Texas Rangers Fan Sweepstakes 

OFFICIAL RULES 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. ThIS Sweepstakes is open only TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (as defined in the rules below). VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.  DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW

Name: Texas Rangers Fan Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”).

 

Timing: The Sweepstakes entry period is scheduled to begin at 12:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) on 6/12/2024 and end at 11:59:59 PM Central Time (CT) on 7/23/2024 (the “Entry Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

 

Who May Enter: Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of Louisiana and Texas who are age 18 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo identification (“Entrant”), excluding the following classes of persons who are not eligible to enter:

a.   Employees, officers, and directors of Community Coffee Company, LLC, (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar Media (“Administrator”), The Kroger Company, Rangers Baseball LLC, the other MLB Entities and each of their respective franchisees, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, (collectively “Released Parties), and the members of the immediate families or households of any of the above, whether or not related. “Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Sweepstakes, parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings (including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grand children (including step grandchildren), and each of their respective spouses. “MLB Entities” means the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball (“BOC”), its Bureaus, Committees, Subcommittees and Councils, the Major League Baseball Clubs (“Clubs”), MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (“MLB”), Major League Baseball Properties, Inc., The MLB Network, LLC, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliated, and related entities, any entity which, now or in the future, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the Clubs or the BOC, and the owners, general and limited partners, shareholders, directors, officers, employees, and agents of the foregoing entities.

 

How to Enter:  To enter, visit communitycoffeerangerssweeps.com during the “Registration Period” and follow the online entry instructions provided to register. Each entrant must fully complete the online registration page with all required information including his/her first name, last name, street address, city, state, ZIP code, valid email address, phone number (including area code) and date of birth. After having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the submit button to submit your entry.  Data rates may apply. All entries must be fully complete and include all required information and must be received by 11:59:59 pm ET on 7/23/2024 to be eligible. If you enter on a wireless service provider’s network (as opposed to a Wi-Fi network), your carrier’s text and data rates will apply. You should consult your wireless service provider’s pricing plan for details. You agree to incur any and all charges imposed by your wireless carrier.  After having read and agreed to these Official Rules, click the ‘Enter’ button to submit your on-line entry form (each submission is an “Entry”). Any Entry submitted with an invalid email address will be disqualified. Limit one Entry per person and per valid email address per day during the entire Entry Period. Registering more than one time per day during the entire Entry Period (by using the same or alternate names or email addresses) will invalidate all entries by that Entrant.

 

By submitting an Entry, Entrant agrees that Sponsor and Administrator are authorized to contact Entrant via the contact information provided in such Entry to make Entrant aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes.

 

Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, damaged, or for Entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules, or for any Entry not submitted or received or lost due to any technical error or failure, human or programming error, unauthorized human intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or the failure to capture any such information or effects of hackers or failure of any electronic equipment, computer transmissions and/or network connections; all of which will be disqualified.

 

Each Entrant must submit an Entry on his/her own behalf. Any Entry submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s email address or name will be disqualified and ineligible to claim a prize. No mechanically reproduced or automated Entries permitted. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification and all such Entries will be deemed void. The authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant associated with that email address. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. All Entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

 

Winner Selection, Notification and Verification: On or about 7/24/2024, Administrator will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received to select a total of one (1) potential winner (“Potential Winner”).

 

Beginning on or about 7/25/2024, Potential Winner will be notified initially through the email address or phone number provided during Entry. If Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a Potential Winner by phone or email within 48-hours of the initial notification attempt, then that Entrant may be disqualified (as solely determined by the Administrator) and an alternate Potential Winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible Entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above (time permitting). Note: phone messages will not be left during the winner notification process.

 

During winner notification, Potential Winner must verify their eligibility to participate in and win the Sweepstakes and indicate ability and willingness to accept the prize. Potential Winner will then receive an official prize notification packet via email, which must be completed and returned to Administrator within three (3) days of receipt. If the Potential Winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to accept the prize, or elects to decline the prize, that entry shall be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate entry will be selected at random from among all remaining eligible Entries and a new Potential Winner will be notified per the procedures outlined above. Any disqualified Entrant will not receive an alternate prize substitution or compensation. Decisions of the Administrator in the selection and determination of the Grand Prize winner and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.

 

All of the following will apply to verify a prize winner (“Winner”): 1) Winner must complete and return, within 3-days of date of receipt, a prize acceptance form, a W-9 form, an affidavit of eligibility, and a liability/publicity release (where permitted); 2) Winner may be required to present a copy of a valid driver’s license or government issued photo I.D. as a condition of receiving a prize; 3) Winner will be issued an IRS Form 1099 reflecting the actual value of the prize won; and 4) Winner will be responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal taxes) on the prize received. Failure to collect or properly claim the prize in accordance with these Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited for any reason, Winner will not receive any other prize substitution or compensation, and the prize will remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided herein.

 

Grand Prize: One prize (“Prize”) will be awarded in this Sweepstakes. Winner will be eligible to receive the Prize (approximate retail value: $851.00), which consists of the following prize elements:

·         Four (4) admission tickets to a Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Field in Arlington TX on 8/16/2024.

·         One (1) parking pass for a Texas Rangers game at Globe Life Field in Arlington TX on 8/16/2024.

·         One (1) baseball merchandise item for Winner as designated by Sponsor.

·         One (1) non-reloadable prepaid Kroger gift card merchandise gift card in the amount of $500.00 that may be used wherever the gift card is accepted for payment towards any expense of Winner’s choice. Gift card will be subject to terms and conditions of the issuing bank or gift card company. Administrator reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to award multiple gift cards in varying denominations to satisfy the total amount to be awarded;

 

ALCOHOL IS NOT PART OF THIS PRIZE.  TRAVEL TO/FROM STADIUM IS NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF PRIZE. Winner will be responsible for all gratuities, meals, transportation, lodging and any other incidental costs or expenses not identified in these rules. Event date and seat location shall be as solely determined and designated by Sponsor. Tickets are subject to availability, and any applicable stadium capacity restrictions and regulations, including COVID-19 vaccination or testing policy or mask-wearing policies. Winner and guest must abide by all stadium policies.  No refund or compensation will be made in the event of the cancellation or delay of any game.

 

Actual event date and time are determined in the sole discretion of the stadium, as applicable, and may be subject to change. The terms and conditions of the tickets awarded as part of the prize will govern in the event any event date does not occur or attendance is restricted or prohibited due to weather, pandemic, an Act of God, an act of terrorism, civil disturbance, work stoppage or any other reason. Released Parties will not be responsible for any event delay, rescheduling, postponement or cancellation due to weather, pandemic, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other event that may cause the cancellation or postponement of the event. Prize award may be delivered to winner only to the registered email address or mobile phone number (for mobile/digital tickets) as provided at the time of entry and Winner notification.  Winner is solely responsible for any required software application for access to mobile or digital ticket delivery.  Once delivered, prize shall be considered delivered to Winner and Released Parties shall have no responsibility for any delivery that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered, not received or stolen.  If, for whatever reason, the event is cancelled, tickets will not be awarded, and Released Parties will have no further obligation to Winner.  If event is postponed or rescheduled, the ticket terms will govern, and Released Parties will have no further obligation to Winner.

 

Winner and guests fully understand that (a) the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and any resulting disease (together with any mutation, adaptation or variation thereof, “COVID-19”) is extremely contagious and there is an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 in any place where people are or have been present; (b) no precautions, including the protocols that may be implemented from time to time based upon public health and government-sponsored guidelines (collectively, the “Protocols”), can eliminate the risk of exposure to COVID-19; (c) while people of all ages and health conditions have been adversely affected by COVID-19, certain people have been identified by public health authorities as having greater risk based on age and/or underlying medical conditions; and (d) exposure to COVID-19 can result in being subject to quarantine requirements, illness, disability, other short-term and long-term health effects, and/or death, regardless of age or health condition.

 

Winner agrees to maintain his or her behavior and the behavior of its guest in accordance with all applicable laws, generally accepted social practices, and adhere to all rules and regulations applicable to any airline, hotel, event venue, or other entity connected to participation in any Grand Prize activity, including, without limitation, use of a Grand Prize component. Winner understands and agrees that if Winner or Winner’s guests are removed from any Grand Prize activity, or if Winner’s or Winner’s guest’s behavior at any point during the fulfillment of the Grand Prize is disruptive, causes damage, or could cause damage to person, property, or otherwise violate the policies of an entity associated with the Grand Prize, then Winner may be required to forfeit the remainder of the Grand Prize without substitution or compensation.

 

Additional Rules & Restrictions: Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. By participating, Entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. In the event an Entrant wins the Grand Prize and is later found to be in violation of these Official Rules, Entrant will be required to forfeit the Grand Prize, or reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the Grand Prize if such violation is discovered after Winner has used the Grand Prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use Entrants’ names, cities and states of residence or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or deceptive Entries or acts shall render Entrants ineligible for any prize.

 

By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to hold all Released Parties, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, contractors, agents, and representatives, harmless from any claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses or expenses arising out of or relating to Entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes, the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of the Grand Prize, or participation in prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity related thereto), and to assume all liability thereof. Released Parties shall not be liable to Winner or any other person for failure to supply the Grand Prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, any actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.

 

Entrants may only use common, typical personal computer equipment, smart or mobile phones, Internet access and cellular networks when participating in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor disclaims all liability for any Entrant’s inability to complete, continue, correct, or submit an Entry due to equipment malfunction, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, and any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, such as errors occurring to printing or advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the cancellation of a Grand Prize component, the processing of Entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize winners. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes website.

 

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes if fraud, misconduct, or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of the Sweepstakes. In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to determine the Grand Prize Winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the time/date of such termination.

 

Odds: The odds of being selected as a Winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible Entries received.

 

Privacy: Sponsor is committed to protecting privacy. To enter the Sweepstakes, Entrants must complete an official Entry with the entrant’s name, email address, mailing address and phone number. By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrants will be sharing such personal information with Administrator and Sponsor, which will be collected and used by Administrator and Sponsor for administration of the Sweepstakes, selecting winners and giving away prizes. In addition, by entering, Entrants agree to Sponsor’s and Administrator’s use of Entrant’s personal information as described in their respective privacy policies, available at https://www.communitycoffee.com/termsofuse and communitycoffeerangerssweeps.com. Sponsor may retain any Entry and winner selection information for recordkeeping purposes, but the information will not be used for any other purposes, except as described in these Official Rules. Sponsor does not sell any personal information collected as part of this Sweepstakes. Depending on your jurisdiction, applicable law may entitle you to certain consumer rights regarding the processing of your personal information. For more information about exercising your rights and our data collection and processing practices generally, please review our Privacy Policy. In the event of marketing emails from Sponsor, Entrants may opt-out of further email communications at any time by clicking on unsubscribe located in the footer of any promotional emails from Sponsor.

 

In Case of Disputes:  By participating, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court within the State of New Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs  associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New Jersey or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.

 

Winner List: For a copy of these Official Rules or a list of the prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Texas Rangers Fan Sweepstakes, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. Please specify whether you are requesting, official rules or a list of the prize winner. Requests must be received by 9/23/2024.

 

Sponsor:  The Sweepstakes Sponsor is Community Coffee Company, LLC, 3332 Partridge Lane, Building A, Baton Rouge, LA 70809

 

Administrator:  This Sweepstakes is administered by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ  07095

 

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