OFFICIAL BUDWISER “BUD BUBBLE” CONTEST RULES
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS BEFORE ENTERING THE 2020 BUDWEISER “BUD BUBBLE” CONTEST (THE "CONTEST"). BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, AN ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT HE OR SHE SATISFIES ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREES TO BE BOUND UNCONDITIONALLY BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS AND ALL DECISIONS OF THE CONTENT OPERATOR (defined below). THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, TWITTER. FACEBOOK, AND/OR INSTAGRAM. THE PARTICIPANT, IN ENTERING, IS UNABLE TO HOLD TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND/OR INSTAGRAM LIABLE FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD TRANSPIRE DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONTEST.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE. Must be 19 years of age or older and a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec) to participate in the Contest. Entrant participation shall be subject to and construed in accordance with the laws of Canada.
ADMINISTRATION: The Contest is operated by Labatt Brewing Company Limited, 207 Queens Quay West, Suite 299, Toronto, Ontario M5J 1A7 (“Labatt” or the “Contest Operator”). The decisions of the Contest Operator are final and binding in all matters as they relate to the Contest, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.
ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to win a prize, you must: (i) be 19 years of age or older and; (ii) be a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec); (iii) not be a member of the immediate families of an employee, contractor, agent or representative of the Contest Administrator, or any of its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, distribution companies, the applicable liquor authorities, participating liquor licensees, prize suppliers, or any of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees or agents, or any person who is domiciled with any of the foregoing persons. For the purpose of the Contest “immediate family” is defined as parent, spouse, sibling, child or any person residing in the same household or domiciled with any such employees or representatives. The Provincial Liquor Authorities are not connected with this contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever in regard to any matter which relates to this contest. This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with the Provincial Liquor Authorities
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest Period begins at approximately 12:00 a.m. (EST) on Sunday, September 13, 2020 and ends at 12:00 a.m. (EST) on October 8, 2020 (the “Contest Close Date”).
HOW TO ENTER & HOW TO WIN: To participate in the Contest, entrants must have Internet access, a valid Twitter, Facebook or Instagram account, a valid email address and must follow the @BudweiserCanada social handle on submission social platform of choice. There is one way to enter, as set out below. No other method of entry will be accepted. Content must adhere to the guidelines set out below.
(i) During the Contest Period, participants can enter the contest by posting their video submission to their Twitter, Facebook or Instagram account. All submissions must include the hashtag #BUDBUBBLE and must adhere to the Video Submission Requirements outlined below in this section. Note that the social platform used to post the video submission to must have the profile settings set to public.
(ii) Video Submission Requirements: All submissions must include:
a. The close friends you would like to be with in the Bud Bubble;
b. A demonstration of your passion for sports;
c. An expression of how sports in general brings groups of friends together;
d. An explanation of why you and your buds deserve a paid vacation in the Bud Bubble; and
e. The following guidelines:
i. All content must have been taken by the entrant; entrant must have obtained all necessary permissions; content cannot depict any consumption of alcohol; content cannot show any dangerous activities or use inappropriate, obscene or otherwise offensive images; and all people depicted in content must be of legal drinking age.
(iii) Judging: All eligible submissions will be judged by a contest judging panel (as determined by the Contest Operator), who will select three (3) submissions based on the Video Submission Requirements outlined above and based on the level of uniqueness, creativity, and entertainment value.
The Contest Operator reserves the right to disqualify an entry for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. All decisions of the Contest Operator and/or the judging panel shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal
GRAND PRIZE: There are a total of three (3) grand prizes available to be won, each consisting of a 6 day stay in the Budweiser Bud Bubble house (located in Caledon East, Ontario) for the winner and 3 guests; and $5,000CAD (payable to the winner only). If a winner is selected from Ontario, grand prize will include return ground transportation from the winner’s residence to the Bud Bubble house. If a winner is from any other Canadian province, excluding Quebec, grand prize will include return chartered air/bus travel from the winner’s residence or designated airport closest to the winner’s residence to Toronto and ground transportation from airport to Bud Bubble house. Prize must be taken on stipulated dates (set out below) or prize will be forfeited. Winner and guests are responsible for all costs and expenses not listed above, including but not limited to valid travel documentation, insurance, communications, transportation, and all personal expenses. Winner and guests must comply with Bud Bubble house rules, including but not limited to COVID-19 protocols, and failure to do so may result in forfeiture of prize or expulsion from the house. Winner’s guests must be 19 years of age or older. Approximate retail value of each grand prize is $50,000CAD. The odds of winning a grand prize depend on the number of eligible entries received prior to each Selection Date, the video content and the decisions of the judging panel. See below for each Selection Date and the corresponding Prize Dates. Judging panel will review all eligible submissions received prior to Selection Date.
SELECTION #1 – Selection by judging panel will take place on September 24, 2020 for the Grand Prize to be taken September 30 to October 5, 2020.
SELECTION #2 – Selection by judging panel will take place on October 1, 2020 for the Grand Prize to be taken October 7 to October 12, 2020.
SELECTION #3 – Selection by judging panel will take place on October 8, 2020 for the Grand Prize to be taken October 14 to October 19, 2020.
The Grand Prize must be accepted as awarded. The Grand Prize is non-transferable and non-redeemable for cash. No substitutions, except by the Contest Operator, who reserve the right to substitute a Grand Prize or any portion of a Grand Prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All decisions of the Contest Operator shall be final and shall not be subject to appeal.
AWARDING OF GRAND PRIZE: Selected entrants will be notified by the Contest Operator via social media direct message within twenty-four (24) hours following the respective Selection Date. If the entrant has not responded within forty-eight (48) hours, another entrant may, at the Contest Operator’s sole discretion, be selected in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant and the previously selected entrant then will be disqualified and have no right to any prize.
In order to be declared a Grand Prize winner, selected entrant must comply with these Official Rules and Regulations, must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without assistance administered by the Contest Operator and must sign and return with a designated time period a declaration and waiver confirming (i) acceptance and compliance with these Official Rules and Regulations and (ii) confirming that the winner will comply with the Bud Bubble house rules and COVID-19 protocols; (iii) releasing the Contest Operator, its employees, directors, officers, governors, shareholders, trustees, affiliates, representatives, parent companies, subsidiaries, professional advisors, and advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of the carrying out of the Contest, or any part of the Contest, including, without limitation, liability arising from the acceptance of and usage of the Grand Prize as awarded, the administration of the Contest and the selection of any potential winners, and (iv) permitting the Contest Operator to film video content at the Bud Bubble house and releasing the Released Parties from any liability in connection with using the image, appearance and recordings of the winner in advertising and promotional content.
Prior to attending the Bud Bubble, each of the guests must sign a release and waiver and agree to the Bud Bubble house rules.
No communication will be entered into by the Contest Operator with entrants except with selected entrant(s). The Contest Operator is not responsible for the failure, for any reason whatsoever, of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Contest Operator to receive a selected entrant’s response. By entering any part of the Contest, all entrants, should they win, agree to the use of their name, social media handle, address (city only), photo, and/or image on videotape, and video submission in it’s entirety or in part for publicity and promotional purposes without compensation.
OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES: All entries and materials submitted to the Contest Operator in connection with the Contest (collectively, "Entry Materials"), along with all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights associated therewith, become the property of the Contest Operator upon submission, and Entry Materials will not be returned to any entrant.
RELEASE: By participating in the Contest and submitting an Entry, each entrant (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and Regulations, including all Entry requirements, (ii) agrees that the decisions of the Contest Operator is final and without appeal, (iii) remises, releases and forever discharges the Contest Operator from any and all actions, causes of actions, suits, debts, dues, accounts, claims, damages, liability, losses, harm, costs or expenses, including without limitation any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death, or property damage, arising out of, or in any way related to, directly or indirectly, the Contest, including without limitation the entrant’s participation in the Contest, any breach of these Official Rules and Regulations, the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Contest prize (or any portion thereof), and any travel or activity that is related to the receipt or use of any Contest prize, and/or the violation or infringement of any intellectual property rights or of any publicity, personality or privacy rights, and agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties relating to the foregoing.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The Released Parties shall not be liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused by or resulting from: (i) any entry, prize or other correspondence or data that is lost, stolen, late, garbled, distorted, delayed, damaged or misdirected for any reason; (ii) any failure, interruption, technical malfunction or delay; (iii) any e-mail, text or SMS message or other communication sent or received to or from the Contest Operator or any of its agents or designees, for any reason; for any incorrect, untimely or inaccurate information, whether caused by a website, users or by equipment or programming errors associated with or utilized in the Contest; (iv) any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of any entry or entries in the Contest; (v) for problems with the function of any website or website feature, howsoever caused; (vi) the malfunction of, or damage caused to, any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, data, software, online systems, servers or access providers; (vii) any functionality lost due to not having cookies enabled; (viii) for traffic congestion on the Internet; (ix) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; (x) breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer "hackers" or for any damage caused to or incurred by any entrant or any other person by reason of any such event or occurrence; or (xi) technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions including lost, misappropriated or corrupted entries, virus, worm or Trojan Horse damage or any other damage which may limit a participant's ability to participate in the Contest.
ERRORS: The Contest Operator are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules and Regulations, the selection and announcement of winners, or the distribution of any prize. The Contest Operator reserves the right to terminate the Contest or change these Official Rules and Regulations at any time, at its sole discretion without prior notice.
RIGHT TO TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND: The Contest Operator may at any time, at its sole discretion and without liability, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, subject only to approvals required by law, if fraud, technical failures or communications or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Contest Operator corrupt the administration, integrity or security of the Contest or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of early termination of the Contest, a notice will be posted on the Contest Website to that effect. In addition, for the purposes of determining eligibility to win a Prize in the event of early termination of the Contest, all eligible entries received prior to the time of early termination will be considered as valid and for the purposes of these Rules, the Contest Period will be deemed to have ended at the moment of early termination. The Contest Operator reserves the right, at any time, in its sole discretion, to correct any errors, including without limitation, any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. No waiver on the part of the Contest Operator to enforce of any term herein shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other term.
DISQUALIFICATIONS: The Contest Operator reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found (i) to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (ii) to be acting in violation of the Official Rules and Regulations; (iii) to have submitted an entry that is not compliant with these Rules; or (iv) to be acting in an un-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY ENTRY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE CONTEST OPERATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL AND SEEK DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER REMEDY FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
PRIVACY STATEMENT: The Operator respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Contest Operator and Administrator to conduct the Contest and fulfill any prize requirements and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events from the Contest Operator. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Contest Operator, please refer to the Contest Operator’s privacy policy, available at https://www.budweiser.ca/ca_en/privacy-policy.html.
DISCLAIMERS: This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership (“RBJBP”) or their related entities, and by participating in this Contest, entrants agree to release RBJBP, and their related entities, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action, related to the Contest. Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed to the Operator, not to RBJBP.
The National Football League, its member professional football clubs, NFL Ventures, Inc., NFL Ventures, L.P., NFL Properties LLC, NFL Enterprises LLC and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees have not offered or sponsored this promotion in any way
The Grand Prize Winners and guests irrevocably waive all claims against the NFL Entities and agree that the NFL Entities will have no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in connection with participation in this Contest, the prizes awarded, personal injury, or wrongful death, a potentially heightened risk of exposure to communicable diseases, viruses, bacteria or illnesses (including, without limitation, COVID-19) and the causes thereof, and sickness arising as a result of participant’s participating in the Contest and related activities, wherever, whenever or however the same may occur. The Grand Prize Winner and guests fully understand that (a) the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and any resulting disease (together with any mutation, adaptation or variation thereof, “COVID-19”) is extremely contagious and there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any place where people are or have been present; (b) no precautions, including any protocols implemented from time to time by NFL at NFL games and/or events (collectively, the “Protocols”), can eliminate the risk of exposure to COVID-19; (c) while people of all ages and health conditions have been adversely affected by COVID-19, certain people have been identified by public health authorities as having greater risk based on age and/or underlying medical conditions; and (d) exposure to COVID-19 can result in being subject to quarantine requirements, illness, disability, other short-term and long-term health effects, and/or death, regardless of age or health condition. The NFL Entities have not offered or sponsored this Contest in any way.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with the National Hockey League (“NHL”) or its related entities, and by participating in this Contest, entrants agree to release the NHL, and its related entities, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action, related to the Contest. Any questions or comments regarding the Contest should be directed tothe Sponsor, not to the NHL or its related entities.