TROIS-RIVIÈRES OPENING PADDLE BOARD GIVEAWAY CONTEST (Facebook)

Last updated: April 7, 2025

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES OF THE TROIS-RIVIÈRES OPENING PADDLE BOARD GIVEAWAY CONTEST (THE "CONTEST RULES") OF DECATHLON CANADA INC. ("DECATHLON") FOR CANADIAN RESIDENTS WHO HAVE REACHED THE AGE OF MAJORITY.

Sponsor. The TROIS-RIVIÈRES OPENING PADDLE BOARD GIVEAWAY CONTEST (the "Contest") is sponsored by DECATHLON, a company headquartered at 5781 Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, Quebec, H1N 2C6 (the "Sponsor"). The TROIS-RIVIÈRES OPENING PADDLE BOARD GIVEAWAY CONTEST is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook.
Eligibility. The Contest is restricted to Canadian residents who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry (the "Participants"). Employees of the Sponsor, its parent, related and affiliated companies, subsidiaries, suppliers, Contest administrators and any other party involved in the development, production or distribution of Contest materials, as well as their immediate family members, are not eligible to enter the Contest. "Immediate family member" refers to parents, brothers, sisters, children and spouses. By entering the Contest, Participants attest that they comply with and agree to be bound by the Contest Rules. The Sponsor will disqualify from the Contest any Participant who fails to comply with these Contest Rules.
Contest Period. The Contest begins on April 5, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. (EDT) and ends on April 10, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) (the "Contest Period"), after which date the Contest will be closed and no further entries will be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to close the Contest earlier than the scheduled end date, especially if a sufficient number of entries have been received.
How to Enter. To enter the Contest, each Participants must:

Follow the @DecathlonCanada Facebook page;
Comment on the Contest post by describing their dream water getaway with the paddle board in the Trois-Rivières area;
Ensure they can retrieve the prize in person at the Decathlon Trois-Rivières store no later than May 16, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

Limit one (1) entry per Participant. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER THE CONTEST. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The creation of multiple accounts, identities or registrations in the name of a Participant is prohibited. It is strictly forbidden to use variations of the e-mail address by adding additional symbols or characters (for example, using the notation "+" in the e-mail address) to create multiple entries. Entries containing false or incomplete information are void. Entries that are late, lost, stolen, illegible, contain false information, are damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete, altered or otherwise irregular, or that do not comply with any or all of the conditions of the Contest Rules are void.

5. Contest Prize. At the end of the Contest Period, the Sponsor will hold a random draw for a paddle board with its paddle, valued at approximately three hundred seventy-five dollars ($375). All dollar amounts indicated in the Contest Rules are in Canadian dollars. The Contest prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be exchanged for cash. If the paddle board and paddle are not available at the time of awarding, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute another product of equal or greater value.

6. Odds of winning. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received by the end of the Contest Period.

7. Selection of Participants. On April 11, 2025, (the "Draw Date"), at the Sponsor's establishment located at 5781 Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal (Quebec) H1N 2C6, the Sponsor, or an employee, agent or other representative of the Sponsor, will conduct a random draw from among all eligible entries received by the end of the Contest Period. The selected Participant will be considered a winner if he/she meets all the conditions set out in the Contest Rules, failing which he/she will be disqualified from the Contest. The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion, require proof of identity or age of a Participant. Failure to provide such proof will result in automatic disqualification. In the event of disqualification of the selected Participant, the Sponsor will conduct another random draw from among the remaining eligible entries.

8. Correspondence with Participants. The Sponsor will not enter into any correspondence with any Participant in connection with the Contest, except with the selected Participants following the draw. The Sponsor will contact each selected Participant by private message on Facebook no later than five (5) business days after the Draw Date. The Sponsor may connect the selected Participant with one of its customer service representatives to confirm the Participant's eligibility to enter the Contest and to accept the Contest prize. A selected Participant who does not or cannot accept the Contest prize within five (5) business days of the initial contact (the "Response Time") will be disqualified from the Contest automatically.

9. Liability. Facebook, the Sponsor and its suppliers, the Contest administrators and any other party involved in the development, production or distribution of the Contest materials, and each of their directors, officers, employees, shareholders, successors, sponsors, partners, subsidiaries, agents and advisors (the "Releasees") are not responsible for (i) lost, incomplete, delayed or misdirected entries or communications to the selected Participant; (ii) late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify the selected Participant; or (iii) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, interruptions or disconnections in telephone lines or network hardware or software; or (iv) any personal injury or property damage that may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the Participant's entry into the Contest or receipt, use or misuse of any Contest prize.

10. Declaration of Eligibility. To be declared the winner of the Contest prize, the selected Participant must satisfy the following conditions within the Response Time:

10. 1 Confirm his or her eligibility to enter the Contest and accept the Contest prize; and

10.2 Correctly answer the Sponsor's mathematical skill-testing question.

11. Acceptance of Prize. When accepting the Contest prize, the selected Participant:

11.1 Agrees to release, discharge and hold the Sponsor and the Releasees harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, losses or injuries in connection with the Contest and the Contest prize, including travel expenses to collect the Contest prize and any and all dissatisfaction of any kind with any aspect of the Contest or the Contest prize;

11. 2 Agrees to indemnify the Sponsor and the Releasees against any loss, damage or expense, including legal fees, which the Sponsor or any of the Releasees may suffer or incur as a result of his/her non-compliance with the Contest Rules; AND

11.3 Grants the Sponsor, its agents, representatives and marketing partners the right to print, publish, broadcast and use his/her name, city and province of residence for informational purposes, including promotional and advertising campaigns, in any media worldwide, without any compensation and without obtaining his/her prior consent.

12. Law. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and is void where prohibited. Except where prohibited by law, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules, or the rights and obligations of Participants and Sponsor, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the Province of Quebec without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Except where prohibited by law, all Participants irrevocably attorn to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the Province of Quebec.

13. Modifications. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend or modify the Contest Rules, or to modify, cancel or suspend the Contest, without notice or compensation, for any reason whatsoever.

14. Intellectual Property. All intellectual property rights of the Sponsor, including but not limited to trademarks, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, images, slogans and illustrations, remain the property of the Sponsor. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or use of any of the Sponsor's intellectual property without the express written consent of the Sponsor is strictly prohibited.

15. Personal Information. By entering the Contest, each Participant consents to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, including name, age (where applicable) and contact information, by the Sponsor and its partners, representatives and agents, in connection with the Contest, the administration of the Contest and the awarding of the Contest prize. The Sponsor may request additional information at a later date to facilitate the awarding of the prize. Except as otherwise provided in these Contest Rules, the Sponsor will use personal information collected in connection with the Contest in accordance with its privacy policy published at https://www.decathlon.ca/en/content/privacy-policy. Personal information collected in connection with this Contest may be stored on the Sponsor's servers outside your province, territory or Canada. If you have any questions regarding the management of your personal information, please contact us through this form.

16. By participating in the Contest, Participants agree to be bound by these Contest Rules. All decisions of the Contest Sponsor with respect to matters relating to the Contest, including but not limited to determining eligibility of a Participant or entry, are final and binding on all Participants. If you have any questions, you may contact us by clicking on the following link: https://www.decathlon.ca/fr/help/contact.