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Contest Rules
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The Every Kilowatt Counts Summer Sweepstakes (the "Contest") is a program
designed to encourage residential electricity consumers to reduce electricity consumption.
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The goal of the Contest is to increase energy conservation awareness while providing
participants with a chance to win prizes for saving 10% on their energy consumption (in
accordance with the terms outlined herein). The 10% savings must
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occur during the two peak months of July and August 2008,
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be in accordance with the Ontario Power Authority’s ("OPA") policies and
procedures relating to how the savings is calculated and
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be determined by using OPA designed methodology to make such determination. For more
information, see the "How the 10% Reduction will be Calculated" section herein
or visit the Every Kilowatt Counts Summer Sweep Stakes web site.
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The Contest will be administered by The Fulfillment Solutions Advantage Inc. ("CMF"). No
purchase necessary.
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To enter the Contest, during the period beginning May 1, 2008 and ending on July 15, 2008
(the "Contest Closing Date"):
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visit the following the Every Kilowatt Counts Summer Sweep Stakes web site
and complete the entry ballot by filling in the requested information: account holder name,
billing and premise (if required) address, telephone number, email address, postal code,
name of participating localdistribution company (e.g. Hydro Ottawa) ("LDC") and LDC
account number (the "Requested Information") and then clicking on the box containing the
word "Submit"; or>
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call the Contest call center between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday to
Saturday Eastern Standard Time ("EST") at 1-800-322-7417 and provide the Requested
Information. The toll free number is available within Ontario only.
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All entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. EST in the event of an on-line entry
and 7:59 p.m. EST in the event of a call-in entry, each on the Contest Closing Date.
Entries which are incomplete, late, lost, irregular in any way or sent by an unauthorized
method are void and will not be eligible or accepted at the time of the draw.
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Entries will only be accepted on-line on the Every Kilowatt Counts Summer Sweep Stakes web site
and through the Contest call center as described above. Entries will not be accepted by
any other means, including, but not limited to, regular postal mail.
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For a list of participating LDCs see the Every Kilowatt Counts Summer Sweep Stakes web site
or call the Contest call centre at 1-800-322-7417.
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The Contest encompasses two forms of eligibility, Early Bird Eligibility and Grand Prize(s)
Eligibility:
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Early Bird Eligibility requirements are as follows:
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residents of Ontario who have reached the age of majority as of the date of entry but
excluding employees, representatives and agents of the OPA, the applicable LDC and the CMF
and each of their affiliated companies and members of the respective immediate families of
such employees, representatives and agents, and all persons with whom they are domiciled;
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active account holders at the same address since July 1, 2007 in the name of at least one
account holder at such address;
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account holders of record with a participating LDC;
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residential customers (excluding seasonal accounts, recreational accounts, bulk metered
multi-unit residential accounts); and
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Contest registration, in accordance with the terms herein, between May 1, 2008 and June 30,
2008.
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Grand Prize(s) Eligibility Requirements are as follows:
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residents of Ontario who have reached the age of majority as of the date of entry but
excluding employees, representatives and agents of the OPA, the applicable LDC and the CMF
and each of their affiliated companies and members of the respective immediate families of
such employees, representatives and agents, and all persons with whom they are domiciled;
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active account holders at the same address since July 1, 2007 in the name of at least one
account holder at such address;
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account holders of record with a participating LDC;
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residential customers (excluding seasonal accounts, recreational accounts, bulk metered
multi-unit residential accounts);
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persons who achieve a 10% savings target (electricity consumption reduced by 10% between
the period of July 1, 2008 to August 31, 2008) as compared to corrected and normalized
data from the ame timeframe in 2007 as determined by the methodology set out in sections
16-20 herein; and
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Contest registration, in accordance with the terms herein, between May 1, 2008 and July 15,
2008.
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The prizes available to be won are as follows:
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Early Bird Prizes:
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Ten (10) Stenic Clothes Lines
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Approximate Retail Value: $ 220.00 ea
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One hundred and fifty (150) Solio Classic Hybrid Chargers
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Approximate Retail Value: $ 119.99 ea
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One hundred (100) Philips Green Power/Surge Protector Standby power bars
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Approximate Retail Value: $ 39.99 ea
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Twenty-five (25) Triple Slide Out Recycling Centres
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Approximate Retail Value: $ 99.99 ea
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One Hundred (100) Westinghouse 'Crawford II' 10-pc Solar Garden Lights Set
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Approximate Retail Value $ 99.99 ea
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Grand Prizes:
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Ten (10) LG 22.4 cu. Ft. Trio Refrigerator w/Ice & Water ESTAR Stainless
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Approximate Retail Value $2,699.99 ea
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Ten (10) LG 30" Smooth Top, Self Clean, Convection, Free Standing Electric Range
Stainless
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Approximate Retail Value $1,699.00 ea
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Ten (10) LG 24" Tall Tub Built In Dishwasher Stainless ESTAR
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Approximate Retail Value $1,449.99 ea
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Fifteen (15) LG 4.0 Front Load Washing Machine ESTAR – titanium
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Approximate Retail Value $1,599.99 ea
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Fifteen (15) LG 7.3 Electric Dryer – titanium
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Approximate Retail Value $1,199.99 ea
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Thirty (30) LG 13.5" Pedestal – titanium
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Approximate Retail Value $199.99 ea
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Twenty (20) IPod touch - 32 gig with Solio Classic Hybrid charger
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Approximate Retail Value $ 609.89 ea
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Fifteen (15) Trek 6000 Mountain Bikes - Black 17.5 inch frame
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Approximate Retail Value $ 849.00 ea
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Fifteen (15) Trek 6000 Mountain Bikes - Red & White 15.5 inch frame
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Approximate Retail Value $ 849.00 ea
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The Prizes must be accepted as awarded, and may not be assigned, substituted or redeemed
for any cash' value. In case of the unavailability of any of the Prizes, the OPA or as it
may direct, reserves the right to' make the decision to substitute a prize of approximate
equal value. The Prizes will be awarded in the order' that the winners are determined.
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Early Bird Prizes: For all eligible entries (per section 8(a) hereof)
received between May 1, 2008 and June 30, 2008, a random draw will be made by the CMF at
its office located at 1351 Rodick Road, Markham, Ontario, L3R 5K4 at 10:00 a.m. EST on
August 15, 2008 for the Early Bird Prizes. For the purpose of the Early Bird Prizes,
entrants are required to comply with the Contest Rules, however, they are not required to
demonstrate a 10% reduction in energy consumption as described herein. The goal of the
Early Bird Prizes is to encourage participation in the Contest.
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Grand Prizes: For all eligible entries (per section 8(b) hereof) received
between May 1, 2008 and July 15, 2008, a random draw will be made by CMF at its office
located at 1351 Rodick Road, Markham, Ontario at 10:00 a.m. EST on January 30, 2009, for
the Grand Prizes.
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The odds of winning an Early Bird Prize will depend on the total number of eligible
entries received (per section 8(a) hereof) and the odds of winning an Grand Prize will
depend on the total number of eligible entries received (per section 8(b) hereof).
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In order to be declared a winner, each selected entrant who is eligible for a prize will
be required to correctly answer unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing
question by phone at a predetermined mutually convenient time.
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Following the draws described in section 11 hereof, a selected entrant will be contacted
by the CMF at the telephone number provided by the entrant at the time of Contest
registration. If the selected entrant can not be reached personally without leaving a
message by telephone within fourteen (14) business days of the first phone call made and
after a minimum of three (3) attempts by the CMF and if such selected entrant fails to
execute and return a declaration and release form within fourteen (14) days from the date
of receipt thereof, his or her entry will be forfeited and the next selected entrant drawn
in accordance with section 11 hereof will be contacted on the fifteenth (15th) day and
such process will be repeated until each Early Bird Prize and each Grand Prize as the case
may be, has been awarded. No communication or correspondence will be entered into, except
with the selected entrants.
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The Prizes will be delivered by the CMF to the Contest winners at the address provided at
the time of entry as follows: (i) appliances will be delivered by Sears Canada during its
normal scheduled delivery hours of Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and (ii)
all other Prizes will be delivered by courier and a signature will be required for
acceptance.
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The calculation will take into account factors that could affect electricity consumption
measurements (e.g. hotter weather this year than last year could result in increased
electricity use for air conditioning). An appropriate adjustment will be made for this
type of difference in weather. For a more detailed explanation of weather correction
please refer to www.everykilowattcounts.com/sweepstakes. Also, the fact that the LDCs have
different meter reading and billing cycles will also be taken into account. Finally, the
methods of measuring consumption will be the same for both 2007 (the "Baseline Year") and
2008 (the "Savings Year").
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Each participant in the Contest must have electricity meter readings before and after July
1 and August 31 (the 62 day period within the months of July and August are referred to
herein as the “Program Period”) in the Baseline Year and the Savings Year.
These must be actual meter readings and not just estimates. An entrant will not be
eligible to win a Grand Prize if their participating LDC does not have a record of an
actual meter reading for that entrant from the Program Period in 2007. Meter readings must
be taken no more than 80 days before and after the Program Period.
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While the meter reading periods extend both before and after July and August, the Program
Period will be the only period of time considered for Contest purposes. A calculation will
be made to determine how much electricity was consumed during the Program Period in the
Baseline Year and the Savings Year.
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The percentage of savings will be calculated by pro-rating the number of days in the
Program Period (62 days) over the total number of days in the metered period, and then
multiplying this number by the number of kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity consumed in
each of the two years. These calculations must be performed by each participating LDC.
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This calculation will prorate the number of days in the Program Period (62 days) over the
total number of days in the metered period, and then will multiply this number by the
number of kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity consumed in each of the two years. This will
allow the percentage of savings to be calculated. Fortunately, these calculations will not
have to be done by electricity consumers rather, they will be done by each participating
LDC.
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The CMF may, from time to time, upon consent of the entrant, use the personal information
provided in the Contest entry ballot to (i) contact the winning entrant in connection with
the Contest including for the purpose of delivering a Prize, (ii) provide a subset of such
information, once eligible entrants have been sorted by participating LDC, to the
participating LDCs to permit such LDCs to advise whether or not an entrant qualifies to be
eligible to win a Grand Prize; and (iii) provide reports to the OPA as may be required
from time to time. For further information about the CMF use of personal
information described in its privacy policy, please call 905-513-6000 ext. 1225.
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The OPA may, from time to time, use the personal information provided in the Contest entry
ballot (i) for data analysis, (ii) for internal reporting and (iii) for OPA purposes
generally. In addition, the OPA will use the reports and information received in
connection with the Contest from the CMF and the LDCs to analyze the results and success
of the Contest.
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The OPA, the LDCs and the CMF will treat all personal information in accordance with
relevant privacy laws. It is the intention of the OPA, the CMF and the participating LDCs
that all personal information provided in connection with the Contest be kept confidential
and used only for the purposes outlined herein.
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By entering the Contest, contest entrants consent to the use of their personal information
for the purposes described herein.
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By entering this Contest, entrants agree to comply with these Contest rules and with the
decisions of the OPA and the CMF as they relate thereto.
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By entering the Contest, the winners agree to sign a standard form of declaration and
release confirming compliance with these Contest rules and releasing the Parties and their
employees, agents, partners, business affiliates, prize suppliers and promotional agencies
from any liability connected to this Contest or Prizes. In addition, each winner agrees to
the use of his/her name, place of residence and image in any publicity carried out by the
Parties, without compensation.
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By accepting a Prize in connection with this Contest, prize winners agree to release,
remise and forever discharge the OPA, the CMF and the LDCs and all affiliates thereof from
any claims, liabilities or damages incurred in connection with the delivery, installation,
use and consumption of the Prizes.
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The Parties assume no responsibility or liability for lost, late, misdirected or
incomplete entries and release documents or for any problems, failures or technical
malfunction of any network lines, computer online systems, telephone, hardware, software,
server, providers, e-mail, player, browser or technical malfunctions that may occur (including
but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or nontransmission of an
entry) howsoever caused. The Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming
associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may
occur in the processing of entries in the Contest. The Parties assume no responsibility
for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or
transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to,
or alteration of, entries. The Parties are not responsible for any injury or damage to
entrants’ computer or any other computer, related to or resulting from participating
or downloading materials in this Contest. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable
of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the
control of the Parties which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness,
integrity or proper conduct of this Contest or cause it to not comply with any applicable
law having jurisdiction over the Parties then, subject to regulatory approval when
required, the OPA or as it may direct, reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel,
terminate, modify or suspend this Contest without notice.
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The OPA reserves the right to disqualify any individual that it finds to be in violation
of these Contest rules or tampering with the Contest process. The OPA reserves the right
to refuse an entry from a person whose eligibility is in question or who has been
disqualified or is otherwise ineligible to participate. Entries generated by script, macro,
robotic, programmed, or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified.
Any attempt by anyone to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest
is in violation of criminal and civil laws and the OPA reserves the right to seek damages
or other legal remedy to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person entering the Contest, the
entry will be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder in whose name the
LDC account is registered, provided that person meets all eligibility criteria of this
Contest. Authorized account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to an LDC
account by the LDC responsible for assigning the account.
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All decisions of the OPA or as it may direct, in connection with this Contest are final.
All Prizes must be accepted as awarded. The Prizes are non-transferable.
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All entries become the property of the OPA.
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This Contest and the terms and conditions contained in these Contest Rules, shall be
exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario, Canada and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.
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This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and is
void where prohibited.
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