Official Rules
Lowe’s 2018/2019 Customer Satisfaction Survey Sweepstakes
1. DESCRIPTION: NO
PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT
INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. YOU HAVE NOT YET WON. Lowe’s 2018/2019 Customer Satisfaction Survey Sweepstakes,
("Sweepstakes") is a monthly
random drawing Sweepstakes beginning with the first entry period starting on or
about February 3, 2018 at 12:00:01 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) (“Start Date”) and
ending at the conclusion of the last drawing period on February 1, 2019 at
11:59:59 PM ET (collectively, "Sweepstakes
Periods"). The administrator of this Sweepstakes is COHEN-FRIEDBERG
ASSOCIATES LLC, Framingham, MA 01702, ("Administrator”). The Sponsor
of this Sweepstakes is Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 1000 Lowes Blvd., Mooresville,
NC 28117 ("Sponsor").
2. HOW TO ENTER:
There are two (2) ways to enter this Sweepstakes. A)
Customers who receive a cash register receipt containing an internet address
can complete a customer satisfaction survey online by visiting http://www.lowes.com/survey for the US and Canada. B) Free alternate means of entry:
Legibly hand print on a postcard, your complete name, street address (no P.O.
Boxes please), city, state/province, ZIP/postal code, daytime phone number, and
email address (if available) and mail it to: Lowe’s 2018/2019 Customer
Satisfaction Survey Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 2274, Framingham, MA 01703-2274 USA.
Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, mutilated
or postage due entries. Mailed entries must be postmarked by the dates indicated
in the drawing schedule in Rule #4 below.
No matter which entry
process is selected, once the survey has been completed, you will automatically
receive one (1) entry into the corresponding monthly Sweepstakes (see entry
dates chart below). All online survey entries must be made within 10-days of
receipt date. LIMIT: One (1) entry per week
per email or household address regardless of the method of entry selected. One (1)
prize per person or household over the Sweepstakes Period. No entries will be retained for
subsequent monthly drawings (if any).
All entries and materials submitted become the property of
the Sponsor and shall not be acknowledged or returned. If entries exceed the entry limitations, the
Entrant may be disqualified in the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entrants must
provide all information requested to be eligible to win. Incomplete,
unreadable, or unintelligible entries shall be disqualified. Entries generated by a script, macro or other
automated means shall be disqualified. Each entrant must be the rightful owner
or have authorized use of the e-mail address identified in the entrant's entry
as of the Start Date. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner,
the winner shall be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account
governing the e-mail address was opened.
3. ELIGIBILITY: Sweepstakes is open to legal
residents of the United States and Washington, D.C. and Canada
(exclusive of the Province of Quebec), who are at least 18 years old and the age of majority in
his/her state of residence at time of entry and residents of Canada who are
over the age of majority in their province/territory of residence at the time
of entry. Any individuals (including but
not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors and interns) who
have, within six months prior to the Start Date, held employment with or
performed services for Sponsor or Administrator (collectively, "Sweepstakes Entities") or any
organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration,
prize support, advertisement or promotion of the Sweepstakes are not eligible
to enter or win. Immediate family and household members of such individuals are
also not eligible to enter or win. "Household Members" shall mean
those people who share the same residence at least three months a year.
"Immediate Family Members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal
guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. Void where prohibited.
4. WINNER SELECTION AND
NOTIFICATION: Winners shall be selected in a random drawing
based on the drawing schedule listed below by the Sweepstakes Administrator
from all eligible entries received during each entry period. All prizewinners
shall be notified by telephone, email and/or overnight mail whichever is
appropriate. Selected winner shall be required to respond (as directed) to the
notification within five (5) business days of attempted notification
date. The failure to respond timely to the notification shall result in
forfeiture of the prize and, in such case, the Administrator shall randomly
select an alternate winner from among the remaining eligible entries. Prizewinners
shall be required to verify name and complete address and to execute and return
within seven (7) days an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity
release form covering eligibility, liability, advertising, publicity and media
appearance issues, unless prohibited by law. Prize shall not be awarded until
all such properly executed forms are returned. The decisions of the
Administrator and/or Sponsor are final and legally binding in all Sweepstakes
related matters. If any winner is a resident of Canada, the winning
entrant will be required to first correctly answer a mathematical skill testing
question without assistance of any kind (whether mechanical or otherwise)
within a 2-minute time limit in order to be eligible to win the prize. The
question will be administered by phone within seven (7) business days following
the drawing. If entrant cannot be contacted and the skill testing question
administered, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate entrant will be
selected.
ENTRY AND
DRAWING PERIODS: Each of the listed drawings below is unique and no entry will be carried forward
to any other drawing period listed below.
Month Entry Periods:
SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIODS:
Entry Periods: |
Entry Period Begins at 12:00:01 a.m. ET: |
Entry Period Ends at 11:59:59 p.m. ET: |
Anticipated Drawing Date on or
about : |
All Mail-in Entries Must Be Postmarked By 11:59:59 p.m. ET
on the below dates: |
Entry Period #1 |
2/3/18 |
3/2/18 |
3/6/18 |
3/5/18 |
Entry Period #2 |
3/3/18 |
4/6/18 |
4/10/18 |
4/9/18 |
Entry Period #3 |
4/7/18 |
5/4/18 |
5/8/18 |
5/7/18 |
Entry Period #4 |
5/5/18 |
6/1/18 |
6/5/18 |
6/4/18 |
Entry Period #5 |
6/2/18 |
7/6/18 |
7/10/18 |
7/9/18 |
Entry Period #6 |
7/7/18 |
8/3/18 |
8/7/18 |
8/6/18 |
Entry Period #7 |
8/4/18 |
8/31/18 |
9/4/18 |
9/3/18 |
Entry Period #8 |
9/1/18 |
10/5/18 |
10/9/18 |
10/8/18 |
Entry Period #9 |
10/6/18 |
11/2/18 |
11/6/18 |
11/5/18 |
Entry Period #10 |
11/3/18 |
11/30/18 |
12/4/18 |
12/3/18 |
Entry Period #11 |
12/1/18 |
1/4/19 |
1/8/19 |
1/7/19 |
Entry Period #12 |
1/5/19 |
2/1/19 |
2/5/19 |
2/4/19 |
5.
PRIZES: ONLY THE PRIZE LISTED BELOW WILL BE AWARDED.
EACH MONTH THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED:
Five (5) Prizes: Each winner will receive $300 USD. Prize awarded in
the form of a check.
Winner shall
be responsible for any and all federal, provincial, state and/or local taxes
resulting from acceptance of the prize.
No prize will be replaced if lost or stolen once received. If a prize
cannot be awarded due to circumstances beyond the control of Sponsor, a
substitute prize of equal or greater retail value may be awarded in Sponsor’s
sole discretion.
6.
ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning depend on the
number of eligible entries received during each entry period.
7. CONDITIONS OF
PARTICIPATION/INDEMNIFICATION: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these
official rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and the Administrator, which
shall be final and legally binding in all respects. By participating in this
Sweepstakes and/or by accepting any prize that they may win, entrants agree
that the Sweepstakes Entities; their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated
companies, units and divisions and advertising and promotional agencies and
prize suppliers; each of their respective officers, directors, agents,
representatives and employees; and each of these companies and individuals'
respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") shall not be
liable for any and all actions, claims, including any third party claims,
injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, arising
from or relating to this Sweepstakes, including entry and participation in this
Sweepstakes and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. Each
entrant, including each prizewinner, by participating in the Sweepstakes,
agrees to fully indemnify each Indemnified Party from any and all such claims
by third parties without limitation.
Entrants authorize the Indemnified Parties to use their name, voice,
likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence 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.
Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above mentioned information or
materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's
sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation. The Indemnified
Parties shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected,
postage-due, incomplete, unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible
entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of
transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software
or other technical or computer malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections,
delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction,
unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any
injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from
acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes;
or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in
any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor disclaims any liability
for damage to any computer system resulting from participating in, or accessing
or downloading information in connection with this Sweepstakes, and reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes
should a virus, bug, computer problem, unauthorized intervention or other
causes beyond Sponsor's control, corrupt the administration, security or proper
play of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit you from participating in the
Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines you
are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by
cheating, hacking, deception, or any other unfair playing practices of
intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other players or Sponsor
representatives. This Sweepstakes shall be governed by the internal laws of the
state of North
Carolina. Any and all legal actions or claims arising in connection with this
Sweepstakes must be brought in a federal or state court in Statesville, North
Carolina and you hereby submit to sole and exclusive jurisdiction by the state
of North Carolina. CAUTION:
ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE 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.
8. Prize
Winner List: For the list of monthly prize winners or a copy of the Official Rules,
mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to be received no later than 2/4/19 to: “Lowe’s 2018/2019 Customer Satisfaction Survey
Sweepstakes” Winners List or Rules, PO Box 2312, Framingham, MA 01703-2312 (VT
residents may omit return postage).