Instagram #MyVIU photo contest (the “Contest”) rules
1: The Contest
1.1 The #MYVIU monthly photo draw (the “Contest”) shall be hosted by Vancouver Island University (“VIU”) pursuant to the following rules.
2: Contest Period
2.1 The Contest shall commence at 12:01 a.m. PST on November 1, 2023, and shall close at 11:59 pm pm PST on April 30, 2024 . (the “Contest Period”).
3: Eligible Entrants
3.1 All current VIU students can enter. The Winners are required to provide proof of their VIU student ID to claim their prizes.
3.2 Entrants cannot be a current employee of Vancouver Island University.
4: How to Enter and Odds
4.1 No purchase is necessary to enter the Contest.
4.2 During the Contest Period, follow the directions and enter online on Instagram. Follow VIU on Instagram @viuniversity, tag your photos with #MyVIU and tag @viuniversity in your Instagram feed or story.
4.3 Multiple entries are permitted.
4.4 Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries.
5: Contest Draw and Winner
5.1: One photo entry will be randomly selected from all received entries each month by representatives from VIU’s Brand + Marketing and Strategic Communications departments.
5.2: Entrants will be notified via Instagram direct message if their name has been been drawn as a winner.
5.3: The Winners are required to provide proof of their VIU student ID to claim their prizes.
5.4: By entering the Contest, the Winner agrees that Vancouver Island University may post the winning photo on Vancouver Island University’s website or otherwise advertise the Winner’s name and likeness.
6: Prize
6.1: One $100 Gift Card to the Campus Store will be given away each month between November 1, 2023, and April 30, 2024.
6.2 All prizes are non-transferrable and must be accepted as awarded. The prizes cannot be redeemed for cash and cannot be substituted except at the sole discretion of VIU.
7: No Liability
7.1 VIU will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, inaccurate, or destroyed entries, and all such entries are void. VIU will not be liable for any failure of the Contest Website, will not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, technical malfunctions, human or technical error, printing errors, lost, delayed, or garbled data or transmissions, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or failures of any telephone or computer lines or networks, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof. Entries are subject to verification by VIU. VIU, its employees, directors, officers, affiliates, agents, and representatives are not liable for
(a) late, lost, delayed, not received, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, stolen, fraudulent or illegible entries (all of which entries shall be automatically void and ineligible);
(b) failure to receive entries due to transmission failures, busy signals, traffic congestion on the internet or at any website or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient, or
(c) any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this contest and breaches of privacy due to interference by third party computer "hackers".
8: Amending Contest
8.1 VIU reserves the right to terminate or suspend this Contest or to amend the Contest Rules at any time and in any way, without prior notice. Without limiting the foregoing, if, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned due to any reason, VIU reserves the right to terminate the Contest and conduct a random draw from all previously received eligible entries.
9: General Rules
9.1 By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to:
(a) be bound by these Contest Rules and the decisions of VIU; and
(b) release and hold harmless VIU, and its Board of Governors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, costs and expenses (including lawyer’s fees and litigation expenses on a solicitor and own client basis) whatsoever to which any of them may become subject arising from any actions or omissions by the entrant.
9.2 The decisions of VIU in relation to this Contest will be final and binding on all entrants.
9.3 Each prize claim is subject to verification by VIU and/or its designated representatives. Entries made with multiple addresses, under multiple identities, or through the use of any device or artifice to enter multiple times or entries that are in excess of the permitted number of entries during the Contest period are automatically void. All Contest entries obtained through unauthorized sources, or which are incomplete, forged, irregular, or fraudulent in any way or otherwise not in compliance with these Contest Rules are automatically void.
9.4 VIU reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Contest Rules, or to be acting in an unfair or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.
9.5 The personal information you provide to enter the Contest is collected pursuant to section 26 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, B.C. and will be used by VIU for the administration of the Contest and related purposes. Personal information will only be accessible by authorized VIU employees and representatives, or as otherwise permitted by law. VIU will not disclose personal information to an outside third party unless permitted by law.
9.6 By entering, entrants who provide consent will receive future communications from VIU for recruitment, informational, and promotional purposes. If you have any questions about the collection of personal information and its use by VIU, please contact brand@viu.ca
9.7 The Contest is governed by the laws of British Columbia and all applicable laws of Canada, as well as these Contest Rules.
End of contest rules