Official Rules Back to School Sweepstakes (“Promotion”)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. This promotion is not administered by, sponsored, endorsed, or associated with Facebook. This is a national, multi-week Sweepstakes marketed at each of the participating malls (“Participating Malls”) listed below. This Sweepstakes is solely sponsored by General Growth Services, Inc. (“GGSI” or "Sponsor").
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States or D.C., ages 18 or older. Employees and officers of GGSI and their respective parent and subsidiary companies and affiliates are not eligible to enter or win. Immediate family members and household members of such individuals are also not eligible to enter or win. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. "Household members" shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year.
ENTRY/DATES/PRIZE: There are two methods of entry and a person may enter once via each method of entry during each Entry Cycle. An entrant must enter during each Entry Cycle for a chance to win that week’s prize. Note: an accurate answer is not required to enter or win; one winner will be selected randomly from all entries received after each Entry Cycle.
i) To enter on one of our Facebook pages, visit the FB page of one of the Participating Malls listed below during an Entry Cycle and look for the question we post that includes emojis, and answer the question on our timeline. ii) To enter on one of our websites, visit the mall website of one of the Participating Malls listed below during an Entry Cycle and unscramble the word posted.
Entry Dates: Approximate Grand Prize (Each set of dates is an “Entry Cycle” Date of Random Drawing
Monday, July 18, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, July 24, 2016, July 25, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, July 25, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, July 31, 2016, August 1, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, August 1, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, August 7, 2016, August 8, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, August 8, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, August 14, 2016, August 15, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, August 15, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, August 21, August 22, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 2016, 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, August 22, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, August 28, August 29, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 2016, 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card. Monday, August 29, 2016, 9 AM CDT and Sunday, September 4, Sept. 5, 2016 One prize winner will receive a $150 2016, 11:59 PM CDT Shop Etc. Gift Card.
ODDS: Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of entries received nationally during each Entry Cycle; an entrant increases their chance of winning if they enter once on our FB platform and once on our website. One winner will be selected in a random drawing from all entries received during an Entry Cycle.
WIN NOTICE/CLAIMING PRIZE: Winner will be contacted by Sponsor (“Win Notice”) either on FB or by phone or email. If a winner entered on FB, we will contact them on our FB timeline and we will also “tag” the winner via FB, the winner must be the person “tagged.” Winner will be required to respond to Sponsor within 1 day after the Win Notice to claim their prize. Sponsor will require proof of age by requiring winner to present valid U.S. government issued photo ID and/or an Image Release within 1 days after Win Notice or the prize will be forfeited. The prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected if the winner does not follow these claiming prize procedures.
All gift cards and vouchers are subject to the terms and conditions of the gift card issuer; certain gift cards are distributed with a Cardholder Agreement, these cards are subject to the terms and conditions outlined in the Cardholder Agreement. A prize must be accepted as awarded and may not be sold and is not convertible to cash. Additional prize restrictions and terms may be imposed by prize providers. If the prize is $600.00 or higher a 1099 tax form will be issued in the winner’s name for the ARV. No prize substitutions or cash equivalents, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prizes are non-transferable.
TERMS/INDEMNIFICATION: By participating in this Sweepstakes and/or by accepting any prize that you may be awarded, you agree that Sponsor, Facebook, and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, units and divisions; and Sponsor’s advertising and promotional agencies, and prize providers and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees; and their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") shall not be liable for any and all actions, claims, including any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by your participation in this Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize. By participating in the Sweepstakes and/or accepting any prize that you may be awarded, you agree to fully indemnify each Indemnified Party from any and all such claims by third parties. The Indemnified Parties shall not be liable for: (i) technical errors, data corruption, or unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (ii) claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy; or (iii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit participation in the Sweepstakes if, in its sole discretion, it determines a user is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating or any other unfair playing practices of intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other participants or Sponsor representatives. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of a person submitting an entry, the entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person whose FB ID address matches the address of the person “tagged”. Sponsor will not distribute more than the stated number of prizes described. The prize will remain unawarded if the winner and one alternate winner all fail to claim the prize. All properly claimed prizes will be awarded. Indemnified Parties are not responsible for any injury or damage to a participant’s computer related to or resulting from participating the in promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the promotion it if integrity of the promotion is compromised or corrupted. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE SWEEPSTAKE'S WEBSITE OR UNDERMINES THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHALL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. An entrant may be disqualified if they attempt to obtain more than the stated number of entries. GGSI may add or delete a Participating Mall. The winner is responsible for all local, county, state, and federal taxes on prizes based on the value of the prize.
RELEASE: By entering, entrants agree to: (1) release the Sponsor and its agents, Facebook, from all liability, injuries, loss and/or damage of any kind arising from their participation in the Sweepstakes and the acceptance and use/misuse of any prize; (2) agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judge. Entrants authorize the Indemnified Parties to use their name, photo, hometown, Submission, and entry materials in programming or promotional material, worldwide in perpetuity, or on a winner's list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. By accepting a prize, each winner consents to the use by Sponsor and its agent and affiliates of his/her name, hometown, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation in all media (except if winner is a resident of TN or where otherwise prohibited by law).
PARTICIPATING MALLS: Baybrook Mall Oakwood Center (LA) Apache Mall Fashion Show Beachwood Place Mall St. Matthews Altamonte Mall Four Seasons Town Centre Brass Mill Center Paramus Park Alderwood Otay Ranch Town Center Coronado Center Park Place Boise Towne Square Grand Teton Mall Florence Mall Market Place Shopping Center Augusta Mall Governor’s Square Bridgewater Commons Park City Center Bellis Fair Pioneer Place Deerbrook Mall Pecanland Mall Columbia Mall Jordan Creek Town Center Fox River Mall Mayfair Mizner Park Bayside Marketplace Providence Place Christiana Mall Prince Kuhio Plaza Clackamas Town Center Pinnacle Hills Promenade First Colony Mall Meadows Mall Coral Ridge Mall Northbrook Court Glenbrook Square North Point Mall Carolina Place Staten Island Mall Lynnhaven Mall Rogue Valley Mall Galleria at Tyler Quail Springs Mall Hulen Mall Newgate Mall Crossroads Center Oakbrook Center Greenwood Mall Oglethorpe Mall Coastland Center The Gallery at Harborplace Mondawmin Mall Spokane Valley Mall Glendale Galleria Sooner Mall Mall of Louisiana Oak View Mall Eastridge Mall Oxmoor Center Columbiana Centre Peachtree Mall Natick Mall The Maine Mall Northridge Fashion Center Stonestown North Star Mall Stonebriar Centre Fashion Place Oakwood Mall (WI) Lakeside Mall RiverTown Crossings Cumberland Mall Pembroke Lakes Mall Neshaminy Mall The Mall in Columbia NorthTown Mall Valley Plaza Park Meadows The Parks at Arlington The Crossroads Whalers Village Perimeter Mall Town East Mall The Shoppes at Buckland Hills Ridgedale Center Visalia Mall The Oaks Mall The Shops at La Cantera White Marsh Mall Plaza Frontenac Tucson Mall The Shops at Fallen Timbers River Hills Mall Riverchase Galleria The Shoppes at River Crossing Towson Town Center Willowbrook (NJ) Westlake Center Willowbrook Mall (TX) The Woodlands Mall Saint Louis Galleria Red Cliffs Mall The Streets at Southpoint Water Tower Place Woodbridge Center Shops at Merrick Park Southwest Plaza Westroads Mall
All of the centers listed are owned or managed by General Growth Properties, Inc.
WINNER’S LIST: For a list of winners, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to be postmarked by Thursday, September 8, 2016 to: See Back to School Sweepstakes Winner’s List to General Growth Properties, 110 N. Wacker, Chicago, IL 60606.
Sponsor is General Growth Services, Inc., 110 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. Entrants are providing their information to Sponsor and not to Facebook.