Thanksgiving In-Store Display Contest - Terms and Conditions

CONTEST PERIOD

  • The Contest begins on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 5:00 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”).

ELIGIBILITY

  • The Contest is open to all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry, except employees (and those with whom such employees are domiciled) of Cider Keg (the “Sponsor”), its affiliated companies or agents, advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges.

HOW TO ENTER

  • NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To participate in this Contest you must: a. Have a valid Wholesale Account with the Cider Keg (an “Account”).

: Send  a photo of your Thanksgiving in-store Display which features Cider Keg Products and which complies with the Photo Entry Specifications (as defined below) to email info@ciderkeg.com

  • Your Contest Photo/display must comply with the following specifications (the “Photo/display Entry Specifications”):
    1. be your original creation, and be a photograph taken solely by you. Reproducing, modifying, enhancing or altering a third party's pre-existing work does not qualify as your original creation;
    2. not violate the rights of any third party, including, but not limited to copyright. For example, your Contest Photo must not defame, infringe or violate publicity or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's, entity's or organization's personal or proprietary rights, including but not limited to, intellectual property rights. For - 2 - greater certainty, your Contest Photo must not contain trademarks, logos, or trade dress owned by anyone other than the Sponsor, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without express, written, prior permission of the trademark or brand owner;
    3. not have been published previously, used commercially, submitted to another competition or contest, or won any other award;
    4. be in “good taste” and in keeping with the Sponsor’s brand image and must not be explicit, offensive, obscene, or profane, and must not be derogatory toward any ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, profession, or age group, or promote any activities that may be unsafe or dangerous, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion;
    5. not defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products;
    6. not be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    7. not violate any law or regulation;
    8. not be libelous, threatening or harassing;
    9. not instigate others to commit illegal activities or violate human rights; and
    10. not contain any viruses, worms, or other interfering computer programming.
  • You will receive one (1) Entry in the Contest when you submit Contest Photo as described in Section 3 and 4, above and in accordance with these Rules. LIMIT (1) ENTRY PER PERSON/ACCOUNT DURING THE CONTEST PERIOD For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, you can only use one (1) Account to participate in the Contest. If it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once during the Contest Period, then all your Entries will be void. Use of any automated system to submit Entries is prohibited and will result in disqualification. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ENTRY (INCLUDING YOUR NAME, BUSINESS NAME AND ENTRY PHOTO) MAY BE POSTED ON, FACEBOOK AND/OR SPONSOR’S PROPRIETARY WEBSITE, WHERE IT MAY BE VIEWED, SHARED AND COMMENTED ON BY THE SPONSOR AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

WINNER SELECTION

  • The Winner will be selected on the basis skill as determined by a panel of judges. This Competition is based on merchandising skills alone and not subject to random draw or any other element of chance. The winner of the prize will be chosen and evaluated based on the following criteria;
    1. Creativity
    2. Originally
    3. Use and incorporation of Cider Keg Products
    4. Alignment to Theme: Ontario Harvest Season

The winners will be notified by email by 5 p.m. ET on October 20, 2023.

All prizes will be delivered to the winners by courier as selected by the Sponsor.

All decisions of the Competition judges are final.

 

The selected entrant must reply by phone or email within five (5) business day of notification and provide the Sponsor. By accepting the prize the entrant a. confirms compliance with the contest rules; b. releases the Sponsor, its affiliated companies and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, the contest judges and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any liability in connection with the Contest, the entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use or misuse of the prize or any portion thereof; and c. grants to the Sponsor the right to use the selected entrant’s name, address and likeness in any form of advertising relating to the contest without further notice or compensation.

If a selected entrant: (i) cannot be contacted by email within five (5) calendar days of selection or there is a return of any prior notification as undeliverable; the he/she will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize, and the Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate entrant from among the remaining eligible entries.

PRIZES

  • Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize available to be won, consisting of one (1) case of Cider Keg Sparkling Cider (any regularly available flavour) one (1) case of Cider Keg Pie in a Jar Preserves (any regularly available flavour) and one (1) Cider Keg Ontario Made Gift Basket (approximate retail value $187 (CDN)) (“Grand Prize”). Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are not transferable or convertible to cash. No substitutions except at Sponsor’s option. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize or a prize component with one of equal or greater value, including without limitation, but solely in the Sponsor’s discretion, a cash award. Prizes will only be awarded to the person who is the owner of the Account.

GENERAL

  • By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited by law. The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal.
  • Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, withdraw or amend this Contest in any way, without prior notice or obligation, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. Any attempt to deliberately 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, including criminal prosecution.
  • You must warrant that your Contest Photo meets the Photo Entry Specifications, set out above. Sponsor reserves the right to deem ineligible and exclude from the Contest any Contest Photo that Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, determines does not meet the Photo Entry Specifications. Your right to submit a Contest Photo must not be restricted in any way. You must be able to provide legal releases for use of your Contest Photo by Sponsor in any format, and materials related to the Contest, including in relation to any third party’s name, likenesses or work ("Third Party Elements") included in your Contest Photo.
  • Sponsor’s right to use your Contest Photo: You acknowledge that your Contest Photo may appear in on social networks feeds after it has been submitted and may appear in other electronic and print materials related to the Contest, including promotional materials. By submitting a Contest Photo, you irrevocably, perpetually, and without limitation, grant Sponsor the right to use, publish, adapt, sub-license, edit, dispose of, and/or modify such Contest Photo, in commerce, and in any and all media worldwide in electronic and print materials related to the Contest, and waive all your rights, including moral rights, in the Contest Photo, without notice or compensation, and agree that you may be required to sign a release to that effect.
  • All Entries are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Entry entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of a valid Entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).
  • By entering the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use the submission, in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her Tweet in favour of the Sponsor; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Contest Parties and each of their respective agents, employees, directors, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action that relate in any way to the submission. For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time, to modify, edit or disqualify any submission if a complaint is received with respect to that submission, or for any other reason. If such an action is necessary at any point, then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify the submission (and corresponding Entry) and/or the associated entrant. If the Sponsor determines, in its sole and absolute discretion, that any Tweet does not comply with these Rules for any reason at any time, then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify the submission (and corresponding Entry) and/or the associated entrant.
  • Without limitation, the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for any failure of the website during the Contest; for any technical malfunction or other problems relating to the telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; for the failure of any Entry to be received by the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies or the Contest judges for any reason including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website; or any combination of the above. Further, the Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and the Contest judges will not be liable for any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading any material in relation to the Contest.
  • By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her Entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.  (available at: https://ciderkeg.com/pages/privacy-policy) unless the entrant otherwise agrees to receive further communications from the Sponsor.
  • Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed to the Sponsor.