MRS. T’S PIEROGIES® FACEBOOK 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 of age at the time of
entry. Employees of ATEECO, INC./Mrs. T’s Pierogies(“Sponsor”),
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 entrant’s full and
unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s 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), entrants must:
1. “Like” Mrs. T’s Pierogies on Facebook
2. Comment on the giveaway post asking fans why
they can’t live without pierogies.
The Sweepstakes begins on October 8, 2018 (i.e., the date on which the
question is posted) and ends a full 24 hours from the time of the original post
on October 9, 2018 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). All times are EST.
Only those comments posted during the Sweepstakes Period will be considered for
entry. Sponsor’s 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 Sponsor’s
sole discretion. Once posted, a comment cannot be revised, altered
or withdrawn by the user.
On or about October 10, 2018, one (1) winner
will be chosen in a random drawing from all eligible comments received during
the Sweepstakes Period and the user who posted the entry will win a year’s
supply of Mrs. T’s Pierogies in the form of 52 coupons. [One coupon/week].
(ARV: $3.99/coupon). Total Prize Value: $207.48
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
Facebook comment and posting a “You’re a winner” comment in the comments
section of entrant’s Facebook post. It is the responsibility of each potential
winner to send a private message/direct message to Mrs. T’s Pierogies via
Facebook containing such winner’s name, address and e-mail address. Any winner
who does not send a message within 72 hours of notification may forfeit his/her
prize. SENDING A PRIVATE MESSAGE VIA FACEBOOK IS THE ONLY
AUTHORIZED WAY TO RESPOND TO SPONSOR’S WINNER NOTIFICATION. POSTING
INFORMATION ON MRS. T’S 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
entrant’s 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, entrant’s 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 Sponsor’s
privacy policy, which is accessible via the following link: http://mrstspierogies.com/PrivacyPolicy. 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. T’s Pierogies Facebook 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, 2018. Vermont residents
may exclude return postage.
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