The ‘CATCH HAWKESBURY’ contest is a one-year one. At the end of each trimester, we will give a $25 check to the winning photographer. Grand winner’s picture will be printed on a 60 by 92 centimeters canvas offered by Bogue Photo/Zone Image in Hawkesbury. A $140 value.

The five finalist pictures of each seasons will be published on the Town of Hawkesbury’s Facebook page and exposed for a two-week period in the Town Hall’s entrance at the end of the contest.

The Town of Hawkesbury ‘CATCH HAWKESBURY’ photo contest begins online starting August 1st 2019 and ending July 31 2020. All online entries must be received by noon on July 31 2020. By submitting an entry, each contestant agrees to the terms and conditions of the contest.

The ‘CATCH HAWKESBURY’ contest is open to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in the province or territory which they reside as of July 31 2020. Employees of the Town of Hawkesbury, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and suppliers, and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of employees are not eligible to participate in the campaign. The Town of Hawkesbury will determine winner’s eligibility in its sole discretion.

The goal of the contest is to celebrate the Town of Hawkesbury, and highlight the cultural and natural beauty of Hawkesbury, therefore all photos entered must be taken within geographic limits of the town. Photos may feature: nature, people, landscape, events etc. They will also need to reflect the reality of our four seasons.

For a photo in which a person is recognizable, you must secure a signed release from the subject or, in the case of a minor, the subject’s parent or guardian and submit it to the Town of Hawkesbury with the picture.

Similarly, entrants whose photos depict other people’s work (such as sculptures, statues, paintings and other copyrightable works) may need to obtain a release from the right’s holder and provide it to the Town of Hawkesbury upon request.

Photos that contain sexuality explicit, nude, obscene, violence, racism or other objectionable or inappropriate content, as determined by the Town of Hawkesbury in its sole discretion, are ineligible for all categories of this contest.

By entering, you agree to release and hold harmless the Town of Hawkesbury and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from:

1- Such entrant’s participation in the contest and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof;

2- Technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunction for any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, or other mechanical equipment;

3- The unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, telephone or Internet service;

4- Unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the promotion;

5- Electronic or human error in the administration of the promotion or the processing of entries.

By entering your photo, you represent and warrant that your entry is an original work of authorship, and does not violate any third party’s proprietary or intellectual property rights. If your entry infringes upon the intellectual property right of another, you will be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Town of Hawkesbury. If the content of your entry is claimed to constitute infringement of any proprietary or intellectual proprietary rights of any third party, you shall, at your sole expense, defend or settle against such claims. You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Town of Hawkesbury, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and suppliers from and against any suit, proceeding, claims, liability, loss, damage, costs or expense, which the Town of Hawkesbury may incur, suffer or be required to pay arising out such infringement or suspected infringement of any third party’s right.

By entering the ‘CATCH HAWKESBURY’ contest, you grant the Town of Hawkesbury (and those authorized by the Town of Hawkesbury) a royal-free, world-wide, perpetual, non-exclusive license to publicly display, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works of the entries, in whole or in part, in any media now existing and later developed, for any Town of Hawkesbury purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising and promotion, both print and online. Any photograph reproduced will include a photographer credit where feasible as determined by the Town of Hawkesbury, acting reasonably. The Town of Hawkesbury will not be required to pay any additional consideration or seek any additional approval in connection with such uses.

The contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law. The Town of Hawkesbury reserves the right to cancel the contest or modify these rules at its discretion. In the event of a dispute regarding the winner, the Town of Hawkesbury reserves the right to disqualify any entrant whose entry or conduct appears in any way to: inhibit the enjoyment of others; tamper with competition; violate these rules or other applicable law or regulation; infringe on the rights of third parties; or act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Decisions of the Town of Hawkesbury are final and binding.

Photos entries will be judged based on creativity, quality, originality and overall impact and also on how they represent the four seasons in a year. Five finalist will be selected after each season. The winner will be determined two days after the end of the contest from eligible entries received on or before the contest closing date. The selected potential winner will be notified by email within two days after the announcement. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within 14 days after it selection, at sponsor’s discretion, the prize will not be awarded at all.

The ‘CATCH HAWKESBURY’ contest hosted by the Town of Hawkesbury is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administrated by or associated with Facebook.