Filtrete™ Brand Living
Healthier Sweepstakes
Official Rules
The following
Sweepstakes is intended for play and participation in the
Promotion begins
1. Eligibility: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF
WINNING. Sweepstakes is open only to
legal residents of the 50
2.
A) Go online to www.filtrete.com/livinghealthier
and complete the online entry form, including your complete name, street
address (no P.O. Boxes), city, state, zip code, date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy),
plus daytime and evening telephone numbers. Then click on “submit” to enter the
drawing. Entries must be received by
B)
On a plain piece of 3” x 5” paper, hand print your
complete name, street address (no P.O. Boxes), city, state, zip code, date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy), plus
daytime and evening telephone numbers.
Mail your entry with appropriate postage affixed, to: Filtrete Brand Living Healthier Sweepstakes,
Limit one (1) entry per person/household/e-mail address.
3. DRAWING: Two Grand Prize winners will be selected
in a random drawing held on or about
4. PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (ARV). Two
(2) Grand Prizes – A one year family membership to Life Time Fitness.
ARV of each grand prize: $1500. Prizes
consist of only the items specifically listed as prize. Total ARV of all prizes: $3000.
5. Prize/Winner Verification: No transfer of prize allowed. No cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except as provided herein. In case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Grand Prize winners will be required to sign and return affidavits of eligibility and liability/publicity releases (where permitted) within 14 days of written notification, or prize will be forfeited. If prize notification letter or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or any prize documentation is not submitted as required by Sponsor, the corresponding prize will be forfeited. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the Sweepstakes and a dispute thereafter arises regarding the identity of the winning entrant, the authorized subscriber of said e-mail account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. “Authorized account subscriber” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
6. General: All taxes on all prizes are solely the
responsibility of winners. By
participating in this promotion, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by
these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges, which are final and
binding in all matters relating to this promotion. No more than the advertised number of prizes
will be awarded. All submitted entries
become property of 3M and will not be returned.
By accepting prizes, winners consent to use of their names, photographs
and/or likenesses for advertising and promotion purposes in any and all media
worldwide, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where
prohibited. Participants waive the right
to assert as a cost of winning a prize any and all costs of redemption and any
liability which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said prize, or
from use, misuse, acceptance or possession of said prize. By participating, entrants agree to release
3M, Life Time Fitness, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries and
agents, including without limitation their advertising and promotion agencies,
and each of their respective directors, employees and officers (collectively
"Releasees"), from any and all liability arising from or in
connection with participation in this promotion, or the awarding, receipt or
use of any prize accepted. By entering, entrants further agree
that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity,
interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participant’s rights
and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection
with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with
the laws of State of Minnesota, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Minnesota or any other
jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Minnesota.
By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the
federal, state and local courts located in
7. Limitations of Liability: Sponsor and other Releasees are not responsible for: (i) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technology outage, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries, whether caused by the sender or any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (ii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process, (iv) electronic, clerical or human error which may occur in the administration of the sweepstakes or the transmission, receipt or processing of entries or notification of winners; or (v) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant's computer, hardware or software, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant's participation in the sweepstakes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, cancel or suspend this sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, security, or proper play, of the sweepstakes. In the event of termination, remaining prizes will be awarded in a manner to be determined by Sponsor consistent with state requirements. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Sponsor or the other Releasees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use the web site, or out of any breach of any warranty. This exclusion or limitation of liability will not apply to the extent that any applicable statute prohibits such exclusion or limitation of liability. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SPONSOR’S WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES; CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS. Any attempt by an entrant or other individual to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of this promotion, including but not limited to any fraudulent claims, may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages from any such individual, to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Participant engaging in any of the foregoing activities may be disqualified and will forfeit any prizes won.
8. Winners List: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed,
stamped business size #10 envelope by
9. Release: By participating in the promotion and accepting the prize, winner releases Sponsor, its agents, partner companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotional, production agencies and judging organizations from any and all liability, loss, harm, and including without limitation, property damage personal injury and/or death which may occur in connection with acceptance and/or use of the prize or while participating in or traveling to any price related activity. Winner also consents to the use of their name, voice, and likeness and/or photograph Sponsor, its affiliates, and agents for advertising, publicity and trade purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
By accepting the prize the winner acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor, it’s affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and the employees, officers, directors and agents of each of the above, have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize including but not limited to its quality, mechanical condition, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
10. Sponsor: 3M
Construction and Home Improvement Markets Division, 223 – 4S - 002,
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3M. ©3M 2007
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