Contest Rules

Neither PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. Odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible applications received. ALL FORMS MUST BE FILLED OUT COMPLETELY AND TRUTHFULLY. FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION AND PROVIDE TRUTHFUL AND PERTINENT INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION FROM THE CONTEST. DISQUALIFICATION IS IN THE SOLE DISCRETION OF PHILLIPS SEAFOOD.

Sponsor will conduct the “Free Seafood for a Year Giveaway” Contest (“the Contest”) substantially as described in these Official Rules (“Rules”). Participation in the Contest constitutes each entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Rules. All decisions of Sponsor are final and absolute and not subject to inquiry or appeal. The Contest may be temporarily postponed or discontinued at any time without prior notice.

The Contest, and all Contest material, is ©2024 by Phillips Seafood. All rights reserved.

The contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.

CONTEST RULES, TERMS & CONDITIONS

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Entrants must be legal US residents 18 years of age or older. To be eligible to receive a prize, each winner may be required to complete a release form and waiver. If a winner is disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to determine an alternate winner or to not award that winner’s prize at all. Employees of PHILLIPS FOODS and SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS, the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term “immediate family” includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as ‘in-laws,’ or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

CONTEST PERIOD:

The Contest begins on or about October 1, 2024 and ends on or about October 31, 2024 at 11:59 pm (“the Contest Period”). Entries will be accepted daily. Sponsor reserves the right to extend or shorten the Contest Period at its sole discretion.

HOW TO ENTER:

Entrants can enter the Contest by going to https://phillipsseafood.com/promotion/free-seafood-for-a-year/ or by entering through a Sign Up link and filling out the form on the “Win Free Phillips Seafood for a Year” ad post on social media. Entrants must complete the required fields on the registration and submission forms to be officially entered to win in the contest. Entry constitutes an assignment to Sponsor of all intellectual property rights in the entry materials, if any. Multiple entries by means of software-generated or other automated processes will be disregarded.

Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, the malfunction of any communications network or equipment, or computer hardware or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. All entries become property of Sponsor and none will be returned. In the event of a dispute about who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the account identified. The authorized account holder is deemed the natural person who is assigned to the email account by a communications provider, service provider, or any company the email account has been issued and the services are billed. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted or the owner of a communications account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes if it becomes technically corrupted. Entries for the Contest will be accepted as set forth herein from on or about October 1, 2024 through on or about October 31, 2024. One winner will be drawn. One entry is permitted per person throughout contest duration. Sponsor will randomly draw the winner by November 4, 2024 from among valid entries during the Contest Period. “Valid entries” means those entries that meet the eligibility requirements specified in these Rules. The winner will be notified by email to the email address associated with the winning entry. The winner must respond to claim the prize within 5 business days of Phillips sending the email. If no response is received during the stated timeline, an alternate winner may be selected.

PRIZE:

The winner will receive FREE Seafood for a Year from participating Phillips Seafood Restaurants or grocery stores for a value of $780.  Prize will either be $65/month gift card for 12 months to participating Phillips restaurants, or 52 manufacturer coupons, each valid for one (1) free Phillips grocery product up to $15, or $65/month gift card for 6 alternating months to participating Phillips restaurants plus 26 manufacturer coupons, each valid for one (1) free Phillips grocery product up to $15. Dollars will be preloaded onto a Phillips gift card, and/or all coupons will be mailed upon winning. Unused dollars per month will automatically remove from card. Gift cards valid at participating Phillips Seafood Restaurants only (Phillips Seafood and Phillips Crab Deck in Baltimore, MD). Prize provided by Phillips Foods and Seafood Restaurants.  The prize will be mailed to winner within 10 business days after confirmation of the winner, provided Phillips has received all required signed release forms from the winner.

Prizes cannot be redeemed for cash or substituted for any other items by the winner. The winner cannot assign or transfer prize. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a comparable prize of like or greater value, including cash, for any prize, for any reason.

Only one prize will be awarded per person, household or email address. Individuals are eligible to win only one prize within the contest period, regardless of the number of giveaways entered. Each winner must claim the prize within the stated timeline.

RELEASE; PUBLICITY; USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:

By participating in the Contest, each entrant waives any and all claims of liability against PHILLIPS FOODS AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS and its employees and agents, the Contest’s additional sponsors and their respective employees and agents, and Facebook, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Contest. In order to participate in the Contest, entrants may be required to sign an official waiver form provided by Sponsor. By participating in the Contest, the entrant consents to Sponsor’s use of his or her name, state of residence, and likeness for advertising and promotional purposes online, for broadcast, and in print, or in any other media worldwide in connection with the Contest, without limitation and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, Sponsor shall own all rights, title and interest in and to all performances, recordings, videos and images, if any, rendered by entrants in connection with the Contest.

TELEPHONE, DELIVERY & COMPUTER DISCLAIMER:

Sponsor disclaims all liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue a telephone call due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts beyond Sponsor control, or otherwise. Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. No photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entry forms are permitted. Sponsor is not responsible for mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant’s ability to participate in the Contest, and any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Contest.

Sponsor is not responsible for error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry, winner(s) or other giveaway information by Sponsor or entrants for any reason whatsoever. Sponsor is also not responsible for any injury or damage to any entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any materials in the giveaway or for entries that are late, misdirected or incomplete. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF THE CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the giveaway if it becomes technically corrupted.

TAXES:

Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to Sponsor, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. All taxes, including federal, state and local taxes, are the sole responsibility of winner. Each winner must provide Sponsor with valid identification before any prize will be awarded.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

By participating, entrants agree: (a) to the Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects; (b) to release, discharge, and hold harmless Sponsor, and its respective affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, officers, directors, employees, representatives, and agents from all liability, injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including but not limited to death or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest or any Contest-related activity; (c) that the foregoing parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guaranty, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to any prize. PHILLIPS FOODS AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS and their respective sponsors, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for cancellations, postponements, or delays. Sponsor shall have the sole discretion to administer the Contest and interpret and apply these Rules. Anyone using fraudulent means to participate in and/or win the Contest will be subject to disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant at any time, for any reason, including, without limitation, language, lyrics, activities or behavior deemed inappropriate. Other than the prizes received by the winner, no entrant shall be entitled to receive any wages, benefits, fees or other compensation whatsoever as a result of participating in the Contest. In consideration for his or her participation in the Contest, each entrant agrees to release and indemnify PHILLIPS FOODS AND SEAFOOD RESTAURANTS and their respective officers, directors, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and employees, from any and all claims, demands and/or causes of action of any nature or kind whatsoever, whether presently known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, that arise out of the entrant’s participation in the Contest. Any expenses incurred by the applicant during the application process, including but not limited to, postage, shipping and materials preparation (videotape, photos, etc.) are the sole responsibility of each applicant and Sponsor will not issue reimbursement for any expenses.

All contestants and winners agree, by participation in the Competition, to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of Maryland. All courts of Maryland shall govern this Competition, without regard to Maryland’s choice of law rules. The courts of Maryland shall be the exclusive forum for any dispute regarding any Rule or activity associated with the Competition.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL SPONSOR BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, ATTORNEYS’ FEES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES.

MISCELLANEOUS:

Each entrant agrees to abide by these Rules. Each winner must submit proof of eligibility and sign Sponsor’s release form to claim the prize. Sponsor may substitute prizes, amend rules or discontinue the Contest at any time as announced on the website. Sponsor disclaims any responsibility to notify the participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Contest.

OFFICIAL RULES:

To request an additional copy of the Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the business offices of Phillips Foods & Seafood Restaurants, Marketing Department, 3761 Commerce Drive, Suite 413, Baltimore, MD 21227. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be returned.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAW:

The conduct of the Contest is governed by the applicable laws of the United States of America, which take precedence over any regulation to the contrary herein. The Contest is void where prohibited and subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

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