FULL CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”):
CONTEST OVERVIEW: The Mastercard Payments Canada Summit 2023 Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Mastercard Canada, ULC (the “Sponsor”) and is administered by Armstrong Partnership LP (the “Administrator”). The Contest runs at The Payments Canada Summit, taking place at Beanfield Centre, 105 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto, Ontario M6K 3C3 (the “Event”), from May 3, 2023, at 7:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) to May 5, 2023, at 12:59:59 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”) and is subject to these official Contest Rules.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
1. ELIGIBILITY:
The Contest is open to individuals (“Eligible Entrants”) who (i) reside (at the time of entry) in Canada, excluding Quebec; (ii) have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry; and (iii) are in attendance, during the Contest Period, at the Mastercard booth at the Event. Employees, representatives or agents (and those with whom such persons are domiciled, whether related or not) of the Sponsor, Armstrong Partnership LP and each of their respective parent companies, related companies, affiliates, distributors, subsidiaries and advertising/promotion agencies (collectively, the “Contest Parties”) are not eligible to participate in the Contest. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and local laws and regulations.
2. HOW TO ENTER:
Eligible Entrants in attendance at the Event who complete in full and submit, at the Event during the Contest Period, the official Contest entry form available from a Sponsor representative at the Mastercard booth at the Event will receive one (1) Contest entry (an “Entry”) into the draw (see Rule 4 below). There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person in the Contest.
All Entries are subject to verification at any time. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole 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. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of the Sponsor within five (5) business days of a request for same from Sponsor may result in disqualification. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Sponsor’s official clock.
Entrant Privacy: Your submission of an Entry constitutes your consent to participate in this Contest and your consent for Sponsor and the Administrator to obtain, use and transfer your name and email address, and any other required Entry information, if any, for the purpose of administering this Contest and awarding the prizes, to comply with legal requirements and in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy accessible at https://www.mastercard.ca/en-ca/vision/corp-responsibility/commitment-to-privacy/global-privacy-policy.html.
Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its affiliates’ and agents’ use of the winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or city/province of residence for advertising and promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without payment or consideration. You may be required to sign a document confirming your consent to this effect. Personal information of the prize winner may be stored on servers located in the United States and therefore may be subject to the laws of the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions.
3. PRIZES:
There are a total of fifty (50) prizes (each, a “prize” or “Prize”) available to be won in the Contest, as follows:
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following general conditions apply to the Prizes: (i) Prizes must be accepted as awarded, are not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash, and can have no substitutions (except as may otherwise be specifically permitted by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion); (ii) Sponsor and the Administrator reserve the right at any time to: (a) place reasonable restrictions on the availability or use of the Prize or any component thereof; and (b) substitute a prize or a component thereof for any reason with a prize or a prize component of equal or greater value, including, without limitation, but solely at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, a cash award; (iii) the Prize winners agree to waive all recourse against the Contest Parties if the Prize or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part.
4. WINNER SELECTION/NOTIFICATION/CONFIRMATION:
On May 15, 2023 (the “Draw Date”), at approximately 1:00 p.m. ET, at 23 Prince Andrew Place in Toronto, Ontario M3C 2H2, fifty (50) Eligible Entrants will be selected by random draw by the Administrator as the potential Prize winners from all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.
Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Contest Rules, the potential Prize winners will be declared the official Prize winners of the Contest. The Sponsor or its designated agent will make a minimum of three (3) attempts to contact the selected entrant by email within ten (10) business days of the Draw Date. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted within ten (10) business days of the Draw Date, or there is a return of any notification as undeliverable, then such selected entrant will be disqualified (and forfeit all rights to their prize), and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to randomly select an alternate Eligible Entrant for the applicable prize from among the remaining eligible Entries received in accordance with these Contest Rules (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected Eligible Entrant). For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, the Sponsor does not have the obligation to select an alternate eligible winner.
The Sponsor further reserves the right to award less than fifty (50) prizes in total, in the event that fewer than fifty (50) eligible Entries are submitted in the Contest.
By participating in this Contest and accepting the prizes, each prize winner hereby: (i) confirms compliance with these Contest Rules and acknowledges acceptance of the applicable prize as awarded; (ii) agrees to release the Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising from any liability in connection with this Contest and/or their participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the prize or any portion thereof.
Prior to being declared the confirmed winner of a prize, each selected Eligible Entrant will be required to: (i) correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question (without electronic, mechanical or other assistance); and (ii) sign and submit the Sponsor’s Declaration and Release within seven (7) business days of the date indicated, which (among other things): (a) confirms compliance with these Contest Rules; (b) acknowledges acceptance of the prizes as awarded; (c) releases the Contest Parties, Mastercard Canada, ULC, the Administrator and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, their participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the prize or any portion thereof; and (d) grants permission to the Released Parties to take visual and audio recordings in connection with the Contest and agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of their name, address, voice, statements about the Contest and/or recordings, photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the Internet. If an eligible winner: (i) fails to correctly answer the mathematical skill-testing question; (ii) fails to submit the properly executed Contest documents required by the Sponsor; (iii) otherwise fails to comply with these Contest Rules; or (iv) cannot accept the prize for any reason, then they will be disqualified and will forfeit all rights to the applicable prize. As noted above, in such event, the Sponsor does not have the obligation to select alternate eligible winners.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
By participating in this Contest, each entrant: (i) agrees to be bound by these Contest Rules; (ii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action; and (iii) releases the Released Parties from any and all liability in connection with this Contest and the entrant’s participation therein.
The Released Parties will not be liable for: (i) any failure of any website during the Contest; (ii) any technical malfunction, interruption, failure or other problems relating to any telephone or other network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; (iii) the failure of any entry to be received for any reason including, but not limited to, postponement or cancellation of the Event, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or mobile network; (iv) any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer or other device related to or resulting from participating or downloading any material in the Contest; and/or (v) any combination of the above.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to withdraw, suspend or amend this Contest in any way, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of the Event or this Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest 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 reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest or to amend these Contest Rules, without prior notice or obligation, in the event of the cancellation of the Event or in the event of any accident, administrative error, human processing error, other error of any kind, or for any other reason.
This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of entrants and/or entries.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or timeframes stipulated in these Contest Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant or Entry with these Contest Rules, or as a result of technical problems, or in light of any other circumstances that, in the opinion of the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Contest Rules.
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, website, any print and/or online advertising, if any, the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
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