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Make A Splash CONTEST RULES & REGULATIONS Internet access and valid email account necessary in order to participate
1. CONTEST PERIOD Make A Splash Contest commences 12:01:01 AM ET on October 1, 2008 and ends 11:59:59 PM ET on April 30, 2009 (the “Contest Period”). This contest is brought to you by Smart Commute 404-7, (the “Contest Sponsor”).
2. ELIGIBILITY NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The contest is open to all legal residents of Ontario, Canada who have reached the age of majority.
Those who are employees of the Contest Sponsor, its respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, contest suppliers and judges, members of their immediate families (parents, siblings, spouses) and those with whom they are domiciled are not eligible to participate in the contest.
3. HOW TO ENTER Visit www.makeasplashcontest.ca and register with Carpool Zone for your chance to win. (You do not need to actively participate in carpooling through Carpool Zone to enter this contest)
Limit one (1) entry per person.
By entering this contest, participants agree to be bound by these contest rules and the decisions of the Contest Sponsor and contest judges.
4. PRIZES
Total approximate retail value of all prizes is $1,400.00. Grand Prize winners are responsible for their own transportation to and from Great Wolf Lodge.
Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred, exchanged or refunded. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
5. DRAW A random draw from all eligible entries received for the monthly prize will be made at 1:00:00 PM ET on the following dates at Markham, Ontario. Selected entrant will be contacted by email on the day of the draw with further information on how to claim the Prize. If a selected entrant cannot be reached, for whatever reason, by the fifth business day, another entrant may be selected.
A random draw from all eligible entries received for the Grand Prize will be made at 1:00:00 PM ET on May 7, 2009 at Markham, Ontario. Selected entrant will be contacted by email on or before May 14, 2009 with further information on how to claim the Prize. If a selected entrant cannot be reached, for whatever reason, by May 21, 2009, another entrant may be selected.
Odds of being selected depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
Before being declared a winner of any prize, the selected entrant must correctly answer, unaided, a mathematical skill-testing question and complete, sign and return a Declaration and Release Form (and any other documents, as applicable) by the date indicated on the form (the “Prize Claim Date”). All Prizes must be claimed by the Prize Claim Date. If a selected entrant cannot be reached within the timeframe specified above, is not in compliance with these contest rules, incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the Prize, email correspondence between the Contest Sponsor and selected entrant is returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address, or fails to return the Declaration and Release form (and any other documents, as applicable) by the Prize Claim Date, the Prize may be forfeited and the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to randomly select another entrant from the remaining eligible entries. Prize will be awarded upon receipt of the properly completed and executed Declaration and Release form and verification of Prize winner.
GENERAL 6. Grand Prize bookings are subject to availability, changes in itinerary and other restrictions. Blackout dates may apply. At the time of booking, winner must provide valid travel documents (if applicable) for both the Prize winner and if necessary, any travelling companions. Trip must be booked through Contest Sponsor’s promotional agency and must be taken between September 3, 2009 to November 30, 2009. Trips cannot be modified by winner. All bookings are subject to existing availability and are subject to change. The Contest Sponsor shall have no responsibility for trip cancellations, alterations, weather delays, weather cancellations or other changes to the trip itinerary and by accepting the Prize, the winner acknowledges and accepts such risks. The Grand Prize winner and guests will be responsible for all costs related to the Grand Prize that are not specified as being included in the Grand Prize, including, but not limited to, side trips, departure tax, transportation tax, PST, GST; all other such taxes, travel and health insurance, personal expenses, medical expenses, certain meals, beverages, alcoholic beverages, gratuities, gift shop purchases, phone calls and all other expenses and travel requirements not specifically described above as being included in the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize winner may be required by the hotel to provide an accepted and valid credit card to cover incidental charges (including but not limited to: telephone charges, special purchases, etc.) The Grand Prize winner and guests must travel on the same itinerary. All Prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded, as there will be no substitutions and no cash equivalent.
7. The decisions of the Contest Sponsor and/or the judges are final and entrant agrees to abide by all of the instructions and decisions of the Contest Sponsor and/or judges. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation of these contest rules, the decision or interpretation of the Contest Sponsor and/or judges shall prevail.
8. No communications will be entered into except with selected entrants. For a list of winners, visit www.makeasplashcontest.ca .
9. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor. Any entry that is illegible, incomplete, altered, or contains false information, is invalid. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected claims or entries or for any problems or technical malfunction of any internet or telephone network or broadcast transmission during the Contest Period. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions with respect to the printing or advertising of this contest and reserves the right to withdraw, amend or cancel this contest in the event of a printing or administrative error.
10. The Contest Sponsor accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or claims caused by the awarded prizes or the contest itself. By entering, entrant releases and holds harmless Contest Sponsor, the Prize providers and their affiliated and related companies and advertising, promotional agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Contest Entities”) from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the contest or any prize won.
11. Without limiting the release of liability provisions herein, and for greater certainty, the Contest Entities will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by contest website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the contest; b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the contest website or any transmission in connection with the contest; c) any communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of email which may occur for any reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this contest. If the contest is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause of any nature whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this contest, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way.
12. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an email entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Selected entrant may be required to provide the Contest Sponsor with proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the selected entry.
13. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right at its/their sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the contest, and to ban that individual from any future promotion of the Contest Sponsor, if the Contest Sponsor finds or believes such individual to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the contest or where applicable, the contest website; to be acting in violation of the contest rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass the Contest Sponsor, the Contest Sponsor’s agencies, other entrants or any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
14. By entering this contest, you consent to the Contest Sponsor’s use, should you become a winner, of your name, place of residence and photograph or other likeness, without further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with this contest or future similar contests.
15. The Contest Sponsor and the administrators of this contest may collect personal data about the entrants for the purpose of administering this contest. Contest entrants will not receive any further informational or marketing communications without their consent. The Contest Sponsor respects your right to privacy of your personal information. Please review:
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16. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
17. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these contest rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these contest rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
18. Full contest rules are available at www.makeasplashcontest.ca.
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