Bud Light Campus Giveaway

BUD LIGHT CAMPUS GIVEAWAY
CONTEST RULES

*THIS IS NOT THE CONTEST ENTRY POINT. COMMENTS OR IDENTIFICATIONS ON THESE CONTEST RULES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AS A VALID ENTRY.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES (“OFFICIAL RULES”) BEFORE ENTERING THE BUD LIGHT CAMPUS GIVEAWAY CONTEST (THE “CONTEST”). BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT THEY MEET ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREES TO BE UNCONDITIONALLY BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND ALL DECISIONS OF LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED (THE “CONTEST SPONSOR”). THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH INSTAGRAM. BY ENTERING, THE ENTRANT SHALL NOT HOLD THE CONTEST SPONSOR AND INSTAGRAM RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN DURING THE COURSE OF THE CONTEST.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to participate, you must:

i. be of legal drinking age;
ii. be a legal resident of Canada;
iii. not be an employee, officer, director, contractor, agent or representative of the Contest Sponsor, or any of its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies or distribution companies;
iv. Not be an employee of the applicable provincial liquor agencies, license control/boards and their licensees, retailers, or distributors (the “Provincial Liquor Authorities”); and
v. Not be a member of the immediate family (parent, spouse, sibling, child) of, or domiciled with, any of the forgoing persons.

The Provincial Liquor Authorities are not connected with this Contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever in regard to any matter which relates to this Contest.

If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address or social media account submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the e-mail address by an online service provider, Internet access provider, social media platform or other organization responsible for assigning the e-mail address for the domain associated with the account will be considered the authorized account holder. An entrant may be required to provide the Contest Sponsor with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the e-mail address or social media account associated with the winning entry.


CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest begins on or about February 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. on February 24, 2025 (the “Contest Close Date”), after which no further entries will be accepted (the “Contest Period”). The start time and end time of the Contest Period will be read to be in the time zone that is relevant to each participating location.

HOW TO ENTER
To enter the Contest, the entrant must have Internet access, a valid email address and a valid Instagram account and be an authorized resident of Canada as of their Contest entry date. To enter the Contest, the entrant must like the Contest post and leave a comment under the Contest post, tagging one (1) friend of legal drinking age. The entrant must also follow the Bud Light Canada page on Instagram @Budlightca (the “Entry Mechanism”) as indicated in the Contest post. Entries must be received by the Contest Close Date. Entries received after the Contest Close Date will not be eligible and will not be processed.
There is no limit on the number of entries during the Contest Period. Each comment will count as one (1) entry, regardless of the number of individuals tagged. No other method of participation will be accepted.
Please note that prizes will only be shipped to addresses within Canada.
Any entrant attempting to enter with multiple accounts under multiple identities will be disqualified and will forfeit any prize won, at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor. If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account provided at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. An entrant may be required to provide the Contest Sponsor with proof that they are the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account associated with the winning entry. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any change of e-mail address, social media account, mailing address and or telephone number by entrants, as applicable.
Entries received after the Contest Close Date are void. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or incompatible Entries, Prize notification messages, or any other Contest-related information (collectively, “Contest-related Information”), nor any Contest-related Information that has been sent in error or otherwise produced or disseminated a manner that is inconsistent with these Rules, all of which are void. Screenshots will not be accepted as proof of entry. All entrants and Contest-related Information are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify participants for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor shall be final and will not be subject to appeal. All entries become the property of the Contest Sponsor.

ENTRANT VERIFICATION

The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of compliance with these Official Rules in a form acceptable to the Contest Sponsor: (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Contest-related Information submitted or received for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason the Contest Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest. Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Contest Sponsor within the timeline specified by the Contest Sponsor may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor. The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of this Contest will be the Contest Sponsor server data. All information requested by and/or supplied to Contest Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant should the Contest Sponsor deem that such an entrant at any stage supplied untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information.

PRIZE

There are forty-seven (47) Prizes to be won, consisting of one (1) long sleeve shirt, one (1) vest, and one (1) sherpa hat (hereinafter the “Prize”). The approximate total retail value of the Prize is $100 CAD. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for the use or misuse of the prize once awarded. Alcohol is not a part of the Prize. Contest Sponsor will not deliver the Prize to a P.O. Box address

Prize must be accepted as awarded. Prize is not resaleable, transferable or redeemable for cash. No prize substitutions, except by the Contest Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute the Prize or any portion thereof with a prize of equal or greater value. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor are final and are not subject to appeal. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for the Prize once it has been redeemed/shipped.

The Contest Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind regarding the appearance, safety or performance of the Prize.

If the number of eligible entries received is less than the number of prizes to be awarded, only the eligible entries received will be drawn and the remaining prizes will not be awarded.

ODDS
Odds of winning the prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.

AWARDING OF PRIZES

There will be one (1) random draw at each participating location during which the Contest Sponsor will randomly select forty-seven (47) entries from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period on February 25 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Draw Date) in Toronto, ON. The selected entrant will be notified by the Contest Sponsor or its designated agent by Instagram Direct Message within three (3) business days of the Draw Date. The selected entrant must then respond to the notification within three (3) business days, if the selected entrant has not contacted the Contest Sponsor or its designated agent, another entrant may, at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor, be selected by random draw, in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant. The previously selected entrant will be disqualified and will not be entitled to the Prize.

Prior to being declared a winner the entrant will be required to provide the correct answer, without assistance, to a timed mathematical skill-testing question sent to them by Instagram Direct Message.

If the selected entrant has not returned the signed Declaration Form and release(s) to the Contest Sponsor or its designated agent within three (3) business days of receiving the Declaration Form, another entrant may, at the sole discretion of the Contest Sponsor, be selected by random draw, in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant. The previously selected entrant will be disqualified and will not be entitled to any prizes. Unclaimed Prizes will be forfeited and will not be awarded.

EACH SELECTED ENTRANT IS CONSIDERED A POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNER PENDING VERIFICATION OF THEIR ELIGIBILITY, PROVIDING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO A SKILL-TESTING QUESTION, AND PROVIDING A SIGNED RELEASE AND INDEMNITY (AS APPLICABLE). ALL POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY CONTEST SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE CONTEST. PRIZES WILL NOT BE AWARDED UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED. CONTEST SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.

RELEASE

By participating in the Contest or accepting a Prize, the entrant (i) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements, (ii) agrees that the decisions of the Contest Sponsor are final and without appeal, (iii) agrees to release, hold harmless and forever discharge the Released Parties from any and all causes of actions, suits, debts, dues, accounts, claims, damages, liability, losses, harm, costs or expenses, including without limitation any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death, or property damage, arising out of, or in any way related to, directly or indirectly, the Contest, including without limitation the entrant’s participation in the Contest, any breach of these Official Rules, the awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of any Contest Prize (or any portion thereof), and any travel or activity that is related to the receipt or use of any Contest Prize, and/or the violation or infringement of any intellectual property rights or of any publicity, personality or privacy rights, and agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties relating to the foregoing.


LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Released Parties are not responsible for damages caused or claimed to be caused by: (i) any Entry, prize or other correspondence or data that is lost, stolen, late, garbled, delayed, damaged or misdirected for any reason; (ii) any failure, interruption, technical malfunction or delay (iii) any email, text message or other communication sent or received by the Contest Sponsor or any of its agents or delegates for any reason; (iv) any false, misdirected or inaccurate information, whether caused by the social media platforms, the Contest Sponsor, or by equipment or programming errors associated with or utilized by the Contest; (v) any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of one or more Contest entries; for problems with the operation of a website or website functionality, regardless of cause; (vi) malfunctions or damage to any telephone network, computer equipment, data, software, online systems, servers, or access providers; (vii) any lost functionality due to non-activation of cookies; (viii) traffic congestion on the Internet; (ix) the security or privacy of information transmitted over computer networks; (x) breaches of confidentiality due to interference by third-party “hackers” or for any damage caused or suffered by a participant or any other person as a result of any such event or occurrence; (xi) for lost Contest-related Information or for failure of any mobile application or website during the Contest; or (xii) technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, including lost, misdirected or corrupted entries, damage caused by viruses, worms or Trojan Horses, or any other damage that may limit an entrant's ability to participate in the Contest.

ERRORS

The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including but not limited to errors in advertising, the Official Rules, the selection and announcement of a winner, or the distribution of any prize. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest or modify these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to entrants. In no event will the Contest Sponsor be liable for more than the stated number of Prizes in these Official Rules (at any level). If due to printing production, online, internet, computer or other error of any kind a Prize notification misstates the applicable Prize that an entrant is able to win, or mistakenly declares an entrant to be a potential Prize winner, the entrant will only be eligible to receive the applicable Prize that an entrant is eligible to win based on Contest Sponsor official records and data (as determined by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).

RIGHT TO TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND

The Contest Sponsor may at any time, at its sole discretion and without liability, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, subject only to approvals required by law, if fraud, technical failures or communications or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Contest Sponsor corrupt the administration, integrity or security of the Contest or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Official Rules. Without restricting the generality of the foregoing, in the event of early termination of the Contest, a notice will be posted on the Contest Sponsor’s website or applicable social media page to that effect. In addition, for the purposes of determining eligibility to win a Prize in the event of early termination of the Contest, all eligible entries received prior to the time of early termination will be considered as valid and for the purposes of these Official Rules, the Contest Period will be deemed to have ended at the moment of early termination. No waiver on the part of the Contest Sponsor to enforce of any term herein shall be deemed a continuing waiver or a waiver of any other term.

DISQUALIFICATIONS

If it is discovered by the Contest Sponsor (using any evidence or other information made available to or otherwise discovered by the Contest Sponsor) that any person has attempted to: (i) exceed any of the limits or restrictions provided in these Official Rules; (ii) use multiple names, identities, e-mail addresses, accounts, and/or any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) to enter, register or otherwise participate in or to disrupt this Contest; (iii) re-enter the Contest more than the allotted number of times; (iv) submit an entry that has been falsified, manipulated or otherwise altered in any way; (v) disrupt or participate in the Contest in any fraudulent or misleading way (including without limitation cancelling, changing or otherwise modifying a transaction) and/or (vi) participate in the Contest in any other manner that is disruptive, abusive, fraudulent, misleading, deceptive, unfair, unsportsmanlike or inconsistent with these Official Rules (all as determined by Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion); then they may be disqualified from the Contest at the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor. If an entrant is disqualified, such person forfeits any and all rights to any prize.

WARNING: ANY DELIBERATE ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR ALTER ANY ENTRY OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS; IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE, THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL AND SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF AGAINST SUCH ENTRANT OR INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

PRIVACY
The Contest Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Contest Sponsor to administer the Contest and fulfill the prize requirements and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide entrants with information about upcoming promotions and/or events of the Contest Sponsor. For more information on how the Contest Sponsor collects, uses, and discloses personal information, please see the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at https://www.labatt.com/ca_en/privacy-policy.

GOVERNING LAW
Except for consumers residing in Quebec, and subject to applicable law and these Official Rules, this Contest and the Official Rules shall be governed by Ontario law and all entrants expressly agree that the Ontario courts shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario. The venue of any dispute or litigation shall be Toronto, Ontario. For consumers residing in Quebec, this Contest and the Official Rules shall be governed by Quebec law and all entrants expressly agree that the courts of competent jurisdictions in the Province of Quebec shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and agree to submit to their jurisdiction.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS
The Contest is subject to these complete Official Rules and all applicable federal, provincial and local laws and regulations. By entering the Contest, you acknowledge that you have read the Official Rules and agree to abide by their terms and the decisions of the Contest Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Contest. You also acknowledge that this Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered or associated with Instagram. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Contest Sponsor. All federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations apply. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, point of sale, television, print, radio, digital, online or any other type of advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.