2024 Merrell 'Find the Love. Run Wild.' Giveaway Canada Contest - Official Rules

1. Description. The 2024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway Canada Contest (the "Contest") begins at 12:01 am ET on May 3, 2024 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on June 3, 2024 (the "Contest Period"). By participating in the Contest, participants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant's parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (as defined in Section 10), which shall be final and binding in all respects. Receipt of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Eligibility. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Must be 18 years or older at the time of entry and a legal resident of Canada (excluding residents of Quebec, except as set forth in Section 6). Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, their respective parents, subsidiaries, and agents, as well as the immediate family (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents) and household members of each such employee, officer, and director are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law, and void in Quebec. All federal, state, provincial and local laws, rules and regulations apply.

3. How to Enter. To enter, during the Contest Period, you must: (a) be registered as an account user with Strava, Inc.; (b) participate in the Merrell 'Find The Love. Run Wild' Challenge and complete any stated requirements for a chance to enter the Contest; and (c) enter your email address on the Contest webpage (to be used to contact the winner, unless entrants separately opt-in to receive marketing materials) (each an "Entry" and together, the "Entries"). An additional daily drawing will be available to Qualified Entrants who also join the official Merrell Strava club (the "Club") and upload a photo or video of your favourite trail and tag the Club in your activity description. Incomplete entries and those containing invalid e-mail addresses or hashtags will be disqualified and removed from the Contest. LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON.Incomplete entries and those containing invalid e-mail addresses will be disqualified and removed from the Contest. Any attempt to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, using macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry, or any other methods (for example, but not limited to, creating multiple Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or email accounts, identities, or registrations), will void all of an entrant's entries and that entrant will be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

Entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering the Contest, you grant Sponsor a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, televise, digitize, and otherwise use your entry in any manner, form, or format now or hereinafter created, including on the internet, and for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising or promotion of Sponsor and its goods or services. You further agree that Sponsor may use your name, likeness, and written entry all without further consent from or payment to you. Any and all information provided in this Contest is provided to Sponsor and not Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube.

4. Representations and Warranties. By participating in the Contest, you warrant and represent that: (a) the Entry is your original work, and you are the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights in and to the Entry; (b) use of the Entry as described in these Official Rules will not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any third party, or violate any federal, state, or local laws or ordinances; (c) the Entry is not obscene or libelous and does not contain anything defamatory or derogatory; (d) the Entry does not contain any virus, spyware, malware, trap door, worm, or any other device, mechanism or code that is injurious or damaging to software or hardware used in conjunction with the Contest; and (e) you have the right to grant the license in Section 3 above. Entries not satisfying these criteria in any respect will be disqualified and removed from the Contest.

5. Winner Selection. Following the Contest Period, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing (performed via a computer process) to select one (1) participant (the "Selected Participant") from among all qualified Entries received during the Contest Period on June 10, 2024, being the draw date. Odds of winning a prize depend on number of eligible entries received. Prize winners will be notified by via email and may be required to complete and return an eligibility affidavit and liability/publicity release. If the potential winner (a) cannot be contacted within three (3) days after selection, (b) does not meet the eligibility criteria, (c) does not fully comply with these Official Rules, (d) cannot correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question, or (e) fails to sign and return the affidavit and/or release, then the potential winner forfeits the prize and an alternate winner will be selected.

If a prize winner is considered a minor in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of, or to, the winner's parent or legal guardian, who must accept the prize, execute any required documents, and agree to all obligations and undertakings of the winner, both on behalf of himself/herself and winner, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Under no circumstances will a prize be awarded as the result of an entry by an individual under 13 years of age.

6. Prizes. Prizes will be awarded to Qualified Entrants as follows:

a. One (1) participant from among all regions who completes the challenge will win the Grand Prize of a Trail kit bundle, which includes footwear, apparel and accessories, subject to availability (the "Grand Prize").

b. a. Everyone who completes the challenge (including residents of Quebec) will be awarded a one-time code for a 25% discount at merrell.com. Entrants have until 11:59 ET on November 8, 2024 to claim their reward. This discount is not valid for on sale or discounted items.

Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize is CDN$1,700.

Additionally, twenty-one (21) Qualified Entrants from among all regions who complete certain milestones during the challenge and share images/video of their favourite trails will win one pair of non-Gore-Tex Agility Peak 5 trail running shoes (see Section 3).

Additional terms and conditions may apply to any gift cards, promotional codes, or similar prizes awarded. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be substituted for cash. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may substitute a prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value due to unavailability of prize (or prize component) for any reason. Any costs or expenses incurred by winners in claiming or using their prizes not specifically described are the sole responsibility of the winner.

7. General Conditions. Acceptance of a prize constitutes the winner's consent to the use of their name and/or likeness for advertising without additional compensation, where not prohibited by law, and the winner will be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability. All taxes and other expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner.

Neither Sponsor nor Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube are responsible or liable for, and entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant's parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) completely release and hold Sponsor, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube harmless against: (a) illegible, incomplete, damaged, misdirected, stolen, late, or lost Entry Formsentry forms; (b) network, internet, or computer malfunctions or damage related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; (c) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor which may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; or (d) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest. Any entrant attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest, including but not limited to using automated processes for entry, will be ineligible. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, including but not limited to technical corruption or non-authorized human intervention, Sponsor in their sole discretion reserve the right to modify or cancel the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

8. Release. By receipt of any prize, winner (or, if a minor in his/her place of residence, the winner's parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agrees that Sponsor, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the agents, employees, directors and officers of these companies, are not liable whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from winner's participation in the Contest.

9. Winners List. Name of prize winner may be requested by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope by December 31, 20232024, to Sponsor at the address set forth below, to the attention of "20222024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway Canada Contest."

10. Sponsor/Administrator . The Sponsor and Administrator of this Contest is Merrell, a brand of Wolverine Europe Limited, King's Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG and Strava Limited, New Penderel House, 4th Floor, 283-288 High Holborn, London, England WC1V 7HP ("Sponsor"). Not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube.

11. Privacy Policy. By participating in this Contest, entrants agree to the collection and use of their information in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy, available at www.merrell.com/CA/en_CA/content?caid=privacy-policy ; or www.merrell.com/CA/fr_CA/content?caid=privacy-policy ; or www.strava.com/privacy including receiving marketing messages as set forth in such policy. Entrants understand and acknowledge that they are providing information solely to Sponsor.