Contest Rules
THE MCCAIN® SANTA CLAUS PARADE TIKTOK CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES
THE McCain® SANTA CLAUS PARADE TIKTOK CONTEST IS INTENDED TO BE CONDUCTED IN CANADA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE CANADIAN LAWS. THE CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA. THE “GREATER TORONTO AREA” IS DEFINED AS THE CITY OF TORONTO AND THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIES OF DURHAM, HALTON, PEEL, AND YORK. DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST IF YOU ARE NOT A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE GREATER TORONTO AREA, OR ARE NOT THE OWNER OF PROPERTY DEPICTED IN WRITTEN AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHIC ENTRY SUBMISSIONS. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY. PARTICIPANTS MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. CONTEST IS VOID IN WHOLE OR PART WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES (“CONTEST RULES”).
1. ELIGIBILITY.
To be eligible for this Contest, an individual must be a legal resident of the Greater Toronto Area, and be at least 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of McCain Foods (Canada), a division of McCain Foods Limited ("Sponsor") and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and the household members and/or the immediate family of any of the above, are not eligible to participate in the Contest. For the purpose of these Contest Rules, “immediate family" means husband, wife, spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son and/or daughter, whether or not they reside in the same household.
Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to Sponsor for the purpose of this Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry or entrant in its sole discretion should any entry or entrant at any stage contain and/or supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
2. CONTEST PERIOD.
The “‘McCain Santa Clause Parade TikTok Contest” (“Contest”) begins on November 7, 2024 at 13:00. Atlantic Standard Time (“AST”) and ends on November 14 ,2024 at 23:59:00. AST (“Contest Period”).
3. NO-PURCHASE-REQUIRED ENTRY
No Purchase Entry – There is no purchase necessary to enter the Contest. A purchase does not increase the odds of winning.
Entry – To enter the Contest you must have a TikTok account. If you do not have a TikTok account, you can sign up at www.tiktok.com prior to entering the Contest. To submit a valid entry (“Entry”) during the contest period, access on the Sponsor’s TikTok Page https://www.tiktok.com/mccaincanada/ the Contest post that invites entry into the Contest (“Contest Post”) and follow directions to reply to the Contest Post. The directions will prompt you to comment on and “like” the TikTok post and follow the McCain Canada TikTok account, for a chance to win. During the Contest Period, there will be one (1) such Contest Post made by Sponsor at approximately 13:00 AST on the following date: November 7, 2024 on TikTok.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject, disqualify, and remove any entries, photos or related materials that the Sponsor deems to be obscene, defamatory, profane, offensive, lewd, pornographic, false, misleading, deceptive, or otherwise inconsistent with its editorial standards, audience expectations, or reputational interests or that Sponsor believes may violate any applicable law or regulation or the rights of any third party. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to verify any element of any entry or related materials, request additional information and to disqualify any entrant whose participation may subject the Contest, Sponsor, or Sponsor's advertisers, clients, or customers to controversy, negative publicity, scorn, or ridicule.
By entering a comment on the Contest Post, the entrant hereby grants permission for Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to utilize some or all of the written submissions in marketing and promotional purposes, for example, the entry may be posted on www.tiktok.com/mccaincanada or another Sponsor website. Entrant agrees that Releasees (as defined below) are not responsible for any unauthorized use of entries by third parties. Releasees do not guarantee the posting of any entry.
By submitting an entry, each entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor may obtain many entries in connection with this Contest and/or other promotions staged and/or promoted by Sponsor, and that such entries may be similar or identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to other entries made in connection with this Contest and/or other promotions promoted by Sponsor or submitted for other reasons, or to other materials developed by Sponsor. Each entrant waives any and all claims that any entry and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used may be similar, or that any compensation is due to any entrant in connection with such entry or other works used by Sponsor.
THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH, TIKTOK. YOU ARE PROVIDING YOUR INFORMATION TO SPONSOR AND NOT TO TIKTOK. THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED TO ADMINISTER THE CONTEST. EACH PARTICIPANT FULLY RELEASES TIKTOK FROM ALL LIABILITY IN THIS CONTEST. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE CONTEST MUST BE DIRECTED TO SPONSOR AND NOT TO TIKTOK.
4. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES.
Limit one (1) entry per person/TikTok Account for the Contest Post.
Multiple entries using multiple TikTok accounts will not be accepted. Use of TikTok and any of its respective features are subject to any TikTok terms and conditions. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. All entries become the property of Sponsor upon receipt and none will be returned.
5. PRIZING.
a). To be eligible for the one (1) prize the entrant must follow the directions outlined in the Contest Post on www.tiktok.com/mccaincanada during the contest period.
b). There is a total of one (1) prize to be won by random draw. The odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of entries received.
c). The approximate retail value of the prize is $500 The prize will consist of the following items:
One (1) hotel gift card
Four (4) passes to the Toronto Santa Claus Parade’s VIP viewing area
d). For the purposes of these Contest Rules, the prize winner shall be referred to as a “Winner” or "Winners" and the prize shall be referred to as the "Prize" or "Prizes", unless otherwise specified herein.
e). The Prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the Prize cannot be awarded for any reason.
f). Subject to applicable law, the unclaimed Prize will not be awarded. The Prize pictured are for illustrative purposes only. Actual Prize may vary from the Prize pictured. In the event of any conflict between any promotion details and the details of the Contest set forth in these Contest Rules, the Contest Rules shall prevail. In no event shall more than the number of each Prize described in the Contest Rules be awarded.
6. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION.
One (1) Prize Winner shall be selected as follows:
a). The Prize Winner will be randomly drawn on November 15 at 010:00 AST. The draw will take place at McCain Foods (Canada), 8800 Main Street, Florenceville-Bristol, N.B. Prize Winner will be selected by a random draw out of all eligible entries received. A Winner is the registered TikTok account holder associated with the entry. The odds of winning a Prize are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received throughout the Contest Period. Proof of identification must be provided upon request.
b). The potential Winner will be notified by Sponsor by the TikTok messaging system and will be required to respond to that message by submitting full name, complete mailing address, phone number and date of birth as well as answering a mathematical skill-testing question correctly, without assistance or mechanical aid, within 24 hours of such notification. If potential Winner fails to respond within that time frame, the Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Winner. Subject to these Contest Rules, after the initial response described above and verification of the Winner’s eligibility, the Prize will be shipped to the address provided by Winner. Sponsor is not responsible for any changes to any entrant’s TikTok account or mailing address. If any Prize or Prize notification is unclaimed or returned as undeliverable, and Sponsor is unable to contact the Winner, or the Winner is not in compliance with these Contest Rules, the Prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate Winner will be selected.
7. DECLARATION AND RELEASE.
By entering or attempting to enter this Contest, any potential Winner releases and holds harmless the Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, or other legal entity controlled by or affiliated to them, TikTok, their advertising and promotional agencies, the providers of Prizes, goods or services for the Contest, as well as their respective directors, officers, associates, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any and all liability relating to the Contest (participation, conduct, advertising, rules, etc.) or the Prize (claim, use, etc.).
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Without limiting the generality of the above release, Releasees disclaim any and all liability for any of the following: (i) any misprint (or other error) found in the offer or documents regarding the administration of the Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in the promotion, official Contest Rules, announcement of the winner(s), awarding of the prize(s), or any malfunctioning of or problems or technical difficulties with any networks, phone lines, SMS systems, computer component, software or communications line, loss or lack of network communications, or any transmission that is faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible or erased by any computer, server or service provider or software, virus, bug, PC failure, software and hardware configuration, or failed transmission of any email or other communication to Sponsor or to an entrant for whatever reason, including any network congestion or web site crash that may limit a person’s ability to participate in the Contest; (ii) late, lost, illegible, falsified, misdirected undelivered, improperly delivered, incomplete or inaccurate entries; (iii) failure to receive entries due to transmission problems or any other technical failure, including, but not limited to, the malfunctioning of any network, server, service provider, hardware or software, whether attributed to the sender or the recipient that may limit or prevent a person’s participation in the Contest; (iv) any damages that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, notably to entrant’s or other person’s system or device, by any Web page, software or other download or by the transmission of any information concerning the Contest. Entrant assumes liability for injuries caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive any Prize. Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason, including those reasons beyond the control of the Sponsor. Sponsor makes no warranty of any kind or nature with respect to any or all Prizes unless specifically required by law, including but not limited to the fitness for purpose or merchantability.
Contest participants confirm that they indemnify and hold harmless TikTok from and against all liability and damages whatsoever arising from their participation in the Contest and acknowledge that the Contest is in no way sponsored, approved or administered by or associated with TikTok.
9. CONDUCT.
By entering this Contest, entrant agrees to be bound by these Contest Rules, which are available on the Contest Website at https://mccain.ca/en/contest-rules. Entrant further agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects subject to any ruling by the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux on any issue under its jurisdiction. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be: (a) violating the Contest Rules; (b) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, the Contest Website; or (c) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST BY ATTEMPTING TO FRAUDULANTLY PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST OR INFLUENCE ITS OUTCOME MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. ENTRANTS ENGAGING IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING ACTIVITIES WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND SHALL FORFEIT ANY PRIZE.
By entering the Contest, each entrant releases and holds the Releasee harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant, Releasee 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 any Prize, participation in this Contest, any breach of these Rules, or in any Prize-related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify without limitation the Releasee from any and all claims by third parties relating to this Contest.
10. PRIVACY / USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.
By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (a) grants to Sponsor the right to use his/her personal information for the purpose of administering the Contest; (b) grants to Sponsor the right to use his/her name, photograph, likeness, voice, statements about the Contest and/or Sponsor, Prize information and/or biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes including but not limited to the Internet, without further notice or compensation unless prohibited by law; and (c) grants to Sponsor the right to use his/her name and/or his/her city and province of residence in connection with the Contest website, other related websites and/or in any other media now known or hereafter devised without notice or compensation. Personal information will not be provided to any third party other than as provided for in these Contest Rules. Sponsor and any third party agents of the Sponsor will use personal information only for purposes related to this Contest, except if they opt-in to join the newsletter, and will be required to protect all personal information in a manner that is consistent with Sponsor's privacy policy which is available at https://www.mccain.com/privacy/
11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
All intellectual property, save for intellectual property belong to TikTok, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, logos, slogans and representations are owned by Sponsor and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of Sponsor is strictly prohibited.
12. LAW.
By entering the Contest, entrants agree to be bound by the Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and without appeal in all matters, including, but not limited to, decisions regarding entry eligibility or disqualification and awarding of prizes. The Contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. Only selected entrants will be contacted. If a section of the Contest Rules is declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, that section shall be considered invalid; all unaffected sections will remain valid. The Contest Rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable laws. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest related materials, including but not limited to the Contest entry form, or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
For any questions, please refer to the “contact us” directions at: https://mccain.ca/en/contact-us . Please refer to “McCain Santa Claus Parade Contest” in the subject line.