General Rules
Contest Opens: January 31, 2012
Contest Deadline: March 31, 2012 at midnight
Eligibility: over 19 years of age.
How to Enter Your Photo: Upload images via the “Enter Now” page only. Upload one image at a time. A maximum of 10 images per person, JPEG format only; maximum file size is 5MB.
Photos must be taken at Nordic ski trails/facilities in British Columbia, Canada.
Online voting opens: January 31, 2012 – one vote per photo per person only.
Online voting closes: March 30, 2012 at midnight PST.
If you experience problems uploading your photo contact coordinator@bcnordic.com
By submitting a photo, you agree to the following:
You represent that you own all copyrights in the photograph. As a condition of submitting your photo, you unconditionally and irrevocably assign all copyrights and other rights in the photograph to BC Nordic Marketing Society (BC Nordic). You acknowledge that BC Nordic may, at its sole discretion, publish or otherwise use or distribute any photograph submitted by you. Photo credit may be given solely by the discretion of the BC Nordic Marketing Society.
As a condition of submitting your photograph, you (and any other individual depicted in a photograph) unconditionally and irrevocably waive all claims to compensation for use of the photograph, and/or any rights with respect to such use you may have under copyright law, the right to publicity, the right to privacy, the law of defamation, and any other common law or statutory claims under the laws of any jurisdiction. You acknowledge that you have been given the authority by each individual depicted or represented in a photograph to bind such individual to these release terms. BC Nordic Marketing Society reserves the right to adjust any deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.
Approval of Entries:
BC Nordic reserves the sole right and discretion to approve all entries before they are posted on the contest website or BC Nordic Facebook page.
1. Nordic activity photos only will be deemed eligible: e.g. cross-country skiing, Nordic ski touring, snowshoeing, and backcountry skiing are acceptable and eligible to win a prize. Note: Motorized activity is not acceptable. Photos depicting downhill skiing and snowboarding, and snowmobiling activity are not acceptable.
2. Only original photography will be accepted.
3. Photos that are deemed unacceptable due to inappropriate subject matter (as determined by BC Nordic Marketing Society) e.g. nudity, inappropriate language, comments or visuals will not be approved and will be removed from the website.
Judging:
Ist Prize: The photos will be reviewed and judged by a judging panel from BC Nordic Marketing Society. The prize will be awarded based on the following criteria: creativity, photo quality, composition, how the photo captures British Columbia’s winter Nordic playground and the discretion of the judges.
2nd Prize: The photo that receive the most votes and satisfies all the contest rules and criteria will be deemed winner of the 2nd Prize. If a photo has received the most votes, but does not satisfy the contest rules and criteria, e.g. submission of a downhill skiing, snowboarding photo, it will be automatically disqualified and the next photo that has received the next highest amount of votes will be deemed the winner.
Decisions of the judges are FINAL
