ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, WIN, OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE AN ENTRANT’S CHANCE OF WINNING.

 

Eligibility:  ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and US Territories who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools dba Organic Valley, and its affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s and Nominee/School’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.  Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

“Sponsor” refers to Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools dba Organic Valley, One Organic Way, La Farge, WI 54639.

 

Sweepstakes.  Nominate a K-12 school (“Nominee/School’) which your child attends to receive a virtual tour of an Organic Valley farm (“Tour”) for a group of between 15-50 students, and provide the name of a teacher with his/her contact information who will participate on the Tour (“Teacher”).

 

The educational field trip will demonstrate how animals are cared for and show where food comes from. The virtual field trip may be taken on one of the following dates: October 5-9, 2020 or the Spring of 2021 on dates to be provided by Sponsor.

 

Entrant must have:

(1) The Nominee/School’s written permission to allow up to 50 students to participate in the Tour, and

(2) The Teacher’s written permission to participate in the Tour.

 

Timing: The Sweepstakes begins at 8:00 am Central Time (“CT”) on September 10, 2020, and ends at 11:59 pm (CT) on September 20, 2020 (the “Promotion Period”.)

 

How to Enter: There are two (2) ways to enter the Sweepstakes during the Promotion Period:

 

Enter by Website: Entrants must complete an entry form on Sponsor’s web page: https://www.organicvalley.coop/promotions/virtual-farm-field-trip-sweepstakes/. After completing the instructions, you will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor, and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. All entries must be received within the Promotion Period. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

 

Alternate Method of Entry: To enter without purchase, send an email to: OVgiveawayentries@organicvalley.com with the subject line: ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES. For each email the entrant will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit: One (1) entry per email. Qualifying entries must include the following information: Entrant’s name, email address, phone number, date of birth, city and state, as well as the information about the Teacher and School stated above. All email entries must be received by September 20, 2020 to be eligible. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.

 

Entry Limits: Each entrant may only submit one entry during the Promotion Period.

 

Drawing: Sponsor's decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential winners are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. An employee of Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools will randomly select one (1) winner from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. One (1) winner will be drawn at the end of the promotional period. The Nominee of the winner is considered a potential winner pending verification of  receipt of the permissions required above and compliance with these Official Rules. The potential recipient of the prize will be notified by email or phone call after the date of the random drawing. The potential recipient of the prize will be required to provide additional information to Sponsor for prize fulfillment purposes within 24 hours of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim his/her prize. In the event that a potential recipient of the prize is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only one alternate drawing will be held, after which the prize will remain un­awarded.

 

Prize: One (1) ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES prize will be awarded and will consist of the following:

 

     - A virtual educational field trip experience hosted by an Organic Valley farmer sharing how animals are cared for, where food comes from, and additional educational content applicable to the classroom and grade level – Approximately $125.00 value

 

Total of the prize package value: Approximately $125.00.

 

All details of the ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES are determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Prizes are non­transferable and no substitution will be made (except as provided herein) at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. No substitution or cash redemption is allowed except by the Sponsor who may substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable. Prize is void where prohibited. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Odds of winning the prize depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

 

Release: By receipt of any prize, winner and Nominee/School agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize.

 

General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, 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. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

 

Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; or (6) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s Nominee/School’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant's entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes, if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un­awarded, eligible prize claims.

 

Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant  and Nominee/School agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, or the appropriate Wisconsin State Court located in Dane County, Wisconsin; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out­of­pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant or Nominee/School be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out­of­pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant, Nominee/School, and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of  the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Wisconsin or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Wisconsin.

 

Entrant's Personal Information and that of Nominee/School proposed by Entrant: Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy http://www.organicvalley.coop/community/privacy­policy/. In the event of a conflict between Sponsor’s Privacy and the Official Rules of this Sweepstakes, the Official Rules govern.

 

Winners List: For the name of the winner, call 888.444.6455 or send a self-addressed stamped envelope before October 30, 2020 to Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools, Attn: ORGANIC VALLEY® VIRTUAL FARM FIELD TRIP SWEEPSTAKES, One Organic Way, La Farge WI 54639.