PTO Today Sambucol Social Contest 2020 | Official Rules
Revised August 21, 2020
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ONLINE ACCESS REQUIRED.
Co-Sponsors: The Co-Sponsors of the 2020 PTO Today Sambucol Social Contest (the "Contest") are School Family Media LLC, the owner and operator of the PTOToday.com website (“PTOToday”), with offices located at 100 Stonewall Blvd., Suite 3, Wrentham MA 02093 ("SFM"), and Sambucol with offices located at 5030 Camino De La Siesta, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108 (“Sambucol”), and together with SFM, the “Co-Sponsors”). SFM will administer and manage the Contest on behalf of the Co-Sponsors.
1. Contest Dates: The Contest begins August 28, 2020, at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time and ends on September 4, 2020, at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time ("Contest Period"). SFM's computer is the official entry submission portal and time-keeping device for the Contest.
2. Eligibility: Subject to the additional restrictions in these Official Rules (the “Official Rules”), the Contest is only open to those who post entries on the Contest’s Facebook post or Instagram post (collectively, the “Official Contest Posts”), are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and are at least 18 years or older at the time of entry, and who meet the Entrant requirements (see section 4 in these Official Rules). Each Contest entrant (an “Entrant”) is entering the Contest on behalf of an associated school (“Designated School”) and the Prize (defined in Section 5 below) awarded as part of the Contest will be for teachers at a Designated School and mailed to the address of the Designated School. Employees of either Co-Sponsor or any of their respective affiliated entities, and the immediate family members of such employees, and any persons domiciled with any such persons, are not eligible to enter the Contest. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
3. Participation: Participation constitutes Entrant’s unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and SFM's decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements as set forth herein. The Co-Sponsors and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, suppliers, distributors, prize suppliers, advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, "Affiliates") are not liable for any injury or damage to your or any other person's computer or its contents relating to or resulting from participating in or downloading any materials concerning this Contest, or from other technical difficulties, failures, or other errors of any kind. SFM reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Contest, as solely determined by SFM. In the event that the Contest is compromised by a virus, non-authorized human intervention, tampering, or other causes beyond the reasonable control of SFM which corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper operation of the Contest, SFM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify, or terminate the Contest. Should the Contest be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, SFM reserves the right to award prize based on the non-suspect, eligible entries received before the termination date.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SFM RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES) FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
4. How To Enter: During the Contest Period, members of Parent Teacher Associations, Parent Teacher Organizations or similar groups, who view the Official Contest Posts on Facebook or Instagram can enter on behalf of their Designated School for a chance to win by posting a comment in the comments sections of the Official Contest Posts and each comment must be a unique back-to-school health tip to enter (“Contest Posting Criteria”). Registration is free. No purchase or pledge is required to enter.
5. Prize and Odds: Ten (10) Winners from Facebook or Instagram will be selected as winners (the “Winner”) from all eligible entries and each Winner will receive a Sambucol gift basket containing a variety of Sambucol products, plus a few additional health/wellness types of products for their Teachers Lounge as the prize (the “Prize”). The approximate retail value of each Prize is $180.00.
The odds of winning one of the Contest prizes depend on the number of eligible entries received and the timing of an Entrant’s entry. The Prize is nontransferable, nonexchangeable, and has no cash value. There are no cash substitutions. If a prize becomes unavailable, or at Co-Sponsor's sole discretion, Co-Sponsors may award substitute prizes of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Co-Sponsor's sole discretion. Limit one prize per Winner. Prizes will only be provided to a Winner with the Winner’s consent and mailed to their Designated School. In the event a Winner does not consent to receive a prize, an alternate Winner will be selected.
6. Contest Judging, Notification, and Acceptance: The ten (10) Winners will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period by a panel of judges comprised of the SFM Content Team to be judged by September 11, 2020. The criteria for judging shall be the ten (10) most original posts (in the sole judgement of the SFM judges) on back-to-school health tips on Facebook or Instagram. After the judges have made their final selection of Winners, Winners will be contacted during SFM's regular business hours by the Facebook or Instagram accounts the Entrant used at time of entry. Failure to reach a Winner by Facebook or Instagram after three (3) attempts may result in the disqualification of that Winner and forfeiture of the Winner’s interest in the Prize. SFM will, at its sole and absolute discretion, be free to select an alternate Winner from among all remaining eligible entries. A Winner may waive its right to receive a prize.
Winners are solely responsible for reporting and payment of any and all taxes on prize received, if applicable. Winners may be required to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Publicity and Prize Release ("Affidavit") (except where prohibited by law), which must be returned as directed by SFM in order to claim the prize. Failure to complete, sign, and return the Affidavit or to comply with any term or condition of these Contest Rules will result in a Winner's disqualification, the forfeiture of its interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to an alternate Winner. If a prize is not won and claimed by the eligible Winner in accordance with these Official Rules, it will not be awarded and will remain the property of SFM. The decisions of SFM regarding the selection of Winners and all other aspects of the Contest shall be final and binding in all respects.
7. Limitations on Entry: Entrants may enter multiple times, but each entry must be a unique comment to qualify and consistent with the Contest Posting Criteria. All entries must be fully and accurately completed. Use of any automated system to participate in the Contest or subvert the entry process is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all associated entries will be void.
The Co-Sponsors and their respective Affiliates are not responsible for incomplete, inaccurate, illegible, unintelligible, damaged, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, delayed, or stolen entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware, or software, whether originating with sender or a Co-Sponsor or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing, or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize, or in any Contest-related materials. In the event of a dispute of who submitted an online entry, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent and he/she must comply with these Official Rules. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by SFM at its sole discretion, and SFM reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Contest. All entries become the property of SFM and will not be acknowledged or returned.
8. Release of Liability: By entering the Contest, each Entrant: (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of SFM, whose decisions shall be final and binding; and (b) agree to release and hold harmless each Co-Sponsor and their respective Affiliates from and against any and all claims, suits, causes of action, or other proceedings of any kind for losses, costs, damages, or other liabilities of any kind arising out of their participation in the Contest and/or their acceptance and/or use of any Contest prize, including, without limitation, due to personal injury, death, and/or property damage; claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
9. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes Entrant’s consent to SFM's and its Affiliates' use of Entrant's name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, and/or hometown and state of residence for any commercial or promotional purpose in any and all media, now or hereafter devised, worldwide in perpetuity, without further payment or consideration, notification, or permission.
10. Winners’ Names: Names of Winners may be posted on the PTOToday.com website. To obtain a list of the winning Entrants send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by December 31, 2020 with the Official Contest name written on the envelope, to: PTOToday c/o School Family Media LLC, 100 Stonewall Blvd., Suite 3, Wrentham MA 02093.
