Think Veggies First Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. Think Veggies First Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 a.m., Eastern Time (“ET”) January, 2019 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on February 28, 2019, (“Sweepstakes Period”). Sweepstakes is sponsored by Tommy’s Superfoods, LLC (the “Sponsor”), PO Box 605, Corte Madera, CA 94976.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who have attained the age of majority in his or her state or territory of residence as of the Sweepstakes start date. Employees, officers, and directors of the Sponsor, Road Warrior Creative, LLC (the Administrator) and their immediate family members and household and those of any corporate affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies of the Sponsor, and any other entities directly associated with this Sweepstakes (together the “Released Parties”) are also not eligible to participate. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, eligible participants are invited to enter the Sweepstakes on the Sponsor’s promotional page on their website. Once there they will need to register to join the “Think Veggies First Challenge” (the “Challenge”) by filling out the required fields on the registration form. This will earn each participant one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.
Entrants can earn extra Sweepstakes entries by posting photos of veggie-centric meals on their Instagram page and using the #ThinkVeggiesFirst and the #Sweepstakes hashtags along with including @TommysSuperfoods in their caption. Entrants may earn up to four (4) entries a day by posting a different photo each time for a maximum of two hundred and thirty-six (236) extra entries. The maximum possible number of entries an Entrant may receive during the Sweepstakes Period is two hundred and thirty-seven (237) per person.
Entrants must have a non-private Instagram account to enter. Entries posted by a private Instagram account will not be recognized. Entrants who do not have an account can sign up for a free account at www.instagram.com. Each Entry should adhere to the Instagram Guidelines and their Terms of Service that are posted on their website. By submitting an Entry, each Entrant consents to receive from the Sponsor a comment if applicable, on the promotional post notifying such Entrant that he/she is the potential Prize Winner and must send a direct message back to the Sponsor with their contact information. Any Entrant found to be using multiple accounts from the same platform to enter the Sweepstakes may be disqualified. In addition, Entrants must enter the Sweepstakes using only a personally-registered Instagram account. Any Entrant found to be using the account of a group, company, or other association may be disqualified.
Proof of submission of an Entry is not considered proof of delivery to or receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor and Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) late, incomplete, delayed, or misdirected entries; (b) causes beyond Released Parties’ reasonable control that jeopardizes the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes; (c) any Entry submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules; (d) incorrect or inaccurate Entry information; (e) any typographical or other error in the printing or advertising of this offer, in the administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement/notification of the prize Winners; or (f) cheating or fraud by any participant. Any incomplete or non-conforming Entry will be disqualified. Each Entry becomes the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned except as provided herein. By participating, each Entrant consents to the Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of their personal information for the administration of this Sweepstakes.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Photo Submissions must conform to the formats specified and accepted by the application as a jpg, gif, or png file. The photos submitted must be representative of vegetable-centric meals. Submissions must be the original work of the person who entered. Entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright of any submission he or she submits. By entering a Submission, each entrant guarantees that he or she is the author and copyright holder of the Submission. Sponsor will not assist any entrant with the development or production of a Submission. Each entrant represents and warrants that a Submission does not infringe any other person’s or entity’s intellectual property rights. Entrant agrees to obtain written permission granting all rights required from any identifiable person that appears in the photo. Submissions must not contain any unauthorized third-party owned material or intellectual property, including, but not limited to, trademarks, logos, except for those of the Sponsor. Additionally, entrant represents and warrants that he or she will not have and will not acquire any trademark rights, copyrights, or any other rights in or to Sponsor’s trademarks, trade names, logos or other intellectual property. Sponsor specifically reserves all its rights to protect its intellectual property against any infringement or other illegal or improper use.
The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove a Submission and disqualify any entrant from the Contest if it believes that the Submission fails to conform to the Submission Guidelines contained in these Official Rules. Submissions which include any content that may be deemed inappropriate, indecent, obscene, or disparaging of the Sponsor, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will be disqualified.
Sponsor shall have the right to edit, adapt and publish any or all of the Submissions and may use them for any proper purpose, including, without limitation, for Sponsor’s advertising/promotional purposes or in any media in association with the Sweepstakes without attribution or compensation to the entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected Submissions, which are void.
DRAWING AND NOTIFICATION: A random drawing to determine one (1) Grand Prize Winner will take place from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period on or about March 5, 2019. All drawings will be conducted by the Administrator, an independent judging organization whose decisions are final in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. The odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible entries received at the time of each drawing. The potential winners will be notified by the email address that they submitted when they registered for the Challenge.
PRIZES: One Grand Prize Winner will receive one hundred (100) bags of Tommy’s Superfoods which will be delivered in the form of one hundred (100) coupons each good for one (1) free bag of Tommy’s Superfoods. Each coupon has a maximum retail value of $4.00. Total Grand Prize ARV is $400. Total Prize Pool ARV is $400.
PRIZE CONDITIONS: If a prize or prize notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to a potential winner, if potential winner cannot be reached within three (3) calendar days from the first notification attempt, or if potential winner fails to return requisite documents within the specified time period, or if a potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, then such person shall be disqualified and an alternate winner will be selected for the prize at issue. All taxes, if applicable, are the sole responsibility of the winner. The winner’s entry and acceptance of the prize offered, constitutes permission (except where prohibited) for the Sponsor to use such winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice and address (city and state), as well as the photos and social media posts, in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without notice or further compensation. No substitution or transfer of prize or election of cash in lieu of prize will be permitted. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to substitute any part of the prize package with another prize of equal or greater value in the event that the prize (or any component thereof) is not available. Decisions of the Sponsor are final and binding.
INTERNET LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part, at any time, without notice and award the prizes using all non-suspect eligible entries received. No responsibility is assumed 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, or for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or telephone lines, computer on-line 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 participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes or downloading any materials in the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON (S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner based on an e-mail address, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
USE OF DATA: Sponsor will be collecting personal data about the winner in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Please review the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy that can be found on their website, https://tommyssuperfoods.com/privacy-policy/. By accepting a prize, the winners hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
TERMS & CONDITIONS: This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. By entering the Sweepstakes, where permitted by law, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless the Released Parties, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, shareholders, and agents from any and all liability, loss, damage, or injuries to any person (including death) or property of any kind sustained in connection with their participation in the Sweepstakes or from their acceptance, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of the prize, or for any typographical or other error in the printing, offering, or announcement of the prize. Entrants further acknowledge that the Released Parties have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, relating to the prize, including, but not limited to, its quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the Sweepstakes mechanics and/or implementation will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules. The Administrator reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, violates these Official Rules. This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited.
DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, you agree 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 the appropriate court located in the State of California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
WINNERS LIST REQUESTS: To request confirmation of the name and address of the winners, please send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope by February 28, 2018, to: Think Veggies First 2019 Sweepstakes Winner’s List Request, PO Box 605, Corte Madera, CA 94976.
SPONSOR: Tommy’s Superfoods, PO Box 605, Corte Madera, CA 94976.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram. Participants are providing their information to the Sponsor and not to Instagram.