Facebook Weekly Giveaway Contest 

Rules & Regulations

THIS CONTEST IS INTENDED FOR RESIDENTS OF CANADA (OTHER THAN RESIDENTS OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC) ONLY.  THIS CONTEST WILL BE INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CANADIAN LAW.

 

  1. CONTEST PERIOD: The Surplus Furniture Facebook Weekly Giveaway Contest ("Contest) begins every Tuesday, at 10 a.m. and ends every Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time ("Contest Period").

 

  1. SPONSOR: Surplus Furniture & Mattress Warehouse is the sponsor of the Contest (“Sponsor”).  This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook®.  Furthermore, each entrant completely releases Facebook® from any liability or obligation with respect to this Contest.

 

  1. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to residents of Canada (other than residents of Quebec and Canadian residents living more than 1-hours distance from the closest Surplus Furniture location) who have reached the legal age of majority in their province/territory of residence by the end of the Contest Period, except for employees (and persons with whom they are domiciled, whether related or not) of the Sponsor ("Contest Parties"). By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to be bound by these Rules and Regulations (“Rules”) and the interpretation of these Rules by the Sponsor.  These Rules can be found on the Sponsor’s website at www.surplusfurniture.com/en/contest (“Website”).

 

  1. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. There are two ways to enter the Contest (“Entry”), which are:
    1. Like our Facebook Contest Post.
    2. Comment on our Facebook Post.

Entrant acknowledges that he or she is providing information to the Sponsor through its Facebook page and not to Facebook®. 

 

  1. ENTRY LIMIT: There is a limit of one entry per person during the Contest Period, 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 (a) submit more than one Entry; (b) use multiple names, identities, email addresses; and/or (c) use any automated, macro, script, robotic or other systems (s) or program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in or to disrupt this Contest, then such person may be disqualified from the Contest in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.  Your Entry may be rejected if, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, the Entry fails to be submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period. The Released Parties (defined below) are not responsible for late, lost, misdirected, or delayed Entries, all of which are void.  

 

  1. VERIFICATION OF ENTRY: All Entries 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: (a) for the purposes of verifying an individual's eligibility to participate in this Contest; (b) for the purposes of verifying the eligibility and/or legitimacy of any Entry entered, or purportedly entered, for the purposes of this Contest; and/or (c) for any other reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole and absolute discretion, for the purposes of administering this Contest in accordance with these Rules.  Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.

 

  1. THE PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: There will be one prize ("Prize") per store available to be won consisting of a randomly selected accessory item having an approximate retail value of $98. The Prize does not include delivery charges, which will be the responsibility of the winner of the Prize. Under no circumstances whatsoever will any difference between the actual retail value of the Prize at the time of prize fulfillment and the approximate retail value of the Prize be awarded. For the avoidance of any doubt, the Prize consists of the furniture available in stock at the time of prize fulfillment and not the actual value of the furniture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following general conditions apply: (a) the 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; (b) no substitutions except at Sponsor's option; (c) Sponsor reserves the right at any time to substitute the Prize for any reason with a prize of equal or greater value, including, without limitation, but solely at the Sponsor's sole discretion, a cash award; (d) colour and other specifics of the Prize will be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor and subject to availability in stock; (e) the winner will be notified via reply comment through Facebook and is required to respond by Direct Message to validate the acceptance of the prize within 48 hours of their notification. Upon notification the winner will be personally responsible to arrange for pickup and delivery of the Prize from any of the 33 Surplus Furniture store locations to his/her place of residence within 30 days of being notified of winning the Prize; (f) the Prize will not be released until the confirmed Prize winner presents adequate personal identification in a form acceptable to the Sponsor, including, without limitation, government issued photo identification; (g) confirmed Prize winner is solely responsible for all expenses that are not included in the Prize description above, including, but not limited to, cost of having the Prize picked up and delivered to his/her place of residence. Each Prize will only be awarded to the eligible entrant whose verifiable full name and valid e-mail address appears on the Entry Form.

 

  1. WINNER SELECTION PROCESS AND ODDS OF WINNING: The contest is weekly, so on the Thursday of each week the Contest Period ("Draw Date") at approximately 10:00 a.m. ET, one eligible entrant will be selected by random draw from among all eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period.

 

  1. WINNER NOTIFICATION PROCESS: The Sponsor or its designated representative will make a minimum of three attempts to contact the selected entrant through Facebook, using the information provided, within 5 business days of the Draw Date.  If the selected entrant cannot be contacted within 5 business days of the Draw Date, or if there is a return of any notification as undeliverable then the selected entrant may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be disqualified and, if disqualified, will forfeit all rights to the Prize.  Furthermore, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period for a Storein which case the foregoing provisions of this section 9 shall apply to such newly selected entrant. 

 

  1. WINNER CONFIRMATION PROCESS: BEFORE BEING DECLARED THE CONFIRMED PRIZE WINNER, the selected entrant will be required to: (a) 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 or by telephoneand (b) sign and return within 10 business days of notification the Sponsor's release form, which among other things: (i) confirms compliance with these Rules; (ii) acknowledges acceptance of the Prizeas awarded; (iii) releases the Sponsor and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, "Released Parties") from any and all liability in connection with this Contest, his/her participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize or any portion thereof; and (iv) agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of his/her name, address, 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. If the selected entrant: (a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (b) fails to return the properly executed release form within the specified time; (c) cannot accept or is unwilling to accept the Prize, as awarded, for any reason; and/or (d) is determined to be in violation of these Rules, all as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, then he/she may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be disqualified and, if disqualified, will forfeit all rights to the Prize.  Furthermore, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and time permitting, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining eligible Entries submitted and received in accordance with these Rules during the Contest Period at a Store, in which case the foregoing provisions of this section 10 shall apply to such newly selected entrant. 

 

  1. GENERAL CONDITIONS:

     The Released Parties will not be liable for: (i) any failure of the Website during the Contest; (ii) any technical malfunction or other problems relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, or software; (iii) the failure of any Entry 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 entrants or any other person's computer or other device related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; and/or (v) any combination of the above. 

     

    In the event of a dispute regarding who submitted an Entry, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to deem the Entry to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the person who is assigned an email address by an internet provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institute, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. An entrant may be required to provide proof (in a form acceptable to the Sponsorincluding without limitation, government-issued photo identification, that he/she is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Entry in question. 

     

    The Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw, amend or suspend this Contest or to amend these Rules in any way, in the event of an error, technical problem, computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor that interferes with the proper conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Rules. Any attempt to deliberately damage the Website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest in any way, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, is 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 to cancel, amend or suspend this Contest, or to amend these Rules, in any way without prior notice or obligation, in the event of an accident, printing, administrative or other error of any kind or for any other reason whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 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. 

     

    By entering this Contest, each entrant expressly consents to the Sponsor, its agents, and/or representatives, storing, sharing, and using the personal information submitted with his/her Entry only for the purpose of administering the Contest and in accordance with Sponsors privacy policy posted on its Website.  This section 11 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. 

     

    The Sponsor reserves the right, in its discretion and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates, timeframes, and/or other Contest mechanics stipulated in these Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance by any entrant or Entry 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. 

     

    In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including, but not limited to the Entry Form, Website, and/or point of sale, television, print, or online advertising, the terms and conditions of these Rules shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

     

     

    REVISED: 4/29/21