Fanarama! Presented by Coast Hotels and Resorts and Vancouver Attractions

Sponsors:

The sponsors of this contest are Coast Hotels Ltd. (“Coast”) and Vancouver Attractions, representing ten (10) attractions: The Capilano Suspension Bridge, Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours, Harbour Cruises, Vancouver Lookout, Vancouver Art Gallery, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Science World at Telus World of Science, Burnaby Village Museum, Minter Gardens, and Hell’s Gate Airtram, (“Vancouver Attractions”) (The “Sponsors”).

Contest Dates:

Fanarama Scavenger Hunt Contest opens June 13th, 2011 at 12:00:00 a.m. PST and closes August 28th, 2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST. Fanarama Photo Contest opens June 13th, 2011 at 12:00:00 a.m. PST and closes September 30th, 2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST.

The Contest:

The Fanarama Contest consists of two parts. Part One (1): The Fanarama Scavenger Hunt. There are ten (10) weekly mini-contests starting Monday June 13th, 2011. Each weekly contest will begin on the Monday of each week and will run for a period of seven (7) days, ending on the Sunday of every week at 11:59:59 p.m. PST for a period of ten (10) weeks. A new scavenger hunt will start each week. The Fanarama Scavenger Hunt will close August 28th, 2011. Part two (2): The Fanarama Photo Contest opens June 13th, 2011 and runs until September 30th, 2011. The top three (3) photos will be selected by the highest number of votes from the online community. Each contest is considered separate.

How To Enter the Fanarama Scavenerger Hunt:

• Like Coast Hotels & Resorts Facebook Fan Page, www.facebook.com/coasthotels
• Using hint provided, find Stan the Squirrel on www.coasthotels.com or on www.vancouverattractions.com
• When you find Stan the Squirrel, make note of the code on the sign held by Stan and click on him to be re-directed back to the www.facebook.com/coasthotels ballot form.
• Optional Bonus Entry: Answer the question about the Vancouver Attraction correctly to receive an extra entry into the draw
• Once all necessary fields are completed in the ballot form, click submit to receive confirmation of entry

How To Enter the Fanarama Photo Contest:

• Take a photo of or in one of the ten Vancouver Attractions or, of or in any Coast Hotel or Resort
• Upload photo online at www.fanarama.ca with a brief description
• Share your photo on www.fanarama.ca to receive more votes
• The submitter(s) of the top three photos with the most votes by September 30th, 2011 will win one of three grand prizes

Fanarama Weekly Scavenger Hunt:

No purchase necessary. Contestants’ must first ‘Like’ or become a ‘Fan’ of Coast Hotels & Resorts Facebook Fan Page, www.facebook.com/coasthotels and complete the online entry form. All required fields must be entered in order to be eligible.

The online entry form includes two (2) components. (1) Contestants are required to search Coast Hotels & Resorts website www.coasthotels.com for the image of Stan the Squirrel and input the code displayed by Stan in their ballot form on www.facebook.com/coasthotels. Contestants’ must first ‘Like’ Coast Hotels & Resorts facebook page in order to fill in entry form. (2) To receive a bonus entry into that week’s draw contestants will have the option to answer a skill-testing question about the Vancouver Attraction. All entries become the property of The Sponsors.

Fanarama Photo Contest:

To enter the photo contest, participants are required to upload an image of or in one of the ten Vancouver Attractions, or of or in any Coast Hotel or Resort onto the webpage www.fanarama.ca. To be considered in the contest, all submissions must be original, unpublished photographs taken of or in a Vancouver Attraction or Coast Hotel & Resort. There is no limit to the number of entries per person. Each submission must include a separate entry form. Photos must be in digital format. Only online entries will be eligible. No print or film submissions will be accepted for entry into this Contest.

By uploading a photo and by entering this contest, the contestant grants the sponsors the unrestricted and exclusive rights to use photograph(s) submitted for any purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, publishing your photograph(s) in print or electronic form for promotional purposes without further compensation and the right to use the photographers name as a credit along with the photograph. The photographer must own all rights to any photographs entered in this contest. It is the responsibility of the contestant to ensure that publication of the photographs raises no legal claims. Accordingly, you hereby agree to compensate the sponsors fully regarding any claims arising out of the use of your photograph(s). Photograph(s) previously published in full or in part in other publications, contests, etc, will be disqualified.

The photograph must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain obscene, provocative, defamatory, sexually explicit, or otherwise objectionable or inappropriate content.

Although online access and an email account are required to order to participate in the Contest, no purchase is required. Many public libraries, Internet cafes, retail businesses and others offer free access to Internet and a number of Internet service providers and other companies offer free email accounts.

Voting:

Voting runs June 13th, 2011 – September 30th, 2011. Photos submitted will be posted at www.fanarama.ca. The Public will be invited to vote for their favorite photo. Limit: Each participant may vote only once (1) per photo, during the Voting period. The three photos that receive the highest number of ‘Likes’ during the voting period, as determined by The Sponsor, will be the winners.

Eligibility to Enter Contest:

This contest is open to all residents of Canada (excludes Quebec and U.S. residents) and who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, except employees, representative and agents of the Sponsors, or their respective affiliates and, if applicable, their respective advertising or promotion agencies, contest judges, contest prize suppliers, and any other companies engaged in the development, production or distribution of materials for this Contest and members of the immediate families of, or persons domiciled with, any of the above.

Fanarama Scavenger Hunt:

Limit of one entry per person per week; if more than one entry is submitted within one week, then all entries for that individual will be disqualified. Only entries that have the correct answer to the bonus question will receive an additional entry in the draw. Entry into the weekly contest is eligible for that week only, contestants are required to re-enter the contest each week to be eligilble for all of the draws. To be eligible for the weekly prize draws, entries must be entered on the www.facebook.com/coasthotels website by 11:59 pm on the Sunday of each week for the duration of the contest.

Fanarama Photo Contest:

Submitters are limited to one (1) photo upload per registered email address. Entries must be entered online at www.fanarama.ca 11:59:59 p.m. by September 30th, 2011 in order to be eligible for voting. Photos sent by any other format will not be accepted; including via mail or email.  Any photos judged to be inappropriate by the standards provided above will be removed and the submitter will be disqualified. All decisions made by The Sponsor(s) are final. 

Prizes:

There are sixty-three (63) prizes available to be won.
There are sixty (60) Fanarama Weekly Prizes available to be won for the Fanarama Scavenger Hunt. Weekly Prizes consist of fifty (50) pairs of tickets to one (1) of ten (10) of the Vancouver Attractions, listed above and ten (10) $250 Coast Hotels & Resorts Gift Cards. Weekly prizes will be drawn on the Monday of each week for the duration of the contest and winners will be posted within 15 days on the www.fanarama.ca home page.

There are three (3) Fanarama Photo Contest Prizes available to be won. These prizes are for entrants into the Photo Contest only. The submitter of the photo with the third highest average number of votes will receive an ipod. The submitter of the photo with the second highest average number of votes will receive a Digital Camera. The submitter of the photo with the highest average number of votes will receive the Grand Prize of a free two (2) night stay at any Coast Hotel (excludes US properties, some restrictions apply), valid for one (1) year. Trip must be completed by September 30th, 2012 (retail value $350).

The Sponsors reserve the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute prizes for other prizes of approximately equal or greater retail value, at any time and for any reason, including, without limitation, by way of cash award. Prizes must be accepted as awarded, have no cash equivalent, are not transferable and cannot be substituted, exchanged or extended. Limit of one (1) prize per person.

Prize Draw:

Fanarama Scavenger Hunt:
A random draw for the weekly prizes will be held on the Monday of every week for the all entries by 11:59:59 p.m. Sunday for the previous week. Draws will be held at 900 – 1090 West Georgia St, Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7. Chances of winning the weekly prize is dependent upon the number of eligible entries received by 11:59:59 p.m. PST on the Sunday of each week during the contest period.

Fanarama Photo Contest Voting Phase: 
Winners will be determined by the number of eligble votes. The Public will be invited to vote for their favorite photo during the contest period. Limit: Each participant may vote only once (1) for each photo during the Voting Phase. The three photos that receive the highest number of valid votes during the voting phase, as determined by The Sponsor, will be the potential winners. In case of a tie, the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will select the potential winner from the tied entries, or the voting will be extended for one (1) week. Chances of winning any of the grand prizes is dependent upon the number of eligible entries received by 11:59:59 p.m. on September 30th, 2011. All decisions with respect to all aspects of the contest are final.

How to Claim a Prize:
Prize winners will be contacted by phone or email to be notified that they have won a prize and instructed on how to claim his/her prize. If the email address is invalid, prize winners will be contacted by phone. If an answering service is in place, a message will be left for the prize winner indicating that they have won a prize. Prizes must be claimed by prize winners within fifteen (15) business days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, excluding national holidays) or prize will be forfeited. If the prize winner cannot be reached by email and there is no answering service on their phone, the prize winner will be called once a day for each of 15 business days. If the prize winner cannot be reached within 15 days of calls, the prize will be forfeited. When a prize is forfeited, a new prize winner will be drawn. The Sponsors are not responsible for failed attempts to notify selected entrants.

In order to win, the selected entrants are required to correctly answer a mathematical, time-limited, skill-testing question. As a condition of receiving the prize, all selected entrants will be required to sign a Declaration of Compliance and Release, permitting use of his or her voice, photo and statement for publicity purposes without further compensation other than the prize offered.

If the selected entrant fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question or sign the Waiver, Compliance Form or Publicity Release, the contest sponsors reserve the right to disqualify the entrant and have the judging organization select an additional entry(ies) from the remaining eligible entries.

Addition Conditions of Participation:
By participating in this Contest, each entrant accepts and agrees to these official contest rules and all decisions of the contest judges (who may be employees, agents, or independent contractors of The Sponsors) which shall be final and legally binding on the entrant in all matters relating to this Contest. All entries become the property of Coast.

Please note that while The Sponsors administer their respective Facebook pages, we do not control or endorse all of the content you may see here because much of the content is posted by members of the online community not affiliated with The Sponsors.

If you post content to any of these sites, you are agreeing (a) that The Sponsors and its affliates may freely use, reuse, edit, or modify the content, including any ideas or suggestions you may make for our program, with or without attribution to you, wherever, and however we see fit, and (b) that you have permission to post content on these terms.

Privacy:
Unless otherwise indicated, the information provided on the entry forms will be used only for the purposes of this contest and will not be sold or provided to any 3rd party. Contest entry information will be made available only to The Sponsors published partners and affiliates and to companies contracted for the purposes of program administration. These companies are bound by confidentiality agreements. You may withdraw your consent at any time by notice to the Chief Privacy Officer of Coast Hotels & Resorts at 900-1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3V7. Telephone: 604-682-7982. Fax: 604-682-8942. Email: privacy@coasthotels.com, such notice to be effective on the 30th day following receipt.

The contest is subject to all Federal Provincial and Municipal laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.