2023 STIHL® Join the Club
Official Contest Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE 2023 STIHL® Join the Club (the “Contest”). By entering into the Contest, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these official rules (the “Official Rules”) and the decisions of STIHL® Limited Canada (the “Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal rules and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.

1. HOW TO ENTER:

No purchase necessary. The Contest begins at 10:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on March 1, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on October 31, 2023 (the “Contest Period”). During the Contest Period, entrants are invited to enter the Contest by visiting www.stihlclub.ca (the “Contest Website”), filling in their name, mailing address with postal code, e-mail address, telephone number, selecting which FREE e-newsletter they would like to receive, and agreeing to the Official Rules. Entries are limited to one (1) per person. In the event it is discovered that any individual has attempted to enter the Contest more than the permissible amount of entries, any or all entries by that individual may be disqualified at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. All entries become the property of the Sponsor. The Sponsor, its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for late, lost, incomplete or misdirected entries, or for electronic, network, computer, hardware, software or technical malfunctions, failures or difficulties.

2. ELIGIBILITY:

The Contest is open to legal residents of Canada who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence on or before March 1, 2023. Entries must be received by the Sponsor during the Contest Period to be eligible. Each entry will be time stamped. The Sponsor’s assignment of time stamps to any entry will be final.

The Contest is not open to: (i) employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents of the Sponsor, or the Contest’s Sponsor or administrator, or any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates; (ii) the spouse and any member of the immediate family (defined as biological, step or adoptive mother, father, daughter, son, sister or brother) of any person described in (i); and (iii) any person who resides with any person described in (i) or (ii).

The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.

3. PRIZES/ODDS:

There are two (2) prizes (collectively the “Prizes” and each a “Prize”) available to be won as follows:

  • (i) One (1) Grand Prize draw consisting of:
    GRAND PRIZE – Total Retail Value $2,199.99
    Contains:
    • Traeger Ironwood 885 Pellet Grill
  • (ii) Eight (8) Secondary Prize draws consisting of:
    MONTHLY PRIZE – Total Retail Value $174.99 - $229.99
    Contains:
    • March GTA 26 SET
    • April HSA 26 SET
    • May SEA 20 SET
    • June GTA 26 SET
    • July HSA 26 SET
    • August SEA 20 SET
    • September GTA 26 SET
    • October HSA 26 SET

Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The Prizes must be accepted as awarded. The Prizes may not be sold, assigned or otherwise transferred, and are not convertible to cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize in whole or in part with one of equivalent or greater retail value. The Released Parties are not responsible for, and no winner will receive, the difference between the actual value of the prize at the time of award and the stated retail value in these Official Rules or in any Contest-related correspondence or materials.

Any and all additional costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use incurred by the winner and/or their agent in claiming, accepting and/or using their prize is not the responsibility of the Released Parties.

4. WINNER SELECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES:


  • MONTHLY PRIZE:

    A computerized random draw will take place in London, ON, at or about 10:00 a.m. (ET) on the dates specified below, from the total eligible entries received by 11:59 p.m. (ET) the day prior to each draw date, including all entries from any previous draw. Entries must be entered before 11:59 (ET) the day before each draw date.

    DATES OF MONTHLY PRIZE DRAWS:

    Tuesday, April 4, 2023
    Tuesday, May 2 , 2023
    Tuesday, June 6, 2023
    Tuesday, July 4, 2023
    Tuesday, August 1, 2023
    Tuesday, September 5, 2023
    Tuesday, October 3, 2023
    Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    GRAND PRIZE:

    A computerized random draw will take place in London, ON, at or about 10:00 a.m. (ET) on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, from the total eligible entries received by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on October 31, 2023.

Each selected entrant will be notified by e-mail or telephone that he/she was selected to receive a Prize. Before being declared a Prize winner, the selected entrant will be required to correctly answer a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question, without assistance of any kind whether mechanical or otherwise, to be administered at a mutually convenient time by telephone. The selected entrant will also be required to sign and return, within the time stipulated in the documents, a Declaration of Compliance with these Rules and a Liability and Publicity Release (collectively, the “Declaration and Release”). Once completed, the winner’s contact information will be forwarded to the Sponsor or representative to arrange the prize fulfillment.

If the selected entrant cannot be reached within ten (10) business days of the date of being declared a potential winner, fails to submit the completed Declaration and Release within fourteen (14) days, or fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question within the time allotted, the Sponsor shall conclude that the selected entrant has forfeited the Prize, which may then be awarded to an alternate eligible entrant at the Sponsor’s discretion. Return of any Prize or Prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate eligible entrant.

STIHL® Limited Canada, at its discretion, may substitute the Prize(s) with a cheque valued at the same amount for any reason.

After official winner confirmation, the winners will receive their respective Prize via courier, that must be signed for by the winner.

5. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

All intellectual property, including but not limited to, trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source codes, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Sponsor and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

6. PRIVACY/USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

By entering the Contest and voluntarily providing personal information, each entrant consents and agrees to the collection and use of the entrant’s personal information by the Sponsor. For further information on how STIHL® Limited Canada respects your privacy, visit our Privacy Policy.

Acceptance of a Prize constitutes a winner’s permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use the winner’s name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and province) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation or the opportunity to review or approve any such use, and as may be edited in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, unless prohibited by law.

7. RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION:

By entering the Contest, each entrant releases and holds the Released Parties harmless from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind to the entrant or any other person, including personal injury, death or property damage, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any participation in the Contest, any breach of the Official Rules, or in any Contest related activity. The entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Contest, without limitation.

8. RESPONSIBILITY:

The Released Parties will not, under any circumstances, be responsible for, or liable to any Contest entrant or any other person for any erroneous, lost, damaged, late, incomplete, misdirected, deleted, defective, or altered Contest entries, regardless of cause; any failure for any reason whatsoever of the selected entrant to receive a prize notification email or telephone call; any changes in email addresses, email address assignments, or telephone numbers after Contest entry forms are submitted; any computer, online, telephone, or technical malfunctions or errors that may occur, regardless of the cause; or any damage or loss, including any loss of use, loss of production, loss of profits (anticipated or otherwise), loss of markets, economic loss, special, indirect or consequential loss or damage or punitive damages, whether in contract, tort or under any other theory of law or equity, arising from, connected with, or relating to the Contest or the submission of entries to the Contest or participation in the Contest or the Prize, or the use of the Contest Website and regardless of the cause or any negligence by the Released Parties or anyone for whom the Released Parties are responsible, and notwithstanding that the Released Parties may have been advised of the possibility of such loss or damage being incurred.

9. GENERAL:

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, to:

  • a) amend these Official Rules, or terminate, suspend, or modify the Contest, at any time, subject to the approval of the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux with respect to the province of Quebec; and

  • b) disqualify any entrant found to be violating the Official Rules; tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; and/or acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, defame or harass any other person. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and eliminate any entry from a contestant for any reason, including but not limited to, the Sponsor believing the entry does not comply with these Official Rules.

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained therein.

The Sponsor’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these Official Rules shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision of right. No waiver of any term or condition of these Official Rules shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition of any other term or condition.

Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of this Contest may be submitted by a resident of the Province of Quebec to the Régie des alchools, des jeux et des courses for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a prize may be submitted by a resident of the Province of Quebec to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.