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OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF CANADA WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THE PROVINCE OR TERRITORY IN WHICH THEY RESIDE.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

This Contest is brought to you by Dare Foods Limited (the “Sponsor”), 25 Cherry Blossom Rd, Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7

CONTEST START DATE:  October 2, 2023 12:00:01 A.M. Eastern Time (“ET”)
CONTEST CLOSING DATE: December 31, 2023 11:59:59 P.M. ET


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CONTEST PERIODS: The Contest begins October 2, 2023, at 12:01 am ET and ends December 31, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET (“Contest Period”). Entries must be submitted during the Contest Period to be eligible for the Grand Prizes.


ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in the province or territory in which they reside as of their date of entry in the Contest (“Entrant” or “Entrants”). The Contest is not open to:

  • employees, officers and directors of the Sponsor including full-time and temporary associates, employees, officers and directors, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”), representatives or agents, as applicable; and
  • the immediate family members (regardless of where they live or with whom they are domiciled) of a person excluded under (a) (whether related to that person or not). For the purposes of these Official Contest Rules, “immediate family” includes husband, wife, spouse, partner, mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, and/or daughters.


HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
To enter, an Entrant must:

  • log on to www.darefoods.com/WIN or www.darefoods.com/GAGNER (the “Contest Website”),
  • complete the entry form (the “Entry Form”) by providing your name, daytime phone number, email address; mailing address; confirm age of majority; agree to the Official Contest Rules;
  • correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without assistance, or mechanical or electronic aid; and
  • once completed, click “Submit” to receive one (1) entry (the “Entry”) in the Prize draw provided you entered during the Contest Period.

To be eligible for one the three Grand Prizes, Entries must be submitted during the Contest Period. All Entries submitted during the Contest Period are eligible for a chance to win one of the Grand Prizes. 


ENTRY LIMITS: Entries are limited to one entry, per person, per email address per contest period.


HOW TO WIN:

  • There are three (3) GRAND PRIZES available to be won, through random draw of all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period. 
  • The draw for each of the Grand Prizes will be held consecutively. The odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period. Entrants are only eligible to win one of the three Grand Prizes.
  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER: Three random draws will be conducted, consecutively, by the Sponsor’s agent at 12:00 pm ET on January 11, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, from all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period to determine the three potential Grand Prize Winners (“Potential Grand Prize Winners”). Once a Potential Grand Prize Winner’s name is selected, they will not be re-entered for the second or third Grand Prize Winner draws.


HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE:

  • GRAND PRIZE WINNER: The Potential Grand Prize Winners will be notified by phone or email no later than January 19, 2024 (“Notification”). The Potential Grand Prize Winners will be required to: (i) agree and return within two (2) business days a declaration and release form (“Declaration”) confirming, among other things, compliance with the Official Contest Rules, acceptance of the Grand Prize as awarded, and agreeing to indemnify and release the Releasees (defined below); and (ii) agree to receive Grand Prize amount through secure Electronic Funds Transfer. The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to select another Entrant should a selected Entrant fail to do the aforementioned, or if found ineligible for any reason. If a Potential Grand Prize Winner cannot be contacted or fails to respond within ten (10) business days from the date contact is first attempted, they will forfeit their Prize, and an alternate winner may be selected, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and time-permitting. Under no circumstance will Dare Foods or any agent of Dare Foods require or request Credit Card information or confidential bank account access or statements. 


ODDS:

  • The odds of winning one of the Grand Prizes (defined below) depend upon the number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Entry Period.


PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARVs”): The following prizes are available to be won. All references to money are in Canadian currency.

  • GRAND PRIZE: There are three (3) “Grand Prizes” available to be won, which each consists of:
    • CAD$1,000 (one thousand Canadian dollars) cash, to be issued in full via Electronic Funds Transfer. 


PRIZE CONDITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS: 

  • The Grand Prize must be accepted as awarded in Canadian funds and does not include additional taxes.
  • PRIZE SUBSTITUTION: Unless otherwise mentioned in these Official Contest Rules, all prizes available in this Contest are, from here on, collectively referred to as the “Prize” or “Prizes,” and all respective winners are collectively referred to as “Winner” or “Winners.” All Prizes available in this Contest must be accepted as awarded. No substitutions or transfers of Prize by Winner permitted. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, in the event that a Prize or any component of any Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute and/or modify the Prize or component with (a) prize(s) of equal or greater value, without liability.


ENTRY CONDITIONS AND VERIFICATION: All Entries are subject to verification at any time. 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) to participate in this Contest. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification. 

Any attempt by any Entrant, to participate or submit an Entry in any method or enter or participate in any fashion not sanctioned by the Official Contest Rules will void that individual’s Entry and eligibility to win a Prize and the Entrant will be disqualified from the Contest, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. 

All Entries that are incomplete, illegible, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the Official Contest Rules may be disqualified by the Sponsor. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Your Entry will be rejected if (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor) the Entry is not fully completed and submitted during the Contest Period. The Releasees (defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, damaged, stolen, incomplete or incompatible Entries including but not limited to; any attempted Entry that may not be received due to technical issues, Entry Form timing out, incompatible web browser versions or internet connectivity issues during the Contest Period. Entries become property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering the Contest, Entrants accept and agree to these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters, subject only to the decisions of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for Quebec Entrants. The Releasees (as defined below) are not responsible for lost or late Entries, or the Declaration, or for any typographical, or other error in the printing of the offer, failure of the Contest website, administration of the Contest, or announcement of any Prize, or for technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in this Contest, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of the Contest as contemplated by these Official Contest Rules. 

The Sponsor extends absolutely no representations or warranties in respect of a Prize and accepts no liability arising in respect of such Prize or in the use thereof. 


RELEASES, WAIVERS, AND DISCLAIMERS: Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the Entrant agrees to the following releases, waivers and disclaimers:
CONTEST RELEASE: By entering the Contest, Entrants agree to forever release, discharge, defend, indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor, Promotion Parties, their affiliates, subsidiaries, their advertising and promotional agencies and their respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, successors, assigns and agents, parent and related companies, licensors, licensees (the “Releasees”), from and against any and all damages, claims, injuries, death, loss and/or liability to person or property, due in whole or in part, whether directly or indirectly, by the entering and participation in the Contest.
PRIZE RELEASE: If an Entrant wins a Prize and accepts the Prize, such acceptance shall mean full satisfaction of the entitlement as an Entrant and Winner in the Contest and the Entrant fully discharges and forever releases the Releasees, of and from any and all claims, demands, losses, damages, actions or causes of action whatsoever, whether known or unknown, whether at law or in equity which they or their heirs, executors, administrators, successors or assigns may now or hereafter have against any of the Releasees in connection with the use, misuse or otherwise of the Prize. 

Entrant also acknowledges, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the Releasees will not be responsible for any injury, accident, death or dismemberment, or any other loss, damage or expense in connection with the acceptance of the Prize and participation in the Contest. Refusal to accept a Prize releases the Releasees of all responsibility and obligations toward the Entrant of such Prize. 

In no event shall Sponsor be held to award more Prizes than are mentioned in these Official Contest Rules or to award Prizes otherwise than in compliance with these Official Contest Rules. 


RIGHTS OF SPONSOR: If, in the Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if technical difficulties or any other factor including accident, printing, administrative, or any error of any kind compromises the integrity, administration, or conduct of the Contest, the Sponsor reserves the right, with consent of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux, to modify, cancel, or suspend this Contest without prior notice or obligation. 

Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or other component, or to otherwise undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest may be 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. 

Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify a person if he/she enters the Contest or tries to do so by any means contrary to these Official Contest Rules or which would be unfair to other Entrants or where Contest Entries are generated by any mechanical or automated means, including the supply of untruthful, inaccurate, or misleading details and/or information. Entry materials that have been tampered with, reproduced, falsified, or altered are void. In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of an online potential Winner, Entries made by internet will be declared by the name on the associated online entry form. 

All federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. This Contest and the Official Contest Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with (i) the laws of the Province of Québec and the laws of Canada applicable therein in respect of residents of the Province of Québec, and (ii) the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein in respect of residents of the other Canadian provinces/territories, without regard to conflicts of law principles. 


PUBLICITY: Entering this Contest and accepting a Prize (if applicable) constitutes permission for the Sponsor, and its agencies to use the Winners’, names, cities and provinces/territories of residence and Prize information, for purposes of advertising and publicity in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification, or permission, unless otherwise prohibited by law.


PRIVACY: Sponsor respects Entrants’ right to privacy. Personal information collected from Entrants (including but not limited to names, age, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses) will only be used for the purpose of administering this Contest and conducting publicity about this Contest unless Entrants provide the Sponsor with explicit permission to do so by checking the information check-box on the Entry Form. By entering this Contest, Entrants consent to Sponsor’s collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information for these purposes. For a copy of Dare Foods Privacy Policy, please visit https://www.darefoods.com/privacy-policy/

PROVINCE OF QUEBEC: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of the Contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a Prize in the Contest may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.


LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY: Unless otherwise required by applicable law, in the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the English language version and the French language version of the Official Contest Rules, as applicable, the English version shall prevail, govern and control.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES: These Official Contest Rules are available on https://www.darefoods.com/contest/lets-get-together/official-contest-rules-lets-get-together/