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EXCEPT AS LIMITED IN THE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SENTENCE, THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO UNITED STATES CITIZENS WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND WHO ARE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. NO PURCHASE, FEE, OR DONATION IS REQUIRED TO ENTER THE CONTEST. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON IS ALLOWED.
Table of Contents
A. Definitions
B. Contest Period and Sponsor
C. Eligibility
D. Winners and Prizes
E. General Prize Rules
F. How to Enter
G. Conditions
H. Selection Procedures
I. Data Collection
J. Winners List
A. Definitions:
As used in these Rules, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
1. “Contest” means the “random drawing of 5 survey participants to receive $200 towards Cypress Valley and/or Natural State processing”
2. “Contest Beginning Date” means 9 a.m. Central Standard Time on the 3rd day of September 2024.
3. “Contest Completion Date” means 9 p.m. Central Standard Time on the 14th day of October 2024.
4. “Contest Parties” means Sponsor and its directors, officers, employees, representatives, successors, assigns, volunteers, consultants, contractors, and agents.
5. “Contest Period” means the period of time extending from the Contest Beginning Date until the Contest Completion Date.
6. “Determination Date” means 6p.m. Central Standard Time on the 4th day of November 2024.
7. “Contest Website” means https://heifer.surveycto.com/collect/husa_digital_farmer_education_impact_survey__cv?caseid=
8. “Disallowed Party(ies)” means
a. Sponsor’s directors, officers, employees, and contractors, and volunteers officially recognized by and registered with Sponsor, along with such person’s immediate family members (spouse, siblings, parents, children, and such siblings’, parents’, and children’s respective spouses), and any members of such person’s household, and
b. Cypress Valley Meat Company 1, LLC’s directors, officers, employees, and contractors, and volunteers officially recognized by and registered with Cypress Valley Meat Company 1, LLC, along with such person’s immediate family members (spouse, siblings, parents, children, and such siblings’, parents’, and children’s respective spouses), and any members of such person’s household.
9. “Eligible Party(ies)” means a United States citizen who is (a) a resident of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, (b) aged eighteen (18) years and older, and (c) NOT a Disallowed Party.
10. “Entrance Requirements”: there are two (2) potential methods of entry:
a. an Eligible Party may complete the survey and check the ‘enter giveaway drawing’ box’ during the Contest Period (an “Electronic Entry”), or
b. an Eligible Party may submit an Entry via mail in accordance with Rule G. 3. below, regardless of whether he/she completes the survey referenced above (a “Mail-In Entry”).
11. “Entrant(s)” means an Eligible Party who submits an Entry in strict accordance with these Rules.
12. “Entry(ies)” means an Electronic Entry or a Mail-In Entry.
13. “Grand Prize” means one (1) of the following (collectively, the “Grand Prizes”): $200 towards Cypress Valley and/or Natural State
14. “Grand Prize Winner(s)” is defined and described in the Selection Procedures section below.
15. “Notification Date” means 6 p.m. Central Standard Time on the 8th day of November 2024.
16. “Prize(s)” means the Grand Prizes.
17. “Prize Winner(s)” means the Grand Prize Winner(s).
18. “Qualifying Entry(ies)” means an Entry that has been timely submitted by an Entrant, and timely received by Sponsor during the Contest Period, in accordance with these Rules, all as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.
19. “Sponsor” means Heifer Project International, an Arkansas nonprofit corporation, carrying out charitable work internationally, dedicated to ending hunger and poverty and caring for the Earth.
20. “Sponsor Documents” means the following documents, as requested by Sponsor and in Sponsor’s format: (a) an affidavit of eligibility; (b) a liability/publicity release; and (c) any other documents requested by Sponsor.
21. “Winner List Cut-Off Date” means 6 p.m. Central Standard Time on the 20th day of November, 2024.
B. Contest Period and Sponsor:
1. The Contest is sponsored by Sponsor.
2. The Contest will be open for the Contest Period.
C. Eligibility:
1. The Contest is open to Eligible Parties who submit a Qualifying Entry to Sponsor.
2. The Contest is void where prohibited by law.
3. DISALLOWED PARTIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST.
4. ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON IS ALLOWED.
5. No purchase, fee, or donation is required to enter the Contest.
D. Winners and Prizes:
1. A Grand Prize will be awarded to each Grand Prize Winner in accordance with the Selection Procedures section below.
2. A Prize may not be substituted, transferred, or redeemed for cash except in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
3. In case of Prize unavailability, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
4. CONTEST PARTIES HAVE NOT MADE, AND ARE NOT IN ANY MANNER RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO ANY PRIZE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A PRIZE’S QUALITY, CONDITION, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS, AND/OR GUARANTEES WITH RESPECT TO A PRIZE (IF ANY) ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURER’S OR SERVICE PROVIDER’S TERMS THEREFOR, AND A PRIZE WINNER AGREES TO LOOK SOLELY TO SUCH MANUFACTURER OR SERVICE PROVIDER FOR ANY SUCH WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, AND/OR GUARANTEE.
5. Arrangements for the fulfillment of the applicable Prizes will be made by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.
6. Receipt of any Prize is conditioned upon compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
7. A Prize Winner is solely responsible for the payment of all taxes and fees associated with a Prize and its use.
8. Odds of winning a Prize depend in part upon the number and the quality of the Qualifying Entries.
E. General Prize Rules:
1. Prize Winners will be determined on or before the Determination Date, based upon the application of the Selection Procedures described below. Prize Winners need not be present to win.
2. Prize Winners will be notified on or before the Notification Date (subject to these Rules).
3. Sponsor will make three (3) attempts to contact a Prize Winner via phone and/or email within seventy-two (72) hours after the Determination Date. If Sponsor is unable to reach a Prize Winner via phone and/or email within this time frame, or if a Prize Winner fails to respond via phone and/or email within this time frame, such Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Prize Winner will be determined based upon additional random drawing(s) among remaining Qualifying Entries.
4. BEFORE A PRIZE WINNER MAY RECEIVE HIS/HER APPLICABLE PRIZE, THE PRIZE WINNER (AT SPONSOR'S REQUEST) WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND RETURN TO SPONSOR THE SPONSOR DOCUMENTS.
5. A PRIZE WINNER'S FAILURE TO (A) SIGN AND RETURN THE SPONSOR'S DOCUMENTS WITHIN THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER RECEIPT, AND/OR (B) COMPLY WITH THESE RULES, WILL CAUSE A PRIZE WINNER TO FORFEIT AND LOSE ALL CLAIMS AND RIGHTS TO THE APPLICABLE PRIZE, AND AN ALTERNATE PRIZE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED BASED UPON ADDITIONAL RANDOM DRAWING(S) AMONG REMAINING QUALIFYING ENTRIES.
F. How to Enter:
1. An Eligible Party must follow the Entrance Requirements in order to become an Entrant.
2. During the Contest Period, please visit the Contest Website and make certain you read and fully understand these Rules.
3. Sponsor has the sole and absolute discretion to determine whether an Entry qualifies as a Qualifying Entry.
4. Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, may disqualify any Entrant who fails to comply with these Rules. Such disqualified Entrant may not participate in the Contest, and the disqualified Entrant’s Entry may not be submitted by another party.
G. Conditions:
1. BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE RULES, AND FURTHER AGREES TO STRICTLY ABIDE BY THESE RULES.
2. One may only enter the Contest once.
3. All Mail-In Entries must (a) be hand-written or typed, (b) mailed separately in a sealed envelope, (c) have sufficient postage, and (d) include the name of the Contest, along with the Eligible Party’s name, phone number, email address, and mailing address. Each Mail-In Entry must be both postmarked and received during the Contest Period to be eligible. Mail-in Entries mechanically reproduced will not be accepted. Mail-In Entries that are incomplete or non-compliant with these Rules will be void. Responsibility for receipt of each Mail-In Entry rests solely with the Entrant. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete Mail-In Entries, or for lost, delayed, misdirected, or mutilated Mail-In Entries or mail. Information contained in Entrant's Mail-In Entry, and in Sponsor's records, is subject to verification by Sponsor in such frequency and manner as Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate. Mail-In Entries that are incomplete, forged, or otherwise defective, or made outside authorized channels, including those that have failed due to human processing error or otherwise, shall be void. All Mail-In Entries must be sent to the following address: Heifer International, c/o Aleks Margitic Contest, FUTURE PROGRAM FEEDBACK CONTEST
4. All Electronic Entries must be made via the Contest Website. Electronic Entries that are incomplete or non-compliant with these Rules will be void. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate, or incomplete Electronic Entries. Information contained in Entrant's Electronic Entry, and in Sponsor's records, is subject to verification by Sponsor in such frequency and manner as Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, deems appropriate. Electronic Entries that are incomplete, forged, or otherwise defective, or made outside authorized channels, including those that have failed due to human processing error or otherwise, shall be void.
5. Participation in Contest constitutes permission for Sponsor and Contest Parties to use Entrant’s name, city, and state of residence, photograph, or any other likeness, including his/her voice, recorded or live, or testimonials, for purposes of Sponsor’s advertising, promotion, and public relations, in any and all forms of media, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. Entrants agree to hold Sponsor and the Contest Parties harmless and without liability for any such publication, broadcast, or use.
6. PRIZE WINNERS AND ALL ENTRANTS, AS A CONDITION OF ENTRY INTO THE CONTEST, AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, HOLD HARMLESS AND RELEASE CONTEST PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITY, CLAIMS, OR ACTIONS OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT, INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, WHICH ARE OR MAY BE SUSTAINED:
a. IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCT, PROMOTION, OR OUTCOME OF THE CONTEST;
b. IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIPT, OWNERSHIP, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE;
c. DUE TO ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL OR OTHER ERROR IN THESE RULES, OR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OR OFFERING OF THE PRIZES; AND
d. WHILE PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN, OR TRAVELING TO AND/OR FROM ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THE CONTEST PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.
7. Contest Parties are not responsible for:
a. technical, hardware, software, or platform malfunctions or other errors;
b. telephone failures of any kind;
c. lost or unavailable network connections;
d. failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Contest;
e. incorrect or inaccurate Entry information; or
f. late, lost, misdirected or incomplete Entries.
8. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof should a virus, bug, technical failure, malicious tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt the administration, proper playing, or proper completion of the Contest. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will award the Prizes in accordance with the Selection Procedures section below.
9. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify anyone found to be tampering with the Entry process or the operation of the Contest or Contest Website, or to be acting in violation of these Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.
10. Sponsor may use various social media channels including, but not limited to, Facebook and Instagram to promote the Contest. Each Entrant (a) acknowledges that the Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Facebook or Instagram, and (b) releases Facebook and Instagram of any and all liability related to the Contest.
11. Sponsor may modify and amend these Rules as they appear in print or online from time to time during the Contest Period for clarification purposes. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or printing errors in the advertising of the Prizes included in the Contest or these Rules, the Contest Website, or other promotional materials.
12. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arkansas, without regard for its conflicts of laws doctrine. All legal proceedings related to this Contest shall take place in Little Rock, Arkansas.
H. Selection Procedures:
On or before the Determination Date, each Entrant who submitted a Qualifying Entry, and whose Qualifying Entry is selected by Sponsor in a random drawing, will become a Grand Prize Winner. Sponsor may select other Qualifying Entries by random drawing as needed (for example, in the event of a disqualification, a violation of these Rules, or other unforeseen event). Any decision or determination that may be made by Sponsor under these Rules, or in connection with this Contest, shall be made in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. By participating in this Contest, Entrants agree that the selection decisions of Sponsor shall be final and binding in all respects.
I. Data Collection:
Sponsor will be collecting personal data about Entrants when they enter the Contest. Please review Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at www.heifer.org. By participating in the Contest, Entrants agree to all of the terms and conditions of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. If you do not wish to receive future contest mailings from Sponsor, please send a written request to Heifer International, c/o Contests, 1 World Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72202, with your name, physical address, and email address.
J. Winners List:
For a list of Prize Winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Heifer International, c/o c/o Aleks Margitic Contest, FUTURE PROGRAM FEEDBACK CONTEST must be received by the Winner List Cut-Off Date.
