Official Contest Rules

Sponsor. The “Seven Days in Puerto Vallarta” (Contest) is sponsored by Joy Todd, Real Estate Agent, Sutton Group Masters Realty Inc, 1650 Bath Rd., Kingston, Ontario K7M4X6 (Sponsor).
This Contest is open to legal residents of Ontario who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry, and who have completed a real estate purchase or sale in Ontario through the Sponsor, with the exception of employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, departments or agencies, franchisees, suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, contest administrators, and any other parties engaged in the development, production or distribution of Contest materials, and those living in the same household. Alternatively, entry to the contest is open to those who submit by the Contest End Date an essay of 250 words on the topic of Real Estate Investing. By participating in this Contest, Entrants acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

In order to redeem a prize, the Entrant must have a valid credit card and a valid passport or other necessary travel documentation.

Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on September 1 2022 at 12am EST and ends on August 31 2023 at 12am EST after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.
How to Enter. You can enter by submitting a Contest Entry Form online at www.joytodd.ca.
For this Contest receipt of an Internet entry occurs when Sponsor’s server records the entry information. All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, shall, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating and/or winning a prize. Entries that contain false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular or that do not conform with or satisfy any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void. Entrants grant Sponsor a non-exclusive licence to use all entries for any purpose. No correspondence will be entered into except with Selected Entrants. Proof of transmission (for example, screenshots or captures) does not constitute proof of entry or receipt of an entry.

Contest Prizes. There is a total of one (1) prize available to be won as follows: a seven day stay at the La Joya Condominiums, 487 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Unit 416, Las Glorias, Jal, Puerto Vallarta Mexico3, 48333 plus a $2000.00 CAD (Two Thousand Dollar CAD) credit to be applied to the airline of your choice for the purpose of this trip only. (Total approximant retail value is $4000.00 CAD)

Note that winners may redeem their prize only after the closing of their purchase/sale transaction.

By accepting the Prize, Winners acknowledge and agree to abide by the following:

1. Booking your stay is subject to condominium host availability.
2. No more than four persons may occupy the unit. All names will be provided in order to have access through the condo security gate.
3. Flight and transportation to and from the airport are not included (*with the exception of the $2,000.00 credit toward the airline of the Winner’s choice flying directly to Puerto Vallarta for the purpose of the Contest.)
4. Smoking in the unit is not permitted.
5. No pets are allowed in the Unit.
6. Alcohol and food are not provided by the Sponsor.
7. Winner must comply with all Condo Rules and all local, state and federal laws.
8. Housekeeping is included upon checkout; any further housekeeping required by the Winner to be paid by the Winner.
9. A $500 damage deposit is required to be paid at time of acceptance. Deposit will be reimbursed upon check out if there was no damage to the unit.
10. The Sponsor has the right to disqualify any winner from redeeming the prize, or from continuing use of the condominium, at the Sponsor’s sole an absolute discretion

All winners assume any and all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering, participating in this Contest or the use or redemption of a prize. All winners agree that the winner assumes responsibility for all expenses related to the prize, including but not limited to payment of airfare, travel, spending money, local, state and federal taxes, and other expenses.

Prizes must be accepted as awarded and have no cash value. Prizes or any portion of a prize cannot be combined with other discounts, promotions or special offers. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute an alternate prize of equal or greater value if an advertised prize is unavailable at the time of award.

Non-Transferrable

Winners may not assign or transfer their prize to any person. All winners shall have a period of one year from the winner selection date stipulated in paragraph 10 to redeem their prize.

Odds of Winning.The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Contest End Date.
Skill-testing Question. Selected Entrants will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by phone.
Winner Selection and Confirmation.On September 1, 2023 at 1:00pm at 1650 Bath Road, Kingston ON K7M 4X6 (Draw Date) the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible entries received before Contest End Date and select the potential winner. Selected Entrants will be deemed winners if they meet all of the eligibility criteria set out in these Contest Rules. If a Selected Entrant does not meet the eligibility criteria, they/he/she will be disqualified and will not receive a prize and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible entries. Before being declared a winner, Selected Entrants will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (Winner Release); and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.

Selected Entrants will be notified within seven (7) days of the contest draw and will be contacted at the email and phone number provided at the time of entry into the Contest. Up to three attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants within seven (7) business days. following the draw. A Selected Entrant that does not or cannot accept a prize may be forfeited and a new Selected Entrant selected by random draw, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than fourteen (14) days from the date notice is given to the Entrant that they have won the Prize. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s response.

Disputes regarding identity of entrant: If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual that signed the Agreement of Purchase and Sale. Each Selected Entrant may be required to provide proof of identity.

Release and Indemnification.The winner must sign the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form to: (i) confirm compliance with the Contest Rules; (ii) agree to accept the prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, its departments and agencies, parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners, Facebook and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, licensees, subsidiaries, agents, artists, advisors, assignees, and all others associated with the administration, development and execution of the Contest (”Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of a prize or any travel related thereto, and the use of the Entry by the Sponsor, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach, failure of any third-party contractor or supplier used in connection with any aspect of the Contest to perform or deliver any goods or services, any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage that the entrants, guests, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant of the Prize as awarded; and (iv) indemnify the Released Parties against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur as a result of any non-compliance by an entrant with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant of a prize and the use of the Entry by Sponsor.

The Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) incorrect or inaccurate entry information that may affect a person’s ability to participate in the Contest or be awarded a prize, including but not limited to human error, technical malfunctions, lost or delayed entries for any reason, mail failures, omission, or any combination thereof, and entries that fail to fully comply with these Contest Rules; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (iii) lost, incomplete, delayed, mutilated or misdirected entries or Winner Releases; (iv) injury or damage to entrants’ computers or to any other individual’s computer related to or resulting from participating in, or downloading any material regarding the Contest or accepting a prize; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any prize, including any related travel and the use of entries by Sponsor; (vi) the security or privacy of information transmitted via computer networks or for breaches of privacy due to interference by third-party computer hackers or otherwise; or (vii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a potential winner.

12. Facebook

This Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook.

Limit one entry per person/Facebook account. Any attempt or suspected attempt to use robotic, automatic, programmed, or otherwise illicit means to enter the Contest, or any other methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, for example, but not limited to, creating multiple Facebook or email accounts, identities, or registrations, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify you from entering, participating and/or winning a prize.

Other Conditions.The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or amend this Contest at any time and in any way, without prior notice to entrants. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries received by the Contest End Date.
Publicity and Entrant Information.By participating in the Contest, entrants consent to the use of their name, address, email address, postal code, telephone number, social media handle(s), comments and image, whether on videotape, photograph or any other means, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, without further notice or compensation. Any and all information provided in this contest provided to Sponsor not Facebook.
Law.The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Ontario, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights and obligations between entrants and the Sponsor, and procedural provisions, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. Any dispute shall be adjudicated by the courts sitting in the City of Kingston in the Province of Ontario.
Rule Amendments.The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify these Contest Rules, or modify, cancel or suspend this Contest, without prior notice for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation in the event that any cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor corrupts, or threatens to corrupt, the security or proper administration of the Contest.
Intellectual Property.All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any of the Sponsor’s intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.