“Saginaw Valley Dining Styles Survey” Sweepstakes—Official Rules
NO PURCHASE
NECESSARY. A PURCHASE, IF APPLICABLE, WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
A PRIZE.
1.
Sweepstakes Period. The “Sweepstakes Period” is
from 11:00:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on October 30, 2024 ("Sweepstakes-Start")
to 11:00:00 am ET on November 8, 2024 ("Sweepstakes-End").
2.
Sponsor. The sweepstakes sponsor is Aramark Educational
Services, LLC, 2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (the “Sponsor”).
3.
Eligibility. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of Michigan
who are lawful permanent residents or are lawfully present in the U.S. pursuant
to a valid non-immigrant visa, and (i) who are 18 years of age or older at the
time of entry, and (ii) who are registered students at Saginaw Valley State
University (“SVSU”). Employees, officers, directors, agents,
representatives, and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children,
siblings, and each of their spouses regardless of where they live) or members
of the same household of the Sponsor, its respective parent companies,
subsidiaries and anyone connected with the production or distribution of the
Sweepstakes (who are not affiliated with Saginaw Valley State University)
(the “Sweepstakes Entities”) are not eligible to enter or be awarded a prize.
For the sake of clarity, students/faculty working either full-time or part-time
for the Sponsor are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes.
4.
How to Enter.
You
may enter the Sweepstakes by completing the online Dining Styles survey at https://aramark.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da6aPYkkXnExzVz?Q_CHL=qr
and the optional entry form at the end of the
survey during the Sweepstakes Period.
To enter the Sweepstates via Instagram,
visit @svsufood on Instagram (https://instagram.com/svsufood). During the
Contest Period, use your Instagram account to comment on one post on the @svsufood
Instagram account ("Entry"). All Entries must be posted by the
entrant himself/herself during the Sweepstakes Period.
You may also enter the Sweepstakes without purchasing anything by clearly
hand-printing your name, address, mailing address, daytime phone number, date
of birth and email address, for which you are the authorized user, and the
prize towards which you are submitting an entry on a 4”x6” postcard and mail it
with first class postage to: “Saginaw Valley Dining Styles Survey” Sweepstakes,
c/o SVSU Dining/Aramark, 7400 Bay Rd, University Center, MI 48710. All postcards
must be postmarked by October 30, 2024 and received by November 8, 2024. Duplicate or oversized postcard entries, copies and other mechanical
reproductions are not permitted for mail-in entries and will be disqualified
from drawings. Sponsor is not responsible for illegible, lost, late,
misdirected, postage due, damaged or incomplete entries. Proof of mailing an
entry is not proof of receipt. “Authorized user” is defined as the natural
person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online
service provider or organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.)
that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated
with the email address. In the case of a dispute regarding who submitted a
particular online entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized
account holder of the email account. You
may enter only once regardless of the method of entry.
If entry is permitted using a social media platform, the following
Content Restrictions apply:
• The Entry will comply with the social media
platform’s Terms of Service.
·
The Entry must not contain material that violates
or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity
or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;
• The Entry must not disparage any person or
party affiliated with the Contest;
• The Entry must not contain material that is
inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or
libelous;
• The Entry must not contain material that
promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or
promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality,
disability, sexual orientation or age; and
• The Entry must not contain material that is
unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any
jurisdiction where Entry is created.
• In the event of a dispute, the authorized
account holder of the social media account (as applicable) specified will be
deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account holder of the account (as
applicable) is the natural person who is assigned to the account (as
applicable) by the social media platform. Sponsor reserves the right to
terminate or re-run the Contest and withhold the Prize(s) if, in Sponsor’s
reasonable opinion, there are insufficient Entries.
Entries are deemed to be
received at the time of receipt into Sponsor’s server, not at the time of
transmission by an entrant. The use of automated devices or any other mechanism
that will circumvent the proper conduct of this Contest, whether intentional or
otherwise, is prohibited. By entering, each entrant grants to Sponsor an
irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, transferable license of unlimited right,
title and interest in and to his/her Entry, including, but not limited to, all
copyright and trademark rights therein and thereto and all renewals and
extensions thereof, throughout the universe, in perpetuity, for all purposes,
in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter devised.
5.
Quantity, Prizes, Approximate Retail Value (ARV) and Odds of Winning. There will be one[MJ1] (1) C-Store Snacks in Giveaway Bag : sun chips, haribo goldbears, goldfish, cheeze-its, popcorners, pringles, reese's peanut butter cup, red bull energy drink, starbursts
(Approximate Retail Value $35.00). Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible
entries received by the Sponsor. Winner
acknowledges that the Sweepstakes Entities have neither made, nor are in any
manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee,
expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or regarding the
use, value or enjoyment of the prize. The prizes will be awarded if properly
claimed according to the Official Rules. Should the actual value of the prize be less
than the ARV stated, the difference will not be awarded in cash. Only the prizes and the value listed in the
Official Rules shall be awarded. The
right to receive the prizes is non-assignable and non-transferable and no prize
substitution, exchange or cash equivalent will be allowed except by the Sponsor
who reserves the right to substitute the prize (or portion of prize) of equal
or greater value in case of unavailability of the prize or force majeure. Prize
or prize notification that is returned as undeliverable will disqualify the
winner and an alternative winner shall be selected in random drawings at the
sole discretion of the Sponsor.
6.
Winner Selection. The winners will be chosen, on or about November 8, 2024, in a random
drawing from all eligible entries received. We will notify a potential winner
within five (5) days after the selection is made by e-mail and/or phone. A potential winner will have three (3)
business days from the date of notification to claim the prize and sign and
return an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Liability and Publicity Release. A
potential winner’s failure to timely respond or to timely provide a signed Affidavit will signify to the Sponsor
that the potential winner has declined the prize and, without further notice, the
Sponsor may select another potential winner for the prize in a random drawing
at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
The Sponsor will have no obligation to award, deliver or to select
another potential winner for a prize that has been declined or that has not
been claimed in a timely manner in accordance with these Official Rules.
7.
General. Sweepstakes administration and winner selection and verification will
be conducted by the Sponsor whose decisions are final and legally binding. No
participant or winner shall have the right to contest any decision by Sponsor
or any independent judging organization concerning any aspect of the
Sweepstakes or the interpretation of the Official Rules or the determination as
to the qualification of entries. By participating in this Sweepstakes, you
agree to be bound by these Official Rules. Proof of entry is not proof of entry
receipt. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel/terminate, modify or suspend the
Sweepstakes if in Sponsor’s sole determination it believes that the integrity
of the Sweepstakes has been, or could be, compromised or that the Sweepstakes
is not capable of running as planned or fairly, including infection by computer
virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures,
force majeure, human error or any other causes beyond Sponsor’s control. No
winner will be drawn should the Sweepstakes be cancelled/terminated if the
Sweepstakes cannot be run as planned or fairly. Sponsor reserves the right to
disqualify any discovered entry from the Sweepstakes if, in Sponsor’s sole
judgment, entrant has not fully complied with these Official Rules. Without
limitation, all of an entrant’s discovered entries will be disqualified, at the
sole discretion of Sponsor, if (i) entrant (i) attempts to enter the
Sweepstakes through any means other than as described in these Official Rules, (ii)
provides information that is inaccurate or fraudulent or (iii) attempts to
disrupt the Sweepstakes or circumvent the terms and conditions of these
Official Rules. The Sweepstakes Entities assume no liability for damage caused
to entrant's or any other person's/entity's computer hardware, software or
communications network, regardless of cause. By entering this Sweepstakes, a
participant explicitly releases, discharges and holds harmless the Sweepstakes
Entities, prize providers and their successors, estates and assigns and all their
respective shareholders, directors, officers and employees, one and all, from
any and all liability, actions, causes of action, damages, actual, incidental
or consequential, claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity, including all
“costs”, which s/he now has or may acquire, by reason of any personal injury,
death, loss of or damage to property, or any reason, occurring during or
arising out of his/her participation in the Sweepstakes and the acceptance and
use or misuse of a prize. A winner
agrees that, by accepting the prize, he or she waives the right to (1) assert
as a cost of winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption
or travel to redeem said prize, and (2) claim any liability (including
attorney's fees and costs) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to
redeem said prize (including any travel related thereto).
8.
Compliance with Laws and Taxes. The Sweepstakes is void where prohibited. If any
provision of this Sweepstakes shall be deemed to violate any federal, state or
municipal law, it shall be amended to conform to such law and all other
provisions shall remain in full force and effect. All federal, state and local
laws and regulations apply. All taxes are
winner’s responsibility and, to the extent applicable, a Form #1099 may be
issued to a prizewinner for the value of the prize as stated above or the
actual value.
9.
Promotion and Publicity. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission to use the winner's name,
voice and likeness and any and all identifying characteristics for promotional,
advertising and publicity purposes by Sponsor; this permission includes, but is
not limited to, the taking of photographs and/or videos by Sponsor's
photographer/videographer or the requesting of a photograph by Sponsor for
publicity purposes, without further consent or compensation, unless prohibited
by law and winner agrees to execute any and all documents requested by Sponsor
to convey such rights to own all the results thereof. Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to obligate Sponsor to make use of any of the rights granted
herein and winner waives any right to inspect or approve any such use of any and
every nature and kind.
10. Errors and Technical
Issues. The Sweepstakes Entities shall not be responsible for technical,
pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions in any marketing
materials or these Official Rules. The
Sponsor is not responsible for those who cannot access the Internet or cannot
click-through on the Internet for any period of time to purchase a meal plan,
regardless of technical, hardware, software, telephone, Internet, virus
contamination or network problems and for delay, failure or malfunction for any
reason including, but not limited to, lost or
unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or
telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors, force majeure, human
errors, including but not limited to, errors by the Sponsor’s representatives
who enter incorrect information into any of the Sponsor’s computer systems.
11. Ownership and Privacy. All entries
submitted become the property of the Sponsor and none will be acknowledged. The Sponsor collects personal information from
you when you enter the Sweepstakes. Such
personal information collected is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policies
found at www.aramark.com by clicking on “Privacy Policy.”
12. Disputes. Entrant agrees
that any and all disputes, claims, actions and causes of action arising out of
or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prize awarded and all issues and
questions concerning the validity, interpretation and enforceability of these
Official Rules shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of
class action, and exclusively in a court of competent jurisdiction sitting in
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania without regard for conflicts of law doctrine.
Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this
Sweepstakes and under no circumstances will entrant seek or be permitted to
obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive,
incidental or consequential damages and any other damages other than for actual
out-of-pocket expenses including any and all rights to have damages multiplied
or otherwise increased and in no event attorneys' fees or costs. Some
jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for
incidental or consequential damages, so the above may not apply to you.
13.
Names of Winners. The names of the winners will be available
on or about November 8, 2024. To obtain
a list of the winners, you may send a self-addressed, adequately stamped, #10,
business envelope to “Saginaw Valley
Dining Styles” Sweepstakes, c/o SVSU Dining/Aramark, 7400 Bay Rd, University
Center, MI 48710. Requests must be
received by November 8, 2024. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied
requests allowed; only one (1) request per outer mailing envelope.
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