NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. SWEEPSTAKES ONLY OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES RESIDING IN THE 50 UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO AND ALL OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. THE SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND EVALUATED ACCORDING TO UNITED STATES LAW. DO NOT ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES IF YOU ARE NOT A LEGAL U.S. RESIDENT. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
The BRISK® "Block Party" Sweepstakes ("Sweepstakes") begins April 1, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends July 14, 2008 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Sweepstakes Period"). No purchase necessary, and no entry fee, payment or proof-of-purchase necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. A purchase will not increase your chance of winning
To enter online, log onto www.briskblockparty.com (the "Web Site") during the Sweepstakes Period and complete the online entry form by entering your true and correct information, then click "submit" to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes.
To enter by mail, hand print your name, date of birth, complete street address and daytime & evening phone numbers on a plain piece of 3 1/2"x 5" paper and mail it, postmarked by July 14, 2008 and received by July 17, 2008, to: BRISK® "Block Party" entry, P.O. Box 8006, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8006. Pepsi/Lipton Tea Partnership ("Sponsor") and its affiliates are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, incomplete, stolen, misdirected,mutilated, or postage-due mail.
Limit one (1) entry per person, regardless of the method of entry, throughout the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of winning any prize will be the same by the mail-in method of entry as by online entry.
2. SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES:
One (1) Grand Prize will be awarded at the end of the Sweepstakes Period consisting of round-trip coach air transportation for two (2) people from an airport near winner's home within the U.S. (airport and carrier selected by Sponsor) to Los Angeles, CA, one double occupancy standard hotel room for two (2) nights, admission for two (2) to the Los Angeles BRISK® Block Party scheduled to occur on or about August 9, 2008 and $200 spending money. Est. retail value up to $2,000, depending upon winner's point of travel origin. All other expenses not specifically mentioned herein are solely the responsibility of prize winner or guest, as applicable. All travel must be taken on the dates to be specified by Sponsor; no alternative travel dates are available. All travel subject to availability, blackout periods, government restrictions, and regulations, hotel, airline, airport or other transportation terminal (or other types of transportation) restrictions and regulations. Other restrictions may apply. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for cancelled, delayed, suspended, or rescheduled events (including airline flights and the Los Angeles BRISK® Block Party event) beyond its control. Winner and travel guest must each sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and a travel release before any ticketing or travel occurs. Winner and guest must have all necessary identification and/or travel documents (e.g., a valid U.S. driver's license) required for travel within the United States. Winner and travel guest must be 18 years of age or older and must travel on same itinerary.
3. SWEEPSTAKES DRAWING:
One (1) winner will be selected by independent judges in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received, regardless of the method of entry. The random drawing will occur on or about July 18, 2008. Odds of winning the Grand prize depend solely upon the number of eligible entries received throughout the Sweepstakes Period.
4. PRIZE NOTIFICATION:
The winner will be notified by phone and/or mail at the phone number(s)/address indicated on their entry form. Prizes will only be delivered to addresses within the United States. If mail is returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address, then prize may be forfeited. Allow 2 to 3 weeks from receipt of winner notification for prize to be delivered. No substitution of prize is offered, no transfer of a prize to a third-party is permitted, and non-cash prizes may not be redeemed for cash value, except as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value in its sole discretion. Limit one prize per person.
5. ELIGIBILITY:
YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY AND A LEGAL U.S. RESIDENT RESIDING IN THE 50 UNITED STATES (SWEEPSTAKES VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND ALL OTHER TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS) THROUGHOUT THE SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN. The potential Sweepstakes winner may be required to provide proof of legal U.S. residency if requested by Sponsor to determine eligibility and as a condition of prize award. Employees of Sponsor; Real Branding, LLC; Track Entertainment; Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever; Pepsi-Cola Company and its bottlers; and their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, printers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies, and the immediate family and household members of each, are not eligible to participate or win.
6. GENERAL:
This Sweepstakes is conducted in English (which will be given its everyday ordinary meaning), and any and all disputes will be resolved in accordance with the laws of New York State without regard for conflict of laws principles. Sweepstakes prize winner will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes on prize. If applicable, Sweepstakes winner may receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the prize. All other expenses on the receipt and use of the prize not specifically mentioned herein are solely the responsibility of the Sweepstakes winner. Any portion of a Sweepstakes prize not accepted by winner will be forfeited. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. In the event of any discrepancy between the privacy policy located on the Web Site and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall control and govern. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to all of the terms and conditions of the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, which is available at www.unileverus.com/privacy/policy.html
7. CONDUCT:
By participating in this Sweepstakes each entrant warrants that she/he is eligible and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judges and Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Official Rules will be posted on the Web Site throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or the Web Site; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be in violation of the Official Rules; or to be acting in any manner deemed by Sponsor to be unsportsmanlike or disruptive, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A USER OR ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
8. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:
Sponsor; Conopco, Inc., d/b/a Unilever; Real Branding, LLC; Track Entertainment; Pepsi-Cola Company and its bottlers assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Sweepstakes; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Sweepstakes; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet or the Web Site or any combination thereof; (e) any injury or damage to entrant's or to any other person's computer which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Sweepstakes or download of any materials in the Sweepstakes; or (f) any typographical or human error in these Official Rules or promotional materials relating to the Sweepstakes. Furthermore, Sponsor and judges are not responsible for any electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant's email account to receive email messages. The use of automated software or computer programs to enter or register for the Sweepstakes is prohibited and any individual who uses or attempts to use such methods will be disqualified. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes (or any part thereof) is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes in whole or in part. In no event will more prizes be awarded than those listed in Rule #2.
9. WINNER RELEASES:
All entrants, as a condition of entry in this Sweepstakes, agree to release Sponsor; Real Branding, LLC; Track Entertainment; Conopco, Inc. d/b/a Unilever; Pepsi-Cola Company and its bottlers and their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, printers, distributors and advertising, promotional or judging agencies, from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with accessing the Web Site, participation in any aspect of the Sweepstakes, the awarding, receipt, ownership, use and/or mis-use of any Sweepstakes prize awarded or item of merchandise ordered, or while preparing for, participating in or traveling to or from any prize-related activity or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement of offering of any Sweepstakes prize. The winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to their Sweepstakes prize after it has been delivered. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, safety, or performance of any Sweepstakes prize. Except for residents of TN, entrants grant to Sponsor the right to print, publish, broadcast and use worldwide in any media now known or hereinafter known (including without limitation use online at the Web Site) the entrant's name, address, voice, statement, picture or other likeness, without additional compensation, for public relations, advertising and promotional purposes as may be determined by Sponsor, to the extent permitted by law. Each entrant also agrees that, upon reasonable notice, he/she will use good faith efforts to be available to travel for the promotional purposes of Sponsor for a period of one year from the end of this Sweepstakes. In the event winner is required to travel, Sponsor agrees to pay all costs associated therewith.
10. SWEEPSTAKES WINNER'S NAME:
To receive the name of the Sweepstakes prize winner, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope for receipt by July 14, 2008 to: BRISK® "Block Party" Winner, P.O. Box 8006W, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8006.
11. RULES REQUEST:
For a copy of these Official Rules, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope for receipt by July 14, 2008 to: BRISK® "Block Party" Rules, P.O. Box 8006R, Grand Rapids, MN 55745-8006.
12. SPONSOR:
Pepsi/Lipton Tea Partnership, Purchase, NY 10577.
© 2008 LIPTON and BRISK are registered trademarks of the Unilever group of companies.