LITTLE BELLIES™ USA EVERY BITE COUNTS USA, INC FACEBOOK SWEEPSTAKES

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

This Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Employees of Every Bite Counts USA, Inc. (“Sponsor”), HPR Partners, LLC and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliate companies and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household members of each such employee, whether or not related, are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes an entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Sponsor and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

 

To enter, during the Sweepstakes Period (as defined below), entrants must:
1. Respond via the comments section on the Little Bellies™ sweepstakes-focused Facebook posts on the USA page featuring the call-to-action for a chance to win a
one-month supply of Little Bellies™ products. One entry per person.

2. Tag a friend on the Little Bellies™ sweepstakes-focused Facebook post on the USA page and leave a comment explaining why they want to try Little Bellies™ products

 

The Sweepstakes period(s) are defined as starting at 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on October 13, 2020 (i.e., the date on which the sweepstakes-focused content is posted to the Little Bellies™ USA Facebook page) and ends one (1) week from the time of the original post-date (at 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on October 20, 2020 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Only those comments posted on the sweepstakes-focused Facebook post during the Sweepstakes Period will be considered.  Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.


Limit up to one entry via a comment. Comment containing content that is derogatory, profane, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, disparaging, lewd, obscene, threatening, sexually explicit, pornographic, illegal or otherwise inappropriate or objectionable will be deleted and the user will be disqualified. Any entry that fails to comply in all respects with these Official Rules is subject to disqualification, as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Once posted, a comment cannot be revised, altered or withdrawn by the user.

On or about October 21, ten (10) winners total, will be chosen in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period and the users who posted those comments will be eligible to win a one-month supply of Little Bellies™ products in the form of aproduct. (ARV: $68.00). Note that this is the ARV for one sweepstakes. Total ARV for all ten (10) one-month supplies is: $680.00

 

The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.  Prizes are not transferable.  No prize substitutions or cash alternatives are allowed except as may be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen prizes.  All federal, state, and local taxes and fees associated with the prizes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winners.  Sponsor will comply with all income tax reporting obligations.

A winner will be notified by Sponsor "liking" his/her winning Facebook post and posting a “You’re a winner” comment in the comments section of entrant’s Facebook post. It is the responsibility of each potential winner to send a private message/direct message to Little Bellies™ via Facebook containing such winner’s name, address and e-mail address. Any winner who does not send a message within 72 hours of notification and/or who lives outside of the approved and aforementioned delivery zone may forfeit his/her prize. A delivery date and time will be discussed and agreed upon by all parties via this private message.

 

SENDING A PRIVATE MESSAGE VIA FACEBOOK IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED WAY TO RESPOND TO SPONSOR’S WINNER NOTIFICATION.  POSTING INFORMATION ON LTITLE BELLIES’ FACEBOOK WALL WILL NOT BE DEEMED A RESPONSE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.


By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant, on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her executors and heirs, agrees (a) to be bound and abide by these Official Rules and by all decisions of Sponsor, whose decisions are final and not open to appeal; (b) to release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, HPR Partners, Facebook, and its and their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, members, shareholders, agents, representatives, employees, suppliers, agencies, successors, assigns, licensors, advertising or promotional agencies and any prize-sponsoring agency (collectively, "Released Parties"), from any and all liability whatsoever in connection with or related to this Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, from any and all causes of action, liabilities, suits, claims (including but not limited to, third party claims that may be made against entrants, and claims arising out of or relating to acceptance, receipt, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or any publicity or other public exposure of entrants, including without limitation, claims concerning infringement or invasion of entrants' privacy or publicity rights, or defamation, or acts undertaken in preparation for, or participation in, the Sweepstakes), cross-claims or counterclaims, costs, injuries, losses or damages or demands of any kind (including without limitation personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light) (collectively, "Claims"), WHETHER OR NOT ARISING FROM THE NEGLIGENCE OF A RELEASED PARTY; (c) on behalf of himself/herself, and his/her executors and heirs that he/she has no right to bring, and covenants not to bring, any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Released Parties; (d) to assume all risks, express or implied, associated with all Claims released above, including without limitation, all risks concerning entry into and participation in the Sweepstakes; and (e) that NEITHER SPONSOR NOR ANY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE MADE OR MAKE OR ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, RELATIVE TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR A PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ITS QUALITY OR FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY, AND ALL PRIZES ARE TENDERED TO ENTRANTS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS.  THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE DESCRIPTION ON THE FACE OF ANY PROMOTIONS MATERIALS OF ANY PRIZE.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Official Rules, Sponsor further reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or cancel the Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof, if it cannot be run as originally planned, including by reason of tampering, unauthorized intervention or fraud; infection by computer virus; malicious software attacks, bugs or other problems; or force majeure or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which impair the integrity or corrupt the administration or security of the Sweepstakes.  In such event, the Sweepstakes shall be conducted from among all eligible entries received, if any, prior to such suspension, modification or cancellation.

 

The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, typographical, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) other errors or problems of any kind relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, whether computer, network, technical, mechanical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise, including, but not limited to, errors or problems which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, inaccurate, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, damaged, garbled or stolen entries or mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of the prize.  If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded.  In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

 

Except where prohibited and subject to the releases and other provisions of these Official Rules, each entrant: (1) agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by state or federal courts situated in New York, New York; (2) agrees that any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and in no event shall include attorneys' fees associated with participation in the Sweepstakes; (3) agrees that no indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, "Special Damages"); and (4) waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased.

 

The Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law rules.

 

Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy, which is accessible via the following link: https://littlebellies.com/privacy-policy/. Entrants understand that they are providing their personal information to Sponsor, and not to Facebook.

 

For a list of the winners, send a stamped, self-addressed #10 envelope to Little Bellies™ October Facebook Sweepstakes c/o Legend Public Relations, 41 Madison Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10010. Requests for the list must be postmarked by October 30, 2020. Vermont residents may exclude return postage.

 

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