Value Awards Contest - Rules and Regulations

By entering this Contest, all entrants accept and agree to these rules:

1. To Enter

No Purchase Necessary. The Contest runs from July 1, 2009 until February, 2010 (the “Contest Period”). Contest draws will be subdivided into a series of prize giveaways, distinguished as follows*:

Draw set 1: Bi-weekly prizes (for all entries received two weeks prior to the draw date)
Draw set 2: Grand Prize, Second Prize and Third Prize (for all entries received during the entire Contest Period)

*More prize draws may be added to this rules and regulations document before the Contest Period closes.

To enter the Contest, go to http://www.up-magazine.com/contests/value-awards-2010 to nominate your value business(es) by location and category with your name and e-mail address. Please include comments about your experience at the nominated place of business. To enter by handwritten paper mail, send your nominations with aforementioned details to up! Magazine, Attn: Value Awards; RedPoint Media Group, 105, 1210 – 20 Avenue. S.E., Calgary, Alberta, T2G 1M8. Entries must be emailed/postmarked by the last day of the Contest. In the event of a dispute over the identity of a Web entrant, entries will be deemed submitted by the authorized holder of the e-mail account. Entries become the property of up! magazine and will not be returned. Entrants may nominate as many candidates as they wish, as often as they wish. Entrants may win up! contests a maximum of one time per year.

2. Drawing

A random drawing from all eligible entries received will be conducted by RedPoint Media Group on the following dates:

Draw 1: November 30, 2009
Draw 2: December 14, 2009
Draw 3: January 4, 2010
Draw 4: January 18, 2010
Draw 5: February 1, 2010
Draw 6: February 15, 2010
Draw 7: March 1, 2010

Odds of winning depend on total number of eligible entries received. One prize per household per calendar year.

3. Prizes

Las Vegas Prize

Return trip for two (2) people from any Canadian international Airport with WestJet scheduled service to Las Vegas, Nevada. The prize includes round-trip airfare for two people, plus four days and three nights accommodation at the Bellagio hotel (www.bellagio.com). Winner and his/her guest must arrange and pay for their return transportation between their residence(s) and departing Canadian Airport. All tickets, offers, events, age ranges, services, attractions and entertainment may be seasonal and are subject to change without notice. Trip is valid for travel until to December 24, 2010. Hotel bookings must be completed at least 30 days in advance.

Jamaica Prize

Return trip for two (2) people from any Canadian international Airport with WestJet scheduled service to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The prize includes round-trip airfare for two people, plus one-week inclusive stay at the Gran Bahia Principle. Winner and his/her guest must arrange and pay for their return transportation between their residence(s) and departing Canadian Airport. All tickets, offers, events, age ranges, services, attractions and entertainment may be seasonal and are subject to change without notice. Trip is valid for travel until to July 27, 2011.

FOR BOTH VACATION PACKAGES

Peak dates such as statutory holidays, spring breaks and airline blackout periods are not available for this prize. Prize must be taken as offered and cannot be substituted for cash or credit. Winner and their designated guest must travel together on the same itinerary in both directions, to and from designated cities awarded. Extensions to the expiry dates, or changes to flights and or passenger names are not permitted once the booking has been confirmed with a valid credit card. No credit or reimbursement will be provided if the prize is not used. Taxes, fees and surcharges are not included, and must be paid for at the time of booking flights with a valid credit card. Prizes may not be redeemed or exchanged for cash or flight credit, including WestJet Vacation packages. Prizes are non-transferable. The Partner/Sponsor is not responsible for any delay, postponement or cancellation, for any reason, of any event(s), exhibit(s), or attraction(s) forming part of any Prize. Prize cannot be combined with any other promotional offer or offers provided by the Partner/Sponsor. Winner must be age of majority in his or her province to be qualified for the prize. All expenses other than those mentioned above are the winner’s responsibility and his or her guests.

Winner and travel companion must obtain necessary/required identification for travel into the United States. If such travel documentations are not provided, travel will be void and will not be extended. If the winner declared is under the legal age required by U.S. law, a legal guardian or parent must travel with minor.


Third Prize

An up! travel package which includes a set of Heys luggage, Koss noise-cancelling headphones and pair of men’s and women’s watches (approximate retail value, $1,000). This prize may not be redeemable for cash value, and must be collected within 12 months of the prize having been awarded.

Biweely Prize

A men’s and women’s model Bulova wristwatch (approximate retail value, $800). This prize must be redeemed within 12 months of the prize having been awarded.

4. Disclaimer

All Prizes must be accepted as awarded, without substitutions or transfers, and cannot be converted to cash. Any additional costs incurred in collecting and using a Prize are the winner’s and his/her guest’s responsibility.

5. Eligibility

Competition is open to all Canadian residents who are of age of majority, according to the law of the province in which they reside. The contest is not open to Employees of RedPoint Media Group or WestJet, their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, sponsors, prize suppliers, and advertising and promotion agencies, or to members of those individuals’ immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings and their spouses), nor to individuals living in the same household of such employees are neligible. Void where prohibited by law. Contest subject to all applicable provincial, federal, local laws and regulations. By participating, entrants agree to these official rules and accept decisions of RedPoint Media Group as final in all matters relating to the contest. By entering any contest, entrant permits RedPoint Media Group’s use of the data input into entrant’s entry form for RedPoint Media Group’s marketing and sales purposes. The entrant consents to the use of their name and photo in any publicity surrounding the winning Prize, including name and photo in the magazine. Entries may be subject to determining the effectiveness of the magazine among readers and that of its advertising.

6. To Claim Prize

Winners will be notified by e-mail and or phone and will have to correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by a RedPoint Media Group representative. If no response to any such e-mail or telephone inquiry is made within seven days of the date on which it was first made, the drawn winner will be deemed to irrevocably forfeit the Prize and a new winning entry shall be drawn. All decisions of RedPoint Media Group representatives are final. Winners may be required to, and if ever asked hereby agrees to, complete and sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release and, where legal, a Publicity Release, prior to the issuance of travel documents. Winners’ guest(s), if any, must be either 18 or older or an immediate family member, and each Winner and each guest(s) may be required to, and if ever asked hereby agrees to, execute a Liability Release and a Publicity Release prior to the issuance of travel documents.

7. Limitation of Liability

WestJet, RedPoint Media Group and their respective sponsors, employees or contractors are not responsible for printing or typographical errors in any contest related materials; stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or illegible entries. Winners are responsible for payment of taxes on prizes and for any other expenses relating to the use of prizes. RedPoint Media Group reserves the right to cancel or modify any or all of the contests if fraud or technical failures compromise the integrity of any or all of the contests as determined by RedPoint Media Group in its sole discretion.

8. For any additional information contact

Email: info@redpointmedia.ca

Attention: Contest/Promotions
RedPoint Media Group
105, 1210 – 20 Ave. S.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2G 1M8