Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Survey: Prize Draw Terms and Conditions
Official Terms and Conditions (Ontario only)
1. Sponsor and Administrator
This prize draw (the “Contest”) is sponsored and administered by Niagara College Canada (“Niagara College”).
The Contest begins at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on October 6, 2026, and closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 20, 2026 (the “Contest Period”). Entries received after the Contest Period will not be accepted.
The Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Feedback Survey for Niagara College students (“CDS Feedback Survey”), associated with this Contest, is conducted by Student Health & Counselling Services, with survey administration and technical support from Institutional Analytics & Reporting (IAR).
2. Eligibility
The Contest is open only to individuals who, at the time of entry:
- are residents of Ontario, Canada;
- are Niagara College students who have successfully completed their Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) medical requirements and received clearance confirmation;
- were invited by email to complete the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Feedback Survey;
- completed the CDS Feedback Survey during the Contest Period using the survey link provided in their invitation or reminder emails.
- submitted the separate CDS Prize Draw Entry Form during the Contest Period using their Niagara College (NC) student email address. Personal email addresses will not be accepted.
The survey link received by email must not be shared with others.
If an entrant is under the age of majority (18 years of age), their parent or legal guardian will be responsible for all matters relating to the Contest, including acceptance of the prize and signing any required documentation.
The following individuals are not eligible to enter or win:
- employees of Niagara College;
- their spouses, parents, children, or siblings; and
- any person residing in the same household as such employees.
3. How to Enter
No purchase is required to be entered into or win in the Contest.
Eligible students may enter the Contest by:
- completing the Communicable Disease Surveillance (CDS) Feedback Survey during the Contest Period; and
- submitting the separate CDS Prize Draw Entry Form made available after completion of the survey.
The Prize Draw Entry Form is separate from the CDS Feedback Survey. Information provided through the Prize Draw Entry Form cannot be connected to survey responses, which helps maintain the anonymity of the survey.
IMPORTANT: Message and data rates may apply if an entrant enters this Contest on his/her mobile device. Entrants should consult their wireless provider’s pricing plans. Mobile entry is not required to enter or win a prize in this Contest.
Only one (1) entry per individual is permitted. If Niagara College determines that an individual attempted to enter more than once, all entries associated with that individual may be disqualified.
Entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 20, 2026.
All entries must be complete and are subject to verification by Niagara College, in its sole and absolute discretion. Those who do not follow all the instructions, provide the required information in their CDS Prize Draw Entry Form, abide by these Terms and Conditions and/or other instructions provided by Niagara College may be disqualified, in Niagara College’s sole and absolute discretion.
Each entrant (i) grants to Niagara College the irrevocable right to use their entry material in any media worldwide and for any purpose related to the Contest (or any similar Contest), including the right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, or create derivative works from, their entry submission without notification, compensation or additional consideration to them, and (ii) waives all claims of moral rights in any use of their entry material by Niagara College pursuant to the rights granted in these Terms and Conditions.
Niagara College collects entrant personal information under the legal authority of the Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Act. Each entrant acknowledges, agrees and consents to Niagara College collecting and using their personal information for the purpose of administering the Contest. For more information regarding the manner of collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Niagara College, please review Niagara College’s Privacy Policy or contact Niagara College’s Freedom of Information Coordinator.
4. Niagara College Prize Draw
Niagara College will conduct one (1) random prize draw following the close of the Contest Period to select two (2) potential winners.
Each potential winner who satisfies the eligibility requirements and successfully completes the winner-confirmation requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions will be confirmed as a winner and will receive one (1) $25 Amazon gift card. For the avoidance of doubt, there are a total of two (2) $25 Amazon gift cards available to be won in this Niagara College Contest. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received in accordance with these Terms and Conditions during the Contest Period.
The prize draws will take place at approximately 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on December 21, 2026.
To be eligible for the prize draw, entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on December 20, 2026.
Niagara College’s website database clock will be the official timekeeper for this Contest.
Niagara College will notify potential prize draw winners by email on the day of the draw.
If a potential prize draw winner cannot be contacted, does not comply with the eligibility criteria and/or does not otherwise comply with Terms and Conditions, they will be disqualified and Niagara College may, in its sole and absolute discretion, select another entrant from the eligible entries until such time as a potential prize draw winner satisfies the terms set out herein. Niagara College is not responsible for the failure for any reason whatsoever of a potential prize draw winner to receive notification or for Niagara College to receive a potential prize draw winner’s response.
Winners may receive a maximum of one (1) prize from Niagara College.
5. Prize Distribution
For Niagara College–administered prizes (as described in Section 4), selected eligible entrants must correctly answer a time-limited skill-testing question, administered by Niagara College, in order to be declared a winner and receive a prize. The skill-testing question will be administered prior to prize fulfillment. If a selected entrant fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question, they will forfeit the prize and an alternate entrant may be selected.
Potential winners will be contacted directly by Institutional Analytics & Reporting (IAR) from [email protected] using the Niagara College student email address provided through the Prize Draw Entry Form. The email will include instructions regarding the skill-testing question, eligibility confirmation, and prize distribution.
Prize winners may be required to confirm their eligibility and provide information reasonably required to administer the Contest and distribute the prize. Failure to provide the requested information within the specified time may result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize.
Once all required steps have been successfully completed, the entrant will be confirmed as a winner and will receive one (1) $25 Amazon gift card.
Confirmed winners will be asked to provide a physical mailing address through their Niagara College student email account. The gift card will be mailed by Canada Post to the physical mailing address provided by the winner Detailed prize distribution instructions will be included in the email.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following terms and conditions apply to each prize: (i) each prize is subject to the terms and conditions imposed by the issuer; (ii) each prize must be accepted as awarded and cannot be transferred, assigned, resold, substituted, or redeemed for cash, except at the sole and absolute discretion of Niagara College; (iii) a prize will not be replaced if lost, destroyed, mutilated, or stolen, or if it is not taken for any reason, and Niagara College is not responsible for prizes that cannot be delivered due to an incorrect or incomplete mailing address provided by the winner; and (iv) by accepting a prize, each confirmed prize winner agrees to waive all recourse against Niagara College, the administrator, and any other related Contest parties.
6. Winner Notification and Privacy
Niagara College will not publicly disclose the names or other identifying information of confirmed prize winners in connection with this Contest.
Personal information collected in connection with the Contest will be used only for purposes related to administering the Contest, including verifying eligibility, contacting selected entrants, completing the winner-confirmation process, and coordinating prize distribution.
7. Decisions of the Sponsor
All decisions made by Niagara College regarding any aspect of the Contest are final and binding, without right of appeal. Entrants using any scheme, information or method to win any prize that, in the sole opinion of the Contest Sponsor, is other than a fair chance will be disqualified and lose the right to claim the prize to which they otherwise would have been entitled.
The Contest Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to withdraw, amend or suspend this Contest (or to amend these Rules) in any way without prior notice.
8. Acceptance of Rules
By participating in this Contest, each entrant agrees:
- that they have read, understood, and agree to abide by these rules;
- to be bound by the decisions of Niagara College, which are final; and
- to provide proof of eligibility if requested.
Participation in the Contest is voluntary.
9. Limitation of Liability
Niagara College will not be responsible for:
- late, lost, misdirected, incomplete, or illegible entries;
- typographical or production errors;
- entries that fail to comply with these rules;
- internet failures or technical malfunctions involving networks, computer systems, servers, software, or service providers;
- any losses, damages, or claims arising from participation in the Contest or its sponsorship; or
- use or non-use of a prize by a winner.
Each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless the Contest Sponsors, administrators, and their respective affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any and all liability, claims, or damages arising out of or in connection with participation in the Contest. Each entrant further agrees to indemnify and hold such parties harmless from any claims arising from their participation in the Contest.
10. Governing Law
The Contest is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and local laws. This Contest shall be governed exclusively by the laws of the province of Ontario.
11. Tax
All applicable government taxes, if any, on the prize won are the sole responsibility of the Winner of the prize.