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Best of Family Family Fun Pack Giveaway

OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

January 9, 2013

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR 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 AS OF MAY 30, 2013 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.

TWO ENTRIES PER PERSON. ENTRY VALID MAY 30, 2013 THRU AUGUST 7, 2013. 

1. Giveaway Summary: Entry into this Giveaway begins May 30, 2013 and ends August 7, 2013. Any entries received after the giveaway period will not be considered. This Giveaway consists of 1 winner drawn from all eligible entries received between these dates. To enter, fill out the nomination and/or voting form linked to in the Best of Family post. You will be asked to enter your name and valid email address that is your own email address.  By entering into this sweepstakes, you consent to permitting Macaroni Kid LLC to contact you in the event you win.  No purchase necessary and purchase anywhere will not, in any way, increase chances of winning.  Two entries per person per giveaway. Entering more than twice is prohibited and does not increase your chances of winning. Winners will be chosen on August 14, 2013 at 6:00 pm (or soon then after) 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. 

2. 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 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.

3. Drawing:  Entry into this Giveaway begins on May 30, 2013 and ends on August 7, 2013. Any entries received after the giveaway period will not be considered. To enter, a person must fill out the nomination and/or voting form linked to in the Best of Family post. Winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries using random.org. Macaroni Kid will announce the winners on its website and will contact the winner via email. If potential winner declines prize, fails to respond to three email efforts to contact him or her or fails to use the prize, Macaroni Kid will select another winner and the prize will be forfeited. If a dispute arises over a prize, the winner is the person to whom the email account is registered.

4. Prizes: One winner will receive: Macaroni Kid Cleveland West Family Fun Pack which includes: 4 tickets to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, 4 tickets to the Great Lakes Science Center, 4 tickets to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 4 tickets to Wildwater Kingdom and a summer fun pack. Macaroni Kid reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.

5. 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 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.

6. Eligibility: To be eligible to win giveaway prize, entrant must fill out the nomination and/or voting form linked to in the Best of Family post between May 30, 2013 and August 7, 2013. Winner must be a Macaroni Kid subscriber.  An entrant is not eligible to win if he or she is under 18 years of age as of May 30, 2013 or not a legal resident of and currently rising in one of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia. 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 total numbers 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 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.

7. Disputes/Governing Law/Jurisdiction:  Any dispute arising out of this sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the state of Ohio, 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 Ohio for resolution of any disputes arising hereunder.

8. Winner Information: Winners will be notified by email to the email address provided and winner’s first name will be posted on Macaroni Kid Cleveland West. Names of winners can also be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Macaroni Kid at Macaroni Kid, Inc., Deerfield Green, 860 Montauk Highway, Unit 8, Water Mill, NY 11976.  Any such request must be received on or before 10/31/2013. 

9. Sponsor: Macaroni Kid Cleveland West, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, Great Lakes Science Center, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Wildwater Kingdom.

10. Release: By entering and participating, entrant agrees to hold harmless, defend and indemnify (i) Macaroni Kid, LLC, (ii) Macaroni Kid Cleveland West 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).