These rules govern all contests running in or sponsored by Eye Weekly, a publication of Metroland Printing, Publishing & Distributing Ltd. No purchase is necessary to enter any contest. The act of entering a contest constitutes acceptance of the contest rules and the decisions of the contest judge.
Eligibility: The Contest is open to all residents of Ontario who have attained the age of 19, except for employees, immediate families and anyone living with any employee of Eye Weekly, its corporate affiliates or, if applicable, any co-sponsor as described on the contest page of their advertising or promotional agencies or affiliates. You must enter as indicated on the contest entry page found at www.eyeweekly.com. Limit of one entry per household.
Contest: Start and end dates for each contest are set out on the contest page on www.eyeweekly.com. Selected contestants are chosen by random draw. The selected contestant will be contacted by email by a representative of the sponsors, and must reply within 48 hours to maintain eligibility. In order to be eligible to win, the selected contestant must correctly answer a skill-testing question.
Prize: Prizes for each contest are set out on the contest page on eyeweekly.com. Winners must come to Eye Weekly’s corporate offices in person to collect the prize won. If the winner does not claim the prize within 3 days of the draw, the next eligible entry selected by random draw will be contacted, and the first entrant selected will have no further claim to the prize. Eye Weekly is located at 625 Church Street, 6th Floor, Toronto, Ontario. Eye Weekly will not mail or courier prizes and is not responsible for unclaimed prizes.
Release: Prior to receiving the prize, the winner will be required show valid photo ID and to sign an affidavit of eligibility and release form, releasing the sponsors of all liability, confirming compliance with the rules and consenting to the use of his or her name and photograph, without further compensation, in any publicity carried out by the sponsors and/or their advertising and promotional agencies.
Privacy: We use your personal contact information to administer contests, including contacting, announcing and promoting prizewinners. Contests are run in compliance with Eye Weekly’s privacy code, which may be found in full at www.eyeweekly.com.
Banning: Eye Weekly may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering any contest that we believe to be abusing the rules. Such abuse includes entering false information or tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. If you have been banned and wish to discuss the situation, please contact smacnevin@eyeweekly.com.
Liability: Eye Weekly is not liable for lost, late, stolen, defaced, mutilated, illegible, delayed, or misdirected entries, technical hardware or software failures of any kind, human error, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, or damaged entries, delayed computer transmission which may limit a user's ability to participate in the Contest in any way, even if caused by the negligence of Eye Weekly. Eye Weekly is not responsible for any problems or the technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, software or hardware equipment, failure of any e-mail on account of technical problems, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or property related to or resulting from participation with this Contest.
Expenses and Damages: If prizing includes a stay at a hotel, the contest winner will be responsible for any additional expenses over and above the agreed upon prize package, as well as any damages that may occur during their visit at the hotel named as prizing partner. Eye Weekly will not be responsible for any of additional charges outside the scope of the contest prizing, or damages that may arise during their stay.
Other: All decisions of the contest judge are final. Contests are governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. The sponsors reserve the right to cancel or modify any contest or the contest rules at any time without notice. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable and are not convertible to cash. The sponsors reserve the right to substitute any prize or portion of the prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed, beyond the standard manufacturer's warranty. The odds of winning depend on how many eligible entries are received. Sponsors are not liable for any errors, damage or negligence that may arise in connection with this contest, including technical failures on the part of contest software, website down-time, human error or property damage incurred by any contest entrant.
