Life of Dad and Idahoan® Premium Steakhouse® Potato Soups Twitter Chat Giveaway Official Rules

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Idahoan® Premium Steakhouse® Potato Soups (“Sponsor”)

 

LIFE OF DAD AND IDAHOAN® PREMIUM STEAKHOUSE® POTATO SOUPS TWITTER CHAT GIVEAWAY OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH TWITTER (“Twitter”). A TWITTER ACCOUNT AND INTERNET ACCESS ARE REQUIRED FOR ENTRY.

 

A MOBILE DEVICE/SMARTPHONE IS NOT REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST, BUT IF A MOBILE DEVICE/SMARTPHONE IS UTILIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST, CARRIER’S STANDARD DATA RATES APPLY.

 

  1. How To Enter: Contest will take place from 8:00pm Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 25, 2017 through 9:00pm ET on January 25, 2017 (“Contest Period”). To enter for a chance to receive a prize during the Contest Period, visit twitter.com and tweet during the Contest Period outlined above. Eligible tweets (“Submissions”) must also include the hashtag #KingofSoup and follow the Sponsor @IdahoanFoods and host @LifeofDadShow (“Host”). Each submission from an entrant who meets these requirements, constitutes an entry. All entries must be received between 8:00pm ET and 9:00pm ET on January 25, 2017 to be eligible. There is no limit to the number of entries any person can make during the Contest Period, however you may only use one (1) Twitter username to enter this Contest. You may not enter the Contest with more than one (1) Twitter username or account.

 

  1. Eligibility: This contest is VOID outside the 50 United States, District of Columbia, and where prohibited even within the 50 States and DC. Contest is open to legal residents of all 50 States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older. Employees of Sponsor, Life of Dad, LLC, and all of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies and advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families (parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related, are not eligible to participate. This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void in Puerto Rico and where restricted or prohibited by law. The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied to the Sponsor for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any entrant, should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information. By entering, you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and all decisions of the Sponsor and judging organization, which are final and binding in all matters. Entrants agree to release and hold harmless Life of Dad, Sponsor and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Giveaway. Prize must be accepted as awarded, has no cash value and is non-transferable.

 

  1. Entry Content Restrictions (collectively, the “Guidelines and Restrictions”). Tweet Content Restrictions:

 

The Tweet Submission 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 Tweet Submission must not disparage the Sponsor, Host or any other person or party affiliated with the Contest;

 

The Tweet Submission must not contain brand names, tradenames, trademarks, product packaging, building exterior or interior, signage, advertising material, or any other third party identifying marks, other than those owned by the Sponsor, which entrant has a limited license to use to incorporate in his/her Submission in this Contest;

 

The Tweet Submission must not contain copyright protected materials owned by others (including any photograph, sculpture, painting, and other work of art or image published on display in any website, television channel, movie or other media, or in any building, or public or private location). The Tweet Submission must not contain images or artwork not created by entrant;

 

The Tweet Submission must not refer to third parties without their express permission;

 

The Tweet Submission must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous or in the sole discretion of the Sponsor not in good taste;

 

The Tweet Submission 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 Tweet Submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any province where Submission is created.

 

The Tweet Submission must not contain any personal identification information such as a personal name, license plate number, mailing or street address, telephone number or e-mail address.

 

The Tweet Submission generated by script, macro, robotic, programmed or any other automated means are prohibited and will be disqualified.

 

Entry into the Contest constitutes an entrant’s consent to give the Sponsor a royalty free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from and display such submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis and incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes. Without limited the foregoing, entrants waive all moral rights and assign all copyright in their Submission, and covenant, represent and warrant that the entrant has the right to refer to any third party referred to in the Submissions.

 

  1. Winner Selection and Notification: On or about January 27, 2017, all eligible entries received by Sponsor and Host will be judged by a panel of qualified judges within the designated Sponsor staff based on the following criteria: 40% creativity of answer, 30% distinctiveness of content and 30% demonstrated love of potato soup (“Judging Criteria”). The designated Sponsor staff will pick the top six (6) Submissions with the highest total score which will be deemed potential first prize winners. In the event of a tie, an additional, “tie-breaking” judge will determine the winner(s) based on the creativity of the Submission. Out of the six (6) confirmed winners, the one (1) winner with the highest total score will be deemed the grand prize winner. All decisions made by Sponsor and Host will be final. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received.

 

In order to win, the selected entrants may be asked to correctly answer a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered by email. Selected entrants may also be asked to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, IRS Form W-9, and Release of Liability/Publicity and return to the specified address and within the specified time period that confirms each selected entrant’s (a) Eligibility for the Contest and compliance with these Official Rules; (b) acceptance of the Prize as offered; (c) release of each of the Released Parties and Twitter, from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost of expense arising out of participation in the Contest, participation in any Contest related activity or the acceptance, use or misuse of any Prize, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising there from; and grant to the Sponsor the unrestricted right, in the Sponsor’s collective or individual discretion, to produce, reproduce, publish, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, adapt, modify and otherwise use or re-use the Winner’s name, photograph, address (city and state), likeness, voice, Submission and biography, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in connection with the Contest and the promotion and exploitation thereof or for other purposes, without any notice, payment, notification, permission or other consideration, whatsoever. The executed Release must be returned within the specified time period or the selected entrant will be disqualified and the Prize forfeited, without any liability to Sponsor whatsoever.

 

Potential winners will be notified on Twitter by @LifeofDadShow once their name has been drawn from eligible entries. Potential winners must respond within 24 hours of notification with his/her full name and shipping information. If a potential winner does not respond, an alternate winner will be chosen from valid entries without liability to Sponsor whatsoever. If prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner is not in compliance with these rules, or Sponsor is unable to contact the potential winner within a reasonable time period, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner selected. Additionally, selected winner for the Grand Prize must meet the following criteria. They are asked to follow Sponsor (@IdahoanFoods) and Host (@LifeofDadShow) on Twitter. No person is eligible to win more than one of the six prizes.

 

Prizes are shipped directly from the Host and Winner is not responsible for shipment of prizing, shipping fees or insurance. Host will make every reasonable effort to ensure your prizes are delivered within 30 days. Odds of winning are based on the number of tweets received during the Contest Period.

 

  1. Prize: Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of a prize is permitted, except by Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value, at its sole discretion. Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, if any, for their prize as well as all other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance, their involvement in the Contest, and any other liability. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

 

    1. GRAND PRIZE (one): Prize includes: one (1) $250 VISA gift card
    2. ADDITIONAL PRIZES: Five (5) runner-up prizes. Each includes: one (1) $50 VISA gift card
    3. TOTAL ARV OF ALL PRIZES:  $500

 

  1. General Conditions: By entering, you agree to indemnify, release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor, Life of Dad, LLC, Twitter, Inc., and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiary companies and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, licensees and assignees of each (collectively, “Released Parties”) from all claims or damages arising out of your participation in this Contest and/or acceptance, ownership or use of the prize. If for any reason any portion of the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Life of Dad, LLC, and Sponsor reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, to disqualify any individual who tampers with any entry process, and to award the prize among non-suspect, eligible entries received up to time of such action or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.

 

  1. Limitations of Liability: Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, distorted, garbled, or inadvertently deleted entries, Tweets or emails; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize, or in any Contest-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest or website or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.

 

Sponsor: Idahoan® Foods, LLC, 357 Constitution Way, Idaho Falls, ID 83402-3538.

 

All third party trademarks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

 

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Twitter.