Champps Holiday Secret OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1. ELIGIBILITY: The Champps Holiday Secret Sweepstakes is open to all legal U.S. residents who are 18 years of age or older (excluding New York residents) at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Champps (“Sponsor”), and their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, participating advertising, promotion agencies, prize suppliers, and contest administrators (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”) and members of those employees’ immediate family and / or living in the same of household of each are not eligible. Game is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
2. PROMOTION DESCRIPTION: The Champps Holiday Secret (“Game”) begins on January 1, 2010 and ends on February 28, 2010 (the “Promotion Period”). Game Envelopes (each, an “Envelope”) will be distributed between December 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 (the “Distribution Period”). Envelopes can be redeemed between January 1, 2010 and February 28, 2010 (the “Redemption Period”) if eligible.
3. HOW IT WORKS: Visit a participating Champps in the continental U.S. during the Distribution Period and obtain an Envelope while supplies last by: 1) Dining at a participating Champps location, 2) Picking up a take-out order from a participating Champps location, 3) Without making a purchase, request an Envelope at any participating Champps location while supplies last. To be valid, an Envelope must not be opened by the participant. Opened Envelopes are invalid. Limit one (1) Envelope per person and per household per visit.
4. HOW TO PLAY: To play in-store, bring your unopened Game Envelope to a participating Champps location during the Redemption Period. A Champps Manager will open the Envelope upon request and the participant will scratch off the prize section. If your Envelope reveals you are a winner, as determined by the Sponsor, you will be a prize winner of the prize indicated, subject to verification of eligibility, validity of the Envelope, and compliance with the terms of these Official Rules. All Envelopes opened by an individual other than a Manager at a participating Champps location will be void.
To play online, a contestant must be a registered user of Facebook and a Fan of Champps. Registration is free and available at www.Facebook.com. Once you have registered on Facebook, you may become a Fan of Champps by searching for “Champps Americana” from your home page or by going to http://www.facebook.com/pages/manage/?act=42284204#/pages/Champps-Americana/88603434198. Click on the Champps Fan Page and click “Become a Fan” for the chance to win. Then, follow the Champps Holiday Secret link to the Champps online prize site. After entering both the 1) Instant Win Code printed on your Game Envelope and the 2) Server Secret Saying provided by the Champps Manager upon opening the Envelope, you will receive instant win / loss prize notification.
Each individual Game Envelope may be redeemed for both one (1) in-store and one (1) online chance to win. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same Facebook account. In the event of a dispute as to any registration and/or winner, the authorized account holder of the Facebook account used to participate in the Promotion will be deemed the entrant. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
5. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE:
One (1) and only one Grand Prize of $25,000 is available to be won. Odds of winning the Grand Prize are 1:250,000. The Grand Prize will be paid in the form of a check, which shall be sent to the verified winner via certified U.S. mail within five business days of verification of the win and winner’s eligibility. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
The ARV of all prizes offered in the Promotion is $25,000.00
Prizes cannot be assigned, transferred, exchanged, or redeemed for cash; provided, however, that the Sponsor specifically reserves the right (exercisable at any time and for any reason, in Sponsor’s sole discretion) to substitute a prize, or any portion thereof, for a prize of equal or greater value should a prize offered become unavailable for any reason. Any coupon or discount offer is subject to terms and conditions as specified by Champps. Limit one (1) prize per day per contestant. All prizes must be claimed by close of business on February 28, 2010. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
6. GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: All potential winners will receive immediate prize notification instructions from Champps. Prize winners shall be solely responsible for any federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize. The potential Grand Prize Winner must execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where imposing such condition is legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”). If winner fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents within three (3) days of prize notification (or a shorter time if required by exigencies), winner may be disqualified. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
7. GENERAL: Any and all Internet access and usage charges are the sole responsibility of the entrant. If for any reason the online portion of the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other cause(s) which corrupts or affects the administration, fairness, integrity, safety, or proper conduct of the Promotion, then Sponsor reserves the right, exercisable at any time in its sole discretion, to terminate, modify, or suspend the Promotion. Promotion Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any Promotion entries. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or entry to be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, or any combination thereof, including (without limitation) any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials in this Promotion. Entries generated by automated devices are considered to be a direct violation of the Rules and the policies of this Promotion and will result in the immediate and automatic disqualification from this Promotion of any and all associated entries.
8. PUBLICITY: Acceptance of a prize constitutes prize winner’s permission for Sponsor and its designees to use prize winner’s name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and state) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
9. INDEMNIFICATION: Each winner agrees, by accepting the prize, and each participant agrees, by participating in this Promotion, to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Promotion Entities and each of their officers, directors, representatives, and agents from and against any and all liability for any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize, participation in any Promotion-related activity, or participation in this Promotion. Promotion Entities are not responsible for lost, stolen, damaged, inaccurate, incomplete, illegible, mutilated or counterfeit Envelopes, prize claims or data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of Envelopes, loss or otherwise. Promotion Entities are not responsible for any other errors, malfunctions or problems of any kind, whether printing, seeding, typographical, technical, human or otherwise, relating to or in connection with this Promotion, including, without limitation, errors, malfunctions or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion, the announcement of the prizes, the processing of Envelopes or prize claims or in any Promotion related materials. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or terminate this Promotion, should any technical failures, unauthorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any participant from this Promotion if his/her fraud or misconduct affects the integrity of the Promotion or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and void all associated Envelopes.
10. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: IN NO EVENT WILL PROMOTION ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS PROMOTION. Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.
11. GOVERNING LAW; DISPUTES: By entering the Promotion, each participant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court located in Wichita, KS; and (ii) in addition to the limitations in Section 10 of these Official Rules, any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys’ fees. Except where prohibited by law, all issues concerning the construction, validity and enforcement of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor, shall be construed and governed by the laws of the state of Kansas, without regard to conflicts of law rules.
12. WINNERS LIST: To receive the winner(s) list for the Champps Holiday Secrets send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to “Champps Holiday Secret Sweepstakes” Winners List, c/o SCA Promotions, 3030 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 310, Dallas, Texas, 75234. Requests must be received by May 28, 2010.