Rules

Wedding Vacations Photo Contest (the “Contest”)

Official Rules and Regulations (the “Contest Rules”)

ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, including residents of the Province of Quebec, who, as at the start of the Contest Period, have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. This Contest is not open to employees, officers, directors, independent contractors, judges, representatives and agents of Sunwing Vacations Inc. dba as Wedding Vacations (“Wedding Vacations”) and its affiliates, or their respective advertising and promotional agencies, dealers, prize suppliers, as well as those with whom any of the foregoing are domiciled (whether legally related or not).

THE CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest entry period commences at 5pm EDT on January 13^th, 2020 and concludes at 5pm EDT on May 8^th, 2020 (the “Contest Period”).

HOW TO ENTER 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  During the Contest Period, visit https://bit.ly/304CJl9 (the “Website”), complete an online entry form with your full name, email address, preferred gateway, language preference and contact phone number.  Upload up to five (5) photographs of your destination wedding day along with an explanation about why you deserve to win the “Wedding Vacations” trip for two (2) persons at Royalton Suites Cancun Resort & Spa.

Only one (1) entry per person during the Contest Period is permitted. Multiple entries are not permitted and will be discarded. In the event that Wedding Vacations receives more than the permitted number of entries from an entrant during the Contest Period, Wedding Vacations reserves the right to void and destroy any entries from that entrant, and that entrant may, at the sole discretion of Wedding Vacations, be disqualified from the Contest.

By submitting an entry, entrants agree to be bound by these official Contest Rules, which are subject to change in Wedding Vacations’ sole discretion.

THE PRIZE

There is (1) prize (the “Prize”) to be won. The Prize consists of an all-inclusive trip which shall include the following:

• Roundtrip airfare, based on economy class, for two (2) adults (one of whom must be the winner) from a Canadian gateway from which Sunwing Airlines operates to Cancun, Mexico (“Destination”)
• Seven (7) nights’ standard accommodations at Royalton Suites Cancun Resort & Spa in a room based on double occupancy
• All Inclusive meal plan while at Royalton Suites Cancun Resort & Spa
• Land transfers between the airport and hotel in Destination
• All hotel taxes and processing fees

The approximate retail value of the Prize is $2,570 CDN, plus taxes. The approximate value of taxes is $450 per person, to be paid by the winner. The actual value may vary depending on the departure city.

PRIZE CONDITIONS

Travel is valid from June 5, 2020 until October 31, 2020 (the “Travel Period”). Travel is subject to availability and must be requested a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to the requested departure date. Blackout periods apply, including without limitation:

• Aug 1 – 31/20

If the Prize winner is unable to travel during the Travel Period, he or she will be required to forfeit the Prize and an alternate winner may be selected in Wedding Vacations’ sole discretion.  Travel arrangements and reservations regarding the flight must be made according to instructions given to the Prize winner. Once reservations are made, they cannot be changed.  All reservations are subject to the terms and conditions set out in Wedding Vacations Magazine or located on Wedding Vacations’ website located at “https://www.weddingvacations.com/real-weddings-photo-contest-2020”. Other restrictions may apply, please contact Wedding Vacations for more information.

The Prize winner and his or her guest must travel together on the same itinerary from the same departure airport as approved by Wedding Vacations.  The Prize winner and his or her guest must be in possession of a valid passport and other necessary travel documents upon selection, which documents must be valid prior to, for the duration of the trip and for six (6) months thereafter, as required by certain countries. Failure to obtain necessary travel documentation will result in forfeiture of the Prize. 

The Prize winner and his or her guest are solely responsible for all incidental costs and expenses not specifically referred to herein as part of the Prize description, including but not limited to, ground transportation not specifically mentioned above (including transportation to and from the Prize winner’s home), airport improvement fees, travel insurance, medical insurance,  trip cancellation insurance, connector flights, sightseeing tours and other in Destination activities, tips, taxes (including, but not limited to, departure taxes, air seat/airline taxes and applicable federal, provincial, municipal, state and/or local taxes on the Prize), travel-related fees/surcharges, excess baggage fees, costs associated with obtaining travel documents, visas, or necessary vaccinations, or items of a personal nature, additional meals, room upgrade, gratuities, and in-room movies, (collectively, the “Expenses”).  The Prize winner and his or her guest shall not seek reimbursement for the Expenses from Wedding Vacations.

Any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates will not be replaced. All airline tickets are subject to flight variation, work stoppages, and schedule or route changes. Wedding Vacations reserves the right to structure travel routes and select hotels in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight except at the sole discretion of Wedding Vacations.                                           

If the Prize, or any portion thereof, is unused, it cannot be carried forward and will be forfeited. 

Elements of the Prize (including, without limitation, airfare and lodging) may not be used towards frequent flyer miles or other loyalty programs.

The Prize winner and his or her guest must comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to, all local laws while in Destination.

PRIZE SUBSTITUTION

The Prize, and any portion thereof, is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable, has no cash surrender value and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except as may be decided by Wedding Vacations in its sole discretion. Wedding Vacations reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute and/or modify the Prize or any portion thereof, with a Prize of equal or greater value for any reason.

WINNER SELECTION

Wedding Vacations will appoint a panel of at least five (5) judges (“Judges”) who are charged with selecting the winner. Entries will be judged based on the following criteria, in the sole discretion of the Judges: (a) appeal of the composition and subject matter; (b) overall quality of the image; and (c) appeal of the explanation as to why the entrant should win.

On Monday May 13^th, 2020 at 12pm EDT (“Winner Selection Date”) at the offices of Wedding Vacations located at 27 Fasken Drive, Toronto, Ontario, the Judges will select one (1) selected entrant and will make an announcement on Wedding Vacations’ Facebook page on May 18^th, 2020 at 12pm EDT.  Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.

The selected entrant will be contacted by a representative of Wedding Vacations within twenty-four (24) hours of the Winner Selection Date by telephone and/or email (the method selected is Wedding Vacations’ sole discretion), as provided by the entrant in his or her Contest entry form. Wedding Vacations is not responsible for false, incorrect, changed, incomplete or illegible contact information. Notification is deemed to have occurred immediately upon sending of an email or placing a phone call.

If the selected entrant is unable to be contacted (including failing to return phone calls or emails) within two (2) days of the Winner Selection Date, declines to accept the Prize or is found to be ineligible, his or her rights to the Prize shall be forfeited and another eligible entrant may be selected in Wedding Vacations’ sole discretion.

In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the email address at the time of entry. The authorized account holder is the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in question.

DECLARATION AND RELEASE OF THE PRIZE WINNER

Before being awarded the Prize:

the selected entrant must correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited skill-testing mathematical question during a prearranged telephone call; and

the selected entrant and his or her guest must each sign and return to Wedding Vacations a standard form Declaration and Release (the “Release Form”) confirming compliance with the Contest Rules, acceptance of the Prize as awarded and releasing Wedding Vacations, its affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from all liability arising in connection with the Contest and the Prize.  The Release Form will be emailed to the selected entrant at the email address provided on his or her Contest entry form.  The selected entrant is responsible for obtaining and returning signed copies of the Release Form from his or her guest.  In the event the selected entrant’s guest is a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the minor must sign the Release Form on behalf of the minor.  If the selected entrant is not the parent or legal guardian of the minor, the parent or legal guardian of the minor must consent to the designated accompanying adult in taking part in the Prize.

In the event that the selected entrant fails to answer the mathematical question correctly, does not return the signed Release Form as instructed by Wedding Vacations and within two (2) days of receipt of such Release Form, or otherwise does not meet all Contest Rules, the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize will be forfeited.  Wedding Vacations will then award the Prize (subject to these Contest Rules) to another selected entrant drawn from the remaining entries, at its sole discretion.

OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES AND PUBLICITY RELEASE

Entrant retains the copyright in the Materials (as defined below) submitted with his or her entry.  Except where prohibited by law, by entering the Contest, each entrant, regardless of whether or not he or she is selected as the Prize winner, grants to Wedding Vacations and its advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, an exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to display, disclose, produce, reproduce, publish and/or republish, broadcast, communicate, exhibit, distribute, adapt, alter, modify, translate, create derivative works based upon, use and/or reuse, sublicense entrant’s Materials or any portion thereof, and otherwise exploit the entrant’s entry and any other information and material provided by entrant at any time (including, but not limited to, the entrant’s name, city of residence and province, voice, likeness, photograph and likeness of entrant, image or any other aspect of entrant’s personality, photographs, images, video, biography, statements, story and endorsements) (collectively “Materials”), in whole or in part, individually or in conjunction with other items for the purpose of this Contest or any other purpose (including, but not limited to, entertainment, instruction/education, advertising, marketing, promotional and/or publicity purposes), throughout the world, in any manner, form, media or technology now known or hereafter devised (including, but not limited to, print, video, television, social media, internet and broadcast). Entrant will not be entitled to compensation for any use of the entrant’s Materials by Wedding Vacations or its advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, agents, licensees or assignees.  The entrant hereby waives any right to inspect or approve any advertising copy or other material which may be used in conjunction with the entry and any moral rights entrant may have in or in respect thereof. 

Wedding Vacations will have no obligation to publish or use or retain any Materials entrant submits or to return any Materials to entrant. Entrant agrees that it is his or her sole responsibility to obtain all permissions and releases necessary for the grant of the rights contained in this Section.  Entrant agrees to take any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits, licenses, and other documents) reasonably requested by Wedding Vacations to effect, perfect, or confirm Wedding Vacations’ rights set forth in this Section.

CONSENT TO COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC MESSAGES

By entering the Contest, the entrant consents to the collection, use and disclosure of his or her personal information by Wedding Vacations for the purpose of administering the Contest, awarding the Prize and announcing the Prize winner, as applicable, and any subsequent advertising or promotion related thereto. The entrant further consents to receive electronic messages from Wedding Vacations regarding its products, services, special events, surveys, contests, offers, promotions or any other marketing material.  The entrant may unsubscribe or withdraw consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of Wedding Vacations’ email communications. Personal Information collected in connection with this Contest will be used by Wedding Vacations in accordance with Wedding Vacations’ privacy policy available at http://www.weddingvacations.com/privacy-policy/

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ENTRANT

 If entrant submits any Materials with his or her entry, by submitting an entry, entrant represents and warrants that his or her entry:

• is his or her own original work;
• does not contain material or images that is obscene, inappropriate, offensive, or defamatory;
• does not violate or infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other rights of any person or entity;
• does not contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, Trojan horses or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
• does not and will not violate any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation; and
• does not trigger any reporting or royalty obligation to any third party.

Entrant further represents and warrants that the rights that entrant is granting under these Contest Rules do not conflict in any way with any other agreement to which he or she is a party, or with any commitments, restrictions, or obligations that he or she is under to any other person or entity.

If entrant’s entry contains an image or representation of an identifiable feature of a person other than himself/herself (for example, if enough of someone else’s face were shown so that that person could be identified), then entrant represents and warrants that he or she obtained the express approval of that person before submitting the entry, and that entrant can provide a copy of that consent to Wedding Vacations upon request.

 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF WEDDING VACATIONS

The Prize winner accepts the Prize “as is”.  Wedding Vacations does not make any representations nor offers any warranty, express or implied, as to the quality or fitness of the Prize awarded in connection with the Contest. The Prize winner understands and acknowledges that he or she may not seek reimbursement or pursue any legal or equitable remedy from Wedding Vacations should the Prize fail to be fit for its purpose or is in any way unsatisfactory to the Prize winner.

SUSPENSION/TERMINATION/MODIFICATION AND TAMPERING

Subject to applicable law, Wedding Vacations reserves the right to cancel, suspend, terminate and/or modify the Contest Rules or administration of the Contest, in whole or in part, without prior notice with no obligation or liability, including, if for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, whether due to technical failure, tampering, fraud, corruption of security or other causes beyond the control of Wedding Vacations.

Wedding Vacations further reserves the right to disqualify, from this Contest and future contests of Wedding Vacations, any individual who tampers with or in any way corrupts the entry process. Wedding Vacations may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Contest, future contests of Wedding Vacations and/or winning a prize if, in Wedding Vacations’ sole discretion, Wedding Vacations determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, or any unlawful or unfair playing practices relating to the Contest (including but not limited to the use of automated quick entry programs), prize, or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Wedding Vacations’ representatives.

Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Wedding Vacations reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including lawyers’ fees) from any such entrant or any other individual to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

INDEMNITY AND LIABILITY

• By participating in the Contest, the entrant agrees that Wedding Vacations shall have no liability and agrees to release, indemnify and hold harmless Wedding Vacations and its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, dealers, prize suppliers and each of their respective agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees from and against any injuries, losses, damages, claims, actions, demands, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, including without limitation any legal fees and any liability of any kind resulting from or arising directly or indirectly out of: (a) the entrant’s participation in the Contest or inability to participate in the Contest; (b) the acceptance, possession, use, enjoyment or misuse of the Prize; (c) with respect to the entry and any other information and/or material submitted by the entrant including, but not limited to, all actions of passing off, misappropriation of personality, breach of privacy, infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark or any other proprietary right; or (d) any breach of the entrant’s representations and warranties above.

Wedding Vacations will not be responsible for lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate or destroyed entries, and all such entries are void. Wedding Vacations assumes no responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, printing errors, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer lines or networks, emails, computer equipment, servers, software, access providers, or any combination thereof.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WEDDING VACATIONS BE HELD LIABLE TO ENTRANT OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, ECONOMIC, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO:  (A) THE CONTEST; (B) THE ENTRIES; (C) ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH COPYRIGHT OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS; (D) THE BREACH OF THE CONTEST RULES; OR (E) THE PRIZE.

WHERE CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE AVAILABLE

These Contest Rules are available online at the Website or entrant may request a copy of the Contest Rules by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:  Wedding Vacations by Sunwing Photo Contest c/o Sunwing Vacations Inc., 27 Fasken Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M9W 1K7.

Quebec Residents

Any litigation involving a Quebec resident respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation involving a Quebec resident respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

CONTEST SPONSOR

The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. All information provided by entrant is being provided to Wedding Vacations and not to Facebook.   Facebook is completely released of all liability by each entrant in this Contest.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS

This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations.  This Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The entrant hereby irrevocably attorns to the jurisdiction of the Courts of the Province of Ontario.

MISCELLANEOUS

In the event that any provision of the Contest Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Wedding Vacations’ failure to enforce any term of these Contest Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. Entrants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Contest Rules. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest related materials, privacy policy or terms of use on the Website and/or the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules, the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in Wedding Vacations’ sole and absolute discretion.