Home Hardware #HolidayGiveaway
2019 Week #4 Contest
Official Contest Rules
The Home Hardware #HolidayGiveaway 2019 Week #4 Contest (the “Contest”)
is in
no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with
Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook. The
information you provide will only be used for the administration of this
Contest and in accordance with the Sponsor’s privacy policy (see below).
Facebook is completely released of all liability by each entrant in this Contest. Any
questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the
Sponsor and not Facebook. You may only use one (1) Facebook account
(the “Account”) to participate in
this Contest.
1. THE CONTEST AND ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is being conducted by Home Hardware
Stores Limited (hereinafter
referred to as the “Sponsor”). The
Contest begins Monday,
December 9, 2019 at 9:00am ET
and closes Wednesday,
December 11, 2019 at 11:59pm ET.
The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who are over the age of
majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry. Employees, representatives, shareholders, and agents (and any such person living in
the same household as such persons, whether related or not) of the Sponsor, its
affiliates, subsidiaries, parent or related companies, its advertising or
promotional agencies, the participating
stores of Home Hardware, Home Hardware Building Centre, Home Building Centre
and Home Furniture (“Stores”), and their advertising and promotional agencies
(collectively, the “Contest Parties”)
are not eligible to participate in this Contest.
2. PRIZES: There are five (5) prize available to be won, consisting of one (1) Dewalt
Propane Buddy Radiant Heater with retail value of $279.99 each (each, a“Prize”). Limit one (1) Prize per person/household.
By accepting a Prize, each declared winner agrees to waive all recourse against the
Releasees (defined below) if the Prize (or a component thereof) does not prove
satisfactory, either in whole or in part. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks after being
declared a winner in accordance with these Rules to receive (via courier) your
Prize. Each Prize must be accepted as awarded and is
not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash (except as may be
specifically permitted by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion). No substitutions except at Sponsor’s
option. Sponsor reserves the right, in
its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute a Prize or a component thereof with a prize of equal or
greater value, including, without limitation, but at Sponsor’s sole and
absolute discretion, a cash award. Unclaimed Prizes will not be awarded.
3. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To enter the Contest, visit the Sponsor’s Facebook
Page located at www.facebook.com/homehardwarestores
(the “Facebook Page”), locate the Contest post (the “Post”) which includes a hyperlink to these Official Contest Rules
(the “Rules”), write an answer to the question on the topic of
the Post (the “Comment”) in the
space provided that complies with the Comment Requirements provided below and
you will be eligible to receive one (1) entry (an “Entry”) into the Draw (defined below), subject to compliance with
these Rules (as determined by the Sponsor at its sole discretion).
Limit of one (1) Entry per individual/Account. For greater certainty, you can only use one (1)
Account to enter the Contest. If it is
discovered that any person has attempted to: (i) obtain more than one (1) Entry
per person/Account during the Contest
Period; and/or (ii) use (or attempt to use) multiple names, identities and/or
more than one (1) Account to enter the Contest; then (in the sole and absolute
discretion of the Sponsor) he/she may be disqualified from the Contest and all
of his/her Entries are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor. Any Entry you attempt to submit will be
rejected if (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor) it is not submitted
and received during the
Contest Period. Use (or attempted use)
of multiple names, identities, Accounts and/or any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or
program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in or disrupt this Contest is
prohibited and is grounds for disqualification by the Sponsor. The Releasees
(defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete
or incompatible Entries (all of which are void).
All Entries and entrants are subject to verification for compliance with
these Rules. 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) to participate in this Contest and/or compliance (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor) with these Rules.
Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of the Sponsor in a
timely manner may result in disqualification.
The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid Entry in
this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s). In the event of a dispute, Entries
shall be deemed to be submitted by the "Authorized Account Holder" of
the Account that submitted the applicable Entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is
defined as the person who is assigned to an Account by www.facebook.com. An entrant may be required to provide proof
that he/she is the Authorized Account Holder of the Account that submitted the
applicable Entry. Each entrant must comply with Facebook’s Terms of Service
available at www.facebook.com.
ENTRIES WILL NOT BE
JUDGED, BUT WILL BE DISQUALIFIED IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY WITH THESE RULES (AS
DETERMINED BY SPONSOR IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION), INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE COMMENT REQUIREMENTS PROVIDED BELOW.
BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, THE ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE ENTRY COMPLIES WITH
ALL CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE RULES. THE CONTEST PARTIES WILL BEAR NO LEGAL
LIABILITY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE USE OF THE ENTRY BY THE CONTEST
PARTIES AND THE CONTEST PARTIES SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY THE ENTRANT IN THE
EVENT IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTRANT HAS DEPARTED FROM OR NOT
FULLY COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THE RULES.
4.
COMMENT REQUIReMENTS: In
order to be eligible, a Comment must never have been previously exhibited
publicly outside of this Contest or selected as a winner in any other contest. By participating in the Contest, each
entrant agrees to be bound by these Rules and by the interpretation of these
Rules by the Sponsor, and further warrants and represents that his/her Comment:
- is original to him/her and that
the entrant has all necessary rights in and to the Comment to enter the
Contest;
- does not violate any law, statute,
ordinance or regulation;
- does not contain any reference to or
likeness of any identifiable third parties, unless consent has been
obtained from all such individuals and their parent/legal guardian if they
are under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence;
- will not give rise to any claims of
infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or infringe on any rights
and/or interests of any third party, or give rise to any claims for
payment whatsoever; and
- is not defamatory, trade libelous,
pornographic or obscene, and further that it will not contain, depict,
include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following:
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Nudity;
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Explicit, graphic or excessive sexual activity;
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Crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols;
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Derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial,
sexual or religious groups;
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Content that endorses, condones or discusses any
illegal, inappropriate or risky activity, behaviour or conduct;
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Personal information of individuals, including without
limitation, names and addresses (physical or e-mail);
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Conduct or other activities in violation of these
Rules;
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Commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for
products or services other than those of Sponsor;
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Any identifiable third party products and/or
trade-marks, brands or logos, unless the necessary permissions/licenses have
been obtained; and
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Any other content that is or could be considered
inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by the Sponsor and/or
the Contest Parties in their sole discretion.
By entering the Contest and
submitting a Comment, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a
world-wide, non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit
or otherwise use his/her Comment, 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 Comment 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 “Releasees”) against any and all
claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright
infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property
related cause of action. For greater
certainty, the Sponsor and/or the Contest Parties reserve the right, in
its/their sole discretion, to remove any Comment from the Facebook Page if a complaint is received
with respect to the Comment, or for any other
reason.
5.
Draw: On Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 9:00am ET (the “Draw Dates”) in St. Jacobs, Ontario one eligible entrant will be selected by random
draw (the “Draw”) from among all
eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules and each
selected entrant will be deemed a potential Prize winner. The odds of winning a Prize depend on the
number of eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these
Rules. Unselected entries will be
eligible for subsequent draws.
6. WINNER
NOTIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION: The Sponsor or its designated representative will make a minimum
of three (3) attempts to contact each potential Prize winner using the information provided at the time of entry
within seven (7) business days of the Draw Date. Each potential Prize winner is solely
responsible for monitoring his/her Account for such notification messages. If a potential Prize winner cannot be contacted within seven (7)
business days of the Draw Date, or if there is a return of any notification as
undeliverable; then that potential Prize winner will be disqualified (and will
forfeit the Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining
eligible Entries submitted and
received during the Contest
Period (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to
such new potential Prize winner).
In order to be
declared a confirmed Prize winner, each potential Prize winner must first:
(a) correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question without
mechanical or other aid; and (b) sign
and return within seven (7) business days of notification the Sponsor’s
declaration and release form, which (among other things): (i) confirms
compliance with these Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the Prize as
awarded; (iii) releases the Contest Parties and each of their respective agents,
employees, directors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability in connection
with this Contest, the potential Prize winner’s participation therein and/or
the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv)
agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of the potential Prize
winner’s name, address, voice, Comment, statements about the Contest and/or photograph or other likeness
without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement
carried out by, or on behalf of, the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever,
including print, broadcast or the internet. If a potential Prize winner: (a)
fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) fails to return the
properly executed Contest documents within the specified time; and/or (c)
cannot accept the Prize as awarded for any reason, then he/she will be
disqualified (and will forfeit the Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from
among the remaining eligible Entries submitted and received during the Contest Period (in which case the foregoing provisions of
this section shall apply to such new potential Prize winner).
7. GENERAL: All Entry materials become the property of the
Sponsor. The Releasees assume no responsibility for lost, delayed, incomplete,
incompatible or misdirected Entries. This Contest is subject to all applicable
federal, provincial and municipal laws. By entering the Contest, each
entrant agrees to be legally bound by these Rules and by the
decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest, which are
final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal, including, without
limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of Entries
and/or entrants. The Sponsor reserves
the right, to withdraw, amend or suspend this Contest (or to amend these Rules)
in any way, 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 Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage any
website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest in any way (as
determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) 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. The Sponsor, with the consent of
the Régie, reserves the right to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest, or to
amend these Rules, without prior notice or obligation, in the event of any
accident, printing, administrative, or other error of any kind, or for any
other reason. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute
discretion (subject only to the approval of the Regie, if applicable), and
without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or timeframes stipulated
in these Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance
by any entrant or Entry with these Rules, or as a result of any technical or
other problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of
the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration
of the Contest as contemplated in these Rules, or for any other reason. By entering this Contest, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Releasees from any liability in
connection with this Contest or participation in any Contest related activities
or, if declared a winner, the use or misuse of a Prize. The Sponsor will not be responsible if for
any reason a Prize winner is not satisfied with his/her Prize. This Contest will be run in accordance with
these Rules, subject to amendment by the Sponsor. Under no circumstances,
including without limitation, negligence, shall the Releasees be liable for:
any injuries, loss or damages of any kind (compensatory, direct, incidental,
consequential or otherwise) with respect to, or in any way arising from, this
Contest, the Prizes awarded, or participants' or any other persons' computer
system(s); lost, destroyed, damaged, misdirected, illegible, incomplete or late
Entries, which will be void; or incorrect
or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical failure or error, seeding
or printing errors, lost/delayed/garbled data, transmissions, omissions,
interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or
network, computer equipment, the Facebook Page, servers, software, traffic congestion on the internet
or any website or the Facebook platform or any
other online communication problems or any combination thereof. Entry materials
that have been tampered with, reproduced, falsified or altered are void. This
exclusion or limitation of liability will not apply to the extent that any
applicable statute prohibits such exclusion or limitation of liability. By completing and
submitting an Entry, the applicable entrant expressly consents to the collection,
use and distribution of his/her personal information by the Contest Sponsors
for the purpose of (i) running the Contest; and (ii) as permitted by these Rules
(for example, pursuant to these Rules, all entrants who accept a Prize consent
to the use of their personal information for the purpose of notifying and
confirming a potential Prize winner, if applicable); in accordance with the
Sponsor’s privacy policy available at www.homehardware.ca/privacy unless the entrant
otherwise agrees. The terms
of this Contest, as set out in these Rules, are not subject to amendment or
counter-offer, except as set out herein.
All intellectual property used by the Sponsor in
connection with the promotion and/or administration of the Contest, including,
without limitation, all trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional
materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and
representations are owned (or licensed, as the case may be) by the Sponsor
and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of
any such intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner
is strictly prohibited. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of these English Rules and disclosures or
other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not
limited to: the Entry Form, Website, Application, and/or point of sale,
television, print or online advertising; the terms and conditions of these Rules
shall prevail, govern and control.