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Canada - Shopper's Voice Fall 2010 "SPEAK UP TO WIN!™" Contest Rules (the "Contest") CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO CANADIAN RESIDENTS WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY.1. Contest Period Contest Period begins August 30, 2010 at 12:00 PM (ET) and ends on January 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM (ET).2. Sponsor Sponsor is ICOM Information & Communications L.P. a/k/a Shopper's Voice, 41 Metropolitan Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1R 2T5.3. No purchase necessary. How to Enter Entries for the grand prize and second prize drawings must be received online by January 4, 2011 at 11:59 AM or, if mailed, postmarked by January 4, 2011 and received by January 18, 2011. All entries either (a) received online by October 18, 2010 at 11:59 AM or (b) if mailed, postmarked by October 18, 2010 and received by November 1, 2010, are eligible for the early bird bonus draw. Limit of one entry, i.e., mail-in or online, per person, per household. You may enter the Contest using only one of the following methods:A) Access www.Shoppers-Voice.ca/canada/ to participate in the Shopper's Voice online survey and complete the entry, including your name, full mailing address and email address, and complete at least one survey question;Or, B) Fill out your name, full mailing address including street address on the Shopper's Voice survey mailed to your household, complete at least one survey question and mail it to Shopper's Voice in the envelope provided in order to be entered into the Contest. No mechanical reproductions will be accepted;4. Eligibility Open only to Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority who are located within Canada when they enter, except employees of Sponsor, its parent organizations, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or distribution of Contest materials, Contest judges and agents/representatives thereof, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and persons living in the same households of such individuals, whether related or not.5. Prizes and Odds One (1) grand prize winner will receive CDN $5,000.00. Ten (10) second place winners will each receive CDN $100.00. One (1) early bird bonus draw winner will receive CDN $2,500.00. (Total value of all prizes is CDN $8,500.00). Odds of winning any prize depends on number of eligible entries received. Prizes are non-transferable and must be accepted as awarded. Prizes will be delivered to confirmed winners.6. Winner Selection Random drawings for the early bird bonus, grand and second prizes will be held at 4 pm on February 1, 2011 in Toronto. The prize will be awarded to the first entrant selected for that prize who correctly answers a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question and otherwise complies with the Contest Rules. Early bird bonus winner and early bird bonus entrants not selected as a winner remain in grand prize and second prize pools. Limit one early bird bonus prize per person and one other prize per person. Decisions of the judges are final and binding on all entrants. Selected entrants will be notified by email and/or overnight mail or courier, and will be required to correctly answer an unaided, time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question and complete and return, within a specified time, a declaration of eligibility and liability/publicity release. If prize notification is returned as undeliverable, selected entrant cannot be contacted, if required documents are not returned and received by Shopper's Voice within the time specified, if mathematical skill-testing question is answered incorrectly, or if selected entrant otherwise does not comply with rules, selected entrant will be disqualified, and prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate entrant by random drawing from remaining eligible entries.7. General Sponsor reserves the right to use the name, city of residence, comments, likeness and/or photographs of the winners without compensation, in any advertising and publicity in relation to the Contest. The Contest is subject to all relevant laws. Sponsor will not be responsible for late, lost, stolen, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, falsified, postage-due mail or destroyed entries and all such entries are void. Sponsor will 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 or other liability. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. Entry by means of automated or robotic entry devices is prohibited. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned.By entering this Contest, you acknowledge having read these rules and agree to be bound by them and the decisions of Sponsor and the independent Contest organization, which shall be final and binding on all entrants. Entry into the Contest constitutes agreement to be bound by the Official Contest Rules. Your personal information will only be used to administer the Contest, to provide you with samples, coupons and other offers (if you opted to receive such information), and otherwise as required or permitted by law and in accordance with our privacy policy. For Québec residents, any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux ("RACJ") for a ruling. For Québec residents, any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the RACJ only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. Subject to the jurisdiction in Québec of the Québec RACJ, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of equal or greater value, to cancel, terminate or suspend the Contest and to amend the Contest without prior notice at any time and for any reason. 8. Winners' List The names of the winners will be posted on the Shopper's Voice website once the winners have been finally determined. A paper copy of the winners' list may be obtained by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope by May 31, 2011 to: Shopper's Voice Fall 2010 "Speak Up to Win!™" Contest Winners, 41 Metropolitan Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1R 2T5.
Shopper's Voice "Tell-a-Friend"™ 2010 Sweepstakes OFFICIAL RULESNO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED WITHIN CANADA (EXCLUDING NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, YUKON AND NUNAVUT), THE 50 UNITED STATES OR WASHINGTON, D.C., YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER. 1. Sweepstakes Period Sweepstakes begins January 1, 2010 at 12:01 AM (EST) and ends on December 31, 2010 at 11:59 PM (EDT).2. Consumer Disclosure: You have not yet won.3. Sponsor ICOM Information & Communications L.P. a/k/a Shopper's Voice, 41 Metropolitan Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1R 2T5.4. How to Enter To be entered into the Sweepstakes for a chance to win $1,000 cash, simply refer a friend to Shopper's Voice using the Shopper's Voice Tell a Friend Online Form during Sweepstakes Period. You will receive one entry for each friend who becomes a "New Member", if you are the first current member to refer that friend according to these rules. A New Member is someone whose valid email address has been provided by you, who is not a current member of Shopper's Voice on the date of your referral, and who becomes a Shopper's Voice member by 11:59 PM (EDT) on December 31, 2010. Alternate means of entry: You can also enter online by clicking here, typing your name, email address and street address (no P.O. Box numbers, please), and clicking "submit.” No more than one (1) alternate online entry per day, per email address and per person.You should only provide the email addresses of those friends who have given you consent to share their emails. Each time a current member refers a friend, Shopper's Voice will send an email to that friend informing him/her of the benefits of Shopper's Voice membership. Shopper's Voice will only use the email addresses of referred friend(s) for the purpose of sending an email about Shopper's Voice membership benefits. Emails sent to your US friends will comply with CAN SPAM. 5. Eligibility Open to members of Shopper's Voice who are legal residents of Canada (except Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut), the 50 United States or Washington D.C, who are 18 years of age or older, except persons who during any portion of the Sweepstakes Period are employees of Sponsor, its parent organization, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or distribution of Sweepstakes information or materials, Sweepstakes judges and agents/representatives thereof, and members of their immediate families (spouses and parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and persons living in the same households of such individuals, whether related or not. Entries must be received by Sponsor or its designated computer during the Sweepstakes Period set out in Rule 1 above to be eligible.6. Prizes One (1) prize of US$ 1,000 or CDN $1,000 (depending on residency of winner). Winner will receive prize in currency of his/her country of residence. Total value of the prize is US$1,000 or CDN $1,000 (depending on residency of winner). Odds of winning the prize depend on number of eligible entries received. Prize will be awarded. Prize will be a check payable to winner. Prize is non-transferable. Federal, state, provincial, local and any other applicable taxes in an eligible jurisdiction in connection with the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted.7. Prize Drawing Potential winner will be selected by random drawing from the names of all eligible entries received by Sponsor at its office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on or about 4:00 pm (EDT) February 1, 2011. Decisions of the judges are final. Potential winner will be notified by email within 5 business days of drawing, and will be required to complete and return, within 14 days, an affidavit of eligibility (including disclosure of tax identification number if required by law), a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release (the “Required Documents”). If potential winner is a resident of Canada, he/she must correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered online or offline in order to be declared a winner. If Sponsor is unable to contact potential winner by email, or if potential winner fails to respond to the prize notification (and, in the case of a resident of Canada, the skill-testing question) within 14 days of issuance of notification, or if any potential winner fails to comply with these Official Rules, including submission of the Required Documents, potential winner will forfeit all rights to win and be disqualified and prize will be awarded to an alternate potential winner selected by random drawing conducted by the judges from remaining eligible entries. Prize will be awarded, and awarded by check delivered via mail or courier.8. Conditions Of Participation: Void in Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut; Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes is subject to all relevant laws. By participating, you agree to and acknowledge the following: a) you are bound by these Official Rules, and the decisions of the judges, Sponsor and its agents and designees in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes, which are final in all respects; b) Sponsor or its designated computer is the official clock for this Sweepstakes; c) Sponsor, prize providers, promotion agencies and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, representatives and agents (collectively, Released Parties) will have no liability whatsoever for any injury, loss, harm, damage, cost and/or expense arising from or in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes and its administration, and the acceptance and use of the prize or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, any personal injury or death; d) the Released Parties have made no warranty, representation or guaranty, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or any portion thereof; e) even if abbreviated Official Rules or Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are available, you will rely solely on these complete Official Rules; f) online entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry; g) the email messages Sponsor sends to current members' lists of referred friends will contain a unique URL which, among other things, allows Sponsor to track the number of eligible entries credited to that current member. Your entry and entry data become the property of Shopper's Voice when submitted; h) entrant data will be collected and used in accordance with the Shopper's Voice Privacy Policy stated at www.shoppers-voice.ca (click on Privacy Policy), which may be modified from time to time; and i) if due to printing, production or other error, more than one prize is claimed, the intended prize will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified and validated prize claims received, and in no event will more than one prize be awarded . If you win, your acceptance of any prize will constitute your consent (and agreement to confirm that consent in writing) to the use of your name, picture/likeness (recorded via any media), comments and city and state/province of residence for advertising and promotional purposes worldwide in any and all media now existing or hereafter created, and without limitation, prior approval or further compensation (unless prohibited by law), and to the use of your first initial and surname, city and state/province of residence for purposes of providing a list of winners to the public on request. Winner will be responsible for all applicable taxes. Subject to the jurisdiction in Québec of the Québec Régie des alcools des courses et des jeux ("RACJ"), Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize with one of equal or greater value, or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, in its entirety or in part, without prior notice, if, for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to printing error, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, and, in such event, will post a notice thereof on the Shopper's Voice website www.shoppersvoice.ca and select the potential winner from the entries legitimately received prior to such action. Any attempt by any individual, whether or not a Sweepstakes entrant, to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal or civil laws; should such an attempt be made, in addition to disqualifying such individual, Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute such individual to the full extent of the law. Proof of online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Shopper's Voice online surveys and sweepstakes associated with those surveys vary; a survey, its associated sweepstakes and the complete rules of such sweepstakes will be available on the Shopper's Voice website www.shoppers-voice.ca (click on Promotion Rules) during the Sweepstakes Period.9. Disclaimer By participating, you agree that Released Parties are not responsible for: a) any printing, human or other error in the offer, promotion or administration of this Sweepstakes; b) theft, destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of survey or Sweepstakes entry materials; c) technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone/communications failures of any kind, lost, unavailable or congested network, Internet or website connections, or failed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, garbled, or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by sender, a third party, or by any of the equipment or programming associated or utilized with the Sweepstakes, which may limit the ability to enter, participate in or administer this Sweepstakes; d) injury or damage of any kind to any person's computer or other property arising out of accessing and using any website or the downloading from or printing of any material from a website; or e) unintelligible, illegible or otherwise unclear entries or incomplete entries.10. Dispute Resolution Each entrant residing in the United States and Canada (excluding Quebec) agrees: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court in Buffalo, New York; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pockets costs incurred, but in no event shall such damages include attorney's fees; (c) not to seek or be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket expenses; (d) not to claim or accept any damages subject to being multiplied or otherwise increased; and (e) all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, and the rights and obligations of Sweepstakes entrants and the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without reference to conflict of laws. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Residents of Quebec: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the RACJ for a ruling. For Québec residents, any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the RACJ only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.11. Winner List The winner of this Sweepstakes may be posted on or about April 1, 2011 on the Shopper's Voice web site. Winner will be identified by first name initial, complete surname, city, and state/province of residence. Residents of Canada: The name of the winner may also be obtained by sending a request with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Shoppers Voice Tell a Friend 2010 Sweepstakes Winner, 41 Metropolitan Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M1R 2T5. Residents of the United States: The name of the winner may also be obtained by sending a request with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Shoppers Voice Tell a Friend 2010 Sweepstakes Winner, 1200 William Street, Box 1382, Buffalo, New York 14240-1382.All requests for winner’s name must be received no later than December 29, 2011 in order for your request to be fulfilled.
USA - OFFICIAL 2010 "SPEAK UP TO WIN"™ RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
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Or, B) Online Entry: Access
www.shoppers-voice.com/usa to participate in the Shopper's Voice online
survey. Type your name, street address and email address, click on the Official
Rules link and click "I Agree" to accepting the Official Rules, click Next, and
answer at least one (1) survey question in order to be entered into the
Sweepstakes.
Online entry for the grand, second and third prizes must be received by Sponsor’s designated computer during the Sweepstakes Period set forth in Rule 1 above to be eligible. Online Early Bird entry must be received by Sponsor’s designated computer between January 1, 2010 and March 1, 2010 at 11:59 PM (ET) to be eligible for an Early Bird prize.
5. Prizes / Odds / Prize Restrictions: One (1) grand prize winner will receive $10,000.00. Three (3) second prize winners will each receive $3,000.00. Ten (10) third place winners will each receive $100.00. Two (2) Early Bird winners will each receive $2,500.00. (Total value of all prizes $25,000.00.) Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. All prizes will be awarded, and awarded by check delivered via mail or courier within 45 days of Sponsor’s receipt of Required Documents listed in Rule 6 and determination that the potential winner is eligible and in compliance with these Official Rules. Prizes are non-transferable. Limit one prize per entrant, except that grand, second prize or third prize winners may also win an Early Bird prize.
6. Winner Selection: Answers to the survey have no effect on your ability to participate or win. Potential winners of all prizes will be selected by Sponsor at its office in random drawings from all eligible entries received on or about February 14, 2011. Early Bird winners and Early Bird entrants not selected as Early Bird winners remain in grand prize, second and third prize pools. Decisions of the judges are final. Potential winners will be notified by overnight mail or courier, and will be required to complete and return, within 14 days, an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release (collectively, "Required Documents"). If a) prize notification is returned as undeliverable b) Required Documents are not timely returned, or c) potential winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, potential winner will forfeit all rights to win and be disqualified, and prize will be awarded to an alternate by random drawing from remaining eligible entries.
7. Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington D.C, who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry, except persons who during any portion of the Sweepstakes Period are employees of Sponsor, its parent organization, affiliates, subsidiaries, promotion agencies, persons engaged in the development, production or (with the exception of US Postal Service employees) distribution of Sweepstakes materials, and agents/representatives thereof, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, grandparents, children and siblings and their spouses) and persons living in the same households of such individuals, whether related or not.
8. Conditions of Participation: Void where prohibited. By participating, you agree to and acknowledge the following: You are bound by these Official Rules, and the decisions of the judges, Sponsor and its agents and designees in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes, which are final in all respects. Sponsor’s designated computer is the official clock for this Sweepstakes. Sponsor, prize providers, promotion agencies and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, shareholders, representatives and agents (collectively, Released Parties) will have no liability whatsoever for any injury, losses, harm, damages, costs and/or expenses arising from or in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes and its administration, and the acceptance and use of the prize or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, any personal injury or death. The Released Parties have made no warranty, representation or guaranty, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or any portion thereof. Even if abbreviated Official Rules are available, you will rely solely on these complete Official Rules. Online entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. If due to printing production or other error, more prizes are claimed than are to be awarded for any prize level per the above, the intended prize(s) will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified and validated prize claims received for that prize level, and in no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. Your entry and your survey data become the property of Shopper’s Voice when submitted. Entries will not be returned. Upon entry you will automatically become a member of Shopper's Voice, and your data will be collected and used in accordance with the Shopper's Voice Privacy Policy, stated at www.shoppers-voice.com (click on Privacy Policy), which may be modified from time to time. Winners will be responsible for all taxes. If you win, your acceptance of any prize will constitute your consent (and agreement to confirm that consent in writing) to the use of your name, picture/likeness (recorded via any media), and city and state of residence for advertising and promotional purposes worldwide in any and all media now existing or hereafter created, and without limitation, prior approval or further compensation, unless prohibited by law, and to the use of your name, and city and state of residence for purposes of providing a list of winners to the public on request and as required by law. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in its entirety or in part if, for any reason, this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to printing error, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any cause beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes; and, in such event, will post a notice thereof on the Shopper’s Voice website www.shoppers-voice.com and select the potential winners from the entries legitimately received prior to such action. Any attempt by any individual, whether or not a Sweepstakes entrant, to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal or civil laws; should such an attempt be made, in addition to disqualifying such individual, Sponsor reserves the right to prosecute such individual to the full extent of the law. Proof of mailing, in person submission, or online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt.
9. Disclaimer: By participating you agree that Released Parties are not responsible for: a) any printing, human or other error in the offer, promotion or administration of this Sweepstakes; b) theft, destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of survey or Sweepstakes entry materials; c) technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone/communications failures of any kind, lost, unavailable or congested network, Internet or website connections, or failed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, garbled, or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by sender, a third party, or by any of the equipment or programming associated or utilized with the Sweepstakes, which may limit the ability to enter, participate in or administer this Sweepstakes; d) late, lost, misdirected, damaged, or mutilated mail; e) injury or damage of any kind to any person’s computer arising out of accessing and using any website or the downloading from or printing of any material from a website; or f) unintelligible, illegible or otherwise unclear entries or incomplete entries.
10. Dispute Resolution: By participating you agree: a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court in Buffalo, New York; b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event shall such damages include attorney’s fees; c) not to seek or be permitted to obtain awards for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket expenses; d) not to claim or accept any damages subject to being multiplied or otherwise increased; and e) all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, and the rights and obligations of Sweepstakes entrants and the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
11. Name Removal: Shopper’s Voice maintains a name removal system. If you do not wish Shopper’s Voice to mail further skill contest or sweepstakes materials that are addressed to you, you may send a request that Shopper’s Voice not mail such materials to you. Mail the request to: Shopper’s Voice, 1200 William Street, Box 1382, Buffalo, New York 14240-1382.
12. Winners' List: For a list of winners send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Shopper’s Voice 2010 Sweepstakes Winners, 1200 William Street, Box 1382, Buffalo, New York 14240-1382. All requests for lists of winners must be received no later than December 29, 2011 in order for your request to be fulfilled.
