NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES.
A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
- PROMOTION PERIOD: The Happily Ever After Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on June 1, 2021 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on July 30, 2021 (the “Promotion Period”) with eight (8) separate weekly entry periods, beginning each Tuesday and ending each following Monday except for the last week that runs from June 22, 2021 through June 30, 2021 (each, a “Weekly Entry Period”).
- ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of 50 United States and the District of Columbia (who reside in or near one of the Regions as listed below) (“eligibility area”), who are 18 years of age or older as of date of entry. Employees of Abbott’s Frozen Custard, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Mason Marketing LLC., their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies (collectively, “Released Parties”), and their immediate and extended family members (including but not limited to spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings) and household members of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate or win. Void outside the eligibility area and where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
- TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES: During the Promotion Period, visit com (“Website”) and follow the instructions to complete and submit the online entry form to enter the Sweepstakes and you must include your Region (as defined below) and check where indicated to agree to receive future promotional emails from Sponsor (“Entry”). You will also have the option to upload a “Happily Ever After” photo of yourself utilizing Abbotts in-store props, snapchat geo-filter, Abbott’s branding, etc. The photo will NOT be judged and uploading is optional. All Entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on July 30, 2021 to be eligible for the final drawing. Limit one (1) Entry per email address per day. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address to submit an Entry. In the event anyone else is depicted in a photo submitted with an Entry/he/she/they must have provided their consent for submission and if a minor, entrant must be the parent or legal guardian of such minor.
The Sweepstakes will run in the following eleven (11) regions (each, a “Region”): Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; Greer, SC; Sterling, VA; Massachusetts; Vero Beach, FL; Clemmons, NC; Tega Cay, SC; Concord, NC; Winter Gardens, FL; and New Orleans, LA.
ENTRY GUIDELINES: To be eligible for the Sweepstakes, Entries with Photos must comply with the following content guidelines:
Entry cannot:
- Be sexually explicit or suggestive; unnecessarily violent; derogatory of any ethnicity, race, gender, religion, sexual preference, disability or age group; or profane or pornographic;
- Be obscene or offensive, or endorse any form of hate or hate group;
- Promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), or promote illegal activities or any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;
- Defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging or libelous remarks about Sponsor (or its products or services), or other people and/or companies;
- Contain any use of trademarks, logos, landmarks, copyrighted materials owned by others (except for those of Sponsor), or otherwise infringe or violate any third-party rights, as determined by Sponsor, or contain any personally identifiable information of any individual;
- Contain any images, recognizable features or any personally identifiable information of any other individual;
- Communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate.
Entry must:
- Be original and solely created by you. It is your responsibility to obtain, prior to submission of the Entry, the approval and rights to use any content that you did not create;
- Not have been previously published, submitted, or otherwise used for any other commercial purpose.
Any Entries containing any of the above restricted materials or any other inappropriate content, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion, will be considered ineligible and will not be part of the Sweepstakes. By submitting an Entry, each entrant agrees that his or her Entry complies with these Official Rules. Each entrant also agrees that Sponsor may disqualify the Entrant from the Sweepstakes if Sponsor believes, in its sole and absolute discretion that an Entry fails to comply with these Official Rules. If Sponsor rejects any Entry, such Entry will be disqualified and will not be considered a valid Entry. The submission of an Entry is solely the responsibility of the entrant. Entries may only be made according to the method described above. Automated Entries (including but not limited to Entries submitted using any robot, script, macro, or other automated services) are not permitted and will be disqualified.
OWNERSHIP OF ENTRIES: By submitting an Entry/photo, each Entrant agrees Sponsor shall own the Entry/photo submitted (including all copyrights and/or other intellectual property thereto, and all rights embodied therein) and that only Sponsor and its designees may exploit, edit, publish, use, adapt, modify, copy, disseminate or dispose of any Entry/photo, the concepts embodied therein or any elements thereof, online, in print, film, television, or in any other media for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation or notification to the entrant of any kind, except as prohibited by law.
- RANDOM DRAWINGS: 1 winner per week for each of the 8 weeks per Region (88 in total) will be selected the next business day after each Weekly Entry Period ends from among all eligible Entries received per Region for each Weekly Entry Period. Entries will not be carried forward for any subsequent Weekly Entry Period(s). One (1) Grand Prize winner will be selected in a separate random drawing from among all eligible Entries received overall. Random drawings will be conducted by Mason Marketing LLC., whose decisions are final on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. The odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received for each Region for each Weekly Entry Period and overall.
- GRAND PRIZE WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential Grand Prize winner will be notified by phone and/or email and will be required to complete and return via email/email link, a Declaration of Eligibility, a Release of Liability and, if legally permissible, a Publicity Release/Assignment of Rights within three (3) days of Sponsor’s attempted delivery of same. Noncompliance within any specified time period or return of Grand Prize/Grand Prize notification as undeliverable, or declining Grand Prize for any reason, will result in disqualification without further notice and an alternate winner may be selected in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible Entries received.
- PRIZES, APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARVs”) AND WEEKLY WINNER PRIZE AWARD: One (1) Grand Prize: Grand Prize consists of a year’s worth of Abbott’s Custard awarded as $1,300 in gift cards ($25 per week for 52 weeks); (88) Weekly Regional Prizes (1 per Region per Weekly Entry Period): Abbott’s $25 Gift Card. Gift card terms and conditions apply. Limit one (1) prize per person/household. Prizes consist of only the item(s) specifically listed as the prize in these Official Rules. Weekly Prize winners will be required to pick up their prizes in person at their local Abbott’s store within the time specified by Sponsor. If winner does not pick up their prize in the time specified or they decline the prize for any reason, it will result in disqualification without further notice and selection of an alternate winner in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible Entries received for that drawing or depending on time, prize may just go unawarded.
- GENERAL CONDITIONS, RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners are responsible for any and all applicable federal, state and local taxes. No transfer, assignment, substitution or cash equivalent for any prize will be permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor due to prize unavailability for any reason. In such circumstance, an alternate prize of equal value will be awarded and Sponsor’s obligation to the winner will be fulfilled, and no other additional compensation will be provided. Resale of prizes is prohibited. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. If an entrant submits more than the stated number of Entries permitted, and/or if the Sponsor suspects that an entrant attempted to obtain additional Entries by using multiple or different email addresses, registrations, identities or any other method, Sponsor will void that entrant’s Entries and that entrant may be disqualified. 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. Any use of robotic, repetitive, automatic, programmed or similar entry methods or agents (including, but not limited to, sweepstakes entry services to create fraudulent phone numbers and/or identities) will void all Entries by that entrant. 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. In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed the entrant. The “authorized account holder of the email address” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization, (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder associated with the Entry. In exchange for the right to participate in the Sweepstakes, entrants/winners 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 Released Parties are not responsible for faulty, incorrect, undeliverable or mistranscribed phone/email transmissions, incorrect announcements of any kind, technical hardware or software failures of any kind including any injury or damage to any person’s computer, phone or device related to or resulting from participating in or experiencing any materials in connection with the Sweepstakes, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer or device transmission that may limit a user’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes. 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, a notice will be posted online and the drawings will be conducted from among all eligible Entries received for each drawing, prior to termination. Any damage made to the Website by an entrant will be the responsibility of the entrant and/or the authorized email account holder of the email address submitted at the time of 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.
- PUBLICITY: Acceptance of any prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness and Entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, including a winners list, unless prohibited by law.
- DISPUTES: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes that cannot be resolved between the parties, and all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action and exclusively before a court having jurisdiction located in New York. In any such dispute, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, other than entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (e.g., evidenced costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes). Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
- PRIVACY: Any personal information that an entrant provides in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be used by Sponsor to administer this Sweepstakes, contact entrants, and for the other purposes set forth in the Sponsor’s privacy policy located at Privacy Policy – Abbott’s Frozen Custard (abbottscustard.com). By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to and accept that privacy policy. By opting in, Sponsor may provide entrant with information relating to products, services and promotions of Sponsor and affiliates of Sponsor.
- WINNER LIST: To see the Grand Prize Winner’s first initial, last name, city and state, visit the Website by August 15, 2021. Winner List will be posted after the Grand Prize has been awarded.
- SPONSOR: Abbott’s Frozen Custard, Inc., 4791 Lake Avenue Rochester, NY 14612-2154.
