Contest Rules

Official Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

1.    Contest Period

The Campus Commute Survey Contest (the “Contest”) starts at 12:00:01 a.m. Central Standard Time (“CST”) on October 20, 2025, and closes at 11:59:59 p.m. CST on October 31, 2025 (the “Contest Period”).

2.    General Eligibility

The Contest is open to all members of the University of Manitoba community, including students, faculty, staff and other on-site, non-University employees, who are 18 years or older at the time of entry and who have entered the contest by submitting an online survey sent out by the Office of Sustainability ("Eligible Participants").

Excluded from eligibility are any employees of the Office of Sustainability within the University of Manitoba. Such persons are encouraged to complete the Survey, but are not eligible to enter the Contest.

3.    Prize

There are eleven (11) prizes available to be won, consisting of:
1.  Grocery gift card (value: $500)
2. 1 of 10 $50 gift cards to Campo, Degrees or Starbucks (value: $50 each, $500 total)
(the “Prizes”). A Prize must be accepted as awarded and no prize substitutions or prize transfers will be allowed.

4.    Entry

To enter the Contest, Eligible Participants must complete and return to the University by the entry deadline:
    
(a)    the Campus Commute Survey; and

(b)    the official Contest entry form by entering your full name and your current e-mail address or your preferred method of notification (telephone or e-mail address).

You can submit a survey without providing any personal information, but without completing the ballot, you will not be eligible for the Prizes.

Limit of one (1) Contest entry per person.  In the event it is discovered that you attempted to enter more than once, then all of your entries may be void.

By entering the Contest, entrants accept and agree to be bound by the Official Contest Rules set out herein, and accept the decisions of the University of Manitoba as final and binding, without right of appeal, in all respects, including without limitation, as to eligibility and/or disqualification of entries.  Entries that are incomplete, irregular, have been submitted through illicit means, or do not conform to or satisfy any condition of these Official Contest Rules shall be disqualified without notice to the entrant.

5.    Contest Draw

Tentative Prize Winners (the “Prize Winners”) will be determined by random drawing at Green Action Centre’s office on November 19, 2025.  

The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

6.    Awarding of Prize

The Prize Winners will be notified by email.   Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the Prize Winners. The Prize Winners will have until December 10, 2025, to claim the prize. The prizes will be available for pick-up at the Office of Sustainability, University of Manitoba, between 9am and 4:00pm.

In the event the Winner does not pick up the prize, then an alternate Winner may be chosen.  

To claim a Prize, the Prize Winner must:

(a)    provide proof of identification;

(b)    answer (without assistance) a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question; and

(c)    sign a declaration, waiver and release, affirming he or she has read, understood and agreed to be bound by these Official Contest Rules, grants all consents required and as contemplated by these Rules, authorizes the University of Manitoba to broadcast, publish and disseminate his or her name, likeness, voice, performance, city of residence and biographical information in connection with any promotion, publicity, or news, entertainment and/or information purposes, without further consent and without compensation, and releasing the University of Manitoba, its affiliates, representatives, employees and agents from any and all liability of any kind whatsoever arising out of the Prize Winner’s participation in the Contest and/or receipt and execution of the Prize awarded.

7.    Release

By entering the contest, the Eligible Participants agree to release the University of Manitoba from any and all liability regarding the Prize and computer-related problems such as viruses, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other technical issues deemed as a result of entering the contest through electronic means.

8.    Privacy

The entrant’s personal information is protected in accordance with the University of Manitoba’s privacy policy.

9.    General

This contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws, University of Manitoba policies including the University of Manitoba.

By entering the contest, the entrants agree to abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of the Office of Sustainability with regard to this contest will be final.

The University reserves the right to terminate this contest at their discretion. The University of Manitoba also reserves the right to terminate an entrant’s eligibility to participate if the entry does not meet the entrance requirements or the entrant is found to be abusing the Contest rules in any way, including electronic entry tampering.  

The University of Manitoba assumes no responsibility for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected entries or for any transmission, data, storage, or computer failure or failure of any kind resulting in the entry form being lost, destroyed, damaged or delivered after the close of the contest.