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The FTD Mom & Me Sweepstakes
Official Rules and Regulations
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES
OF WINNING.
ELIGIBILITY: Florists’ Transworld Delivery, Inc. (“Sponsor” or “FTD”) announces
the “FTD Mom & Me Sweepstakes,” which is open only to legal residents of
the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and the provinces of Canada
(excluding the Province of Quebec) who are at least 21 years or older as of the
date of entry. Both the person submitting the entry (each, a “participant”) and
the person eligible for becoming the Grand Prize Winner, as described below,
must meet the foregoing requirements. In addition, the person eligible for
becoming the Grand Prize Winner must be a mother. Void where prohibited or
restricted by law. Void in Quebec. Sweepstakes is governed by U.S. and Canadian
law and subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws
and regulations. By entering the Sweepstakes, all participants agree to accept
and be bound by all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and
Regulations (“Official Rules”).
Employees, directors, FTD member florists and their employees (as well as
members of any of their immediate families or household) of Sponsor and its
parents, affiliates, divisions, licensees, subsidiaries, sponsors, advertising
and promotional agencies, and sweepstakes promotional partners are not eligible
to participate in or win the Sweepstakes.
HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. From 9:01 AM CST on April 28, 2008 through and
including 11:59 PM CST on May 12, 2008 (the “Entry Period”), Sponsor will
conduct a Sweepstakes, as specified below. There are 3 ways to enter the
Sweepstakes, as follows:
(A) Entry with Purchase: During the Entry Period, one entry will be received
for each order of “The FTD Mother’s Day Bouquet,” “The FTD Spring Garden
Bouquet,” “The Laura Ashley Bouquet presented by FTD,” or “The FTD Spring
Splendor Bouquet” that is sent to a mother as follows:
(1) for each qualifying purchase through FTD.com or 1-800-SEND-FTD, one entry
will be submitted automatically; and
(2) for each qualifying purchase through a local FTD member florist (by phone
or in person) that is transmitted via the FTD Mercury Communications Network
for clearing through FTD’s clearinghouse, one entry will be submitted
automatically. In order to be transmitted via the FTD Mercury Communications
Network, the purchase must be ordered through one FTD member florist and delivered
by a second FTD member florist.
The person entered into the drawing in connection with the entry with purchase
will be the customer making the qualifying purchase; however, the person
eligible for winning the prize will be the recipient of the qualifying
purchase, which recipient must be a mother in order to qualify. If the customer
would like to decline entry into the Sweepstakes, he/she may e-mail
corporate@ftd.com and request to be removed.
(B) Free Entry via Entry Form at Participating FTD member florist locations:
During the Entry Period, official entry forms will be available at
participating FTD member florists in the United States and Canada (excluding
Quebec). No purchase at the participating FTD member florist location is
necessary to enter. Simply complete the entry form (available at the FTD member
florist location during regular business hours) by hand printing (1) your full
name, address, contact phone number, and e-mail address and (2) for US
residents, the full name and address of the person you want to be the Grand
Prize Winner, who must be a mother. Then deposit the completed entry in the
official ballot box located at the participating FTD member florist location.
(C) Free Entry Permitted by Mail: During the Entry Period, you may send in a 3
x 5 card on which you have hand printed (1) your full name, address, contact
phone number, and e-mail address and (2) for US residents, the full name and
address of the person you want to be the Grand Prize Winner, who must be a
mother. The card must be sent to: FTD Mom & Me Sweepstakes, PO Box 7053,
Downers Grove, IL 60515-7053. All mail-in entries must be postmarked no later
than May 12, 2008 and received by the last mail delivery on May 22, 2008.
Notice Regarding Canadian Residents: Canadian participants will not be asked to
provide the name or contact information of a mother in connection with the free
entries (whether by entry form at FTD member florist locations or by mail).
Instead, if a Canadian free entry is selected to win, the Canadian participant
will select a mother at that time to be the potential Grand Prize Winner and
will be required to obtain that mother’s prior written consent in order to be
contacted by FTD. If a Canadian entry with purchase is selected to win, the
Canadian participant must obtain the prior written consent of the mother who
received the qualifying purchase in order to be contacted by FTD. Similarly, if
a US free entry or entry with purchase is selected to win and the potential
Grand Prize Winner is a resident of Canada, such US participant must obtain the
prior written consent of the mother designated or who received the qualifying
purchase, as applicable, in order to be contacted by FTD.
All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or
returned.
WINNER SELECTION: On or about May 27, 2008 around 1:00 PM CST, one entry will
be randomly selected by an independent judging organization from all eligible
entries received during the Entry Period. Subject to compliance with these
rules, the Grand Prize Winner will be the recipient of the qualifying purchase,
if the winning entry was an entry with purchase, or the mother designated by
the participant submitting the free entry form or mail-in card, if the winning
entry was a free entry without purchase. The Grand Prize Winner must be a
mother. The decision of the judges will be final and binding in all matters
related to the Sweepstakes. The odds of winning will depend on the total number
of eligible entries received via all three of the specified methods of entry.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Sponsor will provide notice by telephone, mail, or e-mail
with respect to the selected entry within 7 days after the drawing. For US
entries where the potential Grand Prize Winner is a US resident, the
notification will go to the applicable mother. For Canadian entries and for US
entries where the potential Grand Prize Winner is a Canadian resident, the
notification will go to the participant submitting the entry or making the
purchase, and, as indicated above, the participant first must obtain the
consent of the mother who is the potential Grand Prize Winner in order that
Sponsor may notify the mother that she has been selected as the potential Grand
Prize Winner. In any case, the selected Grand Prize Winner must meet all
eligibility requirements specified in these Official Rules, including the
timely execution and return of all documents referred to in the “General Rules
and Regulations” section of these Official Rules. The return of any prize
notification as undeliverable, the failure to obtain the consent of a selected
Canadian Grand Prize Winner, as described above, or the failure of the selected
Grand Prize Winner to claim the prize, return the signed documents in the time
period required (as indicated below), or comply with these Official Rules (or
the failure of the person who submitted the selected Grand Prize Winner to
comply with these Official Rules) will result in disqualification of the
selected Grand Prize Winner, and an alternate winner will be randomly selected
at Sponsor’s discretion. If either the participant or selected Grand Prize
Winner is not available to speak with Sponsor's representatives after two
attempts or fails to respond to a written notification within 10 days of
mailing or e-mailing, or if a telephone number, mailing address, or e-mail
address was not provided for the participant or selected Grand Prize Winner, as
applicable, in connection with the entry submitted, the participant and
selected Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified, and an alternate winner will
be randomly selected at Sponsor’s discretion. Notice to Canadian Participants
or selected Grand Prize Winners: If the selected Grand Prize Winner is an
eligible Canadian resident, such person must also correctly solve, unaided, a mathematical,
time-limited, skill testing question to be administered via telephone by the
Sweepstakes administrator within a 7-day period following the notification of
being selected as a Grand Prize Winner in order to claim the Grand Prize.
Should the selected winner not be able to correctly solve the skill testing
question, an alternate winner will be randomly selected from all eligible
entries.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE: One Grand Prize Winner will receive a new 2008 Cadillac
CTS Coupe. Approximate retail value of Grand Prize: US $35,500.
The Grand Prize Winner must take delivery of the vehicle from Sponsor. Sponsor
will have the vehicle delivered to the residence of the Grand Prize Winner on a
day and time determined by Sponsor, which will be no later than 6 months
following the final determination of the Grand Prize Winner. Vehicle color and
optional accessories, if any, will be determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
The Grand Prize Winner is responsible for all taxes and expenses, including
sales tax, registration, title, and license fees, insurance, and all other
costs incurred in claiming, registering, or using the vehicle. The vehicle will
be delivered solely with the express limited warranties set forth in the
vehicle’s owner’s guide, which warranties will be provided exclusively by the
vehicle manufacturer, and not by Sponsor. Vehicle will be released only (a)
upon proof of valid driver’s license that is honored in the
state/province/territory in which the Grand Prize Winner resides at the time of
entry and (b) compliance with any applicable laws, including satisfactory proof
of insurance, all of which must be verified on the date of delivery.
All other expenses not specified herein are the Grand Prize Winner’s sole
responsibility. The Grand Prize Winner is responsible for the reporting and
payment of all federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local taxes (if
any) (and any other applicable taxes, fees, customs duties, and surcharges)
related to the awarded prize. If the Grand Prize Winner is an eligible Canadian
resident, he or she may be required to pre-pay any applicable taxes and customs
duties prior to delivery of the awarded prize.
TOTAL APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF GRAND PRIZE: US $35,500.00.
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS: By entering this Sweepstakes, each participant,
and by accepting the prize, the Grand Prize Winner, grants Sponsor and its
designees the right, unless prohibited by law, to use his or her name, voice,
picture and likeness, without compensation, notification or approval for the
purpose of advertising and publicizing the goods and services of Sponsor and
all matters related to the Sweepstakes, in any manner or medium, throughout the
world in perpetuity. The Grand Prize Winner will be required to sign, without
limitation, (1) an affidavit of eligibility, which will include confirmation of
compliance with these Official Rules (including a declaration the that Grand
Prize Winner is a mother) and acceptance of the Grand Prize as awarded, (2) a
liability release, (3) a tax acknowledgment form, where applicable, which will
include the winner’s tax identification number for tax reporting purposes
(where applicable), and (4) except where prohibited by law, a publicity release
for the use of the winner’s name and likeness, all of which documents must be
returned within 10 days of issuance of notification.
Sponsor expressly disclaims any responsibility and participants, by entering
this Sweepstakes, and the Grand Prize Winner, by accepting the prize, agree to
indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor, and its employees, officers, directors,
shareholders, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, licensees,
advertising and promotional agencies affiliated with the Sweepstakes,
promotional partners, participating establishments and any independent contest
judges appointed by Sponsor, from and against any and all claims, demands,
actions and/or liability for injury, damage or loss whatsoever relating to or
arising in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes (regardless of the
cause of such injury, damage or loss) and/or the delivery and/or subsequent use
or misuse of any of the prizes awarded.
No more than the stated number of prizes per these Official Rules will be
awarded. No substitution or transfer of prizes or cash redemptions are permitted
by the Grand Prize Winner, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any
prize(s) of equal or greater value for any reason whatsoever.
Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, delayed, not received,
damaged, misdirected, stolen, postage due, or illegible entries, typographical
or printing errors, technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind, lost
or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
computer transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind, whether
originating with sender or recipient, which may limit or affect a person’s
ability to participate in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may withdraw, amend, or
terminate this Sweepstakes at any time for any reason without prior notice but subject
to applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, in the event of sabotage,
acts of God, terrorism, computer virus or other events or causes beyond
Sponsor’s control that corrupt the fairness, integrity, administration,
security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, in
its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes, in whole or
in part. In the event of cancellation of the Sweepstakes for any reason,
Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect
entries received prior to the event requiring such cancellation. False or
deceptive entries or acts will render a participant (and his/her applicable
entries) ineligible.
IN NO EVENT WILL SPONSOR, AND ITS PARENTS, AFFILIATES, DIVISIONS, LICENSEES,
SUBSIDIARIES, SPONSORS, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND SWEEPSTAKES
PROMOTIONAL PARTNERS OR ITS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS AND AGENTS, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR
LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF A PARTICIPANT’S OR THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER’S
ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE FTD.COM INTERNET SITE; THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR
PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SAID SITE, OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING CONCERNING THE AWARD AND USE OF ANY PRIZE. WITHOUT
LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON SAID SITE AND ANY PRIZES AWARDED ARE
PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations
or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion
of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not
apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations
regarding these limitations or exclusions.
OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNERS LIST: During the Entry Period, a copy of these Official
Rules will be available by following the Sweepstakes link from the www.ftd.com
website, by mail as described below or at participating FTD member florist
locations. Following confirmation of the Grand Prize Winner, the Winner’s List
and Sweepstakes Summary will be posted on the www.ftd.com website for a period
of no less than 45 days following completion of the Sweepstakes. For a copy of
the Official Rules or the Winners’ List, send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope (residents of Canada, WA and VT need not include return postage) to
the following address by July 31, 2008 (please specify “Official Rules” or
“Winners”) – FTD Mom & Me Sweepstakes, PO Box 7053, Downers Grove, IL
60515-7053. Limit of one request per envelope.
SPONSOR: Florists’ Transworld Delivery, Inc., 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers
Grove, IL 60515. |