eligible entrants will provide all of the above requirements and<br />

mail to Jostens Canada Photo Contest, 140-117 King Edward Street, Winnipeg,<br />

Manitoba R3H 0Y3. Entries to be postmarked no later than April 28, 2012.


Entries must be submitted within the Promotional Period. All entries must be submitted<br />

in the name of an individual person and prizes will only be awarded to the person whose<br />

name is on each winning entry, regardless of other circumstances. Entries must be the<br />

entrants' original work and Sponsors have the right and license to use or reproduce any<br />

part of an entry in any manner or media in perpetuity without further or additional<br />

compensation. Multiple entries from any person will be allowed. Sponsors are not<br />

responsible for misdirected, inaccurate, incomplete, lost, late, delayed, undelivered, or<br />

illegible entries, and all such entries will be void. Sponsors are also not responsible for<br />

technical, hardware, third-party website, or software failures of any kind, or other errors<br />

or problems which may occur in connection with or relating to the Contest, whether<br />

computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,<br />

including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the<br />

administration of the Contest, the processing or judging of entries, the announcement of<br />

the prizes, in any Contest-related materials or that may limit prize fulfillment or a<br />

participant's ability to enter the Contest. Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole<br />

discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude the Contest should any computer<br />

virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond<br />

their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Contest. If the<br />

Contest is cancelled, Sponsors may, in their sole discretion, judge all eligible entries<br />

received up to time of such action using the judging procedures outlined below to<br />

determine the Winners. False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant<br />

ineligible, and Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify any entrant (and void his/her<br />

entry) who attempts to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by tampering<br />

with any Website mechanism, acts in a disruptive manner or violates these Official<br />

Rules. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate<br />

operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an<br />

attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek remedies and damages (including<br />

attorneys' fees) from any such person(s) to the fullest extent of the law, including<br />

criminal prosecution. Jostens reserves the right to remove any videos and/or comments


that it reasonably deems inappropriate, obscene, distasteful or, in Jostens’ sole<br />

judgment do not meet the Contest guidelines.<br />

3. JUDGING: Photos entered in the contest will be judged by a panel of Jostens<br />

employees and professional photographers in the community(ies). At the close of the<br />

contest, midnight CST on April 28, 2012 the top entries in each of the 3 categories, plus<br />

one overall Grand Prize winner will be determined the winners. . In the event of a tie,<br />

Jostens’ judges, in their sole discretion, will determine the winner. Entries must be<br />

based on one of the three categories stated in Section 2 of these Rules and must:<br />

a. not, in Jostens’ sole discretion, contain obscene, pornographic,<br />

distasteful…etc… materials;<br />

b. Must be entrant’s original work which does not copy, duplicate, plagiarize or<br />

violate any rights of any third party including copyright rights; and<br />

c. be accompanied by completed Call for Entries form (for those persons<br />

personally and individually identifiable within the photos).<br />

Jostens reserves the right to reject entries deemed offensive, in poor taste, or which to<br />

not satisfactorily comply with the rules of the Contest. The decisions of the Sponsors<br />

and judges will be final and binding on all matters.<br />

4. WINNER NOTIFICATION: A list of all prize winners will be posted on Jostens’<br />

website at www.jostens.com on or around May 17 th , 2012. disqualified and, at Sponsors'<br />

sole discretion, an alternate winner will be selected and notified.<br />

5. PRIZES:<br />

Grand Prize – The Grand Prize Student Winner will receive a $500 cash award plus a<br />

mounted enlargement of the winning photo. The Student’s school will also receive a<br />

$500 cash award plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

Student Life Category: The first place student winner will receive a $250 cash award<br />

plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo. The Student’s school will also<br />

receive a $250 cash award plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo.


The honourable mention student winner in this category will receive a mounted<br />

enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

Sports Category: The first place student winner will receive a $250 cash award plus a<br />

mounted enlargement of the winning photo. The Student’s school will also receive a<br />

$250 cash award plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

The honourable mention student winner in this category will receive a mounted<br />

enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

Open/Creative Category: The first place student winner will receive a $250 cash award<br />

plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo. The Student’s school will also<br />

receive a $250 cash award plus a mounted enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

The honourable mention student winner in this category will receive a mounted<br />

enlargement of the winning photo.<br />

TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES: approximately $3200.00 ($3200). Sponsors reserve the<br />

right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value in the event a described prize<br />

or any portion thereof, is unavailable for any reason whatsoever. Winners and/or their<br />

parents or legal guardians are responsible for the reporting and payment of all federal,<br />

state and local taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the prize (or any portion<br />

thereof).<br />

6. GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this Contest, entrants (and/or<br />

their parent or legal guardian): (i) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsors and<br />

judges which are final and binding in all matters; (ii) grant Sponsors and their designees<br />

the right, unless prohibited by law, to use their names, cities and states of residence,<br />

voices, pictures and likenesses, without compensation, notification or permission, for<br />

the purpose of advertising and publicity in any and all media, now or after known,<br />

throughout the world in perpetuity; and (iii) acknowledge and agree that Jostens will<br />

have the right and license to use all entries submitted and may exploit, edit, modify, and<br />

distribute the entries and all elements of such entries, including, without limitation, the


names and likenesses of any persons or locations embodied therein, in any and all<br />

media, now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without limitation at<br />

no additional notification or permission of entrants, their parents or legal guardians or<br />

any third party. In addition, entrants (or their parents or legal guardians if such entrant is<br />

a minor) forever waive and relinquish all so-called "moral rights ("droit moral") now or<br />

hereafter recognized. Sponsors expressly disclaim any responsibility, and entrants (or<br />

their parents or legal guardians if such entrant is a minor) agree to release, indemnify<br />

and hold Sponsors and its subsidiaries, affiliates and related companies harmless for<br />

liability, damages or claims for injury or loss to any person or property (including death)<br />

relating to, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, participation in this Contest, the<br />

acceptance and/or subsequent use or misuse of any of the prizes awarded claims<br />

based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Sponsors are not<br />

responsible for any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused<br />

directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from this Contest. Sponsors further assume no<br />

liability either for the cancellation, modification or premature conclusion of the Contest<br />

for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any company or person providing any<br />

prize. All such losses or expenses must be borne by the affected participants, entrants<br />

and/or Winners.<br />

7. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS' NAMES REQUESTS: For a copy of these<br />

Official Rules, log onto www.jostens.com. A list of all prize winners will be posted online<br />

on Jostens’ website at www.jostens.com on or around May 17, 2012.<br />

8. PRIVACY: Information entrants provide to Sponsors will be used to communicate<br />

with entrants regarding this Contest and otherwise as set forth in these Official Rules.<br />

By submitting an entry all entrants acknowledge and agree that the personal information<br />

that they have provided will be maintained by the Sponsors and/or those responsible<br />

for administering the judging, all in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Statement<br />

available at www.jostens.com by first clicking on the “Legal Notices” link and, second,<br />

clicking on the “Privacy Policy – U.S.” link. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless


otherwise notified by an entrant, Jostens shall be allowed to contact entrants for<br />

purposes related to Jostens’ services, products and similar promotions.<br />

9. DISPUTES: Each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes<br />

of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall<br />

be resolved individually, without resorting to any form of class action, and any judicial<br />

proceeding shall take place in a federal or provincial court within the Province of<br />

Manitoba; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual outof-pocket<br />

costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no<br />

event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain<br />

awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and<br />

consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket<br />

expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.<br />

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and<br />

enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and<br />

Sponsors in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in<br />

accordance with the laws of the Province of Manitoba, without giving effect to any<br />

choice of law or conflict of law, rules or provisions (whether of the Province of Manitoba<br />

or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction<br />

other than the Province of Manitoba.<br />

10. SPONSOR: This Contest is sponsored by Jostens Canada Ltd., 140-117 King<br />

Edward Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0Y3. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the<br />

Contest at any time and substitute another promotion in its place.

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