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APERTURE INSTAGRAM GIVEAWAY
2021-2022 Official Terms & Conditions

APERTURE GIVEAWAY RULES  

THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO OPTOMETRY STUDENTS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF  CANADA AND IS GOVERNED BY CANADIAN LAW AND THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF  ONTARIO. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE OR  PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID  WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. SEE BELOW FOR FULL GIVEAWAY  DETAILS. PARTICIPATION IN THIS GIVEAWAY CONSTITUTES YOUR FULL AND  UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF, AND AGREEMENT TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY,  THESE GIVEAWAY RULES (THE “GIVEAWAY RULES”).  

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GIVEAWAY PERIOD  

1) The Giveaway runs from April 14, 2022, 12:00 PM to April 19, 2022, 12:00 PM Eastern Time  (ET) (the “Giveaway Period”). 

 

ELIGIBILITY  

2) The Giveaway is open to all optometry students who are legal residents of Canada (including  Quebec), and have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the  time of entry. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and  regulations and is void where prohibited or restricted by law.  

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HOW TO ENTER  

3) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To participate in this giveaway, you must:  

  1. be a current Doctor of Optometry Student at the University of Waterloo or the University  of Montreal. 

  2. be following the CAOS account @caostudents and Good-Lite Co account @goodliteco  on Instagram; and  

  3. during the Giveaway Period, enter a comment on the respective Instagram post which  contains all of the following elements (together, an “Entry”):  

(i) tag(s) of the indicated number of additional Instagram accounts; 

(ii) an answer to the prompt or question as pertains to the Instagram photo posted on a specific  day; 

(iii) the hashtag #GoodLiteGives 

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Automated or robotic Entries submitted by individuals or organizations will be disqualified.  Internet entry must be made by the Entrant. Any attempt by Entrant to obtain more than the  stated number of Entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations,  logins or any other methods, including, but not limited to, commercial contest/sweepstakes  subscription notification and/or entering services, will void Entrant's Entries and that Entrant may  be disqualified. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set  forth below. All Entries must be posted by the end of the Promotion Period in order to  participate. Sponsor's database clock will be the official timekeeper for this Giveaway. Failure to  comply with the Contest Entry Specifications will result in disqualification.  

 

4) The number of Entries permitted in the Contest is limited to one per Entrant per day.

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ENTRY (INCLUDING  YOUR NAME) MAY BE POSTED ON INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK AND/OR SPONSOR’S  PROPRIETARY WEBSITE, WHERE IT MAY BE VIEWED, SHARED AND COMMENTED ON  BY THE SPONSOR AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.  

WINNER SELECTION  

 

5) From April 14, 2022 12:00PM ET to April 19, 2022 12:00PM ET in Waterloo, Ontario,  Sponsor (CAOS Communications) will review all eligible Entries to select 16 winners:  

The Winner(s) of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible  Entries received throughout the Promotion Period. The random drawing will be conducted each  day from April 15, 2022 to April 19, 2022 whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will vary  depending on the number of eligible Entries received.  

WINNER NOTIFICATION  

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6) The winners will be declared each day from April 15, 2022 to April 19, 2022. Before being  declared a winner: The selected entrant will be contacted by Instagram direct message and  notified that they are eligible to win. The selected entrant must reply by Instagram direct  message within one (1) business day of notification and explicitly state that they accept the  conditions of the prize. This statement implies consent of the following assumptions:  

  1. confirms compliance with the contest rules;  

  2. releases the Sponsor, its affiliated companies and agents, advertising and promotion  agencies, the contest judges and each of their respective officers, directors, agents,  representatives, successors and assigns from any liability in connection with the  Giveaway, the entrant’s participation therein and/or the awarding and use or misuse of  the prize or any portion thereof; and  

  3. grants to the Sponsor the right to use the selected entrant’s name and Entry in the  Aperture magazine, and any form of advertising relating to the contest without further  notice or compensation.  

 

The selected entrant must also complete a skill-testing question which will consist of simple  math in accordance with the promotional contest provision of the Canadian Competition Act. If a selected entrant: (i) cannot be contacted by private message within one (1) calendar days of  selection, (ii) does not answer the skill-testing question, or (iii) physically claim the prize by the  end of the academic term as stated by the respective school, he/she will be disqualified and will  forfeit the prize, and the Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate entrant from among  the remaining eligible entries.  

 

PRIZES  

7) The following prizes (total ARV $674 CAD) are available. Winners will receive one of the  following: 

6 x Gift Bags with Select Items from COVD Pediatric Kit ($150 CAD Total)

2 x Red Maddox and Frosted Occluder ($62 CAD Total) 

2 x Good-Lite Coloring Rock Game ($94 CAD Total)

2 x Sloan Letter Proportional Spaced Translucent Chart for 10 Feet ($90 CAD Total) 4 x Gift Bags with Select Items from GoodLite Home Vision Therapy Kit ($278 CAD Total) 

 

Only one prize per person and per household will be awarded. Prizes must be accepted as  awarded and cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted by winner. Sponsor  reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or  greater value if a prize described in these Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in  whole or in part, for any reason. The ARV of the prize represents Sponsor's good faith  determination. That determination is final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual  value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded in  cash. Sponsor makes no representation or warranty concerning the appearance, safety or  performance of any prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. Sponsor  will not replace any lost or stolen prize items. Prizes will only be awarded to the person who is  the owner of the Entry.  

 

NOTE: The Prize does not include, and the Sponsor will not pay for, transportation to and/or  from the University of Waterloo or Université de Montréal for pick up. Winners must arrange for  their own transportation, accommodation, and spending money.  

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GENERAL  

8) By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Contest Rules. This Contest  is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws. Void where prohibited by law.  The decisions of the Sponsor with respect to all aspects of this Contest are final and binding on  all entrants without right of appeal.  

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PRIVACY  

9) By entering the Sweepstakes, you grant Sponsor permission to access and share your  Instagram account handle, name, and email address for the purpose of administration and prize fulfillment, including use in a publicly available Winners list.  

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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY  

10) Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry  information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access  to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Giveaway; (c)  any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in  operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment,  systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, camera, computers or providers utilized in any  aspect of the operation of the Sweepstakes; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of any network or  wireless service, the Internet or website or any combination thereof; (e) suspended or  discontinued Internet, wireless or landline phone service; or (f) any injury or damage to  participant's or to any other person’s computer or mobile device which may be related to or  resulting from any attempt to participate in the Sweepstakes or download of any materials in the  Sweepstakes.  

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If, for any reason, the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may  include without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention,  fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Giveaway, the Sponsor reserves the right at  its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part. In such event, Sponsor shall immediately suspend all drawings and prize awards, and Sponsor  reserves the right to award any remaining prizes (up to the total ARV as set forth in these  Official Rules) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. Sponsor and Released  Parties shall not have any further liability to any participant in connection with the Sweepstakes.  

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SOCIAL NETWORK DISCLAIMER  

11) An Instagram account may be required to enter. If you don’t already have an Instagram account, visit www.instagram.com to create one. It is free to create an account. This promotion  is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Instagram. By  participating via the Instagram platform, participants are also subject to Instagram data policy  and terms of use, which can be found at https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875  

SPONSOR  

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12) GoodLite 

1155 Jansen Farm Drive, Elgin, IL 60123, USA orders@good-lite.com  

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ADMINISTRATOR  

13) Canadian Association of Optometry Students (CAOS) 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON  N2L3G1, Canada comm@caos.ca 

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