SCOTCH-BRITE™ BRAND
"WIN A LIFE EXPERIENCE" contest (the "Contest")
Rules and Regulations

Official Rules & Regulations

No purchase necessary. In order to win this Contest, selected entrant must first answer unaided, a time-limited skill testing question. Contest is subject to the following rules and regulations.

1. Contest duration. The Contest opens at 6:00:01 PM (EDT) on September 8, 2011 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (EST) on November 28, 2011 (the "Contest Period").

2. Contest prizes.

3. How to Enter. No purchase necessary. Log on to www.Scotch-Brite.ca ("Website") and follow the directions to enter. All entrants must have a valid email address. Entrants must fully complete the required fields of the entry form by entering their first and last name, email address, age, telephone number, and province of residence. Entrants must agree to abide by the contest rules in order to enter.

When all required fields are completed, click the "Submit" button to complete your entry. Limit one (1) entry per person/email address per 24-hour period for the duration of the Contest Period. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once during a 24-hour period, then all of your entries may be void in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Use of any automated system to submit entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Entries are not eligible and will be rejected if entry form is not fully completed and submitted during the Contest Period. By submitting an entry form, each entrant agrees and consents to abide by all rules and regulations of this Contest.

If the entrant chooses to complete the non-required field of the entry form for submission of a written essay (maximum 150 characters) (the "Work"), the entrant agrees that the Work:

1. will describe in 150 words or less the entrant's cleaning secret(s) or cleaning tip(s);
2. may be published or used in part or as a whole in any communication materials for an unspecified length of time by the Sponsor and the Sponsor-related Parties.
3. (i) does not contain any material that is libellous, defamatory, profane or obscene, or that is likely to be considered offensive by Sponsor or could adversely affect the name, reputation, or goodwill of Sponsor; (ii) is original and has not previously been published or won an award or prize of any kind, and all right, title, and interest (including copyright) therein and thereto is owned and/or controlled by the entrant to the full extent necessary to enable the Sponsor to use the Work as contemplated by these Contest Rules; and (iii) does not infringe upon the intellectual property or other statutory or common law rights of any third party; does not include trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or used without permission; does not use individuals' names without permission; and does not reference public figures. Entrants waive and release Sponsor and Sponsor-related Parties from any and all claims that entrants may now or hereafter have in any jurisdiction based on any claims, including, but not limited to, "moral rights" or "droit moral" or unfair competition with respect to Sponsor or Sponsor-related Parties exploitation of entries and/or Work throughout the world, and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation. By entering this Contest, entrants agree that Sponsor and Sponsor-related Parties have the right and permission to use the Work and/or prize information or personal exposition (and/or any edited portion thereof), and/or any information contained in his/her image or entry for promotional, advertising, and/or publicity purposes in any media, now or hereafter known.

All entries, including the Work, become the sole property of the Sponsor and none will be returned for any reason. Entries must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected for the Contest prize.

4. Draw date. A random draw will take place on Monday, December 12th EDT at approximately 10:00:00 AM (EST) in London, Ontario, at the head office of 3M Canada Company from among all eligible entries and received during the Contest Period to determine three (3) potential winners for the grand prizes. Odds of your entry being selected for a prize depends on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. Maximum of one (1) prize per person/email address will be awarded.

Before being declared a winner, selected entrant will be notified by email and will be required to correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill testing question and sign and return within five (5) business days of notification a declaration of eligibility and a liability/publicity release, which: (i) confirms compliance with the Contest rules and accepts such prize as offered; (ii) releases the Sponsor, its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies (including each of their respective directors, officers, employees and/or agencies), retailers, advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges (the "Sponsor-related Parties") from any and all liability relating to the selected entrant's participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity, or the acceptance/receipt/use/misuse of a prize; and (iii) grants Sponsor the unrestricted right to use selected entrant's name, address, voice, statements about the Contest and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation either during or after the Contest, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, worldwide including without limitation, print, broadcast, entertainment programming or the Internet. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted by email or telephone within ten (10) business days, fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question, or fails to return the declaration/release within the specified time, he/she will forfeit the prize and the Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate entrant from all remaining eligible entries. The chance of being selected to answer the skill testing question is dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.

5. Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry. Not eligible to participate in this Contest are employees, representatives, and agents of Sponsor and Sponsor-related Parties. Also ineligible are members of the immediate family of and persons who reside with such Sponsor and Sponsor-related Parties.

6. General Conditions. All entries become the property of the Sponsor, which assumes no responsibility whatsoever for lost, delayed, incomplete or misdirected entries. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited by law. By entering this Contest all entrants agree to the use and publication of their names, photographs and addresses in any advertising or publicity by Sponsor and Sponsor-related Parties, without compensation either during or after the Contest. The decisions of the Contest judges with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal. No correspondence in regard to this Contest will be entered into except with selected entrants. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in the Contest or the acceptance or use/misuse of any prize and release Sponsor and the Sponsor-related Parties from any and all liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind in connection therewith. Winning names can be obtained by writing to 3M Canada Company, 300 Tartan Drive London, ON N5V 4M9, Attention: Miranda Kasubeck.

Without limitation, the Sponsor and the Sponsor-related Parties will not be liable for any failure of the Website during the Contest; for any technical malfunction or other problems relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; for the failure of any entry to be received by the Sponsor and the Sponsor-related Parties for any reason including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or any combination of the above. Further, the Sponsor, and Sponsor-related Parties, will not be liable for any injury or damage to an entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading any material in the Contest.

In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an entry, online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned an email address by an internet provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institute, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. If the identity of an online entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder associated with the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the selected entry. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid online entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).

The Sponsor reserves the right at any time without notice to withdraw or amend this Contest in any way, for any reason, including without limitation, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage any micro site 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.

Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, withdraw, or amend this Contest for any reason without notice.

Sponsor is legally required to ensure that all personal information disclosed to or received from third parties is appropriately used, disclosed and protected. Personal information is defined as any piece of information, about an identifiable individual but does not include the name, title, business address or telephone number of an employee of an organization. Sponsor will use any personal information only for purposes of administering the Contest. No disclosure of personal information to third parties is needed under this Contest. Entries will be retained for a reasonable period of time and as required by law following delivery of prizes under the Contest rules. By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest, unless the entrant otherwise agrees. For information on Sponsor's privacy policy, please refer to the policy posted on the web site at http://solutions.3mcanada.ca/wps/portal/3M/en_CA/WW2/Country/Corp/Privacy/

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