2025 TV Bingo Contest
Official Contest Rules and Regulations (“Rules”)
The 2025 TV Bingo Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (“Heart & Stroke”).
CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest will run from March 31st, 2025 at 12:00pm AST to April 7th, 2025 closing at 12:00pm AST (“Contest Period”). All eligible entries must be received within the Contest Period.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible entrants (“Entrants”) must be legal residents of Nova Scotia and 19+ years old. No (i) employee, officer, director or member of Heart & Stroke, (ii) employee, officer or director of the prize supplier, advertising or promotional agencies; (iii) immediate family members of the individuals set out in (i) and (ii) above; and (iv) any person residing or domiciled with any individuals set out in (i), (ii),or (iii) above is eligible to enter the Contest.
HOW TO ENTER
No purchase necessary to enter or win.
To enter the Contest, participants must sign up through the contest website during the contest period. The contest website can be accessed by QR code or typing in https://www.nstvbingo.ca/bingo-newsletter.
There is a limit of 1 entry per person through contest website sign up.
All entries received in excess of the stated limit will be void. For greater clarity, Entrants cannot use multiple email addresses to enter the Contest multiple times. Heart & Stroke will not accept entries by phone, email, fax or any other method not specifically permitted herein. Entries generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process are prohibited and will be disqualified.
PRIZE(S)
All Entrants will be entered to win a gift card from PharmaChoice or Circle K valued at $150.00 CAD.
The Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied, and cannot be exchanged for cash or other substitutes. The winner will be subject to all terms and conditions for use of the Prize, or otherwise related to the Prize, as dictated by the Prize’s retail supplier. Heart & Stroke is not responsible for any costs associated with utilizing the Prize or required to make use of, benefit from or participate in the Prize that is not explicitly included in the gift package. Heart & Stroke reserves the right to change, substitute or cancel the Prize at any time, without notice.
WINNING
All Entrants during the Contest Period will be eligible to win the Prize. The draw will take place at the Heart & Stroke Bingo office, 5657 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 3R4. On April 7th, 2025 at 12:00pm AST, one (1) Entrant will be drawn from all eligible entries at the, and announced on the Bingo show between 7:00pm AST and 8:00pm AST at the CTV2 Studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The winner will be contacted by phone or email on April 7th, 2025. Heart & Stroke reserves the right to modify the scheduling of the Contest without prior notification.
The Prize will be e-mailed to the winner and therefore a valid e-mail address must be provided to Heart & Stroke in order to claim the Prize. Failure to provide a valid e-mail address will result in forfeiture of the Prize.
Odds of winning the Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period.
In order to be declared a winner, an Entrant must be in compliance with the Rules including, but not limited to, the following:
A representative of Heart & Stroke must be able to reach the potential winner by email or phone informing them that they are the potential winner, subject to them being in compliance with all the Rules. The potential winner is required to respond to the email or phone notification by April 7th 2025, 5 pm AST. Potential winners who are contacted by email will receive an email confirmation that their email response was received. If the potential winner is unreachable during this timeframe, another potential winner will be selected from the remaining eligible entries and the same selection procedure set out in this section will be followed. An e-mail notification that is returned to the Heart & Stroke sender as undeliverable may result in the selected winner being disqualified and an alternate selection of a potential winner may be drawn.
The potential winner must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question administered by Heart & Stroke or its agent by telephone by April 7th, 2025 5 pm AST.
The winner must complete, sign and return a standard release and waiver form in favor of Heart & Stroke, its affiliates and its directors, members, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Releases”) by April 7th, 2025 5 pm AST.
If a potential winner does not meet the eligibility requirements or is not in compliance with the Rules, the Contest judges reserve the right to disqualify such Entrant from the Contest and randomly select further Entrants from the remaining eligible entries until a winner is finally declared. Entrants will not be individually contacted, except for the potential winner.
INDEMNITIES AND DISCLAIMERS
Entrants agrees to indemnify and hold Heart & Stroke and its affiliates and its directors, members, employees, officers, licensees, licensors and agents, and respective advertising and promotion entities and any person or entity associated with the production, judging, or administration of the Contest (collectively, the “Indemnitees”) harmless from any and all claims, cause of action, damages, expenses, costs (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’, accounting and other professional fees) and liabilities (including settlements), brought or asserted by any third party against any of the Indemnitees due to or arising out of the Entrant’s entry in the Contest.
All Entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Releases from and against any and all rights, claims and causes of action whatsoever that they may have, or which may arise, against any of them for any liability for any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including but not limited to any injury, loss, damage, whether direct, compensatory, incidental or consequential, to person, including death and damage to property, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from their participation in the Contest or their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the Prize, or any activities undertaken in order to make use of, benefit from or participate in the Prize. Each selected Entrant acknowledges that the Releases have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prize or the Contest. Apart from manufacturer warranties as applicable (which may not be available in all geographies), all warranties are hereby disclaimed.
If for any reason, in the opinion of Heart & Stroke, in its sole discretion, the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, or if the administration, security, fairness, integrity or the proper conduct of the Contest is corrupted or adversely affected, Heart & Stroke reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify, amend, extend or suspend the Contest including canceling or modifying method of entry. THE DECISIONS OF Heart & Stroke AND ANY CONTEST JUDGES ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS.
If there is any discrepancy between the terms and conditions of these Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials or communicated by an employee of Heart & Stroke, the terms and conditions of these Rules shall prevail.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Personal information collected from Entrants will be used by Heart & Stroke for the purpose of administering this Contest and awarding the Prize. Heart & Stroke will not sell, share or otherwise disclose personal information of Entrants with third parties, other than to third parties engaged by them to fulfill the above purposes or as permitted or required by law. By entering the Contest, Entrants consent to the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in the Privacy Policy at www.heartandstroke.ca/privacy. Any inquiry concerning the personal information held by Heart & Stroke and shared with any of the Prize suppliers should be addressed to Privacy Officer, Heart & Stroke at 1-888-HSF-INFO (473-4636) or through ON_privacyoffice@heartadnstroke.ca.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
All entries become the property of Heart & Stroke and will not be returned.
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, tradenames, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by Heart & Stroke. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
GOVERNING LAW
The Contest is governed by the laws of Nova Scotia and the laws of Canada. Any dispute relating to the Contest shall be adjudicated in the courts located in Nova Scotia.
BINGO LICENSE: AGD-310166-24
