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Terms & Conditions

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE IN THIS GIVEAWAY (DEFINED BELOW). A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

BY ENTERING THE GIVEAWAY YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

General

1. Sponsor

This giveaway (“Giveaway”) is sponsored by Plooto (https://www.plooto.com/) and Humi (www.humi.ca) (together, the “Sponsor”).

2. Eligibility

The Giveaway is open only to legal residents of Canada who are at least eighteen (18) years of age. Employees, officers, directors, members, managers, agents, and representatives and family members of such individuals (or people living in the same household whether related or not) of Sponsor, or their corporate partners, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors in interest, advertising, promotion, and public relations agencies (collectively, the “Giveaway Entities”) are not eligible. For the purposes of the Giveaway, family members are defined as spouse, partner, mother, father, legal guardian, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children and grandchildren (including “step” as they may apply).

3. Giveaway Period

The “Giveaway Period” begins at 10am ET on December 11, 2023 and will end at 11:59pm ET December 17, 2023. Prize Winners will be selected after the end of the Giveaway Period.

4. How to Enter

During the specific Giveaway period as stated online in Plooto’s social media post concerning such Giveaway (the “Social Media Giveaway Post”), an eligible entrant may enter the Giveaway pursuant to the entry method(s) as described in such Social Media Giveaway Post.  Among other entry methods, entrants may be asked to like the particular Social Media Giveaway Post, add a comment to or share the Social Media Giveaway Post or follow Plooto or such other social media account of an affiliate or other partner of Plooto in order to receive an entry into the Giveaway. Entrants must have a valid LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and/or TikTok account, as applicable, to enter via LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and/or TikTok. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok accounts must be set to public.

Unless otherwise stated in the Social Media Giveaway Post, there is a limit of one (1) entry per person per Giveaway. Multiple entries will not increase your chances of winning. Entries that are generated by a macro, bot, or other automated means will not be accepted and will be void. Entries made by any other individual or any entity or group, or originating at any website other than as set forth specifically above, including, without limitation, through commercial sweepstakes subscription notification or entering services, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Giveaway. As a condition of entering the Giveaway, without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, each entrant gives consent for Sponsor and its agents to obtain and deliver his or her name, address and other information to third parties for the purpose of administering this Giveaway in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and rules.

By submitting an Entry, the entrant understands and grants to the Sponsor an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive worldwide license to use his/her Entry, photo/video, name, hometown and likeness on the Sponsor’s various websites and social media sites and in advertising and/or promotional activities worldwide without compensation, permission or notification. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to alter, change or modify any Entry, which includes any photo, video or text.

5. Winners Selection and Confirmation

On December 18, 2023 in Toronto, ON at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET, the Sponsor or its designated representative will select ten (10) potential winners via random draw, from among all eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Official Rules during the Giveaway Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries submitted and received.

NO ONE IS A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL THE SPONSOR OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS THEM AS A WINNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES.  BEFORE BEING DECLARED A CONFIRMED PRIZE WINNER, each potential winner will be required to: (a) correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid (which may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be administered online, by email or other electronic means, by telephone, or in the Sponsor’s form of declaration and release); and (b) sign and return within five (5) business days of notification the Sponsor’s declaration and release form, which (among other things): (i) confirms compliance with these Official Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the Prize (as awarded); (iii) releases the Releasees from any and all liability in connection with this Giveaway, his/her participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv) agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of his/her name, address, voice, statements about the Contest and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor in perpetuity throughout the world in any manner or medium whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet.

6. Winner Notification

The Prize Winner(s) will be notified via direct message on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and/or TikTok, as applicable, and confirmed via email. The Sponsor will provide information regarding, among other things, how the winner(s) can claim their prize(s).

If a potential winner: (a) cannot be contacted as set out set out above, or if there is a return of a notification as undeliverable, as applicable; (b) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (c) fails to return the properly executed Giveaway documents within the specified time; (d) cannot accept (or is unwilling to accept) a Prize (as awarded) for any reason; and/or (e) is determined to be in violation of these Official Rules (all as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion); then he/she will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to select an alternate potential winner in accordance with the procedure outlined above, with the necessary amendments (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such newly selected potential winner).

7. Prize

The prize(s) to be awarded for each Giveaway will be designated in the Social Media Giveaway Post for that Giveaway. All details of the prize(s) will be determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Sponsor is not responsible for defective items and does not guarantee or warranty any item offered as a prize. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute any prize with another prize of equal value in the event that the original prize (or any component thereof) is not available. Prizes are not transferable or assignable.

8. Limitation of Liability

The Releasees (as defined below) are not responsible or liable for any of the following: (a) stolen, lost, late, misdirected, garbled, mutilated, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, or illegible entries, email, mail, Giveaway-related correspondence or postage-due mail or any technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Giveaway, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Giveaway, the mailing or transmission of notification or correspondence, the processing of entries, the announcement of any prize or in any Giveaway-related materials; (b) technical failures of any kind; (c) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention; (d) human error; (e) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in transmission or communication; (f) viruses or mechanical malfunctions; (g) errors, typos, or misprints in these Official Rules, in any Giveaway related advertisements or other materials; or (h) lost or unavailable network connections. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of filtering or insufficient space in Entrant’s email account. Sponsor is not responsible, and may disqualify Entrant, if his or her email address, telephone, or other contact information does not work or if it is changed without Entrant giving prior written notice to Sponsor. If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed, corrupted or for any other reason not accepted as an entry into the Giveaway, Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Giveaway.

AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, GIVEAWAY ENTITIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIVISIONS AND ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, SHAREHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASEES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR AWARDING OF ANY PRIZE, WHILE PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR TRAVELING TO OR FROM ANY GIVEAWAY OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, DEATH, LOSS, OR ACCIDENT TO PERSON OR PROPERTY. EACH WINNER AGREES THAT THE PRIZE IS PROVIDED AS-IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER ENACTED, RELATIVE TO THE USE OR ENJOYMENT OF THE PRIZE.

9. Additional Disclaimers

Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, Releasees are not responsible or liable to any Entrant or Prize Winner or any person claiming through such Entrant or Prize Winner for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof in the event that any of the Giveaway activities or the Releasees’ operations or activities are affected, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, by reason of any acts of God, or any other cause, whether or not specifically mentioned above.

10. Disputes and Governing Law

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN ENTRANT AND ANY RELEASEE ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE GIVEAWAY, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, (IF ANY), NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT’S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF.

Any dispute arising under or related hereto (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario, without reference to its conflicts of law principles and will be brought exclusively in the courts located in Toronto, Ontario.

11. General Rules

Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Sponsor’s decisions will be final in all matters relating to the Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right to restrict or void online entries or participation from any IP address if any suspicious entry and/or participation is detected. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void entries of any Entrants who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Giveaway. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Giveaway -related materials and/or these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency in these Official Rules), it will be resolved in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entrants waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Giveaway or these Official Rules. If Sponsor determines at any time in its sole discretion that Entrant is disqualified, ineligible, or in violation of these Official Rules, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to select an alternate winner. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Giveaway and award the Prize from eligible entries received prior to cancellation, modification, or suspension or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE GIVEAWAY VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND MAY DISQUALIFY ANY PARTICIPANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT.