TELUS #EndBullying Poetry Contest [CLOSED]

"TELUS #EndBullying" Contest Official Rules

 "TELUS #EndBullying" Contest Official Rules

By participating in the TELUS WE Day "#EndBullying" Poetry Contest ("Contest"), entrants (and, if eligible minors, their parents or legal guardians) (collectively "Entrant" or "You") agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Wattpad Corp. ("Sponsor"), which are final and binding in all matters.

1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARTY TO ENTER OR WIN.

To participate in the Contest, you must submit your entry through Wattpad.com ("Website") during the period beginning at 9:00 am EST on September 20, 2018, through 11:59 pm EST on November 22, 2018 ("Entry Period"). Visit the TELUS profile Wattpad.com/user/TELUS and follow the instructions on that profile ("Instructions") on how to submit your poem about rising above cyberbullying ("Entry"). All Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on November 22, 2018 to be eligible. Eligible Entrants may enter as many times as they wish. If you do not already have a Wattpad account, you will be required to create one in order to enter. Creating an account is free. All Website terms and conditions apply. Accounts or Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means will be void. Website's clock will be the official time-keeping device for the Contest.

All Entries must meet the following criteria:

- Entry must be in English, and your own original work.
- Entrant must have all rights necessary to post and submit his/her Entry.
- Entry must not infringe on the intellectual property or other rights of any third party. It is each entrant's responsibility to ensure that he/she has all necessary rights to submit the Entry and to grant the Promotion Entities (defined below) the rights described in these Official Rules.
- Entrant must not have won any previous awards in contests sponsored by Sponsor, Promotion Entities, or a Promotion Entity affiliate. Entry (or fictional stories that are, in the opinion of the Sponsor, substantially similar to the Entry) must not have been submitted to any other contest, or previously published.
- Entries must be submitted through your Website account in the manner specified on the Contest profile
- Entries must meet all Instructions specified on the Contest profile (incorporated herein by reference).
- Entries should not contain identifying information (e.g. names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses or mailing addresses) of any real person, including entrant.
- Entries may not contain material that is obscene, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, racially or ethnically offensive, or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or violate any law. Entries must be appropriate for viewing by the general public; appropriateness will be determined by Sponsor.
- Entries must not disparage the goodwill and business reputation of TELUS.
- Entries must be relevant to the Contest theme.
- Entries must be tagged #EndBullying (#endbullying) to be considered.

Sponsor reserve the right to reject any Entry for any reason.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec), who are at least 13 years of age. Entrants must agree to the terms and conditions of Sponsor's Terms of Service, a copy of which can be found on the Website. Employees of Sponsor, Prize Provider and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and their immediate family members (spouse and parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. Contest is void where prohibited. All applicable federal, state and local laws apply.

3. WINNER SELECTION: The winner will be selected by a panel of six (6) Sponsor staff members from all eligible Entries received based equally on creativity and originality (50% / 50%). Ten (10) finalist entries will be sent to TELUS' Judging Panel for grand prize winner selection by November, 30th 2018. Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than ten (10) finalists if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries. Judging scores will not be revealed. The decisions of judges are final.