Giveaway rules and regulations

ARC The.Hotel Aeroplan 100,000 point Contest Giveaway

• 1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE

  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. ALL FEDERAL, STATE OR PROVINCIAL, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

  • 1.1 Eligibility: ARC The.Hotel Aeroplan 100,000 point Contest Giveaway (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia and Canada, who are 21 years of age or older at the time of entry. Void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited by law. Employees, retirees of ARC The.Hotel and its affiliates, franchisees, agents, associates, dealers, representatives, advertising and promotional agencies and members of the immediate family of these employees and retirees or any person with whom they are domiciled (“Customers”) are not eligible to enter or to win.
  • 1.2 Contest Period: Starting on 12:00 a.m., Eastern Time, March 1, 2010 to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, April 30, 2010. Customers may participate in the Contest by either completing an online entry form or by mailing an entry to ARC The.Hotel as indicated in section 3.9 of these Contest rules (the “Rules”).
  • 1.4 Contest Entry Restrictions: Customers are restricted to one (1) entry (via online entry without purchase) per person, per household per calendar month. Any excess entries will be invalid for purposes of the Contest draw.
  • 1.5 Awarding of Prize: The Prize will be awarded to the Customer whose contact information (name and email address) has been given by the entrant at time of completion of online entry and who has complied with these Rules.

• 2. PRIZE

  • 2.1 Prize: The prize is 100,000 Aeroplan points. Prize must be accepted as awarded. No cash alternatives, substitution or transfers of the Prize will be allowed. Prize will be forwarded to the winner within four (4) to six (6) weeks once ARC The.Hotel has received a signed affidavit of eligibility (which affirms that they have complied with these rules), as well as a liability/publicity release (where permitted by law) (or Declaration and Release, if Canadian Resident) within ten (10) business days from date of issuance.
  • 2.2 Odds: The odds of being randomly selected to win a Prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during Contest Period.
  • 2.3 Prize Draw: The Prize will be awarded by random computer generated draw from all eligible Contest entries received during the applicable Contest Period.
  • 2.4 Notification of Selection: The selected Customers will be contacted by the email address provided by Customer at time of entering the Contest at least three (3) times within fourteen (14) days after the Draw. Failure to respond to the initial verification e-mail within five (5) business days of date of notification or return of e-mail notification as undeliverable after three (3) attempts will result in disqualification. United States Residents Only: Each selected entrant will be required to return a completed Form W-9 to Sponsor. If a U.S. winner refuses to provide a fully completed W-9 for such prize within ten (10) business days after request is made for the same, said winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected. Canadian Residents Only: Each selected entrant will be required to correctly answer a time-limited skill testing question, without assistance, in order to be eligible to receive prize or such prize will be forfeited. The skill testing question will be provided in the Declaration and Release form and must be correctly answered and returned with the signed Declaration and Release within ten (10) business days after receipt.

• 3. GENERAL RULES

  • 3.1 Prize claim is subject to verification by ARC The.Hotel and/or its designated representatives. Entries made with multiple addresses, under multiple identities, or through the use of any device or artifice to enter multiple times or entries that are in excess of the permitted number of entries during the Contest period are automatically void. All Contest entries obtained through unauthorized sources or which are incomplete, illegible, mutilated, altered, reproduced, forged, irregular or fraudulent in any way or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules are automatically void. ARC The.Hotel will be the sole and final reference source in validating a Prize claim.
  • 3.2 By participating, each Customer and selected winner agrees: (a) to be bound by these Rules and the decisions of ARC The.Hotel, (b) to release and hold harmless ARC The.Hotel, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives including advertising and promotion agencies, from any and all liability for claims/damages including, but not limited to, claims/damages for personal injury, for property damage with respect to acceptance, possession or use or misuse of the Prize or participation in the Contest; (c) to permit ARC The.Hotel to use his/her name, address, city, province, of residence, photograph, video, or any likeness for advertising or publicity purposes without any additional compensation and (d) the winner agrees to sign a Declaration and Release Form or Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release Form.
  • 3.3 The decisions of ARC The.hotel in relation to this Contest will be final and binding on all entrants.
  • 3.4 ARC The.Hotel shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription or registration of Contest entry information, technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible, or erased computer or network transmissions, line failures of any telephone network, failure of computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or web site, inability to submit the online survey, or any other error or malfunction, or any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest, or for late, lost, stolen, postage due, illegible or misdirected entries.

  • 3.7 ARC The.Hotel reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or suspend this Contest, at its sole discretion, in the event of a technical failure, computer virus or bug, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or any other occurrence or cause beyond its control that corrupts or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness or normal operation of the Contest, subject, in Quebec, to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux.

  • 3.8 If a selected entrant is awarded the Prize due to a system error, malfunction or defect the Prize will be returned to the Prize pool, to be re-awarded.

  • 3.9 Under no circumstances will ARC The.Hotel, its affiliates, subsidiaries, and independent contractors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, including advertising and promotion agencies be required to award more Prizes than what is indicated in these Rules or award the Prizes other than in accordance with these Rules.

  • 3.10 No purchase is necessary. To enter without any purchase a Customer may hand print their name, address, email address, postal code and phone number on a plain 3'' x 5'' piece of paper and sign it. Place the entry form in an envelope and mail it with sufficient postage to: ARC The.Hotel Aeroplan 100,000 point Contest Giveaway 140 Slater Street, Ottawa, ON K1P 5H6. Entries must be postmarked no later than 11:59p.m., Eastern Time, April 30, 2010. Limit of one (1) entry per envelope with sufficient postage. All mail-in entries will bear the same odds as survey responses received by telephone or on line.

  • 3.11 The Contest is subject to all Federal, Provincial and local laws, as well as the rules adopted in view of said laws. The personal information provided to enter the Contest will be used only to administer the Contest, and for potential internal marketing from ARC The.Hotel.

  • 3.12 For Quebec residents, any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

  • 3.13 For a copy of the Contest Rules, please write to:

    ARC The.Hotel Aeroplan 100,000 point Contest Giveaway
    140 Slater Street
    Ottawa, ON
    K1P 5H6