FortisBC measurement booth contest
Official Rules
No purchase necessary.
- GENERAL: Participation in the FortisBC Measurement Booth Contest (the “Contest”) constitutes full and unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Contest rules (“Official Rules”), which are final on all matters relating to the Contest.
- SPONSOR: The Contest is sponsored by FortisBC Energy Inc. (“FortisBC”).
- CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest opens at the commencement of the [insert name of trade show or conference] (the “Event”) and closes at 1 pm on the final day of the Event (the “Contest Period”). All time references in these Official Rules refer to Pacific Time.
- ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to (i) legal residents of British Columbia; (ii) who are 19 years of age or older at the time of entry; (iii) who attend the Event in person; and (iv) who complete and submit in person the FortisBC ballot (the “Ballot”) at the FortisBC booth during the Contest Period. Employees of FortisBC, its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates are not eligible. You do not need to be a FortisBC customer to enter and entry is free.
- HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, entrants must fill out and return the Ballot to the FortisBC booth while attending the Event. Entrants may affix their business card to the Ballot in lieu of completing the contact information section of the Ballot. Entrants are restricted to one (1) entry per person.
FortisBC is not responsible for failed, late, lost, incomplete, undeliverable, incorrect, damaged or misdirected entries for any reason. All entries become the property of FortisBC and will not be returned or acknowledged. - PRIZES: The prizes are [insert number of items] FortisBC-branded [insert description of items] (each a “Prize” and collectively, the “Prizes”). Each Prize has an approximate retail value of CAD$ [insert amount].
- ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning a Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
- PRIZE SELECTION: At the end of the Contest Period, FortisBC will select by random draw from among all eligible entries submitted during the Contest Period one (1) potential winner.
Once an entrant is declared a winner, that entrant will not be eligible for any additional Prizes during the Contest Period. - NOTIFICATION: FortisBC will attempt to contact the selected entrant during the Event. If the selected entrant is not in attendance at the Event at the end of the Contest Period, the entrant will be contacted by phone or email (using the contact information provided at time of entering the Contest) at least [three (3)] times before the end of the Event, failing which any non-responsive selected entrant, or any selected entrant that cannot attend the FortisBC booth to collect the Prize before the end of the Event, will be disqualified and will forfeit any applicable Prize. Any selected entrant that has been disqualified shall have no recourse against FortisBC and FortisBC shall have no liability or responsibility to disqualified selected entrants. If a selected entrant is disqualified or forfeits the Prize, an alternate selected entrant will be selected by random draw from all remaining entries until a winner is declared.
- DECLARATION OF WINNERS AND AWARDING PRIZES: To be declared a Contest winner and to receive the Prize, the selected entrant must (i) meet all Contest eligibility requirements and otherwise comply with the Official Rules; and (ii) correctly answer, unaided, a time-sensitive, skill-testing mathematical question. FortisBC may require selected entrants to verify eligibility and may, in its sole discretion, disqualify any selected entrant that cannot verify all Contest eligibility requirements.
If a selected entrant is disqualified or forfeits the Prize, an alternate selected entrant will be selected by random draw from all remaining entries until a winner is declared.
FortisBC shall have no further obligation to the Prize winner other than the Prize awarded. The Prize winner must return to the FortisBC booth before the end of the Event to collect the Prize. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged, substituted or redeemed for cash, except that FortisBC may, in its sole discretion, substitute a Prize for another prize or prizes of equal or greater value. - GENERAL: By participating, all entrants and the selected Prize winners agree (i) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of FortisBC; and (ii) to release, indemnify and hold harmless FortisBC and its affiliates, subsidiaries and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives, including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability for claims/damages, including but not limited to claims/damages for personal injury (including death) or property damage, with respect to or arising from participation in the Contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a Prize, or for claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or intrusion of privacy.
- USE OF INFORMATION: Entrants acknowledge and agree that, by entering the Contest, they consent to FortisBC’s collection, use and disclosure of their personal information for the purpose of administering the Contest. Entrants who win a Prize also consent to the use and disclosure of their personal information, including name, likenesses, city of residence and/or statement about the Prizes, by FortisBC and its agents or representatives, for advertising, marketing and publicity purposes, in any media, to the extent permitted by applicable law, with no further compensation other than awarding of the Prize.
- PRIVACY: FortisBC and its affiliates will not share personal information collected from Contest entrants with any third parties, except as necessary for the administration of the Contest. FortisBC will not attempt to contact entrants for any other purpose other than to administer the Contest, unless the entrant has previously opted-in to receive email communications containing news, updates and promotions from FortisBC.
- LEGAL JURISDICTION: By entering the Contest, entrants agree: (i) that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Contest or any Prize award shall be resolved in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, and (ii) to irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia over any claim or matter arising under or in connection with the Contest or these Official Rules.
- LIABILITY: FortisBC shall not be held responsible for any problems, errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest. FortisBC accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or claims caused by or resulting from the Contest or acceptance of a Prize. FortisBC will not be responsible for late, lost, undeliverable, illegible, incomplete, falsified, tampered with, altered or destroyed entries for any reason and all such entries will be void. In the event it is determined that an entrant has entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Rules and/or has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these Official Rules, the entrant will be disqualified and all of the entries submitted by the entrant will be void. FortisBC is not responsible for any typographical, human or other error in the printing of the Contest and/or collateral advertising materials, administration of the Contest, processing of the entries or in the announcement of the Prize winners or in any other materials or information associated with the Contest. FortisBC will not be liable, and does not assume any responsibility, for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, printing errors, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer lines or networks, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. FortisBC is not responsible for electronic transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive information by FortisBC on account of technical problems, or on account of traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof.
- FortisBC reserves the right to terminate, suspend, or extend the Contest or to amend the Official Rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: FortisBC and/or its affiliates own all intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited. FortisBC Inc. and FortisBC Energy Inc. do business as FortisBC. The companies are indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Fortis Inc. FortisBC uses the FortisBC name and logo under license from Fortis Inc.
