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Official Contest Rules and Information

These are the official rules and regulation for the Get to Know Contest in Canada. This contest is distinct from the similar Get to Know Contest held in the United States, and different rules apply to each contest.

Prizes

Prizes available to each winner of the contest include:

General Rules

The contest is open to all Canadian residents of age 19 or younger. No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest.

Each participant is welcome to submit more than one entry. All entries must be submitted online or received in the mail by Get to Know no later than 4:00 PM Eastern (1:00 PM Pacific) on May 28, 2010.

All entries must be original, and must not be a copy of any existing work. Whether you mean to or not, claiming that someone else's work is your own (called "plagiarism") is a serious violation of copyright law. Plagiarism and forgery can result in charges being laid, fines imposed, or damages awarded. So, you must be very careful to make sure that your creation[s] are original and cannot be considered plagiarized. Be creative!

Every participant must experience nature firsthand as part of the process of creating their entry. This must involve going outside; visiting a zoo, museum, aquarium, or science centre; or experiencing an animal or plant that has been brought to the participant at an event or in the classroom.

Judging and administration

Winners are selected from each of the following categories:

This contest is administered by the Get to Know Society (Get to Know). Get to Know reserves the right to disqualify any entrant who violates any of the contest rules, who attempts to influence or receive unfair consideration from the judges, or who tampers with the entry process or the operation of the www.gettoknow.ca web site or any affiliated websites. Get to Know reserves the right to cancel or modify the contest and/or the prizes in the event of grave circumstances beyond the control of Get to Know that would prevent the normal completion of the contest. Get to Know reserves the right to adjust the age categories listed above or change the distribution of winners amongst the categories as needed, depending on the number of entries received.

Art Entries

Writing Entries

Digital Photography Entries

Entrant Agreement

By submitting an entry, the participant and his/her adult representative:

If selected as a finalist, entrants and/or their adult representatives will be required to sign a further agreement that transfers ownership of their work to Get to Know before they can be confirmed as winners.