Participation Rules

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  1. The “THE GREEN OUTDOORS” Contest (hereafter the “Contest”) is held by and for the benefit of the Cascades Tissue Group, a division of Cascades Canada Inc. (hereafter the “Contest Organizers”) in Canada and on the Internet and will take place from March 1st, 2010 until November 15th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET (hereafter the “Contest Period”).

    2. ELIGIBILITY

  2. This Contest is open to all residents of Canada (excluding territory residents) who have reached the age of majority in their place of residence (according to the laws of their applicable province). The following persons are excluded from participation: employees, agents and representatives of the Contest Organizers, of their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of prizes, materials or services related to the present Contest, as well as members of their immediate families (siblings, children, mother, father), their legal or de facto spouse and all persons with whom these employees, representatives and agents are domiciled.

    3. HOW TO ENTER

    No purchase required.

  3. Initial entry. During the Contest Period, visit the simplegreenaction.ca website, select the “Green Outdoors” icon and click “Enter”. Create your account, fill in all mandatory fields on the registration form, i.e. your first and last name, telephone number (including area code) and email address, choose a user name and password, then confirm your password. Once you’ve created your account, fill out the entry form by typing in your province and one (1) 12-digit UPC from any current Cascades Tissue Group tissue paper product. (To obtain a UPC, you may purchase a current Cascades Tissue Group tissue paper product or simply write down the UPC appearing on any current Cascades Tissue Group tissue paper product when in a store that carries Cascades Tissue Group tissue paper products in Canada, subject to availability.) Certify that you have read and that you accept the Contest Participation Rules, then click on “Enter” no later than November 15th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. ET. A window will appear with a message confirming that you have entered the Contest. You’ll then obtain one (1) initial Contest entry.

    If you’ve already created an account, click on “Already registered?”. Enter your user name and password, and then fill out the entry form as indicated in the previous paragraph.

  4. Additional entries.

    5. By inviting friends to enter the Contest:

    4.1. By entering the Contest, as stipulated in paragraph 3, you can add, directly on the entry form, the first name and email address of one (1) or up to five (5) friends to invite them to enter the Contest. For each friend that enters the Contest for the first time using the link in your invitation message, you will obtain an additional entry in the Contest.

    4.2. If you already have entered the Contest, at any time following your entry you can come back on the website, identify yourself and click on “Add a friend” to invite up to two (2) new friends each day and obtain an additional entry for each friend that enters the Contest for the first time using the link in your invitation. Your friends’ email addresses must be valid, different and active.

    By entering a UPC:

    4.3. If you already have entered the Contest, each day during the Contest Period following your entry you can come back on the website, identify yourself and click on “Add a UPC” to add a UPC in conformity with paragraph 3.

    Participation limit

  5. All participants must respect the following limits. Failure to do so will lead to disqualification.

    6. 5.1. There is a limit of one (1) initial Contest entry per account, at all times during the Contest Period.

    5.2. There is a limit of one (1) account per email address, at all times during the Contest Period.

    5.3. Participants will have to use only one (1) and same email address for the entire Contest Period, even if they have more than one address. To enter the Contest, cookies must not be deactivated.

    5.4. There is a limit of five (5) friend invitations during initial Contest entry and of two (2) additional friend invitations per day, per email address.

    5.5. There is a limit of one (1) additional entry using one (1) UPC per email address per day.

    PRIZES

  6. To be won: ten (10) gift certificates worth $5,000 each, exchangeable at a retailer of the Contest Organizers’ choice and at their sole discretion.

    7. 6.1. Distribution of prizes per region:

    Two (2) in Quebec

    Two (2) in Ontario

    Two (2) in British Columbia

    One (1) in Manitoba

    One (1) in Saskatchewan

    One (1) in Alberta

    One (1) in the Maritimes (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island)

  7. The following conditions apply to each prize:

    8. 7.1. When choosing a retailer, Contest Organizers will select a retailer that sells sports and outdoor equipment.

    7.2. When making their choice, Contest Organizers will take into consideration the winner’s place of residence. However, the final decision as to choosing a retailer is entirely at the sole discretion of the Contest Organizers.

    7.3. Gifts certificates will be valid for the period of time indicated by the retailer and can be used fragmentarily until their total value is used up, unless otherwise stated by the retailer.

    7.4. No credit or refund will be given if a gift certificate is not used within the prescribed period or if the value of a purchase made during one visit is inferior to the value of the gift certificate.

    7.5. Gift certificates are not exchangeable for money, in whole or in part.

    7.6. Gift certificates cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion.

    7.7. The number of denominations and the form in which prizes will be given (e.g. gift certificates, gift cards, credit, etc.) is at the Contest Organizers’ sole discretion.

    7.8. Gift certificates are subject to all other applicable restrictions and conditions that may be stated by the retailer or a store visited by a winner.

    DRAW

  8. The random draw will take place on November 30th, 2010 at noon (ET) in Montreal (Quebec) at the offices of the agency in charge of organising the Contest. One (1) to two (2) entries will be randomly selected among all of the admissible entries received per province/region, as indicated in paragraph 6.1, in order to allocate one (1) to two (2) gift certificates per province/region, as the case may be.

    9. Chances OF WINNING

  9. Chances of winning a prize depend on the total number of admissible entry forms received for the province/region in which the participant entered the Contest and on the number of prizes available for this province/region.
  10. There is a limit of one prize per person and per residence.

    11. PRIZE CLAIM

  11. In order to be declared a winner, the chosen participant must:

    12. 11.1. Be reached by phone or email, at the Contest Organizers’ discretion, within fifteen (15) days following the random draw. In the event that a chosen participant was reached by email, he/she must reply within fifteen (15) days following receipt of said email and conform to the instructions in the email. Any prize notification email followed by a mention that the message was undeliverable will disqualify the chosen participant, and a new participant will be selected.

    11.2. Correctly answer the mathematical skill-testing question, without help and within a limited time, which will be asked by phone by the Contest Organizers at a moment agreed to in advance or by email.

    11.3. Sign the declaration form and disclaimer of responsibility (hereafter the “Declaration Form”) that will be sent to him/her and return it to the Contest Organizers within ten (10) days following its receipt.

  12. A selected person will be disqualified if he/she fails to respect one of the above-mentioned conditions or any other condition set out in these present Rules or if he/she refuses to receive his/her prize. In such an event, a new draw will take place to award the prize in conformity with these present Rules until a person is selected and declared a winner.
  13. In the ten (10) days following receipt of the duly signed Declaration Form, the Contest Organizers will mail a letter to each winning person with the necessary information in order to take possession of his/her prize.

    14. GENERAL CONDITIONS

  14. All registration forms, entry forms and Declaration Forms are subject to the verification of the Contest Organizers. Any registration forms, entry forms or Declaration Forms that are, as the case may be, incomplete, fraudulent, transmitted late, that don’t contain the correct contact information with which to reach the participant or otherwise non-conforming, will be rejected and deemed invalid. Registration forms, entry forms, Declaration Forms and information pertaining to participation must be validated to verify each prize claim. Prizes will only be allocated after validation and verification.
  15. The use of automated registration software is forbidden. Entries made from multiple email addresses, under multiple identities or using any other method to enter many times will be deemed inadmissible. Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify a person or to void one or many entries of anyone entering or trying to enter the present Contest by using any means that go against the present Rules or that make it unfair for other participants (e.g. piracy, entries exceeding the permitted limit, etc.). This person could be referred to the authorities.
  16. Each prize must be accepted as described in these Rules and cannot be transferred – in whole or in part – to another person, replaced by any other prize or exchanged – in whole or in part – against money, except as provided in the following paragraph.
  17. Should it be impossible, difficult and/or more expensive for the Contest Organizers to award a prize as described herein, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to award a prize of similar nature and equivalent value, or, at their sole discretion, the value of the prize indicated in these present Rules, in cash.
  18. The winner releases the Contest Organizers, their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, their employees, agents and representatives from all responsibility for any damage that could take place by the acceptance and use of the prize. In order to be declared a winner and prior to obtaining the prize, the winning person agrees to sign a Declaration Form to this effect.
  19. All persons selected for a prize recognise that as soon as they receive the letter confirming their prize and the necessary information in order to take possession of their prize, the retailer who has provided the gift certificate becomes entirely and exclusively responsible for fulfilling obligations related to the prize and delivering said prize. The only guarantee applicable to products and services, as the case may be, obtained using a gift certificate is the usual guarantee offered by the manufacturer or service provider. All persons selected accept to sign a declaration to this effect included in the Declaration Form.
  20. The Contest Organizers reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this present Contest, in whole or in part, in the case of any event or human intervention that may corrupt or affect the administration, security, impartiality or progress of the Contest as provided in these present Rules, the whole subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec, if required.
  21. The Contest Organizers do not guarantee in any way that the Contest Internet site will be accessible or functional without interruption throughout the Contest Period or that it will be free from any errors.
  22. Any attempt made by an entrant or any other person to deliberately damage the Contest website or any related website or undermine or sabotage the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to reject the entrant’s participation in the Contest and seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
  23. In the event that the computer system, for any reason whatsoever, is not able to register all Contest entries during the Contest Period, or if the Contest was to end in whole or in part before the end date stated in the present Rules, the Contest Organizers will proceed to a random selection of a person among all admissible entries registered during the Contest Period or at the date of the event that terminated the Contest.
  24. In any case, the Contest Organizers, their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of prizes, materials or services related to this present Contest as well as their employees, agents and representatives will not be obligated to allocate more prizes than what is stipulated in the present Rules or to allocate prizes in any other way than that stated in the present Rules.
  25. The Contest Organizers, their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, their employees, agents and representatives are released from any responsibility related to the malfunction of any data processing component, of all software or of all lines of communication relating to the loss or absence of communication and which may limit or prevent any person from participating in the Contest. The Contest Organizers, their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, their employees, agents and representatives are also released from any responsibility for any damage or any loss that may have been caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the downloading of any Internet page or any software related to entering the Contest.
  26. By entering or by attempting to enter this present Contest, all persons release the Contest Organizers, their parent, associated and affiliated companies, their advertising and promotion agencies, their employees, agents and representatives of all damages that may occur as a result of the participation or attempted participation in the present Contest.
  27. By entering this Contest, any winning person authorizes the Contest Organizers and their representatives to use, if needed, his/her name, photo, image, declaration in regards to the prize, place of residence and/or voice for advertising purposes, without any form or compensation. A declaration to this effect will be included in the Declaration Form.
  28. Contest Organizers will not be held responsible for any registration forms, entry forms or Declaration Forms sent erroneously, transmitted late or lost. All Declaration forms become the property of Contest Organizers and will in no circumstances be returned to entrants.
  29. For the purpose of the present Contest, the participant/entrant is considered to be the person whose contact information has been entered online when his/her account was created on the Contest website. It is this person whom will be asked to answer the mathematical skill-testing question. It is also the person to whom the prize will be awarded if he/she is selected at random and if he/she is declared a winner.
  30. For residents of Quebec, any dispute with respect to organizing or conducting an advertising contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec for scrutiny. A dispute with respect to the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie for the sole purpose of intervention in order to achieve resolution.
  31. Any decision on the part of the Contest Organizers or of their representatives, related to this present Contest, is final and without appeal, subject to any decision of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec having to do with matters related to its competence.
  32. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with participants within the present Contest other than what is specified in the present Rules or as initiated by the Contest Organizers.
  33. Participants’ personal information collected during this Contest will be used solely for managing the Contest. No commercial communication or other, unrelated to the Contest, will be sent to participants unless they, among other things, fail to uncheck the box to this effect on their entry form or if they check the box allowing the Contest partner to communicate with them.
  34. If a paragraph of these Rules is declared illegal, non-executable or nil by a competent court, that paragraph will be considered nil, but all other paragraphs that are not concerned will be applied within the limits permitted by the law.
  35. In case of discrepancy between the French and English versions of these present Rules, the French version will prevail.