QUEEN CHARLOTTE LODGE FISHING ADVENTURE CONTEST RULES
THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE LODGE FISHING ADVENTURE CONTEST (THE “CONTEST”) WILL
BE CONDUCTED IN THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 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 THE
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID IN WHOLE OR
PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE
OF THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).
1. ELIGIBILITY.
1.1 To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must:
(a) be a legal resident of the province of British Columbia;
(b) be of the age of majority in the province of British Columbia or older at the time of entry;
(c) be able to travel to Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, and have any and all necessary
documentation that may be required for presentation; and
(d) If selected as a potential Winner (as defined in Section 4.1 below) be willing and able to
participate in the Prize (as defined in Section 4.1 below) from May 31, 2019 through June
3, 2019.
1.2 The following people are not eligible to enter the Contest:
(a) Employees of Corus Television Limited Partnership, by its general partner Corus
Television G.P. Inc., its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, successors and
assigns (collectively “Corus”);
(b) Employees of Queen Charlotte Lodge, its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies,
successors and assigns, and advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, “Queen
Charlotte Lodge”, together with Corus, the “Sponsors”);
(c) Any person who has been confirmed as a winner of two (2) Corus administered contests
within six (6) months preceding the Contest start date indicated below; and
(d) The household members of any of the parties listed in Section (a) to (c) above.
1.3 The Sponsors shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to
participate in the Contest. 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 Contest
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
information that does not meet these requirements.
2. CONTEST PERIOD.
The Contest begins at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on April 1, 2019
and ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on April 7, 2019 (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be
closed and no further entries shall be accepted.
3. HOW TO ENTER.
3.1 There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. Tune into Global News Hour at 6, airing
Monday to Friday between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. PST during the Contest Period and watch for
the daily word that will be displayed on air (the “Word of the Day”). Then enter online by
completing and submitting the entry form located at https://www.globalnews.ca/bc/contests (the
“Contest Microsite”) including the Word of the Day. You must provide the correct Word of the
Day with your entry in order to be eligible. No entries will be accepted by any other means.
3.2 Limit of one (1) entry per person, per 24-hour period. In the case of multiple entries in a 24-hour
period, only the first eligible entry will be considered.
3.3 All entries become the sole property of the Sponsors and will not be returned for any reason. Entries
must be received no later than the end of the Contest Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they
are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or
electronically reproduced. Unless otherwise set out herein, no communication or correspondence
will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected as a potential winner.
3.4 Entries received online shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email
address associated with the entry. For the purpose of the Contest Rules, “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, online service provider, or other organization responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Any
entrant may be required to provide the Sponsors with proof that they are the authorized account
holder of the e-mail address associated with their entry.
4. PRIZES.
4.1 There are two (2) prizes (each a “Prize” and together, the “Prizes”) available to be won by the
Prize winners (each a “Winner” and together, the “Winners”), each consisting of a trip for the
Winner and one (1) guest (each a “Guest” and together, the “Guests”) to Naden Harbour, Haida
Gwaii (the “Destination”), which shall include:
(a) Round-trip economy airfare for the Winner and Guest leaving together from the same
gateway, on the same itinerary, from Vancouver International Airport to the Masset on
Haida Gwaii, British Columbia (the “Destination Airport”);
(b) Round-trip helicopter transportation for the Winner and Guest between the Destination
Airport and the Destination;
(c) Four (4) nights’ hotel accommodation at Queen Charlotte Lodge (the “Hotel”) for the
Winner and Guest based on double occupancy unless otherwise indicated;
(d) All meals and snacks in accordance with pre-determined Hotel schedules for Winner and
Guest; and
(e) A guided Queen Charlotte Fishing Adventure package which shall include use of a
premium fishing boat, tackle, bait, flotation gear and care of catch for the Winner and
Guest.
4.2 Each Prize has an approximate value of twelve thousand Canadian dollars (CDN$12,000.00).
4.3 Winners are not entitled to monetary difference between actual Prize value and stated approximate
Prize value, if any.
4.4 The Sponsors and/or the Sponsors’ representatives will contact the Winners to coordinate the
provision of the Prizes within three (3) days once each Winner has been successfully contacted and
notified of his/her Prize and fulfilled the requirements set out herein.
5. PRIZE CONDITIONS.
5.1 All bookings and/or reservations are subject to availability at time of booking. Each Winner and
his/her Guest must be available to travel and participate in the Prize from May 31, 2019 through
June 3, 2019. The flight may depart early in the morning on May 31, 2019. Should Winner and/or
Guest be unable to travel/participate on the dates and times designated by the Sponsors, the Prize
will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.
5.2 Winners and Guests will be responsible for any other expense not explicitly included in the Prize
including but not limited to transportation to and from originating airport, travel documentation,
airport improvement fees, bag check fees, taxes, gratuities, telephone calls, and in-room charges.
Winners may be required to present a valid major credit card upon check-in at the Hotel to cover
any expenses over and above the standard room charge.
5.3 Guests must: (i) be of the age of majority or older in their province or territory of residence; (ii) be
legally able to travel to/within British Columbia and have any and all necessary documentation as
may be required for presentation; and (iii) comply with the Contest Rules and sign and return the
Release (described in Section 7 below).
5.4 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, unclaimed or declined portion
of a Prize will be forfeited, have no cash value and the Sponsors shall have no obligation to provide
either an alternative or value-in-kind. 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.
5.5 Shipped Prizes shall not be insured and the Sponsors shall not assume any liability for lost, damaged
or misdirected Prizes.
6. WINNER SELECTION.
6.1 Two (2) Winners shall be selected as follows:
(a) On or about April 12, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. PST in Burnaby, British Columbia, two (2)
entrants will be selected by a random draw from all eligible entries received during the
Contest Period. Each entrant shall be eligible to win only one (1) Prize. The odds of being
selected as a potential Winner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received
by the Sponsors. Before being declared a Winner, each selected entrant 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, to comply with the Contest Rules and to sign and return the
Release.
(b) EACH SELECTED ENTRANT WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE AND/OR EMAIL
NO LATER THAN APRIL 12, 2019 AT 3:00 P.M. PST AND MUST RESPOND
WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS OF NOTIFICATION. Upon notification, the
selected entrant must respond by telephone or e-mail (as specified in the notification) to
the contact number or e-mail address provided no later than the indicated deadline set out
in the Contest Rules and/or the notification. If the selected entrant does not respond
accordingly, he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a Prize and another entrant
may be selected in the Sponsors’ sole discretion until such time as an entrant satisfies the
terms set out herein. The Sponsors are not responsible for the failure for any reason
whatsoever of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsors to receive a
selected entrant’s response.
(c) If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, drawing or any other aspect of the
Contest, there are more selected entrants than contemplated in these Contest Rules, there
will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest’s closing date
to award the correct number of Prizes.
7. RELEASE.
Potential Winners and Guests will be required to execute a legal agreement and release
(“Release”) that confirms each potential Winner’s and Guest’s: (i) eligibility for the Contest and
compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (iii) release of each of the
Sponsors and each of their employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, sponsors, administrators,
licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies (collectively, the
“Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, costs or expenses arising out of
participation in the Contest, 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, in the Sponsors’ collective or individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, display, publish, post,
serve, broadcast, exhibit, distribute, adapt and otherwise use or re-use each Winner’s and Guest’s name,
statements, image, likeness, voice and biography, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in
connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof. The executed Release must be
returned within two (2) business days of the date indicated on the notification call and/or accompanying
letter of notification, or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited.
8. INDEMNIFICATION BY ENTRANT.
By entering the Contest, each entrant releases, indemnifies and
holds Releasees harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant
or any other person, including personal injury, death, or property damage, resulting in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, from (a) their participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity; (b) the
acceptance, use, or misuse of any Prize; or (c) any breach of the Contest Rules. Each entrant agrees to fully
indemnify the Releasees from any and all claims made by third parties relating to the entrant’s participation
in the Contest, without limitation.
9. 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 nontransmission
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 Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. The
Sponsors assume no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned
for any reason, including 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 this Contest and/or the Contest Microsite.
10. CONDUCT.
By participating in the Contest, each entrant is deemed to have executed and agrees to be
bound by the Contest Rules, which will be posted at the Contest Microsite and made available throughout
the Contest Period. Each entrant further agrees 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 Contest and/or the Contest Microsite or any related promotional website; (c)
violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Corus property or
service; and/or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass the Sponsors or any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY
DAMAGE THE CONTEST MICROSITE 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. Winners and Guests must at all
times behave appropriately when taking part in the Prize and comply with the Contest Rules and any other
rules or regulations in force at the Hotel and/or any other Prize-related locations. The Sponsors reserve the
right to remove from the Hotel and/or any other Prize-related locations, any Winner and/or Guest who
breaks such rules and/or fails to behave appropriately and to disqualify such Winner and/or Guest. Any
disqualified Winner and/or Guest will forfeit any un-awarded elements of the Prize.
11. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
11.1 By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsors the right to use his/her name,
mailing address, age of majority confirmation, telephone number and e-mail address (collectively
the “Personal Information”) for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not
limited to contacting and announcing the Winners and coordinating the provision of the Prizes; (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 now known or hereafter devised, 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 any of the
Sponsors in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and (ii) above.
11.2 By opting-in you consent to Corus’ disclosure of your Personal Information to Queen Charlotte
Lodge so that you may be contacted with the Queen Charlotte Lodge e-newsletter. Queen Charlotte
Lodge 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 Queen Charlotte Lodge’s Privacy
Policy at: https://www.queencharlottelodge.com/privacy-policy/.
11.3 Corus 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 Corus’ Privacy Policy at:
http://www.corusent.com/privacy-policy/.
12. 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 is 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.
13. TERMINATION.
The Sponsors reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to terminate the Contest, in
whole or in part, and/or modify, amend or suspend the Contest, and/or the Contest Rules in any way, at any
time, for any reason without prior notice.
14. LAW.
These are the official Contest Rules. The Contest is 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. 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 Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
province of Ontario 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.
15. 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 Contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms
and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
16. SOCIAL MEDIA.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any social media
platforms on which the Contest may have been promoted and/or publicized. Any questions, comments or
complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to Corus.
I: Entrant Information:
The Entrant Information collected shall consist of the following information:
E-mail address
First Name
Last Name
Address
City
Province
Postal Code
Phone Number
II: Use of Entrant Information
Unless otherwise permitted hereunder and only where Entrants have “opted-in” for such uses, Entrant
Information may be used solely for the following purposes:
1. Sponsor’s Permitted Use: Sponsor may use Entrant Information to contact Entrant with the Queen
Charlotte Lodge e-newsletter.