1. CONTEST DURATION
The Distell – TEXT TO WIN THE ULTIMATE GOLF GET AWAY (hereinafter, the “Contest“) is being held by Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits in Alberta and Peter Mielzynski Agencies Ltd. (hereinafter, the “Sponsor“). The Contest starts at 12:00:01 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (” MST“) on June 19th, 2015 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. MST on July 3rd, 2015 (the “Contest Period“).
2. ADMISSIBILITY
The Contest is open to legal residents of Alberta, Canada who are eighteen (18) years of age and older at the time they enter the Contest. Employees, administrators, agents or representatives of Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits Stores and Peter Mielzynski Agencies Ltd (PMA), suppliers of services or prizes, and any other companies directly or indirectly involved in the Contest, including their subsidiaries or affiliates, Contest judges and any immediate family of said excluded individuals and any people with whom they are living are not eligible to enter or win the Contest. “Immediate family” means parents, siblings, children, spouses. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER THE CONTEST IF YOU ARE INELIGIBLE. Participants must have valid identification and/or documentation in order to be eligible to win the prize. To be admissible, your ENTRY must be received within the Contest Period. All eligible Entries received during the Contest period will be entered into the random draw.
3. PARTICIPATION – HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
Text the unique 4 digit code 4663 (GOLF) to (587) 317-4113
The code can be found on Contest signage located in the Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits Stores across Alberta.
To enter via SMS Text Messaging requires that you have a telephone that has a two-way text messaging capable handset and digital service feature. Text messaging may not be available in all areas. Standard text messaging service charges may apply. All fees are the sole responsibility of the entrant. Check your carrier plan for any standard text messaging fees. Following receipt of your TEXT, you will receive a return TEXT message within ten (10) minutes that confirms receipt of your contest entry. Entries limited to one (1) entry per person and/or phone number per location/per day.
All Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. MST on July 3, 2015.
4. THE PRIZE
- There is one GRAND prize (“The “Prize”) available to be won throughout the duration of the Contest: one (1) prize for the Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits Stores in Alberta.
- The Prize will consist of a $2000 (two thousand) voucher for The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel and a $1000 (one thousand) VISA gift card.
- The Sponsor and its associates make no express or implied warranties or conditions of any kind with respect to the prize. Odds of winning a Prize will depend on the number of entrants.
- Total approximate retail value of the Prize: $3,000 CAD. Prizes are non-transferable, cannot be substituted, may not be sold, combined with any other offer or redeemed for cash. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize or a portion of the Prize for a prize of equal value for whatever reason.
| CONDITIONS:
The following conditions apply to the prize:
- All costs not specifically stated as being part of the prize will be at the sole expense of the winners.
- The Distell Banff Springs Get Away is to be awarded by PMA Canada, and will be mailed out to the winner within 10-days (ten) of notification.
- Entrants (i) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules including all eligibility requirements and, (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor and contest administrator, made in their sole discretion, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. Entrants who have not complied with these Official Rules are subject to disqualification.
- Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programming, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, illegible or incomplete entries. Proof of transmission (screenshots or captures of game play etc.) and/or e-mailing does not constitute proof of delivery. All entries become the property of Sponsor and in no case shall be returned to sender.
- If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the phone number provided at time of entry. Authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address / mobile phone by a cellular service provider, Internet access provider, online service provider, cellular phone provider or other organization responsible for assigning a telephone number email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
- Sponsor and the Promotion Entities do not warrant that access to or use of the web service website service will be uninterrupted. Sponsor and the Promotion Entities are not responsible for any problems that may arise, including but not limited to; (a) lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet Service Providers, Web Services sites, or other connection, availability or accessibility problems arising in connection with or over the course of the Contest; or (b) communications failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions or hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; or (c) failure of personal computers and/or software and hardware configurations, any technical malfunctions, failures, or difficulties, printing errors, clerical, typographical or other error in the offering or announcement of any prize or in any prize notification documents; or (d) for any errors of any kind in connection with the Contest, whether human, mechanical, clerical, electronic, or technical in nature; or (e) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information in connection with the Contest; or (f) damage to a user’s system occasioned by participation in the Contest or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest.
| PRIZE DRAW AND CLAIMING:
A random drawing from all Entries will be held in Uxbridge, Ontario at approximately 11:00 AM on July 6th, 2015 to select the winner who will be eligible to win the prize. The first participant whose Entry is drawn in the random drawing and who otherwise complies with these Rules will be eligible to win the prize. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.
The Contest Administrator will make reasonable attempts to contact the selected participants by phone within five (5) business days after the drawing. To be confirmed as the winner and claim the prize, the selected participants must: (i) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by PMA Canada; (ii) complete, sign and return a Release form, including a publicity release, within ten (10) business days of the date he or she was contacted by contest agency; (iii) supply any and all information reasonably required by PMA Canada to administer the Contest and award the prize; and (iv) otherwise comply with these Rules.
If the selected participants (a) cannot be reached within five (5) business days of being contacted, (b) does not complete, sign and return the Release form within ten (10) business days of being contacted, (c) do not correctly answer the mathematical skill-testing question in the manner described, (d) is not eligible, (e) refuse the prize, (f) do not supply any required information or documents within the period specified, or (f) do not otherwise comply with these Rules, they will be disqualified and will not win the prize. In that event, an alternate entrant may be selected in accordance with these Rules or the prize may be annulled at PMA’s sole discretion. The prize will be awarded to the confirmed winner only. The prize must be accepted as granted and cannot be converted to cash. The prize cannot be exchanged for another prize except at the sole discretion of PMA Canada. The prize cannot be sold or transferred to any other person. Refusal to accept the prize absolves Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and PMA Canada of any and all obligations relative to said prize and any and all obligations towards the selected participant.
5. GENERAL CONDITIONS
All Entries received will become the property of PMA Canada and will not be returned. Proof of submitting an Entry will not be deemed proof of receipt.
The winners must abide by these Rules.
By entering the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Rules and any subsequent amendment(s) made by PMA Canada, and agree to be bound by the decisions of PMA Canada, which shall be considered final, binding and irrevocable in all aspects relating to the Contest.
The selected participants must supply, on demand, official proof of age to Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and all other Contest partners.
If the identity of a participant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the cell phone number submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the participant. For the purpose of these Rules, “authorized account holder” of cell phone number is defined as the natural person who is assigned to a cell phone by the service provider or other organization responsible for assigning cell phones for the phone associated with the submitted telephone number.
Any false declaration by a participant, or failure to comply with these Rules will result in automatic disqualification of the participant and forfeiture of any prize.
Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits store and PMA Canada shall not be held responsible for any error or omission related to the printing or advertising of this Contest.
Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and PMA Canada, its affiliates, administrators, partners, directors, employees, agents and representatives (the “Released Parties”) shall not be held liable for defective functioning of any computer hardware or software, lines of communication, or network communications related to the loss or absence of network communications or any other defective, incomplete, incomprehensible or erased transmission via any computer, network or server that could limit or render impossible the capacity for any person to participate in the Contest. The Released Parties assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, unintelligible/illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected or incomplete Entries, Releases, notifications, responses, or replies.
The Released Parties are hereby totally absolved of any responsibility for any damage or loss that could be directly or indirectly caused in part or in whole by uploading or downloading any software or information including the transmission of any information related to participating in the Contest.
In the event of any discrepancies between the English language rules and the non-English language rules, the English rules shall prevail.
By participating in this Contest, attempting to do so, or accepting the prize, all participants agree to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from any and all liability, including without limitation, for any loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense, personal injury and/or death, which may occur in connection with participant’s participation in the Contest, or possession, acceptance, participation and/or use or misuse of the prize and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy. Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and PMA Canada are not responsible if the Contest cannot take place or if any element of the prize does not take place or cannot be awarded due to reasons outside of Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and PMA Canada’s control including weather.
All participants hereby agree not to deliberately interrupt or corrupt the smooth running of the Contest, not to stop other people from participating in the Contest, and not to interfere with the legitimate running of the Contest. Furthermore, they agree not to, in any way, act contrary to the Rules with the understanding that any such act shall result in automatic disqualification of the participant and that he or she may be prosecuted under the full force of the law at Sobeys Liquor and Safeway Wine and Spirits stores and PMA Canada’s discretion.
The use or reproduction of any copyright material or trademark related to this Contest is strictly prohibited, except with the prior express written consent of the rights holder.
In the event that an authority with jurisdiction declares any portion of these Rules invalid, illegal or unenforceable, said judgement shall not in any way affect any other aspect of these Rules, which shall remain valid and in effect. This Contest is void where prohibited by law.