Official Rules and Regulations
WIN “CASH WITH SOMERSBY” CONTEST (“Contest”)
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ("OFFICIAL RULES") BEFORE ENTERING THE 2024 “CASH WITH SOMERSBY” CONTEST (“CONTEST”). BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, AN ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT HE/SHE/THEY SATISFIES ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREES TO BE BOUND UNCONDITIONALLY BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND ALL DECISIONS OF CARLSBERG CANADA INC. (THE “CONTEST SPONSOR”).
THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL CANADIAN RESIDENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF RESIDENTS OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. YOU MUST BE OF LEGAL DRINKING AGE IN YOUR PROVINCE OF RESIDENCE.
1. CONTEST PERIOD
The promotional period for the Contest: Contest opens at 12:01 AM (EST) August 17th, 2024, and continues until 11:59 PM (EST) on November 17th, 2024 (The “Contest Period”).
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to residents of Canada outside the Province of Quebec who have reached the legal drinking age in their province or territory of residence.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Enter at http://www.winwithsomersby.com/ca/cash. Contest closes for Grand Prize eligibility on November 17th, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Odds of winning any prize depend on the number of eligible entries received prior to the applicable draw. Employees, representatives or agents (and those with whom such persons are domiciled, including, without limitation, family members) of the Contest Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, prize suppliers, advertising and promotion agencies, or the Contest judges (individually, a “Contest Party” and collectively, the “Contest Parties”) are not eligible to participate. For greater certainty, to be eligible to participate, the entrant must not be: (i) an employee of a Contest Party or a provincial liquor control board; (ii) an immediate family member of an employee of a Contest Party or a provincial liquor control board; (iii) domiciled with an employee of a Contest Party or a provincial liquor control board; (iv) an employee or contractor of a provincial liquor agency or liquor licensee; or (v) domiciled with or an immediate family member of an employee or contractor of a provincial liquor agency or liquor licensee.
3. HOW TO PARTICIPATE
Randomly assigned pin numbers (each a, “PIN”) will be found inside specially marked cases of Somersby Mixer Pack. You may request a PIN without a product purchase (no purchase necessary) as described below:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: During the Contest Period, to obtain a PIN without a product purchase, you may mail an original, handwritten essay (fifty (50) words minimum) on the topic of “Tell us about your best Somersby memory” (the “Essay”) along with your name, age, and email address and mail it to:
WIN A “CASH WITH SOMERSBY” CONTEST
ATTN: Marketing Department - Somersby
Carlsberg Canada Inc.
1425 North Service Road East, Suite 102
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
L6H 1A7
Following receipt of the Essay, you will receive one (1) PIN number that will be sent directly to the email address provided. The Contest Sponsor will not be held responsible if the email address provided is incorrect or invalid at any time during the Contest Period or thereafter.
Each request must be submitted by the entrant him/herself by mail in an envelope with sufficient postage. Only original, legible Essays will be accepted. Duplicates or mechanical reproductions will not be accepted.
Only one (1) Essay entry per person is allowed during the Contest Period. Incomplete, late, or additional entries will be disqualified. The use of automated, robotic, or disruptive means to participate in the Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
All entries are subject to verification. Proof of identity and eligibility in a form acceptable to the Contest Sponsor are required to participate and redeem any prize(s). Failure to provide this documentation as requested by the Contest Sponsor will result in disqualification.
- HOW TO ENTER
To participate in the Contest, participants can enter their PIN at http://www.winwithsomersby.com/ca/cash along with the requested information. By providing your contact information to the Contest Sponsor, you consent to receive periodic marketing and promotional communications from the Contest Sponsor and its affiliates. You may withdraw this consent at any time. All personal information you provide will be handled and stored in accordance with the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policies and applicable law. You may view the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy at: https://www.carlsberg.com/en-ca/privacy-policy/
All entries must be received by November 17th, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EST (the "Contest Close Date"). A random prize draw will occur from all eligible entries (refer to Rule 6).
To be eligible, entries must be received within the Contest Period and the participant must meet the eligibility requirements prescribed herein. Limit of one (1) contest entry per PIN during the contest period.
An entry will be rejected if, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, it is not fully completed with all required information and submitted during the Contest Period. Use (or attempted use) of any automated, macro, script, robotic or other systems(s) or program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in or disrupt this Contest is prohibited and is grounds for disqualification by the Contest Sponsor. The Releasees (as defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or otherwise incompatible contest entries (all of which are null and void).
Contest entries via PIN may also be submitted by mail. To submit a PIN entry via mail, print your name, address, daytime telephone number, email address, PIN and confirmation that you are eligible to participate on a plain piece of paper and mail the paper in a sealed envelope to:
WIN A “CASH WITH SOMERSBY” CONTEST
ATTN: Marketing Department - Somersby
Carlsberg Canada Inc.
1425 North Service Road East, Suite 102
Oakville, Ontario, Canada
L6H 1A7
Each entry request must be mailed in a separate envelope in the manner described above. To be eligible, your entry must be received during the Contest Period with sufficient time for the Contest Sponsor (or its designated representative(s)) to respond via mail during the Contest Period. The Releasees shall not be responsible for any lost, stolen, delayed, illegible, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed entry requests.
All entries are subject to verification. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Contest Sponsor including, without limitation, government issued photo identification and/or purchase receipt, if applicable) to participate in this Contest. Failure to provide such proof in a timely manner may result in disqualification.
Eligibility of any contest entry is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor.
4. GRAND PRIZE
There will be ONE (1) prize available to be won in the Contest (the “Prize”):
- One (1) grand prize of ten thousand (10,000) Canadian dollars (CAD)
The following general conditions apply to the Prize: (i) The Prize must be accepted as awarded and is non-transferable; (ii) any costs associated with collecting the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Contest Sponsor reserves 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 the Prize or a component thereof for any reason with a prize or a prize component of equal or greater value.
5. GRAND PRIZE WINNER SELECTION
The random draw for the Prize will be held at approximately 9:00 AM (EST) on December 1st, 2024 (the “Draw Date”), to choose ONE (1) selected entrant from all eligible entries received by the end of the Contest Period. The Prize draw will be conducted by an independent organization from all eligible entries received as of the end of the Contest Period.
The odds of winning the Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
6. WINNER NOTIFICATION
The Contest Sponsor or its designated representative(s) will make a maximum of three (3) attempts to contact the entrant via the contact information provided through the winning entry within five (5) business days of the Draw Date. If a selected entrant cannot be contacted within three (3) attempts, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable, then the selected entrant will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the applicable Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining eligible entries (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected entrant).
Before being declared a winner of the Prize, the selected entrant will be required to correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid, complete a fifty (50) word minimum essay describing his or her best Somersby memory, and sign and return within five (5) business days of notification the Sponsor’s declaration and release form, which: (i) confirms acceptance of and compliance with these Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the applicable Prize as awarded; (iii) releases the Contest Parties and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, the selected entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the applicable Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv) requires the selected entrant to agree to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of the selected entrant’s name, address, voice, statements about the Contest and/or 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 a selected entrant: (a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) fails to return the properly executed Contest documents within the specified time; and/or (c) cannot accept the applicable Prize for any reason, then he/she will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the applicable Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining eligible entries (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected entrant).
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Without limiting the release described in Section 6 above, and for greater certainty, the Releasees will not be liable for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information, whether caused by use of the Contest Sponsor’s website, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries; (b) the theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or the contest website; (c) any problems with, or technical malfunctions of, telephone networks or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (d) any failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by or from the Contest Sponsor for any reason including, without limitation, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or (e) damage to a participant’s or other person’s system occasioned by participation or downloading of materials in this Contest.
The provincial liquor authorities are not connected with this Contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever regarding any matter that relates to the Contest. This promotion/contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, or any other third-party, unless specifically stated herein.
8. PERSONAL INFORMATION
By entering this Contest, participants consent to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information to Carlsberg Canada Inc. for the purposes of administering the Contest and as otherwise described herein, in accordance with the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at: https://www.carlsberg.com/en-ca/privacy-policy/. By accepting the Prize, winners consent to the collection, use and disclosure to the public of their names, city and province of residence, voices, statements and photographs or other likenesses for publicity or other commercial purposes in connection with the Contest in any media or formats including, but without limitation, the Internet other digital media formats, without further notice, permission or compensation. Personal information will not otherwise be used or disclosed to third parties without consent, except for Contest Sponsor’s affiliates and subsidiaries, in accordance with the terms herein.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
All decisions of the Contest Sponsor, or any organization engaged to select the Prize winner, or any affiliate, subsidiary, or third-party representative of Contest Sponsor, are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest and on all entrants without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of Entries. The Contest Sponsor and other Releasees shall not be responsible for illegible, incomplete, postage-due, entries that are lost or misdirected, errors, failures or late entries. All such entries will be considered void. Any use of automated devices to enter this Contest is prohibited. No correspondence will be entered into except with selected entrants. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an online Entry, the Entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail 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, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A selected entrant may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that he/she is the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify from this Contest, and any future contest or other promotion conducted by the Contest Sponsor, any individual that they find or believe to be non-compliant with these Official Rules, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, the contest website, or any other property of Contest Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or other third party involved in the administration of the Contest, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF APPLICABLE LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED.
10. RIGHT TO TERMINATE OR AMEND
The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest and or amend these Official Rules, in whole or in part, at any time and without prior notice.
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All intellectual property used by the Contest Sponsor in connection with the promotion and/or administration of the Contest, including, without limitation, all trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned (or licensed, as the case may be) by the Contest Sponsor and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any such intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.