Open House giveaway terms and conditions
STUDENT RECRUITMENT TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY - OPEN HOUSE GIVEAWAY CONTEST RULES
1. CONTEST PERIOD: Toronto Metropolitan University (the “Contest Sponsor”) is administering the Student Recruitment Toronto Metropolitan University - Open House Giveaway with a prize given to 1 participant (the “Contest”) attending the Toronto Metropolitan University Open House taking place on November 8, 2025 (the “Open House”).
2. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is open to prospective and/or future students at the Toronto Metropolitan University who choose to attend the Open House and registered to attend using their email address (referred to as “Entrant”). Each Entrant must also be a legal resident of Canada (excluding Quebec) and of the age of majority in their province or territory of residence.
3. ENTRY PERIOD: Eligible Entrants are automatically enrolled into the Contest when they register for the Open House from September 24th, 2025 12:00 AM ET until November 8th, 2025 11:59 PM ET (collectively “Contest Entry Period") per Entrant.
4. TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. An Entrant may enter the Contest at any time during the Contest Entry Period by registering for the Open House (each an “Entry”). To find out how to register for the Open House, please go to https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/future-student-events/open-house/ and follow the step-by-step instructions.
5. ENTRY CONDITIONS: There is a limit of one (1) Entry per Entrant during the Contest Entry Period. If it is discovered that more than one (1) Entry is submitted by an Entrant, then (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Contest Sponsor) the Entrant may be disqualified from the Contest.
6. PRIZES: There is one (1) prize available to be won by up to one (1) Entrant who submits an Entry during the Contest Entry Period consisting of a $52.46 TMU Hoodie (“Prize”).
The Prize must be accepted as awarded and is not transferable, assignable or convertible to cash (except as may be specifically permitted by the Contest Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion). No substitutions are permitted except at the Contest Sponsor’s sole option. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute the Prize with an item or items of equal or greater retail value, including, without limitation, but at the Contest Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, a cash award.
7. WINNER SELECTION PROCESS AND ODDS OF WINNING: On or about November 15th, 2025, the Contest Sponsor, or its designated representative, will select at random one (1) potential winner (each an “Eligible Winner” and collectively “Eligible Winners”) from all eligible Contest Entries submitted during the Contest Entry Period (the “Selection”). Within five (5) business days of the Selection, the Contest Sponsor, or its designated representative, will make a maximum of three (3) attempts to contact the Eligible Winner by emailing the Eligible Winner at the corresponding email address used to submit the eligible Entry. The Eligible Winner must accept the Prize as awarded by the Contest Sponsor within five (5) business days of the Selection or the Prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate Entrant in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this section, at the Contest Sponsor’s sole discretion. The Prize is not transferable or substitutable unless authorized in writing by the Contest Sponsor before the transfer or substitution is made. The odds of winning a Prize are dependent on the total number of eligible Contest Entries received.
8. DECLARATION OF WINNER: Before the selected Entrant is declared as a winner (after declaration, referred to as a “Winner”), the selected Entrant must sign and return, within five (5) business days of notification, a declaration of compliance and release of liability prepared by the Contest Sponsor (the “Release”).
In the Release, the eligible winner is required to, among other things:
a) correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid;
b) confirm compliance with these Contest Rules;
c) agree to release the Contest Sponsor, its governors, officers, employees, directors, representatives, and agents, and if applicable, any of their respective advertising or promotion agencies, and any other company or individual engaged in the provision of goods or services related to this Contest (collectively, the “Contest Parties”) from any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses arising from any liability in connection with this Contest, the Winner’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the Prize;
d) agree to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of Winner’s name, address (province and city), statements about the Contest and/or photographs, images or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Contest Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet; and
e) acknowledge acceptance of the Prize (if awarded).
The selected Entrant will be disqualified and forfeits all rights to the Prize if the selected Entrant:
a) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question;
b) fails to return the properly executed Release within the specified time; or
c) cannot be a declared a Winner in accordance with these Contest Rules for any reason;
then the applicable Entrant will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to be the Winner) and the Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to select another Entrant via random draw (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected Entrant).
9. RIGHT TO SUSPEND/MODIFY/TERMINATE: If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, the Contest Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Contest, or any part of it, and disqualify any individual who is responsible for such action. If terminated, the Contest Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, determine the winners from among all eligible Entries received up to time of such action using the procedures outlined herein.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by the Contest Parties resulting from an Entrant’s participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest or ability or inability to upload or download any information to the Contest Sponsor website in connection with the Contest. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Contest Parties for: any technical malfunction or other problems of any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, those relating to the telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment or software; 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; or unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Contest, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, or worms. The Contest Parties are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, computer, network or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the uploading, the processing of an Entry, the announcement of a Prize or in any Contest-related materials. Use of the Contest Sponsor website is at user’s own risk. The Contest Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer resulting from participation in the Contest. The Contest Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is canceled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control.
By participating in the Contest, Entrants agree: (i) to release the Contest Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such entrant's participation in the Contest; (ii) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (iii) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (iv) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding legal fees and court costs.
By accepting any Prize, recipient agrees that the Contest Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by the Winner against, any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest or from the acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Prize. The Contest Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is canceled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THE CONTEST SPONSOR’S WEBSITE OR TO INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND THE CONTEST SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
11. PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY RELEASE: The Contest Sponsor and their authorized agents will collect, use, and disclose the personal information provided upon registration and entry into the Contest for the purposes of administering the Contest and Prize fulfillment, in accordance with the Contest Sponsor’s privacy policy, available at https://www.torontomu.ca/privacy/.
By accepting a Prize, each Winner consents to the publication and use of their name, address (city, province), voice, statements, photographs, image and/or likeness in any form, manner or media whether now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, in print, radio, television and on the Internet for any purpose in connection with the Contest including, without limitation, for the purposes of advertising and trade, and promoting the Contest Sponsor and/or Contest, without further notice or compensation.
12. GENERAL: The Contest is governed in accordance with the domestic laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, and without prior notice, to adjust any of the dates and/or timeframes stipulated in these Contest Rules, to the extent necessary, for purposes of verifying compliance with these Contest Rules or for any other reason. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any related materials, the terms and conditions of these Contest Rules prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.