Heirloom Portraits Facebook Contest
Official Contest Rules

Name of Sponsor and Contest Administrator:

Sponsor: Heirloom Portraits Inc., P.O. Box 444, Schomberg, Ontario, L0G 1T0. Host: Heirloom Portraits Inc.

Overview of Contest:

The Heirloom Portraits Facebook Contest (the Contest) is a trial for Heirloom Portrait customers who have the chance to win an 8x10 portrait for free soley. The prize does not include a portrait sitting session. The prize will be granted to a randomly selected customer(s) chosen from a list of fans (individuals who have ‘like’d the Heirloom Portraits Inc. Facebook page). The prize is reliant on Heirloom Portraits having the capacity to create an 8x10 portrait with original Heirloom Portraits images from either past promotions or in the relevant future or an image selected by the winner that can be recreated by Heirloom Portraits Inc. and does not infringe on any copyright.

The prize is non-transferable and not redeemable for cash value. The prize will be an 8x10 portrait and exclusive of any additional items ordered by the customer. The prize will be issued to the customer who is registered as the holder of the account and cannot be redeemed by any other person. To confirm eligibility to win the chosen contact must answer a skill testing question.

The Contest will have one winner. All individuals who ‘like’ the Heirloom Portraits Inc. Facebook page are eligible to win.

Eligibility:

Any individuals (including, but not limited to employees, consultants, contractors and those employed by companies affiliated with Heirloom Portraits) who ‘like’d the Heirloom Portraits Facebook page are automatically entered and eligible to win a free 8x10 portrait if, and only if, they are chosen as the winner of this contest. The ability of Heirloom Portraits to fulfill this prize is dependent on whether or not the winner has (or plans to participate in a portrait session), in relative time, had their picture taken by an Heirloom Portraits photographer or has an image that is not protected by copyright that Heirloom Portraits can reproduce as an 8x10 portrait.

To confirm eligibility to win the chosen contact must answer a skill testing question.

Winners must be over the age of 18 to win.

How to Enter:

No purchase of any Heirloom Portraits product or services is necessary (past or present), nor will it improve one’s chances of winning.

Review these Official Contest Rules carefully. All individuals who ‘like’ the Heirloom Portraits Inc. page are automatically entered at the time of ‘liking’.

Each individual Facebook account will be counted as one entry with an equal and non-biased probability of being chosen by a process randomly selecting the winning fan.

Entry in the Contest is subject to these Official Contest Rules.

Contest Period:

The Contest entry period begins on July 30th, 2011 at 12:00:00 am Eastern Standard Time and ends December 31st, 2011 at 11:59:59 pm Eastern Standard Time and will be exclusive to the Heirloom Portraits Fall 2011 Photo Session. The Heirloom Portraits Head Office computer server is the official time keeping device for entry to the Contest. No entries into the Contest will be accepted before or after those dates unless the Sponsor elects in its sole discretion to modify the Contest entry period. The Sponsor reserves the right to allow for minor fluctuations between the timing devices and the actual runtime of the Contest.

Conditions for Contest Materials:

Failure to return to confirmation of eligibility material will result in incompliance with the Contest procedures and thus will forfeit the prize of the free 8x10 portrait.

Submission must comply with III. Eligibility and Official Contest Rules. If a contestant violates Official Contest Rules the Sponsor may use its discretion to disqualify entry. Constitution of violation is held at the opinion and discretion of the Sponsor.

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit the number of winners in each session. The Sponsor holds further right to modify, edit, adapt, and electronically alter the Contest Materials.

Prizewinner Selection and Acceptance Procedures
The Sponsor and its designated panel of employees will choose at minimum one Contest winner per designated session. The winner will be chosen at random with odds depending on the number of Heirloom Portraits Inc. Facebook fans. The Sponsor holds the rights and discretion to choose more than one winner per designated session and may do so without notification to any or all entrants.

As a condition of receiving the prize winners are required to proof of identification that matches the name and appearance specified Facebook account.

Entrants who are not notified as a winner are deemed non-winners and are no longer eligible for the Contest prize.

All winners will be chosen at random with no circumstances other than chance playing a factor and the correct answer of a skill testing question.

The Prize:

The Prize is an associated 8x10 portrait. Prizes are subject to the entrance of the person into the contest. All 8x10 portraits must be generated by an image that has been captured by Heirloom Portraits Inc. or an image at the request of the winner that does not infringe on any copyright. Images are held on file at for two years after their date of creation.

If the winner does not have said image from past promotions or an image of which they can use, the person selected as the winner may postpone the collection of the prize until the next Heirloom Portraits Inc. photography promotion is available. The winner must have a chosen image at the close of the next promotion in his/her community or the prize will be forfeited.

The prize does not include a photo sitting session.

The Sponsor is not responsible for cancelation, or pre-emption of the Contest. The Prize is non-transferable and may not be sold or otherwise exploited for any purpose.

Winners will be announced on the Heirloom Portraits website (www.heirloomportraits.ca) when signed confirmation of eligibility is received. All winners must sign a release to have their portraits displayed on the website or other affiliated internet sites of Heirloom Portraits’ (facebook and/or Twitter).

General Conditions:

The Sponsor is not responsible for and are not liable for (1) any lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or damages portraits packages; (2) any failed or partial notifications of the portraits packages being present in the community; (3) any interruptions to the process of entrants receiving (either for regarding or purchasing) the family portrait packages; (4) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information provided by possible Contest entrants; (5) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration, to entries.

In an event of a dispute the Sponsor holds all rights to the final decision and resolution of conflict.

Official Rules:

For a copy of the Official Contest Rule, please send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: 

Heirloom Portraits Inc.
c/o The Golden Ticket Contest
P.O. Box 444
Schomberg, Ontario
L0G 1T0

All requests for the Official Contest Rules must be received no later than 10 days after the close of the Contest period.