Contestant Eligibility 

• Contestants must be at least 18 years old on the date of entry into the contest. Contestants must be citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada and may not be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

• The individual submitting the entry will be considered the contestant and will be the only individual eligible to compete for the prize. Organizations are not eligible to compete for the prize, either as an entity, or through representation by an individual. In order to be eligible for the prize, the contestant must provide complete and accurate information.

• The following individuals are not eligible to participate in the contest:  employees, interns, directors, and officers of the Contest Sponsors; or any employees, interns, directors, or officers of any agencies, companies or entities involved in the administration, advertising, judging, creation, development, execution, and/or fulfilment of this contest, and the immediate family members (defined as spouse, recognized partner, parent, child, sibling, and spouse or “step” of each) and those living in the same household of each such individual. 

• Once a submission has been accepted for entry into the contest, the contestant’s name and country may be publicly identified at the sole discretion of the contestant.  

 

Selection of Winners 

• Judging Criteria: Submissions must follow the contest criteria. There are three categories: 

• The Winner: The winning contestant will be required to sign and return to Contest Sponsors a statement of eligibility and liability/publicity release, and provide identification; otherwise, he/she will be ineligible for any prize and will forfeit being recognized as the winner. The potential winner will be contacted via email. If Contest Sponsors do not receive a reply from the potential winner within 24 hours of messaging him/her, disqualification and/or selection of an alternate winner from among all remaining eligible submissions may result. The winner may be announced on the SIMILE website and/or its social media pages. 

• Contest Sponsors reserve the right to disqualify, at their sole and absolute discretion, any submission that does not adhere to these criteria and to the intent and substance of these Official Contest Rules. 

• In the event of any question or difference of views regarding compliance with, interpretation, or application of these content requirements or other provisions of these Official Contest Rules, Contest Sponsors reserve the exclusive right to resolve such questions or differences of views in their sole and absolute discretion. 

• Each contestant further affirms that he/she is prepared to provide reliable documentation of any and all such consent upon request.  Failure to do so may result in the disqualification of Contestant’s submission at Contest Sponsors’ sole and absolute discretion. 

 

Liability and Rights 

• Contest Sponsors reserve the right at any time to verify the validity of entries and of contestants and to disqualify any contestant or entry deemed not in compliance with these Official Contest Rules. Contest Sponsors also reserve the right to request further documentation, at their sole and absolute discretion, to verify eligibility and compliance with these Official Contest Rules. 

• If the prize or any portion thereof is unavailable, Contest Sponsors, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to substitute the prize with another prize of equal or greater value and/or specification. 

• Contest Sponsors reserve the right, at any time and in their sole discretion, to disqualify and/or deem ineligible any individual who they reasonably believe (i) has violated the Official Contest Rules; (ii) has violated the terms of use of platform, or (iii) is acting in a bad faith.

• Contest Sponsors reserve the right to modify, suspend, terminate or cancel the contest at their discretion for any reason.  

• Contestant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Contest Sponsors, their parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, officers, directors, employees, interns, and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debts, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from (i) violation of these Official Contest Rules; (ii) violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or other proprietary right in connection with the contest; or (iii) any claim that a contest submission caused any harm, including financial, to any third party.  These indemnification and hold harmless obligations will survive indefinitely beyond the conclusion of the Contest.   

• The conduct, judging, and awarding of the prize will be carried out in full compliance with applicable Canadian law and host country law.

• Contest Sponsors will take reasonable measures to protect privacy data, personally identifiable information, and other sensitive data of contestants.  Contact information provided by contestants may be stored by CLT International and may be used to contact contestants for other purposes in the future. This information may be shared with the co-sponsor of the Contest and/or made available to third parties to the extent permitted by law.    

• Contest Sponsors assume no liability or responsibility for any loss or harm resulting from any user’s participation in or attempt to participate in the contest or ability or inability to upload, download, or otherwise access any information in connection with participating in the Contest. Contest Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability for technical problems, or technical malfunctions arising in connection with the operation of the Contest, including: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless or Internet connectivity, or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts or providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of the Contest site (as applicable) in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or the Contest site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention in the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Contest, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Contest.  

• Use of the Contest site (as applicable) is at user’s own risk.  Contest Sponsors are not responsible for any personal injury, property damage, or losses of any kind which may be sustained to computer equipment resulting from participation in the Contest, use of the Contest site or the downloading of information from the Contest site.  By participating in the Contest, the contestant releases Contest Sponsors from any and all claims arising from or relating to such contestant’s participation in the Contest, whether directly or indirectly.  

• Contest Sponsors are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is cancelled or delayed due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other reason.

 

NOTE: Neither this Contest nor Contest Sponsors are in any way affiliated or associated with, or endorsed by, Taylor Swift, TAS Rights Management LLC, or any other person, entity, product, or service.  Any reference by Contest Sponsors herein or in this Contest to any trademark of a third party is done for the sole purpose of referring to that third party or that third party’s goods and/or services.