Nissan Micra Twitter Party Rules and Regulations
Contest rules &
regulations
Nissan Micra Twitter Party Contest (THE “Contest”)
1.
NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY: The Contest is sponsored by Nissan
Canada Inc. (“Contest
Sponsor”), 5290 Orbitor Dr, Mississauga, ON.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open
to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their
province or territory of residence at time of entry and who are not employees of the Contest Sponsor, its affiliated
companies or agents, their respective advertising or promotional agencies, or
the third parties engaged by Contest Sponsor to assist it in administering the Contest
including the independent contest organization or a member of any such
employee’s immediate family (regardless of where they live) or persons whom
they are domiciled (whether related to the employee or not). In these official
rules, “immediate family” includes mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters,
partner and/or spouse.
This contest is void outside of
Canada and where prohibited by law.
3. CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins on January 16, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 16, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET (the “Contest
Period”).
4.
HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, please follow these steps:
(a) Registration: Between 8:00 pm on January 13, 2014 and 10:00 pm on
January 16, 2014 visit http://www.torontoteachermom.com/2014/01/nissan-micra-twitter-party.html (the “Contest Website”) and scroll down to the Linky List. Next, click on
the “click here to enter” tab and upon doing so, RSVP by inserting your twitter
handle in the “Link Title Field” and by inserting your twitter link in the
“Link Field”. Next, click “enter” and you will be registered (the “Registration”).
(b) Twitter: To enter the Contest from your Twitter account, you must
follow the Sponsor’s official Twitter account (@NissanCanada) and be registered
on the Contest Website (see rule 4.a).
If you do not have a Twitter account, you will need to create one. Visit www.twitter.com and follow the instructions to
register for a free account. To become a Follower of the Sponsor, you must
access your twitter account and search people for “Nissan Canada” and click the
“Follow” button corresponding to @NissanCanada.
Entrants are subject to Twitter's Terms of Service and Rules; these can
be found at https://twitter.com/tos. Sponsor is not responsible in
any way for any decisions Twitter makes regarding the entrant's account with
Twitter.
During
the Contest Period, “@NissanCanada” will post a total of eight (8) tweets (a “Question”) during the Contest Period
with the hashtag “#NissanMicra”. One (1) Question will be posted at the
beginning of each Prize Period (see rule 5). To enter the Contest, click
reply with your answer to the posed Question with hashtag “#NissanMicra”
and
mention “@NissanCanada” (a “Entry”) and you will receive one (1) Entry into the applicable
prize period (see rule 5). Your tweet must
include the hashtag “#NissanMicra” and must include “@NissanCanada” (a “Mention”) so that your tweet appears in the Sponsor’s
Mentions during the Contest Period. Limit of one (1) Entry per Question per
Twitter Account per Person. Multiple, separate tweets contributed to each #NissanMicra
Question and/or any re-tweets of an entrant’s tweet will not increase the
chances of winning and are not encouraged.
Entries must comply with the Twitter.com terms of use and
the Tweeting Format and Content requirements (detailed in rule five (5)) to be
eligible. No other entry method will be
accepted. By tweeting an answer to the Question in the applicable prize period
(see rule 5), you will automatically receive one (1) Entry into the applicable
prize period draw (see rule 5) up to a maximum of eight (8) Entries.
Anyone found to use multiple
accounts to enter the Contest will be ineligible. Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other
program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in this Contest is prohibited and
will automatically result in disqualification. In the
event an
entrant tweets inappropriate content, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, he
or she will be disqualified. Anyone found “spamming” by posting multiple
unrelated updates or comments that are unrelated to #NissanMicra or by sending
large numbers of duplicate @NissanCanada replies unrelated to the #NissanMicra
will be disqualified. By entering the Contest, entrants
agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and Regulations (the “Official Rules”). The Sponsor and its employees, representatives
and agents are not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, delayed and not
received (including failures due to transmission failures or technical failures of any
kind, including malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers,
hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient), damaged, illegible, mechanically duplicated
or incomplete entries or any inaccurate transcription of entry information.
Proof of tweeting an entry is not proof of receipt by Sponsor. All entries
become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or
returned. Entries submitted in
accordance with these Official Rules shall be referred to hereafter as the “Eligible
Entries”. Entries must be received on or before 10:00:00 PM ET on January 16,
2014 (the “Contest Closing Date”).
If you use Twitter via a wireless
mobile device, standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each
message sent or received from your device. Other charges may also be applied by
your wireless carrier. Participation by wireless mobile device is not a
condition of entry.
5. PRIZE PERIODS: The Contest Period is divided into the following eight (8) prize
periods (each a “Prize Period”). One draw will be made for each Prize Period
(the “Prize Period Draw”). The Prize
will be determined based on the Prize Period as described below. Entries received during a specific Prize
Period will be entered into the applicable Prize Period Draw.
Prize
Period
|
Prize Period Times
|
Prize Period Draw
date
|
Prize awarded
|
Prize Period 1
|
Begins 9:00:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:06:59PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:10 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 2
|
Begins 9:07:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:13:59 PM
on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:17 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 3
|
Begins 9:14:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:20:59 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:24 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 4
|
Begins 9:21:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:27:59 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:31 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 5
|
Begins 9:28:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:34:59 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:38 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 6
|
Begins 9:35:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:41:59 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:45 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 7
|
Begins 9:42:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:51:59 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 9:55 PM (ET)
|
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
|
Prize Period 8
|
Begins 9:52:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 10:00:00 PM
(ET) on January 16, 2014
|
January 16, 2014 at 10:03 PM (ET)
|
Grand Prize (see rule 7)
|
Entries
WILL NOT be entered into subsequent Prize
Period draw(s).
6.
TWEETING FORMAT AND CONTENT:
- must be in English OR French;
- must be no more than 140
characters in length;
- must be relevant to each Question
you are replying to posed on the @NissanCanada page and the Contest;
- must not, in the sole and
unfettered discretion of the Contest Sponsor, contain any offensive,
obscene, immoral or illegal depictions;
- must be intended for family
audience viewing and contain only content that, in the sole and
unfettered discretion of the Contest Sponsor, is suitable for all
persons, including persons under the age of 13; and
- must be tweeted only once
(cannot be retweeted).
7. PRIZE:
There
will be eight (8) prizes available to be won (herein referred to individually as “Prize” and collectively as “Prizes”).
i.
Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize available to be won for
Prize Period 8 (see rule 5), consisting of one (1) $250.00 (CDN) gas card (gas station to be determined at the sole discretion
of the Sponsor) and a collection of Nissan Promotional items (at the sole
discretion of the Sponsor) with an approximate retail value of $50.00 (CDN)
(the “Grand Prize”). The total
approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $300.00 (CDN).
ii.
The Secondary
Prizes: There will be seven (7) secondary prizes available to be won, one (1)
Secondary Prize per Prize Period 1-7 (see rule 5), each consisting of one (1) $50.00 gas card (gas station to be
determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) and a collection of Nissan
Promotional items (at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) with an approximate
retail value of $50.00 (CDN)(a “Secondary Prize”). The total
approximate retail value of each secondary prize is $100.00 (CDN).
Each Gift Card may be
used towards a purchase at the participating gas station across Canada. See
back of Gift Card for details and restrictions.
A Gift Card has no cash surrender value and no expiry date. Any unused
portion of a Gift Card will remain on the Gift Card until the total value of
the Gift Card is used (for example: if a Gift Card is valued at $50 and $20 is
used for the first purchase, $30 will remain on the card and so forth until the
total value of the Gift Card is used). Prizes must be accepted as awarded
without substitution, are not transferable, not for resale and have no cash
surrender value. The Sponsor reserves the right, in the event that a Prize
cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute another prize of
equal or greater value, without liability. Limit of one (1) Prize per Person per Twitter Account during the Contest
Period.
8. DRAW:
One entrant will be
selected by random draw for each of the eight (8) Prize Periods from all
eligible entries applicable thereto (see rule 5), (each a “Selected Entrant”) for the applicable Prize (see rule 5 & 7). All draws
will take place in Toronto, ON, on January 16, 2014 and will occur during the
times listed in above in Rule 5. .Odds of winning depend on number of
entries received during the Contest Period and each Prize Period. Entries not selected in the draw for the
Prize Period in which they were received will not be entered into draw(s) for
the subsequent Prize Period(s) during the Contest Period. In the event no
Entries are received, the Prize will not be awarded.
The
Sponsor will attempt to contact the selected entrants by private message on
Twitter within 24 hours of being selected which will contain a URL link to a
registration form. The selected entrant must complete and submit the
registration form with his/her full name, contact information and correct
answer to the skill testing question within five (5) business days. To be
declared a Prize Winner, a selected entrant must correctly answer without
assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill
testing question posed on the registration form. By
accepting and returning the registration form, entrants are confirming that by
entering the Contest, they are confirming compliance with these Official Rules, certifying eligibility,
confirming acceptance of the Prize as awarded, without substitution, and releasing the Sponsor, the independent contest
organization, their affiliated and related companies, and their respective
shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives,
successors and assigns, and, if applicable, their respective advertising or
promotion agencies (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection
with the Contest and the Prize. If a
selected entrant (a) cannot be reached by reasonable efforts within five (5) business days of
being selected; (b) fails to correctly answer the mathematical skill testing
question (c) does not return the registration form properly completed within
the indicated time frame or (d) otherwise is not in compliance with these Official
Rules; then he/she will be disqualified and another entrant will be randomly
selected from among all remaining Eligible Entries until such time as contact
is made with the selected entrant or there are no more Eligible Entries,
whichever comes first. The Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts
to contact a selected entrant. The Prize will be delivered via courier by the
Sponsor to the confirmed winner at the address provided on the registration
form within four (4) to six (6) weeks of receipt by the Sponsor.
9.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entries received shall be deemed
to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the Twitter account
associated with the entry. For purposes of these Official Rules
"authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is
assigned to a Twitter account by Twitter. The winner may be required to provide
Contest Sponsor with proof he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter
account associated with the winning entry.
10.By entering the
Contest, you agree to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of your first
and last name, city of residence, statements or tweets about the Contest
without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement
carried out by the Contest Sponsor or its advertising and promotion agencies in
any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or on the Internet.
11.All entries
become the property of the Sponsor and shall in no case be acknowledged upon
receipt or returned to you. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal,
provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations. The decisions of
the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding
on you without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions
regarding the eligibility/disqualification of entries.
12.The Contest Sponsor and the Releasees assume no responsibility for
any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or
transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized
access to, or alteration of, entries. Contest Sponsor and/or its agents are not
responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network
or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by Contest Sponsor on
account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any damage
to participant’s or any other person’s computer and other property relating to
or resulting from participation in this Contest or from downloading any
materials in this Contest.
13.By entering the Contest, entrant agrees that Contest
Sponsor shall not be held responsible and that the entrant has no right to
bring (and covenants and agrees not to bring) any claim, action, or proceeding
of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Releasees in connection with this
Contest. By entering and/or accepting the Prize, entrants agrees to be bound by
these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions and to release all Releasees
from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in
connection with their participation in this Contest or with respect to
awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of a Prize or participation in
any Contest related activities.
14.The Contest Sponsor reserves the
right with the consent of the Régie des Alcools, des Courses
et des Jeux (the “Regie”) to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and
in any way, without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any
reason, such as but not limited to tampering, the Contest is not capable of
running as originally planned, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right with the
consent of the Regie, to cancel the Contest and conduct a random draw from all
previously received Eligible Entries received by the time of
cancellation.
15.RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a
publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie. Any litigation respecting the awarding of the
Prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties
reach a settlement.
16.PERSONAL INFORMATION: The
Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from
entrants will only be used by the Sponsor to administer
the Contest. For more information regarding the manner of collection,
use and disclosure of personal information by the Sponsor, please visit the Contest Sponsor's privacy
policy available at http://www.nissan.ca/en/privacy.html?next=footer.privacy.link.
17.In the event of any discrepancy or
inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and
disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials,
including, but not limited to point of sale, television, print or online
advertising, the terms and conditions of these Rules shall prevail, govern and
control.
