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Contest Rules

A Space to Be You Contest

Official Contest Rules and Regulations (the "Contest Rules")

No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win this contest. Odds of winning will depend on the photo posted in IG Stories. Prize winners will be required to sign a declaration of eligibility and enter into a release of liability.

By entering the contest, you unconditionally and irrevocably agree to be bound by these rules, so read them carefully before entering. Among other things, these rules include a limitation of your legal rights and remedies.

The Contest is sponsored by Capilano University, 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5 (CapU).

  1. Contest Period: The Contest runs from 9:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time ("PDT") on October 7, 2024 to 9:00 AM PDT on October 11, 2024 (the "Contest Period").
  2. Eligibility: The Contest is open to current CapU students who are residents of British Columbia who are 19 years of age or older (each person, a "Contest Participant").
  3. How to Enter: No purchase is necessary. To enter the Contest, the Contest Participant submits an entry by following CapU's Instagram account (@capilanou); tagging three friends; tagging @capilanou and posting an IG Story of their favorite place on campus in accordance with the Entry Requirements in Section 4.1. below (each, an "Entry" and collectively referred to as "Entries"). The Contest Participant may submit one entry Contest participants agree to obtain consent from any friends (third parties) before tagging them on the CapU Instagram account. CapU reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to remove any Entries if a complaint is received with respect to the Contest Participant or is disqualified pursuant to these Contest Rules.
  4. Entry Requirements:
    1. The Entry requirements (the "Entry Requirements"):
      1. The Contest Participant has a valid Instagram account (the "Social Media Account"). If the Contest Participant does not have a Social Media Account, the Contest Participant can register in accordance with the enrolment instructions at www.instagram.com for a free Instagram account;
      2. the Contest Participant complies with Instagram's Terms of Service and Instagram's Rules available at www.instagram.com, as applicable;
    2. By submitting an Entry, the Contest Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
      1. the Entry (including the Contest Participant's user name and profile picture) may be posted on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn and/or CapU's proprietary website, where it may be viewed, and commented on by CapU and the general public;
      2. the Contest Participant irrevocably, perpetually, and without limitation, grants CapU the worldwide rights to use, publish, adapt, sublicense, edit, dispose of, reproduce, and/or modify such Entry and the concepts and third party elements embodied therein in any way, in whole or in part for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason, and in any and all media in electronic and print materials related to the Contest, and the Contest Participant waives all of the Contest Participant's moral rights in the Entry in favour of CapU, without notice or compensation, and agrees that the Contest Participant may be required to sign a release to that effect.
  5. Prize Draws: A winner will be announced on the following date and time below (each, a "Draw Date") from all eligible Entries received up to the Draw Date:
    1. October 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM PDT
    2. An Entry that is not drawn on a given Draw Date and is not disqualified pursuant to these Contest Rules will be eligible to be drawn on the next Draw Date.
  6. Prize: On the Draw Date, one winner will be chosen (each a "Draw") for the following prize: Sony WH-1000XM5 Noise-Canceling Wireless Over-Ear Headphones and CapU shirt for the total value of $521.63. The prize is not exchangeable for cash and is not eligible for substitution. A maximum of one Prize will be awarded for the Contest and once a Contest Participant wins the Prize. the Prize is not claimed or cannot be awarded to a Contest Participant pursuant to these Contest Rules (the "Unawarded Prize"), CapU may, at its sole election, conduct another Draw on the same or another date for the Unawarded Prize, or opt to not conduct another Draw for the Unawarded Prize at all. Chances of winning are dependent on the number of eligible Entries received at the Draw and if any Unawarded Prizes are added to such Draw. CapU reserves the right to substitute the Prize as well as to cancel or modify the Contest or the Prize for any reason at any time without notice, all in CapU's sole discretion.
  7. Potential Winner Verification and Notification: All selected Contest Participants ("Potential Winners") will be contacted by CapU via Instagram Account direct message within approximately one (1) week of the Draw Date and are subject to verification by CapU, including proof of identity and eligibility. A Potential Winner's failure to respond within five (5) business days of notification, receipt of an email notification as undeliverable, or failure to comply with these Contest Rules, will result in disqualification from the Contest and forfeiture of the Prize. CapU is not responsible for and will not be liable for late, lost, damaged, intercepted, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a Potential Winner.
  8. To Claim a Prize: To be declared a winner and claim a Prize, a Potential Winner must:
    1. correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question; and
    2. sign and return, without further compensation, CapU's Declaration and Release confirming compliance with these Contest Rules and acceptance of the Prize as offered, releasing CapU, its Prize suppliers, affiliates and its and their agents, and CapU's Board of Governors with respect to injuries, accident, loss or damages relating to the Contest or the awarding of the Prize, and consenting to use of the potential winner's name, photograph and/or statement in any publicity carried out by CapU relating to this Contest.
  9. Disqualification: There is a limit of one entry per Contest Participant. Any Entry and Potential Winners will be disqualified and forfeit a Prize if:
    1. the Contest Participant is found attempting to use multiple identities, multiple Social Media Accounts or submitting more than one Entry;
    2. the Contest Participant uses an automated system or program to enter or otherwise disrupt the Contest;
    3. the Entry does not comply with any of these Contest Rules;
    4. the Entry is late, lost, misdirected, delayed or incomplete, none of which CapU is responsible for;
    5. the Potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to respond within the specified time, fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question referred to above, fails to provide the required information or documentation, or if the Prize or Prize notification is returned as undeliverable; or
    6. the Contest Participant has won a Prize in a previous Draw in this Contest.
  10. Participant's Agreement: By entering the Contest, each Contest participant:
    1. acknowledges to have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Contest Rules;
    2. consents to being contacted by CapU in accordance with these Contest Rules; and
    3. agrees not to challenge or make any claim against CapU in relation to the Contest.
  11. Privacy: CapU collects personal information pursuant to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, RSBC 1996 c. 165. By entering the Contest, each Contest Participant consents to CapU storing, sharing and using the personal information such participant has submitted for the purposes of administering the Contest including, but not limited to, contacting and announcing the Contest winner and grants to CapU the right to use the Contest winner's name for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest and acknowledges that CapU may disclose the personal information to third-party agents and service providers of CapU in connection with any of the foregoing activities. All Entries become the property of CapU.
  12. Technical Problems: CapU is not responsible for:
    1. any technical malfunction or other system problems that could affect anyone's ability to enter the Contest;
    2. the failure of any Entry to be received, receive a Time Stamp, or captured for any reason;
    3. any damage to a Contest Participant's computer or mobile device resulting from participating in the Contest; or
    4. any data charges which may be charged to a Contest Participant for utilizing a wireless mobile device to participate in the Contest.
  13. Changes: CapU may withdraw, amend or suspend the Contest or change these Contest Rules to deal with any technical problems, computer viruses or bugs, unauthorized interventions or other causes beyond CapU's reasonable control that interfere with the proper conduct of the Contest. CapU may adjust any of the dates and timeframes provided in the Contest Rules without prior notice to anyone in order to verify any Contest Participant's compliance or due to any other circumstances which CapU believes may affect the proper administration of the Contest.
  14. Limitation of Liability; Disagreements: All decisions of CapU concerning the Contest are final. By entering the contest, each entrant hereby expressly releases each of CapU, the prize suppliers, their affiliates and CapU’s board of governors and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, representatives and contractors and each of their respective successors and assigns (collectively the "releasees") from any and all damage, cost loss, expense and liability suffered or incurred by the entrant arising from the entrant's participation in the contest including personal injury, illness, death, or damage to or loss of property. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event will the releasees be liable to an entrant for any indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, including damages for pure economic loss, and in no event will the total aggregate liability of the releasees to any entrant exceed the lesser of: (i) the direct damages suffered or incurred by such person; or (ii) the sum of ten Canadian dollars ($10.00 cdn), regardless of the cause of action, including contract (including fundamental breach), tort (including negligence) or strict liability. The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or in association with, X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram. Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed to CapU, not X or Instagram.
  15. Laws: The Contest and these Rules, including any disputes hereunder, will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, including the federal laws of Canada applicable in that Province.