Sisu September 2023 Giveaway
OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES
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1. CONTEST PERIOD:
The Sisu September 2023 Giveaway (the “Contest”) begins on Thursday, September 21st at 8:00AM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends on Thursday, September 28th at 5:00 PM PST (the “Contest Period”). By participating in this Contest, you are signifying your agreement that you have read and agree to be legally bound by these Official Contest Rules (the “Rules”).

2. ELIGIBILITY:
Contest is open to all legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who have reached the legal age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry, except directors, officers, employees, representatives and/or agents (and those with whom such persons are domiciled, whether related or not) of Sisu ULC. (the “Contest Sponsor”), its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, prize suppliers and/or advertising/promotion agencies (collectively, the “Contest Parties”).

3. HOW TO ENTER:
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Instagram: To enter the Contest you must log-in to your Instagram Account, visit the Contest Sponsor’s official Sisu Vitamins CA Account on Instagram, @sisuvitamins (the “Sisu Account”) and locate a contest reel (the “Contest Reel”) under the reels tab that has been posted on the Sisu Account by the Contest Sponsor. Next, you must: (i) be or become a “follower” of the Sisu Account – note: you can un-follow at any time after the Contest ends without impacting your chances of winning; (ii) like the Contest Reel; and (iii) tag a friend in the comments. When all required steps of the entry process are complete, you will automatically be eligible to earn one (1) submission into the Contest (a “Submission”). When all required steps of the entry process are complete, you will automatically be eligible to earn one (1) submission into the Contest (a “Submission”).
To be eligible, all content and materials associated with your Submission (collectively “Submission Materials”) must: (i) be submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period; (ii) include all required components and materials; (iii) be in accordance with these Rules, including, but not limited to, the specific Submission Requirements listed below; and (iv) be in accordance with the applicable terms, rules, policies and guidelines of the Social Platform (the “Social Platform Rules”) (all as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).

4. INSTAGRAM NOT INVOLVED
The Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram (the “Social Platform”). The Social Platform is hereby completely released of all liability by each entrant in this Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Contest Sponsor and not to the Social Platform. You may only use one (1) Instagram account (each, an “Account” and collectively the “Accounts”) to participate in this Contest. You may only use your personal Account to participate in this Contest.

5. ENTRY LIMIT AND CONDITIONS:
There is an unlimited amount of Submissions per person and Account. If it is discovered by the Contest Sponsor (using any evidence or other information made available to or otherwise discovered by the Contest Sponsor) that any person has attempted to: (i) use any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in or to disrupt the Contest; and/or (ii) disrupt or participate in the Contest in any other fraudulent or misleading way, then he/she may be disqualified from the Contest in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor. The Contest Parties, Instagram Inc., and each of their respective agents, employees, directors, officers, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for, and accept no liability whatsoever in relation to, any late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or incompatible Submissions and/or Submission Materials (all of which are void). A Submission may be rejected if, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor: (i) the Submission (including, but not limited to, any associated Submission Materials) is not submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period; and/or (ii) the Submission Materials accompanying the Submission are not in compliance with these Rules and/or the Social Platform Rules (all as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).

6. VERIFICATION:
All Entries, Submissions and entrants are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Contest Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Submissions or other information entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason the Contest Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules. Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Contest Sponsor within the timeline specified by the Contest Sponsor may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).

7. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
BY SUBMITTING A SUBMISSION, YOU AGREE THAT THE SUBMISSION (AND EACH INDIVIDUAL COMPONENT THEREOF) COMPLIES WITH ALL CONDITIONS STATED IN THESE RULES. THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL BEAR NO LEGAL LIABILITY REGARDING THE USE OF YOUR SUBMISSION. THE RELEASED PARTIES SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY YOU IN THE EVENT IT IS SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT YOU HAVE DEPARTED FROM OR NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH ANY OF THESE RULES. By participating in the Contest, each entrant warrants and represents that his/her Submission:
1. is original to him/her and that the entrant has all necessary rights in and to the Submission to enter the Contest; 2. does not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; 3. does not contain any reference to or likeness of any identifiable third parties, unless consent has been obtained from all such individuals and their parent/legal guardian if they are under the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence (note: if you cannot obtain the consent of an individual appearing in your Submission, then he/she must be completely deleted from your Submission); 4. will not give rise to any claims of infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or infringe on any rights and/or interests of any third party, or give rise to any claims for payment whatsoever; and 5. is not defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic or obscene, and further that it will not contain, depict, include, discuss or involve, without limitation, any of the following: nudity; alcohol/drug consumption or smoking; explicit or graphic sexual activity, or sexual innuendo; crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious or other groups (including, without limitation, any competitors of the Contest Sponsor); content that endorses, condones and/or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky behaviour or conduct; personal information of individuals, including, without limitation, names, telephone numbers and addresses (physical or electronic); commercial messages, comparisons or solicitations for products or services other than products of the Contest Sponsor; any identifiable third party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos, other than those of the Contest Sponsor (e.g. any clothing worn and/or products appearing in your Submission must not contain any visible logos, trade-marks or other third party materials unless the appropriate consents have been obtained — note: all identifiable third party products, trade-marks, brands and/or logos for which consent has not been obtained by the entrant must be blurred out so as to be unrecognizable); conduct or other activities in violation of these Rules; and/or any other content that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable or offensive, all as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.
The Contest Sponsor and/or its designated content moderator (the “Reviewer”) may screen your Submission. The Reviewer reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to edit or modify any Submission, or to request an entrant to modify, edit and/or re-submit his or her Submission, in order to help ensure that the Submission complies with these Rules, or for any other reason.

8. LICENCE:
By entering the Contest and submitting a Submission, each entrant: (i) without limiting the Social Platform Rules, grants to the Contest Sponsor, in perpetuity, a worldwide non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use his/her Submission, in whole or in part, for administrating, advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason, in any type of media; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her Submission in favour of the Contest Parties; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other cause of action that relates in any way to his/her Submission, including, without limitation, any intellectual property related cause of action. For greater certainty, the Reviewer reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time during the Contest, to modify, edit or remove any Submission, or to request an entrant to modify or edit his or her Submission, if a complaint is received with respect to the Submission, or for any other reason.

9. THE PRIZES AND THEIR APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE:
There is one (1) prize available (the “Prize”) to be won consisting of the following Sisu products: one (1) bottle of Ester-C 1000 mg tablets 120 count, one (1) bottle of Ester-C Chewables, 500 mg wildberry, 90 count, one (1) bottle of Ester-C Chewable, 250 mg wildberry, 120 count and one (1) box of Energy Boost Orange, 30 sachets totaling four (4) products. The approximate retail value of the Prize is $119 CAD.
The Prize must be accepted as awarded. The Prize may not be sold, transferred is not convertible to cash. Contest Sponsor 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 or for any other reason. All characteristics and features of the Prize (and of each element of the Prize), except as otherwise explicitly stated above, are at the Contest Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The Prize winner is solely responsible for all costs not expressly described herein. The Prize winner is solely responsible for reading and following all instructions, directions for use and warnings that are associated with the Prize (including without limitation on a label).

10. ELIGIBLE WINNER SELECTION PROCESS:
On Friday, September 29th (the “Draw Date”) in Vancouver, BC, at approximately 2 p.m. PST, the Contest Sponsor will conduct a random draw (the “Draw”) from among all eligible Submissions received in accordance with these Rules to select the potential Prize winner. The odds of being selected as a potential Prize winner will depend on the number of Submissions received in accordance with these Rules.

11. ELIGIBLE WINNER NOTIFICATION:
The Contest Sponsor, or its designated representative(s) will attempt to contact the potential winner of the Prize through the Social Platform (Direct Message) (using the information provided at the time of entry) within two (2) days of the Draw Date. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within two (2) days of the Draw Date, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable; then he/she will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the Prize) and the Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select an alternate potential Prize winner from among the remaining eligible Submissions (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new potential winner of the Prize). Each entrant is solely responsible for ensuring his/her Social Platform account settings to receive such notification messages from the Contest Sponsor.

12. ELIGIBLE WINNER CONFIRMATION PROCESS:
BEFORE BEING DECLARED THE CONFIRMED PRIZE WINNER, the potential Prize winner, will be required to first correctly answer, unaided, a time limited mathematical skill testing question administered by the Contest Sponsor (which may, at the Contest Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, be administered via the full declaration and release form). By accepting the Prize, the confirmed winner agrees that, among other things, he/she has read and understood these Rules, grants all consents required, authorizes the Contest Sponsor to broadcast, publish, disseminate and otherwise use his/her name, city/town/village and province/territory of residence, photograph, voice and other likeness, in connection with any promotion and/or publicity, and/or for general news, entertainment and/or information purposes at no additional compensation to the potential winner, beyond the awarding of or participation in the Prize, assigns all intellectual property, including copyright, in and to his/her Submission to the Contest Sponsor, waives all his/her moral rights in and to his/her Submission in favour of the Contest Sponsor, agrees to indemnify the Released Parties against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from use of his/her Submission, accepts the Prize as awarded and releases Released Parties from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, his/her participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize or any portion thereof. If the potential Prize winner: (a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) cannot accept (or is unwilling to accept) the Prize (as awarded) for any reason; and/or (c) is determined to be in violation of these Rules (all as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion); then he/she may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor, be disqualified (and, if disqualified, will forfeit all rights to the Prize) and the Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to selected an alternate potential winner in accordance with the procedure outlined above at the Contest Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new potential Prize winner). By entering this Contest each entrant and participant automatically agree to accept and abide by these Rules. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor with respect to any aspect of this Contest, including without limitation the eligibility of entrants Submissions are final and binding on all entrants in all matters as they relate to this Contest.

13. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
1. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. The decisions of the Contest Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of Entries and/or entrants. ANYONE DEEMED BY THE CONTEST SPONSOR TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THESE RULES FOR ANY REASON IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION IN THE SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE CONTEST SPONSOR AT ANY TIME. The Released Parties will not be liable for: (i) any failure of any Social Platform during the Contest; (ii) any technical malfunction or other problems of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, those relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; (iii) the failure of any Submission or other information to be received, captured or recorded for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website; (iv) any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; and/or (v) any combination of the above. In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an Submission, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to deem the Submission to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the Social Platform account used to submit the Submission. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned a Social Platform account by the Social Platform. An entrant may be required to provide proof (in a form acceptable to the Contest Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification) that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Social Platform account used to submit the Submission in question. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to withdraw, amend or suspend this Contest (or to amend these Rules) in any way, in the event of any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules, including, without limitation, any error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failure. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest in any way (as determined by Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest, or to amend these Rules, in any way without prior notice or obligation, in the event of any accident, printing, administrative, or other error of any kind, or for any other reason whatsoever. The Contests Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to adjust any of the dates, timeframes and/or other Contest mechanics stipulated in these Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant, or Submission with these Rules, or as a result of any technical or other problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the Contest Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Rules, or for any other reason.
2. By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Contest Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with his/her Submission for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy . Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by the Contest Sponsor in relation to this Contest should be addressed to Sisu ULC, Attention Sisu ULC Contest/Promotions, 1 – 150 Via Renzo Dr, Richmond Hill, ON, L4S 0J7. This section does not limit any other consent(s) that an individual may provide the Contest Sponsor or others in relation to the collection, use and/or disclosure of his/her personal information.
3. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest related materials, including but not limited to any Social Platform or point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of the Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
4. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Contest Sponsor 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.