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Contest Rules & Regulations

U of T Food Services Contest Rules & Regulations – September 2026 Contest 

Official Rules (the “Rules”) for Contests Offered by University of Toronto Food Services (“U of T Food Services” or “We” or “Our”) 

Contest Timeline 

The U of T Food Services “Back to School Bites” Giveaway (the “Giveaway” or “Contest”) begins at 12:00 pm Eastern Time on September 3, 2026 and concludes at 4:00 pm Eastern Time on September 3, 2026. 

Sponsor and Prizes 

Contest Sponsor: 

University of Toronto Food Services, FitzGerald Building, 150 College Street, 4th floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E2. 

Announcement of Prizes: 

The prizes, starting and closing dates and times and the details to enter for any such contest will be announced in a status post, email and/or on https://foodservices.utoronto.ca/.  

Prize Details: 

One (1) grand prize will be available to be won. The prize will consist of: 

Total value of the grand prize is $800 CAD. 

Random Drawing and Odds of Winning: 

A random draw will be made to identify the winner of the prize. If the winner does not meet the contest’s eligibility, then subsequent draw(s) may be held to select another entrant who is eligible and otherwise complies with the rules. 

The odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the contest period.  

Eligibility and Fees 

Eligibility: 

Contest is open to all University of Toronto Students who are enrolled at the St. George Campus. Employees, representatives, partners and agents of U of T Food Services, as well as the immediate family members (spouse, children, parents and siblings) and those living in the same household of such employees, representatives and agents are not eligible to enter. Entrants must correctly answer skill-testing question to be eligible.  

No Entry Fees or Purchase: 

There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter U of T Food Services contests. 

There are two (2) ways to enter: 

  1. Enter by scanning your official TCard on the Verify Device at our U of T Food Services booth during the UTSU Clubs Fair on September 3, 2026. (By tapping your TCard to the Verify Device, U of T will be given access to your student number, full name and student status).
  1. Sign-up for the U of T Mobile Order App at our U of T Food Services booth during the UTSU Clubs Fair on September 3, 2026. 

 
If selected in the draw, individuals must confirm a valid U of T email address and correctly answer a skill-testing question to qualify as a winner. 

In the event of a dispute over the identity of a potential winner, the potential winner may be required to provide identification sufficient to show that they are the person identified on the entry submission and is otherwise eligible to win. 

Only one entry per person will be accepted per person. U of T Food Services is not responsible for any lost, late, illegible, incomplete, falsified or failed entries, or for any electronic miscommunications or failures of any kind, which may limit an entrant’s ability to participate. Any and all lost, late, illegible, incomplete, falsified, destroyed, or failed entries will be disqualified. No purchase is necessary to enter or win, and a purchase will not increase the odds of your winning. 

Personal Information: 

All entrants may, by providing your information and signing up for the U of T Mobile Order App or tapping your TCard on the Verify Device, be contacted by email to receive information on U of T Food Services special offers and services. If entrants do not wish to receive this sort of communication, they can simply click on the “Unsubscribe” link in every email. 

The Contest is subject to all federal, provincial and municipal laws. The Contest and the Official Rules will be exclusively governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of Ontario. Any dispute arising hereunder shall be governed by the laws of Ontario and shall be adjudicated in the applicable court in Toronto, Ontario. 

Important Disclaimers 

  1. By entering a U of T Food Services contest, an entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. 
  1. Only one entry will be accepted per person. Multiple entries from the same person will be disqualified. 
  1. U of T assumes no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of this contest; (c) inaccessibility or unavailability of the entry portals on any particular day. 
  1. U of T reserves the right (1) to disqualify any entrant and void any entries of an entrant who has engaged in unsportsmanlike conduct, fraud or other misconduct relative to this Contest or otherwise attempted to tamper with or impair this Contest; and/or (2) to cancel, modify, suspend or terminate this Contest, for any reason, including if, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, technical failures, applicable laws or regulations, virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control destroys the integrity of this Contest or otherwise corrupts or impairs the administration, security, legality, fairness or proper play of this Contest or any part thereof. 
  1. The prize for U of T Food Services contests is as stated in the status update and/or on the entry page, and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prize is not transferable.  
  1. Winners will be chosen at random by software, from all entries received and verified by U of T and or its agents. 
  1. The winner will be notified via email within 10 days of the draw date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 10 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner. 
  1. In the event of a winner being deemed ineligible or a prize being withdrawn, their prize will be awarded to an alternate entrant, randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries. Any alternate winner will have the same rights and obligations as the original winner. 
  1. U of T Food Services will notify the winner when and where the prize can be collected / is delivered.