- The L'Oréal Paris Star Secrets contest is brought to you by L'Oréal Canada Inc. (hereinafter "Contest Sponsor"). The contest is open in all of Canada at www.lorealparis.ca and starts on November 2, 2009, at noon and closes on January 31, 2010, at midnight (ET).
Eligibility
- The contest is open to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. Employees, representatives and agents of Contest Sponsor, its respective advertising and promotional agencies, affiliated and related companies, and members of the immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they live) and household of such employees are not eligible.
- If winner is a minor, prizes will be automatically awarded to his/her parent or legal guardian, who will be asked to sign the appropriate legal documents.
How to Enter
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
- You may enter the contest by the following option;
- Visit the contest website www.lorealparis.ca and click on the contest icon on the home page. An electronic entry form will appear on the screen. Fill out the entry form, while making sure that all the mandatory fields are filled out. Once filled, click the "Send" button, no later than January 31, 2009, at midnight (ET).
- LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY BY PERSON OR BY ADDRESS OR BY E-MAIL. MULTIPLE ENTRIES FROM SAME PERSON OR ADDRESS OR E-MAIL SPONSORS WILL VOID ALL ENTRIES.
Prizes
GRAND PRIZE
- There is one (1) Grand Prize consisting of a trip for two (2), for four (4) days, to Los Angeles, United States, of an approximate value of 10 600$. Trip includes:
- round trip economy air transportation for the winner and guest(s), from the airport nearest to the winner's place of residence to the Los Angeles airport;
- limousine ride from the airport to the hotel;
- standard accommodation, double occupancy, for three (3) nights, in a luxurious hotel in Los Angeles;
- five hundred dollars (500$) CND pocket money;
- two (2) complete beauty make-over, each in a L'Oréal Professional salon in L.A. (one for the Grand Prize winner and one for his/her guest);
- three hundred (300$) worth of L'Oréal Paris products for the Grand Prize winner (choice of the products at the discretion of Contest Sponsor);
- a year of the Grand Prize winner's favourite Superior Preference shade.
The following conditions apply:
- Winners and guests will be responsible for all expenses not specifically described above as included in the Prize, including meals, ground transportation, insurance, tips, and any other personal expenses, taxes, surcharges and issuance or other fees;
- Trip must be completed before July 31, 2010, otherwise might be void [add any travel date restrictions];
- Reservations must be communicated by winner directly to the Contest Sponsor, at least 30 days before scheduled date of departure all depending on availability. Winner will have to communicate his name and that of his traveling companion(s) as it appears in passport. Once reservations have been confirmed, all post requested changes will be declined;
- Winner and guest(s) must travel together and depart from the same airport;
- Approximate value of trip is based on an average value which considers airfare, accommodations and tickets for event, which can vary depending on point of departure, availability in regards to accommodations and tickets for event. If actual value of prize proves to be higher than the approximate stated value, sponsors will not offer compensation to cover the difference.
Selection of Winners
- At approximately 11 a.m. (ET) on or about February 8, 2010 in Montreal, a random draw will be conducted for the prizes from all eligible entries received.
The odds of winning a prize will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Prize Claim
- In order to be declared a winner and be able to claim a prize, each person which will have its name drawn randomly will have to;
- be reached by telephone or e-mail by the Contest Sponsor within five (5) days following draw;
- correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by phone or e-mail;
- fill out and sign a Declaration & Release Form and return it to Contest Sponsor, to the specified address, within ten (10) days following receipt of the document;
- be available and able to travel by July 31, 2010, and be the holder of a valid passport.
- In the event that any one of the conditions mentioned herein is not respected, the selected participant's entry will be void and a new draw will be conducted following the official contest rules until a new winner is selected.
- Upon reception of the Declaration & Release Form duly filled and signed by chosen participant, Contest Sponsor will either directly send the prize to the address provided on form or, Contest Sponsor will mail instructions to chosen participant with instructions on how to claim prize.
In the case of a direct delivery to winner's address, a 4 to 6 week delay following reception of the Declaration & Release Form applies.
Chances of winning
GRAND PRIZE
- The chances of winning the grand prize depend on the total number of participants.
General Terms and Conditions
- All information provided by participant must be complete and accurate. Contest Sponsor will not be held responsible for any and all telephone problems, unclear voice mail messages, a late / incomplete / erroneously sent prize claim. For any and all incomplete, distorted, late and reproduced entry ballot, which will be annulled and will void eligibility for prize claim.
- Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the Contest and to ban the individual from any future contest of the Contest Sponsor that it finds or believes to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or Contest Website; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person
- WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- Prize must be accepted as awarded. NO SUBSTITUTION OF PRIZES IS PERMITTED EXCEPT BY SPONSOR IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE ANY PRIZE WITH ANOTHER PRIZE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE, IF A PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED AS DESCRIBED FOR ANY REASON. PRIZES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AND ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH OR CREDIT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
- Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Contest Sponsor, which are final in all matters pertaining to the Contest. Contest is subject to all applicable laws. By entering, participants release and hold harmless Contest Sponsor, its affiliated and related companies and advertising, promotion agencies and all of its respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and assigns from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Contest or any prize won. Winners will be required to sign and return, within the time period indicated on the documents, a Declaration of Compliance with Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release and/or any other document.
- In the event that the contest winner is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian, will be asked to sign the appropriate legal documents in order claim prize.
- By entering, you consent to Contest Sponsor's use, should you become a winner, of your name, place of residence and photograph or other likeness, and your testimony without further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with the products, this Contest, or future similar contests. By entering, you declare that you have complied with the Contest Rules.
- All entries become the property of Contest Sponsor and will not be returned to entrants. If a selected entrant's entry is an Internet entry, the selected entrant may be required to provide Contest Sponsor with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.
- A list of winners will be available from February 15 to March 15, 2010 and will be posted on L'Oréal Paris website: www.lorealparis.ca
- Participants may obtain the winner's name by addressing their request accompanied by a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage between February 15 and March 15, 2010, to:
Star Secrets Contest
Marketel
1100 René-Lévesque Blvd. West
19th Floor,
Montréal, Québec,
H3B 4N4
- For the purpose of the present contest, the participant is considered to be the person whose coordinates appear on the contest entry form or ballot. 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 all contest conditions are met. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to request a piece of i.d. prior to prize remittance.
Limitations of Liability
- Without limiting the release in Paragraph 5 above, and for greater certainty, the Contest Sponsor will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Contest Website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Contest; b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the contest website or any transmission in connection with the Contest; c) any communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of e-mail which may occur for any reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If the Contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this Contest, Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way, subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux in respect of residents of Quebec.
- By participating or attempting to participate in the present contest, all individuals release to the Contest Sponsor, its advertising and promotional agencies, its employees, agents and representatives from any damage that could be incurred due to its participation or attempted participation in the contest.
Quebec Residents:
- Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purposes of helping the parties reach a settlement.
- The masculine gender is used in no discriminatory fashion, simply to facilitate composition.
Privacy
- The Contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the sole purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or marketing communications will be received by the entrant unless the entrant provides the Contest Sponsor with explicit permission to do so as indicated on the entry form where it asks the user if they would like to receive additional communication from the Contest Sponsor. Please see our Privacy Policy at www.lorealparis.ca