● The contest is open to anyone worldwide, and of any age. No purchase is necessary to enter or win.

● Entrants under age 18 must have permission from a parent or legal guardian, who must complete the guardian consent section of the entry form. Entrants ages 18 and older may enter on their own.

● Employees of Avonlea Traditions Inc. (Maplelea), their immediate family members, and individuals directly involved in organizing or judging the contest are not eligible to enter.

● Each person may submit more than one entry. Each entry consists of three separate parts: an Entry Form, a Journal Page, and a Design Drawing. Coordinating outfits must each have their own three parts. Please identify them as coordinating entries on each Entry Form. Each winning outfit receives the full prize package.

● Each entry must be the work of one individual. For classrooms, groups, siblings, and friends, each designer must complete their own Entry Form, Journal Page, and Design Drawing. We encourage you to share this contest with your Doll Club, Girl Guide Unit, friend group, or whomever else might be interested.

● All Design Drawings, outfit designs, outfit names, and Journal Pages must be the entrant’s own original work. Design Drawings must be drawn by hand, not created on a computer.

● Entries must not contain copyrighted characters, brand names,
logos, trademarks, or other intellectual property belonging to third parties.

● Please do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to create or change the drawings,
design elements, product names, or journal writing. AI-assisted entries are not eligible.

● To be fair to everyone, entries that do not follow the originality requirements or other contest rules cannot be considered.

● Please complete all required Entry Form details.

● By entering, you (and your parent or guardian, if you are under 18) confirm that your Design Drawing and Journal Page are original work and that you agree to the contest rules.

● If important information or materials are missing, or we cannot make out the entry, we may not be able to consider it.

● Online and emailed files should be clear PDFs, JPGs, or PNGs. For email entries, please ensure that all files are sized small enough to send in one email.

● Maplelea is not responsible for entries that are lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, or not successfully received due to postal, technical, or other difficulties.

● Submitted materials will not be returned.

● Online entrants may receive an automated email receipt if that option is enabled. Maplelea will not send individual acknowledgements for emailed or mailed entries.

● All eligible entries will be reviewed by Maplelea staff.

● Entries will be judged for originality and creativity; connection to Canada and/or the chosen Maplelea character; the Journal Page; overall appeal; and technical suitability for production. We will have age-appropriate expectations for each designer.

● The winning design will be selected at Maplelea's sole discretion. Maplelea’s decisions are final.

● Maplelea may select more than one winner, or decide that no entry is suitable for production. Each winner will receive the complete prize package.

● Each winner will receive a $100 CAD Maplelea Store Credit when selected, plus two complimentary sets of the winning outfit when manufactured, subject to the alternative-outfit option below.

● The prize is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. The $100 CAD Maplelea Store Credit may be used toward products available on Maplelea’s website, subject to the terms provided with the credit.

● The winning design may undergo changes during product development. Maplelea reserves the right to modify colours, fabrics, materials, patterns, embellishments, accessories, construction details, packaging, and other features. Maplelea may also edit or revise the Journal Page content. The final manufactured product may differ from the original contest submission.

● Maplelea cannot guarantee a  manufacturing or release date. If a winning outfit has not been anufactured by December 31, 2027, the winner may, if they wish, choose two other outfits then available on Maplelea’s website instead, or may keep the right to receive two sets of their winning outfit if it is eventually manufactured. If Maplelea decides not to manufacture the winning outfit, the winner will still receive the $100 CAD Store Credit and may choose two other available outfits.

● The winner will not receive royalties, commissions, licensing fees, or other compensation from sales or use of the winning design beyond the stated contest prize.

● Maplelea regularly develops its own
outfits and accessories and may already be working on ideas similar to an entry. Different entrants may submit similar designs, and some themes or features are common. Maplelea may independently create, manufacture,
or sell similar products without providing compensation or credit solely because of those similarities.

● An entrant does not obtain exclusive rights to an idea, style, theme, or commonly used design feature by submitting it. Maplelea may select one of two similar contest submissions without owing a prize or compensation to the other entrant.

● The winning design may be featured on our website, in newsletters, on social media, and in other Maplelea promotional materials.

● If selected as a winner, the entrant gives Maplelea permission to use, adapt, reproduce, manufacture, promote, and sell the winning design,
outfit name, and accompanying journal content without additional payment beyond the stated prize.

● Entrants provide their legal name and contact details privately. Winners may choose the name and general location to be used publicly, such as a first name and last initial, a pseudonym, or "Northern Ontario.” We will not publish a winner’s full address or contact information. We will use contact information to administer the contest and contact winners, not to publish entrants’ personal details.

● Maplelea may email a winner (or their guardian) to confirm details, eligibility, and any necessary permission or paperwork. We may invite a winner
to share a photograph of themselves, but providing a photograph is optional and any publication would require separate consent.