OFFICIAL RULES
Open to residents of Canada ONLY
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY: The Shell YYC Airport Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by Shell Canada Products (the “Sponsor”). AIR MILES Loyalty Inc. is in no way connected to the management of this Contest. The Contest begins at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 24, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on July 31, 2024 (the “Contest Period”). Commencing on June 24, 2024, a promotional email (“Promotional Email”) inviting individuals to enter the Contest will be sent to existing AIR MILES® collectors who have opted-in to receive promotional communications from the Sponsor.
2. ELIGIBILITY: To enter and be eligible to win, an entrant must (a) be a legal resident of Canada who has reached the age of majority at time of entry in the province or territory in which they reside, (b) have a valid AIR MILES® collector number at time of entry, and (c) not be an employee of the Sponsor or its affiliated legal entities or agents, their respective advertising or promotional agencies, the independent contest organization, or a member of any such employee’s immediate family (regardless of where they live) or persons with whom they are domiciled (whether related to the employee or not). In these Official Rules, “immediate family” means mother, father, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters and/or legal or common-law spouse.
3. HOW TO ENTER THE CONTEST: There are four (4) ways to enter the Contest:
i. Purchase Entry:
a. During the Contest Period, visit the Shell Canada gas station located at 200 Airport Road NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 6Z8, make a minimum purchase of 20L or more of Shell main grade gas (bronze/regular, silver/plus and diesel fuels) and swipe (or key in) a valid AIR MILES Collector Number at the time of transaction. For every 20L of Shell Bronze/Regular, Silver/Plus and Diesel Fuels purchased, you will receive one (1) entry into the Draw (see rule 5).
b. During the Contest Period, visit the Shell Canada gas station located at Airport Road NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 6Z8, make a minimum purchase of 10L or more of Shell V-Power® Premium Fuels and swipe (or key in) a valid AIR MILES Collector Number at the time of transaction. For every 10L of Shell V-Power® Premium Fuels purchased, you will receive five (5) entries into the Draw (see Rule 5).
c. During the Contest Period, visit the Shell Canada gas station located at Airport Road NE, Calgary, AB, T2E 6Z8, make an in-store purchase of $5.00 or more (before tax) on car washes or eligible non-fuel products and swipe (or key in) a valid AIR MILES Collector Number at the time of transaction. For every $5.00 or more (before tax) on car washes or eligible non-fuel products purchased, you will receive one (1) entry into the Draw (see Rule 5).
Each entry under (a), (b) and (c) above is a “Purchase Entry”. There is no limit to the number of Purchase Entries.
ii. No Purchase Entry: On a plain piece of paper, hand-print your full name, AIR MILES Collector Number, complete mailing address (including postal code), daytime telephone number (including area code), a valid email address, write a maximum 100 word hand written essay on “Why I Shop at Shell” and mail to: The Shell YYC Airport Contest, Dept. 4475 (No Purchase Entry), BOX 9500 Lakeshore West PO, Oakville, ON L6K 0G4 (a “No Purchase Entry”). There is no limit to the number of No Purchase Entries submitted but each No Purchase Entry must be an original (no photocopies or other reproductions) and mailed in a separate envelope, bearing sufficient postage. No Purchase Entries must be received by July 31, 2024 (“the “Contest Period Close Date”).
Each “No Purchase Entry” and “Purchase Entry” will be referred to as an “Entry”. In the event it is determined that an entrant has entered in a fashion not sanctioned by these Official Rules, the entrant will be disqualified and all of the Entries submitted by the entrant will be disqualified. The Sponsor will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, falsified, damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete entries, which will be void.
4. PRIZE: There is one (1) prize available to be won consisting of fifty thousand (50,000) AIR MILES® Reward Miles™. The approximate retail value of the prize depends on the chosen method of redemption, available reward options at the time of redemption, and the set preference between AIR MILES Cash and AIR MILES Dream accounts. If redeemed with AIR MILES Cash, 95 Cash Miles can be used in-store for $10 towards purchases at participating AIR MILES partners or 95 Cash Miles can be used online for eVouchers for $10 worth of value at participating reward partners. If redeemed for flights, value depends on the current marketplace price of the chosen flight, which will vary. The winner must pay applicable taxes, related transportation fees, governmental levies, excess baggage and other non-ticket costs. The value of AIR MILES Reward Miles used for non-flight Reward options depends on reward options in effect at the time of redemption. The prize is subject to the Terms and Conditions of the AIR MILES Reward Program as amended from time to time. The prize is not transferable or convertible to cash and must be accepted as awarded.
Without limiting the generality of any other terms set out in these Official Rules, the following general conditions apply to the prize: (i) By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to waive all recourse against the Releasees (as defined below) for any reason whatsoever including if the prize or a component thereof does not prove satisfactory, either in whole or in part; and (ii) the prize must be accepted as awarded without substitution, is not transferable, not for resale and has no cash surrender value. The Sponsor reserves the right at any time to: (a) place reasonable restrictions on the availability or use of the prize or any component thereof; and (b) substitute a prize or a component thereof for any reason with a prize or a prize component of equal or greater value, without advanced notice and liability. Only one (1) prize will be awarded during the Contest Period. No compensation will be provided for failure by the confirmed winner to accept the prize as awarded. Sponsor gives no representations, warranties or conditions, whether express or implied, in respect of the prize or any elements of the prize.
5. DRAW: A random draw (the “Draw”) will be held on August 08, 2024 (the “Draw Date”) at approximately 10:00 AM ET in Oakville, ON from among all eligible Entries received by the Contest Closing Date. Odds of being selected for the prize depend on the total number of eligible Entries received by the Contest Closing Date. The selected entrant will be contacted by email within seven (7) business days of the Draw Date. If the selected entrant (a) cannot be reached by email within seven (7) business days of the Draw Date; (b) fails to correctly answer the mathematical skill testing question (see rule 6); (c) fails to complete and properly execute the Release Form within the specified time (see rule 6); or (d) is unable or unwilling to accept the prize as awarded in full for any reason, then the selected entrant will be disqualified and another entrant will be randomly selected until such time as contact is made by email with a selected entrant or there are no more eligible entries, whichever comes first. It is the entrants’ responsibility to ensure that their information (including a valid email address) associated with their AIR MILES Collector Number is up to date. The Sponsor will not be responsible for failed attempts to contact a selected entrant. Each selected entrant is subject to verification of eligibility by the Sponsor and compliance with the Official Rules before receiving the prize, and the Sponsor’s decisions in this regard are final and binding.
6. CONFIRMATION OF WINNER: In order to be confirmed the winner, the selected entrant must correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, the mathematical skill-testing question. Upon submission of the correctly answered mathematical skill testing question, the selected entrant will be required to complete a Declaration and Release Form (the “Release Form”) confirming compliance with the Official Rules, acceptance of the prize as awarded, without substitution, and releasing the Sponsor, its dealers, agents, parent, subsidiary, affiliated and related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, AIR MILES Loyalty Inc., the independent contest organization, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, dealers, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any liability in connection with the prize or this Contest. The Release Form must be completed and submitted within the time period specified on the Release Form or the prize may be forfeited. The prize will be posted directly into the AIR MILES Collector Account of the confirmed winner within three (3) weeks of confirmation. To ensure that the winner receives the prize in their preferred account, the winner should ensure their balance preferences (AIR MILES Cash balance and AIR MILES Dream balance) are set as desired prior to the prize being posted in their Collector Account.
7. GENERAL: By entering the Contest, entrants agree to abide by the Official Rules and all decisions of the Sponsor with respect to any aspect of the Contest. Decisions of the Sponsor are final.
8. No correspondence will be entered into except with the selected entrant. By entering the Contest, the winner consents to the use of their name and address (city and province/territory), voice, photograph and/or likeness without further remuneration, in any and all media now known or hereinafter developed throughout the world in perpetuity, in connection with any publicity carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor in connection with this Contest.
9. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.
10. The Sponsor, AIR MILES Loyalty Inc. and the independent contest organization accept no responsibility for loss, damage or claims caused by or resulting from the Contest or acceptance of the prize. Entries that have been falsified, tampered with or altered are void. The Sponsor, AIR MILES Loyalty Inc. and the independent contest organization do 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.
11. The Sponsor reserves the right to terminate or suspend this Contest or to amend the Official 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, the Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Contest and conduct a draw from all previously received eligible Entries. The Sponsor and the independent contest organization shall not be held responsible for any problems, errors or negligence that may arise or occur in connection with the Contest.
12. The Sponsor respects each entrant’s right to privacy. Personal information collected from entrants will only be used by the Sponsor to administer the Contest and, only if consent is given at the time of entry, to provide the entrants with information regarding upcoming promotions and/or events from the Sponsor. If entrants provide consent when entering the Contest, entrants consent to the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information as set out in the Sponsor’s privacy statement, which is available at: https://www.shell.ca/en_ca/privacy.html
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