The following are the rules (“Rules”) for the Holiday Helper Contest (the “Contest”) being administered by Explorestrathconacounty.com (“Explore”). The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook and any personal information provided by an entrant is being provided to Explore and not Facebook.

(1) ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for the Contest, entrants must be legal residents of Canada, be of the age of majority or older at the time of entry in their province or territory of residence and have a valid Facebook account. Employees of Explorestrathconacounty.com and participating businesses, their affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies and the household members of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Participating businesses are Macri Photography; Twenty 1 Design Co.; Gem Gallerie; Average Joe’s; Sherwood Park Bookworm; Confetti Sweets; Pookey’s Pet Food and Supplies; Illustrious Interiors; Corey McEwen, Edmonton Area Realtor; Legendary Body Lounge; The Meals Maven; Studio 36; Keylime Athletic Wear; and Kat’s Kreatives. 

(2) HOW TO ENTER. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter, entrants must like the Explorestrathconacounty.com Facebook page and comment on a post that highlights the Holiday Helper Contest. The Contest shall run from Tuesday, November 26, 2019 12:00 pm (noon) to Monday, December 16, 2019 12:00 pm (noon), after which time no further entries will be considered.

ADDITIONAL ENTRIES. Entrants can earn additional entries into the draw by heading over to like each participating business’ Facebook page and commenting on one of their Holiday Helper Contest posts. Participating businesses are Pookey’s Pet Food & Supplies; Twenty 1 Design Co.; Gem Gallerie; Macri Photography; Confetti Sweets; Sherwood Park Bookworm; Average Joes; Illustrious Interiors; Corey McEwen; Legendary Body Lounge; The Meals Maven; Studio 36; Keylime Athletic Wear and Kat’s Kreatives.  

(3) SELECTION OF WINNER. Upon completion of the Contest, a representative from Explore shall review the comments submitted on the Explorestrathconacounty.com Facebook page, as well as the participating businesses Facebook pages and choose a winner by random draw. The potential winner will be contacted by private Facebook message and will have twenty-four hours to respond, provide their contact information and answer a skill-testing question. If a selected potential winner does not respond in the allotted time, another potential winner may be selected at Explore’s sole discretion.

(4) PRIZE[S]. There is one Prize available to be won, which consists of a gift basket, filled with donations from all of the participating businesses. The approximate retail value of the prize is $1,036 dollars (CDN$1,036). The Prize is not transferable and not redeemable for cash and must be accepted as offered without substitution.

Winner will be responsible to pick up the prize package within 7 days of winning, from one of the participating business locations. The prize winner may also arrange for pickup and delivery of the prize package, at their own cost.

(5) RELEASE. The Winner will be required to execute a Winner release form (“Release”) that confirms Winner’s: (i) eligibility for the Contest; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of Explore, other participating businesses, Facebook, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of their employees and representatives from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Contest or the acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) grants to Explore of the unrestricted right, in Explore’s sole discretion, to produce, publish, and otherwise use or re-use the Winner’s name and photograph, in any and all media in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof.

The executed Release must be returned within two (2) business days of the date indicated on the accompanying letter of notification or the verification as a Winner or the selected entrant will be disqualified, and the Prize forfeited.

(6) GENERAL. By participating in the Contest, you agree to abide by these Rules and the decisions of Explore which shall be final and binding in all respects. Entrants who have not complied with these Rules are subject to disqualification.

Notwithstanding the defined Contest Period, Explore reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Contest, in whole or part, and/or modify, amend or suspend the Contest, and/or these Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.

Personal information collected during the course of the Contest shall be used by Explore and its authorized representatives solely for the purposes of conducting the Contest and awarding prizes and will not be used or disclosed for any other purpose unless required by law. Explore will use the entrant’s personal information only for identified purposes and protect the entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with legislation.

By participating in the Contest, the Prize Winner agree(s) that his/her name may be used in any and all forms of media, without any further compensation by Explore and waives all rights (including moral rights) with respect to printed, broadcast and other forms of publicity.

In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an electronic entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the Facebook account associated with the entry. “Authorized account holder” of the Facebook account is defined as the natural person who is assigned to a Facebook account by Facebook.

The Giveaway is subject to all applicable laws of the province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein.