DR. BROWN’S “4th of JULY GIVEAWAY 2021” SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES – July 2021

DR. BROWN’S “4TH OF JULY GIVEAWAY 2021” SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES – JULY 2021

 

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. THE PURCHASE OF ANY

GOOD AND/OR SERVICE OR THE COMPLETION OF AN ENTRY FORM WILL

NOT INCREASE A PARTICIPANT’S CHANCE OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES

IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ONLY (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND OTHER U.S. TERRITORIES). ALL

FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY.

THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. THE ODDS OF WINNING

DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED.

 

2. SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR: The “Dr. Brown’s 4th of July Giveaway

2021” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Handi-Craft Company, with an address

at 4433 Fyler Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri 63116 (“Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes entry period

starts on July 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM Central Time (“CT”) and ends on July 7, 2021 at 11:59PM

CT (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Eligibility for entry into the Sweepstakes will cease at the

applicable time and date, and all entries received thereafter will be considered disqualified and

will be ineligible for participation. If Sponsor does not receive your entry for any reason, or if

your entry is not entered correctly, the entry will be invalid and you will be ineligible to

participate or win. Sponsor’s clock will be the official clock of the Sweepstakes.

 

3. ELIGIBILITY: ONLY INDIVIDUALS WHO AT THE TIME OF ENTRY (1) ARE

LEGAL U.S. RESIDENTS; AND (2) ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE ARE

ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN. SPONSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT

THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS VALID IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION.

CUSTOMERS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS PROHIBITED

ARE INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. Employees, agents, or

representatives of Sponsor and their respective subsidiaries, parents, affiliates, advertising and

marketing promotion agencies, and their immediate family members (defined as a person’s

spouse, parents, children, grandparents, and/or siblings, regardless of where they live), and/or

persons living in the same households of such employees, whether or not related, are not eligible

to enter or win. Only participants who comply with all terms and conditions of these Official

Rules will be eligible to win.

 

4. HOW TO ENTER: Participants may enter the Sweepstakes via the method set forth herein:

(1) Submission by online entry. Online: To enter online, during the Sweepstakes Period, a participant must Like the Sweepstakes Instagram Post which includes: (1) Like the post and (2) tag a parent friend for additional entries to be eligible to win. All online entries must be submitted by 11:59PM CDT on July 7, 2021. One (1) entry via Instagram will count as one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.

 

LIMIT ONE (1) entry per individual and/or Instagram account.1 If multiple entries are

submitted by any participant, only the first entry received by Sponsor (as determined by the

Sponsor) will be entered into the Sweepstakes. Multiple entries from the same individual and/or

Instagram account will be disqualified. Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of

automated devices will result in disqualification. All entries will be deemed to have been

submitted by the holder of the App account with which the post was associated. All entries

become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Receipt of entries

may not be acknowledged, and proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by

Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for, and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected,

unsuccessful, damaged, postage-due, stolen, or illegible entries for any reason. Entries that are

mutilated, tampered with, illegible, invalid, or incomplete are not eligible and will not be

accepted. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to reject any entry for failure to fully

comply with these Official Rules.

 

5. PRIZE: One (1) Prize to be Awarded to the winner. The Prize is as

follows:

(1) PRIZE

• • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Sippy Straw Bottle
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Lovey Pacifier and Teether Holder, Dinosaur with Pink Pacifier
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Jungle Fun Cheers360 Cup
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Infant Gripebelt
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Breastfeeding Pillow with Cover
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Snack Cup
  • Two (2) Dr. Brown’s Scoop-a-Bowls
  • One (1) Dr. Brown’s Natural Baby Toothpaste with Infant-to-Toddler Toothbrush, Giraffe

The reporting and payment of all tax liabilities incurred by any winner as a result of the

Sweepstakes, including but not limited to federal, state, and local income taxes, is the sole

responsibility of the winner. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. The winner

may be required to provide his/her Social Security Number for tax reporting purposes. The

winner may also be required to complete applicable tax documents and return them to Sponsor.

The Prize is awarded AS IS and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, expressed or

implied, including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a

particular purpose. The winner may waive his/her right to receive the Prize. No substitution of

the Prize will be permitted, except by Sponsor, which may substitute a prize of equal or greater

value if the advertised Prize becomes unavailable. The Prize is non-assignable and nontransferable and may not be redeemed for cash. Odds of winning will be dependent upon the

number of entries received. The odds of winning will be the same, whether the entry was

received online or via regular mail. Total approximate retail value of all Prizes awarded is

$587.06.

 

6. DRAWING: A random drawing among all eligible entries submitted properly prior to the

expiration of the Sweepstakes Period will be held on July 8, 2021 in order to select a potential

winner. Each potential winner may also be required to sign an affidavit of eligibility, a liability

release, a publishing rights release, and/or a publicity release (where permitted by law) (the

“Eligibility Documents”). If potential winner cannot be reached within 10 business days from

the first notification attempt, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, or in the

event of non-completion of the Eligibility Documents within the time prescribed herein, or if the

Prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if the potential winner rejects the Prize, the

Prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate winner may be selected via a

random drawing of all remaining eligible entries. In the event that an eligible winner cannot be

identified, a further potential winner will be selected among the remaining eligible entries on

July 24, 2021. Upon Prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. The Prize will be shipped

to the winner at the provided mailing address. Sponsor is not responsible for, and shall not be

liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify the winner, for any

communication from participant to Sponsor which is late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful, or

for any change of the winner’s contact information. The potential winner will be subject to all

requirements set forth in these Official Rules. THE POTENTIAL WINNER IS SUBJECT TO

VERIFICATION, INCLUDING VERIFICATION OF AGE AND RESIDENCY, BY

SPONSOR WHOSE DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED

TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF THE PRIZE, EVEN IF

THE SWEEPSTAKES SO INDICATES, UNLESS AND UNTIL THE PARTICIPANT’S

ELIGIBILTY HAS BEEN VERIFIED. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT EVIDENCE OF

WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS.

 

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering the Sweepstakes, all participants agree to

these Official Rules and all eligibility requirements and all decisions of Sponsor. BY

ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR ACCEPTING THE PRIZE, EACH

PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT THE SPONSOR, AFFILIATES OF SPONSOR, AND

ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES,

REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, ITS “REPRESENTATIVES”),

WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO THE PARTICIPANT FOR, AND

WILL BE HELD HARMLESS BY THE PARTICIPANT FOR, ANY LIABILITY,

CLAIMS, INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, DUE IN WHOLE OR IN

PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,

CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE,

CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE PARTICIPANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THIS

SWEEPSTAKES OR THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE

PRIZE, CLAIMS BASED ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLICITY

RIGHTS, PRIVACY, OR DEFAMATION, OR CLAIMS BASED ON THE

NEGLIGENCE OF SPONSOR. Sponsor is not responsible if Sweepstakes cannot take place

or if any Prize cannot be awarded due to acts of war, natural disasters, weather or acts of

terrorism, or any other acts or events beyond its control. Participants further agree that Sponsor

is not responsible for: 1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by

participants, printing errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or

utilized in the Sweepstakes; 2) technical malfunctions or failures of any kind, including without

limitation, malfunctions, interruptions, traffic congestion, or disconnections in the telephone

network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software,

servers, providers, or any combination thereof; 3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of

the Sweepstakes, including theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries;

4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the

processing of the entries; or 5) any injury, damage, or loss to persons or property which may be

caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participant’s participation in the

Sweepstakes, or receipt, possession, acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any Prize.

 

8. DISCLAIMER: If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned,

including due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud,

technical failure, human error or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor that corrupt

or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes,

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her

entries) who tampers with or abuses any aspect of the Sweepstakes, and/or to cancel, terminate,

modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof. In the event of early termination or

cancellation of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, choose not to award the

Prize, or to award such Prize to individuals selected at random from the pool of eligible entrants

received up to the point of termination or cancellation. In no event will more Prizes be awarded

that those listed in these Official Rules. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT

TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE

SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND

SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO

SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT

PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

9. RELEASE: BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, THE PARTICIPANT

ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE DETAILS OF HIS/HER ENTRY MAY BE USED IN

SPONSOR’S ADVERTISING AND MARKETING MATERIALS, IN SPONSOR’S SOLE

DISCRETION. Specifically, by entering the Sweepstakes, the participant agrees that the

Sponsor and its Representatives, and those acting under the authority of the Sponsor or its

Representatives may use (or refrain from using) information from the participant’s entry for any

and all advertising and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter

invented (including but not limited to digital and print media) without territorial or time

limitations and without further consideration, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, unless

prohibited by law, in conjunction with this Sweepstakes and similar promotions without notice to

the participant. Further, submission of an entry grants the Sponsor and its Representatives the

exclusive right to use, edit, illustrate, abridge, modify, and publish the entry, including any

comments or photographs, in any way for any and all purposes in any and all media whether now

known or hereafter invented (including but not limited to print and digital media) without

territorial or time limitations and without further consideration, at the sole discretion of the

Sponsor. The participant will have no right of approval, no claim to any compensation, or no

claim arising out of the use, alteration, distortion, or illusionary effect or use in any composite

form of the participant’s entry. By submitting an entry, the participant agrees that the

submission is gratuitous and made without restriction, and will not place the Sponsor under any

obligation. Sponsor is free to disclose the ideas contained in the entry on a non-confidential

basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to the

participant. Participant acknowledges that by acceptance of his/her entry, Sponsor does not

waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its

employees, or obtained from sources other than the participant. Finally, by accepting the Prize,

the winner agrees that the Sponsor and its Representatives may use (or refrain from using) the

winner’s name, biographical, pictures, video, or any other digital representation thereof, whether

now in existence or created in the future for any and all advertising and promotional purposes in

any and all media now known or hereafter invented without further consideration, at the sole

discretion of the Sponsor, unless prohibited by law, without notice to the winner.

 

10. GENERAL: ENTRIES POSTED BY SPONSOR ARE THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF

THE INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANT, AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE

SPONSOR IN ANY MANNER. Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not

constitute a general waiver of any obligation to participants. Participant warrants and represents

that his/her entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademark rights, rights of privacy,

publicity, or other intellectual property, or other rights of any person or entity, and that any

publication of the entry via various media outlets, including Internet posting, will not infringe on

the rights of any third party. Each participant or winner further agrees to indemnify and hold

Sponsor and its Representatives harmless from any claims arising from Sponsor’s use of the

participant’s or winner’s entry.

 

11. OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNER: These Official Rules and the name of the winner

will be posted in the comments of the post on Thursday, May 13th.

 

12. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION: Participants agree that personal data, for example,

name and address, may be processed, including metadata (i.e. geolocation information associated

with the Entry), shared, publicly disclosed, and otherwise used in furtherance of and for

purposes within the context of the Sweepstakes and any other purposes outlined in these Official

Rules. For example, it may be used by Sponsor in order to verify the participant’s identity, email

address, postal address, and telephone number or to otherwise verify the participant’s eligibility

to participate in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor will not sell or rent the participant’s data to third

parties, but Sponsor cannot control, and assumes no obligation or responsibility for, others’

appropriation or use of any data Sponsor may disclose in connection with this Sweepstakes.

 

13. RIGHT OF NON-PARTICIPATION: Pursuant to federal law, any participant has the

right to notify the Sponsor that he/she does not wish to be contacted by the Sponsor regarding

any future sweepstakes, contests, or mailings and that Sponsor may not use any information

provided to it by such participant for any purposes other than as needed for this Sweepstakes.

Additionally, any participant has the right to opt out of the Sweepstakes at any time by providing

such notice to Sponsor.

 

14. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION: Except where prohibited, all participants

agree that: 1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection

with the Sweepstakes or any Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any

form of class action, and exclusively by a state or federal court having venue in Saint Louis City,

Missouri; 2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket

costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, if any; and 3) under no

circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and each participant hereby

waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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 the

participant and the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and

construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Missouri, without giving effect to any

choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Missouri or any other jurisdiction),

which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of

Missouri.