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Official Rules for our Giveaways/Contests

January 1, 2001


Macaroni Kid Hickory - Official Rules

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN. A PURCHASE OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. DO NOT ENTER THIS SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY AND A LEGAL RESIDENT OF AND CURRENTLY RESIDING IN ONE OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK.

ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD. 

ENTRIES VALID BETWEEN DATES LISTED ON ORIGINAL ARTICLE

  1. Giveaway Summary: Any entries received after the giveaway period will not be considered. This Giveaway consists of A MINIMUM OF ONE WINNER drawn from all eligible entries received between dates posted in the original contest article. To enter, fill out the entry form found at Hickory.MacaroniKid.com. You will be asked to enter your name and a valid email address belonging to you. By entering into this sweepstakes, you consent to permit Macaroni Kid to contact you in the event you win and in the event you win, share your email address with the sponsor of the giveaway. No purchase necessary and purchase anywhere will not, in any way, increase the chances of winning. One entry per household per announced giveaway. Entering more than once is prohibited and does not increase your chances of winning. The winner(s) will be chosen using www.random.org. Entry in this giveaway does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes. By participating in this Giveaway, each entrant unconditionally agrees to comply with these official rules.
  1. Privacy Policy: It is Macaroni Kid’s privacy policy not to share, sell, loan, or rent entrant’s contact information (name, email address, etc.) to any third party. However, by entering into this sweepstakes you consent to allowing Macaroni Kid to: (1) contact you via email to alert you if you have won; and (2) post your first name and last initial along with the prize you have won in the event you win on Macaroni Kid’s website and/or Facebook page. In addition, in the event you win, your contact information may be shared with the prize provider for the purposes of facilitating the delivery of your prize.
  1. Drawing:  The entry form can be found at hickory.macaronikid.com. Winner(s) will be randomly selected from all eligible entries using www.random.org. Macaroni Kid will announce the winner on its website and will contact the winner via email. If a potential winner declines the prize, fails to respond to three email efforts to contact him or her to use the prize, Macaroni Kid will select another winner. If a dispute arises over a prize, the winner is the person to whom the email account is registered.
  1. Prizes: Prizes are listed in the original giveaway/contest article and can be found at www.hickory.macaronikid.com.
  1. Conditions of Participation: Each prize winner is responsible for any and all federal, state and local taxes, along with any other fees or expenses, associated with any prize he or she wins. Accepting a prize constitutes the winner's consents to the use of their name, city, and state for advertising and promotional purposes without compensation or notice, to the extent such use is permitted by law.
  1. Eligibility: To be eligible to win a giveaway prize, the entrant must fill out an official entry form during the active dates of the giveaway/contest. Entrant MUST be a subscriber to Macaroni Kid Hickory Western Piedmont to be eligible to win. An entrant is not eligible to win if he or she is under 18 years of age as of the contest close date, or not a legal resident of and currently residing in North Carolina. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to enter or win. One entry per giveaway.  If you enter more than once, you may be excluded from the giveaway. Odds of winning depend on the total number of entries. Macaroni Kid is not responsible for problems encountered with computer systems, equipment, failure of email, or problems with the internet or entrant’s internet connection.

Macaroni Kid assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, problems or technical malfunctions of any computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received on account of human error, technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of the website, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including any injury or damage to any entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this Giveaway. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY ALTER OR DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, MACARONI KID LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

  1. Disputes/Governing Law/Jurisdiction: Any dispute arising out of this sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the state of Minnesota, without reference to its choice of law rules. By participating in this giveaway, all participants submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the state of Minnesota for resolution of any disputes arising hereunder.
  1. Winner Information: Winners will be notified by email to the email address provided and the winner’s first name will be posted on your local Macaroni Kid site. 
  1. Sponsor: Macaroni Kid Hickory Western Piedmont

Release: By entering and participating, entrant agrees to hold harmless, defend and indemnify (i) Macaroni Kid, LLC, (ii) Macaroni Kid Hickory Western Piedmont local site and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers and advertising and promotion agencies of each; and (ii) the sponsor identified above from and against any and all claims, demands, liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described), losses, costs or expenses, with respect to or arising out of or related to: (i) entrant’s participation in the Giveaway, or (ii) entrant’s participation in any Prize-related activities (including, without limitation, any property loss, damage, personal injury or death caused to any person(s).