Contest

1. KEY DATES:

 

The Clarks Try On Contest (the “Contest”) begins on October 4, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. EST and ends on October 11, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST (the “Contest Period”).

 

2. ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER:

 

The Contest is open only to residents of Canada who have reached the legal age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time of entry – except employees, representatives or agents (and those with whom such persons are living, whether related or not) of C & J Clark Canada Ltd. (the “Sponsor”), its affiliated entities, prize suppliers, advertising/promotion agencies and any other individual(s), entity or entities involved in the development, production, implementation, administration or fulfillment of the Contest (collectively with the Sponsor, the “Contest Parties”).

 

3. AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY RULES:

 

By participating in this Contest, you are signifying that you have read and agree to be legally bound by these Official Rules and Regulations (the “Rules”).

 

4. PARTICIPATING STORES:

 

For the purposes of this Contest, there will be a total of eleven (11) participating Clarks stores (each, a “Participating Store”).   The Participating Stores are as follows:

 

7999 Boulevard Les Galeries D'Anjou, Local E014B		Anjou	QC	CA
Local 120 9130 Boul Leduc		Brossard	QC	CA
Mapleview Mall 900 Maple Avenue, Local Bb17		Burlington	ON	CA
Carrefour Laval 3035 Boul Du Carrefour, Local M003		Laval	QC	CA
Place Ville-Marie, Local 11124		Montreal	QC	CA
6801 Rte Transcanadienne, Local G-018A		Pointe Claire	QC	CA
Local 023H Place Ste-Foy 2452 Boul Laurier		Quebec City	QC	CA
Promenades St-Bruno, 1 Boulevard Des Promenades		St-Bruno	QC	CA
Local D8 Trois- Rivieres 4225 Boul Des Forges		Trois Rivieres	QC	CA
5401 Boul Des Galeries, Local 266		Quebec	QC	CA
19001 Chemin Notre-Dame,#309		Mirabel	QC	CA

 

 

5. HOW TO ENTER:

 

No purchase necessary.  MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE OR OTHERWISE IMPACT YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING IN THIS CONTEST.  

 

There are two (2) ways to earn an entry (each, an “Entry” and collectively, the “Entries”), as follows:

 

1. During the Contest Period, visit a Participating Store during regular operating hours to: (i) try on a pair of Clarks shoes; and (ii) fully complete the entry form with all required information. Once you have tried on a pair of Clarks shoes and fully completed the entry form with all required information, you will be eligible to receive one (1) Entry.  Your Entry will automatically be allocated to the Participating Store where the Entry is completed.

 

1. Alternatively, to obtain an Entry without visiting a Participating Store, print your first name, last name, telephone number and complete mailing address (including postal code) on a plain piece of paper and mail it (in an envelope with sufficient postage) along with a handwritten 25 word (or more) unique and original essay explaining “what the Clarks brand means to you”; to the following address: Jean Paul Fortin, 2050, De Celles, Québec, QC Canada G2C 1X8 (collectively, the “Request”). Upon receipt of a valid Request in accordance with these Rules, you will be eligible to receive one (1) Entry. Your Entry will automatically be allocated to the Participating Store nearest your mailing address (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).  To be eligible, the Request you submit must: (i) be received separately in a single envelope bearing sufficient postage (i.e. multiple Requests in the same envelope will be void); and (ii) be post-marked during the Contest Period and received prior to the Selection Date (as defined below in Rule 9). 

 

6. ENTRY LIMIT AND CONDITIONS:

 

There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person (regardless of the method of entry).  If it is discovered by the Sponsor (using any evidence or other information made available to or otherwise discovered by the Sponsor) that any person has attempted to use multiple names, multiple identities, any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s), and/or any other means not in keeping with the Sponsor’s interpretation of the letter and spirit of these Rules to enter or otherwise participate in or to disrupt this Contest; then he/she/they may be disqualified from the Contest in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.  The Contest Parties and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for, and accept no liability whatsoever in relation to, any late, lost, misdirected, delayed or incomplete Entries or Requests (all of which are void).

 

7. VERIFICATION:

 

All Entries, Requests and entrants are subject to verification at any time and for any reason.  The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): (i) for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Contest; (ii) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Entry, Request and/or other information entered (or purportedly entered) for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (iii) for any other reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with the Sponsor’s interpretation of the letter and spirit of these Rules.  Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Sponsor within the timeline specified by the Sponsor may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.  The sole determinant of the time for the purposes of this Contest will be the official time-keeping device(s) of the Sponsor.

 

8. PRIZES:

 

There will be a total of eleven (11) Prize(s) (the “Prize(s)”) available to be won.  There will be one (1) Prize available to be won in relation to each Participating Store.  Each Prize consists of two (2) pairs of Clarks shoes (to be selected by the confirmed winner – subject to availability).  The approximate retail value of each Prize is $300 CAD.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE:  ANY AND ALL OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILIZING A PRIZE WILL BE THE SOLE AND ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH CONFIRMED WINNER.  NONE OF THE RELEASED PARTIES, NOR ANY OTHER ENTITY, WILL BE PROVIDING ANY COMPENSATION WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH UTILIZING A PRIZE OR OTHERWISE.

 

A Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash (except as may be specifically permitted by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion).  No substitutions are permitted, except at Sponsor’s option.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute a Prize or a component thereof with a prize of equal or greater retail value, including, without limitation, but at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, a cash award.

 

None of the Released Parties makes any representation or offers any warranty, express or implied, as to the quality or fitness of any Prize awarded in connection with the Contest. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a confirmed winner understands and acknowledges that he/she/they may not seek reimbursement or pursue any legal or equitable remedy from either the Sponsor or any of the other Released Parties should his/her/their Prize fail to be fit for its purpose or is in any way unsatisfactory.

 

 

9. ELIGIBLE WINNER SELECTION PROCESS:

 

On October 18, 2021 (the “Selection Date”) in Quebec, QC at approximately 1 p.m. EST, one (1) eligible entrant per Participating Store will be selected by random draw from among all eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules for that Participating Store.  There will be one (1) eligible entrant selected in relation to each Participating Store.  The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules in relation to each Participating Store.

 

10. ELIGIBLE WINNER NOTIFICATION PROCESS:

 

The Sponsor or its designated representative will make a minimum of two (2) attempts to contact an eligible winner (using the information on the entry form or the Request, as applicable) within seven (7) business day(s) of the Selection Date.  If an eligible winner cannot be contacted as outlined above, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable; then he/she/they may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be disqualified (and, if disqualified, will forfeit all rights to the applicable Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant for the applicable Prize from among the remaining eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules in accordance with the procedures outlined in Rule 9 (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such newly selected eligible winner). 

 

11. ELIGIBLE WINNER CONFIRMATION PROCESS:

 

NO ONE IS A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL THE SPONSOR OFFICIALLY CONFIRMS HIM/HER/Them AS A WINNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES.  Before being declared AS A CONFIRMED PRIZE winner, an eligible winner will be required to correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid (which may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be administered online, by email or other electronic means, by telephone, or in the Sponsor’s form of declaration and release).

 

By participating in the Contest and accepting a Prize, an eligible winner hereby: (i) confirms compliance with these Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the applicable Prize (as awarded); (iii) releases the Sponsor and all of the other Released Parties from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, his/her/their participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the applicable Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv) agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of his/her/their name, city and province/territory of residence, voice, statements about the Contest and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet.   IMPORTANT NOTE: The Sponsor will also require that an eligible winner sign and return the Sponsor’s form of declaration and release prior to being confirmed as a winner.

 

If an eligible winner: (a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) cannot accept (or is unwilling to accept) the applicable Prize (as awarded) for any reason; and/or (c) is determined to be in violation of these Rules (all as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion); then he/she/they will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the applicable Prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant for the applicable Prize from among the remaining eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules in accordance with the procedures outlined in Rule 9 (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such newly selected eligible winner). 

 

12. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

 

This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws.  The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on all entrants without right of appeal.  ANYONE DEEMED BY THE SPONSOR TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THE SPONSOR’S INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER AND/OR SPIRIT OF THESE RULES FOR ANY REASON IS SUBJECT TO DISQUALIFICATION IN THE SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION OF THE SPONSOR AT ANY TIME. 

 

The Released Parties will not be liable for: (i) any failure of any website or any platform during the Contest; (ii) any technical malfunction or other problems of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, those relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; (iii) the failure of any Entry, Request and/or other information to be received, captured or recorded for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website; (iv) any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; (v) anyone being incorrectly and/or mistakenly identified as a winner or eligible winner; and/or (vi) any combination of the above.

 

The Sponsor reserves the right, subject only to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (the “Régie”) in Quebec, to withdraw, amend or suspend this Contest (or to amend these Rules) in any way, in the event of any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules, including, without limitation, any error, problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or failure of any kind whatsoever.  Any attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest in any way (as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

 

The Sponsor reserves the right, subject only to the approval of the Régie in Quebec, to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest, or to amend these Rules, in any way without prior notice or obligation, in the event of any accident, printing, administrative, or other error of any kind, or for any other reason whatsoever.  The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to administer an alternate test of skill as it deems appropriate based on the circumstances and/or to comply with applicable law.

 

The Sponsor reserves the right, subject only to the approval of the Régie in Quebec, to adjust any of the dates, timeframes and/or other Contest mechanics stipulated in these Rules, to the extent deemed necessary by Sponsor, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant, Entry, Request and/or other information with these Rules, or as a result of any technical or other 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, or for any other reason.

 

By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives, storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy (https://www.clarkscanada.com/pages/privacy-policy).  This section does not limit any other consent(s) that an individual may provide the Sponsor or others in relation to the collection, use and/or disclosure of their personal information.

 

For Quebec Residents:  Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the board only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

 

 

 

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these English Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to, the French version of these Rules and/or any instructions or interpretations of these Rules given by any representative of the Sponsor, the terms and conditions of these English Rules shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these 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 Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with the terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.