Rules and Regulations ( The Rules ) for the Vernon Winter Chillout (The Contest ) Draw 2017

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1 Rules and Regulations ( The Rules ) for the Vernon Winter Chillout (The Contest ) Draw 2017 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The following promotion is intended for viewing and participation in Canada only and will be construed according to Canadian law and the laws of British Columbia. Please do not enter if you are not a legal resident of Canada and are not 19 years of age or older. The Sponsor of the Contest (the Contest Sponsors, Sponsor(s) or Contest Group ) include but are not limited to: The City of Vernon, Tourism Vernon and Bell Media; tourism partners and businesses in Vernon and area. 1. CONTEST PERIOD Starts November 6, 2017 at 12:00:01 a.m. PDT and ends November 26, 2017 at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT ( the Contest Period ) after which time no further entries will be accepted. 2. HOW TO ENTER To participate and enter the Contest, visit during the Contest Period, click on the "Winter Carnival Weekend" contest tab, complete the online entry form in full, including your first name, last name, complete address, address and daytime telephone number, confirm that you have read and agreed to be bound by the Official Contest rules ( the Rules ) and submit your entry online. There is a limit of one (1) online Contest entry per day and per address, during the Contest Period. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. Although online access and an account are required in order to participate in the Contest, no purchase is required: many public libraries, internet cafes, retail businesses and communities offer access to the internet and numerous internet providers offer free accounts. No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsor(s) for any inability for a potential entrant to successfully enter the Contest for any reason. The Contest Group is not responsible for late, lost, damaged, misdirected, illegible or incomplete entries. 3. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION Except as outlined in Section 7 Release, the personal information gathered about entrants in the course of this Contest will be used solely by Contest

2 Sponsor City of Vernon Tourism and Bell Media for the administration of the Contest and will be used by the Contest Group in connection with any publicity relating to the Contest. 4. ELIGIBILITY Entrants must be legal Canadian residents (excluding residents of Quebec) who are over the age of 19 or the age of majority in their province, whichever is greater, as of November 5, Employees of Sponsor(s), its affiliates, marketing partners, suppliers, advertising or promotional agencies, and the immediate family members (mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, spouse) of, or persons residing in the same household as, such persons are not eligible. All federal, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Participation in the Contest constitutes contestant s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these official Rules. Participants who do not comply with these rules are subject to disqualification. 5. CONTEST PRIZES The prize packages will consist of the following, have no cash value and gift certificates cannot be redeemed for cash: Prize Package: Specifications: Package is valid for 2 adults and 2 kids (under 18) Gift certificates, experience vouchers and gift baskets will be delivered to you upon your arrival at the Prestige Hotel Vernon & Conference Centre. Hotel booking pending availability and blackout dates (Feb 15 18, 2018) will apply for the hotel stay. Prize package for ski components, valid for ski season opening in November 2017 to ski season close in April 2018 dates to be confirmed Redemption dates are valid November to April 9, 2018 Vernon: 3 night stay at the Prestige Hotel Vernon & Conference Centre in a loft suite approximately $750 $300 in Petro Canada Gas Cards $300 in downtown Vernon Dollars for dining or shopping If coming December tickets for 4 to Caravan Farm Theatre Christmas Show ($140) If coming Feb 5 11 tickets for 4 to Winter Carnival event ($100) $50 Gifts baskets from: o Planet Bee o Olive US SilverStar Mountain Resort: 2 - day lift passes for 2 adults and 2 day lift passes for 2 kids ($662) Equipment rentals for 2 adults and 2 kids ($448) Snowshoe rentals for 2 adults and 2 kids ($72)

3 Lunch Gift Certificate for $50 at SilverStar Resort Restaurant Dinner Gift Certificate for $100 at a SilverStar Resort Restaurant Sovereign Lake Nordic Centre: Nordic Family Getting Started package 2 adults, 2 kids under 18. ½ lesson, rentals and full day tickets ($105) All other expenses not specifically mentioned herein, including, without limitation, transportation to and from Vernon from winners point of origin, ground transportation in the area, other meals, gratuities, travel documents, telephone calls, in-room expenses, room service, medical and travel insurance, optional tours, parking fees, all personal expenses, are the sole responsibility of the winner and his/her guests. Prize components must be used in conjunction with and as a complete prize package and cannot be substituted, transferred, refunded or exchanged except at the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor(s). All Prizes including accommodations and reservations subject to availability, blackout periods, government restrictions and regulations, hotel or transportation restrictions and regulations. Other restrictions may apply. Winner and his/her guests are responsible for obtaining all necessary travel documentation, travel insurance and any other required documentation for travel. The Contest Sponsor(s) are not liable if travel is impeded or refused by reason of decisions of government authorities, or other airline or airport authorities. Minors must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian at all times. No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsor(s) for a Prize(s) being cancelled, delayed, suspended or rescheduled after ticketing of the prize packages for any reason whatsoever. If, for any reason, one or more Prize(s) do not occur (or element of a Prize, if applicable), the Contest sponsor(s) reserve the right, at their sole and absolute discretion, to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value. Prizes must be accepted as awarded, cannot be substituted, transferred, exchanged or surrendered for cash, in whole or in part. The above prize descriptions constitute the expected components of the prizes; all aspects thereof are subject to availability and subject to change. Some additional restrictions may apply. Winner will be provided with additional details at or before time of travel. 6. SELECTION OF WINNERS On November 28, 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, one (1) entry will be randomly drawn from eligible entries for the prize package on each date. The odds of your entry being drawn depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The Sponsor(s) or its representatives will attempt to contact the selected entrant by phone or once per day for five (5) business days. If any selected entrant cannot be contacted after five (5) business days, or is contacted but is deemed to be ineligible in the Sponsor s sole discretion, or unable or unwilling to comply with the rules, that selected entrant will be disqualified and another name will be drawn. This process may be repeated until one (1) entrant has been declared a winner for the prize package.

4 Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant must first correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time limited mathematical skill testing question to be administered by telephone at the time mutually convenient for the entrant and Sponsor(s) or promotional agent of the Sponsor(s). 7. RELEASE By pressing Submit on the electronic entry form, you are confirming compliance with the Contest Rules and acceptance of prizes as offered; releasing Contest Sponsor(s), its agents and the prize suppliers in respect to injuries, accident, loss or misfortune relating to The Contest or the awarding or use of the prize; and except where prohibited, acknowledging the Sponsor s and it agents, subsidiaries or affiliates right to publish or broadcast the winner s picture, name, address, voices, statements without further compensation other than the prize offered. By entering the contest, the winner and traveling companions automatically agree to release all liability and publicity to the Vernon Visitor Centre prior to travel. In addition, the winner and their guest(s) must each complete, sign and return a Contest Sponsor(s) waiver prior to receiving their prize package. 8. ERRORS, ETC. The Sponsor(s) are not responsible for (i) entries which are late, incomplete, illegible, damaged, destroyed or misdirected; (ii) telephone, technical, network, online, electronic, computer hardware or software failures of any kind; (iii) incomplete, garbled or delayed Internet/ computer transmission on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof; (iv) any condition caused by events beyond its control which disrupts or interferes with The Contest ; or (v) any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising out of participant s participation in The Contest or the acceptance, possession or use of the prize, including without limitation any injury or damage to participant s or any other person s computer relating to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in The Contest. The Sponsor(s) extends absolutely no representations or warranties in respect of the Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of The Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, including by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond its control, the Sponsor(s) reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the electronic portion of The Contest, including any method of entry, and randomly select the winner from previously received entries. The Sponsor(s) reserves the right to amend the terms of The Contest without prior notice if any factor interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Rules. 9. PRIVACY. COLLECTION AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: By entering this Contest each entrant consents to the collection, use and distribution of his or her personal information (information that identifies an entrant as an individual, such as home telephone number, age and home address) by the Contest Sponsors for the purposes of implementing, administering and fulfilling this Contest. The Contest Sponsors will not sell or transmit this information to third parties except for the purposes of administering this Contest. By entering the Contest,

5 entrants consent to the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in Tourism Vernon s Privacy Policy, which is available at Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by Tourism Vernon should be addressed to Tourism Vernon, th Ave., Vernon, BC, V1T 3C3. RECEIVE UPDATES FROM TOURISM VERNON: If an entrant so elects via the opt-in checkbox in the Contest entry form, his/her personal information will be used by Tourism Vernon in order for the consenting entrant to receive commercial electronic messages from Tourism Vernon in accordance with the details specified in Tourism Vernon s optin on the Contest entry form, all in accordance with the Tourism Vernon s Privacy Policy which is available at MISCELLANEOUS Prize is not transferable and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, whether in cash or otherwise, except at the Sponsor s sole discretion. The Sponsor(s) reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent or greater value if a prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason. Prize will only be awarded to verified winner. All decisions of the Sponsor(s) or their authorized representatives are final and binding in all matters relating to The Contest. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a person submitting an electronic entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person whose name is supplied on the contest form at