I know, this part is no fun for anybody. But, in the interest of protecting us and yourself from getting hurt (physically or emotionally), we gotta do it. Sorry in advance.

Arbourdale does not assume any liability for any physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, or financial damages taken on by contest entrants in the process of designing, building, or testing their Launchers. All contest entrants are responsible for their own well-being at each step in the process of the contest. If parental supervision is required, entrants are responsible for procuring their own suitable adult. I'm not your dad.

Arbourdale does not assume any responsibility for missing or lost design submissions due to technical issues, email systems failures, typos, or miscommunication. All contest entrants are solely responsible for ensuring the delivery of their design submissions to the correct email address, so use spellcheck if you need it. The first 200 entrants will be responded to directly via email in order to confirm both design submission and shipping address details for their Arbourdale merchandise. Arbourdale does not assume any responsibility for lost merchandise due to postal service disruptions, package misplacement, invalid/improper shipping information, porch pirates, or other shipping issues. In the event of lost or misplaced merchandise, Arbourdale does not guarantee that replacement or supplementary merchandise will be provided, as we don't have room in our warehouse for that many spare pens and t-shirts.

Contest entrants selected for the top 5 will receive direct notice of their success and will be contacted to confirm details for receiving the $1,000 prize payout. Keep in mind that the Canadian dollar is especially weak at the time of writing, so you get what you get. Arbourdale is not responsible for failure to receive payment due to technical issues, improper payment routing details, or disputes with the recipients' bank. Furthermore, winners invited to participate in the live prototype testing in Spring 2025 will be responsible for providing their own transportation for themselves and their Launchers, because we don't own a private jet (yet). Location confirmation will be provided to winners in advance in order to allow entrants to make arrangements and reservations, if required. Hotel accommodations for winners will be provided. We'd love to host winners at our headquarters, but our office doesn't have much floor space for air mattresses and Alex is already sleeping in the boardroom because he got into a fistfight with his landlord.

If a winning design is submitted by a team of people, one individual from the team must be designated as the "team representative" to travel to the prototype testing. The team representative will also be responsible for receiving and distributing prize money to other members of the winning team. We can't host a whole team and give $1,000 to each team member, even though our marketing department really wants the budget to do something like that.

All Launcher design submissions received throughout the duration of the contest become the sole intellectual property of Arbourdale. Arbourdale maintains the right to own, build, replicate, copy, sell, and profit off of your labour, because that's how capitalism works.

Design submission deadline is set firmly at Feb. 28, 2025. No exceptions will be made. If that's not enough advance notice for you, maybe consider working on your time management skills.

Any contest entrants with further concerns are encouraged to contact Arbourdale staff by emailing "[email protected]" for clarification. We promise to try our hardest not to make you feel dumb for asking questions.