NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES CONSTITUTES FULL AND UNCONDITIONAL AGREEMENT WITH AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
The CCIF Industry Interests Survey Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes“) is provided by Automotive Industries Association of Canada (the ‘’Sponsor’’).
Sweepstakes period
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on March 29th, 2024 and concludes at 11:59:59 pm ET on May 1st, 2024 (the “Sweepstakes period”).
Eligibility
The Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of Canada, who are nineteen (19) years of age or older at the time of entry (each an “Entrant”). Employees, officers, directors, volunteers, representatives or agents of Automotive Industries Association of Canada (the “Sponsor”), its parent, affiliated or related companies, subsidiaries, divisions and all advertising, media buying and promotional agencies, and Sweepstakes judges, are ineligible, as well as members of the immediate family of, or persons domiciled with, any of those described above. For the purposes of these Rules, “immediate family” means spouses, common law partner, parents, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of whether they reside in the same household.
How to enter
To enter: (1) an entrant fully complete and submit the CCIF Industry Interests Survey, (2) Follow the on-screen instructions to (i) allow the Sweepstakes application (the “Application”); and (ii) fully complete and submit the official Sweepstakes entry form, including providing your First Name, Last Name, and your E-mail address (the “Registration” or “Entry”).
By submitting a Registration, each entrant will receive one (1) Entry into the Prize draw. Limit one (1) Registration per person. The entrant must be nineteen (19) years of age or older at the time of Prize execution in order to participate in the Prize.
Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email. Any attempt by any participant to register more than once or to enter more than the number of stated Entries by using multiple/different emails, identities, registrations and logins, or any other method will void that participant’s Registration/Entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected Registrations/Entries. Such Registrations/Entries will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any Registration/Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. Proof of Entry will not be deemed to be proof of receipt.
Prize
There will be five (5) Prizes available consisting of: one (1) ticket to the CCIF conference of their choice between the following conferences: CCIF Montréal 2024 and CCIF Toronto 2025.
The approximate retail value of the prize is $350.00 CAD.
Awarding of prize
A random draw will be made by Automotive Industries Association of Canada to identify five (5) potential winner for the Prize, selected from among all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period who otherwise complies with these Rules. If the individual selected does not meet the Rules, then subsequent draw(s) may be held in order to select another entrant who is eligible and otherwise complies with these Rules, in order to distribute the Prize. The odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
The Prize Winner must:
- be over the age of nineteen (19) at the time of Prize execution;
- provide a scan or photocopy of a valid government issued photo identification card such as (driver’s license or passport) to Automotive Industries Association of Canada;
- make their own travel arrangements and be responsible for all costs and expenses not specifically included as part of the above Prize; and
- sign and return to Automotive Industries Association of Canada (or its agents) a declaration, consent, and/or a waiver and release in a form acceptable to Automotive Industries Association of Canada and executed by the selected participant (collectively, the “Conditions“).
If a Prize Winner cannot satisfy any of the foregoing Conditions, then Automotive Industries Association of Canada, in its sole and absolute discretion, can disqualify said Prize Winner and, if Automotive Industries Association of Canada so chooses, select a new Prize Winner from all remaining eligible entries.
A POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. A potential winner will be contacted using the email address provided with the Entry and must respond within 48 hours. Failure to respond to this email within 48 hours of notification or return of e-mail notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification.
To claim his/her prize, each potential winner must complete the information required, successfully answer, unaided, and if required, agree to a declaration of compliance with the Rules and a release (including a publicity release). Once the potential winner has completed these steps, a confirmation will be emailed as verification.
If a potential winner does not comply with these Rules, cannot be contacted, fails to respond with the specified time, fails to provide the required information or documentation or if the prize, prize notification or verification is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner will be disqualified and he/she forfeits the prize. A potential winner is not a winner of any prize, even if the website should so indicate, unless and until the potential winner has been confirmed a winner in accordance with these Rules. Sponsor will not accept screenshots or other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process.
Prize must be accepted as awarded. Prize may not be refunded or transferred and is not convertible to cash. Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to substitute all or a portion of a prize with a prize of equal or greater value for any reason. Unclaimed prizes will not be reissued. By accepting a prize, winner authorizes the Sponsor to broadcast, publish and disseminate their name, city and province of residence, photographs, likenesses, comments and voices, in connection with any promotion or publicity at no further compensation to the winner. In the event a potential winner is disqualified or not eligible, he/she shall not be awarded the prize and that prize may not be awarded, and Sponsor shall be fully and completely released and discharged from any liability or responsibility in this regard.
Entry conditions and release
By entering, each entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes; (b) release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliated and related companies, the prize suppliers, and any other organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Sweepstakes, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, arising from or in connection with the Sweepstakes or an entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of a prize; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to an entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and/or entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of prize.
Privacy
Automotive Industries Association of Canada, its authorized agents and/or representatives may collect, use, and disclose the personal information provided by each entrant at the time they enter the Sweepstakes for the purposes of administering the Sweepstakes and Prize fulfillment. By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant expressly consents to the use of their personal information for such purposes.
By accepting a Prize, a winner hereby consents to Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s use of the winner’s name, handle and city of residence in any advertising and publicity that Automotive Industries Association of Canada may conduct in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the Internet, at any time in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice to the winner.
For further information about Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s privacy practices, please visit Automotive Industries Association of Canada’s Privacy Policy at: https://www.aiacanada.com/privacy-policy/
Limitations of liability
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the registration or entry process or the Sweepstakes; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of Entries; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s Entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another Entry in the Sweepstakes. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.
General rules
- All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
- Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to cancel, withdraw, amend, terminate or suspend this Sweepstakes in whole or in part at any time without prior notice or obligation for any reason, including if a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor corrupts the security, fairness or proper administration of the Sweepstakes. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the registration or entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes, including fraudulently claiming any prize, is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision
Additional terms
Automotive Industries Association of Canada reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any participant from the Sweepstakes if Automotive Industries Association of Canada finds or reasonably believes such individual to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or where applicable, the Sweepstakes Page; and/or to be acting: (i) in violation of these Rules; (ii) in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or (iii) with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass Automotive Industries Association of Canada, any of their respective employees, any other participants, or any other person. Any attempt by a participant or other individual to automate the entry process, or otherwise, undermine the legitimate administration, security or operation of the Sweepstakes, is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Automotive Industries Association of Canada reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Participants engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified and will forfeit any Prizes won.
The decisions of Automotive Industries Association of Canada in regards to all matters of the Sweepstakes are final and binding upon participants. In the event of any dispute regarding the interpretation of the rules of the Sweepstakes or any decision rendered by Automotive Industries Association of Canada, the decision or interpretation of Automotive Industries Association of Canada shall prevail.
All participants must comply with applicable laws.
Any entry that is illegible, incomplete, altered, or contains false information, is invalid.
Sweepstakes participants acknowledge that Automotive Industries Association of Canada, and all involved advertising and promotional agencies, other suppliers providing Prizes or other materials or services in connection with this Sweepstakes, anyone else involved in the development or execution of this Sweepstakes, each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliated companies and each of their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees“) have not made, -nor are in any manner responsible, for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize, including but not limited to, its quality, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Further, no responsibilities are accepted by any of the Releasees for any additional expenses, omissions, delays, re-routing, or acts of any government or authority.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH PARTICIPANT HEREBY RELEASES AND HOLDS HARMLESS ALL OF THE RELEASEES FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, INJURIES, LOSS, CLAIMS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (I) PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES; AND/OR (II) ACCEPTANCE, USE, MISUSE OR NONUSE OF ANY PRIZE OR PARTS THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY, DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND, LOSS INCURRED DURING TRAVEL TO/FROM, AND/OR ATTENDANCE AT, ANY OF THE EVENTS FORMING PART OF THE PRIZES AND FROM LIABILITY TO ANY OTHER PERSONS RELATING TO OR RESULTING FROM ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Releasees are not responsible for: (i) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by participants, Survey Monkey, or any third parties, or by any of the equipment, hardware, software or programming associated or used with the Sweepstakes; (ii) technical errors, defects, delays or failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in communications lines, Internet or website access, hardware or software; (iii) digital or electronic disruptions (e.g. security breaches); (iv) unauthorized human intervention (e.g. hacking); (v) technical or human error which may occur in connection with any aspect of the Sweepstakes; (vi) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from a participants or Guest’s participation in the Sweepstakes, or receipt or use of any Prize; (vii) participants’ breach of Instagram, Facebook and/or Twitter’s terms of use; and (viii) lost, incomplete, illegible or garbled entries, mail or transmissions, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, miscommunications, computer viruses, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, failed computer hardware or software or telephone transmissions, or other errors or problems of any kind whether electronic, mechanical, or human.
Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, Automotive Industries Association of Canada reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, amend, cancel, suspend, reinstate or close the Sweepstakes, at any time in whole or in part without prior notification, and for any reason whatsoever.
The Sweepstakes and the Rules shall be governed exclusively by and construed in accordance with the laws in the Province of Ontario, without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Any dispute not otherwise determined in accordance with the rules of the Sweepstakes shall be adjudicated in the courts sitting in Ottawa, Ontario (or any appeals court therefrom).
The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or otherwise associated with, Survey Monkey. Participants are providing their information to Automotive Industries Association of Canada and not to Survey Monkey.