MURDOCH’S® 2024 PET & ANIMAL TRUCKLOAD SALE SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
ENTRY CONSTITUTES UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES.
PURCHASE/PAYMENT NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES TO WIN.
MUST COMPLY WITH ALL RULES TO WIN AND RECEIVE A PRIZE.
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS APPLY.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Who’s sponsoring this Sweepstakes?
Our legal name is Ranch and Home Supply, LLC dba Murdoch's Ranch & Home Supply® (Murdoch’s/We/Us/Our). As part of the 2024 Murdoch’s Pet & Animal Truckload Sale, we are giving away the chance to win a year supply of pet food or feed for your dog, cat, horse, or chickens. You can reach us at our home office, 2311 N. 7th Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715, or by email at customerservice@murdochs.com.
When is the Sweepstakes?
The Sweepstakes runs from January 24 – February 6, 2024 (“Entry Period”), unless and until terminated by Murdoch’s at our sole discretion. Any such termination will be posted at www.murdochs.com/details.
Who’s eligible?
Any legal resident of the United States (except CA, FL, HI, NY, RI, and VT) who is at least 18 years old may enter the Sweepstakes. Heads up, we may require you to verify your eligibility at any time to participate in the Sweepstakes, win, and/or receive a prize. These folks, however, are not eligible: Murdoch’s owners, officers, managers, employees, and agents, their immediate family members (including parents, grandparents, spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings), and anyone domiciled with any of them.
How do I enter?
During the Entry Period, complete the required fields found on murdochs.com/pet-food-sweepstakes.
Each entry method has the same odds of winning. One entry per person and per email address. Incomplete entries are invalid. If you properly enter the Sweepstakes, then you are a “Participant.”
What is the prize?
There is one prize package for a year’s supply of pet or animal feed. The winner must choose one type of food or feed: dog food, cat food, chicken feed, or horse feed. The winner will receive twelve (12) vouchers, each voucher valid for one bag of food or feed depending on the animal. Total retail value of the prize ranges from $400 to $900 depending on the food or feed chosen. Winner is responsible for any shipping fees or surcharges for online redemptions. The prizes are not exchangeable or redeemable for cash. Taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner according to applicable law. Decisions regarding prize selection and substitution are made in Murdoch's sole discretion and are final and binding on the Participant.
When and how is the winner selected?
We will randomly draw the name of one winner from all valid entries on February 13, 2024. WINNER SELECTED AT RANDOM. ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES RECEIVED. Decisions regarding the drawing and the selection of a winner is made in Murdoch's sole discretion and are final and binding on all Participants.
How does a winner claim a prize?
We will notify the winner by the email provided upon entry. The notification email will contain instructions to receive the prize (“Prize Instructions”). Each winner shall have 1 week (“Prize Period”) to claim their prize according to the Prize Instructions. If a winner does not respond as required by the Prize Instructions within the Prize Period, then the Prize is forever forfeited. Only the selected winner may claim the Prize.
Where can I see the winner for this Sweepstakes?
You can see the winner by sending a written request (with a self-addressed, stamped envelope) to Murdoch’s at our home address above, Attn: Pet & Animal Truckload Sale Sweepstakes
What about rights, privacy, and future contact?
By entering the Sweepstakes, each Participant thereby authorizes Murdoch’s (1) to use all personal data sent to us related to the Sweepstakes in accordance with our Privacy Policy (www.murdochs.com/privacy), (2) to use Participant’s first and last names and the city, state, and zip of his/her residence to announce winners on our website and in our emails and all of our social media accounts (including Facebook and Instagram), and (3) to send Participant direct marketing and advertisements, which communications a recipient may opt out of at any time (including time of entry) by going to www.murdochs.com/unsubscribe, by following the unsubscribe instructions in any email from us, or by requesting that we remove the Participant’s name from our mailing lists by contacting us at customerservice@murdochs.com. We will not sell or share any Participant’s address or email address to any third party.
Don’t get disqualified.
So you know, we may disqualify anyone from participating, winning, or receiving a prize for violating any of these Official Rules, failing to meet any of the Sweepstakes requirements, gaining an unfair advantage in the Sweepstakes, or using fraudulent means to participate, win, or receive a prize in the Sweepstakes. Decisions regarding disqualification are made in Murdoch's sole discretion and are final and binding on all Participants.
We may modify these Official Rules as needed.
We are solely responsible for interpreting these Official Rules and addressing any conflicts, ambiguities, or disputes. We may waive any requirements or otherwise modify these Official Rules as we deem appropriate. We may suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time if the conduct or outcome of the Sweepstakes is affected by anything that undermines its purpose or fairness, including (without limitation) the following: human error; intentional interference; mechanical, electrical, communications, network, Internet, hardware, or software malfunction or failure; or any other event outside Murdoch’s control. Decisions regarding modification of these Official Rules and suspension or termination of the Sweepstakes are made in Murdoch’s sole discretion and are binding on all Participants.
We are not responsible for any losses.
BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH PARTICIPANT THEREBY RELEASES, ACQUITS, AND FOREVER DISCHARGES MURDOCH’S AND ITS OWNERS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (“MURDOCHIANS”) FROM ANY AND ALL kindS of loss, HARM, or injury related to or arising from the SWEEPSTAKES, including (without limitation) loss associated with the following: lost, late, incomplete, or illegible entries; transmission issues or errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or delay of entries; theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, or alterations of entry materials and information (including personal information); mechanical, electrical, communications, network, Internet, hardware, or software malfunction or failure.
We are not liable for any damages.
MURDOCHIANS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE (STRICTLY, VICARIOUSLY, JOINTLY, SEVERALLY, OR OTHERWISE) FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES. That limitation on liability applies regardless of whether we knew or should have known of any loss, harm, injury, or damages.
Any disputes must be arbitrated.
ALL CLAIMS OF EVERY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND/OR THE SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE RESOLVED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS (WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION) BY BINDING ARBITRATION. The Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures of the American Arbitration Association shall govern and such proceeding. EACH PARTICIPANT KNOWINGLY, WILLFULLY, EXPRESSLY, AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL FOR ANY KIND OF CLAIM OR DISPUTE RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE SWEEPSTAKES.
Montana law governs these Official Rules.
Montana law governs all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules and/or the Sweepstakes.
Only these Official Rules count.
These Official Rules constitute the entire agreement between Murdoch’s and each Participant concerning any and all aspects of the Sweepstakes. These Official Rules supersede and cancel all other statements, agreements, and/or understandings concerning any and all aspects of the Sweepstakes, except as Murdoch’s may modify these Official Rules in its sole discretion.