THESE RULES ARE
THE STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE CONTESTS (THE “CONTESTS“) THAT MAY BE ENTERED THROUGH
THE “Cirque Du Soleil – Quidam” LINK
ON THE CONTEST WEBSITE (AS DEFINED BELOW) HELD BY GLOBAL OKANAGAN TELEVISION.
THE CONTESTS ARE INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANADA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED
AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAW. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY.
PARTICIPANTS MUST BE OF THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN WHOLE OR IN PART WHERE
PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THE CONTESTS CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES“).
1. ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible
for the Contests, an individual must:
(a)
be
a legal resident of the province
of British Columbia; and
(b)
be
nineteen years of age or older at the time of entry.
Employees
of Shaw Television Limited Partnership, their respective affiliates,
subsidiaries, related companies, including, but not limited to, employees of
Global Television, and their advertising and promotional agencies (all such
entities being individually and collectively referred to hereafter as “the Sponsors“), and the household
members of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Contests.
The Sponsors
shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or
eligibility to participate in the Contests. Failure to provide such proof may
result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and
supplied to the Sponsors for the purpose of the Contests must be truthful,
complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsors reserve the right, in
their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any
stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details
and/or information.
2. CONTEST
PERIODS. The contest will run
from 8:00 am August 6, 2012 pm (midnight) August 16, 2012 on Global
Okanagan in British Columbia and, unless otherwise earlier amended or
terminated by the Sponsors under these Contest Rules, shall conclude upon
completion of all processes and procedures related to administration of each
such Contest as contemplated in these Contest Rules.
3. HOW
TO ENTER.
(a) No purchase necessary. To enter, watch
Global Okanagan weekdays (with the exception of statutory holidays), and when
cued, go to the Cirque Du Soleil – Quidam
link at http://www.globalokanagan.com (the “Contest
Website“) and fill out and submit an entry form as instructed prior to the
entry deadline for that Contest.
(b) Limit of one (1) entry per person per Contest. In the case of multiple entries, only
the first entry will be considered and the remainder will be void.
(c) All entries become the sole property of the
Sponsors and will not be returned for any reason. Entries must be received prior
to the deadline for entry for that Contest. Entries will be declared invalid if
they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged,
garbled or mechanically or electronically
reproduced. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants
except with those selected as a potential prize winner.
(d) Entries received online shall be deemed
to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address
associated with the entry. For the purposes of these Contests, “authorized account holder” of an e-mail address is
defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an
Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization
responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the
submitted e-mail address. Each selected entrant may be required to provide the
Sponsors with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder
of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.
4. PRIZES
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(a)
The Quidam Contest prize, a Family Pass of four (4)
tickets with an approximate retail value of (Cdn) $300.00 four (4) tickets to one
of the August 22 – 26, 2012 performances of Quidam at Prospera Place Kelowna,
BC. Winner shall not be entitled to
receive the difference between the actual prize value and the approximate prize
value.
(b)
Winner
will be contacted by the Sponsors with instructions on how to claim the Prize.
(c)
Prizes
must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted
or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsors. Any unused
portion of a prize will be forfeited and have no cash value. The Sponsors
reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or
greater value if a prize (or any
portion thereof) cannot be awarded for any reason.
(d)
The Sponsors shall not assume any liability
for lost, damaged or misdirected prizes.
5. WINNER SELECTION.
(a)
On
or about 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, following the end of the applicable
entry period for the Contest, a random draw will be held by a representative of
the Sponsors, where two (2) entrants will be selected as a potential prize
winner from all eligible entries received for the Contest. All remaining entries will not be carried
over to the next Contest.
(b)
Odds
of being selected as a potential winner depend on the number of eligible
entries received for each Contest.
(c)
Before
being declared a winner, the
selected potential prize winner shall be required to correctly answer, without
assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical
skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephone call
or by e-mail and to sign and return the Release (described below).
(d)
If
the selected entrant does not respond within three (3) days of notification,
they will be disqualified and another eligible entrant may be selected (in the
Sponsors’ sole discretion) by random draw as a potential prize winner until
such time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein and the prize is
awarded.
(e)
If,
as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other
aspect of the Contests, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in
these Contest Rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible prize
claimants to award the correct number of prizes.
6. RELEASE.
Winners (and if applicable, any guest of the Winner) will be required to
execute a legal agreement and release (“Release“)
that confirms his or her: (i)
eligibility and compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the prize
as offered; (iii) release of the Sponosrs and their respective parent
companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of their
employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, administrators, licensees,
representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies
(collectively, the “Releasees“) from
any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out
of participation in the Contests, participation in any Contest-related activity
or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize, including but not limited to
costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or
destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or
portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising
therefrom; and (iv) grant to the Sponsors of the unrestricted right to publish,
broadcast, or exhibit his or her name, photograph, likeness, comments and voice
in any and all media in connection with publicity related to the Contest. The
executed Release(s) must be returned within two (2) business days of the date indicated on the
accompanying letter of notification or verification as a winner, or the
selected individual(s) will be disqualified and any rights he or she may have
to the prize will be forfeited.
7. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT. By entering the
Contests, entrants release and hold Releasees harmless from any and all
liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrants or any
other person, including personal injury, death, or property damage, resulting
in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use
or misuse of any Prize, participation in the Contests, any breach of the
Contest Rules, or in any Prize-related activity. The entrants agree to fully
indemnify Releasees from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contests,
without limitation.
8 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Sponsors
assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible,
falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete entries, notifications,
responses, replies or any Release, or for any computer, online, software,
telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not
limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of
an entry. The Sponsors are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by website
users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in
the Contests or by any technical or human error which may occur in the
administration of the Contests. The Sponsors assume no responsibility for any
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or
transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized
access to, or alteration of, entries. The Sponsors are not responsible for any
problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines,
computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software,
e-mail, players, or browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic
congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of
the foregoing or otherwise. The
Sponsors are not responsible for any injury or damage to any entrant or to any
computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials related
to the Contests. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be
caused by participating in the Contests, or by the acceptance, possession, use
of, or failure to receive any Prize. The Sponsors assume no responsibility or
liability in the event that the Contests cannot be conducted as planned for any
reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Sponsors, such as
infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,
technical failures, or corruption of the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper conduct of the Contests and/or the Contest Website.
9. CONDUCT. By
participating in the Contests, each entrant agrees to be bound by the Contest
Rules. Entrants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsors,
which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsors reserve the
right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a)
violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the
entry process or the operation of the Contests the Contest Website, or any related promotional website; (c)
violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or
guidelines of any the Sponsor’s property or service; and/or (d) acting in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten
or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE
CONTEST WEBSITE, OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION
OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL
PROSECUTION. Winner (and his or her Guest, if applicable) must at all times
behave appropriately when taking part in the prize package and observe the
Contest Rules and any other rules or regulations in force at the studios and/or
locations. The Sponsors reserve the right to remove from the location, any
Winner and/or his or her Guest who breaks such rules and/or fails to behave
appropriately and to disqualify such Winner and/or guest.
10. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
(a) By participating
in the Contests, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsors the right to use
his/her name, mailing address, telephone number, and e-mail address (“Personal Information”) for the purpose
of administering the Contests, including but not limited to contacting and
announcing the winners; (ii)
grants to the Sponsors the right to use his/her Personal Information for
publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest in any and all media
without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges
that the Sponsors may disclose
his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and service providers of the
Sponsors in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and/or (ii) above.
(b)
By
opting-in online you consent to Shaw Media Inc.’s disclosure of your Personal
Information to other Sponsors so
that you may be contacted to promote draws and contests similar to the Contests,
promote opportunities to subscribe to newsletters or promotional clubs, and
notify you about related products or services.
(c)
The
Sponsors will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes, and protect the
entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Shaw Media
Inc.’s Privacy Policy at: http://www.shawmedia.ca/privacy.asp.
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. All
intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names,
logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings,
illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Sponsors and/or
their affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any
copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written
consent of its owner is strictly prohibited. SHAW MEDIA is a trade-mark of Shaw
Cablesystems G.P., used under license.
12. TERMINATION. The Sponsors
reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to terminate any Contest, in whole
or in part, and/or modify, amend or suspend any of the Contests, and/or the
Contest Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.
13. LAW. These are the official Contest
Rules. The Contests are subject to applicable federal, provincial and municipal
laws and regulations. The Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in
order to comply with any applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws or
the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over the Sponsors and/or the
Contests. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations
as between the entrant and the Sponsors in connection with the Contests shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of
British Columbia including procedural provisions without giving effect to any
choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the
application of any other jurisdiction’s laws.
14. LANGUAGE
DISCREPANCY. In the event of
any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the
Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any
Contest-related materials, including but not limited to the Contests entry
form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and
conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
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