Contest Rules & Regulations
Elmwood Spa's 27th Birthday Contest
Contest Sponsor: Elmwood Spa (the “Contest Sponsor”)
- No
Purchase Necessary. The promotional period for this Contest (the
“Contest”) starts at 9:00 AM ET August 18, 2008 and continues until
11:59 PM ET on September 30th, 2008 (“Contest Closing Date”).
- ELIGIBILITY:
The Contest is open to residents of the Province of Ontario who have
reached the age of majority in their province except employees, staff,
directors, officers and owners of Elmwood Spa, Elmcrest College,
Brydson Group Ltd., their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and
promotional agencies, contest sponsors, promotional partners and
fulfillment houses, members of such individuals’ respective immediate
families (parents, spouse, siblings and children) and persons living in
the same household as such individuals, whether related or not. The
Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal
laws and regulations.
- TO ENTER: Between August 18 AT 9:00 am and September 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM
ET, visit www.elmwoodspa.com and click on the 27th Birthday Contest
button on the home page, click enter and complete and submit your entry
form. Fully complete the entry form by providing your suffix, first
name, last name, email address, and postal code and submit
your entry form online. All entries must be received by the Contest
Closing Date. Limit one entry per email address until the
contest closing date.
- By entering the Draw,
Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Elmwood Spa its affiliates,
subsidiaries, employees, directors, officers and owner, advertising,
promotional agencies, promotional partners, contest sponsors and
fulfillment houses from any and all liability, claims, or actions of
any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to person and
property, including death or property damage, resulting in whole or in
part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Draw, including
without limitation, acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prizes
or any Substitute Prize(s), including preparing for, participating in,
and/or travelling to any Prize or Substitute Prize-related activity.
- This
contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to
amendment by Elmwood Spa. Contestants must comply with these
rules, and will be deemed to have received, understood and accepted 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.
- PRIVACY:
The Contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the
purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or
marketing communications will be received by entrants unless entrants
provide explicit permission as indicated on the entry form. Please see
our Privacy Policy at www.elmwoodspa.com.
- THE DRAW:
A random draw, conducted by a representative of the Contest Sponsor,
from all eligible entries received as of the Contest Closing Date, will
be made on or around October 7, 2008 at approximately 11:00 AM ET in
Toronto, Ontario. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible
entries received. If the Entrant selected has entered an Eligible Entry
and otherwise complied with these Rules, that Entrants (the “Potential
Winners”) will be contacted by email at the email address provided on
their entry within five (5) business days. Each selected entrant is
required to correctly answer, unaided, at a mutually convenient time, a
time-limited mathematical skill-testing question and must also return a
signed Declaration and Release of liability and publicity within a
specified period of time, before being named a winner, failing which
the prize will be forfeited.
- If a Potential Winner
cannot be reached within ten (10) business days of the first email sent
and after a minimum of three email attempts by the Contest Sponsor, or
if the entrant declines the prize or does not otherwise comply with
these Contest Rules (“Rules”), another random draw or draws will be
conducted to select a replacement entrant in the same manner.
- Entrants
are eligible to win a maximum of (1) one Grand Prize. If an entrants
name is randomly selected in a Grand Prize draw, their name will be
removed from subsequent Grand Prize draws; however Grand Prize winners
will also be eligible to win one ElmLine Gift Basket. If their name is
selected for one of the ElmLine Gift Baskets, their name will be
removed from subsequent draws.
- If the identity of an
online entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email
address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the
entrant. The individual assigned to the email address for the domain
associated with the submitted email address is considered the
authorized account holder. A selected entrant may be required to
provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email
address associated with the selected entry. All entries must be
submitted from a valid email account that may be identified by reverse
domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of
receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest Sponsor’s
server.
- PRIZE: There are three (3) Grand Prizes available to be won, consisting of: First Grand Prize: Year at the Spa (Retail Value $3400) plus a Birks Pebble® Collection Necklace, in Sterling Silver and 18kt Yellow Gold (Approximate Retail Value $1200); Second Grand Prize: Elmwood Escape for you and 3 friends (Retail Value $1100) plus a BIRKS NEEDLEFISH® Collection by ESTY, Cuff Bracelet in Sterling Silver (Approximate Retail Value $540); Third Grand Prize: Euphoria for Two Retreat (Retail Value $420) plus a Birks Mesh Braid Bracelet in Sterling Silver, 21.6cm (8.5") (Approximate Retail Value $375). There are 27 ElmLine Gift Baskets
available to be won, each consisting of one ElmLine Hydrating Cleansing
Cream, one ElmLine Body Polish, one ElmLine Muscle Soak, one ElmLine
Bath Salts, one ElmLine Body Lotion, One ElmLine Siam Vert Shower Gel,
one ElmLine Foot Cream, One ElmLine Hand Cream, and two ElmLine
nail polishes for a total
prize retail value of approximately $153.00. Full prize
descriptions are available at www.elmwoodspa.com/27bdaycontest/prizes.html.
- The prizes do not include: travel
to and from Elmwood Spa; accommodation and food while in Toronto,
Ontario; parking; other services or products the Winner may request or
purchase on a spa visit, tips or other gratuities; and any other items
of a personal nature, or related to accepting (the Prize). All prizes
must be picked up by the Winner by appointment with the Elmwood Spa
Marketing Coordinator, or a representative of the Contest Sponsor as
indicated in the Declaration and Release form. Identification must be
presented and match the name and email address of the winning entry
form. Elmwood Spa may at its discretion deliver the Prize to the Winner
by courier. Elmwood Spa accepts no responsibility for lost or delayed
shipments by a courier. By accepting a prize, winners consent to the
provision and use of their name, statements, and photographs or other
likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any
medium or format without further compensation or notice.
- No
responsibility is assumed by Elmwood Spa for the Winner’s medical or
physical condition, or for cancelled, delayed, suspended, unavailable
or rescheduled spa visits, treatment services or products. The Prize
must be accepted as awarded. Except at Elmwood Spa’s sole discretion,
the Prize(s), are non-transferable and have no cash surrender value, in
whole or in part. Elmwood Spa reserves the right to substitute any or
all of the Prizes, with any prize or prizes of equivalent value (a
“Substitute Prize”) at its sole discretion. All Substitute Prizes must
be accepted as awarded. The Winner must make a reservation for a spa
visit to redeem the Prize, in accordance with Elmwood Spa’s normal
reservation procedures.
- Before being declared the Winner and claiming the Prize the Potential Winner must also sign a Declaration and Release,
including a publicity release in a form prescribed by Elmwood Spa,
confirming compliance with these Rules, acceptance of the Prize as
awarded, releasing Elmwood Spa, its affiliates, subsidiaries,
employees, directors, officers and owners, advertising and promotional
agencies, contest sponsors, promotional partners, and fulfillment
houses from liability and permitting Elmwood Spa to use his or her
image and name for promotional purposes. A Winner’s failure to
correctly answer the skill-testing question, return the required
release documents in the required timeframe, the return of any
prize/prize notification as undeliverable or the non-compliance of a
Winner with these Rules may, at the sole discretion of Elmwood Spa,
result in disqualification of that Winner and selection of an alternate
Winner by random drawing in accordance with the Rules. If the Potential
Winner incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the
prize, or fails to return a Release of Liability as specified below,
he/she will forfeit their prize and another entrant will be randomly
selected.
- The Contest Sponsor’s rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to this Contest and the awarding of prizes.
- By
entering this Contest, each entrant consents to the use of his/her
name, city of residence, likeness and/or photograph in any publicity
carried out by the Contest Sponsor, and its advertising and promotional
agencies, without further notice or compensation to entrant. This
may include our Elmwood Spa’s website and e-newsletter and those of its
promotional partner.
- All entries become the property of
the Contest Sponsor. The Contest Sponsor assumes no responsibility for
lost, stolen, delayed, damaged, illegible or misdirected entries or
entries that have been submitted through illicit means, or do not
conform to or satisfy the Rules or for failure of the website during
the Contest Period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any
telephone network or lines, computer online 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. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its
sole discretion, to cancel or modify this Contest should a virus, bug
or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsor
corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any
attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the
legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and
civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Contest Sponsor
reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent
permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. The Contest Sponsor
is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or
advertising this Contest.
- Elmwood Spa reserves the
right to amend these Rules as necessary or terminate the Contest at any
time without liability to any Entrant, including Potential Winners and
the Winners. In the case of termination of the Contest before the end
of the Draw Period, Elmwood Spa reserves the right to, in its sole
discretion, select Winners from all eligible entries received prior to
the termination of the Contest. Notice of such early termination will
be available on the contest page at www.elmwoodspa.com.
- This
Contest and these Rules shall be exclusively governed by and construed
in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario applicable
therein. By entering the Contest, Entrants irrevocably submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of Ontario for the purpose of any suit,
action or proceeding arising in relation to the Contest, including the
interpretation of the Rules.
- Failure to comply with
these Rules may result in disqualification from the Draw. Any materials
used in this Draw, including Entries, which have been tampered with,
forged, reproduced or not legitimately obtained, are unintelligible,
illegible, damaged or which contain or reflect printing, production,
distribution or other errors may, in the sole discretion of Elmwood
Spa, be judged void and the Entrant disqualified. Entrants further
agree to comply with and be bound by the decisions of Elmwood Spa,
which will be final and binding in all respects. Elmwood Spa reserves
the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual,
including those selected as Potential Winners or the Winner, suspected
of: (a) having provided false or misleading information in relation to
the Draw, whether in the entry process or otherwise; (b) tampering or
attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the
Contest; (c) violating the Rules; (d) violating any terms of service,
conditions of use or general rules or guidelines of any property or
service of Elmwood Spa or its affiliates; or (e) acting in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse,
threaten or harass any other person in relation to the Draw, the Draw
entry process or Winner selection.
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