Research consistently points to five ways that can help promote a healthy mind. We call these the Thrive 5, and they are simple, easy-to-implement ways to help support your mental health. From August 10th – 21st, join UBC Recreation in the UBC Wellness Challenge – a challenge inspired by the Thrive 5 to get you eating well, moving more, resting up, socially connect, and giving back!
To learn more about the Thrive 5 check out this website.
How do I participate?
- Download scavify.
- Create an account.
- Join the “UBC Wellbeing Challenge” and participate for free.
- Take part in fun tasks that will help you explore wellbeing!
Who can participate?
We encourage everyone to participate! Students, staff, faculty, and community members of UBC are all invited to participate.
Prizes!
Participants who complete at least 5 tasks will be entered to win either a Move UBC exercise set or a lululemon yoga mat.
Participants who complete all tasks will be entered to win a fitbit!
Who do I contact if I have any questions?
If you have any questions, please email physical.activity@ubc.ca.
Privacy Notification
UBC uses Scavify, a mobile device application, to create and manage scavenger hunt challenges to promote physical activity and wellbeing within Athletics and Recreation. UBC collects your personal information, including your full name and e-mail address, in order to create an account and provide you access to Scavify. UBC collects and uses this information under authority of section 26(c) of the BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA).
Scavify is hosted on servers located outside of Canada (in the USA). UBC requires your consent to disclose the information it collects from you in order to create your account and provide you access to Scavify‘s services.
Scavify provides functions that allow you to upload photos and videos, and to check-in using your mobile device’s geo-location capabilities, all as part of tasks participants may be required to be complete when participating in a scavenger hunt or discovery event. Use of these functions is optional and may not be required for specific scavenger-hunt challenges.
NOTE: It is solely your responsibility to ensure the necessary consents have been obtained from all other individuals who may appear in any images (photographs, video / audio recordings, or other likenesses) that you chose to upload to Scavify.
UBC uses information you enter into Scavify for the purposes of recording completion of scavenger-hunt tasks, and identifying qualified winners of particular tasks, or of a scavenger-hunt game. Aggregated information is used to identify tasks / games with high participant rates. The information will not be shared with anyone outside Athletics and Recreation’s Physical Activity team, except as noted below.
If you are an announced winner of a scavenger-hunt game, your name and image will be published on UBC social media channels and Athletics & Recreation website.
If you have any questions or concerns about the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your personal information or the use of Scavify, please contact the Physical Activity Manager at physical.activity@ubc.ca or 604.822.4909 prior to creating an account or accessing UBC’s Scavify service.
Consent to Disclose Information
By creating an account and accessing the Scavify application, you are indicating:
- that you have read and understand the above privacy notification; and
- that you are granting your consent for storage, disclosure, and access of your personal information outside of Canada; and
- that you understand and accept that you are solely responsible for ensuring you have obtained the appropriate consent of any others who may appear in images you upload to Scavify; and
- that you had read, understand, and agree to abide by Scavify’s Terms and Conditions of Use and to Scavify’s privacy policy, as published on their website.
If you have any questions or concerns about the collection, use, and/or disclosure of your personal information or the use of Scavify, please contact the Intramural Events Coordinator at physical.activity@ubc.ca or 604.822.4909 prior to creating an account or accessing UBC’s Scavify service.
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