7ACRES 420 Instagram Giveaway (the “Contest”)
OFFICIAL RULES
(the “Rules”)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE ODDS OF WINNING. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) WHO HAVE REACHED THE LEGAL AGE TO CONSUME CANNABIS. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR THE APPLICABLE ENTRY PERIOD. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. SKILL TESTING QUESTION REQUIRED. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST ENTRANTS AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE RULES.
SPONSOR(S): Canopy Growth Corporation, 1 Hershey Drive, Smiths Falls Ontario K7A 0A8 (“Sponsor”). Instagram and other similar social media forums are not affiliated with Sponsor or the Contest. Any submission via these or other similar social media sites are subject to all rules and regulations of such sites. This contest is not endorsed by, directly or indirectly affiliated with, maintained, authorised, or sponsored in any way by any of the entities or brands associated with the contest prizes. All product and company names are the registered or common law trademarks of their original owners. The use of any trade name or trademark is for identification and reference purposes, and to comply with legal requirements for prize distribution only and does not imply any association with the trademark holder or their product brand.
CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest period begins Thursday, April 6 at 12:00 am ET and ends Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET (“Entry Period”). Participation in the Contest does not constitute participation in any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. For the purposes of these Rules, a “day” is defined as any twenty-four (24) hour period during the Entry Period beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. ET and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.
WHO’S ELIGIBLE: Contest is open to individuals who: (i) are legal residents of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec) (“Eligibility Area”); (ii) Must be of legal age to purchase cannabis in the province or territory in which you reside at the time of entry; (iii) agree and adhere to these Rules; and (iv) successfully complete the entry process as provided herein during the applicable Entry Period. Employees of Sponsor and their respective parent companies, affiliates, owners, subsidiaries, divisions, directors, officers, members, partners, trustees, franchisees, governors, agents, owners, shareholders, participating vendors, distributors, advertising production and promotion agencies, agents and their immediate family members (i.e., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and the “steps” of each,) and persons living in the same household of each are not eligible to enter the Contest. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to accept and be bound by all terms of these Rules and the decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all matters. Void outside of the Eligibility Area and where prohibited or restricted by law. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws, rules and regulations.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Entry Period eligible persons may enter the Contest by visiting the 7ACRES social media page on Instagram and following the steps as outlined below:
Instagram – 1) Follow @7acresmj 2) Like the Contest feed post on the @7acresmj Instagram page 3) Tag a friend on the @7acresmj Contest feed post that you’re celebrating with.
Entries Received from eligible persons on Instagram are hereby collectively referred to as the “Eligible Entries”.
Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries are void. All entries must include a valid e-mail address for the entrant. If the e-mail address supplied is not valid, the entry will be void. If an entrant uses different or multiple e-mail addresses to obtain additional entries, all such entries will be void. If it is discovered during prize verification you have entered, attempted to enter, or used multiple accounts to enter more than the stated limit, you will be disqualified at the discretion of the administrator, or will be void. All Eligible Entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. All information submitted online by entrants is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, Sponsor’s Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
RANDOM DRAWING: Following the conclusion of the Entry Period, Sponsor will select (two) 2 potential winners by random drawing from among all Eligible Entries received during the Entry Period. On or about Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 11:59:59pm ET, administrator will select the potential prize winners in a random drawing of all Eligible Entries received. Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with the terms of these Rules, the potential winner of the Entry Period will be declared an official winner of the Contest ("Winner"). The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Contest.
CHANCE OF WINNING: Odds of winning depend on the total number of Eligible Entries received and successfully completed during the Entry Period. Limit one (1) Prize (as defined below) per person, family or household.
PRIZE: Each prize winner (2 total winners) will receive a 7ACRES swag prize pack (approximate total retail value (“ARV”) of $100.00 total per winner).
SKILL TESTING QUESTION: Potential winners will be required, as a condition to winning the Prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered via the sponsor release/notification form.
PRIZE CONDITIONS: The Winner must (a) have the ability, using lawful means, to claim the Prize within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving notification from a Sponsor representative who will notify the Winner as described in the “Notification” section below, (b) fulfil the documentation requirements described in the "Notification" section below (c) correctly answer the skill testing question, and (d) comply with all other Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor. All Prize details shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor. All costs and expenses associated with the Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of each individual Winner. Each Winner is fully responsible for all applicable federal, state, territory, provincial and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes). The Prize is non-transferable and non-assignable, with no cash redemptions except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any Prize (or any portion thereof) with a prize of comparable or greater value at its sole and absolute discretion.
NOTIFICATION OF WINNER: The winner will be notified via direct message on Instagram, email, postal address and/or telephone number (in the sole discretion of Sponsor) provided at the time of entry (the "Prize Notification"). THE WINNER MUST REPLY AND AGREE VIA EMAIL (OR BY OTHER MEANS IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF SPONSOR) TO SUCH PRIZE NOTIFICATION WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT (48) HOURS TO CLAIM THE PRIZE. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY POTENTIAL WINNER DOES NOT RESPOND TO ANY SUCH PRIZE NOTIFICATION WITHIN THE REQUIRED RESPONSE TIME, THE POTENTIAL WINNER IS ADJUDGED TO BE INELIGIBLE, OR DECLINES THE PRIZE FOR ANY REASON, OR IF THE PRIZE NOTIFICATION IS RETURNED AS UNDELIVERABLE, A DISQUALIFICATION WILL RESULT, THE PRIZE WILL BE FORFEITED AND, AT SPONSORS’S SOLE DISCRETION AND TIME PERMITTING, AN ALTERNATE POTENTIAL WINNER MAY BE RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM AMONG ALL REMAINING ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED FOR THE APPLICABLE ENTRY PERIOD. THE WINNER MAY BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT HIS/HER VALID SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND/OR OTHER IDENTIFICATION TO SPONSOR AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO EXECUTE AND RETURN A WINNER RELEASE FORM WITHIN THE REQUIRED RESPONSE TIME FROM TIME OF ISSUANCE. Failure to submit any identification required by Sponsor or to return the required documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Rules or the return of any Prize (or any portion thereof) or Prize Notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and Prize forfeiture and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, may cause an alternate potential winner to be randomly selected from among all remaining Eligible Entries received for the Entry Period.
PRIVACY POLICY: Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant’s participation in the Contest will be collected by Sponsor, or their designees and used by and/or shared with Sponsors, and/or their affiliates, designees, agents and marketers for purposes of the proper administration and fulfilment of the Contest as described in these Rules and for other uses (including marketing and advertising) in accordance with the policy stated at https://www.canopygrowth.com/privacy-policy/ (the “Policy”). By entering this Contest, you consent to the foregoing.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Contest and submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to (i) be bound by these Rules, including all entry requirements, and (ii) waive any and all claims against Sponsor, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, owners, partners, members, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, representatives and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Contest, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, "Released Parties") for any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the participation in the Contest or from the receipt or use of any Prize (or any portion thereof) or any travel or activity related to the receipt or use of any Prize (or any portion thereof). By entering this Contest, each entrant gives his/her express permission to be contacted by Sponsor by telephone, social media, e-mail and/or postal mail for Contest purposes. Each Winner, by acceptance of any Prize, grants to Sponsor and their respective designees the right to publicise such Winner's name, address (city and state/territory/province of residence), photograph, video, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, promotional, trade and/or any other purpose in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation, consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law.
THE CONTEST AND THE PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND SPONSOR DOES NOT MAKE ANY, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED) REGARDING THE CONTEST, THE APP OR THE PRIZES. SPONSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE APP, ANY OF THE APP'S FUNCTIONS OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE APP OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE HEREIN OR OTHERWISE, SPONSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE OR OBLIGATED WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT OR UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR (A) ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, GOODWILL, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS) (B) AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF THE PRIZE FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTEST, (C) DATA LOSS OR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, AND/OR (D) ANY MATTER BEYOND SUCH PARTIES’ REASONABLE CONTROL.
DISPUTES/GOVERNING LAW: BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES THAT (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THE CONTEST, BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS’ FEES; AND (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND EACH ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN FOR ACTUAL OUT-OF- POCKET EXPENSES, AND ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. THESE RULES AND THE CONTEST ARE GOVERNED BY AND CONTROLLED BY THE LAWS IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED THEREIN WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE APPLICABLE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS. ALL ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS OR LITIGATION RELATING HERETO WILL BE INSTITUTED AND PROSECUTED SOLELY WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. THE ENTRANT HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL COURTS OF ONTARIO, CANADA WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION, DISPUTE OR OTHER MATTER PERTAINING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THE CONTEST INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRIZE AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST, AND WAIVES EVERY DEFENCE THAT SUCH JURISDICTION IS INCONVENIENT OR IMPROPER. IF ANY PROVISION, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, OF THESE RULES ARE DECLARED OR FOUND BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO BE ILLEGAL, UNENFORCEABLE OR VOID, THEN SUCH PROVISION, OR PORTION THEREOF, WILL BE NULL AND VOID BUT EACH OTHER PROVISION HEREOF NOT SO AFFECTED WILL BE ENFORCED TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. ALL FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties are not responsible for stolen, late, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, misdirected, lost, misrouted, scrambled, damaged, delayed, undelivered, mutilated, postage-due or garbled entries, transmissions, e-mail or mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, cable, satellite, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), wireless network, website, or other connections including those through and/or by any website, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cable or wireless transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; wireless service congestion; failures or malfunctions of phones, phone lines or telephone systems, wireless towers or cellular tower equipment; any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in wireless or other transmission, processing, or communication; non-delivery; misdirected, blocked, or delayed e-mail notifications; printing, typographical or other errors appearing within these Rules, in any Contest-related advertisements or other materials; or any other errors, problems or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, network, computer, telephone, wireless service, mail, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, or the announcement of the Prizes or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants' or to any other person's computer and/or wireless device related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website or attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intend to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or any representative of Sponsor or who are in violation of these Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this Contest is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor and/or their respective agents. Sponsor shall have the sole right to disqualify any entrant for violation of these Rules or any applicable laws relating to the Contest, and to resolve all disputes in its sole discretion. Released Parties (i) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize (or any portion thereof) or the website, and (ii) disclaim any implied warranty. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to fully or partially cancel or suspend the Contest (or any portion thereof) should virus, bugs, unauthorised human intervention, or other causes corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Contest (or any portion thereof) or for any other reason at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor may at its discretion elect to identify the Winner and award the Prizes by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, Eligible Entries received for the applicable Entry Period up to the time of such cancellation. Sponsor also reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to modify these Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONTEST OR UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT, AND SPONSOR AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Entries generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means will be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of any potential winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry provided he/she is eligible according to these Rules. The "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as a business or educational institution) has assigned the e-mail address for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned or licensed by the Sponsor. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or other intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited. The Sponsor’s marketing or other partners, if any, shall also have access to and rights to reproduce, copy or otherwise use any materials generated by this Contest or any submissions or materials generated by entrants.