This promotion is intended for viewing and participation in Canada only by legal residents of the Province of British Columbia and shall be subject to and constructed in accordance with the laws of Canada and that province. Please do not proceed if you are not a legal resident of the province of British Columbia. Entry of videos for the Grand Prize portion of the contest is limited to legal residents of the province of British Columbia between the ages of 13 years to 24 years at time of entry. By entering a video in this contest the entrant relinquishes all right of ownership, including copyright, in that video and, in doing so, transfers ownership of that video to the Contest Operator. Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Official Rules and Regulations.

HOW TO WIN: There are three (3) different categories of prize winners in this contest: Grand Prize winners, Voters’ Choice Prize winner and Voter Prize winners.

1. GRAND PRIZE: On or about October 1, 2007 a judging committee comprised of staff from BC Hydro Communications Department, and the Gulf Island Film and Television School (GIFTS) will judge the Energy Conservation videos submitted and eligible for consideration. The following set of criteria will be used for the judging based on a maximum of 100 points:

• Message of Energy Conservation  40 points  
• Originality                                            30 points
• Creativity                                              30 points

In the event of a tie in overall points, the video/s achieving the highest number of points in the criterion of “Message of Energy Conservation” will be declared the winner/s.
A total of 10 videos will be chosen for the Grand Prize and those Selected Entrants will be contacted by telephone or email by no later than October 5, 2007. Before being declared a winner, the Selected Entrants will be required to sign a Declaration and Release form stating that he/she has read, understood and complied with these Contest Rules, grants all consents required as contemplated in these Contest Rules, authorizes the Contest Operator and/or their promotional agents to broadcast, publish and disseminate his/her name, address, photograph, likeness and voice, in connection with any promotion or publicity, and/or for general news, entertainment and information purposes at no compensation to the winner, except the prize as awarded and confirming the release described in the following sentence. By entering this Contest, each entrant hereby releases the Contest Operator and its operating divisions, affiliated corporations and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from any and all liability of any kind arising out of the entrant's participation in this Contest and, if applicable, receipt and use of the prize. If the Selected Entrant is a minor, his/her parent or legal guardian must complete the forms on their behalf.

2. VOTERS’ CHOICE PRIZE: On or about October 5, 2007 the video having received the most votes online by contest voting close will be eligible to win the Voters’ Choice Prize and the Selected Entrant (or their parent /legal guardian if a minor) will be required to complete the Declaration and Release forms as outlined above before being declared a winner. In the event of a tie, a random draw will be held amongst those tied to determine the Selected Entrant.

3. VOTER’S PRIZE: On or about October 5, 2007 three Selected Entrants will be randomly chosen from the online voters eligible to win the Voter’s Prize. Before being declared a winner, the Selected Entrants (or their parent/legal guardian if a minor) will be required to complete the Declaration and Release forms as outlined above and correctly answer a time- limited mathematical skill- testing question. Voters may vote for as many videos as they like on a daily basis however only one vote per video per day will be permitted and all votes per day will be entered in the draw for the Voter’s Prize per eligible voter.

ADMINISTRATION: This contest is administered and operated by BC Hydro Communications Department (the “Contest Operator”). The decisions of the video contest judges who may be employees of the Contest Operator and Gulf Islands Film and Television Schools (Gifts) are final and binding in all matters as they relate to this contest, including without limitation, eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.

ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to all legal residents of the province of British Columbia, Canada, 13 years to 24 years of age for the Video Grand Prize and Voters’ Choice Prize and to all legal residents of British Columbia (no age restriction) for the Voter’s Prize. The contest is not open to employees and representatives (or those with whom they are domiciled) of BC Hydro Communications Department ( Contest Operator) or judging committee and Consumer-Response Marketing Ltd. (the official contest judging organization).  Age restrictions in place to ensure relative experience and fairness.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: If for any reason in the opinion of the Contest Operator, in their sole and absolute discretion, the Contest is not capable of running as planned or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond its control, the Contest Operator reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, including canceling any method of entry, and selecting a winner from previously received eligible entries.
The Contest Operator will not be responsible for telephone, technical, network, online, electronic, computer hardware or software failures of any kind, misdirected, stolen, incomplete, garbled or delayed Internet/e-mail computer transmissions on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any participant's or any other person's computer relating to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in connection with this Contest. The Contest Operator is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, these official rules, the selection or announcement of winners or the distribution of any prize. The Contest Operator: (i) makes no warranty, guarantee or representation of any kind concerning any prize; (ii) disclaims any implied warranty, and (iii) is not liable for any injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from the acceptance or use of any prize or otherwise resulting from participation in this Contest.

The Contest Operator reserves the right, in their sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any individual who is ineligible for the Contest or who it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Contest Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. In addition to, but without limiting any other right of the Contest Operator hereinbefore provided, the Contest Operator reserves the right to modify the Contest Rules without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
Subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations, these Contest Rules govern all aspects of the Contest and are binding on all participants.

In the event of a dispute, 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 natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.

PRIVACY POLICY: By entering information on the Contest entry form, you consent to the use of such information to administer, implement and fulfill this Contest. The Contest Operator assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever arising from or in any way related to this Contest or the acceptance or use of the prizes awarded or for tampering, theft, defects, viruses, human errors including gross negligence, deletions, technical or telephone problems, undeliverable messages, computer errors, lost, misdirected, late or incomplete entries or for any online difficulties that may result in damage or malfunction the computer or the failure of the Contest Operator to process any entry and otherwise award any prize.