Updated September 9, 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.
Sponsor: The Sponsor of the PTO Today 2020 Sambucol Sampling Program Photo Contest (the "Contest") is 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” or “Sponsor”). SFM will administer and manage the Contest.
1. Contest Dates: The Contest begins October 15, 2020, at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time and ends on December 7, 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 PTOToday users who were selected to participate in the PTO Today 2020 Sambucol Sampling Program, 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 their behalf, and the Prize (defined in Section 5 below) awarded as part of the Contest will be for the Entrant and emailed to the address provided by the Entrant. Employees of the 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 the Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements as set forth herein. The Sponsor 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 the 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, PTOToday users who were selected to participate in the PTO Today 2020 Sambucol Sampling Program can enter the Contest by sharing a photo(s) of your school parent group distributing free Sambucol Black Elderberry Gummies and coupons to parents only at your school’s 2020 event. Photo(s) must be shared on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #thanksptotoday and #sambucol. Registration is free. No purchase or pledge is required to enter.
5. Prize and Odds: Five (5) Entrants will be selected as winners (the “Winner”) from all eligible entries and each Winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift as the grand prize (the “Prize”). The Prize will be in the form of a gift card, and will be emailed to the Winner at the email address provided by the Winner by no later than December 31, 2020.
The odds of winning the Prize depends on the number of eligible entries received. The Prize is nontransferable and nonexchangeable. The Prize will only be provided to the Winner with the Winner’s consent. In the event the Winner does not consent to receive the Prize, an alternate Winner will be randomly selected from the pool of Entrants.
6. Contest Judging, Notification, and Acceptance: Five (5) Winners will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Contest Period by a panel of judges comprised of the SFM Marketing Team to be judged by December 14, 2020. The criteria for judging shall be the 5 photos that best illustrate (in the sole judgment of the SFM judges) distribution of Sambucol Black Elderberry Gummies and coupons to parents. After the judges have made their final selection of Winners, Winners will be contacted during SFM's regular business hours at the applicable email addresses or phone number associated with the information that the Entrant provided at time of entry. Failure to reach a Winner by email 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 the 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: Contest entries limited to one entry per Entrant. Entrant may share more than one photo, but this does not increase Entrant’s chances of winning. 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 Sponsor and its 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 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) agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of SFM, whose decisions shall be final and binding; and (b) agrees to release and hold harmless SFM and its 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 his/her participation in the Contest and/or his/her acceptance and/or use of the 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. Winner’s Name: Names of Winners, once confirmation is complete, may be posted on the PTOToday.com website. To obtain a list of the winning Entrants and their PTO/PTA Groups, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by March 31, 2021 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.
