Holiday Mess Makers, Meet My Mess Maker Contest

presented by BISSELL Rental, LLC

 

Official Rules

 
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
  1. ELIGIBILITY: Holiday Mess Makers, Meet My Mess MakerContest (the "Contest") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry and of majority age in state of residence. Employees of BISSELL and any of their respective related companies, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and agents and any agencies or other companies involved in the development or execution of the Contest or production or distribution of Contest materials, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
  2. SPONSOR: BISSELL Rental, LLC, 1140 Monroe NW, Ste 5202 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 , U.S.A. This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by or associated with Facebook or Twitter. Entries of such violators will be null and void.
  3. AGREEMENT ON OFFICIAL RULES: By participating in the Contest, entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. Whether an entrant receives a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  4. TIMING: The Contest begins on November 3 2014 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on November 28, 2014 at 11:59 a.m. ET (the "Contest Period"). Sponsor's computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
  5. HOW TO ENTER: During the Contest Period, visit https://www.bissellrental.com/, follow the prompts for the Holiday Mess Maker/Meet My Mess Maker Contest, and submit a photo of your "Mess Maker" - the person, pet or other thing that causes your messes (the "Submission"). You will also be required to submit first and last name, mailing address and email address. You may also submit your entry via twitter using the handle @BISSELLclean or #BISSELLrental #MessMakers. Limit one (1) entry per person per week. Subsequent entries will be disqualified. No mechanically reproduced entries permitted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete and illegible entry materials, or for any computer-related, online, telephonic, or technical malfunctions that may occur.

    Entry Guidelines: Submissions must comply with the following content guidelines to be eligible.
    Submissions cannot:
    • Be sexually explicit or suggestive, or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, be profane or pornographic, or contain nudity;
    • Promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous;
    • Defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about other people or companies;
    • Contain any prominent use of trademarks, logos, copyrighted materials owned by others as determined by Sponsor (except for those of Sponsor), or contain any personal identification;
    • Communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate.

    By submitting a photo, you warrant and represent that you consent to the entry and use of the Submission in the Contest, and to its posting on Facebook, Twitter, Bissellrental.com and the Bissell rental blog.

    You also acknowledge that many ideas may be competitive with, similar or identical in theme, format and/or other respects to your Submission and you waive any and all claims you may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future that any ideas accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Sponsor, its affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees and agents may be similar to or the same as your Submission.

    Submissions posted on the Facebook, Twitter, Bissellrental.com and the Bissell rental blog are not edited by Sponsor and are the views/opinions of the individual entrant and do not reflect the views of the Sponsor in any manner. In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant or ownership of or rights to the Submission, the disputed Submission will be disqualified in the sole discretion of the Sponsor. All Entries become Sponsor's property and will not be returned or acknowledged.
  6. JUDGING: After the conclusion of the Contest Period as stated in Section 4, Sponsor will select four (4) potential winners. Such potential winners will be chosen based on the Submission's adherence to the Contest criteria: originality (30%), creativity (30%) and adherence to the contest theme (40%) (the "Judging Criteria") which will be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. Winner selection will be conducted by an internal Sponsor panel whose decisions are final. Any Submission that is deemed offensive or inappropriate, in the sole discretion of Sponsor or its agents, may be disqualified. Potential winners will be notified by email (for entries submitted to http://www.bissellrental.com ) or Twitter (for entries submitted via Twitter). Any potential winner must respond to the winner notification within 48 hours. If the potential winner does not respond to the message within 48 hours, then the potential winner will forfeit the prize.
  7. WINNER REQUIREMENTS: Receiving a prize in the Contest is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. All potential Winners are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize by Winners is permitted. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of Winners. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Where lawful, each potential Winner and his/her guest must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and/or a Publicity Release within fourteen (14) days of attempted notification by Sponsor. If a potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the Affidavit within the required time period or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential Winner forfeits the prize and an alternate Winner will be selected according to the Judging Criteria.
  8. PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE ("ARV"): Upon verification of the items under "Winner Requirement," one (1) prize package will be awarded to each of the four (4) Winners. Each prize package includes four (4) coupons for a free one-day rental of the BISSELL Big Green Deep Cleaning Machine® ($24.99 retail price per coupon) and six (6) 32 oz. bottles of Advanced formula ($22.99 average retail price per bottle). Value for each prize package is approximately $237.90. Total value of all prizes equals $951.60.
  9. SUBMISSION OWNERSHIP: Without limiting the generality of these Official Rules, and as a condition to and in consideration of participation in the Contest and whether or not an entrant wins a prize, all entrants hereby grant Sponsor and those acting with its authority, the exclusive unrestricted, absolute, perpetual, worldwide right and license to use their name, address, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical and personal background information, statements, and Submission, and, without limitation, any notes, photograph, film, or video or audio tape that may be taken of such materials (the foregoing, collectively, the “Content”), without further compensation, consideration, or notice or permission, and to reproduce, copy, modify, create derivative works of, display, perform, exhibit, distribute, transmit or broadcast, publicly or otherwise, or otherwise use and permit to be used the Content or any part thereof, whether alone or in combination with other materials (including but not limited to text, data, images, photographs, illustrations, and graphics, video or audio segments of any nature), in any media or embodiment now known or hereafter developed (including but not limited to any format of any computer-based, Internet-based, electronic, magnetic, digital, laser or optical-based media), in connection with any advertising, Contest, publicity, trade, or other materials.
  10. RIGHTS TO EDIT AND PUBLISH: By submitting a Submission, all entrants agree that Sponsor may revise, edit, or otherwise modify their Submissions in Sponsor’s sole but reasonable discretion, and may illustrate Submissions with photographs or illustrations or both, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor has sole discretion to decide whether, when, and how to publish any Submission.
  11. REPRESENTATIONS: By submitting a Submission, each entrant represents and warrants that the Submission is such entrant’s original work or entrant has permission to use, is factually correct and accurate, has not previously been published in any form, does not contain any libelous material, does not invade any right of privacy, and does not infringe or violate any copyright or any personal or proprietary rights of any third party. Entrants cannot claim nor attempt to act as an agent, associate or affiliate of Sponsor. Sponsor does not endorse content, including blogs, photos, captions or other opinions of entrants.
  12. RELEASE: By accepting prize, Winner agrees to release and hold Sponsor, Facebook, and Twitter and their respective directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of acceptance/use of prize. Entrants assume all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused by participation in this Contest or acceptance/use of any prize. Any violation of these rules may result in disqualification. All decisions of Sponsor regarding this Contest are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing, the offering or the announcement of any prize or in the administration of the Contest. All questions, comments or complaints must be directed to Sponsor and not to Facebook or Twitter.
  13. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Holiday Mess Maker, Meet My Mess Maker Contest, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Holiday Mess Maker, Meet My Mess Maker Contest, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual they find to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Holiday Mess Maker, Meet My Mess Maker Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other Contest or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Holiday Mess Maker, Meet My Mess Maker Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, 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. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  14. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court (state or federal) located in Kent County, Michigan, U.S.A.; (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, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant 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 entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan, U.S.A. or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan, U.S.A.
  15. ENTRANT’S PERSONAL INFORMATION: The personal information collected through the Contest by the Sponsor is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy set forth at http://www.bissell.com/privacy-policy/.
  16. WINNER LIST: For the name of the Winners, available after December 15, 2014, send a separate, self-addressed, stamped (#10) envelope to: BISSELL, Attn: Holiday Mess Makers, Meet My Mess Maker Contest, BISSELL Rental, LLC. 1140 Monroe NW, Ste 5202 Grand Rapids, MI 49503 , U.S.A. to be received by November, 15, 2014. Residents of Vermont need not supply postage.