CLOSED - ADULTING MADE SIMPLE GIVEAWAY
OFFICIAL RULES (THE "RULES")
NO PURCHASE OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
Entry into this Contest constitutes your acceptance of these Rules.
1. ADMINISTRATION: Adulting Made Simple Giveaway (the “Contest”) is administered by Sonnet Insurance Company (the “Sponsor”). The Contest is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram, nor is Instagram associated with the Contest in any way. Instagram is a registered trademark of Instagram, LLC.
2. Contest PERIOD: The Contest begins on November 12, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and closes on November 25, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) (“Contest Period”).
3. ELIGIBILITY: The Contest is only open to legal residents of the Province of Ontario who are the legal age of majority in the province of Ontario at the time of entry. For certainty, employees, representatives and agents (and those with whom such persons are living, whether related or not) of the Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising/promotion agencies and any other individual(s), entity or entities involved in the development, production, administration, or fulfillment of the Contest are not eligible to enter.
The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility, in a form acceptable to the Sponsor, to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof to the Sponsor in a timely manner may result in disqualification from the Contest. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
4. HOW TO ENTER: Entry into the Contest must be made via Instagram. To do so, entrants must (i) have a valid Instagram account and follow @sonnetinsurance on Instagram, and (ii) like the giveaway post, and tag one friend in the comment section (who has a separate Instagram account) of the Contest post on @sonnetinsurance during the Contest Period. One (1) entry per person.
Entries must comply with the Content Restrictions (defined below) and the Instagram Terms of Use available at
Each entry that is fully completed and complies with the Rules is referred to as an “Entry” or collectively, “Entries”. Incomplete, late, false or deceptive entries or those that are deemed to be inappropriate in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, will be ineligible.
In the event of an identity dispute, entry will be considered made by the registered owner of the Instagram account used for entry. “Registered owner” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an Instagram account by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning addresses or the domain associated with the submitted address.
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 Rules, including, but not limited to, creating multiple identities or registrations, shall be deemed as tampering and may disqualify an entrant from entering, participating and/or winning a prize, all in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
5. CONTENT RESTRICTIONS: By submitting an Entry into this Contest, each entrant represents and warrants he or she personally created their Entry and it does not include any of the following content (the “Content Restrictions”): (a) pornography, adult-oriented content or any other sexually-explicit material; (b) materials relating to lotteries or gambling; (c) explicit language or content, images of violence, or promotion of illegal activities; (d) content in violation of intellectual property rights or laws, including without limitation content displaying trademarks or logos owned or licensed by third parties (without having obtained the requisite consent); (e) libelous, defamatory, disparaging, tortious or slanderous materials; (f) content that denigrates, disparages or reflects negatively on any of the Released Parties (defined below); (g) tobacco, alcohol or drugs; (h) dangerous stunts; (i) real weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, guns, knives or projectiles; (j) material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, age or any other basis protected by law; (k) personal information of individuals, including without limitation names and addresses, without the consent of those individuals; (l) material that is unlawful, or otherwise in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any province where the Entry is created; and (o) any other content that is or could reasonably be considered to be inappropriate, unsuitable, or offensive, including without limitation any individuals who appear to be (1) intoxicated or otherwise inebriated or (2) wearing apparel that displays offensive imagery. Any Entry that does not comply with the foregoing, as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor will be disqualified and eliminated from consideration.
6. PRIZE: One (1) winner will be randomly selected from all Entries to win an e-gift card to a gas station (retail value of $300.00 CAD), an e-gift card to a major grocery store (retail value of $300.00 CAD), and a pre-paid credit card (retail value of $200.00 CAD). Total retail value of the Prize is $800.00 CAD.
The odds of winning the Prize depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.
The Prize is subject to the following conditions: (i) the Prize will only be awarded to the person who is verified by the Sponsor as the Winner (defined below); and (ii) the Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and non-changeable once issued, must be accepted as awarded and has no cash value. If the Prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any stated prize (or part thereof) with an alternate prize of equal or greater value, for any reason without notice or liability, in its sole and absolute discretion. If a substitute prize is awarded, such prize must be accepted “as-is”, may not be exchanged and has no cash value. The Prize will be shipped to the Winner at the expense of the Sponsor.
The Winner assumes any and all liability for the death or bodily injury of any person, or the damage, loss or destruction of any real or physical personal property caused, or claimed to be caused, by entering or participating in this Contest, or use or redemption of the Prize.
7. WINNER SELECTION: On November 27, 2024 at approximately 10:00 a.m. (EST) (“Draw Date”) one (1) winner will be selected by way of a random drawing by an employee of the Sponsor from all Entries received. The individual chosen (“Selected Entrant”), will be notified by Instagram Direct Message by November 29, 2024.
If a Selected Entrant cannot be contacted or fails to respond within seven (7) days, they will be considered to have forfeited a prize and will be disqualified and another entrant will be selected by way of a random draw from the remaining eligible Entries until such time as contact is made with a Selected Entrant or there are no more eligible Entries, whichever comes first. The Sponsor is not responsible for unsuccessful attempts to notify a Selected Entrant. The Sponsor will not enter into telephone contact, direct messaging, or other correspondence in association with the Contest, except with the Selected Entrant.
Upon successful contact with a Selected Entrant via direct messaging, the Selected Entrant will be required to provide certain contact information, as requested by the Sponsor (e.g. full name, age, email address, municipality and province/territory of residence and telephone number). Before being declared a winner (“Winner”), a Selected Entrant will be required to: (i) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, the Sponsor’s time-limited four part mathematical skill-testing question administered via email; (ii) comply with all Rules; and (iii) sign and return or submit, as applicable, a completed copy of the Sponsor’s Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (the “Sponsor’s Release”), in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. If a Selected Entrant: (a) fails to correctly answer the Sponsor’s skill-testing question; (b) fails to comply with all Rules; (c) fails to sign and return the Sponsor’s Release to the Sponsor within ten (10) business days; and/or (d) cannot accept the Prize for any reason, then he or she will be disqualified from the Contest and another entrant will be selected (in which case all Rules will apply to such new Selected Entrant). In the event there is no Selected Entrant that has complied with all Rules, the Prize will not be awarded. The Sponsor is not responsible, whether as a result of human error or otherwise, for any failure to contact any Selected Entrant.
8. PUBLICATION, INDEMNIFICATION, RELEASE, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
By submitting an entry into this Contest, each entrant:
- grants to Sponsor the full right and power to copy, publish, broadcast, display, distribute, use, edit, translate, alter, combine with other material, reuse and adapt any or all portions of the entries in any way and for any purpose whatsoever, at any time, now or in the future, in any media now known or hereafter devised throughout the world in any manner whatsoever and for any purpose;
- releases Instagram, LLC (“Instagram”) from any claims, demands, losses and liabilities of any nature (including, without limitation, personal injury, death or property damage) arising out of or in any way connected to this Contest;
- and his/her representatives, heirs, successors or assigns, hereby releases and shall indemnify the Released Parties from any claims, demands, losses and liabilities of any nature (including, without limitation, personal injury, death or property damage) arising out of or in any way connected with (i) their entry; (ii) the use of the entry as permitted hereunder; (iii) the acceptance, possession, use or misuse, either directly or indirectly, of the Prize (in whole or in part); (iv) participation in the Contest; and (v)any non-compliance with the Rules.
The Winner must complete the Sponsor’s Release form to: (i) confirm compliance with all Rules; (ii) agree to accept the Prize as awarded; (iii) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of its respective affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, counsel, marketing partners and each of its affiliates’ respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, partners, mandataries, agents, advisors, suppliers, distributors and assignees (the “Released Parties”) and Instagram from any liability, action, cause of action, claim or demand, loss or injury, use or misuse of the Prize, suit, debt, covenant, contract, including legal fees and expenses, including but not limited to, liability for physical injury, death, or property damage which the Winner, his or her heirs, successors or assigns have, might have or could have suffered, by reason of or arising out of the Winner's participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise and/or use of the Prize as awarded; (iv) indemnify the Released Parties and Instagram against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, that any of the Released Parties may suffer or incur in connection with any claim or demand by any third party or as a result of any non-compliance by the Winner with any of the Rules or participation in the Contest and/or in connection with the acceptance and/or exercise of the Prize; and (v) provide consent to allow the Sponsor to use his or her name, municipality and province/territory of residence, biographical information, and image on videotape, photograph or other means, in any advertising, marketing or publicity with respect to this Contest, without further notice or compensation, as may be edited or modified in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
The Released Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or for any technical malfunctions or human error which may occur in the processing of entries, the selection of the Winner or for any printing or other errors in any Contest materials. The Released Parties are not liable for any error, omission, interruption, tampering, deletion, defect, delay in transmission or operation, communications telephone line failure, destruction or theft, alteration or unauthorized access to the entries. The Released Parties assume no liability for any problems, viruses or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or direct messaging or on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to entrants or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in the Contest.
9. CONDUCT: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant it finds to be: (i) violating these Rules; (ii) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (iii) acting in an un-sportsperson-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by an entrant or any other individual to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and/or civil laws. Should any such attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. OTHER CONDITIONS: The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to change the Contest conditions or end the Contest at any time whatsoever without notice, as well as the right to disqualify any entrant (or cancel any Entry) that does not comply with these Rules.
11. LAW: The Contest is valid in the province of Ontario only and void in all other Canadian provinces and territories and where prohibited by law and subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, 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 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 Waterloo, Ontario.
12. PRIVACY: By entering this Contest, the Sponsor may collect entrants’ names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and information necessary to administer entrants’ participation in the Contest and in accordance with Sponsor's privacy statement (available at:
13. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: All intellectual property and related trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are, unless otherwise indicated, individually owned by the Sponsor. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or other intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.
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