Rules

Access to the Outdoors - Photo & Art Contest
OFFICIAL RULES

1. Sponsor: Access to the Outdoors - Photo & Art Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by Arc'teryx Seattle, 400 Pike St, Seattle, Washington (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor is responsible for all aspects of the Contest. Participation in the Contest constitutes the participant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules, and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

2. Eligibility: Contest (the "Contest") is only open to participants who are legal residents of United States, and who are 18+ at the time of entry (the “Entrant”). Employees of Arc'teryx Seattle (the "Sponsor"), their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Contest. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law, rule, or regulation.

3. Contest Period: Entries will be accepted online starting on Jul 09, 2021 at 12:00 AM and ending Aug 08, 2021 at 11:59 PM (the “Entry Period”). All online entries must be received by Aug 08, 2021 11:59 PM . All times are (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada). Entries submitted before or after the Entry Period will not be eligible. Sponsor’s computer is the official timekeeping device for the Contest.

4. How to Enter: The Contest must be entered by submitting an entry using the online form provided on this site. The entry must fulfill all Contest requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Arc'teryx Seattle. You may enter only once and you must fill in the information requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple e-mail addresses, identities or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Arc'teryx Seattle.

5. Qualifying Submissions: To be eligible for any category, a photograph or painting must have been created by the entrant since July 1, 2021. This date applies to all submissions. The contestant certifies that they are the sole creator and copyright owner of the submitted artwork.

Please submit artwork and requested information online through this contest form. You may submit up to 5 photographs per category for a contest total of 10 submissions. In order to be displayed in our online gallery without being stretched or distorted, images must be submitted in .jpeg, .jpg or .gif format, edited for web in sRGB color space, at least 2,000 pixels wide and no larger than 10 MB. You must complete a separate form for each submission. 

We do not accept digitally or otherwise enhanced or altered photos. Minor adjustments, including the removal of sensor dust or scratches on scans of negatives, dodging and burning, sharpening, contrast, toning, slight color adjustment and conversion to grayscale are acceptable for all categories. The addition and subtraction of objects is not permitted. If the judges determine that a photographer has altered their photo, they reserve the right to disqualify it. Image composites including HDR and stitched panoramas will be judged as Altered Images. 

We do not accept photographs submitted through the mail and do not accept more than one contestant per e-mail address. High-quality scans of non-digital photographs and paintings are acceptable. Digital photographs should be taken at the highest resolution possible. Finalists must be prepared to submit a final file to be printed at displayed at our gallery show at the end of the contest. The contest sponsors reserve the right to disqualify incomplete entries and/or contestants who are unable to submit, upon request, a high-resolution photograph of at least 300 dpi at 3,000 pixels on the longest side or an original painting.

6. Judging: The Contest entries will be judged based on: Entries will be publicly judged via a livestream event based on creativity, quality, originality, responsiveness to the prompt and overall impact. The contest sponsors will select 3 winners for each category for a total of 6 prize winners. The 6 winners will be notified of their status and appear on our social media and newsletter in August 2021. The contest sponsors will notify winners via the contact information provided at the time of entry and may disqualify anyone who fails to respond to the notification within five business days. Please do not contact us about the status of entries or judging.

Judging will be conducted by: Arc'teryx Seattle Ambassador, Max Djenohan. Arc'teryx Seattle Ambassador, Anthony Ngu. Adventure Art Academy Founder, Claire Giordano. Glazer's Camera Instructor, Kate Hailey.

7. Prizes: The approximate retail value of all prizes is $. The prizes are: Prizes include: 1st Place Photography ($808 value)[Arc'teryx Beta LT Jacket ($399), Peak Design 65L Travel Duffle in Sage color with Large Camera Cube ($309), Glazer’s Gift Card ($100), Framed 24x36 print ($100)]. 2nd Place Photography ($529 value)[Arc'teryx Atom LT Hoody ($259), Peak Design Capture Camera Clip in Silver color ($70), Glazer’s Gift Card ($100), Framed 24x36 print ($100)]. 3rd Place Photography ($100 value)[Framed 24x36 print ($100)]. 1st Place Painting ($755 value)[Arc'teryx Beta AR Jacket ($599), 1 month watercolor lesson ($22), 11x14in artwork by Claire Giordano ($54), Framed 24x36 print ($100)]. 2nd Place Painting ($516 value)[Arc'teryx Cerium LT Hoody ($379), Alpenglow Postcard set ($15), 1 month watercolor lesson ($22), Framed 24x36 print ($100)]. 3rd Place Painting ($100 value)[Framed 24x36 print ($100)].

The prize must be collected by the winner and is nontransferable. The winner will be contacted via the email address provided during entry. If no response is received after [five] business days, a new winner will be selected and the previous winner will forfeit all rights to the prize. The prize’s item, color, size, and fit, is subject to availability. In the event that the item is not available at the time of claiming, the contest sponsor(s) will offer one of the following options as resolution: 1] to fulfill the item(s) when available within one month of winning confirmation, or 2] replace prize item with the sponsor’s choice at the same or more value to not exceed $50. Prize cannot be redeemed nor returned for cash value. Violators attempting to do so will be banned from respective business locations and from participating in future contests and giveaways.

Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsor's discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for Arc'teryx Seattle to use winner's name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.

8. Winner Notification: Winners of the Contest will be notified via e-mail or phone to the e-mail address or phone number they entered into the Contest with within five (5) days following the winner selection. Arc'teryx Seattle shall have no liability for a winner's failure to receive notices due to winners' spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for winners' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 5 days from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The receipt by winner of the prize offered in this Contest is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal and state laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY WINNER (AT SPONSOR'S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER'S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

9. Rights Granted by you: By entering this Contest you understand that Arc'teryx Seattle, anyone acting on behalf of Arc'teryx Seattle, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner's name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Contest, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation. The entrant retain the rights to their artwork and their image submissions will solely be used to announce the winners via social media and email.

10. Terms: Arc'teryx Seattle reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Contest. In such case, Arc'teryx Seattle may judge submissions from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Arc'teryx Seattle. Arc'teryx Seattle reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.
Arc'teryx Seattle has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Contest rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Arc'teryx Seattle reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. By entering the Contest you agree to receive email newsletters periodically from Arc'teryx Seattle, Glazer's Camera, Adventure Art Academy, and the Washington Trail Association. You can opt-out of receiving this communication at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter.

11. Limitation of Liability: By entering you agree to release and hold harmless Arc'teryx Seattle and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant's participation in the contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.

12. Disputes: THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF UNITED STATES AND Washington, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Contest, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Washington having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Contest), and participant further 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 Arc'teryx Seattle Web Site. Read the Privacy Policy here: https://arcteryx.com/us/en/help/privacy

14. Winners List: For the names of the winners, please contact us at and in the body of the email type 'Please e-mail me the winners' list for the Arc'teryx Seattle Contest.

15. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google. You understand that you are providing your information to the owner of this Contest and not to Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, LinkedIn or Google.