Corteva Agriscience Canada “Enlist™ technology Counting the beans Contest” Official Rules

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No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win this contest. Purchase will not improve chances of winning. Internet access is required to enter.

Entry Period:

Corteva Agriscience Canada “Enlist™ technology Counting the beans Contest” SWEEPSTAKES (the “Contest”) begins at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on August 28, 2023 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on April 1, 2024 (the “Entry Period”). The beginning and ending times of the Contest shall be determined by the computers of Sponsor or its delegates.

Eligibility:

To enter and be eligible to win, a person must be a resident and grain farmer in the Provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, or Quebec, who has reached the age of majority. This Contest is void outside of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Quebec or where prohibited by law. The following persons are not eligible to enter the Contest: (a) persons who on or after August 28, 2023, were or are a director, officer, or employee of Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies; (b) individuals engaged in the development, production, or distribution of materials for this Contest; and/or (c) persons who are not eligible to lawfully participate in the Contest.

Agreement to Official Rules And Decisions:

By participating in the Contest, each participant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules, the terms and conditions of the Official Contest Entry Form, and the decisions of Sponsor, including, without limitation, decisions regarding eligibility of entries, the selection of entrants and winners, and the awarding of prizes, which shall be final and binding in all respects.

How To Enter:

To enter, visit enlist.com/countingthebeans to complete the form.

To otherwise enter, hand print your name, complete address, telephone number and date of birth on a postcard and mail via first-class mail to: Corteva Agriscience Enlist™ technology Counting the beans Contest” Contest Entry; 2450-215 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1M4. Participants shall receive 1 ballot per postcard received during the Entry Period.

All entries must be received during the Entry Period. For purposes of these Official Rules, receipt of entry occurs when the hashtag submission is uploaded to a public Twitter page (if applicable). Submissions received by Sponsor after the end of the Entry Period will not be considered.

Multiple entries from the same entrant are not permitted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, undelivered, stolen, invalid, misdirected, misplaced, damaged, altered, illegible, corrupted, unreadable, or incomplete entries, all of which will be disqualified. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.

Selection of Winners/Odds:

Prize Winners: Sponsor (or Sponsor’s delegate) will randomly select 8 Early Bird winners, and will be drawn on the following dates:

  1. September 8, 2023 (post Expo Champs)
  2. September 29, 2023 (post COFS)
  3. January 31, 2024 (post MB Ag Days)
  4. February 10, 2024 (post SIMAQ)
  5. February 28, 2024 (post Crop Connect Show)
  6. March 20, 2024 (post London Farm Show)
  7. March 31, 2024 (post Ottawa Valley)
  8. March 31, 2024 (Under 18 prize)

Grand prize winner (2 prizes) will be drawn from all eligible entries received during the Entry period, up to that date, to be the Prize Winners.

  • 1st prize: Winner drawn from entries received from the Provinces of Ontario, Quebec New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island: 160 acres Enlist 1 and 160 acres Enlist E3 soybeans (Pioneer® or Brevant® brand seed)
  • 2nd prize: Winner drawn from entries received from the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta: 160 acres Enlist 1 and 160 acres Enlist E3 soybeans (Pioneer® or Brevant® brand seed)

The Grand Prize winners will be determined by the participant’s guesses. The person who guesses closest to the number of beans in the jar, without going over will be determined the prize winner. In the event of multiple winning guesses, the Sponsor will randomly draw a winner from the group of multiple winning guesses. The prize period begins on August 28, 2023 (00:00:01, ET) and ends April 1, 2024 (23:59:59, ET); On or about April 15th 2024, Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner using the contact information provided at the time of entry via Direct Message on Twitter or via telephone. In order to be declared a winner, selected entrants must correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skilltesting question to be administered by direct message, telephone or email at a mutually convenient time. Sponsor shall have no liability for any potential winner notification that is not received by any potential winner for any reason. If, despite reasonable efforts, any potential winner does not respond within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, or if a notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to any potential winner, such potential winner will forfeit his or her prize and an alternate winner may be selected. If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected. In that event, Sponsor may successively attempt to contact potential winners of each prize in accordance with such procedure until prizes are awarded.

ODDS: Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.

Prizes/Approximate Retail Value:

There will be 10 winners selected from all entries received. The early bird winners will receive an Enlist branded prize pack. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $1000.00 ; The Under 18 prize winner will receive an Enlist branded prize pack. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $500.00. The two Grand Prize Winners will each receive 6 cases of Enlist 1 herbicide (Approximate retail value $1750 per winner) , and 20 bags of Corteva Enlist E3 soybeans (Approximate retail value $20,000 per winner). ARV of all prizes: $51,000 Canadian dollars. The winner is solely responsible for any and all costs, fees, taxes, and expenses associated with prize receipt and use, including, without limitation, all federal, provincial, and local taxes on any prize. Entrant will supply all necessary tax information, as requested by Sponsor. No prize substitution, transfer, assignment, or cash redemption by winners is allowed. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of equal or greater value.

Publicity:

By submitting an entry, each entrant grants Sponsor, its successors and assigns, permission to use entrant’s name, biography, likeness, voice, photographs, video, hometown, and province for promotional purposes. Any uses of the foregoing may be in any manner or media whether now or hereafter existing (including, without limitation, online), worldwide, in perpetuity, and without further payment, consideration or consent.

Release:

By entering the Contest, each entrant forever and irrevocably releases and holds harmless Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective agents, advertising and promotion agencies, Contest partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective employees, officers, directors, shareholders, affiliates, and agents from and against all claims, damages, or liabilities arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from (a) entrant’s participation in the Contest, or Contest-related activities or events, (b) entrant’s entry and submissions, (c) entrant’s representations and agreements in these Official Rules, and (d) entrant’s award, receipt, or use of any prize awarded in the Contest.

General Conditions:

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest if, in Sponsor’s opinion, there is any suspected or actual evidence of electronic or non-electronic tampering with any portion of the Contest, or if viruses, bugs, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical difficulties or failures, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to evaluate pursuant to these Official Rules all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of suspected impairment and award prizes, or not award any prizes. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any entrant it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Contest is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

Disputes:

Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and solely and exclusively as per Federal, Provincial and Municipal laws applicable to contests operated in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec entrant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts for any such dispute and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object to such jurisdiction. For Quebec: Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted to the board only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement. Except as required by law, Sponsor shall have no obligation to reveal to any third party, including without limitation to any entrant, the results of, or communications related to, Sponsor’s internal deliberations associated with the Contest.

Miscellaneous:

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Contest at any time, or amend or modify these Official Rules. Should any provision of these Official Rules be held by a court to be unenforceable, such provision shall be modified by the court and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the provinces in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.

Privacy:

Sponsor collects personal information from entrants when they enter the Contest. Sponsor may use such information for administration of this Contest and as explained in its privacy policy, which is available at www.corteva.ca.

Limitations on Liability:

SPONSOR’S LIABILITY TO ANY ENTRANT FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THIS CONTEST, SHALL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, EXCEED $50.00. Any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Contest but in no event attorneys’ fees. Under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Sponsor is not responsible for: (a) incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information or late, lost, stolen, undelivered, invalid, unreadable, corrupted, misplaced, unintelligible, illegible, damaged, mutilated, altered, incomplete, or misdirected entries or submissions, or entries or submissions received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, all of which will be disqualified; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any telephone, computer online systems, computer equipment, website, server provider, network, hardware, or software; (c) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any website or service; (d) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (e) printing, typographical, electronic, or human errors that may occur in the offer or administration of the Contest or the processing of entries or submissions; or (f) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest, or from viewing, playing, or downloading any material from Sponsor’s website(s), regardless of whether the material was prepared by Sponsor or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to Sponsor’s website by a hypertext link.

Official Rules Request:

For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Corteva Agriscience “Enlist™ technology Counting the beans Contest” Official Rules Request 2450-215 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1M4. Rules are posted online at Corteva.ca

Winner’s List:

The winners’ names can be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Corteva Agriscience “Enlist™ technology Counting the beans Contest” Winner’s List Request 2450-215 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1M4. Requests must be received by December 1, 2024