Competition Rules
INGENIOUS+ YOUTH INNOVATION AWARD
COMPETITION
RULES AND REGULATIONS
ELIGIBILITY
Only Canadian residents are eligible to participate in the Ingenious + Youth Innovation Award competition (the “Competition”). Entrants must be between the ages of 14 and 18 (have reached their 14th birthday and not yet reached their 19th birthday at the time of entry). All entrants must complete and sign a declaration and release form (the “Release”) to enter the Competition. Entrants who have not reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry must also have a parent or legal guardian sign the Release. In the event of a group, all members must meet the age and residency requirements above and one individual must be identified as the group’s primary contact. If a group is chosen as an award recipient under the Competition, the group’s primary contact will be the individual contacted by the Ingenious+ program. A group must have no more than five (5) members.
Winners of a National Award during a previous year’s competition are not eligible to participate in this year’s Competition.
Entrants must be the sole owner (or co-owners, in the case of a group entry) of all right, title and interest (including copyright) in and to the content of the entry submitted in connection with the Competition.
Employees, officers, directors, agents or representatives of the Rideau Hall Foundation and each of its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies and any individual or entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration, judging or fulfillment of the Competition (collectively, the “Competition Parties”) and the immediate family and household members of any of the above (whether or not related), are not eligible to participate in the Contest. For the purposes of these Contest rules, “immediate family” means husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son, and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household.
The Rideau Hall Foundation will determine the eligibility of all entrants at all levels of the award program. Its decision on eligibility is final.
All entrants must comply with these rules (the “Competition Rules”). Entry in the Competition constitutes acceptance of the Competition Rules.
HOW TO ENTER
To enter, complete and submit the online entry form located at https://ingeniousplus.ca/apply-now/ (the “Competition Website”) along with the Consent and the Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge submission you are entering in the Competition (the “Submission”).
Regional Awards
All entrants must submit an online entry form and/or video including the information required in this application form https://ingeniousplus.ca/apply-now/ to enter and to qualify for selection for a regional award (“Regional Award”) under the Competition. Submissions for the Regional Awards will be accepted from January 20th, 2025 to March 10th, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST (the “Submission Period”).
The completed entry, including the Submission, supporting materials and completed Release must be submitted no later than March 10th, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST to be counted as received during the Submission Period.
Entrants may submit more than one entry in any given year. There is no limit.
National Finalist Awards
National Finalist awards (“National Finalist Awards”) shall only be available to successful recipients of a Regional Award, unless otherwise determined by the Rideau Hall Foundation in its sole discretion.
Entrants who wish to be considered for a National Finalist Award must indicate their choice on their entry form. Regional Award winners who indicated on their entry form that they wished to be considered for a National Finalist Award are automatically entered into the national competition, and their materials from the regional process (entry form, consent forms, completed Release) constitute the materials to be considered for the National Finalist Award. If an entrant changes their mind and does not wish to participate in the National Finalist Award part of the Competition, they must withdraw their Submission by March 31st, 2025. Entrants who opt out of the national competition cannot decide to opt in at a later date.
National Awards
National awards (“National Awards”) shall only be available to successful recipients of a Regional Award, unless otherwise determined by the Rideau Hall Foundation in its sole discretion. Recipients of the National Finalist Awards are not eligible to receive a National Award. If there are not at least 30 Regional Award recipients who carry on to the national competition, additional Submissions for the national competition may be sought at the discretion of the Rideau Hall Foundation. These Submissions will be required to be in the same format and follow the same entry process as all other Submissions, and will be required to be submitted by March 31st, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST to be counted as received during the Submission Period.
Entrants who wish to be considered for a National Award must indicate their choice on their entry form. Regional Award winners who indicated on their entry form that they wished to be considered for a National Award are automatically entered into the national competition, and their materials from the regional process (entry form, consent forms, completed Release) constitute the materials to be considered for the National Award. If an entrant changes their mind and does not wish to participate in the National Award part of the Competition, they must withdraw their Submission by March 31st, 2025. Entrants who opt out of the national competition cannot decide to opt in at a later date.
CONSENT AND RELEASE
All entrants, including all members of a group, must provide an executed Release by the prescribed method before their Submission will be considered complete and submitted. Entrants who have not reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, must also have a parent or legal guardian execute the Release. In the absence of a valid Release for a member of a group, that individual group member will be ineligible for competition, while the remaining members of the group may continue in the Competition.
By executing the Release the entrant will (among other things) (a) confirm their compliance with these Competition Rules; (b) release the Competition Parties and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability in connection with the Competition, the entrant’s participation in the Competition, and the use or misuse of the award or any portion thereof; (c) consent to the publication, reproduction and or use of the entrant’s name, image, photograph, likeness, voice, and city of residence without further notice or compensation, by or on behalf of the Rideau Hall Foundation for advertising publicity purposes related to the Competition in any media or format whatsoever at any time or times in perpetuity; (d) consent to the use of the Submission by the Rideau Hall Foundation in accordance with these Rules; and if they are a winner of any award: (e) consent to the sharing of photos of winners taken at the regional and national awards ceremonies to an online folder that may be accessed by all other winners; (f) acknowledge acceptance of the award as awarded; (g) agree that they will use the monetary portions of the award for the purposes of developing, improving and implementing their innovation; and (h) agree that they will complete the end-of-year survey sent to them electronically or otherwise by the Rideau Hall Foundation; and if they are a national award winner, (i) agree that they will complete and send the required progress report to the Rideau Hall Foundation by the date specified by the Rideau Hall Foundation.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
For clarity, while entrants agree to provide a license to the Rideau Hall Foundation and waive their moral rights in their Submissions in accordance with these Competition Rules, nothing in these Competition Rules shall be interpreted as making transfer of any of the entrants’ rights, title or interest, including copyright, in their innovations.
By Submitting a Submission, each entrant agrees that their Submission may be posted by the Rideau Hall Foundation on any website associated with the Competition and/or on the Rideau Hall Foundation’s social media channels, in the Rideau Hall Foundation’s sole discretion but without obligation.
By submitting a Submission, each entrant irrevocably grants to the Rideau Hall Foundation a non-exclusive royalty-free worldwide license with respect to the content of the Submission to allow the Rideau Hall Foundation the unconditional and perpetual right to post, display, broadcast, publish, use, adapt, edit, translate, dub, modify, distribute and convert into digital-machine readable or any other accessible format for persons with disabilities, the Submission in whole or in part, in any way, in any and all media, throughout the world, for any purpose, without limitation, and without notice or additional consideration to the award winners. For clarity, this license gives the Rideau Hall Foundation rights in relation to the content of the Submission materials (e.g. videos, descriptions, etc.) but does not grant the Rideau Hall Foundation any intellectual property rights related to the concept or idea of the innovation referenced in the Submission.
By submitting a Submission, each entrant irrevocably waives any and all rights, including moral rights to the material contained in the Submission, and any derivative works made therefrom and warrants and represents that (i) the Submission is their original work, created solely by them, and over which they have all necessary rights, title and interest, including copyright; (ii) their Submission has not been previously published; (iii) their Submission does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights, or defame or invade the publicity or privacy rights, of any third party, living or deceased; (iv) all individuals appearing in the Submission (if a video) have granted to the entrant an irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license in perpetuity to publish or otherwise use their likeness in the Submission in any manner and media whether now known or hereafter devised, including without limitation on any website associated with the Competition.
Entrants may use artificial intelligence tools to assist in completing the written portions of their Submissions, such as editing, formatting, adjusting tone or summarizing content. However, entrants are prohibited from using artificial intelligence in the process of generating the idea for or designing their innovation.
Entrants are prohibited from submitting plagiarized content in their Submissions. Any text or material that an entrant takes from another source and includes in a Submission must be referenced using citations. Direct quotes taken from other sources must be shown in quotation marks and their sources must be referenced through citations.
LANGUAGE
Entries can be submitted in either English or French.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Rideau Hall Foundation will acknowledge receipt of each entry received prior to the submission deadlines via an email sent to the address indicated on the entry form. Only entrants receiving an acknowledgment from the Rideau Hall Foundation will be deemed to have successfully submitted an entry. Acknowledgment does not mean that the entry is officially complete. The Rideau Hall Foundation reserves the right to determine whether the documents submitted meet the minimum entry requirements.
ACCEPTANCE OF RULES
Submission of the entry through the online system shall be deemed to be complete acceptance of these Competition Rules by the entrants.
NOTIFICATION OF WINNER(S)
An individual winner or, in the case of a group entry, the designated primary contact of the group, and, where applicable, their parent or legal guardian will be notified by telephone and email if they are selected as an eligible winner. Only recipients of an award under the Competition will be notified. The Rideau Hall Foundation assumes no responsibility for any inaccurate or incorrect information provided to it, or any technical or human error that interferes in any way with the mailing, transmission, receipt, or processing of entries, or notification of a potential winner. If a selected entrant does not respond within five (5) business days of first contact, the Rideau Hall Foundation shall have the right to disqualify that entrant and to select the next submission with the highest score as determined by the Judging Criteria (see “Judging Criteria” below). The winners of awards under the Competition will be made public on the Competition Website. By applying, you agree that if you are a selected entrant that is disqualified and your award is forfeited for any reason, the Rideau Hall Foundation will be fully and completely released and discharged from any liability or responsibility in this regard. The Rideau Hall Foundation is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of the selected entrant to receive notification as identified in this section.
EVALUATORS AND JUDGES
The Rideau Hall Foundation shall select up to twenty-five (25) evaluators, in consultation with any Delivery Partner, to determine the recipients of the Regional Awards. Submissions will be assessed against the judging criteria set out below.
The Rideau Hall Foundation shall select up to ten (10) national judges, in consultation with any national program Delivery Partner, to determine recipients of the National Finalist Awards and the National Awards.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Submissions must be submitted under one or more of the following categories “Categories”):
Climate Change & the Environment
Community & Civic Engagement
Entrepreneurship & Technology
Equity & Inclusion
Health & Well-being
All entries will be evaluated using the following evaluation criteria (“Judging Criteria”):
Problem or Opportunity Being Addressed (5 points):
Clear and compelling description of the problem or opportunity.
Justification for why the innovation project is needed.
Solution (10 points):
Submission is an innovation*
Clear and concise explanation of the innovation.
Demonstrates a unique and creative solution.
Research Done (5 points):
Evidence of community, background, expert, and/or market research conducted including any relevant citations and/or references for existing research used for this project.
Shows understanding of the problem space and potential challenges.
Awareness of Landscape and Existing Solutions (5 Points):
Clearly identifies similar innovations or existing solutions in their chosen field, if any.
Provides concrete examples on how the proposed innovation distinguishes itself from these existing solutions and is unique.
Expected Impact (10 points):
Clearly identifies the target users or beneficiaries of the innovation.
Describes concrete ways the innovation will improve the lives of the target users or beneficiaries.
Feasibility of Implementing the Innovation (5 points):
Presents a well-thought-out plan for full implementation of the innovation.
Addresses potential barriers and offers feasible solutions.
Collaboration (5 points):
Identifies relevant collaborators and community partnerships.
Explains how these collaborations will support the innovation throughout the process.
Plans For Use of Award (5 points):
Provides a clear and detailed plan for how the cash award will be used to support the innovation.
Shows a strategic approach to utilizing the funds for maximum impact.
*Definition of Innovation
Innovation is something different that has an impact. It might be improving upon or innovating a product, service, or process, or creating something new that solves a problem or makes the world a better place.
The project should be advanced beyond the idea or concept stage and have demonstrated that it has been put into action. Projects do not have to be full-fledged innovations, commercialized or have the ability to monetize, e.g., social or community innovations may have different valuable impacts.
The evaluations will be done by evaluators for the Regional Awards and by national judges for the National Finalist Awards and National Awards. The evaluators and judges will base their choice of award recipients on the above-mentioned Judging Criteria. Evaluators and judges will reach their decisions by consensus.
All decisions of the evaluators and judges at the regional and national levels are final and binding. The judging scores for any entry will not be revealed.
AWARDS
If a group is chosen for an award under the Competition, the cash award will be distributed equally amongst the group members. Cash awards are provided by cheque or Electronic Funds Transfer (“EFT”) to each individual.
Regional Awards
There are up to 200 $1,000 Regional Awards available this year, 50 in BC/YK/NT, 40 in AB/SK/MB, 70 in ON, 20 in QC and 20 in NB/NL/PE/NS/NU. Entrants will be assigned to one of these five regions and their submission judged fairly and transparently alongside Submissions from that region.
Regional Awards each consist of:
$1,000 for the purposes of developing, improving and implementing the innovation submitted in the Competition;
the opportunity to attend 4-5 virtual group learning and mentorship sessions (approx. value $100 each); and
Regional Award recipients will be invited to attend a regional celebration, which will be held between March and May 2025.
National Finalist Awards
There are up to 13 National Finalist Awards available, up to 1 for each province or territory. National Finalist Awards will be awarded to outstanding Submissions for exceptional innovations, regardless of Category, as determined by the national judges. The national judges may choose not to award a National Finalist Award for any particular province or territory if in their determination there is not 1 Submission in that province or territory which qualifies as an outstanding Submissions for an exceptional innovation.
National Finalist Awards each consist of:
$1,000 for the purposes of developing, improving and implementing the innovation submitted in the Competition;
the opportunity to attend 3 virtual group learning and mentorship sessions (approx. value $250 each); and
National Finalist Award winners will be invited to attend a national in-person celebration in Ottawa during Canadian Innovation Week (May 26th to 30th, 2025).
National Awards
Recipients of the National Finalist Awards are not eligible to receive a National Award. There are 5 National Awards available, 1 for each Category. National Awards will be awarded to the top Submission from the regional winners in each Category, as determined by the national judges.
National Awards each consist of:
$10,000 for the purposes of developing, improving and implementing the innovation submitted in the Competition;
the opportunity to attend 3 virtual group learning and mentorship sessions (approx. value $250 each); and
National Award winners will be invited to attend a national in-person celebration in Ottawa during Canadian Innovation Week (May 26th to 30th, 2025).
WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Regional Award recipients will be determined by May 20th, 2025 and cash awards issued by cheque or by EFT by June 30th, 2025; National Finalist Award recipients and National Award recipients will be determined by May 20th, 2025 and cash awards issued by cheque or by EFT by July 31st, 2025.
Awards must be accepted as described in the Competition Rules and cannot be transferred to another person or substituted for another award. Any substitution of an award, in whole or in part, is at the sole discretion of the Rideau Hall Foundation.
All winners will be contacted by telephone or by email and must have executed and submitted a Release in order to win.
As a condition of receiving an award, all winners will be required to use the monetary portions of their award for the purposes of developing, improving and implementing their innovation. Determination of whether a winner’s activities comply with this requirement will be in the sole discretion of the Rideau Hall Foundation and supporting documentation, such as receipts, may be requested. Examples of acceptable uses of awards include, but are not limited to, purchasing materials for the innovation, marketing costs, registration of websites, purchasing equipment, and transportation costs. All winners will also be required to complete an end-of-year survey sent to them electronically or otherwise by the Rideau Hall Foundation seeking feedback on the Competition and a description of how the winner used the monetary and non-monetary portions of their award to develop, improve, or implement their innovation. In addition to these requirements, winners of the National Awards will be required to provide a progress report to the Rideau Hall Foundation three (3) months after receipt of their award. The progress report (a) must contain an update on the status of the winner’s innovation and how the winner used the monetary and non-monetary portions of their award to develop, improve, or implement their innovation and (b) must be submitted to the Rideau Hall Foundation at the date specified by the Rideau Hall Foundation.
If a winner fails to (a) use an award for the purposes of developing, improving or implementing their innovation, (b) complete the end-of-year survey as required, or (c) complete and send the progress report as required (for National Award winners only), the Rideau Hall Foundation, in its sole discretion, may require repayment of the monetary portion of the award.
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and the decisions of the judges.
PUBLICITY
All award winners (including all members of a group) may be recognized on the Competition Website by name, city and province or territory of residence and photos.
All recipients of awards under the Competition (including each group member in the event of a group submission) agree to make themselves available for media interviews and by accepting an award under the Competition, consent to the use of their name, image, photograph, likeness, voice, and city of residence and related visual/sound recordings by the Rideau Hall Foundation, without the expectation of further remuneration or notice in connection with the award and for publicity purposes relating exclusively to the Competition in any media or format whatsoever at any time or times in perpetuity.
Each entrant acknowledges that the Rideau Hall Foundation has no control over and is not responsible for any use or misuse including, but not limited to, any alteration, modification, reuse or distortion of their Submission (or the entrant’s name, image, photograph, likeness, voice, and city of residence) that may occur or be caused by third parties. The Rideau Hall Foundation will not be monitoring and has no control over third parties’ use or misuse of the entrant’s Submission (or the entrant’s name, image, photograph, likeness, voice, and city of residence) displayed on the Rideau Hall Foundation website or other websites or publications.
TRAVEL
The Regional Award recipients will be celebrated at an in-person regional event hosted by the Rideau Hall Foundation and/or a Delivery Partner in each region between March and May 2025. The National Finalist Award and National Award recipients will be celebrated at an in-person event in Ottawa hosted by the Rideau Hall Foundation during Canadian Innovation Week, May 26th to 30th, 2025. Where necessary and only if possible dependent on health and safety travel restrictions, transportation to the city location of the regional and/or national celebration (the “Destination”), in economy class, and overnight accommodations (1 night at a hotel arranged by the Rideau Hall Foundation or on its behalf) for award recipients and a parent or legal guardian if the winner is under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence (based on standard room, double occupancy), will be provided by Rideau Hall Foundation up to a maximum cost of $3,000 per winner and $3,000 per parent or legal guardian, in line with the RHF Travel Directive, which will be provided at the time of travel arrangement. Transportation will be from the major airport nearest the award recipient’s residence, selected at the discretion of the Rideau Hall Foundation (the “Departure Point”).
In the event of a group entry is selected as winner of one of the awards, all members of the group will be invited using the email address provided on their respective Releases to attend the event. However, the Rideau Hall Foundation will only cover the travel and accommodation costs (up to $3,000) of the group’s primary contact as identified on the entry form, and his or her legal guardian (up to $3,000), if the contact is under the age of majority in their province or territory of residence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, should the group’s primary contact be unable or unwilling to attend, the group may request an alternate participant to attend on behalf of the group.
Any other costs or expenses associated with the awards not specified herein will be the responsibility of selected award winners and their parent/legal guardian (as applicable), including without limitation ground transportation to/from the Departure Point, meals, communication charges, room service, gratuities, optional tours, insurance and medical travel documents. The Rideau Hall Foundation will not be responsible if weather conditions, event cancellations, or other factors beyond their reasonable control prevent the transportation and accommodation provisions outlined above from being fulfilled, and the award recipient will not be entitled to compensation in lieu thereof. The award recipients and their parents/legal guardians must have no restrictions on their ability to travel. The award recipients and their parents/legal guardians are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documentation and permissions and must travel on the same itinerary. The award recipients and their parents/guardians must travel on the dates and travel carriers and stay at the accommodations as determined by the Rideau Hall Foundation in its sole discretion. The Rideau Hall Foundation will not be responsible if an award recipient or parent/legal guardian is denied entry onto aircraft, into the Destination, or return entry into the Departure Point. In such a situation, the award recipients and their parents/legal guardians will be responsible for any and all additional costs incurred. In the event that an award recipient resides within a 350-kilometre radius of the Destination, ground transportation (including without limitation train transportation) may be awarded and no compensation or substitution will be provided for the difference in cost (if applicable). The award recipients and their parents/legal guardians must obey all hotel and celebration event rules and requirements, including the hotel requirement to present a major credit card. Failure to follow such hotel and event rules and requirements may result in, without limitation, ejection from the event, non-admission to hotel and forfeiture of all or part of the award. In the event an award recipients or their parent/legal guardian engages in behavior that (as determined by the Rideau Hall Foundation in its sole discretion) is obnoxious or threatening, illegal, or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person, the Rideau Hall Foundation reserve the right to terminate the trip early and send the award recipient and parent/legal guardian home with no further compensation.
TERMS OF PARTICIPATION
Submitted entries shall not be returned to candidates.
Multiple entries are permitted. The National Award winners are ineligible for future Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge competitions. All other entrants are free to enter for future Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge competitions.
An entrant’s submission must not include any content whatsoever which would reasonably be understood to be defamatory, threatening, distasteful, racist, unlawful or otherwise objectionable or would infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties.
The Rideau Hall Foundation shall not be responsible for any technical malfunctions that are human, mechanical or technical in nature, or any combination thereof, including any injury as well as lost, incomplete, destroyed, misdirected, illegible or late submissions which for any reason are not received.
The Rideau Hall Foundation assumes no responsibility for lost or late submissions of entries.
The Rideau Hall Foundation, its agents and service providers are not responsible for printing, distribution or production errors.
The Rideau Hall Foundation reserve the right to terminate, suspend or modify the Competition, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in its sole discretion, any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by the Competition Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Competition, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical failures, which, in the sole discretion of the Rideau Hall Foundation, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Competition, the Rideau Hall Foundation may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Competition, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Competition, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Competition, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of the Competition Rules; and/or (c) award the awards from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria discussed above.
The Rideau Hall Foundation reserve the right to modify or cancel this Competition in the event of technical corruption, virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or any other technical problems, which may arise from time-to-time beyond the control of the Rideau Hall Foundation, destroying the integrity of this Competition. No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Rideau Hall Foundation, resulting from attempts to participate in this Competition or if required, accessing online information necessary to participate in this Competition.
The Rideau Hall Foundation reserves the right to disqualify entrants whom it finds to be in violation of these Competition Rules or tampering with the entry process. The Rideau Hall Foundation reserves the right to refuse an entry from a person whose eligibility is in question or who has been disqualified or is otherwise ineligible to enter.
Each entrant agrees that the consents given, and rights granted in these Competition Rules are done so without further compensation in connection with the Competition.
All decisions regarding this Competition and the selection of award recipients under remain with the Rideau Hall Foundation and are final.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE RELEASEES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM THE COMPETITION, INCLUDING THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF THE AWARDS. FURTHER, BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS COMPETITION, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT RELEASEES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM: A) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS COMPETITION, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE COMPETITION WEBSITE, OR B) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONAL INJURY, PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION, OR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, therefore such exclusions may not apply to you.
INDEMNIFICATION
Each entrant, including all members of a group submission, agrees to indemnify the Releasees from any third-party claims arising from or related to that entrant’s participation in the Competition. By participating, entrants agree that the Releasees shall not be liable for any and all claims, demands, judgments, damages, injuries, lawsuits, causes of action, death, losses, costs and expenses arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, in connection with this Competition or the acceptance, receipt, attendance at, travel related to, defect in, delivery of, use, inability to use, or misuse or possession of the award . All entrants further agree that in the event of any third-party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this Competition, they will indemnify the Releasees from any and all such claims, including lawyers’ fees related thereto.
CANCELLATION
If for any reason the Competition is not capable of being conducted as intended by the Rideau Hall Foundation, the Rideau Hall Foundation may, at its sole discretion, cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Competition.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Privacy Statement: By being an entrant submitting an application for Ingenious + Youth Challenge Competition, all candidates, including all members of a group submission, individually consent to the collection, use and disclosure by the Rideau Hall Foundation and its authorized agents of their personal information in order to process the application and administer and improve the Competition, including awarding awards, which information is mandatory in order to participate in the Competition, and some of which information is posted on the Competition Website. Winners consent to the collection of additional personal information, which may include financial information, for the purposes of confirming compliance with the award use and reporting requirements set out in these Competition Rules. Entrants may be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from the Rideau Hall Foundation or its partners about their products and programs, and upcoming contests and promotions. Personal information is collected, used and disclosed for the purpose of administering, improving and promoting the Competition and promoting the winners in accordance with applicable privacy laws, and Rideau Hall Foundation’s Privacy Policy. You can withdraw your consent to use your personal information before the submission closing date, in which case your Submission will be removed from consideration.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The Rideau Hall Foundation’s failure to enforce any term of these Competition Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Competition Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Competition Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Competition Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
APPLICABLE LAWS
The competition is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Competition Rules or the rights of the parties in connection with the Competition shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario.
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Competition Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any competition-related materials, including but not limited to the entry form, or print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Competition Rules shall prevail, govern and control. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English language version and the French language version of the Competition Rules, the English version shall prevail, govern and control.
