The “PUPPeNEWS SIGN UP AND SUDS UP” Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHEREVER TAXED, RESTRICTED, OR PROHIBITED.
This Sweepstakes is governed exclusively by the laws of the United States.
1. How to Enter. Eligible recipients of the PUPP mailing list who sign up to receive the PUPP mailing list between 12:01AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on March 11, 2009 and 11:59PM ET on May 31, 2009 and remain recipients of the PUPP Mailing list through 11:59PM ET on May 31, 2009each, a “Recipient”) are automatically entered into the The PUPPeNews Sign Up and Suds Up Giveaway sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”). To join the PUPP mailing list, visit www.PUPPcares.org and enter your email address in the sign up box provided.
Limit one (1) entry per person/email address, and each entrant may only enter on his or her own behalf. Submitting more than one entry form or submitting an entry form on behalf of another person will void all entries by that potential entrant. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Partners United for People and Pets (“Sponsor”) and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed hand printed entry forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.
2. Eligibility. Participation open only to intended Recipients who are legal residents of the New York Tri-State area and are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Void outside the New York Tri-State area, as well as where prohibited, taxed or restricted by law. Entrants who opt to no longer receive the PUPP Mailing list on or before 11:59PM ET on May 31, 2009 are ineligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Employees, officers & directors of Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, dealers, manufacturers or distributors of sweepstakes materials and their immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouse) or members of the same household (whether related or not) of such employees/officers/directors are not eligible to enter. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
3. Random Drawing/Odds. One (1) winner (“Winner”) will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received on or about June 1, 2009. By entering a Sweepstakes, entrants fully and unconditionally agree to be bound by these rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
4. Prizes. One (1) winner will receive a gift certificate to Biscuits & Bath, a New York City-based dog daycare, grooming and training facility, good for one (1) dog bath and a comb-through. Total approximate retail value: $75.00. No prize is transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
5. Notification. The Winner will be notified on or around June 1, 2009 by email. Following announcement of a selected Winner, such potential Winner will be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within five days of prize notification. If a Winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt, if the Winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one prize per person/household/email address.
6. Conditions. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of each Winner. Participation in a Sweepstakes and acceptance of prize constitutes Winner’s permission for Sponsor to use his/her name, address (city and state), likeness, photograph, picture, portrait, voice, biographical information and/or any statements made by each winner regarding the Sweepstakes or Sponsor for advertising and promotional purposes without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. By participating, entrants and Winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its advertising and promotion agencies and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors, from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever including without limitation, property damage, personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules or attempt to interfere with the Sweepstakes in any way shall be disqualified.
7. Additional Terms. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Sweepstakes should (in its sole discretion) non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, Sponsor will select the Winner from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. Use of Data. Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor’s privacy policy at www.PUPPcares.org/privacy_policy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy.
9. List of Winners. To obtain the name of the Winner of the Sweepstakes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by April 30, 2009 to: PUPP, Attn: Sweepstakes Winners, PO Box 333, New York, NY 10159.
10. Sponsor. Partners United for People and Pets, PO Box 333, New York, NY 10159.