OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. CONTEST PERIOD
The MINI Canada Auto Show Contest (the "Contest") begins on February 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET and ends on February 11, 2025, at 11:59 PM ET (the "Contest Period"). All times referenced in these Official Contest Rules are in Eastern Standard Time. The Contest is run by BMW Canada Inc. (the "Sponsor"). For the purposes of the Contest, the "Contest Group" is composed of the Sponsor together with its respective affiliates and related companies, including without limitation its parent, sister and subsidiary companies, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of material and services related to the Contest, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Contest and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and other representatives.
2. ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to who have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence as of the date of entry. Excluded from eligibility are officers, directors, employees, agents and other representatives of the Contest Group, each of their respective parent, affiliated and related companies, agencies, and suppliers of the materials and services related to this Contest, and members of any immediate families (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouses, regardless of where they live) or households (whether or not related) of such officers, directors, employees, agents and sales representatives.
3. HOW TO REGISTER AND ENTER
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Internet access required. Online entry through the Contest Website only (as defined below); no other means of submission will be accepted.
You can enter the Contest by visiting the contest microsite autoshow.minievents.ca ("Contest Website").
Receive one (1) entry ("Entry") into the Contest by completing an entry form at the Contest website during the Contest Period. You may receive an additional five (5) bonus entries if you opt-in to receive communications from the Sponsor at the time of contest entry.
There is a limit of six (6) Entries per person during the Contest Period.
Any Entries that are made or suspected to have been made in non-compliance with these Official Contest Rules, may be disqualified at Sponsor's sole discretion. The clock used by the Sponsor in connection with the receipt of the Entries will be the official clock to determine the date and time the Entry was received. Each participant can only use one (1) email account to enter the Contest.
Although online access is required in order to participate, no purchase is required in order to enter the Contest. Many public libraries, retail businesses and others offer free access to computers and the internet.
By entering this Contest, you agree to be bound by these Official Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor.
4. PRIZE
There are twenty (20) prizes available to be won, each prize will consist of two (2) Adult General Admission Tickets to the 2025 Canadian International Autoshow located at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario from February 14-23, 2025.
Approximate retail value of each prize is $56 CAD.
Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise; however, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value, in cash or otherwise, at its sole discretion, if a prize cannot be awarded for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to any prize. Prize to be picked up at designated Will Call area at the Autoshow by the winner with a valid photo ID.
Certain other conditions may apply to all participants in the Prize, including the winner and guest. The Sponsor will not be responsible if the winner and/or guest are deemed ineligible to participate by the Prize organizers, or if for any reason beyond the organizers' reasonable control, such as weather conditions, the Prize cannot be fulfilled. In such event, the winner will not be provided with a substitute Prize or cash equivalent.
If the winner(s) and/or guest(s) are not available to accept the Prize by the specified prize participation date, the Sponsor reserves the right to redraw for a winner. The Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise; however, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value, in cash or otherwise, at its sole discretion, if the Prize or a component of the Prize cannot be awarded for any reason.
5. DRAW
To be eligible for a Prize, an Entry must be received during the Contest Period. An Entry will be selected in a random draw from all Entries obtained from the Contest Website.
The draw will be held on February 12, 2025, at approximately 9:30 AM ET, in Toronto, Ontario. See Prize Claim Conditions below. Odds of being selected as eligible to win a Prize will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.
6. PRIZE CLAIM CONDITIONS
Selected entrant will be notified via the email provided by the entrant to enter the contest within approximately one (1) business day of the draw. Before being declared a winner, selected entrant must first correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered at a mutually convenient time by email. By accepting a prize, winner releases the Sponsor, the independent contest judging organization, their respective parent, related and affiliated companies, advertising and promotional agencies, participating retailers, and all of their respective directors, officers, owners, partners, shareholders, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any liability in connection with this Contest or the use or misuse or possession of any prize. Return of any prize or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant or failure of selected entrant to respond to notification within one (1) business day of first attempt by Sponsor or Sponsor's agent, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), or other required documentation in a timely manner, failure to correctly answer the question, or other non-compliance with these Official Contest Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the prize and, at Sponsor's sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited prize, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
7. PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Sponsor and its authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information you provide when you enter the Contest, for the purposes of administering the Contest and prize fulfillment. Participants may be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from the Sponsor about its products, and upcoming contests and promotions.
By accepting a Prize, winner agrees to the Sponsor's use of their name, city/province of residence, picture, biographical information, statements, voice and likeness in any advertising and publicity the Sponsor may conduct relating to the Contest in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to the World Wide Web, at any time or times in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice. Aggregate and/or anonymized Contest winner information may be used by the Sponsor to communicate about the Contest to its retailers and distributors.
For further information about the Sponsor's privacy practices, please see Sponsor's Privacy Policy at: https://mini.ca/en/about/privacypolicy.
8. RIGHT TO VOID / TERMINATE / SUSPEND / MODIFY
The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in Sponsor's sole opinion, any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Contest Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Contest, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical failures, which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Contest, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Contest, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Contest, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Contest Rules; and/or (c) award a Prize from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria discussed above.
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Winning the Prize is contingent on fulfilling all the requirements set forth herein. All Entries become the property of Sponsor and none will be returned or acknowledged. Mass entries, automated entries, entries submitted by third parties, and any entries or prize claims that are late, incomplete, fraudulent, illegible, unidentified or delayed will be void. All Entries and prize claims are subject to verification. Proof of Entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Contest Rules. Decisions of Sponsor and/or the independent contest judging organization will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest. Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited. The Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Contest Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Contest Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Contest Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, the winner will be required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with, or is suspected of tampering with, the entry process, the operation of the Contest and/or Contest Website, violates the Official Contest Rules, or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the person who submitted any Entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at registration and used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The "authorized account holder" is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an access provider, service provider, or other person or organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the account associated with the submitted address. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT SPONSOR, ITS PARENT, RELATED AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASEES") HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM A PRIZE, INCLUDING THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF THE PRIZE. FURTHER BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT RELEASEES ITS PARENT, RELATED AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM: ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTEST WEBSITE OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS OR DEFAMATION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SUCH EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Subject to obtaining approval from the Régie des alcools, des courses, et des jeux with respect to the Province of Quebec, Sponsor may terminate or amend this Contest at any time without prior notice, if any factor interferes with its conduct as contemplated by these Official Contest Rules. Contest is subject to all applicable laws.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Releasees and any of Sponsor's other agencies, suppliers or contractors, shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by Contest Website users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks or telephone lines, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, telephone networks or lines, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e) garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any e-mail to be received by or from the Contest judging organization or Sponsor for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility; (g) damage to a user's computer equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation or downloading of materials related to this Contest; (h) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise; or (i) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
11. RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC ONLY
Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a decision. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.