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Paint Your Plate Sweepstakes Program Official Rules and Regulations
THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE A CONTRACT—READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES A RELEASE AND LICENSE FROM EACH ENTRANT, AND A LIMITATION OF CERTAIN RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
1. No purchase necessary to enter the Michaels / Royal Chinet ”Paint Your Plate Sweepstakes Program.” Entrants will be required to fill in mandatory fields on the sweepstakes website and abide by these official rules .
2. Eligibility
The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada. Entrants who are under the age of eighteen (18) must have a guardian complete the entry form.
Employees of Michaels of Canada, ULC and CKF Inc Canada (collectively, the “Sponsors”), associated prize sponsors and affiliated agencies and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible to enter or win a prize. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable laws and federal, provincial and municipal regulations. While this sweepstakes may be publicized on social media websites, such websites are not affiliated with Sponsors or this sweepstakes. This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok or any other third-party website or application that might host content where information about this sweepstakes is published (collectively “Content Hosts”). Entrant is providing information only to Sponsors and not to Content Hosts.
3. Agreement to Official Rules
Participation in this sweepstakes constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsors, which is final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent on being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements herein.
4. Contest Period
The Sweepstakes begins on October 1st 2025 ,at 12:00 a.m. EST ( the “Sweepstakes Start Date” ) and ends on November 30th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. EST (the “Sweepstakes End Date”, and the total period being the “Sweepstakes Period” ) Entries that are submitted before the Sweepstakes Start Date or after the Sweepstakes End Date will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted during the Sweepstakes Period online at www.paintyourplate.ca.
5. How to Enter
No purchase necessary. Entrants may enter online via the sweepstakes website www.paintyourplate.ca during the Sweepstakes Period by completing all required fields. Entries are limited to one entry per person per email address. Entries become the property of the Sponsors and will not be acknowledged or returned. The odds of winning is dependent on the number of valid entries received.
Entrant requirements: Utilize arts and crafts products purchased from Michaels Stores to submit an originally decorated Royal Chinet plate or bowl ( via photo). Alternatively for no proof of purchase, you can submit a picture of a Royal Chinet plate or bowl package through the provided link on the sweepstakes website. Sweepstakes entries information ( including names, photos etc) become property of the sweepstakes sponsors and can be used at any time. Entrants will not be compensated for any use of names and / or photos submitted.
Entry projects must be entirely original and created by Entrant. The project must not have been submitted previously in any promotion of any kind, or publicly exhibited or displayed previously through any means.
Entries must not depict any person. Entries must not contain any material created by any third party. Entries must not depict the brand name or trademark of any other company or product, or contain any lewd, vulgar, indecent, defamatory, discriminatory, obscene, offensive or illegal conduct or material. Entries must not invade or infringe the rights of any individual or entity, including without limitation, privacy, publicity and intellectual property rights. Entries must not contain any advertisements or references to other entities, products, services or websites. Entries must not contain any email addresses, domain names or URLs, phone numbers, physical or postal addresses, or other forms of contact or personal information. Any entry that does not comply with these Rules will be deemed ineligible at the sole discretion of Sponsors.
Participation must be by Entrant. Participation by any other individual or entity, or originating at any other website or email address, including without limitation, commercial promotion entering and subscription notification service sites, is invalid. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple email addresses, phone numbers, identities, registrations or logins; entries through a sweepstakes club or similar entity;
In the event of a dispute as to the identity of Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed the Entrant. A potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. The “authorized account holder” of email address is the natural person assigned to that email address by any organization responsible for assigning accounts to that email address. If the identity of the individual who actually participated in the sweepstakes cannot be resolved to Sponsors’ satisfaction, the affected individual’s entry will be deemed ineligible.
6. Grand Prize
A total of One (1) grand prize package will be awarded. Total value of the grand prize is Five Thousand Cdn Dollars ($5,000.00 Cdn).
The grand prize scholarship of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars CDN ( $2,500,00 CDN ) will be awarded to the post secondary institution to which the sweepstakes winner is enrolled. ( enrollment documents are required to be submitted ) The grand prize scholarship will be paid directly to the winner’s post secondary institution . The winner must be enrolled in a qualifying post secondary institution at time of prize acceptance. There is no time limit on post secondary initial enrollment.
The grand prize will also include five (5) Five Hundred Cdn Dollar ($500.00 Cdn) Michaels Gift Cards for use in Michaels stores in Canada and at Michaels.ca, for a total value of Two Thousand Five Hundred Cdn Dollars ($2,500.00 Cdn) .
7. Prize Draws
The potential winner will be selected in a random draw from all eligible entries received. Grand prize draw will take place on December 15th 2025 at 11:59 a.m. EST, One (1) winner will be selected from the eligible entries received before the sweepstakes end date Odds of being selected depend on the total number of entries received up to the end of the sweepstakes date. The winner will be notified via telephone or email a maximum of two (2) times. If the potential winners cannot be contacted within five (5) business days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, sweepstakes administrators may select an alternate potential winner(s) in their place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries received by contest end date. By entering this sweepstakes, entrants authorize the Sponsors to use as required, his/her name, photograph, picture, place of residence, voice and (or) statement in connection with any prize, for advertising purposes, without remuneration or compensation of any kind. This includes any photo submitted to enter the sweepstakes.
In order to be declared a winner and prior to receiving a prize, a selected entrant must correctly answer, unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question and undertake to sign the Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form to: (i) confirm compliance with all sweepstakes rules; (ii) agree to accept the prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsors, their respective departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development and execution of the sweepstakes (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all manners of action, causes of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of a prize or, and the use of the Entry by the Sponsors, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the sweepstakes to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner with any aspect of the sweepstakes or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, guests, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the sweepstakes and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of a Prize as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by an entrant with any of the sweepstakes rules or participation in the sweepstakes and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant of a prize and the use of the entry by Sponsor (s)
Sponsors are not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information which may affect a person’s ability to participate in the sweepstakes or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries which fail to fully comply with these Sweepstakes Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Declaration and Release forms; (iv) injury or damage to the entrant’s computer or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the sweepstakes or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto and the use of the entry by Sponsors; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer “hackers” or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.
The winner will be required to be in compliance with all of the Official Rules, at the Sponsors’ sole discretion, in order to claim his/her prize. If a potential winner(s) cannot be contacted or the prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winners forfeit their prizes. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the Sponsors will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by a random draw from all the remaining eligible entries received before Sweepstakes End Date. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which a prize will remain un-awarded. The winner may be subject to tax withholding and is solely responsible for the reporting and payment of any applicable tax as a result of winning the prize.
8. Other Conditions
Termination:
Sponsors reserve the right to terminate or amend the sweepstakes at any time and in any way, without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned for any reason, the Sponsors reserve the right to cancel the sweepstakes and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Sweepstakes End Date.
Publicity and entrant information:
By participating in the sweepstakes, entrants consent to the use of their name, address, postal code, telephone number, social media handles, comments and image, whether on videotape, photograph or any other means, for the administration of this sweepstakes or any publicity carried out by the Sponsors, without further notice or compensation. Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsors’ privacy policies available at:
https://ckfinc.com/privacy-policy/
https://canada.michaels.com/your-privacy-rights
Entrant’s information collected for this sweepstakes will not be sold or can be accessed by any third party nor used in email correspondence without CASL-compliant opt-in permission by an individual.
Governing law and disputes:
The sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law. Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any kind of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsors in connection with the sweepstakes , shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of participating Canadian provinces, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction.
Rule amendments:
The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to amend or modify this sweepstakes whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the sweepstakes.
Intellectual property:
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Sponsors. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or other intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsors is strictly prohibited. Sponsors’ marketing or other partners, if any, shall also have access to and rights to reproduce, copy or otherwise use any materials generated by this sweepstakes or any submissions or materials generated by entrants.
The Sponsors’ failure to enforce any term of these sweepstakes rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. When terms such as “may” are used in these sweepstakes rules, the Sponsors have sole and absolute discretion.
This sweepstakes is void where prohibited.