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JOEY Gift Card Contest Rules

Terms & Conditions

ENTER OUR SKILL-BASED CONTEST BY SUBMITTING YOUR MOST INVENTIVE AND ORIGINAL NAME SUGGESTION FOR OUR HAPPY HOUR PAIRING. THE ENTRANT WITH THE SELECTED NAME WILL RECEIVE A $10,000 GIFT CARD TO JOEY RESTAURANTS. TO MAXIMIZE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING, LET YOUR IMAGINATION RUN WILD – THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, BE ORIGINAL, AND CAPTURE THE SPIRIT OF A PERFECT HAPPY HOUR PAIRING.

THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF CANADA (EXCLUDING QUEBEC) AND RESIDENTS OF CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND WASHINGTON IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS CONTEST IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU FULLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE CONTEST RULES (THE “CONTEST RULES”).

No purchase necessary.

JOEY Gift Card Contest (“Contest”)

1. CONTEST DESCRIPTION & PERIOD

The Contest begins on July 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM PST and ends at 11:59 PM PST on July 13, 2025 (“Contest Period”). The sponsor of the Contest is Joey Tomato’s (Canada) Inc. and its affiliates (the “Sponsor”). By participating in the Contest, each entrant (the “Entrant”) unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by the Contest Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor is responsible for the collection, submission and processing of entries and the overall administration of the Contest.

2. HOW TO ENTER

To enter the Contest, submit a creative name suggestion for the Sponsor’s happy hour pairing (the “Name Suggestion”) by commenting on the official Contest post on either the Sponsor’s Instagram account (@joeyrestaurants) or TikTok account (@joeyrestaurants) (the “Platforms”) and follow the Sponsor on both Platforms (if you are not already a follower) during the Contest Period. Your Name Suggestion should be original, appropriate, and relevant to the happy hour pairing. There is a limit of one entry per person; only your first comment on either Platform will be considered your official entry. Additional comments or entries from the same person will not be considered. Entries must be received by 11:59 PM PST, July 13, 2025 to be eligible. Automated, robotic or programmed entries submitted by individuals or any entry methods not authorized by these Contest Rules, as well as any attempt by Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple or different email addresses, identities, registrations, or any other methods, are considered tampering and will result in disqualification of Entrant. Only entries submitted directly by the Entrant are valid. If multiple Entrants submit the same Name Suggestion, only the first submission received on either Platform will be eligible. Final eligibility for the award of the Prize is subject to verification of Entrant’s eligibility as described in these Contest Rules. By entering the Contest, each Entrant represents and warrants to the Sponsor that: (i) the Entrant’s entry, including any material comprising the Entrant’s entry (e.g., the Name Suggestion) and any other material submitted with the Entrant’s entry (all such material, collectively, the “Full Entry”) is original to the Entrant; (ii) the Entrant has all necessary rights in and to the Entrant’s Full Entry, including the consent of any third parties whose personal information is included in the Entrant’s Full Entry; (iii) the Full Entry does not contain, depict, include, discuss or involve any of the following: (a) any crude, vulgar, profane, sexually graphic, offensive, “off-colour”, harassing, threatening, derogatory, demeaning, defamatory, racist, abusive, hateful, violent, obscene, or discriminatory images, depictions, symbols or material; (b) any image, depiction, symbol, or material relating to drugs or cigarettes; (c) any illegal statements, material, or content; (d) any material that condones or incites violence, bullying or other unlawful behaviour; or (e) any political content or propaganda; and (iv) the Full Entry does not contain copyright or trademark protected material of any person other than you and the Sponsor.

3. ELIGIBILITY

The Contest is open to all residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and the residents of the States of California, Texas, and Washington, United States of America who have reached the age of majority in the province, state, or territory of their residence during the Contest Period. Employees of the Sponsor, as well as such employees’ immediate family members or persons living under the same roof are not eligible to enter the Contest. The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of residence, identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest at any time and for any reason. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant should such an Entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading personal details and/or information.

4. THE PRIZE

a) DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIZE. Sponsor will award one (1) prize of ten thousand dollar ($10,000 CAD) JOEY Restaurants digital gift cards (the “Prize”) to one (1) winner. No substitutions will be allowed. The odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received.

b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PRIZE. The following terms and conditions apply to the JOEY Restaurants digital gift cards awarded as the Prize:

    • Currency Conversion. If the winner is a resident of the United States, the value of the Prize will be converted from Canadian dollars (CAD) to United States dollars (USD) at the exchange rate quoted in The Wall Street Journal on the date of conversion, July 23, 2025. The gift card will be issued in USD for U.S. residents.
    • No Expiry or Fees. The Prize are digital gift cards that does not expire and is not subject to any maintenance, dormancy, or inactivity fees. The full value of the cards will remain available to the winner until fully used.
    • Redemption and Use. The gift cards may be used only at participating JOEY Restaurants locations, as specified by the Sponsor. Each time a card is used, the purchase amount will be deducted from the remaining balance. The winner may use the cards for multiple transactions until the balance is depleted.
    • Non-Transferable and Non-Refundable. The Prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be transferred, assigned, substituted, converted, resold, refunded, or redeemed for cash, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor or as required by law. The Prize is intended for use by the winner only and may not be transferred to family members or any other person, unless otherwise permitted by the Sponsor in writing.
    • Identification and Use. The winner’s name may be embossed on a physical card, if applicable. The winner may be required to present valid government-issued photo identification (such as a driver’s license) matching the name on the card at the time of redemption, to prevent unauthorized use.
    • Lost, Stolen, or Damaged Cards. The Sponsor is not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, or misdirected gift cards. The winner is solely responsible for the safekeeping of the digital gift cards and any associated codes or credentials.
    • Limited Period to Use. While the cards do not expire, the Sponsor reserves the right to specify a reasonable period within which the cards should be used, provided such limitation is permitted by law and clearly disclosed to the winner at the time of award.
    • Escheatment and Unclaimed Property. If the gift cards remain unused for a period specified by applicable state or provincial unclaimed property laws, the remaining balance may be subject to escheatment (i.e., remittance to the appropriate government authority) in accordance with those laws.
    • Remaining Balance. For California residents only, any remaining balance on the gift cards of less than $10 is redeemable for cash upon request.

These terms are intended to comply with all applicable federal, state, and provincial laws regarding gift cards and unclaimed property. The Sponsor reserves the right to supplement or amend these terms as required to ensure legal compliance and to provide clear guidance to the winner.

c) SELECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND RELEASE. On or about July 18, 2025, the Sponsor will select one (1) winner from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period. The winning entry will be selected based on the following criteria: creativity, originality, cleverness, style, and flair, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Entrant who submitted the selected Name Suggestion will be declared the potential winner (the “Selected Entrant”). All decisions by the Sponsor are final and not subject to appeal. The Selected Entrant will be notified through direct message via the Platform on which their entry was received. The Selected Entrant must answer a mathematical skill-testing question correctly, unaided and within a set timeframe, administered by a representative of the Sponsor. Within two (2) days of notification, the Selected Entrant must return a duly executed legal declaration and release (the “Release”), in a form provided by the Sponsor, to be eligible to be awarded the Prize. If the Selected Entrant does not respond within two (2) days of notification, does not answer the mathematical skill-testing question correctly, or does not return the Release, they will be disqualified and another eligible entrant may be selected by the Sponsor as a potential prize winner until such time as an entrant satisfies the terms set out herein and the Prize is awarded. The winner will be announced on or about July 23, 2025, via Instagram and TikTok posts.

5. DECLARATION OF ELIGIBILITY, RELEASE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND LIABILITY

Prior to being declared a winner, the Selected Entrant will be required to execute and return a legal declaration and release (the “Release”). The Release will, among other things: (i) confirm the Selected Entrant’s eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Contest Rules; (ii) acknowledge acceptance of the prize as awarded; (iii) assign to the Sponsor all right, title, and interest in and to the Selected Entrant’s entry, including any and all intellectual property rights (such as copyright and trademark rights) that may exist in the entry, without further compensation, and, to the extent permitted by law, waive any moral rights or rights of attribution in connection with the entry; and (iv) release the Sponsor and its affiliates and/or related companies and each of their respective employees, governors, directors, officers, suppliers, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of or resulting from, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the Selected Entrant’s participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest-related activity, or the acceptance, use or misuse of any Prize, including, but not limited to, costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims arising therefrom, whether known or unknown.

6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

The Sponsor’s total liability to any Entrant arising out of or in connection with participation in the Contest, or the acceptance, possession, or use of the Prize, shall be limited to the actual value of the Prize as stated in these Contest Rules. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability for lost, delayed, illegible, falsified, destroyed, misdirected or incomplete entries or notifications, or for any computer, online, software, telephone, hardware or technical malfunctions that may occur, including but not limited to malfunctions that may affect the transmission or non-transmission of an entry or notification. The Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest. The Sponsor is not responsible for any problems, failures or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, providers, computer equipment, software, e-mail, browsers, on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, at any website, or on account of any combination of the foregoing or otherwise. The Sponsor is not responsible for any injury or damage to any entrant or to any computer or other electronic device related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials related to the Contest. Entrant assumes liability for losses or costs of any kind caused or claimed to be caused by participating in the Contest, or by the acceptance, possession, use of, or failure to receive the Prize. The Sponsor assumes no responsibility or liability in the event that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned for any reason. Although a Contest may be communicated, promoted, or administered by means of a third party social media or social networking service or site, including Instagram and TikTok (each a “Third Party Service”), such Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with any Third Party Service. Each Entrant releases each Third Party Service of any and all liability in connection with the Contest, subject to the limitation that the Sponsor’s total liability shall not exceed the value of the Prize.

7. CONDUCT

By participating in the Contest, each Entrant agrees to be bound by the Contest Rules. Entrants further agree to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant found to be,

a) Violating the Contest Rules,

b) Tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Contest,

c) Violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any of the Sponsor’s property or service, and/or

d) Acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to abuse, threaten or harass any other person.

Any attempt to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal or civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including but not limited to criminal prosecution.

8. GENERAL RULES

a) To be declared a winner, the selected Entrant must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question.

b) Refusal to accept the Prize releases the Sponsor from any obligation toward the winner.

c) If an Entrant makes any false statement, they shall be automatically disqualified from the Contest.

d) By participating in the Contest, each Entrant grants to the Sponsor the right to use and share their email address and preferred region (“Personal Information”) for the purpose of the Contest administration and prize fulfillment, including but not limited to contacting a potential winner. The Sponsor will use the entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes and will protect the entrant’s Personal Information in accordance with the Sponsor’s privacy policy at https://joeyrestaurants.com/privacy

e) All intellectual property, including but not limited to trademarks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, webpages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by the Sponsor. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.

f) The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend, or modify the Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, without prior notice and without any liability to any Entrant. This includes, but is not limited to, situations where the Contest cannot be conducted as planned due to technical failures, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other causes beyond the Sponsor’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Contest. Any amendments or modifications to these Contest Rules will be posted on the Contest website.

g) All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the Contest Rules or the rights and obligations as between the Entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

h) In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, the terms and conditions of the Contest Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

i) Each Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any Prize shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the courts of the province of British Columbia; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs, but in no event including legal fees, disbursements or court costs; and (3) the Entrant waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket costs.

j) Taxes. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TAXES RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR THE AWARDING OF THE PRIZE ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

9. SPONSOR

Joey Tomato’s (Canada) Inc., 2400-1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6E 2K3, joeymarketing@joeyrestaurants.com