boom 97.3 – Back 2 Back 2 the Beach – Contest Rules & Regulations
The “Back 2 Back 2 The Beach” contest (hereinafter: the “Contest”) is brought to you by Newcap Radio, Sunwing.ca & Riu Hotels and Resorts, (hereinafter: the “Contest Organizers”). The Contest runs in Ontario from August 28th, 2017 at 6:00am (ET) until Sunday November 26th, 2017 at 11:59pm (ET) (hereinafter: the “Contest Period”).
ELIGIBILITY
This Contest is open to all persons residing in Ontario who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence as of the first day of the Contest Period. Notwithstanding the preceding, the Contest is not open to individuals associated with the Contest, including the employees, agents and representatives of the Contest Organizers, (including their respective divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates and agencies), their advertising and promotional agencies, suppliers of prizes, materials and services related to this contest or any other party directly linked to the holding of this Contest (the “Excluded Individuals”). This Contest is also not open to the immediate family members of the Excluded Individuals. For the purpose of these Contest Rules, “immediate family” includes: father, mother, brothers, sisters, children, legal or common-law spouse and individuals with whom such employees, agents and representatives reside.
HOW TO ENTER
ON AIR ENTRY: No purchase necessary. To enter, you must comply with the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules within the Contest Period, listen to boom 97.3FM Saturday and Sunday between the hours of 6:00am ET and 11:59pm ET. When we play two songs by the same artist, one after the other (with no other songs in between), the ninth (9th) caller to 416-870-0973 will instantly win. Phone lines will be blocked until the second song in the pairing has begun. The artists featured will change throughout the contest. Please refer to the contest page to find out which artist’s songs will be played for the current giveaway:
Participants must comply with the following conditions, otherwise the Contest Organizers reserve the right to cancel one or more of their entries and/or disqualify the entrant from participating in the Contest.
PRIZE[S] DESCRIPTION
There are thirteen (13) Grand Prizes available to be won in the order indicated below:
Prize 1 (Sept 2 – 3):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Republica
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Republica (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 2 (Sept 9 – 10):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Republica
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Republica (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 3 (Sept 16 – 17):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Republica
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Republica (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 4 (Sept 23 – 24):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Republica
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Republica (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 5 (Sept 30 – Oct 1):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Republica
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Republica (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 6 (Oct 7 – 8):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Naiboa
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Naiboa (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 7 (Oct 14 – 15):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Naiboa
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Naiboa (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 8 (Oct 21 – 22):
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Naiboa
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Naiboa (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 9 (Oct 28 – 29)
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Naiboa
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Naiboa (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 10 (Nov 4 – 5)
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Bambu
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Bambu (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 11 (Nov 11 – 12)
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Bambu
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Bambu (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 12 (Nov 18 – 19)
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Bambu
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Bambu (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Prize 13 (Nov 25 – 26)
Trip for two to Punta Cana Dominican Republic with 7 nights at Riu Bambu
- Roundtrip economy class airfare for two from Toronto to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
- 7 (seven) nights all-inclusive hotel accommodations at Riu Bambu (1 room, double occupancy)
- All meals and domestic beverages as per the all-inclusive meal plan
- Transfers between the airport and hotel in destination
- Hotel Taxes and processing fees
Not included in your prize:
- Ground transportation not specifically mentioned above (including transportation to and from you and your guest(s)’ homes)
- Airport improvement fees
- Insurance (including, but not limited to, travel insurance, medical insurance and trip cancelation insurance)
- Connecting flights (including to the departure gateway city)
- Sightseeing tours and other in-destination activities
- Travel related fees/surcharges
- Excess baggage fees
- Costs associated with obtaining travel documents (including, but not limited to passports and visas)
- Costs associated with obtaining necessary vaccinations
- Items of personal nature
- Additional meals
- Room upgrade
- Tips & gratuities
- In-room movies
Limitation and Rules & Regulations
- You accept the prize “as is” otherwise it will be forfeited
- Travel is valid from January 5, 2018 – December 15, 2018 (the “Travel Period”)
- Travel is subject to availability and must be requested a minimum of four (4) weeks prior to the requested departure date
- Blackout periods apply, including without limitation: Feb 14-28, Mar 12-Apr 2, May 26-31, Jun 27-Jul 07, Aug 01-31 and Nov 22-25, subject to availability
- If you are unable to travel during the Travel Period, you will be required to forfeit the prize and an alternate winner may be selected at prize provider’s sole discretion
- Once reservation is made, they cannot be changed
- All reservations are subject to the terms and conditions set out by prize provider
- You and your travel guest(s) must be in possession of a valid passport and other necessary travel documents upon selection, which documents must be valid prior to, and for the duration of the trip. Failure to obtain necessary travel documentation will result in forfeiture of the prize
- Any lost or stolen, travel vouchers or certificates will not be replaced
- All airline tickets are subject to flight variations, work stoppage, and schedule or route changes
- Prize provider’s reserves the right to structure travel routes and select hotels in its sole discretion. No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any flight except at the sole discretion of Sunwing
- If the prize, or any portion thereof, is unused, it cannot be carried forward and will be forfeit
- Elements of the prize (including, without limitation, airfare and lodging) may not be used towards frequent flyer miles or other loyalty programs
- You and your guest must comply with all applicable laws, including but not limited to, all local laws while in destination
- The prize, and any portion thereof, is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable, has no cash surrender value and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, except as may be decided by prize provider in its sole discretion
- Prize provider reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute and/or modify the prize or any portion thereof, with a prize of equal or greater value for any reason.
PRIZE CONDITIONS
The following conditions apply to the Prize:
- All charges and expenses other than those mentioned above are the responsibility of the Prize winner and/or his/her guest(s) namely, roundtrip transportation from the place of residence to the departure airport, personal insurance, non-included taxes and gratuities, [non included meals and beverages] personal expenses, vaccines, as the case may be, passport and other fees to obtain required travel documents;
- The Prize winner and guest(s) must have a valid passport prior to departure. The winner and guest(s) are responsible for obtaining their passport and other travel documents;
- In the event the Guest is not over 18 year of age, the Guest will not be allowed to participate in the prize;
- It is mandatory that trip reservations be made by the Grand Prize winner with the Contest Organizers within the deadline given by the Contest Organizers. The Grand Prize winner must give the Contest Organizers the name appearing on his/her passport or on his/her travel ID, as well as the name and personal information of his/her guest. Once the arrangements are completed, no modifications will be accepted;
- Winner and guest must travel together;
- If the Prize winner cannot accept the prize, for any reason whatsoever – e.g.: the winner does not hold a valid passport – he/she will not be entitled to any form of compensation and will not have the right to transfer the prize to another person;
- If any part of the trip is not used, no compensation will be awarded to the winner or his/her guest;
- A valid major credit card must be provided by the Prize winner or his/her guest for hotel check-in and incidentals;
- is recommended that the Prize winner and his or her guest obtain sufficient personal insurance prior to departure;
- Contest Organizers are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to cancellation, changes or rescheduling of any dates and Sponsors reserve the right not to cover costs related to missed/delayed flights; and The Contest Organizers will not be responsible if weather conditions or other factors beyond the Contest Organizers’ reasonable control that prevent a Prize or part of a Prize from being fulfilled. Further, the Sponsors assume no liability or responsibility whatsoever should a Grand Prize winner or one of their respective guests be denied entry to the airline or concert for any reason whatsoever.
HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE
In order to be declared a winner, each selected potential winner must be in compliance with these Contest Rules and in particular, the following:
The Contest Organizers must be able to reach the potential winner [by phone] within three (3) days of the date on which the potential winner’s entry was randomly selected;
Answer correctly the mathematical skill-testing question asked on a publicity release and liability waiver form (hereinafter: the “Release Form”) sent by the Contest Organizers;
If required, sign a publicity release and liability waiver form sent by the Contest Organizers and return it to them within three (3) days of receipt.
By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. In the event the potential or declared winner fails to comply with any one of the conditions set out above or any other conditions set out in these Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify such entrant from the Contest and if time allows, a new draw for the prize will be held in accordance with these Contest Rules, until an entrant is selected and declared a winner, without affecting the order in which other prizes are awarded.
Within thirty (30) days from the moment the contestant is declared a winner, winners will have to take possession of their prize by presenting themselves at the offices of boom 97.3 located at 2 St. Clair Ave West, Suite 2000, Toronto, Ontario. In the event the winner fails to collect his or her prize in accordance with the instructions set out in this paragraph, the winner will forfeit the right to collect the prize, and the Contest Organizers reserve the right to withdraw the prize entirely, with no further obligation to award such prize in any additional draws.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Verification. Entry Forms are subject to verification by the Contest Organizers. Any Entry Form which is incomplete, incomprehensible, inaudible, illegible, fraudulent, mutilated, altered, contains false information or is not received within the Contest Period, or otherwise does not confirm to these Contest Rules will automatically be rendered invalid and will not entitle such entrant to be eligible for a prize.
Disqualification. The Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any person or cancel one or more entries of any person participating in this Contest or trying to participate by means contrary to these Contest Rules or in a manner which is unfair to other entrants (e.g.: use of an Entry Form obtained from an unauthorized source, entries exceeding the limit allowed, computer hacking, etc.). Any attempt to tamper with the entry process, interfere with these Contest Rules, deliberately damage any website or undermine the administration, security or legitimate operation of the Contest, is a violation of criminal and civil laws and the Contest Organizers reserve the right to seek damages and/or other relief from all persons responsible for such acts to the fullest extent permitted by law, which may include banning or disqualifying entrants from this and future contests. Such person may be referred to the appropriate judicial authorities.
Non compliance/eligibility. If a potential or declared winner is not in compliance with these Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to disqualify such entrant from the Contest and randomly select further entrants from the remaining eligible entries until a winner is finally declared. Any potential or declared winner who is not in compliance with these Contest Rules, must so inform the Contest Organizers immediately upon being contacted by the Contest Organizers.
Acceptance of prize. Prizes must be accepted as described in these Contest Rules and may not be transferred to another person, substituted for another prize, or exchanged in full or in part for cash, subject to the section below.
Substitution of prize. In the event it is impossible, difficult and/or more costly for the Contest Organizers to award a prize (or part of a prize) as described in these Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers reserve the right to award a prize (or part of a prize) of similar nature and equivalent value or, at their sole discretion, the value of the prize (or of the part of the prize) in cash.
Refusal of a prize. The refusal by a potential or declared winner to accept any prize awarded in accordance with the Contest Rules, releases and forever discharges the Contest Organizers and their agents of all obligations related to the prize, including delivery.
Liability limit – use of prize. Each entrant and any potential or declared winner releases the Contest Organizers, their subsidiaries, respective divisions, their parent corporations, their advertising and promotional agencies, their shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (hereinafter: the “Beneficiaries”) from any and all liability for any and all damage, loss or liability suffered as a result of or arising from the entrant’s participation in the Contest or the acceptance or use of his/her prize. In order to be declared a winner and prior to obtaining his/her prize, any potential or declared winner agrees to sign a declaration to such effect in the Release Form. The guest of the winner will also have to sign such a declaration to that effect in the Release Form, failing which they will not be able to take part in the Grand Prize.
Warranty. Any person selected for a prize [secondary or grand prize] acknowledges that the only warranty applicable to the prize is the standard manufacturer warranty.
Liability of prize supplier. Any person selected for a grand prize acknowledges that upon receipt of a letter confirming the prize, all services to be rendered in connection with their prize become the sole responsibility of the airline selected. A declaration to such effect will be included in the Release Form.
Liability limit – running of the contest. The Beneficiaries are not liable for faulty computer components, software, or links; the loss or non-existence of communications capability; or faulty, incomplete, incomprehensible, or erased computer or network transmissions that make it difficult, or render a user unable, to enter the contest; problems with any website or website feature howsoever caused, the malfunction of, or damage caused to, any telephone or network or lines, computer equipment, data or software, online systems, servers or access providers; or the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks; or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer “hackers” The Beneficiaries are not liable for any harm contestants may suffer directly or indirectly as a result of downloading any Web page or software or transmitting any information related to entry in the Contest.] Further, the Beneficiaries assume no responsibility for entries lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected.
[Web site access. The Beneficiaries do not guarantee access to or non-interruption of the Web site during the Contest Period or that it will be exempt from any errors.]
Modification. The Contest Organizers reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this contest, in whole or in part, in the case of the occurrence of an event, an error or any human intervention that could corrupt or affect the administration, safety, impartiality or the running of the Contest as provided in these Contest Rules.
[Early termination of the Contest. In the event that the computer system cannot record all the Contest entries during the Contest Period for whatever reason, or if participation in the Contest must be terminated in whole or in part before the closing date of the Contest as per the Contest Rules, the Contest Organizers will proceed with the draw among entry forms duly registered during the Contest Period or, as the case may be, up to the date of the event that lead to the termination of the Contest.]
Limit of prizes. In no event shall the Beneficiaries be obligated to award more prizes than set out in these Contest Rules or to award prizes otherwise than in compliance with these Contest Rules.
Impossibility to act – labour dispute. The Beneficiaries shall not be responsible for any damages for a failure to operate the Contest in accordance with these Contest Rules in any case where their incapacity to act results from circumstances or a situation beyond their reasonable control or because of a strike, lock-out or any other labour dispute in their company or those of businesses which services are used for holding this Contest, war, riot, insurrection, earthquake, terrorism, civil commotion, fire, flood, accident, storm or any other act of nature.
Liability limit– participation. Any person who participates or tries to participate in this Contest releases the Beneficiaries from any and all liability for damages which he/she could suffer from participating or trying to participate in this Contest.
Authorization. By entering this Contest, each declared consents to the Contest Organizers and their representatives to use, at their sole discretion and if required, their name, photograph, likeness, testimonial related to the prize, place of residence and/or voice without compensation whatsoever and that, without limit as for the period of use, in any media and on a worldwide scale, for publicity purposes or for any purpose that may be considered relevant. A declaration to such effect will be included in the Release Form.
List of winners. From September 4th, 2017 – November 27th, 2017, the names of the winners will be available at the office of the Station Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
[Property of entries. Entry Forms are the sole property of the Contest Organizers and at no time will be returned to entrants. ]
Communication with entrants. No communication (other than while registering) or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants in the context of this Contest with the exception of selected entrants or declared winner.
Personal information. Contestant personal information that is collected in this Contest will be used solely by boom 97.3 and their representatives for the administration of the Contest. There will be no communication of commercial or of any other nature, unrelated to this Contest sent to an entrant, unless such entrant gives specific authorization to boom 97.3 for that specific purpose. Any personal information will be handled in accordance with the privacy policy of Newcap Radio o/a boom 97.3 located at http://www.ncc.ca/privacy.asp. Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by the Newcap Radio should be addressed to Newcap Radio, 745 Windmill Road, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Canada B3B 1C2
Decisions of the Contest Organizers. All decisions of the Contest Organizers or those of their representatives regarding this Contest are final and binding.
Identification of the contestant. For the purposes of these Contest Rules, the entrant is the person whose personal information is printed on the Entry Form. It is to this person [that the mathematical skill-testing question will be asked] and the prize awarded if selected and declared a winner.
Unenforceability. If a section of these Contest Rules is declared or ruled by a Court of Law as illegal, unenforceable or void, that section will be deemed void but all other sections not affected will be enforced as allowed by Law.
Jurisdiction. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws.