2012 Mountain Equipment Co-op Gift Card Contest

HOW TO ENTER:

No purchase necessary.
Contest Start Date: Monday, November 2, 2009
Contest Closing Date: Friday, December 4, 2009    
Contest Draw Date: Monday, December 7, 2009

In order to be eligible to win the Prize in this Contest, complete the Contest entry form at empiretheatres.com/contests, including the correct answer to the skill-testing question, and submit your entry. Any personal information submitted on an entry form, or elsewhere, will only be used for the purposes of administering this Contest and for no other purpose. All entries must be received on or after Monday, November 2, 2009 and on or before Friday, December 4, 2009. You must reside in one of the following provinces to be eligible for contest: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island. Limit one (1) entry per person.

ODDS
The odds of winning the Prize in this Contest are dependent upon the total number of qualified entries received on or after Monday, November 2, 2009 and on or before Friday, December 4, 2009.

PRIZES
The grand prize consists of one (1) $2,500.00 Gift Card from Mountain Equipment Co-Op. No Substitutions. Some restrictions apply. See Mountain Equipment Co-Op Gift Card for details.

There is one (1) secondary prize to be won, consisting of one (1) $1,000.00 Gift Card to Mountain Equipment Co-op. No Substitutions. Some restrictions apply. See Mountain Equipment Co-Op Gift Card for details.

• Redeemable online, at any MEC store, or when placing an order by mail or phone. To redeem a gift card by mail, send the card in with an order form. 
• No expiry date.
• MEC is a co-op, and members are part-owners of the company. Membership is required to purchase products at MEC. Recipients of gift cards who are non-members can use a portion of their gift card to purchase a $5 lifetime share in the Co-op.

The total approximate retail value of these prizes is $3,500.00 The Prize will be awarded in Canada, excluding Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon Territory, Nunavut.

PRIZE DRAW
On Monday, December 7, 2009 at approximately 2:00 p.m. (AST), one entry form will be drawn from all entry forms received. Once an entrant has been selected for a chance to win, he/she (the “Selected Entrant”) will be contacted by email. If the Selected Entrant cannot be contacted or does not respond within 5 business days, another entrant will be selected as the Selected Entrant. This process will not be repeated more than two times (i.e. two alternate Selected Entrants if necessary) except in Empire Theatres Limited’s sole discretion. In order to be declared a winner, the Selected Entrant must have correctly answered the skilled-testing question, and must otherwise comply with these Rules.  If the Selected Entrant is determined by Empire Theatres Limited, in its sole discretion, not to have complied with these Rules in any way, he/she will not be declared a winner and another entrant will be selected as the Selected Entrant.  This process will not be repeated more than two times (i.e. two alternate Selected Entrants if necessary) except in Empire Theatres Limited’s sole discretion.   

GENERAL

1.    This Contest is conducted by Empire Theatres Limited and is open only to legal residents of Canada, excluding the Province of Quebec, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, and excludes (as both contest winners and (if applicable) as guests) the employees of Empire Theatres Limited and its licensor and prize providers, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, and the officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns of each (collectively, with Empire Theatres Limited the “Contest Entities”), and the persons with whom they are domiciled.

2.    In order to be eligible to win a Prize, you must have correctly answered, without assistance or mechanical aid, the skill-testing question found on the entry form and otherwise comply with these Rules.

3.    None of the Contest Entities, or their respective licensors, affiliates, associates, agents or representatives, or their respective directors, officers, agents, employees, affiliates and assigns (together with the Contest Entities, the “Relevant Persons”) shall be responsible in any way or bear any liability whatsoever in any way for any participation in this Contest or the awarding, acceptance, use, misuse, inability to use, defect in, possession, loss, damage, travel related to or misdirection of any Prize, for any entries that are delayed, stolen, misdirected, lost, destroyed or damaged, for any failure or slowdown of programs or software supporting, connected to or related to this Contest, for any problems or technical malfunctions of any kind, including without limitation computer systems, servers, equipment or software, however caused, for any inability of any winner to accept a Prize for any reason or for any claim or loss attributable to a Prize awarded in this Contest.  

4.    In the event of dispute over the identity of a potential winner, an online entry will be declared as entered by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry, and a potential winner may be required to provide identification sufficient to show that he/she is the authorized account holder of such email address. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to notify Empire Theatres Limited in writing if the entrant changes his or her e-mail address during the period of the Contest. Automated and/or repetitive submission of entries (including but not limited to entries made using any script, macro, bot or contest service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related email or IP addresses may be blocked.  

5.    All entries become the property of Empire Theatres Limited and will not be acknowledged or returned.  

6.    The Selected Entrant will be required to sign and return, by the date specified in the correspondence from Empire Theatres Limited, a fully completed Declaration, confirming understanding and acceptance of and compliance with these Rules and acceptance of the Prize as awarded, and a release of liability and publicity satisfactory to Empire Theatres Limited acknowledging the non-responsibility of the Relevant Persons with regard to any injury, accident, loss and/or misfortune related to any aspects of the Prize and/or Contest. The Selected Entrant shall also grant to Empire Theatres Limited (and to its nominee(s)) the unconditional right to use each such Selected Entrant’s name, voice, likeness, photograph, prize information and/or statements about the promotion for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

7.    If any individual under the age of majority in his or her province of residence is the Selected Entrant, the parent, legal guardian or other legally authorized representative of such person will be awarded the Prize provided he/she correctly answers the skill testing question and signs a Declaration, release and other documentation satisfactory to Empire Theatres Limited.  If a guest of the Selected Entrant is under the age of majority in his/her province of residence, his/her parent/guardian will be required to complete, sign and return to Empire Theatres Limited a release and other documentation satisfactory to Empire Theatres Limited, by the date specified in the correspondence from Empire Theatres Limited.

8.    Failure to return the necessary documentation to Empire Theatres Limited by the date specified in the correspondence from Empire Theatres Limited may (in Empire Theatres Limited’s sole discretion) cause the Selected Entrant to forfeit the Prize in its entirety. In such case, it shall be in Empire Theatres’ Limited sole discretion whether to select another entrant as the Selected Entrant, or not to award the Prize at all.

9.    None of the Contest Entities are responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, these Rules, the selection and announcement of winners, or the distribution of the Prize.

10.    By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to: (i) abide by these Rules and the decisions of Empire Theatres Limited and (if applicable) its nominees, which decisions shall be final, (ii) release and hold harmless each of the Relevant Persons from any and all claims for damage, injury, death, loss, cost, expense, or other liability that may arise from any entrant's participation in the Contest or the awarding, acceptance, damage to, possession, travel related to, defect in, use, inability to use or misuse of any prize, and (iii) waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages, attorney fees or  damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter.

11.    Any claim or legal action arising or occurring with respect to the Contest, or the awarding, acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize, shall be governed exclusively by Nova Scotia law, and shall be resolved exclusively in either the federal or provincial courts located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

12.    Empire Theatres Limited retains the right, in its sole discretion, to modify these Rules or to suspend, modify or cancel the Contest at any time, and to make substitutions of equivalent kind or value in the event of the unavailability of any component of the Prize for any reason whatsoever. The Prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded. No cash redemption or substitution.

13.    This Contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.  Decisions of Empire Theatres Limited are final with respect to all aspects of this Contest.  

14.    Void where prohibited.

15.    For questions pertaining to the Contest, these Rules or the Prize, please contact us at empire@empiretheatres.com