MRS. TŐS PIEROGIES FACEBOOK TIMELINE
SWEEPSTAKES
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT
OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
This Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50)
United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years old at the
time of entry. Employees of Mrs. TŐs Pierogies (ŇSponsorÓ), Hunter Public
Relations, LLC and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliate companies
and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family
(spouse, parents, siblings and children and their respective spouses,
regardless of where they reside) and household members of each such employee,
whether or not related, are not eligible.
The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local
laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes an
entrantŐs full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and
SponsorŐs decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the
Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set
forth herein. The Sweepstakes is
sponsored by Sponsor and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by,
or associated with, Facebook.
To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period (as defined below), users
must:
1. Leave a comment telling us how theyŐll be celebrating National Pierogy Day on the Facebook timeline post
announcing this giveaway.
The Sweepstakes begins on October 8, 2015 (i.e., the date on which the question
is posted)
and ends 24 hours from the time of post on October 9, 2015 (the ŇSweepstakes
PeriodÓ). All times are EST. Only those comments posted during the Sweepstakes
Period will be considered for entry, even if there is fewer than one (1)
eligible comment by the end of the Sweepstakes Period. SponsorŐs computer is the official
time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
Limit one (1) entry per person.
Comments containing content that is derogatory, profane, defamatory,
libelous, slanderous, disparaging, lewd, obscene, threatening, sexually
explicit, pornographic, illegal or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable
will be deleted and the user will be disqualified. Any entry that fails to
comply in all respects with these Official Rules is subject to
disqualification, as determined by Sponsor in SponsorŐs sole discretion. Once
posted, a comment cannot be revised, altered or withdrawn by the user.
On or about October 9, 2015, one (1) comment will be chosen in a random drawing
from all eligible comments received during the Sweepstakes Period and the users
who posted those comments will win a yearŐs supply of pierogies
in the form of coupons (4 coupons every month for 12 months). (ARV: $16/month).
Total Prize Value: $192.
The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries
received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Prizes are not transferable.
No prize substitutions or cash alternatives are allowed except as may be
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen
prizes. All federal, state, and
local taxes and fees associated with the prizes, if any, are the sole
responsibility of the winners.
Sponsor will comply with all income tax reporting obligations.
A winner will be notified by Sponsor "liking"
his/her winning comment and posting a ŇYouŐre a winnerÓ comment in the reply
chain on the giveaway post. It is the responsibility of each potential
winner to send a private message to Sponsor on the Mrs. TŐs Pierogies Facebook
page containing such winnerŐs name, address and e-mail address. Any winner who
does not send a private message within 48 hours of notification may forfeit
his/her prize. SENDING A PRIVATE MESSAGE IS THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED WAY TO RESPOND TO SPONSORŐS WINNER NOTIFICATION. POSTING INFORMATION ON THE MRS. TŐS
PIEROGIES FACEBOOK WALL WILL NOT BE DEEMED A RESPONSE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE
OFFICIAL RULES.
By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant, on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her
executors and heirs, agrees (a) to be bound and abide by these Official Rules
and by all decisions of Sponsor, whose decisions are final and not open to
appeal; (b) to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, Hunter
Public Relations, Facebook, and its and their parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, members, shareholders, agents, representatives, employees,
suppliers, agencies, successors, assigns, licensors, advertising or promotional
agencies and any prize-sponsoring agency (collectively, "Released
Parties"), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection with or
related to this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, from any and all
causes of action, liabilities, suits, claims (including but not limited to,
third party claims that may be made against entrants, and claims arising out of
or relating to acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or
any publicity or other public exposure of entrants, including without
limitation, claims concerning infringement or invasion of entrants' privacy or
publicity rights, or defamation, or acts undertaken in preparation for, or
participation in, the Sweepstakes), cross-claims or counterclaims, costs,
injuries, losses or damages or demands of any kind (including without limitation
personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of
publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively,
"Claims"), WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF A
RELEASED PARTY; (c) on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her executors and
heirs that he/she has no right to bring, and covenants not to bring, any claim,
action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Released
Parties; (d) to assume all risks, express or implied, associated with all
Claims released above, including without limitation, all risks concerning entry
into and participation in the Sweepstakes; and (e) that NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY
OF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE MADE OR MAKE OR ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY
WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATIVE TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES
OR A PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ITS QUALITY OR FITNESS OR
MERCHANTABILITY, AND ALL PRIZES ARE TENDERED TO ENTRANTS ON AN "AS
IS" BASIS. THERE ARE NO
WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF ANY PROMOTIONS
MATERIALS OF ANY PRIZE.
Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in these Official Rules, Sponsor further
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or cancel the Sweepstakes,
or any portion thereof, if it cannot be run as originally planned, including by
reason of tampering, unauthorized intervention or fraud; infection by computer
virus; malicious software attacks, bugs or other problems; or force majeure or
other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which impair the integrity or
corrupt the administration or security of the Sweepstakes. In such event, the Sweepstakes shall be
conducted from among all eligible entries received, if any, prior to such suspension,
modification or cancellation.
The Released Parties are not
responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by
entrants, typographical, printing errors or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) for lost,
interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP),
website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or
miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable
transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or
misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions,
failures or difficulties; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of
the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) other errors or problems of any kind
relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, whether computer, network,
technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including,
but not limited to, errors or problems which may occur in the administration of
the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or
in any Sweepstakes-related materials; (5) late, lost, undeliverable,
inaccurate, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, damaged, garbled or stolen
entries or mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may
be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrantŐs
participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of the
prize. If for any reason an
entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or
otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrantŐs sole remedy is another entry in the
Sweepstakes, if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will
be awarded. In the event that
production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more
than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be
available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated
number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible
prize claims.
Except where
prohibited and subject to the releases and other provisions of these Official
Rules, each entrant: (1) agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of
action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and
exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, New York; (2)
agrees that any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred and in no event shall include attorneys' fees
associated with participation in the Sweepstakes; (3) agrees that no indirect,
punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including
without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special
Damages"); and (4) waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all
rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.
The Sweepstakes and
these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without
regard to its conflicts of law rules.
Information collected from entrants is subject to
SponsorŐs privacy policy, which is accessible via the following link: http://bit.ly/1rvgXCo. Entrants understand that they are
providing their personal information to Sponsor, and not to Facebook.
For a list of the winners,
send a stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope to Mrs. TŐs Pierogies Timeline
Sweepstakes c/o Hunter Public Relations, 41 Madison Ave, 5th Floor,
New York, NY 10010. Requests for the list must be postmarked by October 30,
2015. Vermont residents may exclude return postage.
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