NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES ARE VALID ONLY IN THE STATE OF THE PARTICIPATING THE DOG STOP LOCATION AND ARE OPEN ONLY TO ELIGIBLE ENTRANTS. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE SPONSOR AND ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Sweepstakes Name: The Dog Stop – Grand Opening Giveaway (the “Sweepstakes”).
Odds: Odds of being selected as the grand prize winner are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.
Sweepstakes Dates: Sweepstakes registration is scheduled to begin today and end at 11:59:59 pm CT on the day of the Grand Opening event (the “Registration Period”). The Sweepstakes computer is the “official computer” and official timekeeping device for this Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void wherever restricted or prohibited by law.
Who may Enter: Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who are legal residents of, and physically located within, the state of the participating The Dog Stop location, who are at least 18 years of age or older as of date of entry, and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued ID, except the following persons who are not eligible to enter or win:
(a) Employees, officers, managers, and directors of The Dog Stop (collectively “Sponsor” and “Administrator”), other participating Sponsors, each of their respective, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the design or execution of this promotion (collectively, “Released Parties”), 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), grandchildren (including step-grandchildren), and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
How to Enter – Enter Online during the Registration Period through the form on the location page found on The Dog Stop website, or through the contact form on the Giveaway ad on Facebook and Instagram by the official Dog Stop account. All fields are required to enter, please follow the online instructions to complete the online registration form with all required information including your name, valid email address of the nominee, and phone number (including area code) of the nominee. All entries must be fully completed and submitted by 11:59:59 pm CT on the evening of the Grand Opening to be eligible.
Any incomplete or illegible entries or any entries submitted with an invalid or false email address or phone number 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 Official 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.
This giveaway is run by The Dog Stop and in no way sponsored or associated with Meta.
By participating and submitting an entry, entrant agrees that Sponsor and participating parties are authorized to contact entrant via email, phone or any other form of media to make entrant aware of information pertinent to the Sweepstakes and to distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special events or promotional offers, or coupons. Entrants may opt-out of any further email or SMS communication at any time by following the provided opt-out instructions. All information submitted to Sponsor as part of this Sweepstakes will be treated in accordance with the Sponsor’s privacy statement. To opt out, reply STOP via text or click unsubscribe at the bottom of emails.
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, or providing any false email addresses or information, will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries allowed by using same, multiple/different emails, 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.
In the event of a dispute as to any online registration, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant and he/she must be eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized email 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.
By registering to enter Sweepstakes, you affirm that you have read and accepted these Official Rules. All entries received become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. All entrants agree to be bound by and abide by the official rules of the Sweepstakes.
Winner Selection and Notification – Maximum one (1) grand prize winner. Prizes consist of:
A FREE Year of Daycare*, FREE Grooming session (dependant on store grooming packages), or a $25 Gift Certificate good for any service.
*A free year of daycare prize is limited to seven days of free daycare per month for one dog for one year.
A random drawing will be held among all eligible entries received to select a total of one (1) potential grand prize winner (see prize description above). The potential grand prize winner will be notified initially by phone and/or email the week following the Community Day Event. If the Administrator is unsuccessful in its attempt to reach and speak directly with the potential grand prize winner by phone and/or email after two (2) attempts within 48-hours of the initial notification attempt to the phone number or email address associated with that contestant’s entry, then that entrant may be disqualified and an alternate potential grand prize winner may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above. There will be three (3) alternate drawings after which the associated grand prize will remain un-awarded.
During grand prize winner notification, the selected potential grand prize winner must confirm their eligibility and indicate their willingness and ability to accept the prize. The potential grand prize winner will then receive official notification via email delivery. If the selected winner does not meet the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to accept the prize or elects to decline the prize, s/he will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures outlined above. Any disqualified contestant will not receive any alternate prize substitution or compensation. Decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator in the selection and determination of the grand prize winner and all matters relating to this Sweepstakes are final and binding.
Grand Prize – Maximum of (1) grand prize award available: Grand prize consists of a free year of daycare*.
Prize award is non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize substitution is 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. 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, except as provided herein. Other restrictions may apply.
Additional Rules & Restrictions: In the event an entrant wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of these Official Rules he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse the Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after winner has used the prize. Participation in Sweepstakes constitutes permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities, and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on 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, entrants 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 entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes, 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 the winner 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 the 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, misdelivery, 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 the 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 an online entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes, 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, whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human, or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitations, errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Sweepstakes, administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, the cancellation of the game, the processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize winner. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process.
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 opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to determine the potential winner in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such termination.
IN CASE OF DISPUTES: Unless otherwise prohibited by law, as a condition to participating in the Sweepstakes the prize awarded by this Sweepstakes, 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 will be determined by final and binding individual dispute resolution under the applicable rules of the American Arbitration Association; (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, and in no event will entrant be entitled to received attorneys’ fees or other legal costs; 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 the entrant and Sponsor in connection with this Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of the participating The Dog Stop location, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions, that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State.