hessnatur Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. HOW TO ENTER:
Visit www.hessnatur.com/organic_baby and follow the links and instructions. Once you complete and submit the registration form, you will automatically be entered into the sweepstakes. Beginning 11/09/2009 at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) through 02/28/2009 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time(ET) (the “Promotion Period”).
2. WINNER SELECTION:
Monthly Sweepstakes: There will be four (4) monthly sweepstakes (each, a “Monthly Sweepstakes”). The entry period for each of the Monthly Sweepstakes is as follows (each, an "Entry Period"):
· Month One: Entries must be received between 12:00 am (ET) on 11/09/09 and 11:59 pm (ET) on 11/30/09.
· Month Two: Entries must be received between 12:00 am (ET) on 12/01/09 and 11:59 pm (ET) on 12/31/09.
· Month Three: Entries must be received between 12:00 am (ET) on 01/01/10 and 11:59 pm (ET) on 01/31/10.
· Month Four: Entries must be received between 12:00 am (ET) on 02/01/10 and 11:59 pm (ET) on 02/28/10.
Winners in each Monthly Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing among all eligible entries received during the Entry Period for that Monthly Sweepstakes. Administrator's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes. Every month the drawing will be conducted by Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH, whose decisions are final. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received. All winners will be notified by email.
3. PRIZES:
Twelve (12) Prizes (three per Monthly Sweepstakes): Twelve (12) winners will receive a hessnatur Organic Boiled Wool Coverall, ARV: $88. Approximate Retail Value of all prizes: $1056. All winners will be notified via email. Prizes will be awarded following each monthly drawing. All prizes are non-transferable, and no substitutions will be made.
4. ENTRIES:
Limit (3) three entry per email address per month during the entry period for the hessnatur sweepstakes. All entries must be received by hessnatur during the Entry Period, and none will be acknowledged or returned. If more than three (3) entries are received from any email address within a entry period, all entries received during such period following the initial three (3) entries received from that email address will be void. In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized holder of the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. Sponsor will not accept entries from blacklist domains, or any email address Sponsor deems to be potentially harmful to the www.hessnatur.com website. Entries using macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry will be disqualified. Proof of submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, incomplete or inaccurate entries. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an online entrant, the prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the email address. The “authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
5. ELIGIBILITY:
Open to legal residents and U.S. citizens residing in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who have reached the age of majority. No one under the age of eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry into the monthly sweepstakes is eligible. Employees of Sponsor, its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, as well as members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee, are not eligible. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited. 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 the prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
6. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:
Online entrants must have valid email address. It is entrant’s responsibility to update Sponsor of any change in email address. Expenses not specifically included in prize description and all taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner. Each prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. No transfer, assignment or substitution of a prize permitted, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize for an item of equal or greater value. All federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply. Entrants agree to be bound by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding on all matters pertaining to this sweepstakes. Winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release and where legally permissible a Publicity Release within 10 days following the date of first attempted notification. If the winner fails to comply with this deadline, or cannot be contacted, the winner forfeits the prize. If the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, the winner forfeits the prize. If the winner forfeits the prize, an alternative winner will be selected among the remaining entries. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agencies to use winner’s name and/or likeness, and/or biographical material for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. By entering the sweepstakes or by accepting any prize, winner agrees to hold Sponsor and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representative agents, successors, assigns, officers, directors, and employees harmless from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury or damage to or loss of property, caused or claimed to be caused by participation in the sweepstakes or acceptance or use of any prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any printing, typographical, mechanical, technical, human or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment.
7. DISPUTES/CHOICE OF LAW:
Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in Florida, FL. (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"), and (4) entrant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. Florida State law, without reference to Florida’s choice of law rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.
8. WINNER LIST:
Winner List requests will only be accepted after the promotion end date (listed above). For the Winner List, send an email with subject line: "Sweepstakes Winner List Request," to
winlistrequests (at) hess-natur.com Requests must be received by April 1, 2010.
9. SPONSOR:
The Sponsor of these sweepstakes is Hess Natur-Textilien GmbH, Marie-Curie-Str. 7, 35510 Butzbach, Germany.