#SANTAWHILEYOUSAIL PASSAGES CONTEST DECEMBER 2024
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSSARY. PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES FULL AGREEMENT WITH AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE CONTEST RULES.
The #SantaWhileYouSail contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “BC Ferries” or the “Sponsor”).
Contest Period
The Contest opens at 07:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (”PDT”) on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 and ends 24 hours after the last story has been shared on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 (the “Contest Period”).
Eligibility
To enter and to be eligible to win, entrants must have an active Instagram account that is open to the public. Entrants must be legal residents of British Columbia and be nineteen (19) years of age or older. Employees (and their parents, siblings and children, and persons domiciled with employees) of BC Ferries and its agents, parent, affiliated or related companies, subsidiaries, divisions, prize suppliers, and promotional and advertising agencies and administrators, are ineligible to enter. Winners of any BC Ferries contest within the three (3) months preceding the start of this Contest (including persons designated by such winners to take ownership of prizes) and persons domiciled with any such winner are not eligible to enter.
How to Enter
No purchase necessary. During the Contest Period, BC Ferries will publish one #SantaWhileYouSail Instagram stories contest post per day on the @BCFerries official Instagram account. To enter, participants must engage with our Instagram Stories during the contest period by engaging via the Call to Action sticker on the post i.e., answering questions, or using the emoji slider sticker during the Contest Period. When you engage with any of the #SantaWhileYouSail BC Ferries Instagram stories posts, BC Ferries is collecting your Instagram account name through Instagram analytics to select winner, as described in these Contest Rules. One (1) #SantaWhileYouSail Contest post engagement will equate to one (1) entry to the Contest.
By entering the Contest, you agree to be bound by these official Contest rules (“Contest Rules”) and the decisions of BC Ferries, which are final with respect to all Contest-related matters. No purchase necessary.
There is a limit of 7 entries per Instagram account. Only engagements on the #SantaWhileYouSail posts during the Contest Period will be eligible for entry in the Contest. The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram or X. Facebook, Instagram and X are completely released of all liability from each entrant in this Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to Sponsor and not the respective social media platform.
THE SPONSOR AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL BEAR NO LEGAL LIABILITY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED AND THE SPONSOR SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY AN ENTRANT IN THE EVENT IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTRANT HAS DEPARTED FROM OR NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THE RULES.
Prize
There is one (1) Grand Prize (the “Prize”) available to be won, consisting of one (1) BC Ferries Gift Certificate valued at $250 CAD. Prize must be accepted as awarded, may not be sold or transferred and is not convertible to cash. BC Ferries reserves the right to substitute the Prize in whole or in part in the event that all or any component of the Prize is unavailable.
Winner Selection
On or after December 18, 2024, BC Ferries will enter all applicable entries on the #SantaWhileYouSail Contest posts into a randomized draw.
Notification of Selected Entrant
Selected entrant will be contacted on or around December 19, 2024 via a direct message to their Instagram account. In the event the selected entrant cannot be contacted within 48 hours after the attempted contact, he or she will be disqualified and an alternate Finalist will be selected. Proof of identification must be provided upon request. Before being declared the winner, selected entrant will be contacted by BC Ferries (see Notification of Selected Entrant below) and required to confirm their eligibility and their agreement to comply in full with these Contest Rules and required to sign and return, within the time stipulated by the Sponsor, a full release and indemnity form (“Release”) stating that he/she: (a) has read and understood these Contest Rules, (b) grants all consents required, (c) agrees to be available and to participate in publicity and/or promotions related to the Contest and/or BC Ferries and authorizes the Sponsor to disclose, broadcast, publish or disseminate their personal information including name, city of residence, photograph, likeness, sobriquet and voice inside or outside Canada for the period of one (1) year, in connection with any promotion or publicity, and/or for general news, entertainment and information purposes, at no additional compensation to the selected entrant and/or traveling companion beyond the awarding of or participation in the Prize, (d) accepts the Prize as offered; (e) releases the Sponsor from any and all liability of any kind arising out of the selected entrant’s participation in this Contest and receipt and use of the Prize; and (f) shall indemnify BC Ferries for any loss, injury, accident, misfortune or damage which results from any of their negligent and/or wilful misconduct in connection with the Contest or the use and/or receipt of the Prize. In the event that the selected entrant does not comply with all the provisions of these Contest Rules, the Sponsor shall have the right to disqualify selected entrant and select an alternate entrant and the Sponsor shall be fully and completely released and discharged from any liability or responsibility in this regard. The provisions and procedures referred to above relating to selection and notification of a selected entrant and/or traveling companion, shall be applied, with the necessary amendments, until a qualified winner and traveling companion have been duly confirmed for the Prize.
General Contest Rules
By entering this Contest, entrants automatically agree to accept and abide by these Contest Rules. All decisions of BC Ferries with respect to any aspect of this Contest, including without limitation the eligibility of entries, are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this Contest.
BC Ferries assumes no responsibility for garbled, lost, late, delayed, destroyed or misdirected mail, voice messages, e-mail or any computer errors or malfunctions. No correspondence will be entered into except with entrants selected. BC Ferries does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, seeding or printing errors, lost, delayed or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer line or network, computer equipment, software or any combination thereof. Entry materials or data that have been tampered with or altered are void. If for any reason, in the opinion of BC Ferries, in its sole discretion, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond their control, BC Ferries reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the Contest including cancelling any method of entry, and select a winner from previously received eligible entries. BC Ferries reserves the right to modify the Contest Rules without materially affecting the terms and conditions hereof. BC Ferries reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of the Contest Rules or otherwise in a disruptive manner. Any attempts to deliberately damage any Contest website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made BC Ferries reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent of the law. BC Ferries shall not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest including any damage to an entrant’s computer equipment, system, software or any combination thereof, as a result of their participation in this Contest or from downloading any material from the Contest website, where applicable.
Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Personal information collected from contest entrants and the winner will be used by BC Ferries for the purpose of administering or promoting this Contest, or as otherwise described in these Contest Rules. Personal information is collected by BC Ferries under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. By entering the Contest, entrants consent to the use and disclosure of their personal information as described in these Contest Rules (or, where applicable, in the Release) or as set out in BC Ferries’ Website Privacy Statement (see www.bcferries.com). Except as set out in these Contest Rules or as consented to by the winner, BC Ferries will not sell, share or otherwise disclose personal information of entrants to third parties except as permitted or required by law. Any inquiry concerning the personal information collected, used, disclosed or held by BC Ferries should be directed to the Social Media Specialist at (604) 204-2292 or addressed to British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. at 12800 Rice Mill Road, Richmond, BC V6W 1A1.
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest related materials, including but not limited to point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade-marks, trade-names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by BC Ferries 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 its owner is strictly prohibited.