Contest Rules and Regulations

5 Days of Pink @ Waterloo Region

Eligibility/Residency
The contest is open to anyone who is a current resident within the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada throughout the duration of the contest.

“duration of the contest” means the entrant is living within Waterloo Region from the time the contest begins on Saturday April 9th 2016 to the time the contest ends on Wednesday April 13th, 2016.

NOTE: Employees, Board Members, agents or contractors of the Waterloo Regional Police Services Board, HCEIT and affiliated police forces and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter or win prizes. “Immediate family members” means children, parents, siblings and spouses.


Contest Period
The campaign will officially begin Saturday April 9th, 2016 at 8:00AM (EST) and will run until Wednesday April 13th, 2016 at 5:00PM (EST).


Contest Entry
The five contest days of “5 Days of Pink” (Saturday April 9th, 2016 through Tuesday April 12th, 2016) will operate as a random balloted draw of eligible entries within the Contest Period.

-One Twitter ‘retweet’ = one ballot
-One Facebook ‘share’ = one ballot
-One Instagram ‘like' = one ballot

See “Other General Rules and Conditions below for further details.


How to Enter/ Submit To Win
Contestants must retweet, share, and/or repost the daily posted content found on the “5 Days of Pink” social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram):
  • Your Twitter ‘retweet’ must include the hashtag #5daysofpink
  • Your Facebook ‘share’ must include the hashtag #5daysofpink
  • Your Instagram ‘repost’ must include the hashtag #5daysofpink
All daily entries to be included must be received between 8:00AM and 7:00PM, each day (“open eligibility time”).

Following the end of the open eligibility time, winners will be selected as set out below.

Entrants must have a valid social media profile identity (e.g., Twitter, Facebook or Instagram account) at the time of the draw and be able to show they are the correct person associated with that account.

Each type of entry counts as a single “ballot” that will be entered into a draw (maximum 3 entries per day if using all three social media accounts).  


Social Media - Ineligibility
In addition to any other criteria, violation of the following, in the sole discretion of the contest organizer, will result in an entry and/or entrant being deemed ineligible:

a. Posts must not contain, depict or refer to any crude, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, disparaging, discriminatory, offensive, illegal or otherwise unsuitable language, activity or other content.
b. Posts must not contain, depict or refer to any irresponsible behaviour or risks to personal safety or damage to property. 
c. Posts must not contain, depict or refer to any content which disparages or refers negatively to any specific person or entity.
d. Posts must not contain any content that violates any law or any third party’s rights.


Prizes
There are a total of twenty five prizes to be awarded:

a. x5 $100 Best Bust gift cards
b. x5 $100 Cineplex gift cards
c. x4 Beats by Dre urBeats In-Ear Headphones
d. x1 $100 Apple iTunes gift card
e. x1 iHome Bluetooth Colour Changing Clock Radio
f. x1 Sony Bluetooth Wireless Speaker
g. x1 Beats by Dre Beats Solo 2 On-Ear Headphones
h. x1 FitBit Charge
i. x1 Canon Powershot SX610 Digital Camera and Case
j. x1 Apple TV 32GB 4th Generation
k. x1 Xbox One 500GB Kinect Bundle
l. x1 Samsung 32” 1080p LED Smart TV
m. x1 Apple iPad Air 32GB
n. x1 Asus Laptop 15.6” With Sleeve and Mouse

Eligible prizes are specific to each day as list below:

DAY
 DATE
PRIZES
REQUIRED PARTICIPATION
Day 1
Saturday April 9th
x1 $100 Apple iTunes gift card
x1 $100 Best Buy gift card
x1 $100 Cineplex gift card
x1 iHome Bluetooth Colour Changing Clock Radio
x1 Beats by Dre urBeats In-Ear Headphones
Use of #5daysofpink hashtag AND a Twitter ‘retweet’, Facebook ‘share’, and/or Instagram ‘repost’ from “5 Days of Pink” official social media accounts
Day 2
Sunday April 10th
x1 $100 Best Buy gift card
x1 $100 Cineplex gift card
x1 Beats by Dre urBeats In-Ear Headphones
x1 Sony Bluetooth Wireless Speaker
x1 Beats by Dre Beats Solo 2 On-Ear Headphones
Use of #5daysofpink hashtag AND a Twitter ‘retweet’, Facebook ‘share’, and/or Instagram ‘repost’ from “5 Days of Pink” official social media accounts
Day 3
Monday April 11th
x1 $100 Best Buy gift card
x1 $100 Cineplex gift card
x1 Beats by Dre urBeats In-Ear Headphones
x1 FitBit Charge
x1 Canon Powershot SX610 Digital Camera and Case
Use of #5daysofpink hashtag AND a Twitter ‘retweet’, Facebook ‘share’, and/or Instagram ‘repost’ from “5 Days of Pink” official social media accounts
Day 4
Tuesday April 12th
x1 $100 Best Buy gift card
x1 $100 Cineplex gift card
x1 Beats by Dre urBeats In-Ear Headphones
x1 Apple TV 32GB 4th Generation
x1 Xbox One 500GB Kinect Bundle
Use of #5daysofpink hashtag AND a Twitter ‘retweet’, Facebook ‘share’, and/or Instagram ‘repost’ from “5 Days of Pink” official social media accounts
Day 5
Wednesday April 13th
x1 $100 Best Buy gift card
x1 $100 Cineplex gift card
x1 Samsung 32” 1080p LED Smart TV
x1 Apple iPad Air 32GB
x1 Asus Laptop 15.6” With Sleeve and Mouse
Use of #5daysofpink hashtag AND a Twitter ‘retweet’, Facebook ‘share’, and/or Instagram ‘repost’ from “5 Days of Pink” official social media accounts


Winner Selection and Awarding of Prizes
All eligible entries received during the open eligibility time for the Day, will be assigned a number and the winner will be chosen by a random number generating computer program. Should, after being chosen, a selected entry be deemed ineligible, another replacement winner will be chosen in the same manner from the remaining eligible entries.

We will contact the winners directly through private message via their social media profile identity (i.e., Twitter handle or Facebook)  to notify they have won.



You’ll need to bring proper identification when collecting a prize for verification purposes:

(a) your full name
(b) address



Prizes can be collected on Wednesday April 20 2016 in the front lobby of Waterloo Regional Police Headquarters (200 Maple Grove Road, Cambridge) at 6PM.
  • You must bring photo identification which includes your name and address when claiming your prize to verify you are the correct recipient and to very Waterloo Region residency.
Any prizes unclaimed during this time frame will be forfeited and a new winner will be chosen in the same manner from the remaining eligible entries.

Subject to these rules, the award of the prizes is non-transferable, non-negotiable.


Other General Rules and Conditions
1. Anyone found to use multiple accounts to enter will be ineligible.
2. Any offensive content, as determined by contest coordinators, will not be accepted and the social media account will be ineligible to win prizes throughout the entire contest.
3. Your comments and photo may be used by the 5 Days of Pink campaign, including being reposted or published on the website. Any content that is submitted will grant access to campaign coordinators.
4. The organizers of the contest do not guarantee access to or non-interruption of the website during the contest period or that it will be exempt from errors.
5. The entry and activities on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram must meet and not contravene the rules established for contests as set out in Twitter Rules (https://support.twitter.com/articles/68877#) and Facebook guidelines (https://www.facebook.com/notes/addicted-to-networking/contestgiveaways-facebook-rules-/291002507596530/) and Instagram Rules (https://help.instagram.com/179379842258600) and Page Terms posted on the “5 Days Of Pink At Waterloo Region” official Facebook page.


Some Legal Notices and Stuff
This promotion is in no way sponsored by, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

Comments posted by others on the “5 Days of Pink At Waterloo Region” official Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram pages are not to be considered the opinion of or endorsed by the Waterloo Regional Police Service, its Board, employees or the coordinators of the “5 Days of Pink At Waterloo Region” contest.

The Waterloo Regional Police Service reserves the right to remove and/or block anyone who posts inappropriate material as determined in sole discretion of the Waterloo Regional Police Service including but not limited to comments that:

a. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or violate the legal rights of others;
b. Include racism, hatred, slander, threats, obscenity, violence, vulgarity;
c. Are direct or indirect spam or advertisements;
d. Have personal information about another person or that violate a person’s privacy; and/or
e. Contain links to inappropriate websites.

By posting or tweeting, your post or tweet may be retweeted or shared by us or anyone else, is being displayed on our community accessible Facebook page or is otherwise in the or can be made public. THEREFORE, please be aware that links to your profile and/or other personal information available could occur. As always, be careful and mindful of your settings and putting personal information or identifiers out there - POST SAFE.


Posting Winners
As noted above and explicitly consent to by entering the Contest, winning entrants will be posted on our blog by identifying the winning individuals’ social media profile identity (i.e., Twitter handle or Facebook name). After the winners have emailed us back and found otherwise to be eligible, the winners will be asked to return a consent form to us for the publication of their First Name, Last Name Initial, and City they live in. Winners may also be asked to consent to the use of their photographic image as well.


Brought to you by...
This contest is brought to you by HCEIT and the Waterloo Regional Police Service and is coordinated by the Strategic and Tactical Services Division.

This Project has been made possible by a grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.