Hoover LiNX & Cruise Cordless Freedom Sweepstakes - OFFICIAL RULES

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY TO THE SWEEPSTAKES, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AS AN ENTRANT TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSORING PARTIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. AFFIDAVIT OF ELIGIBILITY/RELEASE OF LIABILITY/PRIZE ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT MAY BE REQUIRED.

The Cordless Freedom Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) starts at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on Wednesday, October 5, 2016 (“Sweepstakes Start Date”) and ends on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 11:59 PM (ET) (“Sweepstakes Period”). The sponsor of this Sweepstakes is TTI Floor Care North America, 7005 Cochran Road, Glenwillow, OH 44139 (“Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering the Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions herein and the decisions of the Sponsor, including the interpretation of these Official Rules and the exercise of its discretion, which will be final and binding in all respects.

ELIGIBILITY: THE SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHO ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE AS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES START DATE AND ARE PHYSICALLY LOCATED IN ONE OF THE STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.  RESIDENTS OF CANADA ARE NOT ELEGIBLE FOR THESE SWEEPSTAKES.

Anyone who is an employee, director, or officer of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, promotional partners, and agencies (collectively, the “Sponsoring Parties”) or any immediate family member (spouse, child, sibling, parent, or grandparent) or person living in the household of one of the foregoing are not eligible to enter or win. All U.S. Federal, state and local rules and regulations apply. Void outside the Eligibility area and where prohibited or restricted by law. By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules.

HOW TO ENTER: Complete sweepstakes entry form in its entirety and submit it. All entries must be received by the close of the Sweepstakes Period. The computer clock of Sponsor’s Facebook administrators is the official timekeeping device of the Sweepstakes. During the Sweepstakes Period you may enter once per valid unique email address, per day. An Entrant will earn a bonus entry (each a “Bonus Entry”) each time someone submits a valid entry form during the Sweepstakes Period using the link shared by the Entrant. Limit of 25 Bonus Entries per Entrant.

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or Website; violates these Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner at any time during the Sweepstakes, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor will remove any review and disqualify the individual submitting a review that contains content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's right of privacy or publicity or other intellectual property, or otherwise objectionable, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Entry must be made by the Entrant him or herself. If made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including, but not limited to, commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Sweepstakes. The use of any device or computer software to automate the entry process is prohibited. A potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry and that all eligibility requirements are met.

Sponsor and any other prize suppliers and any and all internet provider(s), and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, and advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, and agents (collectively, “Releasees”) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, providers network, browsers or software, including without limitation any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer equipment or network relating to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes; inability to submit an entry to the Website; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on telephone lines or the Internet or any website or for any other reason whatsoever; typographical, printing or other errors; or any combination thereof. Proof of submitting information to the Website is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Unintelligible, incomplete, and duplicate reviews will be removed and disqualified. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. False, fraudulent, or deceptive entries or acts or multiple entry attempts (unless authorized by these rules) shall render Entrants ineligible. By entering the Sweepstakes, Entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Rules.

ENTRY INFORMATION: As a condition of entering the Sweepstakes, each winner gives consent for Sponsor to obtain and deliver his/her name, address and other information to third parties for the purpose of administering this Sweepstakes and complying with applicable laws, regulations and rules. Any information Entrants provide to Sponsor may be used to communicate with Entrant in relation to these Sweepstakes or on a Sweepstakes winner’s list. Any entry information collected from the Sweepstakes shall be used only in a manner consistent with the consent given by Entrants at the time of the entry, with these Official Rules and with the Sponsor’s Online Privacy Policy, which can be accessed at http://hoover.com/support/policies/privacy.

WINNER SELECTION: Six (6) total winners will be selected, three (3) winners for the LiNX Stick Vacuum and three (3) winner for the Cruise Cordless Stick Vacuum will be selected by the Sponsor in a random drawing from among all eligible entries on or about Friday, October 28, 2016. A PRIZE WINNER IS ONLY ELIGIBLE FOR ONE PRIZE.

Drawings will be made by representatives of the Sponsor. Sponsor’s decisions are and shall be final and binding in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Winners will be notified via email within two (2) business days after the relevant drawing and will be required to respond to such notification within three (3) business days of the time the notification is sent. Winner will be required to fully complete, sign, and return an Affirmation of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release form (“Affidavit”)  provided by Sponsor within five (5) days of date of receipt. Failure to respond to the Winner notification as detailed above or return all required forms within the stated time period, or to comply with any other provision herein, may result in the Winner being disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected at Sponsor’s sole discretion. If a prize notification or Prize is returned as undeliverable for any reason, the Prize may be awarded to an alternate winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prize is not transferable, assignable, or redeemable for cash. No substitution for the Prize by the Winner will be allowed. If necessary, due to unavailability of the Prize for any reason, a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.

All Federal, state and local tax liabilities, if any, are the responsibility of the Winner. Acceptance of the Prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited) for Sponsor and/or its affiliates to use of Winner’s name, statements, photographs, video images and biographies for publicity purposes without any limitation or additional compensation. 539.97

PRIZES: Six (6) prizes which include three (3) LiNX Signature Cordless Vacuums and three (3) Hoover Cruise Cordless Ultra-Light Vacuums. The total combined value of all six prizes awarded is ARV USD $989.94.

Delivery of Prize may take up to nine (9) weeks. Prize is non-transferable and may not be redeemed for cash. An unclaimed and/or unused Prize will remain the property of Sponsor.

The odds of winning a Prize depend on and will be determined by the total number of eligible entries received.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES: EACH PRODUCT DELIVERED WILL ONLY INCLUDE THE LIMITED WARRANTY AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED WITH THE PRODUCT AND NO OTHER DIRECT OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY IS PROVIDED.

GOVERNING LAW/LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY: The Sweepstakes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.

BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, 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 SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, 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) NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), 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 NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANTS’ 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 YOU.

Releasees shall not be liable to Winner or any other person for failure to supply the Prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist acts, earthquake, war, fire, flood, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond Releasees’ sole control.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Entrants agree 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 shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules in Cleveland, Ohio, and judgement on the award rendered by the arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, Entrant's rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio.

GENERAL: By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all claims they may have against Releasees for any and all injuries, claims, damages, losses, costs, or expenses of any kind (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) resulting from acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize or element thereof, or participation in this Sweepstakes. Each Entrant further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from and against any and all liability resulting or arising from the Sweepstakes and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against Releasees. Entrants further understand and agree that all rights under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of California ("Section 1542") and any similar law of any state or territory of the United States that may be applicable with respect to the foregoing release are hereby expressly and forever waived. Entrants acknowledge that Section 1542 provides that: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this Sweepstakes or any web site or e-mail address associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper execution of the Sweepstakes and processing of entries in accordance with these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion thereof. In the event this Sweepstakes is canceled, the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing to award the Prize from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR E-MAIL ADDRESS OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

WINNER LIST/OFFICIAL RULES REQUEST: For a list of winners, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Win a Powerful Upright! SWEEPSTAKES Winner’s List, 7005 Cochran Road, Glenwillow, OH 44139, USA.

MISCELLANEOUS: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the Affidavit will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision of the Official Rules or the Affidavit is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. When terms such as "may" are used in these Official Rules, Sponsor has sole and absolute discretion. Entrants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely for convenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials, privacy policy or terms of use on the Website and/or the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

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