RULES

EARTH’S OWN “So Nice for Coffee” Contest

TO ENTER:
Contest begins March 1, 2011. Read the contest information piece included in your order of “So Nice for Coffee”or “So Nice Barista Blend”. Follow the directions to enter the contest by visiting www.sonice.ca/café-contest , completing the contest entry form, completing the product survey, including the access code printed on the information sheet and clicking on “enter” to forward your electronic entry. Only entries with the completed survey and access code will be eligible. Mechanically reproduced or hard copy forms will not be eligible. Participating café owners/managers who do not order either product may obtain a contest access code and product survey by emailing to consumer@earthsown.com and registering their café to obtain an access code and product survey. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.

Limit of one entry per owner/manager and a designated full-time employee (two (2) per store). All entries must be received by 5pm, July 31, 2011, the contest closing date. Earth’s Own Food Company Inc., (contest sponsor) is not responsible for any entries destroyed, mutilated, lost or misdirected. Although online access and an email account must be used in order to enter this contest, no purchase of any kind is required. Many public libraries, retail businesses and others offer free access to computers and a number of internet service providers and other companies offer free e-mail accounts.

To enter for a chance to win the Earth’s Own “ So Nice for Coffee” contest, entrants (café owners/managers and designated full-time employees) will be required to give their correct e-mail address, first and last names, complete street address including postal code and phone number. In addition, Earth’s Own Food Company Inc., (contest sponsor) may collect certain business information. All information collected at the entry website is protected against unauthorized access. By using the entry website each entrant consents to collection and use of this information by Earth’s Own Food Company Inc. (contest sponsor).

Earth’s Own Food Company Inc. (contest sponsor) will not wilfully disclose individually identifiable information about a contestant and his/her business to any third party without first receiving the contestant’s permission. Earth’s Own Food Company Inc. (contest sponsor) will not share or sell a contestant’s information to other companies, organizations or individuals. For complete privacy policies, visit www.sonice.ca/privacy (English) and www.sonice.ca/fr/privacy (French).

PRIZES:
There will be a total of one (1) prize available to be won. The prize will consist of an Apple iPad. Approximate retail value = $620.00 (CAD).

The prize must be accepted as awarded, has no cash value, cannot be transferred, substituted or redeemed. All decisions of the judges regarding all aspects of this contest are final.

HOW TO WIN:
A random draw will be held by the independent judging organization in North Vancouver, B.C. on August 1, 2011. The selected entrant will be notified by mail and/or e-mail within two weeks of the draw. Chances of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.

In order to win, the selected entrant must first correctly answer the time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by mail. In order to be declared a winner, the selected entrant must first sign a Winner’s Affidavit and a Winner’s Agreement (including a Publicity Release), agreeing to the use of his or her name, café name, photo, voice and/or statements without compensation other than the prize offered.

By entering the contest, all entrants agree to be bound by the rules of the contest and agree to the decisions of the independent judging organization with respect to aspects of this contest. All café owners and/or managers of cafes and their designated full-time employees are eligible to enter, providing they obtain a contest access code, product survey and information sheet in their “So Nice for Coffee” order after March 1, 2011, or obtain a contest access code and product survey from Earth’s Own by emailing consumer@earthsown.com, providing they are over the age of majority in the province in which they reside on March 1, 2011 and providing they are not employees of Earth’s Own, their advertising or promotional agencies or the independent judging organization or family members with whom these employees are domiciled.

Earth’s Own Food Company Inc. (contest sponsor) reserves the right to substitute another prize of equal or greater value if the prize offered is unavailable for any reason. If for any reason in the opinion of the contest sponsor, in their sole discretion, the contest is not capable of running as planned or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest is corrupted or adversely affected, included by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures or any other causes beyond its control, the contest sponsors reserve the right to cancel, terminate, modify, suspend the contest including the method of entry.

The contest sponsor will not be responsible for telephone, network, online, electronic, computer hardware or software failures of any kind, misdirected, stolen, incomplete, garbled or delayed Internet/e-mail computer transmissions on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participants or downloading any materials in this contest. Finally, the contest sponsors reserve the right to modify the contest rules without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the contest.

Online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the e-mail address by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

All entries become the property of Earth’s Own Food Company Inc. (contest sponsor). The contest is subject to all Federal, Provincial and Municipal regulations and is void where prohibited by law. Any litigation respecting the conduct or the organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Regie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the Regie only for the purposes of helping the parties reach a settlement.