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1 CANADA POST INSTAGRAM CONTEST Official Rules 1. DEFINITIONS 1.1 Canada Post means Canada Post Corporation. Canada Post Parties means Canada Post, its affiliates, contractors and all of their respective directors, officers and employees. Contest means the Canada Post Instagram Contest described below. Contest Closing Time means April 15, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. EDT Contest Opening Time means May 16, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EDT Contest Period means the period of time between the Contest Opening Time and the Contest Closing Time. Employees means employees, directors and/or officers of Canada Post or any of its affiliates. Henry s means the online store for camera and related products operated by Henry s, a division of Cranbrook Glen Enterprises, and found at Instagram means the Instagram online photo and video sharing and social media website ( Instagram ) operated by Instagram, LLC and found at Rules means these Contest Rules. 2. RULES AND ENTRANCE ELIGIBILITY 2.1 The Contest and your participation in the Contest are subject to all applicable laws and to these Rules. 2.2 The Contest is sponsored by Canada Post. Except as specified in section 2.3, below, the Contest is open to all individuals who are legal Canadian residents, who, at the time of entry, have reached the age of majority according to the law of the province or territory in which they reside. 2.3 The Contest is not open to: (a) Employees (b) parents, children, siblings, or spouses of Employees; or (c) any individual residing with an Employee.

2 2.4 The Contest will open on the Contest Opening Time and close on the Contest Closing Time. The Contest will run during the Contest Period. 3. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS 3.1 No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. 3.2 To enter the Contest: (a) you must have a valid user account with Instagram. (b) You must post a photo from your Instagram account using the required hashtag #postyourcanada, tag the photo and maintain the posting until 30 days after the Contest Closing Time; (c) The Instagram account from which you post your photo must be public (photos posted on private Instagram accounts are not eligible); and (d) Your photo must meet all of the criteria set out in section 4.1 of these Rules, and otherwise meet all requirements of these Rules. 3.3 You may enter as many times as you wish. 4. PHOTO REQUIREMENTS 4.1 To qualify for entry into the Contest, your photo must: (a) depict a Canadian landscape or other outdoor scene within the geographical boundaries of Canada; (b) be a digital photo (not video) meeting Instagram s format and resolution requirements; (c) never have been previously exhibited publicly outside of this Contest or selected as a winner in any other contest; (d) have been taken by you only, and be your own original work; (e) not depict an existing work, for example a painting; (f) not be in violation of any applicable law; (g) not depict any identifiable individual, including you; (h) not infringe anyone else s (i) copyright or other intellectual property rights, (ii) privacy or (iii) other rights; (i) not be defamatory or trade libelous; and (j) not depict or suggest any of the following: (i) (ii) offensive language and/or symbols; illegal or inappropriate activity;

3 (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) information that could identify any individual; nudity and/or sexual behavior; advertisements or commercial messages; any identifiable trade-marks, brands or logos; or any other content that Canada Post determines in its sole discretion to be objectionable and/or inappropriate. 5. JUDGING AND PRIZE AWARDING 5.1 On Tuesday May 19, 2015 at approximately 11:00 a.m. EDT, a panel of judges appointed by Canada Post will choose one photo as the tentative grand prize winner from among all eligible entries. The grand prize is one Nikon Coolpix P7800, with an approximate value of $ Each day at approximately 10:00 a.m. EDT during the Contest Period (with the first day beginning the day following the Contest Opening Time), a panel of judges appointed by Canada Post will choose a daily tentative winner from among all eligible entries submitted that day. Each daily prize will be one Henry s $25.00 gift card. 5.3 The total award value for this contest will be $ Judging of eligible entries will be based on criteria such as photo composition, originality, how well the submission depicts a Canadian landscape or other outdoor scene within the geographical boundaries of Canada, and other criteria as the judging panel determines to be relevant. Decisions of the judging panel are final. 5.5 The prizes are non-transferable, and must be accepted as awarded. However, Canada Post may in its sole discretion substitute prizes of the same or greater value Within approximately 2 business days after the judging panel has chosen a tentative winner, Canada Post will contact the tentative winner by sending the tentative winner a message through Instagram s Instagram Direct feature, requesting that the winner respond in the manner specified by Canada Post. 5.7 Before being declared an official winner, the tentative winner must properly complete and sign a form to be provided by Canada Post, (a) declaring that the tentative winner has complied and will comply with all eligibility requirements, these Rules and all applicable laws; and (b) releasing and indemnifying the Canada Post Parties from and against all liability associated with the tentative winner s participation in the Contest, and acceptance and use of the prize.

4 5.8 If: (a) the tentative winner refuses the prize; (b) Canada Post is unable to contact the tentative winner through Instagram Direct as set out in section 5.6 above; (c) the tentative winner does not respond to Canada Post (in the manner specified by Canada Post) within ten business days of being contacted by Canada Post; or (d) Canada Post determines that the tentative winner has not complied with these rules, or otherwise disqualifies the tentative winner or determines the tentative winner to be ineligible to receive the prize, then the judging panel will select another tentative winner. Canada Post will continue that process until an official winner is declared. 5.9 The odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of eligible photos submitted and the evaluation of the eligible photos by the judging panel Judging will be conducted at Canada Post, Suite 500, 1 Dundas Street West, Toronto ON, M5G 2L5. 6. OTHER CONDITIONS 6.1 By entering the Contest, you declare that you have complied with all of these Rules and met all eligibility requirements. Without limiting the previous sentence, you declare that your photo meets the criteria set out in section 4.1 above. 6.2 You grant Canada Post a non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable, worldwide, transferable, perpetual licence: (a) to use, copy, adapt, communicate, distribute, publicly display, and create compilations and derivate works or merchandise from any photo you submit as an entry to the Contest (including any caption you have posted with your photo); and (b) to use your name, Instagram username, city or town of residence, and/or any statements made by you in connection with your entry.

5 and you irrevocably waive all moral rights to your photo in favour of Canada Post. 6.3 You represent and warrant that you have the right to grant the license set out in section 6.2 above. 6.4 Without limiting section 6.2, the licence you grant in section 6.2 permits Canada Post to (a) cut, reformat, rearrange and/or combine your photo with other materials and/or to otherwise modify your photo; (b) use your photo or a modified version of your photo in Canada Post promotional materials; and/or (b) share your photo or any version or portion of your photo as edited by Canada Post, on any social media website. 6.5 Your participation in this in this Contest is solely at your own risk. You are solely responsible for all costs you incur to take any photo and to enter the Contest. 6.6 The Canada Post Parties are not responsible for any lost, late, damaged, destroyed or misdirected entries or for any faulty electronic data transmission, equipment failure, website downtime or other communication problems you experience in connection with the Contest. Without limiting the previous sentence or section 6.5, the Canada Post Parties do not endorse, and are not responsible for the Instagram or Henry s websites. 6.7 You irrevocably release the Canada Post Parties from any and all claims, damages or other liability whatsoever (including without limitation damage to property, personal injury, or death) for harm you may suffer as a result of entering or attempting to enter the contest, and, if declared a winner, from accepting and using your prize. 6.8 Without limiting what is set out in section 6.5, 6.6 or 6.7, you acknowledge that you are solely responsible for complying with any terms and conditions applicable to your Instagram account and for ensuring that your Instagram account remains valid during the Contest Period and for 30 days after the Contest Closing Time. 6.9 You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Canada Post Parties from any claim, damages, losses, fines, penalties, settlement or other costs arising from your failure, whether intentional or not, to comply with these Rules Canada Post is awarding the prizes as is and is makes no representations or warranties whatsoever about the quality, durability, merchantability or any other characteristic of the prizes. Canada Post will not replace any damaged, lost or stolen prize of which the winner has

6 taken possession. Additional terms and conditions, as established from time to time by Henry s, may apply to the Henry s gift card prizes. The winner is solely responsible for being aware of and complying with those additional terms and conditions Canada Post reserves the right to withdraw, terminate or modify all or part of this Contest by publishing a notice on the Canada Post web site if Canada Post determines that, for any reason, the contest is not capable of running as planned, including technical failure or corruption, computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other cause beyond the control of Canada Post, which in the opinion of Canada Post affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this contest. 7. PERSONAL INFORMATION 7.1 Canada Post will use personal Information collected from entrants to administer the Contest and to carry out the promotional activities allowed by the licence granted in section 6.2 of these Rules. Canada Post will not otherwise share personal information relating to entrants with any third parties, except as may be required by law. Canada Post will not attempt to contact any entrants for any other purpose than as set out in these Rules unless the entrant has consented to receive relevant communications from Canada Post or as otherwise allowed under applicable laws. 8. QUEBEC 8.1 Quebec residents may submit any litigation respecting the conduct or organizing of a publicity contest to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. 9. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 9.1 Information concerning this contest will be available online at or you may contact Laura-Lee Catleugh, Manager, ecommerce, Laura-Lee.Catleugh@canadapost.ca. Henry s is a trademark of Cranbrook Glen Enterprises and/or its licensors (collectively, the Cranbrook Parties ). The Cranbrook Parties have no involvement in the administration of this contest.

7 Instagram is a trademark of Instagram, LLC and/or its respective licensors (collectively, the Instagram Parties ). The Instagram Parties have no involvement in the administration of this contest.