Canada Pooch Survey & Giveaway 2024 - Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) Official Rules USA

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE OR IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

Canada Pooch Survey & Giveaway 2024 (the “Sweepstakes”) is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States. You are not authorized to participate in the Sweepstakes if you are not located within the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia or in Puerto Rico.  Void in whole or part where prohibited by law. Entry in this Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules (the “Contest Rules”). By participating or attempting to participate in the Sweepstakes, you will be deemed to have received, understood, and agreed to the Sweepstakes Rules (the “Official Rules”).

Although the Sweepstakes may be promoted, communicated, or administered by means of a third party, including but not limited to a social media or social networking service or site (a “Third Party Service”), the Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with any Third Party Service. For greater clarity, Third Party Services include but are not limited to the following: Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Facebook. The Sweepstakes is sponsored and administered by Canada Pooch Ltd (“Canada Pooch”). 

Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes should be directed to
Canada Pooch and not to any Third Party Service.

INTRODUCTION: By participating in the Canada Pooch Customer Survey, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions. Please read these terms carefully before participating in the survey and giveaway. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not participate in the survey.

  1. To be eligible for this Sweepstakes, an individual must:
  • be a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico;
  • be 18 years of age or older or the age of majority in their state of residence (which is nineteen (19) in Alabama, Nebraska, twenty-one (21) in Mississippi, and eighteen (18) in all other states) as of the date of entry (the “Entrant”).
  • have a valid email address

Employees of Canada Pooch, its affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and those living in the same household, whether or not related of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes.

 Canada Pooch shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied for the purpose of the Sweepstakes must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Canada Pooch reserves the right, in its sole discretion; to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.

  1. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD

The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:01am Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Tuesday September 3rd, 2024, and ends at 11:59:59pm EST on Tuesday September 10th, 2024 (“Entry Period”) after which time the Sweepstakes will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted.

 

  1. HOW TO ENTER

No purchase is necessary to enter the Sweepstakes.

To enter the Sweepstakes:

  • To enter the sweepstakes, the Entrant must complete the Canada Pooch Customer Survey. The Entrant must complete the survey in its entirety by submitting all answers to the survey questions, providing a valid email address, and clicking “Submit Survey” to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. The survey must be completed within one (1) week from the Invitation date and by 11:59:59pm EST on Tuesday September 10th, 2024.
  • You are solely responsible for ensuring that your entry or entries are properly submitted (including by properly completing any required registration fields).
  • Limit of one (1) Entry per person from a valid email address during the Sweepstakes Period. Creation and use of multiple or alias email accounts, telephone numbers and/or any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) in order to exceed the limits on Entries permitted by these Sweepstakes Rules may result in the disqualification of all Entries from such accounts as well as disqualification of the entrant from the Sweepstakes.
  • In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an Entry, the authorized subscriber of the email address used to participate in the Sweepstakes at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account subscriber is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address that can be verified by Canada Pooch. The potential winner may be required to provide Canada Pooch with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the email address and phone number that is associated with the winning Entry. If an entrant opts to use his/her email account via a wireless mobile device (which is not required to enter the Sweepstakes), standard data rates may apply for each message sent or received. Wireless carriers’ rate plans may vary, and entrants should contact their wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate plans and charges relating to participation in the Sweepstakes. Entrant also understands that mobile device service may not be available in all areas.
  • You agree that Canada Pooch may, at any time, edit, modify or remove the Entry, in whole or in part, and may disqualify an entrant from the Sweepstakes if it believes, in its sole discretion, that the entrant has breached any of the representations and warranties made above including, without limitation, on the basis of concerns relating to the rights of third parties, including but not limited to privacy, copyright, defamation, rights of personality, obscenity or hate speech.
  • By submitting this Entry you, the entrant, confirm that you have obtained all required consent for use and publication of the Entry for the purpose of this Sweepstakes, from all individuals who appear in the Entry being submitted.
  • Entries must be received no later than the end of the Sweepstakes Period. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, damaged, irregular, mutilated, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. No communication or correspondence will be issued with entrants except with those (1) selected for a prize; or (2) that have sent questions or other communication to Canada Pooch in addition to making an Entry.

 

  1. PRIZE
  • The prize is hereafter referred to as the “Prize”. The confirmed Prize winner is hereafter referred to as the “Winner”.

 

  • There is one (1) Prize available to be won during the Sweepstakes Period, it consists of the following: One (1) Canada Pooch gift card, to be used on the Canada Pooch website, in the amount of $200 USD (United States Dollars). Retail value of the prize is determined by its price at the time of Prize Draw.
  • In addition to any prize conditions provided elsewhere in these Official Rules, any prize awarded in the Sweepstakes is subject to the following conditions:
  1. a) The prize must be accepted as awarded, will be awarded to the confirmed winner only, and is not transferable, resellable or redeemable for cash.
  2. b) Canada Pooch reserves the right to substitute any prize in whole or in part in the event that all or any component of the prize is unavailable, with a prize of equal or greater retail value.
  3. c) Canada Pooch does not make any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding the quality or characteristics of the prize.
  4. d) Any winner is solely responsible for coordinating use of any prize and for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, fees, and expenses not otherwise set forth herein. Prizes may be subject to additional terms and conditions as imposed by prize suppliers.
  5. e) Canada Pooch shall not assume any liability for lost, damaged or misdirected Prizes.

 

  1. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By entering the Sweepstakes:

  1. you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Canada Pooch, which decisions are final;

 

  1. you agree that Canada Pooch shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity or eligibility to enter the Sweepstakes; failure to provide any such proof upon request may result in disqualification;

 

  1. you release and forever discharge Canada Pooch, its respective affiliates, and subsidiaries, and all of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, licensees, successors and assigns, as well as any Third Party Services, (collectively, the “ Releasees”), and agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Releasees, from and against any and all claims, damages or liability, including any costs or losses related to personal injury, death, damage to or loss or destruction of property, arising out of, or in any way related to, (i) your participation in, or inability to participate in, the Sweepstakes, (ii) the awarding, receipt, possession, use, redemption or misuse of any prize, in whole or in part, or activity related to any prize, or your inability to receive, use or redeem any prize; (iii) your failure to comply with these Official Rules, or (iv) any breach of these Official Rules.

Canada Pooch will not be liable to you for any indirect, special, consequential, or punitive damages in connection with the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules.

 

  1. WINNER SELECTION

 

  1. Within 7 business days of the termination of the Sweepstakes Period, Canada Pooch will conduct one (1) randow draw corresponding to the Prize from among all eligible entries received. The Prize will be awarded pursuant to these Official Rules, one entrant will be randomly selected as a potential winner and notified using the information provided at the time of entry. The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible Entries received by Canada Pooch. If any potential winner does not respond to such notification within three (3) business days, declines a prize for any reason, or does not meet the requirements set forth in these Official Rules, as determined by Canada Pooch, the potential winner will be disqualified and, at Canada Pooch’s discretion, an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected from among remaining eligible entries, or the prize may be cancelled.

 

  1. To be declared a winner, a potential winner: (i) must correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Canada Pooch; (ii) must comply with these Official Rules; (iii) must sign and return, within any designated time period, any documentation as reasonably required by Canada Pooch, which may include a standard release of liability and consent to publicity form; and (iv) may be required to provide proof of identification to confirm eligibility or to claim a prize.

 

  1. Once a potential winner is confirmed as a winner, prize distribution will be promptly coordinated. Except as otherwise indicated by Canda Pooch, a winner must personally take delivery of the prize as instructed within thirty (30) days of being notified that such prize is available or within such other time period as may reasonably be advised. If a winner fails to take delivery of the prize as instructed, the prize will be deemed forfeited.

 

  1. DISQUALIFICATION

Canda Pooch may disqualify without notice or ban someone from the Sweepstakes or any future Sweepstakes for any other reason, including if Canada Pooch find that a person has:

  1. a) resold or attempted to resell a prize, in whole or in part;
  2. b) tampered with or attempted to tamper with, or undermined or attempted to undermine, the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes;
  3. c) provided false or misleading information;
  4. d) acted in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person; or
  5. e) otherwise violated these Official Rules.

 

  1. RELEASE

 The Potential Grand Prize winner will be required to sign and return (except where prohibited) an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release and a W-9 tax form (the “Paperwork”) within ten (10) days of the Notification. (TN residents will not be required to sign a Publicity Release as a condition of winning a prize).

Prize winner must return the Paperwork within the date and time indicated in the Notification. If a potential Grand Prize winner fails to return the Paperwork within the date and time indicated in the Notification, or is found to be ineligible, or if he/she does not comply with the Official Rules, such potential Grand Prize winner and his/her entry will be disqualified and another potential Grand Prize winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries received. If the Notification is returned as undeliverable, this will result in disqualification and an alternate Grand Prize winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries.

Canada Pooch may require Prize winners to appear in publicity related to the Sweepstakes. By entering the Sweepstakes, you consent to Canada Pooch’s use of your name, home town, photograph, voice and/or image for promotional and publicity purposes in all media used by Canada Pooch, without further notification, permission, payment or consideration. 

 

  1. PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED, USED AND DISCLOSED

By entering the Sweepstakes, you consent to Canada Pooch’s collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy, available at https://canadapooch.com/pages/privacy-policy (the “Canada Pooch Privacy Policy”), for purposes of administering the Sweepstakes as described in these Official Rules or as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.

 

  1. APPLICABLE LAWS

These are the official Sweepstakes Rules. The Sweepstakes is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. The Sweepstakes Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable federal, state and local laws or the policy of any other entity having jurisdiction over Canada Pooch. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Sweepstakes Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and Canada Pooch in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, including procedural provisions without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws. FURTHER, IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL AN ENTRANT BE PERMITTED OR ENTITLED TO OBTAIN (AND HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK OR CLAIM) INJUNCTIVE, EQUITABLE, OR OTHER NON-MONETARY RELIEF OR AWARDS FOR PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LAWYERS’ FEES, OTHER THAN ENTRANT’S ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (IF ANY), NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10), AND ENTRANT FURTHER WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR INCREASED.

 

  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade names, logos, designs, copyrights and any other intellectual property and trade secrets contained in any materials including without limitation print, digital and any other media is owned by Canada Pooch, unless otherwise stated. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or other use of such material without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

 

  1. TERMINATION

Canada Pooch may cancel, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes or amend these Official Rules for any reason without prior notice. For example, if for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, Canada Pooch may adjust any of the dates, timeframes or other Sweepstakes mechanics, or suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes.

You may not amend these Official Rules in any way.

 

  1. LANGUAGE DISCREPENCY

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between these Official Rules and disclosures or statements made by Canada Pooch or appearing in other Sweepstakes-related materials, these Official Rules shall govern.

 

  1. WINNER LIST.

To request a copy of the Sweepstakes winner list, send an email to support@canadapooch.com. Limit one (1) request per email.