The Official Gladiator Beverage Cooler Contest

OFFICIAL RULES ( the “Rules”)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.  THE CONTEST IS VALID IN CANADA ONLY, EXCLUDING QUEBEC, (AND IS OPEN ONLY TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS, AS SPECIFIED IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.  DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.

The Official Gladiator Beverage Cooler Contest (the “Contest”) is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Instagram (“Instagram”). You understand that you are providing your information to Whirlpool Canada LP (the “Sponsor”) and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for the administration of this Contest and in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Notice.  Instagram is completely released of all liability by each participant in this Contest.  Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest must be directed to the Sponsor and not Instagram.  You can only use one (1) Instagram Account (the “Account”) to participate in this Contest. One entry per person.

  1. Contest Period:  Contest begins at 12:00 PM EST on November 8, 2024 and ends at midnight Eastern Time on November 22, 2024 (the “Contest Period”).  All entries must be received by November 22 at 11:59:59 PM EST (the “Contest Closing Time”). Entries submitted after the Contest Closing Time will be void.
  2. Contest Eligibility:  The Contest is only open to residents of Canada, excluding Quebec, who sign up, by way of the entry form, to receive marketing communications from Whirlpool Canada and its family of brands, who have reached the age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry, and who are not (A) an employee, director, officer or retiree of Sponsor, and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, associates, dealers, representatives, advertising and promotional agencies; (B) members of the immediate family (husband, wife, spouse, common-law partner, son, stepson, son-in-law, daughter, stepdaughter, daughter-in-law, sister, stepsister, sister-in-law, brother, stepbrother, brother-in-law, mother, stepmother, mother-in-law, father, stepfather or father-in-law) of the individuals outlined in (A) and; (C) any person domiciled with the individuals outlined in (A) or (B).
  3. How to Enter: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  This Contest takes place on the social media application Instagram, and requires you to have a valid user account with the social application to enter. The account must be a personal account (not a business or creator account).  Registration is free: visit https://www.instagram.com/ and click on sign up, and fill in the information/follow on-screen instructions to be entered in the Contest.
    1. To enter, all three steps set out below must be completed:
      1. Follow Gladiator Canada’s Instagram Account - @gladiatorbrand_ca
      2. Like the Contest post and tag two friends
      3. Write a comment telling us where you’d use your Beverage Cooler and what you’d stock it with
    2. Selected entrant must be following the @gladiatorbrand_ca Instagram account and have commented on the contest post at the time of the random draw and awarding and delivery of the Prize. 
    3. The Sponsor and/or its designated representative (the “Reviewer”) reserves the right to screen all entries. Any entries that the Reviewer deems, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be incomplete or violate the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules are subject to disqualification.  A determination in the sole discretion of Sponsor that entrant has used more than one Account will result in the disqualification of all that entrant’s Account entries.
  4. Random Draw:  A random draw for the Prize will be made at Toronto, Ontario by Sponsor or its designated representative, on November 22, 2024 at approximately 4:00 pm ET from all eligible entries received as of the Contest Closing.  The odds of being selected as a potential winner are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received for the Contest.  Selected entrant must be following the @gladiatorbrand_ca Instagram account at the time of the random draw and awarding and delivery of the Prize.  To be declared the winner, the selected entrant must correctly answer a time-limited, skill-testing mathematical question.

    The selected eligible entrant will be contacted at the Instagram Handle provided at the time of Contest entry by the Sponsor or its representative. If, after 3 attempts by Sponsor, within a period of 5 business days, Sponsor is not able to contact the potential Prize winner or the selected entrant has not responded to Sponsor’s notification of entrant’s selection within 24 hours of the last notification communication, or if the potential Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, the potential Prize winner shall forfeit the Prize, without any recourse to the Sponsor or its advertising agencies,  and Sponsor may select an alternate potential Prize winner from among all remaining eligible entries. This process will be repeated until such time that a winner is declared.

    The selected entrant will also be required to sign a form of Declaration and Release (“Release Form”) or otherwise confirm compliance with the Rules, acceptance of the Prize as awarded, without substitution, and release the Sponsor, its dealers, agents, affiliated and related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, the independent judging organization and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releases”) from any liability arising out of or in any way connected with the operation of this Contest and use of the Prize. Prize winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Contest or use or redemption of the Prize and from and against any and all claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trade-mark infringement or any other intellectual property related cause of action that relate in any way to the entry. The Release Form must be returned within five (5) business days or Prize may be forfeited. Upon receipt of the completed Release Form, the Sponsor, or its representative, will inform the winner of details related to how the winner will receive the Prize.
    Prize: There is one (1) Prize available to be won, consisting of: One (1) Gladiator® Beverage Cooler (Model GABC05FDKG) valued at MSRP 1,499.99 (the “Prize”).  Prize includes delivery to one location in Canada.  Allow eight (8) weeks after  receipt by Sponsor of valid executed Release Form  for delivery of Prize. The Prize must be accepted as awarded, without substitution, or will be forfeited. The Prize is not transferable, assignable, not for resale and has no cash surrender value. Fulfillment of Prize is based on availability and the Sponsor reserves the right, in the event that the Prize cannot be awarded as described, for any reason, to substitute another prize of equal or greater value.
  5. General Rules
    The winner of the Prize is subject to verification by the Sponsor and/or their designated representatives.  An entrant who submits entries made with multiple addresses, under multiple identities, through the use of any device or artifice to enter multiple times or entries that are in excess of the permitted number of entries for the Contest Period will be disqualified and all entries will be void.

    Disputes: If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the individual who is the rightful owner of the Instagram Handle used to submit the entry.

    Limitation of Liability: Sponsor is not responsible for: technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest.

    Release: By entering the Contest, each entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor the unlimited right (but not the obligation) to publish and use, without payment or other compensation and without notice, consent or approval, his/her name, photograph and likeness, address (city/town, province or territory), voice, and the whole or part of any statement or statements he/she has made or makes about the Contest or Prize awarded in any publicity, program or advertising, without geographic limit and in perpetuity, in any medium now known or hereafter devised (including, without limitation, the Internet), and hereby consents unconditionally to any such publication or use without further notice, consent, approval or compensation. 

    Property: All entries become the permanent property of the Sponsor and none will be returned. No correspondence will be entered into, except with the selected entrant(s). The Contest is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial and local laws and regulations. This Contest is VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW AND IS EXPRESSLY NOT OPEN TO PARTICIPATION BY RESIDENTS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN CANADA EXCLUDING QUEBEC.
    The decisions of Sponsor in relation to this Contest, will be final and binding on all Contest entrants, subject to what is otherwise provided in these Rules. 
    The Sponsor shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription or registration of Contest entry information, technical malfunctions, lost / delayed / incomplete / interrupted / misdirected / stolen / illegible / deleted data / network transmissions, line failures of any telecommunication network, failure of computer equipment, software, websites, inability to access any online service or web site, inability to submit the entry or any other malfunction or human or technical error, or any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Contest, or for late, lost, stolen, postage due, illegible, undelivered or misdirected entries. 
    The Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate, or suspend this Contest, at their sole discretion, in the event of a technical failure, computer virus or bug, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or any other occurrence or cause beyond its control that corrupts or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness or normal operation of the Contest.
    The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or time frames stipulated in these Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant or entry with these Rules, or as a result of technical problems, or in light of any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, affect the proper administration of the Contest as contemplated in these Rules.
    The Contest is subject to all Federal, Provincial and local laws, as well as the rules adopted in view of said laws. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Rules or the rights and obligations as between the entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws. 

    6. Privacy: Whirlpool Canada LP respects your right to privacy and works at all times to comply with all applicable data protection and privacy laws.  Except as expressly set out in these Rules, in Whirlpool Canada’s Privacy Notice (available at https://whirlpoolcorp.com/privacy-policy/), or as otherwise agreed to by the entrants, any personal information provided in connection with this Contest will only be collected, used and disclosed by Whirlpool Canada and its third-party partners and service providers for the purposes of administering and conducting this Contest, and sending of commercial messages as consented to, including, without limitation, verification of eligibility and identity and awarding and delivering Prize.

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