NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
ELIGIBILITY: The “Scotties® Back to School” Sweepstakes
(the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the
50 United States and the District of Columbia, who have
reached the age of majority in the state or district in
which he/she is residing at the time of entry into the
Sweepstakes. Void outside of the 50 United States and
the District of Columbia and where prohibited, taxed
or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors
(including immediate family members and members of the
same household of such persons, including common law
spouses) of Irving Tissue, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), its
respective affiliates (including, without limitation,
its parent, sister and subsidiary companies), agents,
participating stores, advertising or promotional agencies,
independent judging agency (“Administrator”), suppliers of
prizes and/or materials or services related to the Sweepstakes
are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes.
PROMOTION PERIOD: The Sweepstakes starts on July 1, 2008 at
12:01 A.M. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on
August 31, 2008 (“Promotion Period”) after which time the
Sweepstakes will be closed and no further entries will be
ccepted.
HOW TO ENTER: UPC Codes can be found on specially-marked
packages of Scotties® Facial Tissues, while supplies last. To
enter, go to www.scottiesbacktoschool.com (the “Website”) follow
the online entry instructions and enter your UPC Code and complete
the official online entry form with your complete name, address,
city, state, zip code, daytime phone number (optional) and email
address; and, click “Submit,” and you will be automatically
entered into the Sweepstakes; OR to enter without purchasing
Scotties® Facial Tissues, go to the Website, follow the online
entry instructions and enter the following UPC code: 63435 85160
and complete the official online entry form with your complete
name, address, city, state, zip code, daytime telephone number
(optional) and email address; click “Submit” and you will be
automatically entered into the Sweepstakes. All entries must
be received within the timelines indicated in the Drawing and
Prize Schedule chart below. No preference in awarding Prizes
will be given to a UPC code on product packages and the UPC
code found in these Official Rules.
ENTRIES: A person may use only one (1) email address to
participate in the Sweepstakes. Limit one entry per UPC code
per entry pool, as set forth in the Drawing and Prize Schedule
chart below (“Entry Pool”) per person/household during the
Promotion Period. Entries for each Entry Pool must be received
within the timelines set forth in the Drawing and Prize Schedule
below to be eligible for that particular Entry Pool’s drawing.
Sponsor’s computer will be the official time clock for online
entries. Any person, who is found to have entered more than once
per Entry Pool, or with more than one (1) e-mail address, will be
disqualified and all entries received from such person during the
Entry Pool will be disqualified. Proof of transmission (screenshots
or captures, etc.) does not constitute proof of delivery. Entries
generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed, or any other
automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified. The Sponsor
will not be responsible for late, lost, illegible, falsified,
damaged, misdirected, mutilated, garbled or incomplete entries,
which will be void. All entries become the property of the Sponsor
upon receipt and none will be returned.
PRIZES: One (1) Grand Prize: $25,000.00 awarded in the form of
three (3) annual payments of $8,333 to be deposited into a 529 Plan,
managed by a Sponsor-specified agency, subject to the terms and
conditions contained herein as well as those applicable to such a
529 Plan. In lieu of the $25,000.00 deposited into a 529 Plan,
Grand Prize winner may choose to receive a one-time payment of
$15,000.00, awarded in the form of a check(“Cash Alternative”).
Cash Alternative is at Grand Prize winner’s sole option. The
approximate retail value (“ARV”) is $25,000.00 (or $15,000.00
if winner chooses Cash Alternative).
One thousand (1,000) First Prizes: One-hundred eleven (111)
First Prizes will be awarded each Entry Pool for the first 8
Entry Pools, and one-hundred twelve (112) First Prizes will be
awarded in the 9th Entry Pool. A First Prize will be one (1) Back
to School Kit, consisting of Sponsor-specified school supplies.
ARV: $25.00 each. Total ARV of all Prizes (“Prizes”) is $50,000.00
(or $40,000.00 if Grand Prize winner chooses Cash Alternative).
All Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash
redemptions of Prizes allowed by First Prize winners or Grand
Prize winner (collectively “Winners”), but Sponsor reserves the
right, in its sole and absolute discretion, and for any reason
whatsoever, to substitute for any Prize or component of any Prize,
a substitute prize of equal or greater value without liability.
Prizes consist only of items expressly specified in these Official
Rules. Any item, cost or expense not specifically listed, as part
of the Prize(s) is the sole responsibility of the winner. No more
than the advertised number of Prize(s) will be awarded. All taxes
on Prizes are the sole responsibility of the respective Winners.
A 1099 tax form will be issued to the Grand Prize winner.
RANDOM DRAWINGS: Entry Pool Draws: One-hundred eleven (111) First
Prize winners will be selected in random drawings for each of the first
eight (8) Entry Pools, and one-hundred twelve (112) First Prize winners
will be selected in a random drawing for the ninth (9) Entry Pool, to be
held per the Drawing and Prize Schedule from among all eligible entries
received for each Entry Pool’s drawing period by Administrator. Odds
of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for each
Entry Pool. First Prize winners will automatically receive their First
Prize automatically via courier or US Mail (at Sponsor’s discretion)
within approximately three (3) to six (6) weeks after the random
drawing, to the address provided at the time of entry. Limit one First
Prize per Entry Pool per person/household. If any First Prize is
returned as undeliverable, the Prize will be forfeited and an alternate
First Prize winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries.
Non-winning entries for any Entry Pool will NOT be carried over to
subsequent Entry Pools, but WILL be carried over to the Grand Prize
Random Drawing.
Grand Prize Random Drawing: A Grand Prize random drawing will be
conducted on or about 9/10/2008 from among all eligible entries received
(including First Prize winners) throughout the Promotion Period. Odds
of winning the Grand Prize depend on the number of eligible entries
received throughout the Promotion Period. Administrator will notify
the potential Grand Prize winner by telephone, postal mail, and/or
express mail on or about 9/10/2008.
DRAWING & PRIZE SCHEDULE
| UPC automatic entries made between: |
Prize Level and number of prizes: |
Approx retail value: |
Drawing held on or about: |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 7/1/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 7/7/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
7/8/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 7/8/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 7/14/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
7/15/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 7/15/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 7/21/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
7/22/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 7/22/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 7/28/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
7/29/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 7/29/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 8/4/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
8/5/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 8/5/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 8/11/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
8/12/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 8/12/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 8/18/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
8/19/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 8/19/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 8/25/08 |
One-hundred eleven (111 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
8/26/08 |
| From 12:00:01 a.m. ET on 8/26/08 and ending at 11:59:59 p.m. ET on 8/31/08 |
One-hundred twelve (112 First Prizes) |
$25.00 each |
9/1/08 |
PRIZE FORM: Prior to being declared the Grand Prize winner and
receiving the Grand Prize, the potential Grand Prize winner must
complete and return the Sponsor’s Affidavit of Eligibility and
Release of Liability/Publicity Release (the “Prize Form”) within
7 days of notification. Failure to comply with this requirement
for any reason or return of Prize notification as undeliverable
will result in forfeiture of the Grand Prize and an alternate
winner may be selected. By completing and returning the Prize
Form, and accepting the Grand Prize, the Grand Prize winner
confirms compliance with the Official Rules, acknowledges that,
subject to the provisions contained herein, the Grand Prize must
be accepted as awarded and cannot be substituted or transferred
and has no cash surrender value, consents to the use of his/her
name, address (city and state), photographs, image, statements
regarding the Sweepstakes or any of the Prizes and/or voice,
without further remuneration, in connection with any publicity
carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor with respect to the
Sweepstakes in any media whatsoever, and releases the Sponsor,
its respective affiliates (including, without limitation, its
parent, sister and subsidiary companies), advertising and
promotional agencies, and their respective shareholders,
directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively the
“Releasees”) from and against all liability in connection with
the Sweepstakes and/or the awarding and use of the Grand Prize.
RELEASE: The Sponsor and the Administrator do not assume any
responsibility and each entrant releases the Releasees from any
and all claims, actions, damages, demands and liabilities of
whatever nature or kind arising out of, or in connection with
the entrant’s participation or attempted participation in the
Sweepstakes, including, without limitation the selection of the
Winners and the administration of the Sweepstakes. The Releasees
are not responsible for (i) the incorrect or inaccurate capture
of entry information and entries that fail to comply with the
Official Rules; (ii) any loss, damage, or claims caused by an
awarded Prize or the Sweepstakes itself; or (iii) any failure
of the website during the Promotional Period, including any
problems, human or technical, printing errors, lost, delayed,
garbled data or transmissions, omissions, interruptions,
deletions, defects or failures of any telephone or computer
lines, technical malfunctions of any computer on-line systems,
servers, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure
of any e-mail or entry to be received on account of technical
problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website,
or any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an
entrant’s or any other person's computer related to or resulting
from downloading any material connected to the Sweepstakes, all
of which may affect a person’s ability to participate in the
Sweepstakes. Entry material/data that has been tampered with or
altered is void. The sole liability of Sponsor for an irregular
UPC Code is limited to replacement with a free UPC Code, while
supplies last.
TAXES: Any winner of a prize must furnish a valid taxpayer
identification number in order to claim such prize. Winners are
solely responsible for any and all taxes due any prize. All prizes
will be reported to the applicable tax collection authorities.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants
(i) agree to read and abide by these Official Rules including
all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the
Official Rules and by the decisions of the Administrator, made
in their sole discretion, which shall be final and binding in all
matters relating to this Sweepstakes.
DISPUTES: If a dispute arises regarding who submitted an on-line
entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized
account holder of the e-mail address provided at the time of entry. The
authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is
assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line
service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning
e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted
e-mail address.
GENERAL: The Sweepstakes are void where prohibited by law and is
subject to all applicable federal, state and municipal laws and
regulations. Except as expressly warranted herein, each Prize is
provided “as is” without further warranty of any kind. The Sponsor
reserves the right to terminate, modify, or suspend the Sweepstakes
or to amend the Official Rules at any time and in any way, without
prior notice, for any reason whatsoever. Without limiting the
foregoing, if for any reason the Sweepstakes are not capable of
running as originally planned, for example as a result of tampering
or infection by computer virus, the Sponsor reserves the right to
terminate the Sweepstakes and conduct a random draw from all
previously received eligible entries.
CONSENT TO USE PERSONAL INFORMATION: The Sponsor respects your right
to privacy. By entering the Sweepstakes electronically and voluntarily
providing your personal information (including, but not limited to e-mail
address, first name, last name, date of birth, mobile phone number,
carrier/cell service provider, city, state, zip code, and daytime
phone number) (collectively “Registrant Information”) you consent
and agree to: (i) Sponsor’s collection and use of the Registrant
Information to administer this Sweepstakes; (ii) Sponsor’s use of
your Registrant Information to contact you to promote draws,
interactive features and contests similar to the Sweepstakes,
promote opportunities to subscribe to Sponsor newsletters and
promotional clubs, notify you about programs and special events.
Your consent to Sponsor’s use of Registrant Information may be
revoked at any time (without revoking your participation in the
Sweepstakes or impairing your chances of winning) by sending an
e-mail with the words “unsubscribe” in the subject line to
scotties@hawk.ca.
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR
UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS IN VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
OFFICIAL RULES/WINNER’S LIST REQUESTS: To obtain a copy of
these Official Rules or a list of the Winners, send a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to:
Scotties® Back to School Winner List
Dept. W
P.O. Box 72958
Rockford, MN 55572
OR
Scotties® Back to School Sweepstakes Rules Request
Dept. R
P.O. Box 72958
Rockford, MN 55572
Such requests must be postmarked by 8/31/08 and received by 9/8/08.
SPONSOR: Irving Tissue, Inc., 25 Burlington Mall Road, 6th Floor, Burlington, MA 01803.
© 2008 Irving Tissue, Inc.
Scotties facial tissues are manufactured, packaged, distributed
and sold by Irving Tissue, Inc. under a trademark licensed from
Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
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