Community
Coffee ‘Raising Our Mugs’ Contest
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT
IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE
FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID ONLY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 18 (AS DEFINED
IN THE RULES BELOW). VOID ELSEWHERE AND
WHEREVER PROHIBITED. DO NOT PARTICIPATE
IN THE CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET
FORTH BELOW.
Contest
Name: Community Coffee ‘Raising Our Mugs’ Contest (the
“Contest”).
Contest Dates:
·
Entry Period is scheduled to begin
at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on 9/8/2020 and ends at 11:59:59 pm (ET) on 9/29/2020
(the “Entry Period”).
·
Contest Judging Period is scheduled to begin
at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time (ET) on 9/30/2020 and ends at 11:59:59 pm (ET) on
10/7/2020 (the “Judging Period”).
Who may Enter: Contest is open only to legal residents of the
50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are age 18 or older as of date of entry, and have a valid
U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo ID, except the following
persons who are not eligible to enter or win:
(a)
Employees,
officers, and directors of Community
Coffee Company, L.L.C. (“Sponsor”),
Million Dollar Media, LLC (the “Administrator”), and each of the
foregoing’s respective franchisees, owners, employees, contractors, parents,
affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, wholesalers, printers,
advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated
with the design or execution of this promotion (collectively, “Released
Parties”), owners or employees of liquor-licensed distributors, retailers,
wholesalers, and the members of the immediate families or households, whether
or not related, of any of the above. “Immediate family members” includes, for
purposes of this promotion, parents (including in-laws), grandparents, siblings
(including step-siblings), children (including step-children), grand children
(including step grand children) and each of their
respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How
to Enter – Three Ways:
By participating and submitting an
entry, contestant agrees that Sponsor and its designated parties are authorized
to contact entrant via email, mail, phone or any other form of media to make
contestant aware of information pertinent to the Contest, and to distribute
information regarding the Sponsor’s featured products, special events or future
contests, promotions or offers.
Contestants may opt-out of any further email communication at any time
by simply replying REMOVE to any email message or following the provided
opt-out instructions.
General Photo Submission Requirements:
Ø Each photo must be submitted in a file
format accepted by Instagram or Twitter (i.e. Instagram App, JPG, PNG, etc.);
Ø
Must
be the entrant’s own original photo and not been previously entered into any
Contest;
Ø Any photo that is not properly submitted
or received for any reason, including any technical difficulties, upload
failures; failures to save or properly store the photo; busy signals, efforts
of hackers; or any lost or disconnected internet connections, will be
disqualified.
Additional Qualifying
Photo Requirements: Sponsor reserves the right in its sole
discretion, to disqualify any entry for any reason that it considers to not be
appropriate for the Contest. Restrictions
include, but are not limited to, the following requirements, in that it must:
·
not
be, or ever have been, submitted in any competition or Contest of any kind;
·
not
use any name, likeness, or any other identifying element, in whole or in part,
of any person, living or dead, without permission;
·
not
be subject to any third-party agreement or require payment or incurrence of any
sums to obtain further permissions of any person or entity as a result of its
use or exploitation of the idea or rights therein or portions, or modified
versions or derivative works thereof;
·
except
as relates to the sponsoring brands or approved partners, not include
trademarks, logos, or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or material
that is used without permission (including but not limited to company names,
photographs, works of art, or images published on any media) or that otherwise
infringes or violates the rights of any third party (including but not limited
to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and
licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights (i.e., “droit
morale”), or any other intellectual property rights);
·
not
feature, refer to, or mention any companies or brands other than Sponsor or
Sponsor’s brands;
·
not
include any unauthorized plagiarism of any kind;
·
not
contain nudity, inappropriate, indecent, sexually explicit, pornographic, or
obscene content or images (which shall be determined by Sponsor, in its sole
and absolute discretion);
·
not
describe children or items especially appealing to children;
·
not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages, statements,
or images;
·
not
promote excessive or underage drinking, drugs, tobacco or firearms;
·
not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation, or goodwill of
Sponsor or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or associated with
Sponsor, the Contest, or any prizes, the determination of which shall remain in
the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
not
depict or include images that may be considered unlawful, harmful, threatening,
violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive
of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, religiously, ethnically or
otherwise objectionable in any manner as solely determined by Sponsor.
Maximum of one entry per
person regardless of entry method. Any
incomplete or illegible entries will be disqualified. 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 rules, or for any entry not submitted or
received due to any technical error or failure, unauthorized human
intervention, inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, or
the failure to capture any such information for any reason including
programming or technical errors, or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer or cellular transmissions and/or network
connections; all of which will be disqualified.
Each
participant must submit an entry on his/her own behalf. Any entry submitted on behalf of another
individual or using another person’s Instagram or Twitter account, email
address, name or mobile number will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any
prize. Any attempt by any participant to
obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same,
multiple/different mobile numbers, identities, or any other methods void that
participant's entries and that participant may be disqualified. 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. All
entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
In the event
of a dispute as to the identity of any person submitting Instagram or Twitter,
the authorized account holder of the Instagram or Twitter account used to register or
post the photo used to enter the Contest will be deemed to be the registrant
and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized Instagram account holder” or
“authorized Twitter account holder” is the natural person who has been assigned
the Instagram account or Twitter account used to post the photo. Proof of being the authorized account holder
may be required.
By
registering to enter Contest, you affirm that you have read and accepted these
Official Contest Rules. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide
by the official rules of the Contest.
Contest Judging Period: An
independent panel of judges (the “Judges”) as solely determined and appointed
by the Sponsor shall review, select and designate ten (10) potential winners (each
a “Potential Winner”). Entrants shall be
judged pursuant to the following general guidelines, requirements and criteria.
Each of the following categories shall represent how a Potential Winner is
determined:
·
33.33%:
Adherence/Appropriateness to Theme
·
33.33%:
Inspiration to Others
·
33.33%:
Overall Impression/Impact
Decisions of the Sponsor,
Administrator and Judges in the determination of Potential Winners and all
matters relating to this Contest are final and binding. Potential Winners will be notified initially
by posting to the entrant’s Instagram or Twitter
account or by phone beginning on or about October 8, 2020. If the
Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with a
Potential Winner within 72-hours of the initial
notification attempt, then that entrant may be disqualified and an
alternate Potential Winner may be determined from the remaining Entries per the
procedures outlined above. Note: phone messages
will not be left during the Potential Winner notification process.
During the notification
phone call to the Potential Winner, Potential Winner must confirm his/her
eligibility, and indicate his/her willingness to accept the grand prize. Potential Winner will then be sent official
notification via email, and/or certified or overnight mail delivery.
If any selected Potential
Winner does not meet the eligibility requirements or elects to decline the
prize, that Potential Winner will be disqualified and, an alternate Potential
Winner will be selected based on the judging process outlined above. Any
disqualified Potential Winner will not receive any alternate prize substitution
or compensation. Prize may not be awarded if an insufficient
number of eligible entries are received.
All
of the following will apply to confirmed winners: 1) If requested by Sponsor or
Administrator, Potential Winner will be required to complete and return, within
five (5) days of date of receipt, an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (where permitted) signed by the Potential Winner;
2) Each Potential Winner may be required to present a copy of a valid social
security card and a valid driver’s license as a condition of eligibility. Winners will be responsible for paying all
applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all local, state and federal
taxes) on all prizes awarded. Failure to
collect or properly claim any prize in accordance with these 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.
Limit of one (1) prize per winner and per household.
Grand Prize Award: Confirmed
winners shall be awarded the following:
·
1-year
supply of Community Coffee, awarded as winner’s choice of one (1) of any of the
following three (3) options:
o
12 Ground 12oz bags of Community Coffee
o
12 Single Serve 24 count boxes of Community Coffee
o
12 Whole Bean 12oz bags of Community Coffee
·
$100
Visa Gift Card, subject to terms and conditions of Visa gift card policies
Total ARV of
all available prizes:
$2,100.00. Winners
must take delivery of prize award as specified by Sponsor or
Administrator. Prizes do not include any
other costs or expenses associated with prize redemption, delivery or use. All federal, state and local taxes are the
winner’s sole responsibility.
All
prizes are awarded as is, without any warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor.
All prize awards are non-transferable
and no cash redemption or prize substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole
discretion or as provided herein.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or
greater value, at its sole discretion, if any advertised becomes unavailable. Failure to collect or properly claim prize in
accordance with these rules will result in forfeiture of the prize. All properly
claimed prizes will be awarded. Any
unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
All
prizes requiring delivery (“Shipped Prize(s)”) will be shipped to each
confirmed winner at the address listed on his/her signed prize acceptance
documents. All Shipped Prizes will be
delivered by U.S. Postal Service or common carrier of Administrator’s choosing,
and Shipped Prizes will be deemed delivered to the winner once a Shipped Prize
is delivered by Administrator to the U.S. Postal Service or other common
carrier of Administrator’s choosing.
Sponsor and Administrator will not be responsible or liable for a late,
delayed, lost, stolen, undeliverable or damaged Shipped Prizes once delivered
to the U.S. Postal Service or other common carrier, for any loss or damages
relating to delivery, use, or misuse of a Shipped Prize, or for any entrant who
incorrectly entered their actual address during the prize acceptance
process. Please allow 2-4 weeks for
delivery of Shipped Prizes.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating, you agree to abide by
and be bound by these Official Rules. In the event any declared winner is later
found to be in violation of these Official Rules, he/she will be required to
forfeit the prize or to reimburse Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if
such violation is discovered after such winner has used the prize. False, fraudulent
or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, you agree to hold all Released Parties 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 your participation in this Contest,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winners or any other person for failure to
supply the 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
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of an entrant to complete or continue an entry due
to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond
the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability for entries
not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors. The 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, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed
transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the
Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may
limit any person’s ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or
damage to that person’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 Contest.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this
Contest, administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the Contest,
the processing of entries, or in the announcement of the prizes or prize
winners.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify or terminate the Contest if fraud,
misconduct or technical failures destroy or threaten the integrity of this
portion of the Contest, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by
Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of early
termination of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right to cause the Judges and
the Administrator to determine Grand Prize Winner in a fair and equitable
manner, if possible, from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as
of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: By
participating, you agree that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of
action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, 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 incurred, including costs
associated with entering this Contest, and in no event will entrant be entitled
to received attorneys' fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no
circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you 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 Contest, 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.
Official Rules &
Winner List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
names of the Grand Prize Winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be
received by 11/29/2020 to: Community Coffee ‘Raising Our Mugs’ Contest, P.O.
Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are requesting,
official rules or winners list.
Administrator: This Contest is administered by Million Dollar Media, LLC, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Sponsor: This
Contest is sponsored by Community Coffee Company, L.L.C..
Instagram
and Twitter are not a party to this Contest and have not offered or sponsored
this Contest in any way; and shall have no liability or responsibility for any
claim arising in connection with this Contest or any item(s) awarded.