EdvantagePerks 25th Celebration Campaign
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Official Rules
Contest Period
Register with EdvantagePerks for a chance to win the EdvantagePerks 25th Celebration Campaign contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 1, 2025, and closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025 (“Contest Period”). No purchase is necessary.
By participating in the Contest, each contestant agrees to abide by and be bound by these official rules and all decisions of EdvantagePerks (as defined below) which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prizes, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.
Contest Eligibility
This Contest is open to active EdvantagePerks members. The contestant must be at least 18 years of age at the time they enter this Contest, and a resident of Canada. Employees, directors, trustees, and officers of Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (“OTIP”), EdvantagePerks and their affiliated companies1, (collectively for purposes of this Contest, “EdvantagePerks”), the Prize selection team, and members of their respective immediate families and/or anyone with whom the employees, directors, trustees, or officers of OTIP are domiciled and are also excluded.
How to Enter
To obtain an entry for a Prize draw, during the Contest Period, contestants must first register for an EdvantagePerks account by completing the registration process online and provide their contact information, including their group name, EdvantagePerks number, first and last name, email address, preferred language, and province (“Mandatory Information”). By providing the required Mandatory Information to EdvantagePerks to complete the registration process, the contestant is providing Consent to the collection and use of their personal information in connection with the Contest (“Consent”). Failing to complete the Mandatory Information means the contestant will not be entered into the Contest. To receive an entry, contestants must have an active registration/Consent as of the Draw Dates, as defined below.
Only contestants who have registered for their EdvantagePerks online account can access all edvantage.ca website pages. Contestants will be able to locate three hidden icons on three (3) partner pages each month. Each time they click on a hidden icon, the contestants name/email address, group name, is stored in a data extension for a chance to win up to three (3) ballots per month. Once a member wins one of the monthly Prizes, they are no longer eligible for another monthly Prize, however they will be entered in the Grand Prize draw.
Contestants who are not subscribed to our e-Promo and e-News may subscribe to both and will be eligible to receive up to two (2) more entries in the then current draw. One contestant per e-mail address. To be eligible, entries must be received during the Contest Period. In disputes, entries may be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. An authorized account holder is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Prize Details
There are twenty-four (24) gift cards in total; two (2) gift cards are awarded per month, and each gift card is valued at two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00 CAD) (“Prizes”). Plus, there is a Grand Prize of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00 CAD) to be won (“Grand Prize”). Two (2) draws will take place per month and the Grand Prize will be drawn at the end of the Contest Period, after December 31st, 2025.
The twenty-four (24) monthly draw Prizes will be provided by 12 EdvantagePerks partner sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits and Mini Mioche. One (1) Grand Prize will be sponsored by EdvantagePerks. All Prizes will be sent to the winners by courier, unless the Prize is electronic, then it will be sent by email. Any Prize that is sent by courier to a winner shall require a signature upon delivery. All Prizes from EdvantagePerks or the sponsoring partner are non-transferable, non-assignable, and non-exchangeable for cash or any other form except at the discretion of EdvantagePerks. The use of each Prize falls under the rules and regulations, terms, and conditions of the company issuing the Prize as amended from time to time. All twelve (12) sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits and Mini Mioche plus EdvantagePerks will not be responsible for any lost, stolen, or misplaced Prizes delivered to a winner or for any Prizes that have expired with a balance remaining on them, or for any fees or charges associated with each of the Prizes in any way unless specified within the Prize description. The Prizes will not be replaced, refunded, or reimbursed if lost, stolen, or misplaced. Purchase amounts that exceed the value of the tendered Prize will require payment by the winner by another method for the balance due.
Any taxes on any Prize awarded, including income taxes, and any incidental expenses associated with collection of the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitutions will be made for any Prize except at the discretion of EdvantagePerks who may substitute a Prize of equal or greater value in the event any of the Contest Prizes are no longer available.
Prize(s) will be delivered to only one (1) address for each of the verified winners. The Prizes shall be invalid if the winners do not accept their Prize within thirty (30) days of being confirmed by EdvantagePerks as a winner. The Prizes are subject to rules, regulations, restrictions, terms and conditions, and expiry dates set by the Prize issuers offering the Prizes. The winner of any Prize in this Contest must agree to abide by the respective rules, regulations, restrictions, terms and conditions, and expiry dates provided by the Prize issuers.
Winner Selections / Draw Dates
The 2025 Draw Dates are as follows:
All decisions by the independent Prize selection team are final and binding on the participants in all matters relating to the Contest.
Prize Claim Conditions
Selected entrants will be notified by telephone or email at the telephone number or email address provided at the time of entry/during the registration process. To be declared a winner, selected entrant must: (i) respond to notification of selection within seven (7) business days of first attempt by EdvantagePerks; (ii) correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise; (iii) sign and return to EdvantagePerks a written declaration and release form, releasing OTIP and EdvantagePerks from any liability in connection with this Contest or the use, misuse, awarding or possession of any Prize (the “Release”); and, (iv) otherwise comply with these official rules.
Return of any Prize, if the winner notification is undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant, failure of a selected entrant to respond to the notification within seven (7) business days of the first attempt by EdvantagePerks, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), Release or other required documentation promptly, failure to correctly answer the skill-testing question, or other non-compliance with these official rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize and, at EdvantagePerks sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize by these official rules, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
Selected entrants will be asked to provide either an email or a postal address to where the skill-testing question, a declaration of compliance with these official rules, Release, and their Prize can be sent. Post office box addresses are not acceptable as courier companies cannot deliver to box numbers. If the winner resides at a country address and/or a rural route address, the winner may be asked for their emergency-locate address or other identifiable information to assist the courier company with the delivery of the Prize. The Prize will be delivered to each eligible and confirmed winner approximately two (2) weeks after the winner has accepted the Prize, completed and signed the release waiver and EdvantagePerks has received the signed waiver, except for any unforeseen events such as, but not limited to, a weather event, postal or courier strike, flood, fire, war, break out of disease, quarantine, hydro outage, service provider problems.
It is the sole responsibility of any contestant to notify OTIP/EdvantagePerks of any changes to their contact information by emailing marketing@edvantage.ca or in writing: OTIP, c/o EdvantagePerks Marketing Department, P.O. Box 218, Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z9, if they still wish to be entered into the Contest.
Entries and the Prize claim are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered, or tampered with in any way.
Right to Void / Terminate / Suspend / Modify
EdvantagePerks reserves the right to withdraw, terminate, suspend, cancel, amend or modify all or part of the Contest, in any manner and any rule(s) of the Contest, at any time and without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever or if it determines that for any reason the Contest cannot be run as originally planned, including, but not limited to, technical failure or corruption, computer virus, bugs, computer, electronic or system malfunction, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other factor(s) or cause(s) beyond EdvantagePerks’ control which in EdvantagePerks opinions compromise the fairness or integrity of the Contest and/or affect the administration, security, or proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these official rules. Under this section, EdvantagePerks is not obligated to award any Prize to any selected contestant.
If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, entry, entry count, drawing, or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more potential winners of the Prizes than contemplated in these official rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest Period to award the applicable Prize.
Limitation of Liability and Releases
By entering, the contestant releases OTIP and EdvantagePerks from any liability arising out of, or in connection with, this Contest and the awarding of any Prize, now or in the future. By entering this Contest, the winner consents in writing to the use of their name, city, and province where they reside by OTIP and EdvantagePerks in a format approved by that winner, as well as any audio/video image, statements, and/or photographs in any related publicity and publication without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any forms of media and social media now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram in any publicity or advertising carried out by OTIP and EdvantagePerks, unless prohibited by law.
By entering the Contest, the winner agrees to sign a form of declaration confirming compliance with these official rules and agrees to release, indemnify, and forever discharge OTIP and EdvantagePerks, EdvantagePerks business partners, sponsors and their affiliated companies, directors, trustees, officers, employees, the Prize selection team and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors. and any advertising and promotional agencies whether for the Contest and/or the Prize, and all their directors, trustees, officers, and employees, from any and all action, proceedings, suits, liability, losses, costs, expenses (including legal fees and disbursements), damages, demands and claims of any kind, in respect of anything done by OTIP or EdvantagePerks and/or participating partner sponsor’s name in the performance of their duties hereunder in connection with the Contest and/or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of a Prize or any part of a Prize or any extension to a Prize, including without limitation, but not limiting to, any loss, personal injury, death, disablement, dismemberment, property, home or vehicle damage, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy that could result from, but not limited to, the awarding or use of any Prize, by signing an Agreement / Release Form as a condition to and in advance of receiving their Prize in favor of OTIP and EdvantagePerks. Neither OTIP, EdvantagePerks or any company providing the Prizes in this Contest, including participating partner sponsors name will be liable for the use or misuse of the Prize. OTIP and EdvantagePerks assume no responsibility for the participation in the Contest or any liability, claims, demands, actions, loss, damage, or personal injury that may be sustained by the contestants, the winner, and/or the person(s) sharing the winner’s Prize. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of this Contest and may be relied upon by the parties hereto at any time.
Protection of Personal Information and Publicity Release
By entering this Contest, contestants agree to the use of their personal information by the Privacy Policy regulating EdvantagePerks at https://edvantage.ca/privacy. When contestants participate in a Contest, OTIP and EdvantagePerks may keep a record of the information, response, or any opinion volunteered without reference to their identity to calculate the Contest results on their respective websites or in other media such as business documents or leaflets sent to members. Collection of information, including name and e-mail address under this contest is strictly to administer this Contest. OTIP and EdvantagePerks will use the personal information the contestant submits to contact a contestant and award a Prize in the Contest should the contestant be selected as a winner.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks reserves the right to post or publish any winner’s name, city, or province of residence, photograph, likeness, voice, or other statements, as directed by the winner, on its website and/or on the website of EdvantagePerks’ affiliated companies and/or on the partner sponsor’s website for advertising and promotional purposes, and where lawful, without further compensation to the winner. By entering the Contest, contestants who win any of the Prizes, agree to have their names published; however, the identities of Contest winners and other personal information are never published without their written consent.
General Conditions
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal laws and regulations, is void where prohibited by law, and is governed by Canadian laws and the laws of the Province of Ontario. If any provision of these official rules is found by any court of competent authority to be unenforceable, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect.
By participating in this Contest, contestants agree to be bound by these official rules and the rules and regulations set out by the Prize providers.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks will not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest including, but not limited to, the contestant’s information entered into the Contest by any person, including, but not limited to, a customer service representative.
All entries become the property of OTIP and EdvantagePerks upon receipt and will not be returned.
Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Contest at any time. OTIP or EdvantagePerks’ failure to enforce any term of these official rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
OTIP or EdvantagePerks are not responsible for any entries that are lost, late, damaged, destroyed, corrupted, misdirected, incomplete, garbled, or delayed by or on any computer, online telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur in the processing transmission or receipt of entries.
EdvantagePerks reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to administer an alternate test of skill as it deems appropriate or necessary to comply with applicable law.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks are not responsible for any theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; failures or malfunctions of electronic data transmission, telephones, telephone lines or telephone systems, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to the participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this contest; the cancellation, suspension or preemption of games, injuries or timing errors, electronic or equipment failure or other communication problems occurring in connection with participation in this contest nor is it responsible for any transmission of viruses from any OTIP or EdvantagePerks website to a computer system or if any whole entry system crashes resulting in the Contest being cancelled or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise.
OTIP, EdvantagePerks, the Prize selection team, and all twelve (12) sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits, Mini Mioche and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors, including advertising, sponsoring and promotional agencies, and their directors, trustees, officers and employees expressly disclaim and shall be held free of all responsibility or liability for any loss or damage in respect to any Prize howsoever caused, any act, error, omission, injury, loss, accident, delay or the neglect or default of any company or person providing any service for the Contest, whether through providers negligence or otherwise, or due to cancellations, adverse weather conditions, loss of personal belongings, illness, bodily injury, accident, death, deterioration of services, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment, disappointment or frustration, either mental or physical due to any Acts of God, force majeure or third party wrong doing, epidemic, pandemic, social or political disturbances or due to any cause whatsoever occurring during the Contest and the use of the Prize by the winner or person(s) sharing any winner’s Prize.
To address any questions or comments, contact/EdvantagePerks by emailing marketing@edvantage.ca or write to: OTIP, PO Box 218, Waterloo ON N2J 3Z9 – attention: EdvantagePerks Marketing Department.
Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, OTIP (as defined above) reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Contest sponsor: OTIP, PO Box 218, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3Z9. “OTIP and design” are registered trademarks of Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan. All other trademarks, service marks, images and logos are property of their respective owners and are displayed in this publication with permission. All Rights Reserved.
1 Affiliated companies mean Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan, OTIP/RAEO Insurance Brokers Inc., TW Insurance Services Ltd., Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan Inc., OTIP/RAEO Benefits Incorporated, and Curo Claims Services Inc., OTIP/RAEO Member Services Inc. and OTIP RAEO Member Rx Inc.
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Official Rules
Contest Period
Register with EdvantagePerks for a chance to win the EdvantagePerks 25th Celebration Campaign contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 1, 2025, and closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2025 (“Contest Period”). No purchase is necessary.
By participating in the Contest, each contestant agrees to abide by and be bound by these official rules and all decisions of EdvantagePerks (as defined below) which shall be final and binding, without right of appeal, in all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prizes, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.
Contest Eligibility
This Contest is open to active EdvantagePerks members. The contestant must be at least 18 years of age at the time they enter this Contest, and a resident of Canada. Employees, directors, trustees, and officers of Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan (“OTIP”), EdvantagePerks and their affiliated companies1, (collectively for purposes of this Contest, “EdvantagePerks”), the Prize selection team, and members of their respective immediate families and/or anyone with whom the employees, directors, trustees, or officers of OTIP are domiciled and are also excluded.
How to Enter
To obtain an entry for a Prize draw, during the Contest Period, contestants must first register for an EdvantagePerks account by completing the registration process online and provide their contact information, including their group name, EdvantagePerks number, first and last name, email address, preferred language, and province (“Mandatory Information”). By providing the required Mandatory Information to EdvantagePerks to complete the registration process, the contestant is providing Consent to the collection and use of their personal information in connection with the Contest (“Consent”). Failing to complete the Mandatory Information means the contestant will not be entered into the Contest. To receive an entry, contestants must have an active registration/Consent as of the Draw Dates, as defined below.
Only contestants who have registered for their EdvantagePerks online account can access all edvantage.ca website pages. Contestants will be able to locate three hidden icons on three (3) partner pages each month. Each time they click on a hidden icon, the contestants name/email address, group name, is stored in a data extension for a chance to win up to three (3) ballots per month. Once a member wins one of the monthly Prizes, they are no longer eligible for another monthly Prize, however they will be entered in the Grand Prize draw.
Contestants who are not subscribed to our e-Promo and e-News may subscribe to both and will be eligible to receive up to two (2) more entries in the then current draw. One contestant per e-mail address. To be eligible, entries must be received during the Contest Period. In disputes, entries may be deemed to be made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. An authorized account holder is deemed as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
Prize Details
There are twenty-four (24) gift cards in total; two (2) gift cards are awarded per month, and each gift card is valued at two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00 CAD) (“Prizes”). Plus, there is a Grand Prize of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00 CAD) to be won (“Grand Prize”). Two (2) draws will take place per month and the Grand Prize will be drawn at the end of the Contest Period, after December 31st, 2025.
The twenty-four (24) monthly draw Prizes will be provided by 12 EdvantagePerks partner sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits and Mini Mioche. One (1) Grand Prize will be sponsored by EdvantagePerks. All Prizes will be sent to the winners by courier, unless the Prize is electronic, then it will be sent by email. Any Prize that is sent by courier to a winner shall require a signature upon delivery. All Prizes from EdvantagePerks or the sponsoring partner are non-transferable, non-assignable, and non-exchangeable for cash or any other form except at the discretion of EdvantagePerks. The use of each Prize falls under the rules and regulations, terms, and conditions of the company issuing the Prize as amended from time to time. All twelve (12) sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits and Mini Mioche plus EdvantagePerks will not be responsible for any lost, stolen, or misplaced Prizes delivered to a winner or for any Prizes that have expired with a balance remaining on them, or for any fees or charges associated with each of the Prizes in any way unless specified within the Prize description. The Prizes will not be replaced, refunded, or reimbursed if lost, stolen, or misplaced. Purchase amounts that exceed the value of the tendered Prize will require payment by the winner by another method for the balance due.
Any taxes on any Prize awarded, including income taxes, and any incidental expenses associated with collection of the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitutions will be made for any Prize except at the discretion of EdvantagePerks who may substitute a Prize of equal or greater value in the event any of the Contest Prizes are no longer available.
Prize(s) will be delivered to only one (1) address for each of the verified winners. The Prizes shall be invalid if the winners do not accept their Prize within thirty (30) days of being confirmed by EdvantagePerks as a winner. The Prizes are subject to rules, regulations, restrictions, terms and conditions, and expiry dates set by the Prize issuers offering the Prizes. The winner of any Prize in this Contest must agree to abide by the respective rules, regulations, restrictions, terms and conditions, and expiry dates provided by the Prize issuers.
Winner Selections / Draw Dates
The 2025 Draw Dates are as follows:
- February 5th
- March 5th
- April 7th
- May 5th
- June 5th
- July 7th
- August 5th
- September 5th
- October 6th
- November 5th
- December 5th
- January 6th 2026 includes a draw for both the monthly partner sponsored Prizes and the Grand Prize draw sponsored by EdvantagePerks, valued at three thousand dollars $3,000.00) CAD.
All decisions by the independent Prize selection team are final and binding on the participants in all matters relating to the Contest.
Prize Claim Conditions
Selected entrants will be notified by telephone or email at the telephone number or email address provided at the time of entry/during the registration process. To be declared a winner, selected entrant must: (i) respond to notification of selection within seven (7) business days of first attempt by EdvantagePerks; (ii) correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise; (iii) sign and return to EdvantagePerks a written declaration and release form, releasing OTIP and EdvantagePerks from any liability in connection with this Contest or the use, misuse, awarding or possession of any Prize (the “Release”); and, (iv) otherwise comply with these official rules.
Return of any Prize, if the winner notification is undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant, failure of a selected entrant to respond to the notification within seven (7) business days of the first attempt by EdvantagePerks, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), Release or other required documentation promptly, failure to correctly answer the skill-testing question, or other non-compliance with these official rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize and, at EdvantagePerks sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize by these official rules, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
Selected entrants will be asked to provide either an email or a postal address to where the skill-testing question, a declaration of compliance with these official rules, Release, and their Prize can be sent. Post office box addresses are not acceptable as courier companies cannot deliver to box numbers. If the winner resides at a country address and/or a rural route address, the winner may be asked for their emergency-locate address or other identifiable information to assist the courier company with the delivery of the Prize. The Prize will be delivered to each eligible and confirmed winner approximately two (2) weeks after the winner has accepted the Prize, completed and signed the release waiver and EdvantagePerks has received the signed waiver, except for any unforeseen events such as, but not limited to, a weather event, postal or courier strike, flood, fire, war, break out of disease, quarantine, hydro outage, service provider problems.
It is the sole responsibility of any contestant to notify OTIP/EdvantagePerks of any changes to their contact information by emailing marketing@edvantage.ca or in writing: OTIP, c/o EdvantagePerks Marketing Department, P.O. Box 218, Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z9, if they still wish to be entered into the Contest.
Entries and the Prize claim are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered, or tampered with in any way.
Right to Void / Terminate / Suspend / Modify
EdvantagePerks reserves the right to withdraw, terminate, suspend, cancel, amend or modify all or part of the Contest, in any manner and any rule(s) of the Contest, at any time and without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever or if it determines that for any reason the Contest cannot be run as originally planned, including, but not limited to, technical failure or corruption, computer virus, bugs, computer, electronic or system malfunction, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other factor(s) or cause(s) beyond EdvantagePerks’ control which in EdvantagePerks opinions compromise the fairness or integrity of the Contest and/or affect the administration, security, or proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these official rules. Under this section, EdvantagePerks is not obligated to award any Prize to any selected contestant.
If, as a result of an error relating to the entry process, entry, entry count, drawing, or any other aspect of the Contest, there are more potential winners of the Prizes than contemplated in these official rules, there will be a random draw amongst all eligible Prize claimants after the Contest Period to award the applicable Prize.
Limitation of Liability and Releases
By entering, the contestant releases OTIP and EdvantagePerks from any liability arising out of, or in connection with, this Contest and the awarding of any Prize, now or in the future. By entering this Contest, the winner consents in writing to the use of their name, city, and province where they reside by OTIP and EdvantagePerks in a format approved by that winner, as well as any audio/video image, statements, and/or photographs in any related publicity and publication without further compensation, worldwide and in perpetuity, in any forms of media and social media now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, the Internet, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram in any publicity or advertising carried out by OTIP and EdvantagePerks, unless prohibited by law.
By entering the Contest, the winner agrees to sign a form of declaration confirming compliance with these official rules and agrees to release, indemnify, and forever discharge OTIP and EdvantagePerks, EdvantagePerks business partners, sponsors and their affiliated companies, directors, trustees, officers, employees, the Prize selection team and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors. and any advertising and promotional agencies whether for the Contest and/or the Prize, and all their directors, trustees, officers, and employees, from any and all action, proceedings, suits, liability, losses, costs, expenses (including legal fees and disbursements), damages, demands and claims of any kind, in respect of anything done by OTIP or EdvantagePerks and/or participating partner sponsor’s name in the performance of their duties hereunder in connection with the Contest and/or resulting from the acceptance, possession or use of a Prize or any part of a Prize or any extension to a Prize, including without limitation, but not limiting to, any loss, personal injury, death, disablement, dismemberment, property, home or vehicle damage, or claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy that could result from, but not limited to, the awarding or use of any Prize, by signing an Agreement / Release Form as a condition to and in advance of receiving their Prize in favor of OTIP and EdvantagePerks. Neither OTIP, EdvantagePerks or any company providing the Prizes in this Contest, including participating partner sponsors name will be liable for the use or misuse of the Prize. OTIP and EdvantagePerks assume no responsibility for the participation in the Contest or any liability, claims, demands, actions, loss, damage, or personal injury that may be sustained by the contestants, the winner, and/or the person(s) sharing the winner’s Prize. The provisions of this section shall survive the termination of this Contest and may be relied upon by the parties hereto at any time.
Protection of Personal Information and Publicity Release
By entering this Contest, contestants agree to the use of their personal information by the Privacy Policy regulating EdvantagePerks at https://edvantage.ca/privacy. When contestants participate in a Contest, OTIP and EdvantagePerks may keep a record of the information, response, or any opinion volunteered without reference to their identity to calculate the Contest results on their respective websites or in other media such as business documents or leaflets sent to members. Collection of information, including name and e-mail address under this contest is strictly to administer this Contest. OTIP and EdvantagePerks will use the personal information the contestant submits to contact a contestant and award a Prize in the Contest should the contestant be selected as a winner.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks reserves the right to post or publish any winner’s name, city, or province of residence, photograph, likeness, voice, or other statements, as directed by the winner, on its website and/or on the website of EdvantagePerks’ affiliated companies and/or on the partner sponsor’s website for advertising and promotional purposes, and where lawful, without further compensation to the winner. By entering the Contest, contestants who win any of the Prizes, agree to have their names published; however, the identities of Contest winners and other personal information are never published without their written consent.
General Conditions
This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal laws and regulations, is void where prohibited by law, and is governed by Canadian laws and the laws of the Province of Ontario. If any provision of these official rules is found by any court of competent authority to be unenforceable, all other provisions will remain in full force and effect.
By participating in this Contest, contestants agree to be bound by these official rules and the rules and regulations set out by the Prize providers.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks will not be held responsible for any errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest including, but not limited to, the contestant’s information entered into the Contest by any person, including, but not limited to, a customer service representative.
All entries become the property of OTIP and EdvantagePerks upon receipt and will not be returned.
Failure to comply with these official rules may result in disqualification from the Contest at any time. OTIP or EdvantagePerks’ failure to enforce any term of these official rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
OTIP or EdvantagePerks are not responsible for any entries that are lost, late, damaged, destroyed, corrupted, misdirected, incomplete, garbled, or delayed by or on any computer, online telephone, or technical malfunctions that may occur in the processing transmission or receipt of entries.
EdvantagePerks reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to administer an alternate test of skill as it deems appropriate or necessary to comply with applicable law.
OTIP and EdvantagePerks are not responsible for any theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; failures or malfunctions of electronic data transmission, telephones, telephone lines or telephone systems, interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to the participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this contest; the cancellation, suspension or preemption of games, injuries or timing errors, electronic or equipment failure or other communication problems occurring in connection with participation in this contest nor is it responsible for any transmission of viruses from any OTIP or EdvantagePerks website to a computer system or if any whole entry system crashes resulting in the Contest being cancelled or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise.
OTIP, EdvantagePerks, the Prize selection team, and all twelve (12) sponsors OTIP, Orbit Insurance Services, Columbia Sportswear, Baka, Jamieson, Cheekbone Beauty, KaLaya, The Brick Commercial, Great Wolf Lodge, Crunch Fitness, Baskits, Mini Mioche and any of their parents, affiliates, agents, and contractors, including advertising, sponsoring and promotional agencies, and their directors, trustees, officers and employees expressly disclaim and shall be held free of all responsibility or liability for any loss or damage in respect to any Prize howsoever caused, any act, error, omission, injury, loss, accident, delay or the neglect or default of any company or person providing any service for the Contest, whether through providers negligence or otherwise, or due to cancellations, adverse weather conditions, loss of personal belongings, illness, bodily injury, accident, death, deterioration of services, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment, disappointment or frustration, either mental or physical due to any Acts of God, force majeure or third party wrong doing, epidemic, pandemic, social or political disturbances or due to any cause whatsoever occurring during the Contest and the use of the Prize by the winner or person(s) sharing any winner’s Prize.
To address any questions or comments, contact/EdvantagePerks by emailing marketing@edvantage.ca or write to: OTIP, PO Box 218, Waterloo ON N2J 3Z9 – attention: EdvantagePerks Marketing Department.
Caution: Any attempt by a contestant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, OTIP (as defined above) reserves the right to seek damages from any such contestant to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Contest sponsor: OTIP, PO Box 218, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 3Z9. “OTIP and design” are registered trademarks of Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan. All other trademarks, service marks, images and logos are property of their respective owners and are displayed in this publication with permission. All Rights Reserved.
1 Affiliated companies mean Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan, OTIP/RAEO Insurance Brokers Inc., TW Insurance Services Ltd., Ontario Teachers Insurance Plan Inc., OTIP/RAEO Benefits Incorporated, and Curo Claims Services Inc., OTIP/RAEO Member Services Inc. and OTIP RAEO Member Rx Inc.