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Nissan Micra Twitter Party Rules and Regulations

Contest rules & regulations

Nissan Micra Twitter Party Contest (THE “Contest”)

1.    NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: The Contest is sponsored by Nissan Canada Inc. (“Contest Sponsor”), 5290 Orbitor Dr, Mississauga, ON.
2.    ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at time of entry and who are not employees of the Contest Sponsor, its affiliated companies or agents, their respective advertising or promotional agencies, or the third parties engaged by Contest Sponsor to assist it in administering the Contest including the independent contest organization or a member of any such employee’s immediate family (regardless of where they live) or persons whom they are domiciled (whether related to the employee or not). In these official rules, “immediate family” includes mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, partner and/or spouse. This contest is void outside of Canada and where prohibited by law.
3.    CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest begins on January 16, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET”) and ends on January 16, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET (the “Contest Period”).
4.    HOW TO ENTER:  To enter the Contest, please follow these steps:
(a) Registration: Between 8:00 pm on January 13, 2014 and 10:00 pm on January 16, 2014 visit http://www.torontoteachermom.com/2014/01/nissan-micra-twitter-party.html (the “Contest Website”) and scroll down to the Linky List. Next, click on the “click here to enter” tab and upon doing so, RSVP by inserting your twitter handle in the “Link Title Field” and by inserting your twitter link in the “Link Field”. Next, click “enter” and you will be registered (the “Registration”).

(b) Twitter: To enter the Contest from your Twitter account, you must follow the Sponsor’s official Twitter account (@NissanCanada) and be registered on the Contest Website (see rule 4.a).  If you do not have a Twitter account, you will need to create one.  Visit www.twitter.com and follow the instructions to register for a free account. To become a Follower of the Sponsor, you must access your twitter account and search people for “Nissan Canada” and click the “Follow” button corresponding to @NissanCanada.  Entrants are subject to Twitter's Terms of Service and Rules; these can be found at https://twitter.com/tos. Sponsor is not responsible in any way for any decisions Twitter makes regarding the entrant's account with Twitter.
During the Contest Period, “@NissanCanada” will post a total of eight (8) tweets (a “Question”) during the Contest Period with the hashtag “#NissanMicra”. One (1) Question will be posted at the beginning of each Prize Period (see rule 5). To enter the Contest, click reply with your answer to the posed Question with hashtag “#NissanMicra” and mention “@NissanCanada” (a “Entry”) and you will receive one (1) Entry into the applicable prize period (see rule 5). Your tweet must include the hashtag “#NissanMicra” and must include “@NissanCanada” (a “Mention”) so that your tweet appears in the Sponsor’s Mentions during the Contest Period. Limit of one (1) Entry per Question per Twitter Account per Person. Multiple, separate tweets contributed to each #NissanMicra Question and/or any re-tweets of an entrant’s tweet will not increase the chances of winning and are not encouraged. Entries must comply with the Twitter.com terms of use and the Tweeting Format and Content requirements (detailed in rule five (5)) to be eligible. No other entry method will be accepted. By tweeting an answer to the Question in the applicable prize period (see rule 5), you will automatically receive one (1) Entry into the applicable prize period draw (see rule 5) up to a maximum of eight (8) Entries.
Anyone found to use multiple accounts to enter the Contest will be ineligible. Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in this Contest is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification. In the event an entrant tweets inappropriate content, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, he or she will be disqualified. Anyone found “spamming” by posting multiple unrelated updates or comments that are unrelated to #NissanMicra or by sending large numbers of duplicate @NissanCanada replies unrelated to the #NissanMicra will be disqualified. By entering the Contest, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and Regulations (the “Official Rules”). The Sponsor and its employees, representatives and agents are not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, delayed and not received (including failures due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient), damaged, illegible, mechanically duplicated or incomplete entries or any inaccurate transcription of entry information. Proof of tweeting an entry is not proof of receipt by Sponsor. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules shall be referred to hereafter as the “Eligible Entries”. Entries must be received on or before 10:00:00 PM ET on January 16, 2014 (the “Contest Closing Date”).
If you use Twitter via a wireless mobile device, standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each message sent or received from your device. Other charges may also be applied by your wireless carrier. Participation by wireless mobile device is not a condition of entry.
5. PRIZE PERIODS: The Contest Period is divided into the following eight (8) prize periods (each a “Prize Period”).  One draw will be made for each Prize Period (the “Prize Period Draw”). The Prize will be determined based on the Prize Period as described below.  Entries received during a specific Prize Period will be entered into the applicable Prize Period Draw.

Prize Period
Prize Period Times
Prize  Period Draw date
Prize awarded
Prize Period 1
Begins 9:00:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:06:59PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:10 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 2
Begins 9:07:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:13:59 PM on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:17 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 3
Begins 9:14:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:20:59 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:24 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 4
Begins 9:21:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:27:59 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:31 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 5
Begins 9:28:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:34:59 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:38 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 6
Begins 9:35:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:41:59 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:45 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 7
Begins 9:42:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 9:51:59 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 9:55 PM (ET)
Secondary Prize (see rule 7)
Prize Period 8
Begins 9:52:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014 and ends 10:00:00 PM (ET) on January 16, 2014
January 16, 2014 at 10:03 PM (ET)
Grand Prize (see rule 7)
Entries WILL NOT be entered into subsequent Prize Period draw(s).

6.    TWEETING FORMAT AND CONTENT:

    1. must be in English OR French;
    2. must be no more than 140 characters in length;
    3. must be relevant to each Question you are replying to posed on the @NissanCanada page and the Contest;
    4. must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Contest Sponsor, contain any offensive, obscene, immoral or illegal depictions;
    5. must be intended for family audience viewing and contain only content that, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Contest Sponsor, is suitable for all persons, including persons under the age of 13; and
    6. must be tweeted only once (cannot be retweeted).
7.    PRIZE: There will be eight (8) prizes available to be won (herein referred to individually as “Prize” and collectively as “Prizes”).
                        i.         Grand Prize: There will be one (1) grand prize available to be won for Prize Period 8 (see rule 5), consisting of one (1) $250.00 (CDN) gas card (gas station to be determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) and a collection of Nissan Promotional items (at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) with an approximate retail value of $50.00 (CDN) (the “Grand Prize”). The total approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $300.00 (CDN).
                      ii.         The Secondary Prizes: There will be seven (7) secondary prizes available to be won, one (1) Secondary Prize per Prize Period 1-7 (see rule 5), each consisting of one (1) $50.00 gas card (gas station to be determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) and a collection of Nissan Promotional items (at the sole discretion of the Sponsor) with an approximate retail value of $50.00 (CDN)(a “Secondary Prize”). The total approximate retail value of each secondary prize is $100.00 (CDN).  
Each Gift Card may be used towards a purchase at the participating gas station across Canada. See back of Gift Card for details and restrictions.  A Gift Card has no cash surrender value and no expiry date. Any unused portion of a Gift Card will remain on the Gift Card until the total value of the Gift Card is used (for example: if a Gift Card is valued at $50 and $20 is used for the first purchase, $30 will remain on the card and so forth until the total value of the Gift Card is used). Prizes must be accepted as awarded without substitution, are not transferable, not for resale and have no cash surrender value. The Sponsor reserves the right, in the event that a Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason, to substitute another prize of equal or greater value, without liability. Limit of one (1) Prize per Person per Twitter Account during the Contest Period.

8.    DRAW: One entrant will be selected by random draw for each of the eight (8) Prize Periods from all eligible entries applicable thereto (see rule 5), (each a “Selected Entrant”) for the applicable Prize (see rule 5 & 7).  All draws will take place in Toronto, ON, on January 16, 2014 and will occur during the times listed in above in Rule 5. .Odds of winning depend on number of entries received during the Contest Period and each Prize Period.  Entries not selected in the draw for the Prize Period in which they were received will not be entered into draw(s) for the subsequent Prize Period(s) during the Contest Period. In the event no Entries are received, the Prize will not be awarded.

The Sponsor will attempt to contact the selected entrants by private message on Twitter within 24 hours of being selected which will contain a URL link to a registration form. The selected entrant must complete and submit the registration form with his/her full name, contact information and correct answer to the skill testing question within five (5) business days.  To be declared a Prize Winner, a selected entrant must correctly answer without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a mathematical skill testing question posed on the registration form. By accepting and returning the registration form, entrants are confirming that by entering the Contest, they are confirming compliance with these Official Rules, certifying eligibility, confirming acceptance of the Prize as awarded, without substitution, and releasing the Sponsor, the independent contest organization, their affiliated and related companies, and their respective shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns, and, if applicable, their respective advertising or promotion agencies (collectively the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with the Contest and the Prize. If a selected entrant (a) cannot be reached by reasonable efforts within five (5) business days of being selected; (b) fails to correctly answer the mathematical skill testing question (c) does not return the registration form properly completed within the indicated time frame or (d) otherwise is not in compliance with these Official Rules; then he/she will be disqualified and another entrant will be randomly selected from among all remaining Eligible Entries until such time as contact is made with the selected entrant or there are no more Eligible Entries, whichever comes first. The Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts to contact a selected entrant. The Prize will be delivered via courier by the Sponsor to the confirmed winner at the address provided on the registration form within four (4) to six (6) weeks of receipt by the Sponsor.
9.    GENERAL CONDITIONS: Entries received shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the entry. For purposes of these Official Rules "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to a Twitter account by Twitter. The winner may be required to provide Contest Sponsor with proof he/she is the authorized account holder of the Twitter account associated with the winning entry.
10.By entering the Contest, you agree to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of your first and last name, city of residence, statements or tweets about the Contest without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by the Contest Sponsor or its advertising and promotion agencies in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or on the Internet.

11.All entries become the property of the Sponsor and shall in no case be acknowledged upon receipt or returned to you. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations. The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on you without right of appeal, including, without limitation, any decisions regarding the eligibility/disqualification of entries.

12.The Contest Sponsor and the Releasees assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Contest Sponsor and/or its agents are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any entry to be received by Contest Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site, or any combination thereof, including any damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer and other property relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest or from downloading any materials in this Contest.

13.By entering the Contest, entrant agrees that Contest Sponsor shall not be held responsible and that the entrant has no right to bring (and covenants and agrees not to bring) any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Releasees in connection with this Contest. By entering and/or accepting the Prize, entrants agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions and to release all Releasees from any and all liability, loss or damage of any kind arising out of or in connection with their participation in this Contest or with respect to awarding, receipt, possession, use and/or misuse of a Prize or participation in any Contest related activities.

14.The Contest Sponsor reserves the right with the consent of the Régie des Alcools, des Courses et des Jeux (the “Regie”) to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, such as but not limited to tampering, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right with the consent of the Regie, to cancel the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received Eligible Entries received by the time of cancellation.

15.RESIDENTS OF QUEBEC: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie.  Any litigation respecting the awarding of the Prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

16.PERSONAL INFORMATION: The Sponsor respects your right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Sponsor to administer the Contest. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Sponsor, please visit the Contest Sponsor's privacy policy available at http://www.nissan.ca/en/privacy.html?next=footer.privacy.link.

17.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 Rules shall prevail, govern and control. 

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