Quaker Kids Organic Back to School #2 Sweepstakes

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING.  THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (D.C.), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN THE RULES BELOW).  VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.  BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR (DEFINED BELOW).  DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW. 

 

Sweepstakes Dates: Entry into the Quaker Kids Organic Back to School #2 Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:01am Eastern Time (ET) on 11/3/2020 and ends at 11:59pm ET on 12/7/2020 (the “Entry Period”).  Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.  Void outside the (50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

 

Who may Enter:  Sweepstakes is open only to legal U.S. residents of the (50) U.S. and D.C., who are age 18 or older (age 19 or older if a resident of Alabama) as of date of entry except the following persons who are not eligible to enter or win:

(a)   Employees, officers, and directors of The Quaker Oaks Company (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media, LLC (the “Sweepstakes Administrator”), and each of their respective parent companies, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the design or execution of this Sweepstakes (collectively, “Sweepstakes Parties”), and the members of the immediate families or households (whether or not related), of any of the above. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes, parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grandchildren (including step-grandchildren) and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.

 

How to Enter – Two Ways:

 

1.     Online Entry with Receipt:  To enter online, first purchase Quaker Kids Organic Bites or Bars during the Entry Period from any Supermarket location (via in-store or online purchase). Next, visit www.QuakerKidsOrganic.com during the Entry Period.  Upon visiting the site, click the ‘Other’ button to connect to the registration and receipt submission page, then follow the online entry instructions provided to complete the online registration page with all required information including your first and last name, valid email address, phone number (including area code), date of birth, and state of residence.  You must also upload a photo of your valid receipt from a supermarket location, showing a purchase of Quaker Kids Organic Bites or Bars dated between 11/3/2020 – 12/7/2020.  After having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your online entry. You will receive one (1) entry into the prize drawing for every box of Quaker Kids Organic Bites or Bars listed on your properly completed and submitted receipt and entry form.  You may enter as often as you wish using this entry method, but each entry must be submitted separately, and the receipt submitted may not have been submitted previously.  Further, no duplicate, incomplete, illegible or ineligible receipts will be honored or processed, including any receipt that does not show the purchase of a box of Quaker Kids Organic Bites or Bars from a supermarket location and a date of purchase that falls within the Entry Period.  All entries must be fully complete with all required information, and must be received by 11:59:59 pm ET on 12/7/2020 to be eligible.  Any entry submitted with an invalid or duplicate receipt, invalid email address or any other inaccurate, incomplete, or incorrect information will be disqualified.

 

2.     Enter By Mail without a Purchase:  To enter by mail (no purchase or receipt submission required), legibly hand print on a 3” x 5” card or piece of paper your first and last name, valid email address (if you have one), phone number (including area code), age, and state of residence.  Mail completed 3” x 5” card or piece of paper in a #10, business-size envelope with first-class postage affixed to: Quaker Kids Sweepstakes #2, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.  NOTE:  Limit one (1) entry per outer mailing envelope, but you may submit as many separate mail-in entries as you wish during the Entry Period.  Mailing envelopes received with more than one entry inside will be disqualified and none of the entries in the envelope will be included in any prize drawing.  Information on all entries must be hand-printed.  All mail-in entries must be postmarked by 12/7/2020, and received by 12/14/2020 to be eligible. 

 

Any incomplete or illegible entries, or any entries submitted with an invalid or false information, including but not limited to email address or phone number, will be disqualified.  Sweepstakes  Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, damaged, or postage-due entries, or for entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules, or for any entry not submitted or received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or the failure to capture any such information for any reason including programming, human or technical errors,  hacking or failure of any electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network connections; all such entries will be disqualified.

 

By participating and submitting an entry, you agree that the Sweepstakes Parties are authorized to contact you via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make you aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes. You may opt-out of any further email communication at any time by simply replying UNSUBSCRIBE to any email message, or following the provided opt-out instructions.

 

Each participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf.  Any entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s email address, name or receipt, or providing any false email addresses or information, will be disqualified and ineligible to be included in any drawings.  Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using multiple/different emails, identities, duplicate receipts, or any other methods will void all of that participant's entries (including any previously submitted entries) and that participant will be disqualified.  No mechanically reproduced or automated entries permitted.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all entries submitted thereby will be deemed void.  

 

In the event of a dispute as to any online entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules.  The “authorized email account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. In the event of a dispute as to any mail-in entry, the person named on the entry will be deemed to be the entrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules.

 

By entering the Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sweepstakes Administrator.  All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. 

 

Collection and use of information in connection with the Sweepstakes will be in accordance with Sponsor’s  Privacy Policy as posted at https://www.quakeroats.com/privacy-policy.

 

Prize Drawings – Winner Selection & Notification (total of 3 winners):  Sponsor shall conduct a series of random prize drawings from among all eligible entries received from all entry methods combined as of the date and time of each drawing on or about 11/17/20, 11/24/20 and 12/15/20 to select one (1) potential winner per drawing date to receive the prize described below.

 

Note:  Limit one prize per person or household for the entire Sweepstakes Period.  All potential prize winners will be notified initially by phone and/or email following their selection.  If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a selected potential winner by phone within 72-hours of the initial notification attempt to the phone number or email address associated with that individual’s entry, then that potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries in the applicable drawing pool. Alternate winners (if any) will be notified as per the procedures outlined above. 

 

During winner notification, the selected potential winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the designated prize.  Upon verification of his/her eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the potential winner will then receive official notification via email.  If any selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, or is unable or unwilling to accept the prize or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate potential winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries in the applicable drawing pool and notified as per the procedures outlined above.  Any disqualified potential winner will not receive compensation.  Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of all prize winners and in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding. 

 

All of the following will apply to each winner: 1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form including an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and (where permitted) a publicity release;  2) Winner may be required to present proof of identification in any manner deemed reasonable and necessary by Administrator as a condition of receiving a prize;  and 3) Winner is responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal income taxes) on his/her prize.  Failure to return the required documents within the time period noted above, or to provide proof of identification if requested, will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize, which Sponsor may award to an alternate winner selected randomly from among all remaining eligible entries in the applicable drawing pool. Such alternate winner will be notified as per the procedures outlined above.

 

Each verified prize winner shall receive the following: a $100.00 gift card from the Sponsor designated supermarket or other gift card provider, use of which is subject to the terms, conditions and policies of issuing gift card provider.  Approximate retail value (ARV) of each prize award: $100.

 

Total ARV of all prizes in this Sweepstakes: $300. 

 

Prize winners must accept delivery of prize in the manner determined and designated by Sponsor.  Prize shall be shipped only to the verified winner’s residential address as provided during the entry process and/or during winner notification, or as otherwise designated by Sponsor. Prizes will not be shipped to P.O. Boxes. Allow approximately 8 – 12 weeks for shipment of prize following verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. 

 

Once shipped, prize shall be considered as awarded and delivered, and Sponsor shall not be responsible for actual receipt of delivery by winner.  Sponsor shall not be responsible for any lost, late, undelivered, misdirected, damaged or stolen delivery; or any incorrect delivery address provided by winner.  In the event of any delivery issues, including undelivered, misdirected, lost or stolen deliveries, Sponsor shall have no responsibility to replace the prize, and prize shall not be substituted by Sponsor with any alternate prize award or compensation.  Winner shall look solely to designated shipper/carrier for any lost, damaged, stolen or mis-delivered packages and not to Sponsor.  No more than the number of prizes stated herein will be awarded under any circumstances. If, due to a human, technical or other error, the number of prize notifications for any drawing exceeds the intended number of prizes, the intended number of prizes will be awarded in a random drawing from among all recipients of such notifications.

 

General Prize Conditions: All other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance or use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of winner.  All prizes are non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided herein.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with one of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable. All prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor.  Failure to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.  If a prize is forfeited for any reason, the winner will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. 

 

Additional Rules & Restrictions:  In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these Official Rules, he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.  False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrant ineligible for any prize.

 

By participating, entrants agree, to the extent allowed by applicable law, to release and hold all Sweepstakes Parties harmless from and against any claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes, or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, and to personally assume all liability therefor.  SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

 

Sweepstakes Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, pandemic or epidemic,  embargo, labor dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or any other cause beyond Sweepstakes Parties’ sole control. 

 

Sponsor disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete an entry due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors. The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any entry sent by mail or submitted online, or of prizes sent by express courier or other delivery method.  Sweepstakes  Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical, human, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at the Sweepstakes or any other website, or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes.  Sweepstakes  Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of materials relating to this Sweepstakes, the administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the cancellation of the Sweepstakes in accordance with these Official Rules, the processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize winners.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.

 

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Sweepstakes if it is unable to be conducted properly for any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure, government regulatory action or ruling,  fraud, misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes, in the opinion of the Sweepstakes Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sweepstakes Administrator, in its sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to award all previously un-awarded prizes in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.

 

IN CASE OF DISPUTES:  By participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in the appropriate  federal or state court within Cook County, Illinois; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, and in no event will entrant be entitled to receive attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.  

 

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

 

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials or notifications and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

 

Odds:  Odds of being selected as a prize winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received from all entry methods combined as of the date and time of each prize drawing as outlined above.

 

Winners List:  For a list of the prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received by 1/15/2021 to: Quaker Kids Back to School #2 Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. 

 

Sponsor:  This Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Quaker Oats Company, 555 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661.

 

Sweepstakes Administrator:  This Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.

 

 

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