Official Contest Rules
1. Agreement: These rules govern the GOURMET FOOD AND WINE EXPO VIP
CONTEST RULES (“Contest”). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest.
The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of the Contest rules and
the decisions of the Contest judges, which decisions shall be final and binding
upon all entrants.
2. Sponsor: The Contest sponsor is Metroland Media Group Ltd., and the Gourmet Food & Wine Expo (“Sponsors”).
3. Eligibility: The Contest is open to all residents of Ontario who have
attained the age of 19, except for employees, their immediate families and
anyone living with any employee of the Sponsors or its corporate affiliates,
advertising or promotional agencies. Limit of one entry per person. Incomplete
or illegible entries, bulk drop offs, photocopies, scanned copies, facsimiles
or other mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will not be accepted
and will be disqualified.
4. Contest: To enter the Contest, access the Contest website at
www.dailywebtv.com/contests,
read these Contest rules, and follow the instructions to enter during the
Contest period (a valid email address will be required). The Contest ends at
11:59PM Saturday, December 5th, 2009 at 11:59PM. Early Bird contest closes
Monday November 16, 2009 at 11:59 PM. The potential winner will be chosen by
random draw, which will take place 5300 Harvester Road, Burlington, Ontario on Tuesday,
December 8, 2009. The Early Bird potential
winner will be chosen by random draw, which will take place 5300 Harvester
Road, Burlington, Ontario on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. The potential winner will be contacted by
email by a representative of the Sponsors, and must reply within 48 hours to
maintain eligibility. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within this
time period or fails to respond to any attempted contact, such potential winner
will be disqualified, his/her entry will be declared null and void and the
Sponsors reserve the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select at
random another eligible entry, in which event these provisions shall apply to
such other eligible entry. In order to be eligible to win, the potential winner
must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance
or mechanical or electronic aid.
5. Prize: One (1) Early Bird winner will receive two (2) VIP tickets to the
Gourmet Food and Wine Expo event on Thursday, November 19th ONLY,
plus one Mott’s Clamato Bartending Kit which includes: 2 Caesar glasses (16
oz.), 1 shot glass, 2 decorative coasters, 1 rimming tin, 1 muddler/mixing
spoon, and 1 metal ice bucket in the approximate retail value of $105.00. Three
(3) winners will receive one Mott’s Clamato Bartending Kits in the approximate
retail value of $35.00. Winner must come
to 5300 Harvester Road, Burlington ON to collect the prize won. If the winner
does not claim the prize within five (5) days of notification, the next
eligible entry selected by random draw will be contacted and the first selected
entrant will have no further claim to the prize. Sponsors will not mail or
courier the prize and are not responsible for unclaimed prizes.
6. Release: Prior to receiving the prize, the winner will be required to
sign a declaration of eligibility and release form releasing the Sponsors and
its related parties from any and all liability in connection with the Contest
and/or the prize, confirming compliance with the rules and consenting to the
use of his or her name and photograph, without further compensation, in any
publicity carried out by the Sponsors and/or its advertising and promotional
agencies. The signed form must be received by Sponsors within 5 days of
notification or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate entrant.
To collect prize at Sponsors location,
winner will be required to show valid photo ID.
7. Privacy: We use your personal contact information to administer this
Contest, including contacting, announcing and promoting prizewinners. In
addition, we may use this information to send you offers or information from
us, our affiliates and from selected sponsors or advertisers (“Marketing
Offers”). If you do not wish to receive Marketing Offers, you may opt-out at
any time by: following the instructions at the bottom of any email Marketing
Offer you receive, informing your telemarketer at the time you are called with
a Marketing Offer, calling Customer Service at 1-866-287-6732 and requesting
that your personal information not be used for Marketing Offers, or visiting
www.metroland.com/corp/privacy/privacypolicyinquiry/
and requesting that your personal information not be used for Marketing Offers.
The Contest is run in compliance with the Metroland Media Group Ltd. privacy
code, which may be found in full at
www.metroland.com/page/Privacy%20Policy.
8. Banning: The Sponsors may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person
from entering the Contest whom it believes to be abusing the rules. Such abuse
includes entering false information and entering more than once.
9. Other: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received. This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario
and the laws of Canada
applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. The Sponsors reserves
the right to cancel or modify the Contest or the Contest rules at any time
without notice. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable
and are not convertible to cash. The Sponsors reserve the right to substitute
any prize or portion of the prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All
prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or
expressed, beyond the standard manufacturer's warranty. Sponsors are not liable
for any lost, late, misdirected or stolen entries or inability to process
entries, or any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with
this Contest, including technical failures on the part of Contest software,
virus, website down-time, human error or property damage incurred by any
Contest entrant. Sponsors are not responsible for any errors or omissions in
printing or advertising this Contest. Use of any automated system including
robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is
prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using
such assistance.
If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be
deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address
provided at time of entry. Authorized account holder is the natural person who
is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service
provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for
the domain associated with the submitted email address.