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[REVIEW] Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre – Finding the 5 Best Hotels in Abbotsford

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This article is a first-hand experience review of the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre in search for the Best Hotels in Abbotsford.

Of course when searching for the best hotels in any city, there can be many definition to the “best hotels in Abbotsford”; you might be looking for the best luxury hotels in Abbotsford, the best hotels in Abbotsford for families, the best pet-friendly hotels in Abbotsford, or the best value hotel in Abbotsford. Hence, in our best hotels in Abbotsford guide, we’ll highlight the relevant category that may qualify it as the “best hotel in Abbotsford”.

Generally however, when you’re searching for the best hotels in city on Google, you’re likely looking for the best luxury/boutique Hotel in a city or the best cheap hotel in a city… more appropriately the best value hotel in a city. In which case, the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre may well be what you’re looking for. The Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre positions itself as a 3.5-star hotel in Abbotsford with comprehensive amenities including a fitness centre, a business centre, and a pool along with a hot tub. Importantly (and excitingly) it also has a complementary full breakfast with your stay (arguably one of the highlights of staying at a hotel – there are many who may even visit a hotel restaurant for their breakfast buffet without booking a stay as many of the best breakfast buffets in a city are often found at upscale/luxury hotel restaurants). They also offer very functional and modern rooms with a wide variety of room-types and preferences allowing you the option to choose. (For example, besides offering the standard two-queen and king configuration, they also have multi-bedroom suites for families and kitchenette rooms. However, with their king configuration – they have rooms with hardwood flooring or carpet flooring. Hardwood flooring is generally better hygiene and cleaner whereas carpet flooring provides for better noise insulation and a cozy feel – but make sure to wear your socks in your room.)

Importantly, the service is attentive and responsive. Customer service is a big component in, well, the service industry. It is even more crucial in the hospitality and travel industry – guest experience comes down to not only the hard products (whether be it the hotel room, hotel facilities, or airline seat) but the soft product (which is the service such as professionalism, friendliness, attention to details, willingness to serve your customers, and on the upscale/luxury tier includes being preemptive on guests’ wants/needs, creating experiences, and unforgettable memories – the saying is always true that people may forget what you do but they won’t forget how you make them feel. Humans are by nature emotional individuals – and hence occasionally irrational but also what makes humanity special; I digress – and our strongest memories are tied – and occasionally distorted <hence also the reason for writing reviews as closely after they occur; your recollection of events immediately after they occur will be more accurate than later> – by emotions. Service in some sense caters to peoples’ emotions; I digress.) Yeah, basically the service is what you’d expect of a well-managed mid-tier hotel. It is friendly and professional, quick and responsive, with effortless and hassle-free check-in and check-out and billing.

(The nice thing about franchise hotels is the consistency, safety and honesty. With Best Western hotels you can always/usually expect a clean and comfortable room with honest operators and friendly/good service even though all Best Western hotels are individually owned and operated. When you venture into your mom-and-pops hotel, you don’t get the same consistency and safety – there is the possibility of being over-billed or under-served… hence I find when looking for the best cheap hotel, it is generally safer and better to find a franchised best value hotel in a city. That way you can have some consistency, safety, and franchise minimum standards – if anything goes wrong, you can typically raise the issue at the brand level if it’s a franchised hotel; if you’re booking a best cheap hotel that is a “boutique” or independent branded and issues arise with your stay or billing, you don’t have much other redress available. Often it’s not an issue but much as an insurance policy, it provides peace of mind and assurance from unexpected events.)

Oh yeah, so about pricing and the best value hotel in Abbotsford – the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre – has the amenities of a 3.5-star hotel and a complementary full breakfast – but the prices are often paired to other properties around the 2-star hotel category like the Ramada (which honestly I’m not even going to try – Ramada doesn’t have very stringent or consistent brand standards and often fall short of basic expectations OR can also be functionally good however on a total-sum, it isn’t worth the risk booking with Ramada unless they have excellent property reviews for that specific property. More often than not, Ramada is not a hotel brand you want to be staying at, in my opinion. Some hotels can be very run down, moldy, smoke-filled dumps basically and still be kept in the franchise brand. In contrast, Best Western has very strict brand standards and categorizes their franchised properties such as Best Western Plus or Best Western or Sure Stay by Best Western from higher to lower property standards but still with a bare minimum baseline even for their Sure Stay properties that I find higher than Ramada. After reading the reviews of Ramada in Abbotsford, I didn’t even want to give it the benefit of the doubt or try it out for the purpose of an article – at 4/10 rating on OTAs  – generally, if you’re booking a cheap hotel and you don’t want to worry about your accommodation choice, I’d avoid booking anything bellow 7/10 rating on Online Travel Agencies <OTA> sites like Expedia/Hotels.com or Priceline/Booking.com. On an aggregate, their ratings are truly indicative of what you will experience – namely, to leave a review on these sites you MUST actually book the hotel on these sites. There’s no way for a dishonest resort/hotel owner to hire a reputation/PR/marketing agency to distort their reviews like perhaps some might on Google Reviews or even Trip Advisor. So the number on these OTAs are often representative of the experience you can expect. Keep in mind as well that hotels will often pay a commission of around 30% so nobody in the right mind will waste 30% in fees to boost their ratings unnaturally.

A slight tangent – While uncommon, I know of a “resort” owner who can be fairly unscrupulous and short-term profits focused in business dealings – during COVID19 when international travel was restricted hence increasing demand for local travel and subsequently prices, they cancelled all bookings <and tried to have customers re-book at higher prices. Evidently this brought a flood of negative reviews, and they haven’t dealt with it in the most ethical manner… (subsequently due to their negative reviews; despite having an a relatively good product in a nice location and pretty good service – from employees rather than management… their occupancy rate during summer at subsequent years were 30-40% whereas most hotels make their profit during summer, they were losing money – I knew of the situation as I was going to help them fix their reviews ethically until I decided not to fulfill the contract when realizing I may end up deceiving prospective guests of the potential mishaps they may find themselves in due to the short-term focused haphazard management; namely I recall one incident where a guests’ room had a broken water heater, the owner instructed his employee to go to Costco and buy a new one and put the old spoiled one back in and return it saying it was spoiled then claiming that’s what they always do. If they cut corners and deceive on those small things, there’s no telling what mishaps can happen even if by and large the experience by many are fine. Thankfully at the Best Western Regency Inn And Conference Centre I did not observe such cheapness or cost-cutting but rather lenient and generous behaviour across the board. Take for example the breakfast buffet, they diligently and promptly refill any item that is running low all the way up till 10 AM; literally even if you come down at 9:50 AM, they are filling up food to make sure guests coming up to 10 AM – the stated hours – get a fresh and full breakfast.) perhaps this is the reason for my digressing about the cautions of independently owned and branded properties when looking for a cheap/best-value hotel as we will likely be categorizing the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre in when completing our list of the best hotels in Abbotsford.

Basically the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre is a cheap hotel but it is not a “cheap” hotel you might expect with budget airlines cramming you like sardines (On another tangent – Truthfully in terms of hotels, during peak season like summer – you get better value booking luxury-tier hotels. These hotels price their rooms pretty much consistently during the peak and low seasons with a very marginal difference – so during summer periods you get pretty much the same price as the low season whereas mid-tier and budget hotels will have vast variance during their peak and low season rates and during the peak season where some 2 or 3 star hotels can even be only 20-30% cheaper than a 5-star hotel because of the high demand… budget and mid-tier hotels cater to families which often travel during peak periods hence also higher demand and higher prices whereas luxury hotels are fairly consistent in pricing all year round. Dollar for dollar, you get better bang for your buck booking a 5-star hotel during the peak periods than a 2 or 3 star hotel comparatively during the low period the variance between luxury and budget tier can be 300% more for luxury to budget travel.). It’s cheap in that prices I have found are paired to the lowest rates in the area such as the Ramada but you get . It is a value orientated hotel.

Of course, this may not always last – but at present of writing this article, the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre I’ve observed have always paired their prices to the prices for lower-rated properties in Abbotsford while delivering far surpassed valued. Hence, it is truly the best cheap hotel in Abbotsford or the best value hotel in Abbotsford.

You want to provide good value to guests in the mid-tier properties which can sometimes convert to goodwill or brand value surplus but they could also increase their room-rates and

There are many guides to finding the right hotel for your visit to Abbotsford, British Columbia – to ensure relevance – we’ve searched extensively about everything to know about Abbotsford hotels added along with first-hand experience and understanding the neighbourhoods and local insights to Abbotsford so you can maximize your stay in Abbotsford whether for business, leisure, solo, or a family vacation.

Part of doing so entails, writing a comprehensive review of each Abbotsford hotel tried in the process of finding the best hotels in Abbotsford so you can learn everything you need to before booking your hotel in Abbotsford. The pros, the cons, and

Learn as well how to get the best rates when booking a hotel in Abbotsford on each hotel review article, and generally on the Best Hotels in Abbotsford guide (getting the best price for your hotel booking typically depends on a function of the hotel brand, seasonality, and flexibility of travel):

Best Hotels in Abbotsford, BC – Complete Guide to Hotels in Abbotsford, BC

If you’re looking for a hotel for your transit through Abbotsford International Airport (although I’d expect it to be less relevant given Abbotsford International Airport is unlike Vancouver International Airport that serves as a transit hub for international travel hence a higher demand for transiting passengers looking for a convenient airport hotel with shuttle, Abbotsford International Airport YXX does not have many overnight layovers with the exception if you’re booking on WestJet/KLM/Delta and transiting through YYC to Europe as some itineraries I’ve seen but even those are not overnight layovers. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for the best airport hotel in Abbotsford for your travels, you can find it bellow.) before grabbing a flight from YXX, you can find the best Abbotsford Airport hotel here:

5 Best Abbotsford Airport YXX Hotels – Find the Best Abbotsford Airport Hotel (The Complete Abbotsford, BC Airport Hotel Guide)

How to get the Best Rate When Booking At Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre:

 

A Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre Review:

Without further ado, here is a comprehensive review of the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre (based on first-hand experience):

 

Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre – Positives/Pros:

 

Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Cetre – Negatives/Cons:

 

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Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre in Review:

To sum it up, the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre is a VERY WELL managed 3.5 Star Hotel and you should have no concerns booking at the Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre

Yes, there are some hip cups and your experience may not be perfect, but they are very responsive to customer concerns and feedback (as you can see with all their replies to their reviews on both OTAs, Trip Advisor, and Google Reviews) which clearly shows a commitment to customer service and customer experiences. This means, you can be assured – if any issues arise during your stay that you can expect your concerns to be duly addressed and fixed during or after your stay.

Nothing can’t be fixed with excellent customer service in the hospitality industry. The willingness and motivation to fix a problem for guests can solve many issues that guests may encounter on their stay at a hotel in Abbotsford for anywhere for that matter.

Hence, when booking hotels in a city – if you find a management team that responds to their reviews online respectfully and responsively – you can generally be assured that you’d be safe choosing that hotel for your business or leisure travels. The responsiveness shows they care about the customer experience and customer satisfaction (along with their reputation) and importantly that they consider customer feedback to improve their business operations for future guests.

It’s much more assuring to book at a hotel in Abbotsford where guests can be sure that the hotel cares about the guests’ experiences and feedback – and hence more likely to address and improve guest experience than not.

As all Best Westerns are independently owned, this is not always consistent with all Best Westerns – while you can generally expect a clean and comfortable room when booking at Best Western franchise hotels – the service standards and attentiveness of management team can vary.  The Best Western Plus Regency Inn & Conference Centre is a sure choice if you’re looking for a cheap/good-value hotel in Abbotsford, BC. You can expect good customer service, modern rooms, and great value in our opinion (at present). Should any issues arise during your stay, you can expect your concerns to be addressed and used to improve their operations.

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Full Contest Rules and Entry Details: VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 16/16

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Official Contest Rules

1.Sponsor. The “VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 16/16” (Contest) is sponsored by VancityAsks.com, 158-2912 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6K 0E9 (Sponsor).

2.Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the contest. Employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production, or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter. By participating in this Contest, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

3.Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on May 8, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. PST, and ends on May 27, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. PST (Contest End Date) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.

4.How to Enter. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, can enter by replying to Contest Short Rules comment on Facebook with a YouTube or Bilibili link to any Chinese or Instrumental song, and ensuring it remains publicly visible to Sponsor at time of Contest End Date to 48 hours after Contest End Date, for Contest administration. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one entry per person.

Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, hidden, spammed, unviewable, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular, or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants or their parents or legal guardians, as applicable, grant Sponsor a non-exclusive license to use all entries for any purpose. No correspondence will be entered into except with Selected Entrants, as defined below. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of entry or receipt of an entry.

5.Contest Prizes. There are a total of sixteen (16) prizes available to be won as follows: $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD).

All winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

6.Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest End Date.

7.Skill-Testing Question. Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Facebook Messages or Email, with self-reported time stamp of duration taken to solve the mathematical skill-testing question.

8.Winner Selection and Confirmation. Within 48 hours of Contest End Date, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received before Contest End Date and select the potential winners (Selected Entrants). Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria by determination of the Sponsor, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries. Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (Winner Release); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be notified within five (5) business days of the Draw Date and will be contacted by Facebook Page Message through their comment/reply/entry, provided at the time of entry into the Contest. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days following the draw. A Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than June 8, 2023. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’, as applicable) response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the Facebook account entered at the time of entry (Authorized Account Holder). Each Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, may be required to provide proof that they are the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.

9.Release and Indemnification. All winners, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development, and execution of the Contest (Released Parties) from any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, or any suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, or any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, guests or other third parties, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), use or misuse of a prize, or any travel related thereto.

The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’ (as applicable) computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

10.Other Conditions. The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Contest End Date.

11.Publicity and Entrant Information. With the exception of any personal information of entrant (and/or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable) which is subject to applicable privacy laws and the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, with any participation in the Contest, entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, consent to the use of the entrant’s name, social media handle(s), comments, and image or other likeness, whether on videotape or via photograph, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, (and any co-sponsors) and their respective parent and affiliate companies, and each of their agents and representatives, and marketing partners, without further notice or compensation.

12.Law. The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights, and obligations between entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

13.Rule Amendments. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.

14.Intellectual Property. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans, and representations, are owned by the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any of the Sponsor’s intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.

15.Use of Personal Information. By participating in the Contest, each entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, consents to the Sponsor’s and/or their prize or service providers’, and administrators’ collection, use, and disclosure of their name, email, or other electronic address, telephone number(s), town or city, province or territory of residence postal code, or mailing address (Personal Information) solely for the purpose of administering the Contest, including for prize fulfillment purposes, where applicable. Personal Information will only be used for Contest sponsor(s) marketing purposes with the entrant’s consent. 

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Full Contest Rules and Entry Details: VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 15/16

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Official Contest Rules

1.Sponsor. The “VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 15/16” (Contest) is sponsored by VancityAsks.com, 158-2912 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6K 0E9 (Sponsor).

2.Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the contest. Employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production, or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter. By participating in this Contest, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

3.Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on April 8, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. PST, and ends on April 28, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. PST (Contest End Date) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.

4.How to Enter. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, can enter by replying to Contest Short Rules comment on Facebook with a YouTube or Bilibili link to any Chinese or Instrumental song, and ensuring it remains publicly visible to Sponsor at time of Contest End Date to 48 hours after Contest End Date, for Contest administration. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one entry per person.

Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, hidden, spammed, unviewable, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular, or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants or their parents or legal guardians, as applicable, grant Sponsor a non-exclusive license to use all entries for any purpose. No correspondence will be entered into except with Selected Entrants, as defined below. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of entry or receipt of an entry.

5.Contest Prizes. There are a total of fifteen (15) prizes available to be won as follows: $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD).

All winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

6.Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest End Date.

7.Skill-Testing Question. Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Facebook Messages or Email, with self-reported time stamp of duration taken to solve the mathematical skill-testing question.

8.Winner Selection and Confirmation. Within 48 hours of Contest End Date, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received before Contest End Date and select the potential winners (Selected Entrants). Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria by determination of the Sponsor, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries. Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (Winner Release); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be notified within five (5) business days of the Draw Date and will be contacted by Facebook Page Message through their comment/reply/entry, provided at the time of entry into the Contest. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days following the draw. A Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than May 8, 2023. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’, as applicable) response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the Facebook account entered at the time of entry (Authorized Account Holder). Each Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, may be required to provide proof that they are the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.

9.Release and Indemnification. All winners, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development, and execution of the Contest (Released Parties) from any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, or any suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, or any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, guests or other third parties, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), use or misuse of a prize, or any travel related thereto.

The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’ (as applicable) computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

10.Other Conditions. The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Contest End Date.

11.Publicity and Entrant Information. With the exception of any personal information of entrant (and/or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable) which is subject to applicable privacy laws and the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, with any participation in the Contest, entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, consent to the use of the entrant’s name, social media handle(s), comments, and image or other likeness, whether on videotape or via photograph, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, (and any co-sponsors) and their respective parent and affiliate companies, and each of their agents and representatives, and marketing partners, without further notice or compensation.

12.Law. The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights, and obligations between entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

13.Rule Amendments. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.

14.Intellectual Property. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans, and representations, are owned by the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any of the Sponsor’s intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.

15.Use of Personal Information. By participating in the Contest, each entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, consents to the Sponsor’s and/or their prize or service providers’, and administrators’ collection, use, and disclosure of their name, email, or other electronic address, telephone number(s), town or city, province or territory of residence postal code, or mailing address (Personal Information) solely for the purpose of administering the Contest, including for prize fulfillment purposes, where applicable. Personal Information will only be used for Contest sponsor(s) marketing purposes with the entrant’s consent. 

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Full Contest Rules and Entry Details: VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 14/16

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Official Contest Rules

1.Sponsor. The “VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 14/16” (Contest) is sponsored by VancityAsks.com, 158-2912 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6K 0E9 (Sponsor).

2.Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the contest. Employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production, or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter. By participating in this Contest, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

3.Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on March 8, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. PST, and ends on March 28, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. PST (Contest End Date) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.

4.How to Enter. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, can enter by replying to Contest Short Rules comment on Facebook with a YouTube or Bilibili link to any Chinese or Instrumental song, and ensuring it remains publicly visible to Sponsor at time of Contest End Date to 48 hours after Contest End Date, for Contest administration. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one entry per person.

Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, hidden, spammed, unviewable, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular, or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants or their parents or legal guardians, as applicable, grant Sponsor a non-exclusive license to use all entries for any purpose. No correspondence will be entered into except with Selected Entrants, as defined below. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of entry or receipt of an entry.

5.Contest Prizes. There are a total of fourteen (14) prizes available to be won as follows: $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD).

All winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

6.Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest End Date.

7.Skill-Testing Question. Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Facebook Messages or Email, with self-reported time stamp of duration taken to solve the mathematical skill-testing question.

8.Winner Selection and Confirmation. Within 48 hours of Contest End Date, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received before Contest End Date and select the potential winners (Selected Entrants). Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria by determination of the Sponsor, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries. Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (Winner Release); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be notified within five (5) business days of the Draw Date and will be contacted by Facebook Page Message through their comment/reply/entry, provided at the time of entry into the Contest. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days following the draw. A Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than April 8, 2023. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’, as applicable) response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the Facebook account entered at the time of entry (Authorized Account Holder). Each Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, may be required to provide proof that they are the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.

9.Release and Indemnification. All winners, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development, and execution of the Contest (Released Parties) from any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, or any suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, or any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, guests or other third parties, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), use or misuse of a prize, or any travel related thereto.

The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’ (as applicable) computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

10.Other Conditions. The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Contest End Date.

11.Publicity and Entrant Information. With the exception of any personal information of entrant (and/or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable) which is subject to applicable privacy laws and the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, with any participation in the Contest, entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, consent to the use of the entrant’s name, social media handle(s), comments, and image or other likeness, whether on videotape or via photograph, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, (and any co-sponsors) and their respective parent and affiliate companies, and each of their agents and representatives, and marketing partners, without further notice or compensation.

12.Law. The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights, and obligations between entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

13.Rule Amendments. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.

14.Intellectual Property. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans, and representations, are owned by the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any of the Sponsor’s intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.

15.Use of Personal Information. By participating in the Contest, each entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, consents to the Sponsor’s and/or their prize or service providers’, and administrators’ collection, use, and disclosure of their name, email, or other electronic address, telephone number(s), town or city, province or territory of residence postal code, or mailing address (Personal Information) solely for the purpose of administering the Contest, including for prize fulfillment purposes, where applicable. Personal Information will only be used for Contest sponsor(s) marketing purposes with the entrant’s consent. 

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Full Contest Rules and Entry Details: VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 13/16

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Official Contest Rules

1.Sponsor. The “VancityAsks’ Chinese New Year Contest – 13/16” (Contest) is sponsored by VancityAsks.com, 158-2912 West Broadway Vancouver BC V6K 0E9 (Sponsor).

2.Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the contest. Employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production, or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter. By participating in this Contest, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

3.Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on February 8, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. PST, and ends on February 28, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. PST (Contest End Date) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.

4.How to Enter. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, can enter by replying to Contest Short Rules comment on Facebook with a YouTube or Bilibili link to any Chinese or Instrumental song, and ensuring it remains publicly visible to Sponsor at time of Contest End Date to 48 hours after Contest End Date, for Contest administration. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one entry per person.

Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating, and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, hidden, spammed, unviewable, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled, or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular, or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants or their parents or legal guardians, as applicable, grant Sponsor a non-exclusive license to use all entries for any purpose. No correspondence will be entered into except with Selected Entrants, as defined below. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of entry or receipt of an entry.

5.Contest Prizes. There are a total of thirteen (13) prizes available to be won as follows: $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD), $88 CAD UberEats Gift Card (total approximate retail value: $88 CAD).

All winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions, or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

6.Odds of Winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest End Date.

7.Skill-Testing Question. Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by Facebook Messages or Email, with self-reported time stamp of duration taken to solve the mathematical skill-testing question.

8.Winner Selection and Confirmation. Within 48 hours of Contest End Date, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received before Contest End Date and select the potential winners (Selected Entrants). Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria by determination of the Sponsor, they will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries. Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (Winner Release); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be notified within five (5) business days of the Draw Date and will be contacted by Facebook Page Message through their comment/reply/entry, provided at the time of entry into the Contest. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, within five (5) business days following the draw. A Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than March 8, 2023. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’, as applicable) response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the Facebook account entered at the time of entry (Authorized Account Holder). Each Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, may be required to provide proof that they are the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.

9.Release and Indemnification. All winners, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, must sign the Sponsor’s Winner Release to: (i) confirm compliance with all Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept prizes as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development, and execution of the Contest (Released Parties) from any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, or any suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, or any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, guests or other third parties, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) of prizes as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), use or misuse of a prize, or any travel related thereto.

The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’ (as applicable) computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

10.Other Conditions. The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Contest End Date.

11.Publicity and Entrant Information. With the exception of any personal information of entrant (and/or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable) which is subject to applicable privacy laws and the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, with any participation in the Contest, entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, consent to the use of the entrant’s name, social media handle(s), comments, and image or other likeness, whether on videotape or via photograph, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, (and any co-sponsors) and their respective parent and affiliate companies, and each of their agents and representatives, and marketing partners, without further notice or compensation.

12.Law. The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal, and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of British Columbia, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights, and obligations between entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia.

13.Rule Amendments. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.

14.Intellectual Property. All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans, and representations, are owned by the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any of the Sponsor’s intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.

15.Use of Personal Information. By participating in the Contest, each entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, consents to the Sponsor’s and/or their prize or service providers’, and administrators’ collection, use, and disclosure of their name, email, or other electronic address, telephone number(s), town or city, province or territory of residence postal code, or mailing address (Personal Information) solely for the purpose of administering the Contest, including for prize fulfillment purposes, where applicable. Personal Information will only be used for Contest sponsor(s) marketing purposes with the entrant’s consent. 

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