The Scotiabank #InstaMovie Giveaway

Official Contest Rules and Regulations

By entering the Scotiabank #InstaMovie Giveaway (the “Contest”), entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules and Regulations and the decisions of the sponsor, The Bank of Nova Scotia (the “Sponsor”) which are final.

This Contest is intended for viewing and participation in Canada, excluding Quebec, and shall be construed and evaluated according to the laws of Canada. Please do not proceed if you are not a legal resident of Canada at time of entry. Void elsewhere and where prohibited.

THE CONTEST PERIOD

This Contest runs from March 9, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. to April 5, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) (the “Contest Period”)

HOW TO ENTER

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, INSTAGRAM. BY ENTERING, YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO THE SPONSOR AND NOT TO INSTAGRAM. THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL ONLY BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF ADMINISTERING THIS CONTEST. INSTAGRAM IS COMPLETELY RELEASED OF ALL LIABILITY BY EACH ENTRANT IN THIS CONTEST. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS CONTEST SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE SPONSOR AND NOT TO INSTAGRAM.

To Enter the Contest you must have a valid Instagram account. Registration on Instagram is free; download the Instagram app onto your smart phone or tablet device and follow the onscreen instructions to register.

There are four (4) weekly challenges throughout the Contest. For each weekly challenge, entrants must post a “selfie” picture (entrants face must be visible in the picture) on Instagram in the theme of the challenge, with the hashtag #InstaMovie or #instamoviechallenge and must also follow the Scotiabank Instagram account. Entrants are permitted to enter once per day, per challenge. Entrants must post an original photograph* to their personal Instagram account depicting one of the above themes within the specified timeframe, with the hashtag “#InstaMovie”, or #instamoviechallenge and must also follow the Scotiabank Instagram account. Entrants will then be automatically entered for a chance to win the Prize.

Week 1 (March 9, 2015 12:00 AM to March 15, 2015 11:59 PM) – Show your best #RedCarpetPose

Week 2 (March 16, 2015 12:00 AM to March 22, 2015 11:59 PM) – Show your best #OmgICan’tBelieveTheyWoreTheSameOutfitFace

Week 3 (March 23, 2015 12:00 AM to March 29, 2015 11:59 PM) – Show your best #MovieSnack

Week 4 (March 30, 2015 12:00 AM to April 5, 2015 11:59 PM) – Show your best #FashionFail

*Photographs must be the original work of the entrant; may not have won previous awards; may not have been used publicly previously by any third party; must not infringe any third-party’s rights; must be suitable for publication (i.e., may not be obscene or indecent); must not contain obscene or pornographic material; may not contain defamatory statements; may not invade privacy, publicity or other rights of any person, firm or entity; may not show the likeness of any third party without consent; may not in any other way violate applicable laws and regulations; may not contain any reference to any third party trademarks, names or third party logos ; and may not contain any copyrighted works owned by third parties. All eligible Entries will be reviewed for content eligibility and compliance with these Official Contest Rules and Regulations before being entered into the Contest. Entries containing false information, prohibited material or inappropriate content, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may be disqualified. The Sponsor makes the final determination as to what Entries are eligible to take part in this Contest. Submission of an Entry grants the Sponsor and its agents the unconditional, irrevocable, worldwide right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify such Entry in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without consideration to the entrant, whether or not such Entry is selected as a winning Entry. BY SUBMITTING THE ORIGINAL ENTRY, THE ENTRANT REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT HE/SHE HAS ALL RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST NECESSARY TO GRANT THE SPONSOR THE NON-EXCLUSIVE WORLDWIDE, IRREVOCABLE AND UNRESTRICTED RIGHT AND LICENSE TO ADAPT, PUBLISH, USE, EDIT, AND/OR MODIFY SUCH ENTRY IN ANY WAY AND POST THE ORIGINAL ENTRY ON THE INTERNET OR USE THE ORIGINAL ENTRY IN ANY OTHER WAY AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD SPONSOR HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS TO THE CONTRARY.

WHO CAN ENTER

This Contest is open to all legal residents of Canada 18 years of age and older, excluding residents of Quebec, except employees, agents and representatives of the Sponsor, Sponsor’s subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, suppliers of Prizes, material and services in connection with the Contest or any other person directly related to the holding of the Contest, as well as members of their immediate families (father, mother, brothers, sisters, children) their legal or common-law spouse and any individual with whom such employees, agents and representatives reside.

THE PRIZES

There will be twenty-eight (28) prizes (the “Prizes”) awarded (one per day during the Contest period), each consisting of a Cineplex Movie Voucher valued at $26.00 CAD each. The Prize must be accepted as awarded without substitution and is not transferable or redeemable for cash. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize in whole or in part in the event that all or any of the components of the Prize are unavailable. In the event that the winner is unable or chooses not to accept the Prize, no compensation or substitution prize will be provided. Limit of one prize per Instagram account during the contest period.

SELECTION OF WINNERS

Beginning March 10, 2015 at 2 pm, and every day after until April 6 2015, all entries from the previous day will be reviewed and judged. Judging will be based on consistency with the challenge theme for the applicable week, originality and creativity. Only entries with the Contest hashtag will be judged. The judging is the responsibility of the contracted Contest agency.

The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received up to the time of each draw.

HOW TO WIN

Each selected entrant will be contacted through Instagram (by Direct Message) by a representative of the Sponsor to make arrangements for contacting the Contest administrators.

If a selected entrant is Direct Messaged by the administrator, but does not contact the administrator by telephone within 7 business days of the original contact, or if, for any other reason, the Prize cannot be awarded, another Contest entry will be selected based on the judging criteria and so on, until all the Prizes have been awarded.

Selected entrants must sign and submit to the Sponsor a declaration and release that may include, without limitation, a mathematical Skill Testing Question, authorization for the Sponsor and its agents to announce and publish the selected entrant’s name, address (city and province only) and/or photograph or image or other likeness, without further compensation, at any time and from time to time, in any future publicity. Such declaration and release must be received by the Sponsor at the office of the agency administering the Contest on or before the fifth (5th) business day following the date that the selected entrant was first contacted by the Sponsor.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Sponsor is committed to respecting entrants’ privacy rights. Any personal information collected will be handled in accordance with all applicable privacy legislation. The Sponsor will not sell an entrant’s personal information collected for this Contest to any third parties.

Unless an entrant has consented by ticking the opt-in box on the entry form to receive information from members of the Scotiabank Group about their products and services, any personal information collected for this Contest shall be used by the Sponsor solely for the purpose of managing and administering this Contest.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Sponsor is not responsible for any human or computer-generated error in the selection of an entrant or the awarding of a Prize.

Any person who enters or tries to enter the Contest in a manner which is unfair to the other entrants will be automatically disqualified and could be referred to the appropriate authorities.

The use of automated software or computer programs to register or enter this Contest is prohibited and any individual who uses or attempts to use such methods to register or enter will be disqualified. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, The Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. In the event it is determined that an entrant has entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Contest Rules and Regulations, has made a misrepresentation, or has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these Official Contest Rules and Regulations, the entrant will be disqualified. The use of an invalid email address will disqualify the entry. Users spamming the same email address will disqualify the entry.

By entering this Contest, winners release the Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliated companies, their advertising and promotional agencies, their employees, representatives and agents from any and all liability for damages of whatever nature that arise from the acceptance or use of all or part of the Prize.

The Sponsor reserves the right to correct clerical or typographical errors in promotional materials or these Official Contest Rules and Regulations.

If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the Instagram account provided at time of entry. Authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram account by Instagram.

By accepting a Prize, selected entrants authorize the Sponsor and its agents to announce and publish the selected entrant’s name, address (city and province only) and/or photograph or image or other likeness, without further compensation, at any time and from time to time, in any future publicity.

The Sponsor shall not be responsible for any failure of email during the Contest or for any problems or technical malfunction of a telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email, on-line, or Internet entry to be received by the Sponsor. In addition, the Sponsor shall not be responsible for technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer or property related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material on the Contest website. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.

All decisions of the Sponsor are final, including decisions regarding the selection of winners.

In the event of any discrepancies between the English language rules and the non-English language rules, the English rules shall prevail.

This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws.