Contest rules

CONTEST RULES

Recruitment Prize

  • Five (5) tuition credits valued at $1,000 each will be awarded annually.

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST ("Contest").

By entering the Contest, each contestant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules ("Official Rules") and the decisions of Durham College, which shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest.

The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations.

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to participate in the Contest, the following eligibility criteria must be met:

  1. The individual must have submitted the contest entry form and consented to receive email communications from Durham College.
  2. The individual must have applied to an eligible full-time Durham College program.
  3. The individual must have accepted an offer of admission to an eligible full-time Durham College program and be a student in good financial standing as of the tenth (10th) day of classes for their applicable intake. Durham College reserves the right to verify eligibility at any point during or after the Contest and may request supporting documentation.
  4. All contestants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or protected person residing in Ontario.
  5. Full-time, part-time and contract employees of Durham College are not eligible to enter the Contest.
  6. Tuition credits may only be applied to the first year of the recipient's program and are not valid toward subsequent years of study.

CONTEST PERIOD

Subject to these Official Rules, the Contest is ongoing and accepts entries year-round through the Contest entry form.

For each eligible intake, entries will be accepted until 5 p.m. (EST) on the tenth (10th) day of classes for the entrant's applicable term of study ("Entry Deadline"). Entries received after the Entry Deadline will not be eligible for that intake's prize draw.

A random draw will be conducted within fourteen (14) calendar days following the applicable Entry Deadline. Selected winner(s) will be contacted by phone and/or email using the contact information provided at the time of entry.

HOW TO ENTER

To enter the Contest, complete and submit the contest entry form available at:

https://durhamcollege.ca/mature-students-win

Entries must be submitted no later than 5 p.m. (EST) on the tenth (10th) day of classes for the entrant's applicable intake.

You only need to complete and submit the contest entry form once.

  1. Durham College is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete or misdirected entries, or for electronic, network, computer, hardware, software or technical malfunctions, failures or difficulties.
  2. Each contestant acknowledges and agrees that Durham College may use, reproduce, modify, publish, display and distribute any feedback or content submitted as part of the Contest entry, without obligation or compensation. This includes the right to create derivative works for promotional or institutional purposes.

PRIZES

Five (5) tuition credits valued at $1,000 each will be awarded annually. Recipients may be selected from any combination of the January, May, and September intakes each year, as determined by Durham College in its sole discretion.

Winners will be selected through a random draw from all eligible entries for the applicable intake and will be notified by Durham College via the phone number or email address provided at the time of entry within fourteen (14) calendar days following the applicable Entry Deadline.

Winner(s) will have five (5) business days to acknowledge receipt of their prize. If no correspondence is received from a selected winner within the allotted timeframe, Durham College reserves the right to select an alternate winner through a subsequent random draw.

The tuition credit:

  • Must be applied to the recipient's first year of study at Durham College.
  • Is not transferable.
  • Is not refundable.
  • Has no cash value and cannot be redeemed for cash.

Privacy statement: In accordance with Chapter F.31, Part III of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, the personal information of the winner is collected and retained under the legal authority of O. Reg. 34/03 of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act, 2002 and may be used and/or disclosed for administrative (including marketing), information technology, law enforcement, statistical and/or research purposes of the College and/or the ministries and agencies of the Government of Ontario and the Government of Canada. If the winner has any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information by the College, they may contact the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Coordinator at 2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa, ON L1G 0C5, 905.721.2000 ext. 3292.

Durham College shall have no liability for any notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential winner for any reason.

Durham College reserves the right to amend these Official Rules, or terminate, suspend or modify the Contest, at its sole discretion and without prior notice.