Shop Your Way “Member Pulse” Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS
NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
1. Eligibility: Shop Your Way
“Member Pulse” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to individuals who
are: (i) legal residents of the fifty (50) United
States and the District of Columbia at the time of entry; (ii) at least
eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry; and (iii)
who are Shop Your Way members at time of entry. Employees of
Sears Holdings Management Corporation and its direct and indirect subsidiaries
as well as their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and
household members of each such employee are not eligible to enter or win.
The Sweepstakes is
subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is
void where prohibited. Participation constitutes 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.
2. Sponsor: Sears Holdings 3333 Beverly Rd.,
Hoffman Estates, IL 60179.
3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on March 1,
2014 at 12:00:00 am Central Time (“CT”), and ends on March 31, 2014 at 11:59:59
pm CT (the “Promotion Period”).
4. How to Submit an
Entry: Two (2) Ways To Enter: (A) TO ENTER BY COMPLETING A
“MEMBER PULSE” FEEDBACK SURVEY: During the Promotion Period, (i) Make a qualifying purchase at a participating Sears
or Kmart store, and follow the directions on the printed receipt
or eReceipt to take part in the “Member
Pulse” Feedback Survey by going to www.Searsfeedback.com for Sears or www.Kmartfeedback.com for
Kmart and answer the (3) survey questions,
to earn one (1) sweepstakes entry. Limit one (1) entry per person /Shop
Your Way member during the Promotion Period. This Sweepstakes is limited to
only those customers who made a qualifying purchase at a participating Kmart or
Sears store; or (B) TO ENTER WITHOUT COMPLETING A “MEMBER PULSE”
FEEDBACK SURVEY: During the Promotion Period, (i)
Visit http:/www.shopyourway.com/sweeps and log into the
“Sweeps” application on Shop Your Way. Select the Sweepstakes
banner for the “Member Pulse Sweepstakes” and then click the “Get Started Now”
button. Once you click “Get Started Now” button, four (4) distinct Poll
questions will appear in a pop-up module on-screen. Answer all four (4) poll
questions that appear on screen. Your answers will not be
judged. Complete these steps to receive one (1) entry into the
Sweepstakes. You will only receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes
regardless of how many poll questions you answer.
No purchase of any
product is necessary.
Multiple entrants
are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any
entrant to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using
multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or
any other methods may void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be
disqualified, in Sponsor’s discretion. Use of any automated system to
participate is prohibited and may result in disqualification, in Sponsor’s
discretion. By submitting Content, you agree that your Content is
gratuitous and made without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any
obligation, that Sponsor is free to use or otherwise disclose the ideas
contained in the Content on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use
the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by
acceptance of your Content, 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 you
5. Drawing: Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential
Sweepstakes winner from all eligible entries received, on or around April 14,
2014. The potential winner will be notified
by email. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of
eligible entries received. Prize will be shipped within 2-6 weeks.
Potential winner is subject to verification. Potential Prize
Winner may be required to fully complete, sign and timely return an unaltered
Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release within seven (7) days of prize
notification. If the potential winner is found not to be eligible or not in
compliance with these Official Rules, if attempted notification or the prize is
returned as undeliverable, if any required documents are not returned within
the required number of days, if the winner cannot be verified, or if the winner
is otherwise unable or unwilling to accept and claim the prize as stated, then
that prize may be forfeited. Winner is responsible for any applicable taxes.
The prize will be awarded on a temporary basis until such time that the winner
has been verified by Sponsor. In the event that the winner is not verified,
Sponsor reserves the right to reverse point award posted to the member’s
account.
Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these
Official Rules. Prize will be credited to the Shop Your Way Account within
approximately ten (10) weeks after the verification of the winner.
6. One (1) Prize: One (1) winner will receive
five hundred thousand (500,000) Shop Your Way Points. The approximate retail
value (“ARV”) of the prize: $500.00. Receipt, use and redemption of points are
subject to the terms and conditions at www.shopyourway.com/sywr-terms-of-service.
7. Release: By receipt of the prize, winner agrees to release
and hold harmless Sponsor, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, suppliers,
distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers (if any), and
each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers,
directors, employees and agents; (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from
and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to,
personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of
participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any
prize and/or use of the
Content.
8. Publicity: Except where prohibited,
participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes the winner’s consent to Sponsor’s
and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions
and/or hometown, state, and wish list submitted for promotional purposes in any
media now known or hereinafter developed, worldwide, without further payment or
consideration.
9. Ownership & License: Providing Content grants
Sponsor and its agents the right to publish, use, adapt, edit and/or modify
such Content in any way, in any and all media, without limitation, and without
consideration to the entrant.
10. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right
to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, 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 Sweepstakes, as
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be
tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be
acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in
an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to
deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes 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.
11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties
are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether
caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming
associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any
kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or
disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized
human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4)
technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the
Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable,
damaged or stolen 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 any 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. If the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, is discontinued for any
reason, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing
from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for
the prize offered herein. 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.
12. Binding Arbitration: Any controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes shall be settled by binding
arbitration in a location determined by the arbitrator as set forth herein
(provided that such location is reasonably convenient for claimant), or at such
other location as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties, in accordance
with the procedural rules for commercial disputes set forth in the
Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures of JAMS (“JAMS Rules and
Procedures”) then prevailing, and judgment upon the award rendered by the
arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The
arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the JAMS Rules and Procedures. The
arbitrator shall apply Illinois law consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act
and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege
recognized at law. In the event that the claimant is able to demonstrate that
the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of
litigation, Sponsor will pay as much of the claimant’s filing and hearing fees
in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent
the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive. If any part of this arbitration
provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal (other than that
claims will not be arbitrated on a class or representative basis), or otherwise
conflicts with the rules and procedures established by JAMS, then the balance
of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in
accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or
conflicting provision were not contained herein. If, however, the portion that
is deemed invalid, unenforceable or illegal is that claims will not be
arbitrated on a class or representative basis, then the entirety of this
arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither claimant nor Sponsor
shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute. Upon filing a demand for
arbitration, all parties to such arbitration shall have the right of discovery,
which discovery shall be completed within sixty days after the demand for
arbitration is made, unless further extended by mutual agreement of the
parties. THE ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE IN THE ENTRANT’S INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND
NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE
PROCEEDING. THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE OR JOIN THE CLAIMS OF OTHER
PERSONS OR PARTIES WHO MAY BE SIMILARLY SITUATED. DO NOT ENTER THIS
SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO HAVE ANY CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARBITRATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND
CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION, OR ANY PRIZE
AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY THROUGH BINDING ARBITRATION AS SET FORTH
ABOVE, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS,
JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS
INCURRED (IF ANY), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS' FEES BE AWARDED OR
RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN
ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO
SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS
AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES), AND/OR ANY
RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT'S
REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE
ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY ENTRANT.
13. Governing Law & Jurisdiction: The Official
Rules and the Sweepstakes are governed by US law and are subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. All issues and
questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and
enforceability of the Sweepstakes Official Rules, or the rights and obligations
of Entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois,
U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any
matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in
Section 12 of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an
arbitration award, shall take place in the State of Illinois, in the City of
Chicago.
14. Entrant's Personal Information: Information
collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy found at http://www.shopyourway.com/privacy-policy
CA Privacy Policy: http://www.shopyourway.com/privacy-policy-california (if
applicable).
15. Name of Winner: To obtain the name
of the winner, please visit http://www.shopyourway.com/tag/win-your-way/1863996