Batiste 2023 Social “Hit the Slopes with Batiste” Contest (“Contest”): Official Rules

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW OR REGULATION. The Contest begins on November 20th, 2023, at 9:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on December 4th, 2023, at 11:59:59p.m. ET (“Entry Period”).

2. ACCEPTANCE OF RULES: Entry in the Contest does not constitute entry into any other contests. Each Entrant (as defined below) who submits an entry in the Contest, unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Church & Dwight Canada Corp., 635 Secretariat Ct, Mississauga, ON L5S 0A5 (the “Sponsor”), whose decisions shall be final and legally binding in all respects. This Contest will be run in accordance with these Official Rules, subject to amendment by the Sponsor.

3. ELIGIBILITY: Participants must be a legal resident of Canada, excluding Quebec, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory of residence at the time of entry (“Entrant”). Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, administrator, and each of their affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, franchisees, distributors, dealers, sales representatives, their advertising and Contest agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Contest (collectively, the “Contest Entities”), and each of their immediate family members and/or people living in the same household are not eligible to participate. Eligibility is subject to all federal, provincial, and local laws and regulations.

4. HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary. At the start of the Entry Period, the Sponsor will post a Contest-related post (“Contest Post”) on its Instagram page at www.instagram.com/batistecanada/ (“@BatisteCanada”) and its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BatisteCanada/ (“Batiste Facebook Page”).

There are two methods to enter into the contest:

Instagram:

Entrants must: (i) log into their personal Instagram account, (ii) follow @Batistecanada, (iii) like the Contest Post, and (iv) tag a friend in the comment section that they’d like to go on a ski getaway with. The completion of all foregoing criteria during the Entry Period will result in one (1) entry into the Contest. Each comment tagging a different user will result in one (1) entry.

Facebook:

Entrants must: (i) log into their personal Facebook account, (ii) like the Contest Post on the Batiste Facebook Page, and (iii) tag a friend in the comment section that they’d like to go on a ski getaway with. The completion of all foregoing criteria during the Entry Period will result in one (1) entry into the Contest. Each comment tagging a different user will result in one (1) entry.

There is no limit of entry per Entrant. Each comment tagging an eligible Instagram account permits one entry.

To participate in the Contest, you must have a valid Facebook or Instagram account that is in good standing. If you do not have a Facebook or Instagram account, visit www.facebook.com or www.instagram.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free
account. The terms and conditions for creating and maintaining a Facebook or Instagram account are at the sole discretion of Facebook and Instagram, and can be found on the Facebook or Instagram website. The Contest is open to existing Facebook or Instagram account holders as well as new account holders.

Entries from Facebook or Instagram users with “protected” updates (i.e., user has set their account so that only people the user has approved can view their updates) cannot be accepted for entry into the Contest.

In case of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant, the authorized account holder of the Facebook or Instagram profile used for a particular entry will be deemed to be the Entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram profile by www.instagram.com or a Facebook profile by www.facebook.com. Potential winners may be required to show valid proof of being authorized account holder of the Facebook or Instagram profile associated with their potentially winning entry.

Although it is free to enter the Contest, if you opt to access the Contest via your wireless mobile device, data rates may apply according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier. Other charges may apply (such as normal airtime and carrier charges as well as charges for wireless Internet access) and may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers' rate plans may vary, and you should contact your wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate plans and charges relating to your participation in this Contest. Mobile device service may not be available in all areas. Check your phone's capabilities for specific instructions. Sponsor is not responsible for any charges.

5. ENTRY CRITERIA: An entry may not contain any content: (i) that is unlawful, hateful, offensive or obscene, (ii) which incites, solicits, promotes, or provides information about illegal or criminal activities, (iii) that abuses, threatens, promotes, or instigates physical harm or death to others, or the Entrant themselves, (iv) that promotes and/or contains the addresses of other websites, (v) that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability; (vi) that infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other intellectual property right of any party, (vii) that constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (also known as "spamming"), chain letters, pyramid schemes, the promotion of particular stocks of shares and other financial products and services, or any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling, (viii) that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications
equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party; (ix) that impersonates any person or entity, including any of the Sponsor’s employees, dealers, or representatives, (x) that solicits personal information from another user, (xi) that, in any other manner, is deemed by the Sponsor to be inappropriate to the well-being of others, (xii) that communicates and/or exchanges a message of any kind, third party phone numbers, mobile numbers, e-mails or home addresses and any other personal details; (xiii) which is inconsistent with the positive messaging which the Sponsor wishes to communicate; (xiv) disparages any persons or organizations, especially those associated with the Sponsor; or (xv) invades the privacy or other rights of any person, firm, or entity, all of which is to be evaluated by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion (collectively the “Entry Criteria”). The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual and entry found: (i) to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest; (ii) to be acting in violation of the Rules; (iii) to be acting in an un-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner; (iv) to be in violation of any of the Entry Criteria specified above; or (v) to be engaging in any other offensive conduct that jeopardizes the integrity and/or administration of the Contest, which shall be determined at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.

6. PRIZE: There is one (1) Grand Prize (“Grand Prize”) available to be won in Canada, excluding Quebec. The Grand Prize consists of one (1) winner and their friend of choice to be flown to Whistler, Blackcomb for a 2-night ski getaway. This includes an $800 CAD airline voucher for plane transportation costs to and from Whistler per person, $500 CAD per person for a 2-day ski lift pass to Whistler Blackcomb Ski Hill per person, a $500 CAD Pre-Paid VISA Mastercard for ski or snowboard rentals, 1,400 CAD for a 2-night accommodation (1 hotel room, 2 beds), and $500 Pre-Paid VISA Mastercard for food and beverage. The approximate retail value of the Grand Prize is $5,000 CAD.

The Sponsor will not be held to award more prizes than as set out in these Official Rules. The chances of winning are solely dependent on the total number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.

Any prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable, has no cash-surrender value, and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute and/or modify any prize with (a) prize(s) of equal or greater value for any reason. Any outstanding funds on the giftcards provided will not be exchanged for cash value but can be used for future use at the indicated establishment past the duration of the contest.

7. WINNER SELECTION: The Grand Prize Contest winner will be drawn via a random draw on December 5th at approximately 12:00 p.m. ET, one (1) entry will be selected randomly from among all eligible entries received during the Entry Period by the Sponsor. The entry selected will be deemed the potential winner of the Grand Prize.

8. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential winner of the Grand Prize will be notified through direct message on Facebook or Instagram, depending on the platform the selected entry was submitted, within one (1) business day of the random draw (“Winner Notification”). If a selected Entrant cannot be contacted within one (1) business day of the first attempt to contact (including failing to response to the Winner Notification), or, if contacted, does not claim their prize, or does not meet all of the Contest conditions outlined in these Official Rules, the selected Entrant will be disqualified and forfeits their prize, and another Entrant may be randomly drawn from among all remaining eligible entries whom a representative of the Sponsor will attempt to contact, and who will be subject to the same qualification as set out in these Official Rules. This process will continue until contact is made with a selected Entrant who meets Contest requirements or until there are no more eligible entries, whichever comes first. Sponsor shall have no liability for any potential prize-winning notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by any potential Contest winner for any reason. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

9. WINNER CONDITIONS: To be declared a winner, a selected Entrant must first: (i) have complied with, be in compliance with, and continue to comply with these Official Rules; (ii) correctly answer, unaided, a time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered via email within one (1) business day; and (iii) sign and return a Declaration of Eligibility and Release form within a specified period of time of one (1) business day.

10. PRIZE DISTRIBUTION: The prize winner will receive their prize pack via a registered mail courier service. Due to current precautions and increased order volume, there are significant delays in shipments throughout Canada. No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or any affiliated companies for any postal mail or delivery return as undeliverable without a forwarding address. No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or any affiliated companies for the prize after it has been shipped. The Sponsor and all affiliated companies make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the prizes. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. Failure to redeem a prize (or prize portion) will result in forfeiture of the prize and unused portions of the prize have no cash value. Prize winners are responsible for any applicable taxes related to any prize received. Winner bears all risk of loss or damages to prizes after delivery.

11. DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, or to disparage, annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. No incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted. Sponsor takes no responsibility for lost, delayed, damaged,

late or destroyed entries, typographical or other production errors, or any errors or omissions in printing or advertising related to this Contest. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated maximum number of entries by using multiple/different names, e-mail addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that Entrant’s entries and eligibility to win any prize and that Entrant will be disqualified from the Contest and, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, any of the Sponsor’s other promotions. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, contest entry services) will void all entries by that Entrant.

12. SEVERABILITY: 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 herein.

13. MODIFICATION/TERMINATION: Subject to applicable law, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without liability, to terminate or suspend the Contest in whole or in part, or modify the Official Rules of the Contest at any time without notice, if fraud, technical failures including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or communications or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor that corrupts the administration, integrity or security of the Contest or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Contest as contemplated by these Official Rules, or for any other reason at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. In such event, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, choose to select a potential winner via random drawing from among all eligible entries received up until the time of cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension.

14. PRIVACY: The Sponsor is collecting personal data about Entrants for the purpose of administering this Contest. Entrant’s personal information will not be used for any further informational or marketing communications.

15. PUBLICITY: By accepting a prize, the winner agrees that the Sponsor and its respective designees may use their name, photographs, videos, likeness, city of residence, biographical information, prize information and/or statements about this Contest for advertising and/or publicity purposes in any and all media (now or hereafter known) throughout the world, in perpetuity without compensation, notification, or permission, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

16. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Sponsor and the Contest Entities are not responsible for, and Entrant hereby releases Sponsor and the Contest Entities from any claims arising from: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; (iv) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to Entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrant's participation in the Contest and (vi) use of any prize.

17. DISPUTES: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrants and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario without giving effect to its conflict of law rules and provisions. All Entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the Province of Ontario. All Entrants expressly agree that the Ontario courts shall have sole jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to this Contest and agree to submit to the laws of and the jurisdiction of the federal courts of Canada and provincial courts of the Province of Ontario, and hereby waive the jurisdiction of any other court that now or in the future could be considered competent for any reason. The venue shall only be Toronto, Ontario.

18. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook or Instagram. Facebook or Instagram are completely released of any and all liability by each Entrant in this Contest. Any questions, comments or concerns about the Contest must be directed to the Sponsor and not Facebook or Instagram.

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