SOYMATES Official Contest Rules - Vitasoy North America

Sponsor. The #SOYMATES Contest (“Contest”) is sponsored by Vitasoy North America Inc., 789 Don Mills Rd Suite 402, North York, Ontario M3C 1T5 (“Sponsor”). Not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook or TikTok. Any and all personal information provided in this contest is provided to Sponsor and not Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok.
Eligibility. This Contest is open to legal residents of Ontario who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the Contest. 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 are not eligible to enter the Contest. By participating in this Contest, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, acknowledge compliance with, and agree to be bound by, these Contest Rules. Entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, who do not comply with any of the Contest Rules are subject to disqualification by the Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
Contest Dates and Times. The Contest begins on June 28, 2021 at 12:01am EST and ends on July 31, 2021 at 11:59pm EST (the “Contest Period”) after which time the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted.
How to Enter. The Contest consists of a collect and win game (“Collect and Win Game”), and a random draw (“Random Draw Game”). Details on how to enter the Collect and Win Game and Random Draw Game are described below.
1. Collect and Win Game:
  
  While supplies last, each guest who purchases any one (1) Vitasoy Café for Barista Soy Drink (each an “Eligible Purchase”) at a participating tea shop in Ontario during the Contest Period may receive one (1) specially marked contest cup (each, a “Cup”) bearing a game piece (each, a “Game Piece”).
  
  After receiving a Cup, an entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, will peel off the Game Piece to reveal a symbol printed on the Game Piece. Each Game Piece will have printed on it 1 of 9 different symbols (#, S, O, Y, M, A, T, E, or ♥) (each a “Game Symbol”). See Section 5(a) below for the details of how and which prizes can be won with the different Game Pieces.
  
  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To obtain a Game Piece without making an Eligible Purchase, an entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable can send a handwritten request (a “Game Piece Request”), which includes: the entrant’s, or their parent or legal guardian’s, as applicable, first name, last name, and a postage paid, self-addressed return envelope, to: Attn: #SOYMATES Contest, Vitasoy North America Inc., 789 Don Mills Rd Suite 402, North York, Ontario M3C 1T5. A Game Piece Request must be postmarked before the end of the Contest Period and received by July 24, 2021 at 11:59pm EST. Upon receipt of a Game Piece Request in accordance with these Contest Rules, Sponsor will mail the entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, one (1) Game Piece within approximately seven (7) business days of receipt of the Game Piece Request. Limit of one (1) Game Piece Request per envelope with sufficient postage. No mechanical reproductions of Game Piece Requests are permitted.
2. Random Draw Game:
  
  During the Contest Period, entrants, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, can enter the Random Draw Game by taking a picture of a Cup, and posting that picture to the entrant’s Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok account using the hashtag #SoyMates, and tagging @myvitasoy (each a “Random Draw Entry”). All Random Draw Entries must be complete and are subject to verification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one (1) Random Draw Entry per person’s Instagram handle, Facebook account, and TikTok handle during Contest Period. Any individual entrant found to be using multiple Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok accounts to enter this Contest will be ineligible to win. Posting duplicate or near duplicate updates or links is not permitted. 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 Instagram, Facebook, TikTok 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.
Winner Determination and Confirmation.
1. Collect and Win Game
  
  There are three (3) different kinds of prizes that can be won in the Collect and Win Game: First Prizes, Second Prizes, and Instant-Win Prizes. The winners of each kind of prize are determined as follows:
  - To be a potential winner of a First Prize, an entrant must collect a Game Piece with each of the following Game Symbols: #, S, O, and Y.
  - To be a potential winner of a Second Prize, an entrant must collect a Game Piece with each of the following Game Symbols: M, A, T, and E.
  - If an entrant receives a Game Piece with a ♥ Game Symbol, the entrant will be a potential winner of an Instant-Win Prize.
  In the event that the potential winner is a minor, the potential winner must transfer their winning Game Pieces to their parent or legal guardian, who will then be the potential winner, and who will be eligible to receive a prize.
  
  Potential winners of the First Prizes, Second Prizes, and Instant-Win Prizes can claim their prize as follows:
  - Each a potential winner, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, of an Instant-Win Prize can claim their Instant Win Prize by presenting their winning Game Piece at a participating tea shop.
  - Each potential winner, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, of a First Prize or Second Prize must complete a prize claim form (available at participating tea shops and online here (a “Prize Claim Form”). Upon completing a Prize Claim Form, and attaching the winning Game Pieces where indicated, the potential winner, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, must send the Prize Claim Form to: Attn: #SOYMATES Contest, Vitasoy North America Inc., 789 Don Mills Rd Suite 402, North York, Ontario M3C 1T5. A Prize Claim Form must be sent using an envelope with sufficient postage, which must be postmarked on, or before, July 24, 2021 at 11:59pm EST and received by Sponsor before the end of the Contest Period. Each potential winner, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, should retain a photocopy of his/her winning Game Pieces. Facsimiles, photocopies and mechanically-reproduced Game Pieces are not eligible. Upon receipt of a completed Prize Claim Form, Sponsor will verify the prize claim and contact any winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, to coordinate prize fulfillment. Before being declared a winner, a potential winner of a First Prize or Second Prize, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, 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. A signed copy of the Sponsor’s Winner Release must be received by the Sponsor no later than ten (10) business days after it is sent.
  - If, at the end of the Contest Period, any of the First or Second Prizes have not been claimed, Sponsor will conduct a random draw from all eligible Random Draw entries received during the Contest Period to select the winners of those prizes. If necessary, such a random draw will be conducted on August 14, 2021 by the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor to select the potential winners. These winners will be considered “Selected Entrants”, and will only be deemed winners if they satisfy all of the requirements for Selected Entrants outlined below in Section 5(b).
2. Random Draw Game
  
  The winners of the Random Draw Game will be selected to win a Random Draw Prize as follows. On each Monday during the Contest Period at approximately 12:00 pm EST, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from all eligible Random Draw entries received to date and select two potential winners (“Selected Entrants”). 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 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, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be required to: (i) correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Sponsor’s Winner Release; and (iii) comply with all other Contest Rules, all in the sole discretion of Sponsor.
  
  Selected Entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, will be notified within two (2) business days of the applicable draw date and will be contacted via the Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok account used to enter the Random Draw Game. Up to three (3) attempts will be made to contact Selected Entrants, within two (2) business days following the draw. A Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, 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 ten (10) business days after it is sent to the Selected Entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, to receive notification or for the Sponsor to receive a Selected Entrant’s (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’, as applicable) response.
  
  If the identity of a Selected Entrant is disputed, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the individual assigned to the Instagram, Facebook, or Tiktok account used at the time of entry (the “Authorized Account Holder”). Each Selected Entrant, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, may be required to provide proof that they are the Authorized Account Holder associated with a selected entry.
Contest Prizes. There are a total of 118 prizes available to be won as follows: three (3) First Prizes consisting of an 128GB iPhone 12 Pro, colors may vary (approximate retail value (“ARV”) $1,000 each), five (5) Second Prizes consisting of a Custom Vitasoy JBL Flip 5 speaker (ARV $200 each), one hundred (100) Instant-Win Prizes consisting of a coupon for a free Barista Soyamilk drink at a participating tea shop (ARV $5 each), and ten (10) Random Draw Prizes consisting of a Vitasoy-branded tumbler (ARV $20 each) (Total ARV for all prizes is $4,700).

All winners, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, 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. 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.

Odds of Winning. 5,000 Game Pieces will be available for the Collect and Win Game at the beginning of the Contest Period. The odds of receiving each Game Piece and the odds of winning each prize in the Collect and Win Game are as follows:

Game Piece	# of Game Pieces	Odds of Receiving Game Piece	Odds of Winning Prize If All Required Game Pieces Collected
#	3	1 in 1666.6	1 in 378,287
S	816	1 in 6.1
O	815	1 in 6.1
Y	815	1 in 6.1
M	5	1 in 1000	1 in 226,981
A	816	1 in 6.1
T	815	1 in 6.1
E	815	1 in 6.1
♥	100	1 in 50	1 in 50
Total	5000

The odds of winning the Random Draw Game will depend on the number of eligible entries received up to the date of each draw during the Contest Period.

Release and Indemnification. All winners, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, agree to: (i) comply with all Contest Rules; (ii) accept prizes 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, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok 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 any and all manner of action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, or any 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, or any act of God or any other event beyond the Released Parties’ control, any dissatisfaction of any kind by a winner, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, with any aspect of the Contest or any prize, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, guests or other third parties, their heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the entrant’s (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by the entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) of prizes 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 entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) with any of the Contest Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise by an entrant (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable), use or misuse of a prize, or any travel related thereto.

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’ (or their parent(s)’ or legal guardian(s)’ (as applicable) 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 (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) 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.
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 (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable). Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, the Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible Random Draw Game entries received during the Contest Period.
Publicity and Entrant Information. With the exception of any personal information of entrant (and/or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable) which is subject to applicable privacy laws and the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, with any participation in the Contest, entrants, or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable, consent to the use of the entrant’s name, Instagram handle, TikTok handle, Facebook name, comments, and image or other likeness, whether on videotape or via photograph, for the administration of the Contest or any publicity carried out by the Sponsor, (and any co-sponsors) and their respective parent and affiliate companies, and each of their agents and representatives, and marketing partners, without further notice or compensation.
Law. The Contest is void where prohibited by law. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the Province of Ontario, and the laws of Canada applicable therein, including all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Contest rules, rights, and obligations between entrants (or their parent(s) or legal guardian(s), as applicable) 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 Toronto, 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.
Use of Personal Information. By participating in the Contest, each entrant, or their parent or legal guardian, as applicable, consents to the Sponsor’s collection, use, and disclosure of their name, email, or other electronic address, telephone number(s), town or city, province or territory of residence postal code, or mailing address (“Personal Information”) solely for the purpose of administering the Contest, including for prize fulfilment purposes, where applicable. To review Sponsor’s privacy policy, see www.vitasoy-na.com/privacy-policy.