Budweiser NHL Flyaway Contest - Rules & Regulations

 

Budweiser NHL Flyaway Contest

(the “Official Rules”)

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ("RULES") BEFORE ENTERING THE BUDWEISER NHL FLYAWAY GIVEAWAY (THE "CONTEST"). BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, AN ENTRANT REPRESENTS THAT THEY SATISFY ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW AND AGREES TO BE BOUND UNCONDITIONALLY BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND ALL DECISIONS OF LABATT BREWING COMPANY LIMITED (THE “CONTEST SPONSOR”). 

ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is only open to residents of Alberta who are of legal drinking age, who are not an employee, officer, director, contractor, agent or representative of the Contest Sponsor, Contest administrator(s), the National Hockey League (“NHL”), its member clubs, NHL Enterprises, L.P., NHL Enterprises Canada, L.P., NHL Enterprises B.V., NHL Interactive CyberEnterprises, LLC (the foregoing NHL entities collectively, the “NHL Entities”), or any of their  respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, distribution companies, the applicable liquor authorities, participating liquor licensees, prize suppliers, or any of their respective shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees or agents, or any person who is domiciled with any of the foregoing persons, and who is not an employee of the applicable provincial liquor agencies, license control/boards and their licensees, retailers, or distributors (the “Provincial Liquor Authorities”), participating contest locations, the contest judge (collectively “Contest Parties”), or a member of the immediate family (parent, spouse, sibling, child) of, or domiciled with, any of the foregoing persons. The Provincial Liquor Authorities are not connected with this Contest in any manner whatsoever and are not liable in any way whatsoever in regard to any matter which relates to this contest.

 

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

CONTEST PERIOD

The Contest will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (“MT”) on or about November 14, 2024 and will end on April 17, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. MT (the “Contest Close Date”).  

 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

To enter, on any day during which an NHL regular season game is scheduled, legibly complete an entry ballot in full and submit to a ballot box located at any participating location prior to the Contest Close Date, or submit a no purchase entry (each, an “Entry”). Entrants must complete the entry ballot in its entirety, including providing the correct answer to the skill-testing question included on the reverse side of the ballot, and be in compliance with these Contest rules in order to be eligible to win. To enter without purchase, please consult a server or authorized employee at any participating location to receive a ballot without purchase.

 

Limit of one (1) entry per household, per day during the Contest Period.  Any participant who attempts to enter with multiple ballot entries under multiple identities will be disqualified and forfeits any prize won, in the Contest administrator’s sole discretion.   Entries received after the Contest Close Date are void. 

 

No responsibility is assumed by the Contest Sponsor for any inability of a potential entrant to successfully enter the Contest for any reason. Entries received after the Contest Close Date are void. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or incompatible Entries, Prize notification messages, or any other Contest-related information (collectively, “Contest-related Information”), nor any Contest-related Information that has been sent in error or otherwise produced or disseminated a manner that is inconsistent with these Rules, all of which are void. All entrants and Contest-related Information are subject to verification at any time and for any reason. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify participants for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor shall be final and will not be subject to appeal. No other form of submitting an entry is valid other than as stated above. 

PRIZE

There is one (1) prize available to be won consisting of one (1) trip for winner and one (1) guest to attend a regular season NHL home opening game in September or October 2025 in a United States or Canadian NHL city of winner’s choice (the “Event”) and includes: return economy class airfare between Calgary, Alberta and the Event city, three (3) nights hotel accommodation (based on double occupancy) at hotel selected by Contest Sponsor, two (2) upper bowl tickets to attend one (1) NHL regular season home opening game in city location selected by winner (seat location to be selected by Contest Sponsor), $300 CAD spending money allowance (payable to winner only in form of pre-paid credit card or interac e-transfer) and taxes on included services (the “Prize”). Approximate retail value: $5,000 CAD. Alcohol is not a part of the Prize. Dates of travel to occur between September 1 – October 31, 2025 (subject to Event schedule and Contest Sponsor discretion), and winner and guest must be available to travel at any time on those dates. Travel documentation (including valid passport for travel to the United States, if necessary), insurance, taxes, gratuities, additional transportation, food and beverage, medical vaccinations and all other personal charges and expenses not specifically included in the above description are the sole responsibility of winner and guest. Winner and guest must be 21 years of age or older to travel Event in the United States. Winner must hold a valid credit card for check-in, incidentals and security deposits as required by hotel at time of travel.  The Contest Sponsor is not liable if travel is impeded or refused by reason or decisions of any governmental authorities (foreign or domestic), or other airline or airport authorities.  Regional travel restrictions may apply. Winner and guest must abide by all venue and event policies, including but not limited to, showing a valid photo ID at venue for age verification and/or identification purposes if requested. The Contest Sponsor is not liable if entry to the venue is refused by reason or decisions of any governmental authorities (federal or provincial) or regional health authorities. Contest Sponsor reserves the right to revoke the full or partial Prize from winner and/or winner’s guest who it or venue personnel deem may, in its sole discretion, be intoxicated, be a safety and/or health risk, have violated any venue policy or law, or may bring Contest Sponsor or NHL Entities into disrepute. Contest winner and guest may need to access tickets with mobile entry only (paperless) based on selected venue rules.   The Contest Sponsor and the NHL Entities are not liable if the event associated with the Prize is cancelled for any reason. Additional ticket Terms and Conditions apply and can be found on the ticket(s) once awarded.

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

ODDS

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

AWARDING OF PRIZE

There will be one (1) draw during which the Contest administrator will randomly select one (1) entry from among all eligible entries received during the Contest Period on April 17, 2025 (the “Draw Date”) at 8:00 p.m. MT. Selected entrant will be notified by the Contest administrator via email address or by phone (provided on the ballot at time of entry) within three (3) days of the draw (the “Notification”). If the entrant has not responded to the Notification within three (3) days of receipt of such Notification, another entrant may, at the Contest Sponsor or Contest administrator’s sole discretion, be selected by random draw in which case that entrant will become the selected entrant and the previously selected entrant then will be disqualified and have no right to any prize.

Before being declared a winner, the selected entrant(s) must correctly answer, unaided, a timed mathematical skill-testing question administered by the Contest administrator. Before the Prize is awarded, the potential Prize winner will be required to sign a standard declaration of compliance with the Official Rules and release forms releasing the Contest Sponsor, the NHL Entities, Contest administrator(s) and each of their respective affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, professional advisors, provincial liquor authorities and advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any and all liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of the carrying out of the Contest, including, without limitation, liability arising from the acceptance of and usage of the Prize as awarded, the administration of the Contest and the selection of a potential winner.

If a potential prize winner does not respond to the Notification within the time stipulated, is found to be ineligible for any reason, declines to accept the Prize, incorrectly answers the required mathematical skill-testing question, or runs-out of time to correctly answer the required mathematical skill-testing question, the potential winner will be disqualified and will forfeit the prize. The Contest administrator may then, at their sole and absolute discretion, select another eligible entrant who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. The Contest administrator will not be responsible for failed attempts to notify any potential winner.

No communication will be entered into with entrants except with selected entrant(s). The Released Parties are not responsible for the failure, for any reason whatsoever, of a selected entrant to receive notification or for the Contest administrator to receive a selected entrant’s response. By entering any part of the Contest, all entrants, should they win, agree to the use of their name, social media handle, address (city only), photo, and/or image on videotape, and submission contents in its entirety or in part for publicity and promotional purposes without compensation.

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

 

RELEASE

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

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Released Parties shall not be liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused by or resulting from:  (i) any entry, prize or other correspondence or data that is lost, stolen, late, garbled, distorted, delayed, damaged or misdirected for any reason; (ii) any failure, interruption, technical malfunction or delay; (iii) any e-mail, text or SMS message or other communication sent or received to or from the Contest administrator or any of its agents or designees, for any reason; for any incorrect, untimely or inaccurate information, whether caused by a website, users or by equipment or programming errors associated with or utilized in the Contest; (iv) any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of any entry or entries in the Contest; (v) for problems with the function of any website or website feature, howsoever caused; (vi) the malfunction of, or damage caused to, any telephone network or lines, computer equipment, data, software, online systems, servers or access providers; (vii) any functionality lost due to not having cookies enabled; (viii) for traffic congestion on the Internet; (ix) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; (x) breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer "hackers" or for any damage caused to or incurred by any entrant or any other person by reason of any such event or occurrence; or (xi) technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions including lost, misappropriated or corrupted entries, virus, worm or Trojan Horse damage or any other damage which may limit a participant's ability to participate in the Contest.

ERRORS 

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

RIGHT TO TERMINATE, MODIFY OR SUSPEND

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

DISQUALIFICATIONS

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

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

VOID IF ALTERED

Ballot entries are void if illegible, altered or mutilated. All contest entry ballots become the property of the Contest administrator, and none shall be returned. The Contest Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late contest entry ballots or those that have been tampered with or are ineligible. All decisions of the Contest administrator shall be final.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

The Contest Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Contest Sponsor to conduct the Contest and fulfill any prize requirements and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events from the Contest Sponsor. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Contest Sponsor, please refer to the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at: https://www.labatt.com/ca_en/privacy-policy

GOVERNING LAW 

Subject to applicable law and these Official Rules, this Contest and the Official Rules shall be governed by Ontario law and all entrants expressly agree that the Ontario courts shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario. The venue of any dispute or litigation shall be Toronto, Ontario. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE LAWS 

The Contest is subject to these complete Official Rules and all applicable federal, provincial and local laws and regulations. By participating in the Contest, you acknowledge that you have read the Official Rules and agree to abide by their terms and by the decisions of the Contest Sponsor or Contest administrator (as applicable), which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to the Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Contest administrator. All federal, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

LANGUAGE DISCREPANCY: In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, point of sale, television, print or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.