Moneris Canadian Food Truck Festival Grant Program

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

The Canadian Food Truck Festival Registration Grant (the “Program”) is a $2,500 CAD grant fund program coordinated by Moneris Solutions Inc. (“Moneris”) and the Canadian Food Truck Festival (“CFTF”): 


1. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

1a. HOW TO JOIN: SIGN UP OR OPT-IN

SIGN UP 

Complete the official CFTF registration form and have successfully completed the Digital Enrollment to sign-up, created account and completed the application process for the Tap to Pay on iPhone with Moneris Go App. 
   

OPT-IN
Have “opted-in” to a Moneris email list and have engaged with a Moneris sales representative to sign-up, create account and completed the application process for the Tap to Pay on iPhone with Moneris Go App. 


1b. PROCESS TRANSACTIONS ON-SITE 

The participating merchant must process a minimum of one (1) transaction during a minimum of one (1) of the on-site festival dates as set forth below: 
Hamilton: July 11-13 
Burlington: July 18-20 
Toronto: August 1-4
Pickering: August 8-10
• Brampton: August 29-31

 

2. SELECTION CRITERIA

Merchants that meet the eligibility criteria noted above will automatically be entered into a randomized draw for the Grant conducted by Moneris, which will select the recipient of the Grant (the “Winner”). The randomized draw will occur on September 2, 2025. All decisions are final. 

3. ODDS OF WINNING

The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received before the Program End Date of August 10th, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

4. SKILL-TESTING QUESTION 

Selected Merchant will be required, as a condition of winning a prize, to correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, the Sponsor’s time-limited, mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by the Release form ( the “Winner Release”). 

5. SELECTION OF SUC CESSFUL APPLICANT AND AWARDING OF GRANT


The Successful Grant winner will be notified within 5 business days of the Randomized Draw Date and will be contacted through e-mail provided at the time of opt-in. The Winner will be required to: (i) correctly answer Moneris’ skill-testing question; (ii) sign and return the Winner Release form within 5 days of receiving the email; and (iii) comply with all other terms and conditions, all in the sole discretion of Moneris. The Winner will also be announced by CFTF via social media. Moneris is not responsible for failure or any reason whatsoever of a Winner to receive notification or for Moneris to receive the Winner’s response. 

Payment will be issued by September 4, 2025. The Grant will be provided to the Winner using the payment method agreed upon between the Successful Applicant and CFTF. The Grant will be provided as soon as reasonably possible following notification of success. 
As a condition of the Winner Release, the Winner shall permit Moneris to use their name, business information, and other application information in any publicity or advertisement about the Program issued by Moneris at Moneris’ discretion.


6. OWNERSHIP RIGHTS

6.1 Ownership of Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise expressly set out in these Program Terms and Conditions, Moneris shall solely and exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to any and all Intellectual Property (as defined below) created or developed by Moneris or any of its subcontractors or creative agencies (if applicable) in connection with the Program from their creation, including all improvements, modifications, updates, upgrades or enhancements to the Intellectual Property (“Intellectual Property” means all intellectual and industrial property relating to the Program and a party’s products and services, including: (i) any and all patents and applications; (ii) any and all inventions (whether patentable or not), invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets, design, programming architecture, notes, plans, drawings, data, modules, tools, methodologies, analysis, specifications, reports, manuals, interfaces, processes, technology, technical data, schematics and customer lists, and all documentation relating to any of the foregoing; (iii) any and all designs, including industrial designs and applications thereof; (iv) any and all copyrights, copyrights registrations and applications thereof, and all other rights corresponding thereto; (v) any and all trade names, corporate names, logos, trade dress, common law trademarks, trademark registrations and applications; and (vi) any and all computer programs, applications or software whether in source, object or executable code including documentation and other materials or documents related thereto).

6.2 Preservation of Parties’ Rights

No party hereto transfers to the other party any Intellectual Property or other property under the Program Terms and Conditions. For greater certainty, each party hereto is free to use in its business any skills, experience, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that it acquires in participating in the Program, so long as in doing so that party does not infringe the other party’s ownership rights or breach its obligations for Confidential Information (as defined below) (“Confidential Information” means non-public, confidential or proprietary information disclosed by one party (a “Disclosing Party”) to another party (a “Receiving Party”) that the Receiving Party accesses, receives, creates, processes or stores in connection with the Program or otherwise, including the Disclosing Party’s financial information and information about Disclosing Party’s customers, marketing strategies and technology. Confidential Information for a party does not include information that was in the possession of the Receiving Party without an obligation of confidentiality at the time of disclosure, information lawfully in the public domain, information the Receiving Party independently develops, or information the Receiving Party lawfully gets from another source).

7. GENERAL PROVISIONS

By submitting a nomination, you expressly consent to Moneris and its agents and/or representatives storing, sharing and using the personal information submitted with your nomination only for the purpose of adjudicating and administering the Program and in accordance with the Moneris Privacy Notice (available at: https://www.moneris.com/en/legal/privacy-statement).  If you have also consented to the use of your personal information by Moneris for marketing and promotional purposes, you agree that Moneris may send you offers, promotions and information about its products and services. You may withdraw this consent at any time.

By submitting an nomination, you agree that all information provided in connection with your nomination is true, accurate and complete, and you agree to be bound by these terms and by the decisions of Moneris and its selection committee in connection with the Program, which are final and binding in all respects. Moneris has the absolute discretion to determine eligibility of any applicant under this Program and any payment due under this Program.

As a condition of nomination, Moneris reserves the right to conduct a background check on the potential Successful Applicant and the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any applicant based on such background check if in its sole discretion it determines that awarding the Grant to such potential Successful Applicant might reflect negatively on the image or reputation of Moneris.

By submitting an nomination pursuant to the Program, you hereby waive and release Moneris and each of its respective affiliates, officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns from any and all liability, claims, losses or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive, and regardless of whether the claim or action is based in contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal or equitable grounds, that may arise in connection with the Program, your submission of an nomination, your participation in the Program, and/or the granting and use/misuse of all or any portion of the Grant.

Recipients of the Grant are solely responsible for all federal, provincial, and local taxes, if any, that may be incurred by accepting the Grant. It is the responsibility of the recipient to seek advice on how the Grant should be treated from a tax reporting perspective. Moneris does not offer tax advice and encourages all Grant recipients to consult with their personal tax advisors regarding the tax implications of receiving the Grant.

Moneris reserves the right to suspend, amend or cancel the Program, any part of the Program Terms and Conditions, or any applicant’s participation in the Program at any time, without prior notice.
Applicants who violate these terms or engage in any conduct that is detrimental to Moneris or its affiliates, the Program or another applicant (determined by Moneris in its sole discretion) may be disqualified at any time.

Moneris will not be responsible for nominations that are lost, misdirected or delayed. Moneris does not assume any responsibility for incorrect or inaccurate capture of nomination information, technical malfunctions, human or other technical error.

In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Program Terms and Conditions and any disclosures or other statements contained in any Program-related materials (including, but not limited to, the nomination, the Program website, the French version of the Program Terms and Conditions, and/or any other advertising in connection with the Program) the provisions of the English version of the Program Terms and Conditions shall prevail, govern and control to the fullest extent permitted by law.

This Program shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, and is void in all geographic locations where prohibited by law. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in Toronto, Ontario in any action to enforce (or otherwise relating to) these Program Terms and Conditions or otherwise relating to the Program. 



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