READING BUDDIES SOCIAL MEDIA SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
These Official Rules, including the specific details listed in the applicable Sweepstakes Post, constitute the full and complete Official Rules for each Reading Buddies social post. This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States and District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older and who have a valid Instagram account at the time the applicable Promotion Period begins. Sweepstakes are void where prohibited by law.
1. OVERVIEW: Reading Buddies (“Sponsor”) may, from time to time, offer sweepstakes promotions via its official Instagram accounts for one (1) or more of its products or business activities. Each Sweepstakes is completely independent of other sweepstakes offered by Sponsor via social media and any other contests/sweepstakes/promotions/offers sponsored by Sponsor. The specific details of each Sweepstakes, as posted at the corresponding Sponsor social media account(s) (the applicable “Sweepstakes Post”), are made a part of the Official Rules and incorporated by reference herein with respect to the applicable Sweepstakes. Specific details include the start and end dates, entry instructions, and the prize(s) offered in a given Sweepstakes. Review both the specific details of a given Sweepstakes and these additional Official Rules.
2. ELIGIBILITY: Each Sweepstakes is open and offered only to legal residents of the 48 contiguous United States of America (“U.S.”), and the District of Columbia (“D.C.”), who are 18 years of age or older and have an Instagram account. The winner is selected and Sponsor can contact you via your Instagram account if you are a potential winner. Residents of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and U.S. territories are not eligible. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, and prize suppliers, and their immediate families (parent, child, sibling or spouse) and/or household members; and any other persons or entities associated with this Sweepstakes are ineligible to enter or win. Void outside of the 48 contiguous U.S. and D.C. and where prohibited or restricted by law.
3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By participating, those who enter a Sweepstakes (“Entrants”) agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Winning a Prize (defined below) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
4. TIMING: Each Sweepstakes begins when the applicable Sweepstakes Post is posted on the applicable Reading Buddies brand Instagram handle and ends at 11:59 AM ET seven (7) days after the date the Sweepstakes Post is posted (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s database clock is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes. Entries made outside of the Promotion Period will not be accepted.
By entering on Instagram or Youtube, you agree that your Entry conforms to the submission requirements set forth below (the “Submission Requirements”) and that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify you from the Sweepstakes and/or remove any Entry if it believes that an Entry fails to conform with the Submission Guidelines. By participating in the Sweepstakes and submitting an Entry, each Entrant hereby represents and warrants that any Entry he/she submits:
(a) is original to him/her;
(b) does not violate any law, rule, regulation, and/or guideline;
(c) does not infringe upon or invade any right of any third party, including without limitation intellectual property rights, privacy, or other proprietary right;
(d) is not defamatory, trade libelous, pornographic, or obscene, and does not contain, depict, include, discuss, or involve, without limitation, any of the following: nudity; alcohol/drug consumption or smoking; explicit or graphic sexual activity, or sexual innuendo; crude, vulgar, or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious, or other groups; or any comment that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable, or offensive; all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion;
(e) does not contain the image or personal information of any individual, including without limitation, name, telephone number, address (physical or electronic); and
(f) does not contain any commercial message, advertising link, and/or spam; comparison or solicitation for products and/or services other than products of Sponsor; political or religious content; or any identifiable third-party product, trademark, brand name, logo, and/or trade dress.
To be eligible, Entries must actually be received by Sponsor during the Promotion Period. Entries received by Sponsor after the end of the Promotion Period are VOID. Those who do not follow all the instructions, do not provide the required information in their Entry, or do not abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or using any e-mail address or Instagram account other than the Entrant’s, or submitted at any other website, including, without limitation, commercial promotion subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified. Your submission of an Entry constitutes your representation of eligibility, consent to participate in the Sweepstakes and consent for Sponsor to obtain, use, and transfer your name, address, photograph and other information for Sweepstakes administration regarding the Sweepstakes and a Prize.
5. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, The Reading League, Inc.. and each of their respective parents, employees, officers, directors, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, sales representatives, advertising and promotional agencies (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim, liability, or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt, use, or misuse of any Prize, including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors that may prevent an Entrant from submitting an Entry; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (c) printing errors; (d) errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of Entries; or (e) injury, death, 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 of any Prize. Released Parties assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Released Parties are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to the Entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in this Sweepstakes. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages or equitable or injunctive relief.
6. WINNER DETERMINATION/NOTIFICATION: Following the conclusion of the Promotion Period, ten (10) potential winners will be randomly selected by Sponsor from among all eligible Entries submitted and received by Sponsor during the Promotion Period. Odds of winning are based on the number of eligible Entries received by Sponsor during the Promotion Period. Each potential winner will be contacted via direct message to the Instagram account used to submit his/her Entry. If the potential winner does not respond within three (3) days after the first attempt to contact him/her, or the Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, that potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the Prize. Winning the Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein, including, without limitation, configuring privacy settings to ensure that potential winners can receive messages from Sponsor.
Except where prohibited by law, each potential winner may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and/or a publicity release within seven (7) days of receipt prior to claiming the Prize. In the event of noncompliance with this requirement (if applicable) or if potential winner cannot be contacted for any reason, the Prize will be forfeited, an alternate winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries received, and Sponsor shall have no liability or obligation to such person.
7. PRIZES: Ten (10) winners will be selected by Sponsor from all eligible Entries in the Promotion Period. Each Winner will receive the prize specified in the Sweepstakes Post, valued at US$25.00 (the “Prize”) approximately four- (4-) to six- (6-) weeks after receipt by Sponsor of a completed affidavit (if applicable). Prize is subject to availability and may be substituted by Sponsor for a prize of equal value at Sponsor’s discretion. No substitution or transfer of Prize by Winner will be permitted. Approximate retail value (ARV) of all Prizes: U.S. $25.00.
8. PRIZE CONDITIONS: All federal, state, local, or other tax liabilities, including but not limited to income taxes or like amounts in connection with a Winner’s award, acceptance, or use of the Prize arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of the Winner. Where required by law, Sponsor will report to the relevant tax authorities all applicable Prizes.
By accepting a Prize, where permitted by law, the Winner grants to the Released Parties and those acting pursuant to the authority of Sponsor (which grant will be confirmed in writing upon Sponsor’s request), the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide IN ALL MEDIA without limitation at any time a Winner’s full name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness and/or biographical information, and posts and comments, for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further payment or additional consideration, and without review, approval or notification.
In no event will Released Parties be responsible or liable for any damages or losses of any kind (including without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages) arising out of participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse, or any harm resulting from the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a Prize.