Purina® Pro Plan® Do More for Pets Sweepstakes
Official Rules
Purina Pro Plan
2010 “Do More for Pets” Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE OR INTERNET SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA ONLY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES
LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES UNLESS YOU ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OWN
A DOG OR A CAT, AND ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The Purina Pro Plan® "Do More for Pets" Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") starts at
noon Central Time on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, and ends at 11:59:59 A.M. Central
Time on Thursday, December 30, 2010. Sweepstakes sponsored by Nestlé Purina PetCare
Company, Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, MO 63164 ("Sponsor"), and administered
by RMA, Inc., an independent judging organization.
ELIGIBILITY: Offered only in the 50 United States and the District
of Columbia to legal residents of the U.S. who own a dog or a cat and, at the time
of entry, are 18 years of age or older. If an entrant is under the age of majority
in his or her state of residence (21 if a MS or DC resident, 19 if an AL or NE resident,
18 in all other states) entrant must obtain their parent's or legal guardian's consent
prior to entering or submitting any personally identifiable information. Employees
of Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries,
advertising, promotion, production and judging agencies, including RMA, and their
immediate families (spouses, children, siblings, parents) and persons living in
the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter. This
Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void
where prohibited or restricted by law.
HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE OR INTERNET SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION IS NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. Two ways to enter: 1) Visit the Sponsor's website at www.proplan.com
between noon Central Time on January 12, 2010, and 11:59:59 A.M. Central Time on
December 30, 2010 and follow the online instructions, or 2) Print your name, mailing
address, date of birth, and daytime phone number on an 8 ½" X 11" piece of paper
and mail it along with your essay (and optional photo) to: Do More For Pets, P.O.
Box 8255, Westport, CT 06888. All entries must comply with the ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
specified below.
All entries must be posted or postmarked by 11:59:59 A.M. Central Time on December
30, 2010. Limit one entry per individual, household or e-mail address. Mechanically
reproduced, automated, repetitive and/or programmed submission of entries (including
entries using any script, macro or sweepstakes services) will not be accepted. If
you submit more than one entry, only the entry that is posted, received and processed
first will be eligible. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an on-line
entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the
e-mail address. The authorized account holder is the natural person or organization
assigned to the e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider,
or other organization, or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
All entries, essays, and photographs ("Submissions") become the property of Sponsor,
which retains all rights, including, but not limited to the right to copy, edit,
modify, adapt, publish, and/or use any Submissions in any way and in all media without
limitation forever. No correspondence about entries will be entered into, nor will
essays or photos be acknowledged or returned. If required information is not included,
entry will be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for late or incomplete entries.
Sponsor and RMA may prohibit you from participation in the Sweepstakes if, at their
sole discretion, you show a disregard for, or attempt to circumvent these Official
Rules, or act: (a) in a manner that affects the administration, security, fairness
or proper play or conduct of the Sweepstakes in any way; (b) with an intent to annoy,
threaten or harass any other entrant or the Sponsor; or (c) in any other disruptive
manner.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:Your entry must include an essay of 250 words
or less, in English, describing how you do more for pets. You are also encouraged,
but not required, to submit a photo of you and your pet. Photos submitted by mail
can be any size, in color or black & white; photos submitted electronically must
be in JPEG or GIF format with picture dimensions no smaller than 800 x 600 pixels
and a file size not larger than 400 kilobytes (uncompressed).
All Submissions (including the photo) must be the property of the entrant and must
not infringe on any third party rights. Pet(s) shown in the photo must be owned
by the entrant and live in the same household as the entrant. The photo should include
the entrant’s pet(s) and/or the entrant. All Photos depicting other animals or people,
third party logos or brands, and/or pets in unsafe conditions, at the sole discretion
of Sponsor, will not be considered.
PRIZE: One (1) Grand Prize winner will receive a one-year supply
of Purina® Pro Plan® brand Pet Food for one pet; awarded in the form of
manufacturer's coupons good for either: a) fifteen 18-lb. bags of Pro Plan®
brand Dog Food (max value $509.85), OR b) fourteen 7-lb. bags of Pro Plan® brand
Cat Food (max. value: $335.86). The coupons will be provided to the winner on an
incremental basis during the 12 month period following the conclusion of the Sweepstakes.
There will be no substitution or exchange of this prize except at the sole discretion
of the Sponsor. All applicable taxes and expenses, related to the acceptance and
use of a prize, including sales tax, are the sole responsibility of the winner.
WINNER SELECTION: On or around January 15, 2011 one Grand Prize
winner will be selected at random from among all valid electronic and mail-in entries
received between 12:00 noon Central Time on January 12, 2010, and 11:59:59 AM Central
Time on December 30, 2010, including those mail-in entries postmarked by December
30, 2010. The Grand Prize drawing will be conducted in Norwalk, Connecticut by RMA
whose decisions are final and binding. Odds of winning will depend upon the number
of eligible entries received.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Grand Prize winner will be notified by First
Class postal mail on or before January 31, 2011. If a prize notification is returned
as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.
AFFIDAVIT AND RELEASE: As a condition of being awarded a prize,
the winner will be required to complete and return to RMA within 7 days of notification,
a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, Publicity and Liability Release. If a winner
is considered a minor in their state of residence, a parent or legal guardian must
sign, and return Affidavit and Release on minor's behalf. In the event that an Affidavit
and Release is not returned within the specified time period, the prize will be
forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected at random from among all eligible
entries received.
Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes permission of
such winner (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems winner to be a minor,
winner's parent or legal guardian) for Sponsor to use, without notice or further
compensation and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media now known and hereafter
devised including, without limitation, on-line worldwide, such winner's first name,
last initial, city and state of residence for purposes of advertising, trade, promotion,
and publicity.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling
all requirements set forth in these Official Rules. By entering this Sweepstakes,
participants agree: (a) to be bound by these Official Rules and all decisions of
the Sponsor and RMA, which shall be final and binding, and (b) that the Sponsor,
its parent companies, affiliates and subsidiaries, their respective officers, directors,
agents, and employees are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (1) any
incorrect or inaccurate information associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes,
whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) any error, omission,
interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or unauthorized access to the
website or in any material associated with the Sweepstakes; (3) any injury, damage,
or loss to participants' or any other person's computer related to or resulting
from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from, or otherwise
using, the website; (4) telephone, electronic, hardware or software program, network,
internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (5) any design, typographical
or other errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes; (6) garbled, illegible,
incomplete, damaged, misdirected, late, lost, postage due, undelivered, or unprocessed
entries; (7) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor which
may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; or (8) any loss, injury
or damage of any kind caused by participation in this Sweepstakes, or by the acceptance
and/or use of any prize.
If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this
Sweepstakes or any website associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes
corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of this Sweepstakes and processing
of entries per these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any
other causes, in the Sponsor's sole opinion, corrupt or affect the administration,
security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated
in such action, and/or to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend this Sweepstakes
or any portion thereof. In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled, the Sponsor
reserves the right to conduct a random drawing to award a prize from among all eligible,
non-suspect, entries received for the applicable drawing prior to the time of the
action or event warranting such cancellation.
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any third party's failure to act in accordance
with Sponsor's instructions pertaining to the implementation of this Sweepstakes.
By entering this Sweepstakes you give your consent for Sponsor to deliver your entry
material and/or personal information to RMA and/or other sweepstakes administrators
as required for the purpose of administering this Sweepstakes. Only Sponsor, RMA
and such other sweepstakes administrators will have access to the personal information.
Information will be used in accordance with Nestlé Purina PetCare Company's on-line
privacy policy. For information regarding Sponsor's on-line privacy policy go to
www.purina.com and click on "Privacy Policy".
WHO WON: To find out who won this Sweepstakes, visit www.proplan.com
between March 1, 2011 and March 31, 2011, or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope
postmarked by March 31, 2011 to: Do More for Pets Winner, P.O. Box 2990, Westport,
CT 06880.
Trademarks are owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey,
Switzerland