Social Media Contest Terms and Conditions
TTC Ugly Holiday Sweater Giveaway
This holiday season the TTC will be giving away a TTC ugly holiday sweater to two (2) individuals who follow, like and tag TTC’s official Instagram post, according to the terms and conditions below (the “Giveaway”).
1. Giveaway Period
The Giveaway begins on December 1, 2025 at 12:01 AM EST and ends on December 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST (“Giveaway Period”).
2. Eligibility
The Giveaway is open to any individual who is an Ontario resident and is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
Employees (including regular full-time, regular part-time, temporary full-time, temporary part-time, student full-time, student part-time, co-op, casual and fixed term) of the TTC, the employees’ immediate family (spouse, parent, sibling and child) and any person with whom employees are domiciled are not eligible for the Giveaway.
3. Giveaway
Any eligible person who follows the TTC on Instagram, locates and “likes” the TTC’s Ugly Holiday Sweater Giveaway post, and comments and “tags” their friend(s) in their comment during the Giveaway Period has a chance to receive one (1) of two (2) TTC ugly holiday sweaters. Each tag is equal to one (1) entry. Entrants may only use their valid personal Instagram account to enter.
Two (2) winners will be chosen by random draw from eligible entries on Instagram and winners will be announced via TTC’s official Instagram account and direct messaged. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and are not transferable, assignable, or convertible to cash.
Winners must respond within forty-eight (48) hours of the announcement. Winners must answer a skill-testing question and may be asked to sign a release.
No purchase is necessary to enter or to win. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries.
The Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Personal information is used for Giveaway administration and in accordance with the TTC’s privacy policy. Instagram is released from all liability by each entrant. Questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Giveaway must be directed to the TTC.
Entries must comply with these Terms and Conditions and Instagram’s Terms of Service. Entries must not violate any law, reference any third party trademarks or logos without consent, be negative or disparaging of the TTC, or be defamatory or offensive.
By entering the Giveaway, individuals agree to grant the TTC a non-exclusive licence to use their entry comment for contest administration, advertising or promotion and must waive all moral rights to the entry.
4. Release of Liability and Limitation of Liability
By participating in the Giveaway, each person accepts and agrees to, (a) have accepted these terms and conditions; (b) be bound by the decisions of the TTC; and (c) waive any and all claims against the TTC and its board members, directors, officers and employees for any injury, damage, or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the person’s participation or attempted participation in the Giveaway or for the cancellation or suspension of the Giveaway.
The TTC shall not be responsible for technical malfunctions, lost/delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, faulty incomplete, incomprehensible, or erased computer or network transmissions, line failures of any telephone network, failure of computer equipment, software, inability to access any online service or web site, inability to participate in the Giveaway, or any other error or malfunction, or an injury or damage to a person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Giveaway or downloading these terms and conditions.
5. Cancel and Amend
The TTC reserves the right to cancel, modify or suspend the Giveaway or to amend these terms and conditions at any time in any way at its sole discretion, without prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the foregoing, if for any reason the Giveaway is not capable of running as originally planned, or due to technical failure, computer virus or bug, unauthorized human intervention, fraud or any other occurrence or cause beyond TTC’s control, the TTC reserves the right to cancel or suspend the Giveaway.
6. Laws and Rules
The Giveaway will be carried out in accordance with these terms and conditions, which shall be subject to amendment by the TTC without notice or liability to any person participating or attempting to participate in the Giveaway.
The decisions of TTC in relation to the Giveaway will be final and binding on any person participating or attempting to participate in the Giveaway.
The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations and is governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and each person participating or attempting to participate in the Giveaway submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the City of Toronto and Province of Ontario.