Call For Small

SMALL BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

(THE “PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS”)

Call For Small (the “Program”) is a $10,000 CAD grant fund program coordinated by Moneris Solutions Inc. (“Moneris”) and administered by Moneris®. 

The Program is designed to provide financial support to existing Canadian entrepreneurs and small business owners.  There will be a total of ten (10) recipients who will receive up to a maximum of $1,000 CAD (a “Grant”).

The Program nomination period begins September 16, 2024 at 12:01 am EST and ends October 4, 2024 at 8:00 pm EST (the “Nomination Period”).

To submit a nomination for a small business during the Nomination Period, please follow these steps.

Required Information for the Nomination

• Reason for Nomination: explain why you chose this business and how it positively contributes to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion in its community
  
• Business Location: include the location of the business
  
  Note: Small businesses can also nominate themselves by following the same process above. 

The nomination must include all required information in order to be considered for the Grant. Incomplete nominations will not be processed.  Each nominator is only permitted to submit one (1) nomination under the Program. In addition to the information set out above, Moneris may at any time request, and you must provide, proof of your or your business’ identity and related qualifications under the Program.

• you are a resident of Canada 
  
• you are at least the legal of age of majority in your province or territory of residence
  
  
  By submitting a nomination to the Program, you grant Moneris express permission to send you private Direct Message (“DM”) related to the Grant on the social channel where the original nomination was submitted.
  

3b. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NOMINEE

To be eligible to receive a Grant under the Program, the winners must satisfy all of the following criteria and comply with all other terms and conditions set out herein

• respond to notification within two (2) business days of being contacted; and 
  
• review, sign and return, within the time frame specified, any and all agreements as required by Moneris, including waivers, release agreements, release of liability and indemnity
• agreements, and intellectual property licenses. 
  provide Moneris with all additional and necessary information to confirm eligibility in order to be awarded the Grant. 

Nominees that meet the eligibility criteria noted above will not automatically be selected for the Grant.  The evaluation process involves a selection committee composed of representatives for Moneris who will confidentially review all nominations based on the specific evaluation criteria noted below and in its sole discretion will select the recipient of the Grant (the “Winner”). All decisions of the selection committee are final.

The specific evaluation criteria include:

• The quality and detail of the nomination submitted
  
• Complete fulfilment of nomination requirements
  
• Community Impact: the business demonstrates how they’re helping their communities become more sustainable, diverse, and inclusive. 

5. SELECTION OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT AND AWARDING OF GRANT

The Successful Applicant will be notified by email no later than November 15, 2024. The Grant will be provided to the Successful Applicant using the payment method agreed upon between the Successful Applicant and Moneris. The Grant will be provided as soon as reasonably possible following notification of success.

As a condition of accepting the Grant, the Successful Applicant acknowledges that Moneris may require them to sign a release and agree (without further notice or compensation) to the use of their name, business information, and other application information in any publicity or advertisement about the Program issued by Moneris in 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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