THE 2024 DUCK® BRAND KIDS IN NEED FOUNDATION SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE SWEEPSTAKES.
A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH INSTAGRAM
- PROMOTION PERIOD: The 2024 Duck® Brand Kids in Need Foundation Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on August 15, 2024 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on August 30, 2024 (the “Promotion Period”).
- ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of date of Entry. Void outside the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, and where prohibited and restricted by law. Employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives of Shurtape Technologies, LLC. (“Sponsor”), Don Jagoda Associates (“Administrator”), the Kids in Need Foundation, their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, governors, owners, partners, distributors, retailers, advertising/promotion/service agencies, dealers, licensors, agents, suppliers, and independent contractors, (collectively, the “Released Parties”) and each of their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household (defined as spouses, parents, siblings and children and anyone else residing in their same household) are not eligible for the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
- TO ENTER: During the Promotion Period, to enter, you must (i) access your Instagram account; (ii) like the Sweepstakes post; and (iii) comment a school supplies emoji in the comment section of the post to gain one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes (“Entry”). For each Entry received (up to 5,000 Entries), one roll of Duck® Brand duct tape will be donated to the Kids in Need Foundation. By entering, you agree unconditionally and irrevocably to release Instagram, Sponsor, and Sponsor’s affiliates, employees, officers, and directors from any liability arising from the Sweepstakes. You may only use one (1) Instagram account to enter. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same Instagram account to submit an Entry. There is no Entry limit. You must have a non-private Instagram account to enter and have your account privacy setting set to “Off”. An Instagram account can be opened for free by downloading the Instagram application from the Apple store or Google Play. Entries must comply with Instagram Terms of Use (com/about/legal/terms/).
Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant's Entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Normal internet access and data charges imposed by your internet/wireless phone service provider may apply. See your internet/wireless provider for pricing plan details. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means and Entries by any means which subvert the Entry process are void. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar Entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, sweepstakes Entry services to create fraudulent email addresses, Instagram accounts and/or identities) will void all Entries by that entrant. In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the Instagram account used to enter will be deemed the entrant. “Authorized email account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Potential winner(s) may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder associated with the Entry.
Entries will not be judged but must adhere to the Entry Guidelines indicated below, as determined by Sponsor in their sole discretion.
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
- Entry must be original and any text contained in Entry must be in English.
- Entry must not (and entrants represent and warrant that it will not), violate or infringe any third-party copyright, trademark, trade dress, or other proprietary right of any entity or person (living or deceased), including but not limited to rights of privacy, publicity or portrayal in a false light.
- Entry must not reference any commercial/corporate advertising, including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names (other than Sponsor’s), slogans, political, or religious statements, or be otherwise objectionable, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
- Entry must not include any commercial solicitation or promotional materials, websites, contact information or personally-identifiable information (e.g., first or last name, address, phone number, place of work, email address, etc.).
- Any Entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified and may be deleted.
- Entry must not contain material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
- Entry cannot defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor, the Released Parties, or their respective products and services, or other people, products or companies.
- Entry must not contain content that is false, inaccurate or misleading.
- Entry must not include references to any activity that Sponsor deems to be, in their sole discretion, lewd or indecent.
By submitting an Entry in this Sweepstakes, entrant grants Sponsor and all other such persons as Sponsor may designate, the absolute, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual right and permission to use, reproduce, publish, store, post, display, distribute, modify, prepare derivative works of and/or otherwise use the Entry, in any manner, form, format or media now or hereinafter created, including on the Internet, and for any purpose, including but not limited to advertising of Sponsor, the Sweepstakes, and Sponsor’s products, all without further notice, consent or payment.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Instagram.
- RANDOM DRAWING: One (1) Grand Prize winner will be randomly selected on or about September 3, 2024 from among all eligible Entries received during the Promotion Period. Random drawing will be conducted by the Administrator, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the drawing. The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Promotion Period.
- WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand Prize winner will be notified via Direct Message to potential winner’s Instagram handle on or around September 5, 2024 after the completion of random drawing. Winner will then be required to complete, via email, a Declaration of Eligibility/Release of Liability/Publicity Release (“Declaration”), within 3 days of notification attempt or prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected. If potential winner fails to return the completed Declaration within three (3) days, Declaration is returned as undeliverable, entrant shall be deemed to be ineligible, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be selected. Declaration will be sent via email. Return of prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate selection. If an entrant is disqualified for one of the reasons mentioned above and an alternate is selected, the alternate must complete and return the required documents in the timeframe specified. Potential winner is subject to verification by Sponsor/Administrator, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. An entrant is not a winner of the prize unless and until entrant's eligibility have been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete.
By accepting the prize, winner consents to the use of his/her/their name, image, likeness, photograph, voice, and biographical material for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes by the Sponsor, in any and all media now or hereafter devised, including but not limited to, any online announcements on any of the Sponsor's’ websites or social media channels, worldwide in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification, or permission, except where prohibited by law.
- ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE & ACTUAL RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”): Grand Prize consists of one (1) check for the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) made payable to the confirmed Grand Prize winner. ARV For Grand Prize; $1,000.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS, RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Winner is responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes. No transfer, assignment, substitution for prize will be permitted. In no event will more than one (1) prize outlined in Rule #6 be awarded. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means and Entries by any means which subvert the Entry process are void. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. The Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected, invalid or unintelligible Entries, which will be disqualified. In exchange for the right to participate in the Sweepstakes, entrants/winner agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any and all liability (including, but not limited to, damages caused or claimed to be caused, losses, or injury) arising out of participation and/or acceptance/use or misuse of the prize, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes materials and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control. The Released Parties are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the Sweepstakes material, administration of the Sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prizes. NOTICE: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims not known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for undeliverable emails, including but not limited to those resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering by a user's Internet service provider and/or email client or for insufficient space in user's email account to receive email. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, misconduct or technical failures threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes; or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration or security of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor, in their sole discretion. In the event of termination, the drawing for the prize will be conducted from among all eligible Entries received prior to termination. Any damage made to any website by an entrant will be the responsibility of the entrant and/or the authorized email account holder of the email address associated with the Entry. Sponsor reserves the right to prohibit the participation of an individual if fraud or tampering is suspected or if the individual fails to comply with any requirement of participation as stated herein or with any provision in these Official Rules.
- MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONS: Except to the extent pre-empted by federal or other applicable state law, the Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between entrant and Sponsor, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in Ohio, having competent jurisdiction, which court shall apply the laws of the State of Ohio without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof.
- PRIVACY: Any personal information that an entrant provides in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be used by Sponsor and Administrator to administer this Sweepstakes, contact entrants, and for the other purposes set forth in the Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.duckbrand.com/privacy-policy. By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to and accept that privacy policy.
- WINNER LIST: For the Winner List, available after September 17 2024, send an email to: [email protected] with “2024 Duck® Brand Kids in Need Foundation Sweepstakes 01-2465-24” as the subject line. Requests must be received by 10/17/24. Winner List will be sent after the winner has been verified and the prize awarded.
- SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Shurtape Technologies, LLC, 23150 Just Imagine Drive, Avon, OH 44011; The Administrator of the Sweepstakes is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc, 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, NY 11747.