#TimsEspressYourself Short Story Contest [CLOSED]

#TimsEspressYourself Official Rules

By participating in the Tim Hortons "#TimsEspressYourself Short Story Contest" ("Contest"), each entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of The TDL Group Corp. ("Tim Hortons") and Wattpad Corp. ("Sponsor"), which are final and binding in all matters.

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

To participate in the Contest, you must submit your entry of a short story inspired by Tim Hortons through Wattpad.com ("Website") during the period beginning at 9:00 a.m. EST on November 15th, 2021 through 11:59 p.m. EST on December 13th, 2021 ("Entry Period"). Visit the brand profile Wattpad.com/user/TimHortons (the "Contest Profile"), and follow the instructions provided ("Instructions") on how to submit your entry inspired by an Espresso-themed story, initially developed by a designated Wattpad Star (the "Wattpad Star") (each, an "Entry"). Each Entry must be received within the part-specific timeline to be eligible: Part 1 - November 22nd 11:59 a.m. EST to November 28th at 11:59 p.m. EST, Part 2 - November 30th at approximately 11:59 a.m. EST to December 5th 11:59 p.m. EST, Part 3 – December 7th at approximately 11:59 a.m. EST to December 12th 11:59 p.m. EST, and Part 4 - December 14th at approximately 11:59 a.m. EST to December 19th 11:59 p.m. EST. Eligible entrants may enter as many times as they wish (with unique Entries) during the Entry Period. If you do not already have a Website account, you will be required to create one in order to enter. Creating an account is free as of the publication of these Official Rules. 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, original and may not exceed the comment character limitations (2,000 characters), as reflected in the Sponsor platform (the "Platform") desktop experience. Entrant must have all rights necessary to post and submit each 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 they have all necessary rights to submit the Entry (with the exception of any rights associated with Sponsor) and to grant Sponsor and Administrator the rights described in these Official Rules.

● Entry (or any fictional story that is, 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 comply with all Instructions specified on the Contest Profile (incorporated herein by reference).

● Entries must not contain identifying information (e.g., names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses or mailing addresses) of any real person, including entrant.

● Entries must not contain material that is obscene, lewd, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, threatening, pornographic, sexually explicit, racially or ethnically offensive, or that otherwise contains inappropriate content or objectionable material as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or that 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 at its sole discretion.

● Entries must not disparage the goodwill and business reputation of Tim Hortons or any of its content licensors.

● Entries must be relevant to the Contest theme.

● Entries must be tagged #TimsEspressYourself to be considered.

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