Thrifty Thursday 2023-24 contest rules and regulations

GEORGIAN Thrifty Thursday 2023-24 CONTEST
Legal (long form) Rules for contest to open in fall on Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Thursday, November 2, 2023 for draw on Thursday, November 9, 2023. Second contest open in winter on Thursday, January 18, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024 for draw on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

The Thrifty Thursday 2023-24 Contest (the 鈥Contest鈥) is open to residents of the province of Ontario 16 years of age and older (including our international students who have a valid Canadian address on file with 小优短视频), excluding residents of Quebec and those currently residing internationally.

Any winner under the age of 18 must have a parent/guardian sign an affidavit of eligibility. The Contest is not open to employees of 小优短视频 or persons with whom they are domiciled. Contest is only open to students currently enrolled in a program at 小优短视频.

By entering this Contest, each entrant acknowledges that he/she has read and accepts the rules set out below (collectively the 鈥Contest Rules鈥):

1. HOW TO ENTER 鈥聽No purchase is necessary to enter. To participate in the Contest, Contestants must attend four of five Thrifty Thursday workshops in one semester.聽The student must attend the full one-hour workshop to qualify (either online or in person).

2. ENTRY TERMS:聽The fall 2023 Contest opens on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. (EST), and to be eligible, the student must register and attend four out of five workshops offered from Thursday, September 7, 2023 until Thursday, November 2, 2023.

The winter 2024 Contest opens on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 12:30 p.m. (EST), and to be eligible, the student must register and attend four out of five workshops offered from Thursday, January 18, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024.

3. CONTEST DRAW & NOTIFICATION:聽One (1) winner (鈥淪elected Entrant鈥) will be selected from the list of registered and attended students in four of the five Thrifty Thursday workshops in the fall semester in a random draw conducted on Thursday, November 9, 2023 by 4:30 p.m. (EST) at 小优短视频 in Barrie, Ontario for fall 2023.

One (1) winner (鈥淪elected Entrant鈥) will be selected from the list of registered and attended students in four of the five Thrifty Thursday workshops in the winter semester in a random draw conducted on Thursday, April 11, 2024 by 4:30 p.m. (EST) at 小优短视频 in Barrie, Ontario for winter 2024.

Odds of being selected depend on the total number of qualified students. The Selected Entrants will be notified by 小优短视频 by email. The Selected Entrants will be required to sign and return a Contest Winner Agreement that includes a Declaration of Eligibility, Liability Waiver and a Publicity Release within seventy-two (72) hours of notification (the 鈥Contact Period鈥). It is the entrant鈥檚 responsibility to set his/her account settings to accept email messages from 小优短视频.

The Selected Entrants must also correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email before being declared the winner (the 鈥Winner鈥). Upon correctly answering the question, the Selected Entrant will be declared the Winner if a Selected Entrant: (i) does not respond within two (2) attempts or before the end of the Contact Period (whichever occurs first); or (ii) if there is a return of any email notification as undeliverable; or (iii) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; or (iv) fails to return the Contest documents within the specified time; or (v) does not confirm acceptance in an eligible 小优短视频 program by the deadlines provided by the Office of the Registrar in their letter of acceptance, he/she will forfeit their prize and an alternate entrant will be selected. If the second Selected Entrant does not meet the requirements (i-v) above, 小优短视频 will not award the prize.

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a participant鈥檚 Entry, the Entry will be deemed to have been made by the authorized holder of the email account at the time the Entry was made.

In the event that the Selected Entrant does not comply with these Contest Rules, an alternative entrant will be selected from the remaining entries.

4. PRIZES:聽小优短视频 will award one (1) prize total on a ONEcard, valued at $250.00 Canadian in fall 2023 and one (1) prize total on a ONEcard, valued at $250.00 Canadian in winter 2024. The prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred or exchanged or combined or used in concert with another contest or another offer. The prize cannot be converted in cash or exchanged for another prize.

To claim the prize, a Selected Entrant will be required:

  1. Must be a registered student.
  2. Must register and attend four of five Thrifty Thursday workshops in one semester:
    • Fall 2023 between Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Thursday, November 2, 2023
    • Winter 2024 between Thursday, January 18, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024
  3. If a Selected Entrant is ineligible, or fails to comply with the provisions described above within the prescribed time limit, the prize may be forfeited.

The $250.00 amount will be applied to the student鈥檚 ONEcard account on or before:

  • Fall 2023: Thursday, November 23, 2023
  • Winter 2024: Thursday, April 18, 2024

5. RELEASES:聽The Winners, or a Winner鈥檚 Legal Guardian if the Winner is under the age of 18, must sign a Contest Release Agreement, releasing 小优短视频, its Board of Governors, its advertising and promotional agencies, the affiliates and related entities of the foregoing and all respective directors, officers, partners, employees, agents representatives, successors and assignees from any liability in connection with this Contest or the Prize awarded as a condition to and in advance of receiving the ONEcard prize, or the prize will be forfeited.

6. ELIGIBILITY:聽To be eligible to claim the prize, the Selected Entrant must be a registered student and must have been registered and attended four out of five Thrifty Thursday workshops:

  • Fall 2023 between Thursday, September 7, 2023 to Thursday, November 2, 2023
  • Winter 2024 between Thursday, January 18, 2024 to Thursday, April 4, 2024

小优短视频 reserves the right to verify whether the Winner satisfies all Contest admissibility criteria.

小优短视频鈥檚 rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the promotion and the awarding of the Prize. Any dispute relating to the Contest (including, without limitation, a dispute as to whether an entrant has complied with all of the Contest Rules) shall be resolved by 小优短视频 in their sole and absolute discretion. All decisions of 小优短视频 shall be final and binding.

Any use of robotic, automatic, or programmed entry methods shall be deemed as tampering and will void all entries by that person. All entries that are incomplete, or irregular, that have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of the Contest Rules may be disqualified by 小优短视频. 小优短视频 takes no responsibility for delayed, misdirected or late entries, or for typographical or other production errors. 小优短视频 is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest. All entries become the property of 小优短视频 and will not be returned.

7. ONLINE ENTRY:聽小优短视频 assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet or the 小优短视频 website during the Contest, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant鈥檚 or any other person鈥檚 computer related to registration or entry in the Contest. 小优短视频 reserves the right in their sole discretion to cancel or suspend the Contest should a virus, bug or other cause beyond their reasonable control corrupt the security or proper administration of the Contest. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, 小优短视频 reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The individual assigned to the email address for the domain associated with the submitted email address is considered the authorized account holder. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the selected Entry. All entries must be submitted from a valid email account that may be identified by reverse domain name search. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).

8. NO WARRANTY REGARDING NOTIFICATION:聽小优短视频 provides no warranty as to its ability to contact a Selected Entrant by email or phone. 小优短视频 assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet in the course of notifying a Selected Entrant, irrespective of the nature of the failure (for example, technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website).

9. GENERAL:聽This Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. By entering the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these official rules and by the decisions of the contest judges, which shall be final on all matters relating to this Contest. All entries become the property of 小优短视频 and none will be returned. The personal information provided by entrants will only be used for the purpose of administration of the Contest, unless the entrant otherwise agrees.

10. CONTACT:聽Inquiries may be directed to: ONEcard, Office of the Registrar, C110, 小优短视频, One 小优短视频 Drive, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9.

11. PRIVACY:聽小优短视频 is compliant with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Canada鈥檚 Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), and endeavors to protect personal information in accordance with these laws. The personal information requested during the Contest is collected under the legal authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 and in accordance with Sections 38(2) and 41(1) of FIPPA and in compliance with CASL. Personal information provided will not be used for any purpose other than (1) to provide information about this Contest or (2) programs and services offered by 小优短视频.

By entering the Contest, the entrant is providing consent to permit 小优短视频 to contact the entrant via email to provide information about the Contest and about 小优短视频 programs and events. The entrant may withdraw his or her consent at any time by contacting 705.722.5189, or聽accessprivacy@georgiancollege.ca.

For further information about the information requested on this form or the purpose for which it will be used, please contact ONEcard@georgiancollege.ca. For more information about FIPPA, please contact the Access and Privacy Office at 705.722.5189, mail us at Privacy Officer, 小优短视频, One 小优短视频 Drive, Room C327, Barrie, ON, L4M 3X9 or聽accessprivacy@georgiancollege.ca.