Gatorade Team Shop Giveaway Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”)
ABBREVIATED RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. MULTIPLE ENTRY DEADLINES APPLY. Open to legal U.S. residents of the 50 U.S./D.C., 18+ Begins 12:00:00 p.m. EDT 10/1/2024 & ends 11:59:59 p.m. EDT 10/31/2024. One winner will receive a $2,500 credit to use on products and equipment at Gatorade.com/Team-Shop. Subject to Official Rules. Participation is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy. Sponsor: The Gatorade Company, 433 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607.
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER, WIN OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. INTERNET ACCESS REQUIRED. MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY APPLY IF USING A MOBILE DEVICE TO PARTICIPATE. MULTIPLE ENTRY DEADLINES APPLY.
1. SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR: Gatorade Team Shop Giveaway Sweepstakes is sponsored by The Gatorade Company, 433 W Van Buren St., Chicago, IL 60607 (“Sponsor”) and is administered by Paragon Marketing Group, LLC, 550 W Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60661. (“Administrator”).
2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins on October 1, 2024, at 12:00:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) and ends on October 31, 2024, at 11:59:59 P.M. EDT (“Sweepstakes Period”). For purposes of this Sweepstakes, a “day” begins at 12:00:00 A.M. EDT and ends at 11:59:59 P.M. EDT during the Sweepstakes Period, with the first “day” of the Sweepstakes Period beginning at 12:00:00 P.M. EDT and ending at 11:59:59 P.M. EDT on October 31, 2024.
3. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and are affiliated with a sports team. Officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of Sponsor and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, “Sweepstakes Entities”) and each of their immediate family members (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses and the “steps” of each, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Sweepstakes terms and conditions (these, “Official Rules”), and Sponsor’s decisions and interpretations, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. For purposes of the Sweepstakes, an entrant’s residential address and e-mail address will be the physical address and e-mail address provided upon entry into the Sweepstakes. Entrants will not be allowed to change their e-mail address. Entrants must have valid residential mailing address within the 50 United States or D.C. at time of entry and prize fulfillment or entrant will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants.
4. HOW TO ENTER:
Click the link provided in the email, LINK HERE , between October 1, 2024, at 12:00:00 P.M. EDT and October 31, 2024, at 11:59:59 P.M. EDT (the “Entry Period”), and follow the on-screen instructions, including submitting the required information, for entering the sweepstakes, which includes providing their first and last name, Email address, complete mailing address, phone number, identify if they are (Parent, Coach, or Athlete) and if they are affiliated with a team.
Each entrant must have read and accepted these Sweepstakes Official Rules during registration to be able to participate in the Sweepstakes. An email/text message will be sent to individuals who have opted in to receive communications from Gatorade.
Once an individual has completed all the requirements set forth in Section 4. above, they will receive one (1) entry into the Drawing as set forth in Section 5 below. For the purpose of these Official Rules, Entries shall be referred to herein each as an “entry” or collectively as “entries.” LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY, REGARDLESS OF ENTRY METHOD, PER PERSON/ACCOUNT/EMAIL ADDRESS/PHONE NUMBER PER DAY THROUGHOUT SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD. More than one (1) entry from any person/email address will be void. Entries that do not conform to all of the instructions, provide the required information in their registration form, or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be void and entrants who do not abide by these Official Rules may be disqualified.
5. PRIZES/DRAWINGS:
There will be one (1) First Prize drawing during the Sweepstakes Period as more particularly set forth Below (“Drawing Date”).
First Prize: One (1) First Prize will be awarded during the Sweepstakes Period (the “First Prize”). The drawing for the First Prize will be conducted on or about November 5, 2024. The First Prize consists of a $2,500 credit to Gatorade.com/Team-Shop. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $2,500.
The Drawing will be conducted by an independent judging organization. The odds of winning a First Prize depend on the number of eligible entries received for the corresponding First Prize Entry Period. Limit of one (1) First Prize per person/household throughout the Sweepstakes
Total ARV of the First Prize awarded during the Sweepstakes: $2,500.
6. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential winner will be selected in a random drawing on the Drawing Date from among all eligible entries received during the First Prize Entry Period. The Potential First Prize Winner may be notified by the phone number and/or email address listed on their Entry. The Potential Winners will be notified by phone or by email within three (3) days following the corresponding drawing and may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (except where prohibited) and any other requested documents within three (3) business days from the date of attempted notification, or the prize may be forfeited. Prizes won by an eligible entrant who is a minor in his/her state of residence will be awarded to minor’s parent or legal guardian, who must sign and return all required documents. If any potential winner is (i) disqualified, found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules; (ii) declines to accept a prize; (iii) does not reply to notification as stated above, the prize may be forfeited. Upon verification of eligibility, prizes will be shipped to the winners at the physical addresses (P.O. Boxes are not permitted) provided upon entry into the Sweepstakes, within six (6) to ten (10) weeks. Winners shall be solely responsible for payment of any and all federal, state, and local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the prizes they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, are used . The winner is required to provide the Sponsor a W-9 form and will be required to provide a valid social security number or tax identification number before the prize will be awarded for tax reporting purposes. Winners may be issued an IRS 1099 tax form for prizes over $600. Any difference between stated approximate value of prize and actual value of prize will not be awarded. All other costs and expenses not expressly set forth herein shall be solely each winner’s responsibility. Sponsor is not responsible for any undelivered e-mails, including without limitation, e-mails that are not received because of a winner’s privacy or spam filter settings which may divert any Sweepstakes e-mail, including any winner notification e-mail, to a spam or junk folder. Prizes that are unclaimed, unredeemed, or returned as undeliverable may not be awarded, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Prizes are non-transferable and no prize substitution, exchange or cash equivalent will be allowed, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, in the case of unavailability of the prize or force majeure, at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Neither Sponsor, nor the Sweepstakes Entities shall be held responsible for any delays in awarding the prize for any reason. Prizes will only be delivered to addresses in one of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. (P.O. Boxes are not permitted).
7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree that the Sponsor, Sweepstakes Entities and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, website providers and each their respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, representatives, designees, agents, its parents and affiliates (collectively, “Released Parties”) are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, illegible, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, postage due or undeliverable postal mail, including in connection with the shipping of Prizes; (ii) any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability/unavailability; (iii) garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/network accessibility, availability or traffic congestion; (iv) any technical, mechanical, printing or typographical or other error; (v) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; (vi) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Sweepstakes, whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries; (vii) any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to entrants or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes and/or accepting a prize; and (viii) entries that are late, undelivered, forged, lost, illegible, misplaced, misdirected, mutilated, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled, for which postage is due or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules. Further, neither the Released Parties nor Sweepstakes Entities are responsible for any unanswered or undeliverable winner notifications.
By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules, including entry requirements; (ii) to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to these Official Rules; (iii) that under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (iv) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs; (v) to waive all of their rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against any of the Released Parties and Sweepstakes Entities in connection with the Sweepstakes; and (vi) to forever and irrevocably agree to release and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may arise in connection with: (a) the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, any Sweepstakes-related activity or element thereof, and the entrant’s entries, participation or inability to participate in the Sweepstakes; (b) the violation of any third-party privacy, personal, publicity or proprietary rights; (c) acceptance, attendance at, receipt, travel related to, participation in, delivery of, possession, defects in, use, non-use, misuse, inability to use, loss, damage, destruction, negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the use of a prize (or any component thereof); (d) any change in the prizing (or any components thereof); (e) human error; (f) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Released Parties; (g) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof); or (h) the negligence or willful misconduct by entrant.
If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes or proceed with the Sweepstakes in its sole and absolute discretion. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, may elect to randomly award the prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. In no event will more prizes be awarded than are stated in these Official Rules. Sponsor may modify and amend these Official Rules as they appear online from time to time during the Sweepstakes for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES INCLUDING THE PRIZES, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
8. DISPUTES: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BY ENTERING INTO THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS LOCATED IN ILLINOIS FOR ANY ACTION OR DISPUTE ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION THESE OFFICIAL RULES. YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY ON YOUR OWN BEHALF, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OR MASS ACTION. YOU FURTHER AGREE TO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. DO NOT ENTER INTO THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS.
9. PRIVACY: Please see Sponsor’s privacy policy located at: https://contact.pepsico.com/gatorade/privacy-policy for details of Sponsor's policy regarding the use of personal information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes. If you are selected as a winner, your information may also be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.
10. PUBLICITY RIGHTS: By participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to allow the Sponsor and Sponsor’s designee the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable right to use their name, address (city and state), biographical information, likeness, picture and other information and content provided in connection with the Sweepstakes for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes in all media worldwide including, but not limited to, on television and the Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
11. GENERAL: Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to disqualify any entrant found or suspected, in their sole and absolute discretion, to be tampering with the operation of the Sweepstakes; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner or with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Sweepstakes. Any attempted form of participation in this Sweepstakes other than as set forth in these Official Rules is void. If it is discovered that a person has registered or attempted to register more than once using multiple phone numbers, e-mail addresses, residential addresses, multiple identities, IP addresses, use of proxy servers, or like methods, all of that person’s entries will be declared null and void and that person will not be awarded any prize that he/she/they such person might have been entitled to receive. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Sweepstakes will void any attempted participation affected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. Entrants and/or potential winners may be required to provide proof of identification and eligibility as required by Sponsor or Administrator In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the e-mail address submitted on the registration form associated with such entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an Authorized Account Holder. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If any provision of these Official Rules or any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or other portion thereof should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Official Rules valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the prize documents will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. No entrant shall have the right to modify or amend these Official Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision and such provision shall remain in full force and effect. In the event of any conflict with any Sweepstakes details contained in these Official Rules and Sweepstakes details contained in any promotional materials (including but not limited to point of sale, television and print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the details of the Sweepstakes as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.
12. WINNER LIST: For a list of winners, interested individuals should mail a self-addressed stamped business envelope to: Gatorade Team Shop Giveaway Sweepstakes, C/O Pat Whelan, PepsiCo 433 W Van Buren St 3N Chicago IL, 60607. Winners list requests must be received no later than November 30, 2024.
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