1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: The 3rd Annual Rogers Customer Appreciation Event (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Rogers Wireless Partnership (the “Sponsor”). The Contest Period starts at 12:00:01 PM on November 2nd, 2009 and closes at 11:59:59 PM on December 20, 2009 (the “Contest Closing Date”). All times are Eastern Times.
2. ELIGIBILITY: Residents of Canada who are 16 years of age or older and who are existing “Rogers Wireless customers” in good standing before and up until the start of the Contest on November 2nd, 2009. For clarity, Rogers Wireless customers are customers who use or subscribe to products and/or services from Rogers Wireless.
A minor must have his/her parent or legal guardian’s permission to enter the Contest, who will deem to be the entrant of this Contest. Employees of the Sponsor and of its parent and affiliated companies, Sponsor’s representatives, dealers and agents, contest suppliers and judges, and those with whom they are domiciled are ineligible to enter.
PLEASE NOTE: You must have a valid email address to participate. Email accounts can be obtained free of charge from many internet service providers. Email addresses shall be deemed to belong to 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 e-mail address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
3. HOW TO ENTER THE GAME:
The Contest consists of an on-line “game” where entrants need to select a box to reveal if they are an eligible Instant Winner (the “Game”). To register and enter for the Game play, visit www.rogers.com/thankyou and click on the “Enter” button .You will be directed to a “So Many Ways to Thank You” page. Next, click the “Start” button located in the centre of the Game screen. Next, complete the “Personal Profile form” including full name, a valid email address, postal code, daytime telephone number (including area code) and/or wireless phone number (including area code), confirm that you have read the rules and regulations and click the “Continue” icon at the bottom of the screen to be automatically directed to the Game. Limit of one (1) registered Personal Profile per person.
To add fun to your Game play, you will be given the option to “Shake”, “Weigh” or “Take a peek at” the gift box you selected before opening it. The hints given are no reflection of the prize contained in the selected gift box. Prizes will be awarded randomly by the servers of the Contest.
4. HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
To play and reveal if you are an eligible Instant Winner, click on any one of the boxes found on the Game screen. If you are an eligible Online Instant Winner, you will be notified on your screen with a “Congratulations, you are an eligible winner of” a selected Instant Win Prize as described in Rule 5. (See Rule 5(i) for the Instant Win Grand Prize details; see Rule 5(ii) for the Instant Win Secondary Prize details).
Limit one (1) Game play per wireless phone number. If you are not an existing Rogers customer as of the start of the Contest, your entry will be disqualified. Any Personal Profile that is incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular will automatically be rejected. Any attempt or suspected attempt to enter more than once per wireless phone number or per home phone number per entrant namely by using a false name, a pen name or a false identity, any use of robotic, automatic, programmed or entry methods not authorized by these rules or which do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules, shall be deemed as tampering and will void all of your entries and Sponsor’s rulings are final and without appeal in this regard. Sponsor takes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed entries, or for typographical or other production errors. Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this contest.
Instructions on how to claim your Instant Win prize (see Rule 6 below) will be sent to your email address provided on the Personal Profile form. A prize confirmation number will appear on your screen. Please be sure to print a copy of your prize confirmation number as a reference.
Instructions on how to claim your Instant Prize (see Rule 6 below) will be sent to your email address provided on the Personal Profile form. A prize confirmation number will appear on your screen. Please be sure to print a copy of your prize confirmation number as a reference.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries and the number of Rogers Customer who complete the Game play. All entries that are incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, using any robotic, automatic programmed method that artificially increases the odds of winning or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the rules may be disqualified by the Sponsor
5. PRIZING:
A total of one thousand three hundred and five (1,305) Instant Win prizes are available to be won in the Contest but only one (1) Instant Win prize per person. In the event that the number of Instant Win prize winners is potentially greater than the number of prizes indicated in these rules, Sponsor reserves the right to suspend the awarding of prizes, in whole or in part, without prior notice. Prizes that have not been awarded over the course of the Contest may be awarded in a random drawing from all entries received by the Contest Closing Date, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. In all cases, Sponsor shall have no obligation to award any prize which will not have been awarded through the Game or claimed by potential winner and will not be required to award more prizes than the number of prizes described in these rules.
(i) INSTANT WIN GRAND PRIZE: There are five (5) Instant Win Grand Prize Packages available to be won.
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(ii) INSTANT WIN SECONDARY PRIZE: There are a total of 1,300 Instant Win Secondary Prizes available to be won:
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As Instant Win Prizes are claimed, the number of Instant Win Prizes available will be reduced accordingly. All Instant Win Prizes must be accepted as awarded without substitution and are not transferable, not for resale or convertible to cash. The Sponsor reserves the right in the event that an Instant Prize or any component of an Instant Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute a similar Instant Prize or component of equal or greater value without liability.
6. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR INSTANT WIN PRIZE:
Each selected entrant of an Instant Win Grand or of an Instant Win Secondary Prize will be sent by email, regular mail or courier, a Declaration and Release Form (the “Release Form”) within fourteen (14) business days of receiving their on-screen instant win notification.
To be declared a winner, each selected entrant must correctly answer without assistance, the mathematical skill testing posed by telephone or indicated on the Release Form (as determined and specified by the Sponsor), and sign and return the Release Form as specified by the Sponsor, confirming compliance with the Official Rules and acceptance of the Instant Win prize as awarded, without substitution, and releasing the Sponsor, its affiliated and related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, the independent contest organization and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents representatives, successors and assigns from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with any Instant Win prize or this contest.
In the event the selected entrant is a minor, the entrant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed to be the entrant who must meet all contest eligibility requirements and who may accept the prize on behalf of the minor. The Release Form must be returned within the time period specified on the Release Form. In the event the Release Form is not returned within the specified time period, selected entrant will have forfeited the Instant Win prize and will have forfeited the right to claim the stated Instant Win Prize. Instant Win prizes will be mailed or couriered to the confirmed winners within 60 days of receiving the fully completed Release Form. Sponsor takes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed Release Forms.
GENERAL:
7. By entering this contest, entrants consent to the use of their entry, name, city of residence and/or any photograph of or that may be taken in publicity carried out by the Sponsor and/or its advertising agencies, without further notice or compensation. By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless the Sponsor, its advertising and promotional agencies and the contest judge(s), their affiliates and respective directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest or, if declared a winner, the prize. By accepting a prize, winners consent to the use of their name, place of residence, voice, statements, photographs or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any medium or format without further compensation or notice.
8. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.
9. No communications will be entered into except with selected entrants. To receive a copy of the list of the winners, send a postage-paid, self-addressed envelope on or before the Contest Closing Date to: Attn.: “3rd Annual Customer Appreciation Event”, CBM 10th FL, at One Mount Pleasant, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2Y5. Visit www.rogers.com/thankyou for full contest rules.
10 Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the purpose of administering this Contest. Entrants not wishing to receive any other informational or marketing communications from Rogers should so indicate on the entry form. Please see Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at www.rogers.com for information on its policy towards maintaining the privacy and security of user information.
11. This contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by Sponsor. Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the Contest. The terms of this Contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein.
12. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet or the website during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, subject to the authority of theRégie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec, to cancel or suspend this contest, or any portion thereof, should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.
13. If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the Rogers account associated with the entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the Rogers account associated with the entry will be considered the authorized account holder. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof of being the authorized account holder of the Rogers Wireless account associated with the selected entry.
14. Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec 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 to reach a settlement. Any applicable decision to be made by Sponsor affecting the conduct of this contest are subject to a ruling of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec.