HUB International Research Survey Contest Official Contest Rules

No purchase necessary to enter or win.
 
A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
 
HUB International is conducting a survey during the period September 14, 2021 – October 1, 2021. The Survey is designed to assist HUB International in collecting information about its clients’ interests in a potential auto product offering. Survey respondents who return a completed Survey will be eligible to participate in the contest described herein (“Contest”).
 
1. Contest Period: HUB International Research survey Contest begins on September 14, 2021 at 12:00:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) and ends on October 1, 2021 at 11:59:59 p.m. PT (“Contest Period”).
 
2. Eligibility: Eligible participants will receive a copy of the Survey by email. Only those individuals who receive the Survey by email are eligible to participate in the Contest.
 
To be eligible to enter the Contest and win, eligible participants must be: the authorized holder of the email account to which HUB International sent the original email containing the Survey; a legal resident of Alberta who is at least 19 years of age at the time of entry. All officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of HUB International, and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses) and those living in the same household of each (whether legally related or not), are ineligible to enter or win the Contest. All applicable federal, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited by law. Entry in the Contest constitutes your full and unconditional acceptance of these official rules (“Official Rules”).
 
3. How to Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Internet access required. Online entry through the emailed weblink; no other means of submission will be accepted.
 
To enter the Contest, eligible participants must complete and submit the Survey during the Contest Period using the weblink provided. The Submission of the completed Survey and valid contact information will automatically cause the individual to be entered in the Contest. Completed Surveys received after the close of the Contest Period will be void for purposes of participating in the Contest and will not cause the respondent thereof to be entered in the Contest. The completion of a Survey will qualify an eligible participant to participate in the Contest only once. Survey responses and Contest entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address to which the applicable Survey was originally sent. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
 
Completed Surveys, and the eligible Contest entries resulting therefrom, must be received within the Contest Period to be eligible for the Contest. Entry must be submitted by the entrant him or herself. LIMIT: one (1) Entry per person during the Contest Period. Multiple Entries received from anyone (1) entrant beyond this limit will void all such additional Entries. Any Entrant found to be using multiple identities to enter will be disqualified. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means will be disqualified. HUB International is not responsible for and accepts no liability for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, or incomplete entries.
 
4. Prizes: Subject to the conditions herein, three (3) Contest Winners will receive an Amazon Gift Card, each worth $150 in Canadian Funds.
 
Prizes must be accepted as awarded and will not be replaced if lost or stolen. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or transferable. No substitution will be allowed except, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a prize of equal or greater monetary value may be substituted. Each Prize will be awarded, provided it is validly claimed by November 5, 2021, after which no alternate winners will be selected, nor unclaimed prizes awarded. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to any prize. Any other costs or expenses related to accepting and/or using the prize not listed in these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the winner.
 
5. Winner Selection: A random draw will be held within thirty (30) days following the close of the Contest Period for purposes of determining potential winners who may be eligible to receive a Prize. The odds of being selected as a potential winner in the random draw will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
 
6. Winner Notification: Before being declared a winner, the Potential Winner shall be required to: (1) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephone call; (2) confirm compliance with the Official Rules; and (3) sign and return the Release (described below). Upon verified completion of these activities, each Potential Winner will be declared a Winner (“Winner”). The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide an alternate skill-testing question or vary the requirements to perform any skill-testing component of the Contest to accommodate and include the participation of entrants with physical or cognitive disabilities.
 
The Potential Winner will be notified by email within three (3) business days after the Contest Draw Date. Please check your email. By entering the Contest, you consent to Sponsor contacting you in this manner should you be selected to win a prize. The notification will contain instructions about responding, and the Potential Winner must respond by email within five (5) business days. At the sole discretion of the Sponsor, disqualification, forfeiture of the prize, and the selection of an alternate winner (who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner) may result from a Potential Winner’s failure to: (1) respond to notification within the timeframe noted above; (2) provide Sponsor with satisfactory proof of eligibility; (3) correctly answer the time-limited mathematical skill-testing question within the timeframe provided; (4) return the fully executed Release within the timeframe required; (5) validly claim the prize by November 5, 2021; or (5) comply with the Official Rules. The Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Potential Winner to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Potential Winner’s response.
 
7. Release: By entering, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify, release and hold harmless Contest Entities from and against any and all losses, demands, damages (including without limitation direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages), rights, claims, injuries, actions and liabilities (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s)) of any kind arising out of or related to (i) entrant’s participation in the Contest, including access to and use of the Website, (ii) any claims based on personality or privacy rights, defamation or prize delivery, (iii) entrant’s acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize; or (iv) entrant’s participation in any prize-related activities (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s)). Each Potential Winner will be required to execute a declaration and release (“Release”) that confirms: (a) eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Contest Rules; (b) acceptance of the prize as offered; and (c) release of the Contest Entities from any and all liability in connection with the Contest or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. The executed Release must be returned within five (5) business days of the date indicated on the Release or the Potential Winner will be disqualified and the prize forfeited.
 
8. Limitation of Liability: Without limiting the foregoing, the Contest Entities 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 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 email 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. In any cause of action, the Contest Entities’ liability will be limited to two hundred fifty dollars (CDN 250.00), and in no event shall the Contest Entities be liable for attorneys’ fees and/or experts’ fees and costs. By participating in the Contest, each entrant waives the right to claim any additional damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, incidental or indirect damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, therefore such exclusions may not apply to you. Contest Entities make no warranties, and hereby disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with this Contest.
 
9. Personal Information: 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. By entering this Contest, you consent to such collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. You may also be offered the opportunity to receive additional communications from Sponsor about its products, and upcoming contests and promotions.
 
The personal information collected through this Contest is subject to HUB International’s Privacy Policy, located at https://www.hubinternational.com/en-CA/about-us/privacy-policy/. By entering this Contest, you agree to the use of your personal information as described in the above Privacy Policy.
 
10. General Rules and Right to Terminate/Modify: By entering or participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, the terms and conditions of the Website, and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Winning a 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. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official 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 also reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify the Entry of any individual found to be (i) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or any website operated by the Contest Entities; (ii) violating these Official Rules or the terms of service, conditions of use, and/or general rules of any Sponsor property or service; or (iii) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR ANY RELATED WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSORS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Any disputes that may arise hereunder shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the Province of Alberta without regard to the conflicts of laws principles of any jurisdiction. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned for reasons outside the control of the Sponsor which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest (or portion thereof), Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or these Official Rules (or portion thereof), at any time and without notice or obligation. In the event of such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension, Sponsor will select a Winner from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to such action, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
 
11. Sponsor: The Sponsor of this contest is HUB International Canada West ULC.