Contest

AUTOTRADER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST TERMS AND CONDITIONS

AUTOTRADER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTEST (the “Contest”) TERMS AND CONDITIONS

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  

Eligibility:

The Contest is open to any individual who meets all of the following eligibility requirements. To be eligible for the Contest, an individual (“Entrant”) must:

(i)             a Canadian resident, excluding a resident of the province of Quebec, who is at least of the age of majority in his or her province or territory of residence;

(ii)            follows autotrader.ca on Instagram;

(iii)           tags a friend (the “Friend”) that Entrant would like to take to the Vancouver Autoshow;

(iv)           Friend also likes Autotrader.ca on Instagram; and

(v)            if randomly selected by the Contest Sponsor, provide the information required (name, email address and phone number) to the Contest Sponsor (the “Contact Details”).  

Individuals who are employees of, members of the immediate family of, or domiciled with an employee of:

(i)             Trader Corporation (the “Contest Sponsor”), or its affiliated or related companies.

(ii)            the advertising and promotional agencies of the Contest Sponsor; and 

(iii)           suppliers of prizes, materials or services related to the Contest including, without limitation, any independent Contest management agency,   are not eligible to participate.

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY INTO THIS CONTEST YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 

Contest Periods:

The Contest begins on March 12, 2020 and ends on March 18, 2020 (the “Contest Period”). The draw date for the Contest (the “Draw Date”) will be March 19, 2020 when winners will be randomly selected from eligible participants by the Contest Sponsor for the Prizes (listed below).  

Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.

Prize:

On the Draw Date, two (2) winners will be randomly selected through a random prize draw conducted by the Contest Sponsor as set forth below under the heading “Winner Selection” to win two (2) tickets to the Vancouver Autoshow 2020 (approximate retail value of this prize is $42.10 for 2 tickets).

The Contest Sponsor shall not be liable for any tax implications arising from any Prize or the Contest. Each Prize winner shall be solely responsible for all applicable federal, provincial/state and local taxes and other costs and expenses associated with the applicable Prize or the Contest.

Winner Selection:

On the Draw Date, the winner will be selected in a random prize draw conducted by the Contest Sponsor to choose the Prize winner. The odds of being selected as a potential Winner depend upon the total number of valid entries received in respect of the Contest.

To be declared a Winner and claim the Prize, the potential Winner must:

(a)    after providing the Contract Details through an Instagram message or otherwise (as determined by the Contest Sponsor), be reached by e-mail, telephone or mail by the Contest Sponsor within five (5) business days of the Draw Date and provide any additional the information required by the Contest Sponsor; 

(b)   correctly answer without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by telephone or email;

(c)    show a valid Canadian driver’s license; and

  1. sign a Declaration and Release of Liability (the “Release”) releasing the Contest Sponsor, its affiliated and related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with a Prize and the Contest. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Contest Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant should such an Entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.

In the event that a potential Winner (a) cannot be contacted by e-mail, telephone or mail within five (5) business days of the Draw Date; (b) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; or (c) fails to return the properly executed Release, then he or she will be disqualified and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to randomly select an alternative eligible winning Entrant from among the remaining eligible entries. The Sponsor shall not be responsible for failed attempts to contact a selected Entrant. The Prize shall only be awarded to the Entrant whose full name, telephone number, address, and valid e-mail address has been provided to the Sponsor. 

Any individual wishing to opt-out of the Contest may do so by sending an email to contests@trader.ca.

General Terms and Conditions:

This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. The decisions of the Contest Sponsor and its affiliates and related companies 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 entries. The Contest Sponsor and its affiliates and related companies assume no responsibility for late, delayed, misdirected, lost or incomplete entries or for any failure of any electronic or mobile application used in the operation of this Contest at any time.

Upon receipt of the Release, the Contest Sponsor will notify the Winner of the manner in which a Prize will be delivered to the Winner.

By entering the Contest, Entrants consent to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information for the purposes of administering the Contest. By accepting a Prize, a Winner consents to the collection, use and disclosure to the public of his or her name, address (city, province/territory), voice, statements and photographs or other likenesses for publicity purposes in connection with the Contest in any media or formats including, but not limited to, the Internet, without further notice, permission or compensation. Personal information will not otherwise be used or disclosed without the consent of the Entrant, unless otherwise provided for under these Terms and Conditions.

The Contest Sponsor and its affiliates and related companies reserve the right, in their sole discretion to modify, withdraw or amend the Contest in the event of technical problems, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, computer virus or any reasonably similar event (“Event”) that is beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsor or its affiliates and related companies and the Event interferes with the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated by these Terms and Conditions. Any attempt to deliberately cause an Event that undermines the legitimate operation and administration of the Contest is a violation of civil and criminal laws. The Contest Sponsor and its affiliates and related companies reserve the right to engage in any action they see appropriate including, but not limited, to seeking remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who submitted an entry, any such entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the potential winning entry.  “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned an email address by an internet provider, an online service provider, or the other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any Entrant may be required to provide evidence that he or she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry. 

By entering the Contest, the Entrant hereby releases and holds harmless the Contest Sponsor and its affiliated and related companies, the Prize suppliers, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, including, without limitation, their advertising and promotional agencies and the independent Contest management agency (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims arising from or in connection with the Entrant’s entry (or attempted entry) in the Contest and/or the awarding of any Prize.

By accepting a Prize, the Winner releases the Releasees from any and all liability, loss or damage incurred with respect to the awarding, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any Prize and acknowledge that the Releasees have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied in fact or in law, including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose.

All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor upon receipt and will not be returned.

*Contest is void in case of the event being cancelled