2022 Alberta Blue Cross^®

1. Sponsor

The Group Sales iPad Contest is sponsored by ABC Benefits Corporation o/a Alberta Blue Cross^® (“Sponsor”), located at 10009 108 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 3C5.

2. Eligibility

The Group Sales iPad Contest (the “Contest”) is open only to legal residents of Alberta who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry, with the following exceptions:

1. Employees of Sponsor.
2. Individuals involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Contest and the immediate family and household members of such individuals.

“Immediate family members” shall mean parents, stepparents, children, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings or spouses, regardless of where they live. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year, whether related or not.

By participating in this Contest, entrants acknowledge compliance with and agree to be bound by these Contest Rules. Entrants who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by Sponsor, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Proof of residency and age may be required.

3. Entry Period

The Contest entry period will run from 12:00 am September 15, 2022, to 12:00 pm December 31, 2022 (the “Entry Period”), after which time the Contest will be closed, and no further entries will be accepted.

4. How to Enter

To enter the Contest, entrants must provide all required registration information and consents by either: (i) using the following link: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/6992670/Group-iPad-contest, or (ii) receiving a quote on a group benefit plan by completing the online process or by receiving one from a Sponsor group sales representative during the Entry Period (collectively, an “Entry”).

There is a limit of one (1) entry per person. No purchase is necessary. Each Entry must be made in compliance with these Contest Rules. Proof of submission of an Entry does not constitute proof of delivery or receipt by Sponsor or entry during the Entry Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or account and entrant may not participate with multiple email addresses. Entrants may not use any device or artifice to enter multiple times or as multiple entrants. Entries received from any person, regardless of email address used, in excess of the above stated limitation will be void. Incomplete entries, entries by script, macro or other automated means, or entries that do not fully comply with these Contest Rules or which subvert the entry process, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, will not be eligible. All entries must be received during the Entry Period to be eligible.

5. Contest Prizes

There are a total of five prizes available to be won, each consisting of an Apple iPad (approximate retail value: $749 each prize).

All winners assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

6. Odds of Winning

The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.

7. Skill-testing Question

Selected Entrants, as herein defined, will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email through a link to the skill testing question.

8. Award Winner Notification/Verification

On January 16th, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. MST at 10009-108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Sponsor will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period and select the potential winners (the “Selected Entrants”). Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries.

Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants will be required to: (i) correctly answer Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) agree to the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (the “Winner Release”); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants will be notified by January 17th, 2023 at 12:00 pm, and will be contacted via the email provided in the Entrants application. Three attempts over three business days will be made to contact a Selected Entrant. A Selected Entrant that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by Sponsor no later than January 31, 2023. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant to receive notification or for Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the Entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the email address entered at the time of Entry (the “Authorized Account Holder”). Each Selected Entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected Entry.

9. Release

All winners must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, Sponsor’s, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development and execution of the Contest (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of a prize or any travel related thereto, and the use of entries by Sponsor, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, guests, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant of a prize, and the use of entries by Sponsor.

Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate Entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

10. General Conditions

Neither Sponsor nor the Released Parties shall have any obligation or responsibility, including any responsibility to award any award to entrants, with regard to: (a) Entries that contain inaccurate, false or incorrect information or do not comply with or violate the Contest Rules; (b) Entries, award claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, human or technical error of any kind; (c) entrants who have committed fraud or deception in entering or participating in the Contest or claiming the award; (d) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (e) any inability of the winner to accept the award for any reason (except as may be permitted, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, as set forth above in Section 8); (f) any delays or interruptions due to Acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, weather or any other similar event beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control; or (g) any damages, injuries or losses of any kind caused by any award or resulting from awarding, acceptance, possession, use, misuse, loss or misdirection of any award or resulting from participating in this Contest or any promotion or award related activities. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual whom Sponsor finds to be: (a) tampering with or otherwise abusing the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (b) acting in violation of the Contest Rules or acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or (c) entering or attempting to enter the Contest multiple times through the use of multiple registrations or the use of any robotic, mechanical, programmed or automated devices to submit entries. If Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that technical difficulties or unforeseen events compromise the integrity or viability of the Contest, or the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes which Sponsor deems could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, by posting a notice on the Program Microsite, to void the Entry(ies) at issue and/or terminate the relevant portion of the Contest, including the entire Contest, and/or modify the Contest and/or award the award from all eligible Entries received as of the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest, or amend these Contest Rules, at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Contest Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that term.

11. Intellectual Property

ENTRANT SHALL NOT USE THE “ALBERTA BLUE CROSS^®” OR “BLUE CROSS^®” SYMBOLS, TRADEMARKS, SERVICE MARKS, OR MAKE ANY REFERENCE TO THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BLUE CROSS^® PLANS (“CABCP”), “BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION^®,” OR ANY CABCP COMPANIES IN ANY MANNER, INCLUDING PRESS RELEASES, PUBLIC STATEMENTS, INTERVIEWS, LETTERS OR EMAIL, OR SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC.), WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN APPROVAL OF SPONSOR.

12. Limitations of Liability

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (b) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (d) technical or human error in the administration of the Contest or the processing of registrations; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any award. If for any reason an entrant’s registration is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Contest. No more than the stated number of the Award will be awarded.

13. Law

This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of Alberta including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest Rules, rights and obligations between entrants and Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in city of Edmonton, in the Province of Alberta.

14. Entrant’s Personal Information

Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://ab.bluecross.ca/privacy.php. By participating in this Contest, each entrant grants Sponsor permission to use entrant’s name, address, email address, postal code and telephone number, for the administration of the Contest. Information collected from entrants will only be retained as long as is needed, and in all cases, no longer than one (1) year from the end of the Entry Period, and kept on servers in Alberta, Canada. After one (1) year from the end of the Entry Period, entrant information will be promptly destroyed. By entering this Contest, entrants consent to the above uses.

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