CanadaSound – The Great CanadaSound Contest Rules (the “Contest”)
THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO CANADIAN RESIDENTS (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) AND IS GOVERNED BY CANADIAN LAW
AND THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. SEE BELOW FOR FULL CONTEST DETAILS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES YOUR FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF, AND AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY, THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).
CONTEST PERIOD
1) The Contest begins on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 02:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) and ends on Wednesday, July 01, 2020 at 1:59 p.m. EST (the “Contest Period”).
ELIGIBILITY
2) The Contest is open to all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry, except employees (and those with whom such employees are domiciled) of cleansheet communications Inc. (the “Sponsor”), its affiliated companies or agents, promotion agencies and the Contest judges (being the Sponsor’s selected administrators) (collectively the “Contest Parties”).
HOW TO ENTER
3) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To participate in this Contest, you must:
a. Meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in paragraph 2 above;
b. Have a valid Instagram account (an “Account”). If you do not have an Account, visit www.instagram.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free Instagram account;
c. Become a follower (a “Follower”) of the official @cleansheet.ca channel (the “Channel”).
d. During the Contest Period, visit the official @cleansheet.ca using your Account and participate in the Contest by voting in the poll posted on the Channel’s Instagram Story.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ENTRY (INCLUDING YOUR USERNAME, FULL NAME AND PROFILE PICTURE) MAY BE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM, AND/OR SPONSOR’S PROPRIETARY WEBSITE, WHERE IT MAY BE VIEWED, SHARED (BY USERS OF INSTAGRAM AND VARIOUS OTHER INTERNET-BASED SITES) AND COMMENTED ON BY THE SPONSOR AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
DRAW AND WINNER SELECTION
4) On Monday, July 6, 2020, in Ontario, at approximately 1:00 p.m. EST, one (1) eligible entrant will be selected by random draw from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
5) Before being declared a winner: The selected entrant will be contacted by direct message on Instagram and notified that they are eligible to win. The selected entrant must reply by direct message within two (2) days of notification and provide the Sponsor with a contact phone number. The selected entrant must first correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by telephone. The Sponsor will then email, and the selected entrant will be required to return a signed (digital signature acceptable) declaration that they:
a. confirm compliance with the Contest Rules;
b. release the Sponsor, its affiliated companies and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, the Contest judges and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any liability in connection with the Contest, the entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use or misuse of the prize or any portion thereof; and
c. grant to the Sponsor the right to use the selected entrant’s name, address and likeness in any form of advertising relating to the contest without further notice or compensation.
6) Winner will be chosen at random using the Comment Picker (found here: https://commentpicker.com/random-name-picker.php) widget. Contestants will get a maximum of one entry per day on which contestant successfully completes one or more polls, for a maximum of eight (8) entries per contestant over the Contest Period. If a selected entrant: (i) cannot be contacted by direct message or does not respond by direct message as required in paragraph 5 above; (ii) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; or (iii) fails to return the Contest documents within the specified time, then he/she will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize, and the Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate entrant from among the remaining eligible entries. If after 10 attempts, no winner is successfully confirmed, the prize will not be awarded.
PRIZE
7) Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize available to be won, consisting of one (1) year’s subscription to a music streaming platform in the form of a gift card up to a maximum retail value of CAD $200.00 (including all applicable taxes). Confirmed winner may choose one (1) gift card from one of the following streaming platforms: Apple Music, Amazon Music or Spotify.
Prize must be accepted as awarded or confirmed winner may select $200 cash equivalent. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or a prize component with one of equal or greater value. Prize will be awarded only to the person who is the owner of the Account.
GENERAL
8) By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited by law. The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal.
9) Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, withdraw or amend this Contest in any way, without prior notice or obligation, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
10) All entries are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any entry entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).
11) By entering the Contest, each entrant: (i) without limiting the Instagram Terms of Service, grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use his/her completed poll, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her completed poll in favour of the Sponsor; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Contest Parties and each of their respective agents, employees, directors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action that relate in any way to the completed poll. For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time, to modify, edit or disqualify any entry if a complaint is received with respect to the entry, or for any other reason. If such an action is necessary at any point, then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify the entry and/or the associated entrant. If the Sponsor determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that any entry does not comply with these Contest Rules for any reason at any time, then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify the entry and/or the associated entrant.
12) Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed, or otherwise, illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple Instagram accounts, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, winning a prize (defined herein), and/or preclude you from participating in future contests and promotions, at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions these Contest Rules will be judged void. All entries become the property of Sponsor upon receipt and none will be returned. Proof of transmission (screenshots or captures, etc.) does not constitute proof of receipt.
13) Without limitation, the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for: any failure of the website during the Contest; any technical malfunction or other problems relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; the failure of any entry to be received by the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies or the Contest judges for any reason including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or any combination of the above. Further, the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading any material in the Contest.
14) In the event of a dispute, entries will be deemed to have submitted by the authorized Account holder at the time of entry. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized Account holder associated with the selected entry.
15) By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her Entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy unless the entrant otherwise agrees to receive further communications from Sponsor.
16) Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or in association with, Instagram. Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed to the Sponsor, not Instagram.
Contact information for the Sponsor, if applicable, can be found on the Sponsor’s official website: www.cleansheet.ca
