New Baby Contest Metroland

1. Agreement: These rules govern the “Metroland November New Baby Month Contest” (the “Contest”). No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest. The act of entering the Contest constitutes acceptance of these Contest rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which decisions shall be final and binding upon all entrants.

2. Sponsor: The Contest Sponsor is Metroland Media Group Ltd. (the “Sponsor”); the Prize Provider is Metroland Media Group Ltd. (the “Prize Provider”).

3. Eligibility: The Contest is open to residents of Ontario who have attained the age of eighteen (18) as of the start of the Contest Period. Notwithstanding the above, the Contest is not open to employees, immediate family members (i.e. spouses or biological, step or adoptive parents, children or siblings) or anyone domiciled with any employee of the Sponsor, Prize Provider or any of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising or promotional agencies or fulfillment houses. Incomplete or illegible entries, bulk drop offs, photocopies, scanned copies, facsimiles or other mechanically or electronically reproduced entries will not be accepted and will be disqualified. Limit of one (1) entry per person per day.

4. Contest: The Contest Period begins at 9:00 AM ET on November 1, 2024 and end at 12:00 PM ET on November 29, 2024 (the “Contest Period”). There are two ways to enter the Contest:

(i) Customers can submit their baby announcement by phoning or emailing the classified call centre at 1-800-263-6480 or classifieds@metroland.com. Customers can also submit an announcement online at https://thespec.adperfect.com/ One announcement represents 10 ballots; OR
(ii) By Email (No purchase entry): To enter without purchasing an announcement notice, read these rules and during the Contest Period, email classifieds@metroland.com with the subject line “Toronto Star November New Baby Month Contest”. Include your full name, a valid e-mail address, postal code and telephone number and 100 word essay answering the following question: “Babies are wonderful because?”. Please note that each email entry must be accompanied by an answer to the foregoing question. Email entries must be received during the Contest Period. Limit of one (1) entry per person per day. Proof of emailing is not proof of receipt.

5. Winner Selection: Potential winners will be chosen by random draw at 12:00 p.m. ET on December 2, 2024 from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The potential winners will be contacted by telephone or email by a representative of the Sponsor on December 2, and must reply within 24 hours to maintain eligibility. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within 24 hours or fails to respond to any attempted contact or incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, such potential winner will be disqualified, his/her entry will be declared null and void and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select at random another eligible entry, in which event these provisions shall apply to such other eligible entry. In order to be eligible to win, the potential winner must correctly answer a time limited mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance or mechanical or electronic aid. Being drawn as a potential winner disqualifies that entrant from winning further prizing.

6. Prizes: There is a total of one (1) prize available to be won consisting of one (1) $500 Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card and a Metroland jumper
Approximate value of prize is $550.00 CDN.
The prize winner is solely responsible for all costs not expressly described herein, including but not limited to any other expense not explicitly included in the prize descriptions above. The Prize will be sent via mail. If a potential winner is unable or unwilling to accept or otherwise redeem the prize on the terms it is awarded, the prize shall be forfeited, and no cash or substitutes will be provided in whole or in part. Prizes must be claimed by responding to the Sponsor within 24 hours of notification that participant been selected as a potential winner. If a potential winner fails to respond within the 24-hour period, they will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select another potential winner using the method described above.

7. Release: Prior to receiving the prize, each potential winner may be required to show valid photo ID and to sign a declaration of eligibility and release form releasing the Sponsor, and its related parties from any and all liability in connection with the Contest and/or the prize, confirming compliance with the Contest rules and consenting to the use of his or her name, city/province of residence, statements and photograph, in any and all forms of media, without further compensation, in any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, and each of their respective advertising and promotional agencies. The signed form must be received by the Sponsor within 24 hours of notification or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate entrant.

8. Indemnity: By participating in this Contest, entrants agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and licensees and each of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, assignees, agents, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buyers and promotional agencies (the “Released Parties”) from any and all damages, injuries, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, costs, expenses, liabilities or losses of any kind (including but not limited to lawyers’ fees) arising out of or relating to your participation in the Contest; your receipt or use of any prize; your violation of any term of these Contest rules; or your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right.

9. Privacy: We use your personal information to administer this Contest, including contacting, announcing and promoting prize winners, and may transfer your personal information to third party service providers (including but not limited to prize suppliers) in order to perform services such as prize fulfillment and delivery. The Contest is run in compliance with the Sponsor’s privacy policy, which may be found in full at: https://metroland.com/privacy-policy/

10. Banning: The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person from entering the Contest whom it believes to be abusing the rules. Such abuse includes entering false information and entering more times than permitted under these Contest rules.

11. Other: Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. Limit of one prize per person. This Contest is governed by the laws of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein and is void where prohibited by law. The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Contest or the Contest rules at any time without notice. All prizes must be accepted as awarded, are non-transferable and are not convertible to cash. The Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize or any portion of a prize with a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes are awarded as-is and no warranties or guarantees are implied or expressed. Sponsor shall be liable for any lost, late, misdirected or stolen entries or inability to process entries, or any errors, damage, injury or negligence that may arise in connection with this Contest, including technical issues or failures on any website or software, viruses, website disruptions, malfunctions or website down-time, human error, personal injury or property damage incurred by any Contest entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. Use of any automated system including robotic or form filling software to enter or participate in this Contest is prohibited and will result in disqualification of all entries by anyone using such assistance. If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an online entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address provided at time of entry. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.