Rules and regulations

1.  Eligibility: The RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest is open to legal residents of any country. Entrants must must submit their information at https://info.rbr-global.com/50th-photo-contest  and be 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry to qualify. RBR's employees, advertising and promotion agencies, and directors (collectively the “Employees”), as well as members of an Employees' immediate family and/or those living in the same household as Employees are ineligible to participate in the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest.

2.  Sponsorship. The sponsor is RBR (“Sponsor”), located at 359 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, Canada, K2K 2E7. The Sponsor will conduct the contest substantially as described in these Official Rules.

3.  Agreement to Rules: By entering this contest, the Entrant (“You”) agrees to abide by the Sponsor's Official Rules and decisions, which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering this contest, You represents and warrants that You are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements explained in the official rules. You also agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest. 

4.  Entry Period: This contest begins on October 16, 2023 and ends on December 15, 2023 (“Entry Period”). To be eligible for the contest, entries must be received within the specified Entry Period.  

5.  How to Enter: Eligible entrants can enter the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest by submitting an entry via the online form provided at https://info.rbr-global.com/50th-photo-contest. As a participant, your entry must fully meet all contest requirements, as specified in the here, in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or those that do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications will be disqualified at the Sponsor's sole discretion.

6. Submission requirements: All photographs must adhere to the following guidelines. The photographs must not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, or any other intellectual property rights of any third party. They must also not contain any offensive, defamatory, or inappropriate content, as determined by the Sponsor. The entrant acknowledges that they have obtained permission to use any images or photographs submitted to the contest that include recognizable individuals.

6.  Prizes: The Winner of the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest (the “Winner”) will receive a selection of prizes that are at the sole discretion of the sponsor.  The prize(s) shall be determined solely by the Sponsor. There shall be no cash or other prize substitution permitted except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The Winner, upon acceptance of the prize, is solely responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including without limitation any and all local, state, and federal taxes. The Winner is responsible for any costs associated with the prize. By accepting the prize, the selected Winner grants permission for the Sponsor to use the Winner’s likeness, entry, and name for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law.   

7.  Odds: The total number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning.

8.  Selection and Notification of Winner: The Winner(s) will be randomly selected by the Sponsor. The Sponsor will notify the Winner(s) by email within seven (7) days following Winner selection. The Sponsor is not responsible for nor shall have any liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to email security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk email. Nor shall the Sponsor be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner 1) fails to claim the prize within seven (7) days from the time the award notification was sent, 2) is found ineligible, or 3) does not complete and return an executed declaration and release within the specified timeframe, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected. Receipt of the prize by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. IF THE WINNER VIOLATES ANY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE WINNER (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

9.  Rights Granted by You: By submitting an entry (e.g., online form submission, text, video, photo, etc.) into this contest, You understand and agree that the Sponsor, any individual acting on the Sponsor’s behalf, and the licensees successors, and assigns of the Sponsor shall, where permitted by law, have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute and use in any media known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission, name, photo, portrait, voice, likeness, image, statements about the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, and your biographical information for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration. All entrants agree to being contacted digitally, or through other means, by RBR and have the right to opt-out of such communications. 

10.  Terms & Conditions: In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest should non-authorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond the Sponsor’s control, impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest. The Sponsor, in the event of any of the above issues, may determine the Winner based on all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. Individuals who tamper with or attempt to tamper with the operation or entry process of the contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions will be disqualified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor has the right to maintain the integrity of the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest, to void votes and entries for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple invalid entries from the same user; the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Attempts by any entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the RBR 50th Anniversary Photo Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. If any such attempt is made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. Ultimately, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the contest if any fraud, technical failures, or other factors beyond their control impair the integrity of the contest.

11.  Limitation of Liability: Your entry into this contest constitutes your agreement to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the contest (and associated prize) and/or the 1) Winner accepting, possessing, using, or misusing of any awarded prize or any portion thereof; 2) any type of technical failure; 3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service; 4) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; 5) electronic error or human error in the Promotion administration or the processing of entries.

12.  Disputes: THIS contest IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF CANADA AND ONTARIO WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. The Entrant agrees, as a condition of participating in this promotion, that if any disputes cannot be resolved between the Entrant and the Sponsor, and if causes of action arise out of or are connected with this contest, they shall be individually resolved exclusively before a court located in Ontario having jurisdiction, without resorting to any form of class action. Under no circumstances in any such dispute shall the participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this contest). The participant waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased. 

13.  Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the RBR website. Click here to read the Privacy Policy.