National Recreation and Park Association Park and Recreation Month #ThankAParkAndRecPro
#ThankAParkAndRecPro OFFICIAL RULES
CONSUMER DISCLOSURE:
THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST YOU RELEASE FACEBOOK, TWITTER OR INSTAGRAM FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY.
YOU HAVE NOT YET WON. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
The #ThankAParkAndRecPro Contest (the “Contest”) is sponsored by The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), Ashburn, VA (“Sponsor”). The Contest is governed by these official rules (“Official Rules”). By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and understands that the results of the Contest, as determined by Sponsor and its agents, are final in all respects. The Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. You understand that you are providing your information to NRPA and not to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for the purposes of administering the Promotion, to notify winners and to distribute any prizes requiring online redemption. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this promotion should be directed to the Sponsor and not Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
ELIGIBILITY
The Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry who have Internet access and a valid email address. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, Administrator, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, agents and suppliers, as well as members of their immediate families (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings and grandparents) and individuals living in the same household as those individuals are not eligible to enter or win. Sponsor has the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant. Entrants who win one of the weekly prizes are not eligible for future weekly prizes in July 2020, but are still eligible for the grand prize
CONTEST PERIOD
The Contest Period begins at 12:00 a.m. ET on July 1, 2020 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET July 31, 2020 (“Contest Period”). Weekly winners will be chosen on July 10, July 17, July 24 and July 31.
HOW TO ENTER
During the Contest Period, upload a video through the entry form, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram of you, your friends, your staff or your family thanking a park and recreation professional for the services they provide your community for one (1) entry. Entries through Facebook must be made by making a public post on the National Recreation and Park Association’s Facebook page's wall and include the hashtag #ThankAParkAndRecPro. Entries through Twitter and Instagram profiles must be set to public and the post must contain the hashtag #ThankAParkAndRecPro. Entries must be received during the contest period to be considered. If you choose to enter using your mobile phone, standard data fees may apply. Free accounts for Facebook, Twitter and Instagram can be created online at www.facebook.com, www.twitter.com and www.instagram.com, respectively. There is no limit to number of entries per person and per household, however, each entry submitted must be substantially different than all subsequent entries. Entrants do not have to be NRPA members to qualify for the contest. Entries can be made via the form found at www.nrpa.org/july-contest.
Additional Entry Conditions: Sponsor has no obligation to advise an entrant of an incomplete or otherwise non-compliant entry. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, invalid, unintelligible, incomplete, blurred, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. No mailed, telephoned, faxed, or mechanically reproduced entries will be accepted. Proof of submission of an entry will not be deemed proof of receipt. Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged nor will proof of submission of an entry form be deemed proof of receipt. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account” holder is the natural person assigned to the email address or social media account. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
WINNER SELECTION
All eligible entries received during the Contest Period will be entered into the contest. To be eligible, the entrant must meet all Contest criteria. Four (4) winners will be randomly selected by a panel of judges throughout the month of July 2020 and awarded a Prize. Winners will be notified on July 10, July 17, July 24 and July 31. Winners will be notified by the Sponsor through email or direct message on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Winners receiving a message from the Sponsor’s email address (cjones@nrpa.org), official Facebook account (@National Recreation and Park Association), Instagram (@NRPA) account or Twitter (@NRPA_News) account, will be required to respond to the message with their email address within 24 hours to claim the Prize. If a Prize is not claimed within 24 hours, the Prize is forfeit and another winner from that Weekly Entry Period will be chosen.
Upon the request of the Sponsor, the potential winner may be required to return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Prize Acceptance Form and IRS W-9 form. If a potential winner fails to comply with these official rules, that potential winner will be disqualified. Prize may not be awarded if an insufficient number of eligible entries are received.
Sponsor reserves the right not to award a Prize if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified entries for the applicable week's Prize. Prize awards are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Entrants who win one of the weekly prizes are not eligible for future Contest weekly prizes in July 2020.
Contest Criteria: To be eligible, the entrant must meet eligibility requirements, contest entry requirements and meet the contest criteria including:
PRIZES
Four (4) prizes will be awarded weekly starting on July 10 (each Friday in July, besides July 3). One (1) Prize of a $100 git card will be awarded per winner per Weekly Entry Period.
Incidental expenses and all other costs and expenses which are not specifically listed as part of a prize in these Official Rules and which may be associated with the award, acceptance, receipt and use of all or any portion of the awarded prize are solely the responsibility of the respective prize winner. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE ARE SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS
Prize is non-transferable. No substitution or cash equivalent of prizes is permitted; however, the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with another of equal or greater value. Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives are not responsible for any typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of the Contest, including, but not limited to, errors in any printing or posting or these Official Rules, the selection and announcement of any winner, or the distribution of any prize. Any attempt to damage the content or operation of this Contest is unlawful and subject to possible legal action by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to terminate, suspend or amend the Contest, without notice, and for any reason, including, without limitation, if Sponsor determines that the Contest cannot be conducted as planned or should a virus, bug, tampering or unauthorized intervention, technical failure or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper play of the Contest. In the event any tampering or unauthorized intervention may have occurred, Sponsor reserves the right to void suspect entries at issue. Sponsor and its respective parent, affiliate and subsidiary companies, agents, and representatives, and any telephone network or service providers, are not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate transcription of entry information, or for any human error, technical malfunction, lost or delayed data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, line failure or malfunction of any telephone network, computer equipment or software, the inability to access any website or online service or any other error, human or otherwise.
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, THE FACEBOOK, TWITTER AND INSTAGRAM PLATFORMS, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABILITY, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR INJURY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THAT ENTRANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND THE ACCEPTANCE, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE THAT MAY BE WON. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENT, AFFILIATE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES DO NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONDITION, FITNESS OR MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PRIZE. SPONSOR AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, ADVERTISING AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCIES, AND ALL THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER SYSTEM RESULTING FROM ACCESS TO OR THE DOWNLOAD OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST.
PUBLICITY
By participating, each entrant grants Sponsor permission to use his/her name, video entry, likeness or comments for publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law.
COPIES OF THE RULES AND WHO WON
Requests for copies of these Official Rules or a winner’s list may be sent to NRPA, Subject: “#ThankAParkAndRecPro Rules”, cjones@nrpa.org.