WinCo Grin To Win Official Sweepstakes Rules
SPONSOR: (WinCo Foods, P.O. Box 5756 Boise, ID 83705-5756)
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is being conducted by WinCo Foods. (the “Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the states of Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah and Washington who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Sponsor and any of their parents and affiliate companies and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings and children), regardless where they reside, and household members of each such employees are not eligible to enter. The Sweepstakes is subject to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
TIMING: The WinCo Grin to Win Selfie Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins September 1, 2015 at 12:00:01 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) and ends on September 28, 2015 11:59:59 p.m. MST. (the “Sweepstakes Period”). For the purposes of this Sweepstakes a day (“Day”) is defined as a calendar day beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. MST and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. MST. Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, valid Sweepstakes entries (“Entries”) will be accepted via the sweepstakes microsite (which is accessed via a link from Sponsor’s Facebook page) at www.WincoFoods.com/pg-sweepstakes (the “Website”). A person entering the Sweepstakes (“Entrant”) must (i) upload one selfie photo that includes an image of the individual smiling and a WinCo receipt. Each time an Entrant submits an image through the Website, the Entrant is agreeing to comply with these
Official Sweepstakes Rules and all such submittals that comply with these Official Sweepstakes Rules constitute Entries.
- All photo Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor for use by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion (except as prohibited by applicable law and per the terms of these Official Sweepstakes Rules) and will not be returned. Photos that contain more than one person must include a model release from every person in the photo Submissions without the appropriate paperwork will not be considered in the Sweepstakes.
- Selfies and photos will be screened for appropriateness before being considered for voting. Selfies and photos that are inappropriate in nature will be void of winning. Appropriateness of the photos is at the sole and exclusive discretion of the Sponsor (examples of inappropriate photos include drugs and/or alcohol, nude images, blurry/not visible images, etc.). One Entry per Entrant per week.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. You understand and agree that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook.
WEEKLY PRIZE WINNER SELECTIONS AND NOTIFICATION: Each week of the Sweepstakes, four (4) prize winners will be awarded a $25 WinCo gift card (sometimes referred to as the “Weekly Prize.”) Selection will be determined by the Sponsor based in part on the creativity of the Entry and other criteria established in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. The winning photo will be selected by a member or members of WinCo Foods. Winners might be subject to submit an additional model release. During the Sweepstakes Period, each “week” will start on Tuesday at 12:00:01 a.m. MST and end on the Monday immediately thereafter at 11:59:59 p.m. MST. Four (4) Entrants will be awarded weekly prizes during the Sweepstakes Period. All Weekly Prize winners must meet the eligibility rules in order to receive the prize. Each selected winner will be notified by mail, phone, and/or e- mail and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release releasing Sponsor with respect to the Weekly Prize and the Sweepstakes and, where lawful, a publicity release within seven (7) days of the date of issuance. If such documents are not returned within the specified seven-day period, a prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact a selected winner or a selected winner has not complied with these Official Sweepstakes Rules, the prize will be forfeited and, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate Entrant will be selected as a Weekly Prize winner for that week.
PRIZES: Weekly Prizes (4): The Sponsor will award up to four (4) Weekly Prizes during the Sweepstakes Period, each consisting of one (1) $25 WinCo Foods gift card. The odds of an Entrant winning a Weekly Prize vary, and depend on the total number of valid Entries by all Entrants. The retail value of a Weekly Prize is Twenty Five U.S. Dollars (US$25.00).
TAXES: By accepting any prize, a winning Entrant agrees that he or she is responsible for paying all applicable federal, state and local taxes, as well as any other fees, costs and expenses, associated with acceptance of the prize, and making all required filings with federal, state and local taxing authorities.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each Entrant agrees to: (a) abide by these Official Sweepstakes Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this Sweepstakes; (b) release, discharge and hold harmless the Sponsor and advertising and promotion agencies, and the respective officers, and directors, shareholders, employees, agents and representatives of the foregoing (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind resulting from your participation in the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to infringement of intellectual property rights resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from Entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or any sweepstakes-related activity or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize; and (c) whether or not an Entrant wins a prize, the use of his or her name, voice, performance, photograph, Entry (including photograph submitted with such Entry, whether or not such photograph or digital image contains the Entrant’s image or likeness), and/or likeness for programming, advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media, now or hereafter known, worldwide and on the Internet, and for a period of ten (10) years by the Sponsor and its designees, without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from Entrant or any third party and without prior notice, approval or inspection, and to execute specific consents to such use. By participating, the Entrant also agrees not to release any publicity or other materials on his or her own, or through someone else, regarding his or her participation in the Sweepstakes or the winning of any prize without the prior written consent of the Sponsor, which the Sponsor may withhold in its sole discretion. The Released Parties assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this Sweepstakes.
MISCELLANEOUS: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled Entries, or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, 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 Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the Website, the processing of Entries, the announcement of the award of any prize[s], or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the Website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes, the Website, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of these Official Sweepstakes Rules, as solely determined by the Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated Entries will be void. Should any portion of the Sweepstakes, Website, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised for any reason, including virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of Entries, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes (or portion thereof) and, if terminated, in its sole discretion, to select the potential winner[s] from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received prior to the action taken.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
WINNER’S LIST: For the name of the winners (available after Dec 31, 2015) send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope by December 31, 2015 to: WinCo Foods, C/O: Web & Social Media Group, P.O. Box 5756 Boise, ID 83705-5756.
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE OR DECREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.