SAIT POLYTECHNIC CONTINUING EDUCATION CONTEST

OFFICIAL RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. RULES ARE BINDING

Subject to applicable laws, these rules and regulations ("the Rules") govern all aspects of the contest and are binding upon all entrants. In the event of any inconsistency between the Rules and the conditions and explanations appearing in any other documents, the Rules shall take precedence. This contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. SAIT Polytechnic "SAIT" reserves the right to make changes to the Continuing Education contest where necessary, due to changing business, operational and/or marketing considerations.

2. ELIGIBILITY

The contest is open only to legal residents of Alberta who are at least 18 years of age or older. Members and associates of the “Promotional Group” are not eligible to win the prizes. This includes: employees, officers, directors of SAIT,Wax Partnership, Genesis Vizeum, and Redline Interactive.  In order to receive the prize package, you must complete the online subscription form for the Continuing Education e-newsletter. 

3. HOW TO ENTER

No purchase is necessary to enter the contest. In order to participate in the contest, you must have a valid e-mail address registered in your own name.  You are allowed to enter only once. Multiple entries by one person from different e-mail addresses may result in disqualification from the contest. Winners must verify their identity prior to receiving their prize.  

4. CONTEST PERIOD AND DRAW DATE

The contest is ongoing with monthly random draws from eligible entrants.  Winners will receive an e-mail from SAIT and prize winners will be announced in the following issues of the Continuing Education e-newsletter.                        

6. PRIZE.  The prize consists of $500. credit towards a Continuing Education course offered from SAIT.

The SAIT Continuing Education prize is non-transferable, has no cash value and can only be used at SAIT as indicated.    The prize cannot be used for full-time day program registration or programs. Additional costs relating to the continuing education course are the responsibility of the individual. 

7. ODDS OF WINNING

The odds of winning a tuition prize package depends on the number of people completing the online subscription form.

8. PRIZE REDEMPTION

The prize winners will be notified by e-mail within five (5) business days of the random draw. The names of the prize winners may be posted in the e-newsletter for a time period as deemed appropriate by SAIT following the random draw and/or redemption of the prize awarded.    SAIT may specify a time and date as a deadline for redemption of this prize.

9. ACCEPTANCE OF PRIZE

Prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be exchanged for cash or other goods and services.  The awarding and allocation of the each prize is random.

10. PRIZE AFFIDAVIT, ELIGIBILITY RELEASE FORM

If you are the winner of the prize, you may be required to complete and sign a Prize Affidavit and an Eligibility Release form in order to obtain your prize. 

11. PUBLICITY AND USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

By participating in the contest, entrants consent to the use of their names, cities of residence, photographs and/or images on video tape (the "Personal Information" for publicity purposes in all media carried out by SAIT without payment or compensation or liability for use of same.

SAIT is committed to collecting and using the Personal Information requested from you, such as your name, e-mail address, and telephone number, solely and exclusively for the purposes of the contest as provided in the Rules. The Personal Information is collected under the authority of the Post-Secondary Learning Act (Alberta) and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Alberta) ("FOIP") such as personal information may also be used to notify you of future program/course offerings or to evaluate this website. By completing this form you consent to the use of your Personal Information for these purposes. Your Personal Information is protected by FOIP and can be reviewed on request. If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, contact SAIT FOIP Facilitator at 403.284.8166.

12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The winner must sign the Prize Claim Form releasing SAIT from any and all liability arising out of, pursuant to, or as a result of the carrying out of the contest, including liability arising from the participation in the contest, acceptance and use of the prizes, and compliance with the Rules.

SAIT is not responsible for contacting or forwarding prizes to winners who leave unclear, illegible, or incomplete information, or for entries lost, misdirected, delayed or destroyed on the Internet, or while in transit to SAIT. SAIT is not responsible for any prizes awarded or not awarded as a result of technical, mechanical, computer, telecommunication-disruption or other similar errors, however caused.

All entries become the property of SAIT, which assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the website during the promotional period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or line, computer online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by SAIT on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or any website, or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material in the promotion. SAIT is not responsible for any problems resulting from mechanical error, including, but not limited to, prizes awarded or not awarded due to computer error or failed network connections, however caused.

13. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF PROMOTION AND CONTEST

SAIT reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel or suspend the contest should a virus or other cause beyond the reasonable control of SAIT corrupt the security or proper administration of the contest. Any attempts to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, SAIT reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if falsified, altered or tampered with in any way.