Sales & Promotions
Best Canadian Contest Rules & Regulations
1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE
The sponsor of this Contest is The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B.
No Purchase Necessary
1.1 Eligibility: The The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B Contest (the “Contest”) is open to all residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their Province of residence, except employees, retirees of The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B and its affiliates, franchisees, agents, associates, dealers, representatives, advertising and promotional agencies and members of the immediate family of these employees and retirees or any person with whom they are domiciled (“Customers”).
1.2 Contest Period: Starting on 12:00 a.m., Eastern Time, December 10th,2009 to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, February 15, 2010, Customers may participate in the Contest by completing the online entry form as indicated in section 3.9 of these Contest rules (the “Rules”). The Customers participating via completion of the contest entry form must clearly and fully complete the contest entry form with all requested information no later then three (3) days after their purchase. Customers may complete the contest entry form by on-line at www.bestcanadiantshirtcompany.com/win-free-tshirts.html.
1.3 Contest Entry: Upon completion and submission of the contest entry form (in accordance with section 3.9), eligible Customers will be entered into the Contest for one (1) chance to win (i.e. one entry) the Prize.
1.4 Contest Entry Restrictions: Customers are restricted to one (1) entry (via contest entry form completions without purchase) per person, per household. Entries indicating the same telephone contact number or address will be considered, for purposes of the Contest, to belong to the same Customer and therefore are subject to the above restriction. Any excess entries will be invalid for purposes of the Contest draw.
1.5 Awarding of Prize: The Prize will be awarded to the Customer whose slogan is chosen by the Best Canadian T-Shirt Company management and whose contact information (name, telephone number or email address, address) has been given by the entrant at time of completion of the contest entry form and who has complied with these Rules.
2. PRIZE
2.1 Prize: Each prize consists of a CDN$100.00 online store credit for The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B e-store (“Prize”). Each Prize must be accepted as awarded. No cash alternatives, substitution or transfers of the Prize will be allowed. Each Prize will be forwarded to the winner within four (4) from the date when the winner’s signed Declaration and Release Form is received by The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B. There is no expiry date for the online store credit.
2.2 Odds: The odds of being selected to win a Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the applicable Contest Period.
2.3 Prize Draw: The Prize will be awarded by the management of Planet B (one draw per Contest Period) from all eligible Contest entries received during the applicable Contest Period. The draw to be held at The Best Canadian T-Shirt Company / Planet B offices on the following date (“Draws”):
- Draw for Contest Period — February 25th, 2010.
2.4 Notification of Selection: The selected Customers will be contacted by phone or mail (using the contact information provided by Customer at time of entering the Contest) at least three (3) times within the fourteen (14) days after the Draw. If the selected Customer cannot be contacted in that time, another Customer will be randomly selected and the initial selected Customer will be disqualified and will have no recourse towards The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B or anyone involved in the Contest. In order to win, the selected Customer must first correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical, skill-testing question to be administered by telephone, and he or she will be required to sign a standard Declaration and Release Form confirming compliance with the Contest Rules, acceptance of the Prize as awarded and releasing The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B from all liability relating to the Contest. No substitution for, or transfer of the Prize, will be allowed. The selected entrant will have seven (7) days from the date of receipt to return a signed copy of the Declaration and Release Form to The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B or its representative. If the selected Customer does not do so within this period of time, another Customer will be randomly selected and the initial selected Customer will be disqualified and will have no recourse towards The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B or anyone involved in the Contest.
3. GENERAL RULES
3.1 Each Prize claim is subject to verification by The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B and/or its designated representatives. Entries made with multiple addresses, under multiple identities, or through the use of any device or artifice to enter multiple times or entries that are in excess of the permitted number of entries during the Contest period are automatically void. All Contest entries obtained through unauthorized sources or which are incomplete, illegible, mutilated, altered, reproduced, forged, irregular or fraudulent in any way or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules are automatically void. The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B will be the sole and final reference source in validating a Prize claim.
3.2 By participating, each Customer and selected winner agrees: (a) to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B, (b) to release and hold harmless The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability for claims/damages including, but not limited to, claims/damages for personal injury, for property damage with respect to acceptance, possession or use or misuse of the Prize or participation in the Contest; (c) to permit The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B to use his/her name, address, city, province, of residence, photograph, video, or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes without any additional compensation; (d) the winner agrees to sign a Declaration and Release Form to this effect; (e) the winning Slogan becomes the property of The Best Canadian T-Shirt Company / Planet B without any copyright obligations.
3.3 The decisions of The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B in relation to this Contest will be final and binding on all entrants.
3.4 The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription or registration of Contest entry information, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible, or erased computer or network transmissions, line failures of any telephone network, failure of computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or web site, inability to submit the online contest entry form, or any other error or malfunction, or any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest, or for late, lost, stolen, postage due, illegible or misdirected entries.
3.5 The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B will not be responsible for lost, stolen, illegible or destroyed purchase receipts.
3.6 The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or suspend this Contest, at its sole discretion, in the event of a technical failure, computer virus or bug, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or any other occurrence or cause beyond its control that corrupts or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness or normal operation of the Contest, subject, in Quebec, to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux. Additionally, The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B reserves the right to publish any any submissions received through contest entries, and also reserves the right to reject or refuse to print any slogans that maybe misleading, offensive or inconsistent with the Company's values, at the discretion of the Management.
3.7 If a selected entrant is awarded the Prize due to a system error, malfunction or defect the Prize will be returned to the Prize pool, to be re-awarded.
3.8 Under no circumstances will The Best Canadian T-Shirt Co. / Planet B, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies be required to award more Prizes than what is indicated in these Rules or award the Prizes other than in accordance with these Rules.
3.9 No purchase is necessary. To enter without any purchase a Customer may submit their entry through the online Contest entry form on the Planet B website.
3.10 The Contest is subject to all Federal, Provincial and local laws, as well as the rules adopted in view of said laws. The personal information provided to enter the Contest will be used only to administer the Contest, and for no other reason.
3.11 For Quebec residents, any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.
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