Invent The Future Contest Official Rules and Regulations

CONTEST: The BC Hydro Invent the Future Contest (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the Province of British Columbia between the ages of 13 years to 29 years at the time of entry. All entrants under the age of 19 years require parental or legal guardian consent in order to participate in the Contest. By entering this Contest the entrant represents on behalf of him/herself and, in the case of team entries, represents of behalf of each team member, that the entrant(s) have read and understood these Official Contest Rules, and that, in the case of minors, the entrant(s) have received consent from their parent/legal guardian to participate in the Contest. Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Official Rules and Regulations.

HOW TO ENTER: Contestants may enter the Contest as an individual or in teams of up to four individuals. Team entries shall designate a Team Captain and the submission shall be entered by the Team Captain. To enter, Contestants have two options. Contestants may create and upload to YouTube a 30 to 60 second video, or in the alternative, Contestants may create and submit a 1000-word essay. Both the essay and video must relate to an idea for a sustainable product or lifestyle change that will minimize energy consumption or impact and help make a change beyond simply turning off a light. Contestants must access the website www.inventthefuture.ca and complete the online registration form in full, including the Contestant's name (individual or team captain), address, phone number and email address. Contestants must then select one of the submission topics and upload a video to YouTube or submit an essay in response to the selected topic. Only one entry is allowed per team/individual (individuals may not be a member of more than one team). All Contest video and essay submissions are subject to approval by BC Hydro Communications Department (the "Contest Operator") and must not contain any nudity, profanity or obscene subject matter nor use branded logos or trademarks, licensed music or licensed video content nor contain any anti-BC Hydro references. All videos and essays must be original work of the entrant(s) and not infringe the rights of any third party. The Contest opens Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 12:00 pm Pacific time and ends Friday, October 31, 2008 at 12:00 pm Pacific time. By entering a video in the Contest, the entrant agrees that BC Hydro shall have a free right to use the video for any purpose associated with the Contest, including publicizing and promoting the Contest. All essay submissions become the sole property of BC Hydro and will not be returned. By submitting an essay entry in the Contest the Contestant agrees that BC Hydro shall have all intellectual property rights associated with the essay submission, including copyright and trademark rights.

HOW TO WIN: There are six prizes to be won. There will be three prizes awarded for Video submissions, and three prizes awarded for Essay submissions.

Video submissions:: 1 Grand Prize Winner: $2,500.00 in cash.; 1 Runner-Up: $1,000.00 in cash.; 1 People's Choice Award: Apple iPod touch 16GB or equivalent cash value (approximate retail value $419.00).
Essay submissions:: 1 Grand Prize Winner: $2,500.00 in cash; 1 Runner-Up: $1,000.00 in cash; 1 People's Choice Award: Apple iPod touch 16GB or equivalent cash value (approximate retail value $419.00).

Prizes must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except at the sole and absolute discretion of BC Hydro. Prizes are non-transferable. In the case of an Individual entrant the full prize shall be awarded to that individual. In the case of a team entry the prize shall be divided and distributed to each team member in equal shares. Team members shall be identified by the Team Captain. The team captain shall distribute declaration and release forms to each team member which must be completed by all team members (or a parent/legal guardian in the case of minors) and returned to BC Hydro before any part of the prize will be awarded.

People's Choice Award: In the case of an individual entrant being declared the winner of the People's Choice Award, the individual entrant will have the option of selecting either the Apple iPod touch or the equivalent cash value. In the case of a team entry, the Apple iPod touch will not be awarded and instead the cash prize will be distributed as outlined above.

WINNER SELECTION:

GRAND PRIZE AND RUNNER UP: On or about January 15, 2009 a judging committee comprised of staff from BC Hydro, GIFTS Film School, Go Beyond Program, a post-secondary institution, and a non-profit organization will determine the winners of the Grand Prize and Runner Up prizes. The judging of the submissions will be based upon originality, innovation, feasibility, impact, cost effectiveness, and such other factors as the judging committee may consider in their sole and absolute discretion. The chances of winning depend upon the number and quality of submissions received, and the decisions of the judging panel.
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD: On or about January 15, 2009 the video and essay having received the most votes online by Contest voting close will be eligible to win the People's Choice Award. In the event of a tie, a random draw will be held amongst those tied to determine the Selected Entrant. The chances of winning depend upon the number and quality of submissions received, as well as the number and preference of votes cast.

NOTIFICATION: Selected Entrants (team captains in the case of teams) will be contacted by telephone no later than January 19, 2009. At least five attempts by telephone during the next five business days will be made to contact the winning team captain/individual entrant. If a team captain/individual entrant cannot be contacted by telephone on or before 12:00 noon Pacific Time on January 26, 2008 then BC Hydro has the right to disqualify that team and to select another team to receive the prize in its sole and absolute discretion.

Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant and/or all team members (or their parents/legal guardians in the case of minors) must sign BC Hydro's declaration and release form to (a) accept the prize as awarded and confirm compliance with these rules; (b) release, waive and forever discharge all right, in contract or tort, to damages against BC Hydro or its affiliates for any loss or injury sustained as a result of accepting the prize; (c) consent to the use of his/her name, address, photograph or likeness for any publicity purpose connected with this Contest, without any further compensation, other than the prize offered; and (d) transfer all right of ownership, including copyright and trademark rights, in the video or essay submission to BC Hydro. The signed declaration and release form may be sent by mail, fax or scanned pdf in email and must be received by BC Hydro within 15 days of delivery thereof to the selected entrant, failing which that entrant will be disqualified and BC Hydro may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, select another entry from remaining eligible entries or, alternatively, may elect not to award that prize.

In the case of video entries, before being declared a winner the selected entrant must submit a copy of the selected video to BC Hydro in a format acceptable to BC Hydro, with the selected entrant agreeing to transfer all rights of ownership in the video to BC Hydro, including copyright and other intellectual property rights.

Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant must also secure, and provide to BC Hydro, signed consent forms from any and all identifiable individuals appearing in the selected submission. This consent form provides that all identifiable individuals appearing the selected submission consent to appearing in the submission and to the collection of their personal information by BC Hydro.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: The essay submission shall be a maximum of 1000 words. Appendices containing background information may be attached to and form part of the submission; however the Contest judges are not obligated to consider the material in the appendices when judging the submission. Video submissions shall be between 30 to 60 seconds in length.

ADMINISTRATION: The Contest is administered and operated by the Contest Operator. The decisions of the Contest judges are final and binding in all matters as they relate to this Contest, including without limitation, eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.

ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to all legal residents of the province of British Columbia, Canada, 13 years to 29 years of age at the time of entry. By participating, entrants under age 19 signify that they have discussed this Contest with their parent/legal guardian who has agreed to the participation in this Contest by the underage entrant and is agreeable to executing further release documents as and when required on the minor entrant's behalf. The Contest is not open to employees and representatives (or those with whom they are domiciled) of BC Hydro Communications Department (Contest Operator). The Contest is not open to individuals (or those with whom they are domiciled) who are members of the judging committee, which may include, but is not limited to, certain employees and representatives of Go Beyond organization, GIFTS Film School, and DDB Canada.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: BC Hydro reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time without prior notice, if it considers that any factor may potentially interfere with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Contest Rules. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. BC Hydro and its agents are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by BC Hydro on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer, related to or resulting from downloading any materials in this promotion. BC Hydro reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this Contest should a virus, bug, or other cause beyond the reasonable control of BC Hydro or its agents corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, BC Hydro reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

In the event of a dispute, online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

PRIVACY POLICY: By entering information on the Contest entry form, you consent to the use of such information to administer, implement and fulfill this Contest. The Contest Operator assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever arising from or in any way related to this Contest or the acceptance or use of the prizes awarded or for tampering, theft, defects, viruses, human errors including gross negligence, deletions, technical or telephone problems, undeliverable messages, computer errors, lost, misdirected, late or incomplete entries or for any online difficulties that may result in damage or malfunction the computer or the failure of the Contest Operator to process any entry and otherwise award any prize.

Invent The Future Voters Contest Official Contest Rules

GENERAL: The Invent The Future Voters Contest (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of British Columbia ages 13 years or older who meet all the conditions of these rules. All entrants under the age of 19 years require parental or legal guardian consent in order to participate in the Contest. See ELIGIBILITY for additional requirements. The Contest begins on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 12:00 pm Pacific time and ends Tuesday, November 4, 2008 at 12:00 pm Pacific time. By entering this Contest, entrants acknowledge that they have read, understood and agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules.

HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. To enter, simply register and vote for your favourite Invent The Future video or essay at www.inventthefuture.ca during the Contest period. Limit of one entry per Contestant.

PRIZES: There are 3 iPod nano 4GB mp3 players available to be won. The prizes are valued at approximately $159.00 each. The prizes must be accepted as awarded and are not transferable or convertible to cash.

DRAW: To select winners, a random draw will be conducted by BC Hydro Communications Department on November 21, 2008, to select three entries from all eligible entries received during the Contest period. Chances of winning are dependant upon the number of eligible entries received.

NOTIFICATION: The selected entrants will be contacted by telephone or email following the draw. To be declared a winner, each selected entrant must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question. At least five attempts over the five business days following the draw will be made to contact the selected entrants. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted in this manner, that entrant will be disqualified and another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entrants. BC Hydro is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever, including its own negligence, of a selected entrant to receive notification or for BC Hydro to receive a selected entrant's response.

RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND CONSENT: Before being declared a winner, each selected entrant (or, for any selected entrant under age 19, their parent or legal guardian) must sign BC Hydro's declaration and release form to (a) accept the prize as awarded and confirm compliance with these rules; (b) release, waive and forever discharge all right, in contract or tort, to damages against BC Hydro or its affiliates for any loss or injury sustained as a result of accepting the prize; and (c) consent to the use of his/her name, address, photograph or likeness for any publicity purpose connected with this Contest, without any further compensation, other than the prize offered.

ELIGIBILITY: Must be a legal resident of British Columbia. Must be 13 years of age or older. By participating, entrants under age nineteen (19) signify that have discussed this Contest with their parent or legal guardian who has agreed to the participation in this Contest by the underage entrant and is agreeable to executing further release documents as and when required on the minor entrant's behalf. The Contest is not open to employees and representatives (or those with whom they are domiciled) of BC Hydro Communications Department. The Contest is not open to individuals (or those with whom they are domiciled) who are members of the judging committee of the Invent The Future Contest, which may include, but is not limited to, certain employees and representatives of Go Beyond organization, GIFTS Film School, and DDB Canada.

BC Hydro shall have exclusive discretion to deem which entries are valid and meet all conditions of these rules.

MISCELLANEOUS: Entrants who have not complied with these Contest rules are subject to disqualification at the exclusive discretion of BC Hydro. BC Hydro reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value if the prize cannot be awarded as described. BC Hydro reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time without prior notice. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws.

GENERAL: BC Hydro and its agents are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by BC Hydro on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer, related to or resulting from downloading any materials in this promotion. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, BC Hydro reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks and copyright, and all of the promotional materials, web pages and source code associated with the Contest, are owned by BC Hydro. All rights are reserved. Copying or unauthorized use of any copyrighted material or trademarks without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.