FULL CONTEST RULES: Fido Technical Community Contest [ Edited ]

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FULL CONTEST RULES

Fido Technical Community Contest

 The “Fido Technical Community Solutions Contest the Sequel” (the “Contest”) is open to residents of Canada, 16 years or older who are existing Fido customers before June 27, 2012, excluding employees of Fido Solutions, operated by Rogers Communications Partnership. (herein referred as the “Contest Sponsor” or “Fido”), its parent and affiliated companies, representatives, dealers and agents, contest suppliers and judges, and those with whom they are domiciled.

1. The contest period begins on June 27, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) and ends on July 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., the Contest Closing Date. No purchase necessary. All times are Eastern Times.

2. HOW TO ENTER

Visit the Fido Technical Community web page at http://forums.fido.ca and log on using your Fido phone number and password through My Account or should you not have yet registered on My Account, please do so by following the instructions on how to register on My Account. By registering on and signing in to the Fido Technical Community, each entrant agrees to comply with the Fido Technical Community Terms of use and User Guidelines. 

Now that you have signed in to the Fido Technical Community, pose a question to the community on technically related issues in connection with Fido products or services. Your question must be new to the Fido Technical Community and will not be eligible for entry in the Contest should someone else already have asked your question and someone else already have answered it. 

Once you receive an appropriate answer and solution to one of your questions, go to the post that provided the solution to your question, click on options (located on the top right of the post) and click Accept as Solution in the dropdown menu, or, click on Accept as Solution in the bottom right hand side of the post and finally click confirm to earn one (1) entry in the Contest. The person who answered your question will also automatically earn one (1) entry in the Contest.

There is no limit in the number of questions and no limit in the number of answers and solutions an entrant may receive but all questions must be new and entrant can only accept one solution per question. Questions as well as the answers/solutions must be relevant to the products and services of Fido, and must be in compliance with the Fido Technical Community User Guidelines and Terms of use. Contest Sponsor reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant who is not in compliance with the present rules.

Contest Sponsor reserve the right, at its sole discretion, to move or remove any posts (questions and/or answers/solutions) that are not relevant to the products and services of Fido, and/or violate the Fido Technical Community User Guidelines or the Terms of Use. Entrant will not be notified if he/she has been disqualified and/or if his/her post has been moved or deleted. 

Each eligible “Accepted Solution” that provided a solution to an eligible question during the Contest Period will count as one (1) entry in the Contest. Any attempt or suspected attempt to increase the odds of winning the Fido Technical Community, any posting of a solution by an entrant to his/her own question, and any programmed or entry methods not authorized by these rules, shall be deemed as tampering and will void all of your entries.

3. PRIZES – Participants are eligible to win one of three (3) prizes, as follows:

• one (1) JAWBONE JAMBOX valued at approximately $200, or
• one (1) pair of Beats by Dre Beats Solo headphones valued at approximately $230, or
• one (1) Fido prize pack valued at approximately $100.

4. SELECTION OF WINNERS

A random draw by a representative of the Contest Sponsor from all entries received will be made at approximately noon on July 31, 2012 the Rogers office at 333 Bloor Street East. The selected entrants will be contacted by email at the email address indicated in his / her Fido My Account. Prizes will be awarded in the order they appear in the present rules.

5. If a selected entrant fails to claim his/her prize as instructed within the indicated time period in the notification email, incorrectly answers the skill-testing question, declines the prize, fails to sign a Release of Liability as may be specified by the Contest Sponsor or fails to present a valid ID, entrant will have forfeited the opportunity to claim the prize and Contest Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to select the entrant with the second most eligible Accepted Solutions or to cancel the prize.

6. Prize must be accepted as awarded and are not transferable, redeemable, refundable or exchangeable for cash. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of at least equal value in the event of the unavailability, for whatever reason, of the advertised prize. 

7. To be declared a winner, selected entrants must first correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question at the time of claiming the prize and may need to sign a Declaration of Compliance with the Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release. In the event the selected entrant is a minor, the entrant’s parent or legal guardian will be deemed to be the entrant who must meet all contest eligibility requirements and who may accept the prize on behalf of the minor. Contest judges’ rulings are final and without appeal in all matters related to the promotion and the awarding of prizes. 

8. By entering this Contest and/or accepting a prize, entrants consent to the use of their entry, name, city of residence and/or voice, statements, any photographs or other likenesses for publicity, advertising or informational purposes carried out by the Contest Sponsor and/or its advertising agencies in any medium or format without further notice or compensation.

9. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. 

10. No communications will be entered into except with selected entrants.  

11. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries in the Draw. Contest Sponsor takes no responsibility delayed, damaged, misdirected, late or destroyed questions, answers/solutions and entries or for typographical or other production errors. Contest Sponsor is not responsible for any errors or omissions in printing or advertising this Contest.

12. Contest Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the purpose of administering this Contest. No further informational or marketing communications will be received by entrants unless entrants provide Contest Sponsor with explicit permission to do so. Please see the Privacy Policy of Fido at fido.ca for information on its policy towards maintaining the privacy and security of user information.

13. By entering this Contest, entrants release and hold harmless the Contest Sponsor, its advertising and promotional agencies and the contest judge(s), their affiliates and respective directors, officers, owners, partners, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with this Contest or, if declared a winner, the prize. 

14. Contest Sponsor assumes no responsibility for failure of the internet or the website during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line 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’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. Contest Sponsor reserves the right, subject to the authorization of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec, to cancel or suspend this 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 web site or to undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Contest Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution.

 15. If the identity of an entrant is disputed, the authorized account holder of the Fido account associated with the entry will be deemed to be the entrant. A selected entrant may be required to provide proof of being the authorized account holder of the Fido account associated with the selected entry. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of receipt of a valid entry in this Contest will be the Contest server machine(s).

16. This Contest will be run in accordance with these rules, subject to amendment by the Contest Sponsor. Entrants must comply with these rules, and will be deemed to have received and understood the rules by participating in the Contest. The terms of this Contest, as set out in these rules, are not subject to amendment or counter-offer, except as set out herein. 

17. Any litigation in Quebec respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux du Québec 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 to reach a settlement.

18. In the event of any discrepancies between the English and French versions of these rules and regulations, the English version of the rules and regulations shall prevail.