Get School’d with Sonnet Contest
CONTEST RULES AND REGULATIONS (the “Contest Rules”)
NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Contest Rules.
1. ADMINISTRATION:
2. CONTEST PERIOD:
The Contest begins at 9:00 a.m. ET on September 20, 2021 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on November 5, 2021 (the “Contest Period”), after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted. The sole determinant of time for the purpose of receipt of a valid entry will be the Sponsor’s server(s).
3. ELIGIBILITY:
The Contest is only open to legal residents of the province of Alberta who are age of majority in the province of Alberta at the time of entry, and who hold valid Alberta teaching certification, and teach, either full or part-time (less than 1.0 full time equivalent), in an Alberta accredited school (each, an “Entrant”). This Contest is not open to employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents of the Sponsor, the National Hockey League Players’ Association (the “NHLPA”), their affiliates, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, any other parties engaged in the development, production or distribution of Contest materials, and the spouses, partners, children or persons residing in the same household whether related or not.
The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility, in a form acceptable to the Sponsor, to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof to the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification from the Contest. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. By participating in this Contest, Entrants acknowledge compliance with and agree to be bound by all Contest Rules, and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final with respect to all matters relating to the Contest. Entrants who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in the Sponsor's sole discretion, whose decisions shall be final.
4. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
There is only one (1) way to enter: online via the Contest website at
Limit of one (1) entry per teacher during the Contest Period will be considered for the purposes of this Contest.
Multiple entries will not increase an Entrant’s chance of winning and Sponsor may disqualify Entrants that enter this Contest more than once according to the above entry method in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, including, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities or registrations, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating and/or winning the Prize, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. All entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced or do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules. Entries for this Contest become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Each Entrant agrees that his/her entry was not created by any third party.
5. PRIZE:
One (1) Winner will be randomly selected from all Entrants and the Winner’s school (“School”) will receive a virtual visit from an NHLPA player (the “Prize”). The selection of the NHLPA player, as well as the date, duration, timing and details of the Prize visit, will be determined by the Sponsor and the NHLPA in their sole and absolute discretion. The Sponsor will coordinate the Prize visit with the Winner and the School.
The Prize is subject to the following conditions: (i) the Prize will only be awarded to the person verified as the Winner; (ii) the Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable once issued, must be accepted as awarded and has no cash value; (iii) the Prize will be awarded to the Winner at the School; and (iv) Winner and/or School may also be required to sign agreements with the Sponsor in order to receive the Prize. Winner assumes any and all liability for the death or bodily injury of any person, or the damage, loss or destruction of any real or physical personal property caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering or participating in this Contest, or use or redemption of the Prize.
The Winner must follow all direction of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of the Prize. Failure to follow the directions of the Sponsor may result in termination of participation, or continued participation, in the Prize, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
In the event that the Prize, or any component of the Prize, cannot be awarded as described for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize (or part thereof) with an alternate prize of comparable or greater value, for any reason without notice or liability, in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event that a substitute prize is awarded, such prize must be accepted “as-is”, may not be exchanged and has no cash value.
The odds of winning the Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
6. WINNER SELECTION:
One (1) Winner will be selected as follows:
On November 8, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. ET (the “Draw Date”) at 351 King St E, Toronto ON, M5A 2W4, one (1) Entrant will be randomly selected from amongst all eligible entries received during the Contest Period by an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor (the “Selected Entrant”).
Selected Entrant will be contacted by the Sponsor by the email address provided at time of entry. If the Selected Entrant cannot be contacted or fails to respond within forty-eight (48) hours of the first attempt of contact by the Sponsor, they will be considered to have forfeited his/her Prize and will be disqualified and another Entrant may be selected, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, from the remaining eligible entries until such time as contact is made with the Selected Entrant or there are no more eligible entries, time permitting. In the event that an alternate Selected Entrant is required to be selected, the same above-noted process will be followed. The Sponsor is not responsible for unsuccessful attempts to notify the Selected Entrant. The Sponsor will not enter into telephone contact or other correspondence in association with the Contest, except with the Selected Entrant.
Upon successful contact with the Selected Entrant, Selected Entrant will be required to provide certain contact information, as requested by the Sponsor (full name, age, email address, municipality and province/territory of residence and telephone number). Before being declared a winner (“Winner”), the Selected Entrant will be required to: (i) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, the Sponsor’s time-limited mathematical skill-testing question; (ii) comply with all Contest Rules; (iii) provide written confirmation (in a form approved by the Sponsor) from his/her School’s principal authorizing acceptance by the Selected Entrant of the Prize; and (iv) sign and return or submit, as applicable, a completed copy of the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (the “Sponsor’s Release”), all in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The School may also be required to sign agreements with the Sponsor in order to receive the Prize.
If the Selected Entrant: (i) fails to correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) fails to comply with all Contest Rules; (iii) fails to provide written confirmation from his/her School; (iv) fails to sign and return the Sponsor’s Release within the specified timeframe; (v) cannot accept the Prize for any reason; and/or (vi) or the School is not property verified and the Selected Entrant or the School do not meet the requirements set forth in the Contest Rules, then he or she will be disqualified from the Contest and another Entrant will be selected by way of a random draw (in which case all Contest Rules will apply to such new Selected Entrant). In the event there is no Selected Entrant that has complied with all Contest Rules, the Prize will not be awarded. The Sponsor is not responsible, whether as a result of human error or otherwise, for any failure to contact any Selected Entrant. The Sponsor will contact the Winner to arrange for delivery of the Prize following receipt of the Sponsor’s Release.
7. INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
(a) By submitting an entry into this Contest, each Entrant confirms his or her understanding of and compliance with these Contest Rules. Each Entrant, and his/her representatives, heirs, successors or assigns, hereby releases and holds the Released Parties harmless from any and all liability for any loss, injuries or damage of any kind to the Entrant, his/her heirs, successors or assigns, or any other person, including personal injury, death or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prize, participation in the Contest, any non-compliance with the Contest Rules and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an Entrant of the Prize. Entrants and their representatives, heirs, successors or assigns, agree to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contest, without limitation.
(b) The Winner must complete the Sponsor’s Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept the Prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, the NHLPA, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners and each of their and their affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, members, shareholders, successors, partners, mandataries, agents, advisors, suppliers, distributors and assignees (the “Released Parties”) from any liability, action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of the Prize, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence (except for material injury caused by the Sponsor's intentional or gross fault), breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties' control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by the Winner with any aspect of the Contest or the Prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the Winner, or his/her heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the Winner's participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise and/or use of the Prize as awarded; (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur in connection with any claim or demand by any third party, or as a result of any non-compliance by the Winner with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise of the Prize; and (v) provide consent to allow the Sponsor and the NHLPA to use his or her name, municipality and province of residence, biographical information, and image on videotape, photograph or other means worldwide in perpetuity in any advertising, marketing or publicity with respect to the Contest, without further notice or compensation as may be edited or modified in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
(c) The Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or for any technical malfunctions or human error which may occur in the processing of entries, the selection of the Winner or for any printing or other errors in any Contest materials. The Released Parties are not liable for any error, omission, interruption, tampering, deletion, defect, delay in transmission or operation, communications telephone line failure, destruction or theft, alteration or unauthorized access to the entries. The Released Parties assume no liability for any problems, viruses or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to Entrants or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in the Contest.
8. CONDUCT:
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant it finds to be: (i) violating these Contest Rules; (ii) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (iii) acting in an un-sportsperson-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by an Entrant or any other individual to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and/or civil laws. Should any such attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
9. OTHER CONDITIONS:
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change the Contest conditions, amend these Contest Rules or modify, suspend or end the Contest at any time whatsoever without notice, as well as the right to disqualify any Entrant (or cancel any entry) that does not comply with these Contest Rules. This Contest may be cancelled or postponed by Sponsor at any time in its sole discretion due to pandemic (e.g. Coronavirus/COVID-19). Additionally, the Prize visit may be rescheduled, canceled or substituted in Sponsor’s and NHLPA’s sole and absolute discretion.
10. PUBLICATION:
By submitting an entry into this Contest, each Entrant grants to Sponsor and the NHLPA the full right and power to copy, publish, broadcast, display, distribute, use, edit, translate, alter, combine with other material, reuse and adapt any or all portions of the entries in any way and for any purpose whatsoever, at any time, now or in the future, in any media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in any manner whatsoever and for any purpose.
11. LAW:
The Contest is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial and municipal laws, rules and regulations. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Ontario, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest Rules, rights and obligations between Entrants and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Waterloo, Ontario.
12. PRIVACY:
By entering this Contest, the Sponsor may collect Entrants’ names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and information necessary to administer Entrants’ participation in the Contest and for marketing, and in accordance with Sponsor's privacy statement (available at:
13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:
All intellectual property and related trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are, unless otherwise indicated, property of their respective owners. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or other intellectual property without the express written consent of the respective intellectual property owner is strictly prohibited.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by the NHLPA. By participating in this Contest, each Entrant is providing his or her information to the Sponsor and not to the NHLPA. The NHLPA is completely released from all liability by each Entrant in this Contest. All inquiries, comments and complaints relating to this Contest must be directed to the Sponsor and not to the NHLPA.
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