Dunkin’ Friendship Follow & Retweet Sweepstakes
Official Rules 2018
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, OR ADMINISTERED BY TWITTER.
2. Eligibility/Participation: Dunkin’ Friendship Follow & Retweet Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal US residents currently residing in the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia), who are eighteen (18) years of age or older, as of the date of their participation and entry. Franchisees and employees, directors and officers of Dunkin’ Brands Inc. (“Sponsor”), Advantage Solutions D.B.A The Sunflower Group (“Administrator”), and any of their respective affiliates, franchisees, parents, subsidiary companies, and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Released Parties”), and members of the immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside), and/or those living in the same household, of any of the foregoing are not eligible. Void where prohibited, or otherwise restricted by law. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. By participating in the Sweepstakes, you agree that: (1) you have read and understand the Official Rules; (2) you meet the Sweepstakes eligibility requirements as explained in the Official Rules; (3) you accept and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, to Sponsor's Conditions of Use, Legal Notices and Privacy Policy as published at http://www.dunkindonuts.com/content/dunkindonuts/en/help/privacypolicy.html; and (4) you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator, whose decisions shall be final and binding in all respects.
3. Sweepstakes
Period: The Sweepstakes begins at 12:00:00 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on 09/25/18
and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET on 09/28/18 (the “Sweepstakes Period”).
4. How To Enter: You must have a non-private Twitter account to participate in and enter this Sweepstakes. If you do not have a non-private account, there is no cost to create one at www.twitter.com. Please note that you must agree to comply with the Twitter Terms of Service (https://twitter.com/tos) and Privacy Policy (https://twitter.com/privacy) in order to create your Twitter account. Once you have such an account, you must become a follower of @DunkinDonuts. It is free to follow @DunkinDonuts on Twitter. If you have a Twitter account and are not already a follower of the @DunkinDonuts account, then you may log onto Twitter using your Twitter user name and password, and then may become a follower of @DunkinDonuts by going to http://www.twitter.com/DunkinDonuts and clicking the “Follow” button. You must follow @DunkinDonuts throughout the Sweepstakes Period and for at least fifteen (15) days thereafter (for potential notification purposes) to participate in the Sweepstakes and be eligible to win. You may unfollow @DunkinDonuts after the fifteen (15) day notification period.
At or around the beginning of the Sweepstakes period (and at various times throughout the Sweepstakes Period) @DunkinDonuts will send out a tweet with a call to action for the Sweepstakes which will include a URL where official rules can be found. In order to earn one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes’ random drawing, as detailed below, during the Sweepstakes Period, you must retweet the applicable message (it does not matter whether you retweet the applicable message from @DunkinDonuts or from a different person you are following who retweeted the message) and include the hashtags #DunkinBesties and #Sweepstakes (hereinafter an “Entry”). Using the above referenced hashtags in your tweet constitutes your consent to these official rules. Limit one (1) entry per person throughout the Sweepstakes period.
Sponsor
need not inform you if you have earned an Entry or not. Incomplete Entries,
Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means, Entries that do
not fully comply with these Official Rules, including, without limitation the
submission guidelines (“Submission Guidelines”) detailed below, or Entries
which subvert the entry process, in the sole discretion of Sponsor, will not be
eligible. Proof of submission of tweet
does not constitute proof of delivery or Entry during the Sweepstakes Period. Entries received from any person,
regardless of email address used, in excess of the above stated limitation,
will be void. All Entries must be received during an applicable Entry Period to
be eligible. The computer clock of the Webmaster hosting the Sweepstakes is the
official timekeeping device. All Entries
become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned, and
Sponsor will not verify receipt of Entries. Using the above referenced hashtag
in your tweets constitutes your consent to these official rules.
6. Prize Drawings/Prizes/Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): On or about one (1) business day after the Sweepstakes Period has ended, Administrator, an independent judging agency, shall perform a prize drawing (the “Prize Drawing”), from among all eligible Entries received throughout the Sweepstakes Period, in order to select one hundred (100) Potential Prize (“Prize”) winner. Once confirmed, as detailed below, the Prize winner will receive two (2) Dunkin’ Donuts Friendship Bracelets (one for themselves and the other for a friend). The ARV of each Prize is eight dollars ($8). The ARV of all prizes to be awarded in the Sweepstakes is eight hundred dollars ($800). The decisions of Administrator and Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning a Prize are dependent upon the total number of eligible Entries received throughout the Sweepstakes Period. In no event will Sponsor be responsible for awarding more than the stated Prizes herein. Prize conditions may be added or modified by companies providing those portions of the Prize. The Prize restrictions/conditions stated herein are not all-inclusive. No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for a Prize, in whole or in part, will be permitted, except at Sponsor's sole discretion due to Prize unavailability for any reason, and only then for a Prize of greater or equal value determined by Sponsor shall be allowed.
7. Prize Winner Notification/Verification:
The potential
Prize winners must comply with these Official Rules in order to accept their
prize and be confirmed as an official winner. On or about one (1) day after the Prize Drawing, Administrator will
notify the potential Prize winners via a direct message from @DunkinDonuts
to the potential Prize winner Twitter Account used to enter the Sweepstakes
(note: in order to receive such direct message, you must (a) be following @DunkinDonuts
and (b) must have your account settings set to “unprotected” or “public”, you
can change your account settings back fifteen (15) days after the Sweepstakes
has ended). Upon notification or notification attempt, potential Prize winner will be required to respond to such direct
message as indicated, accepting the Prize and providing their email address for
Prize delivery purposes (if requested) within two (2) calendar days of such
notification or notification attempt, or the Prize may be forfeited, and an
alternate potential Prize winner may be selected and notified. If in any
instance, notification attempt(s) for a potential Prize winner fails for any
reason, or if a potential Prize winner is found to have not complied with these
Official Rules, the Prize will be forfeited and an alternate potential winner
may be selected and notified (time allowing). Acceptance of Prize constitutes
permission for the Sponsor and its designees to use the name, Twitter account
information, actual or simulated likenesses, biographical information, city,
state, opinions, and Prize information of prize winner(s) for advertising and
promotional purpose(s), in perpetuity, throughout the universe, in any and all
media now or hereafter devised in any manner, without additional compensation,
notification or permission, unless prohibited by law. Further, winner shall
indemnify the Released Parties from any claims, damages, liabilities and
expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising from breach of these Official
Rules. In the
event of a dispute as to any account, the authorized account holder of the
email address used to register at www.Twitter.com will be deemed to be the
entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The “authorized account
holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for
assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
8. General Terms/Limitation of Liability:
Noncompliance with any of these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor
assumes no responsibility for late, lost, jumbled, incorrect, or inaccurate tweets,
whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or
utilized in this Sweepstakes or by any human error. Sponsor is not responsible
for any problems or technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines,
computer online systems, servers or other services, providers, computer
equipment, software, failure of any e-mail, technical problems or traffic
congestion on the Internet or at any website (including Twitter), including,
without limitation, any injury or damage to participant's or any other person's
computer related to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes.
Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error(s) in
administration of the Sweepstakes, or in the selection/announcement of the prize
winner. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as
planned, including, without limitation, infection by computer virus, bugs,
tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other
causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the
administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes,
the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate,
modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior
to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted where Sponsor deems fit and
the Prize will be awarded via random drawing from among all eligible Entries
received up until the time of termination, or in a manner that is fair and
equitable as determined by Sponsor. All interpretations of these Official Rules
and decisions by Sponsor are final. No software-generated, robotic, programmed,
script, macro or other automated tweets are permitted. Sponsor reserves the
right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual they suspect or
find: (i) to have used a software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro
or other automated online tweet; (ii) to have tampered with the participation
process or the operation of this Sweepstakes; (iii) to be acting in violation
of these Official Rules; (iv) to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive
manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person; or
(v) to have provided inaccurate information on any legal documents submitted in
connection with this Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO
DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR APPLICATION 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 INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Participants agree
that the Released Parties, (a) shall not be responsible or liable for, and
hereby release the Released Parties from, any claims, losses, damages or
injuries of any kind (including death) resulting, in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, from participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related
activity, or from acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use/misuse or
inability to use a prize, and (b) have not made any warranty, representation or
guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to a prize,
including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a
particular purpose. The Released Parties shall not be liable for any injury,
damage, loss, expense, accident, delay, inconvenience or irregularity that may
be caused or contributed to (1) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act
or omission on the part of any of their agents, servants, employees or
independent contractors; (2) by any wrongful, negligent or unauthorized act or
omission on the part of any other person or entity not an employee of the
Released Parties; or (3) by any other cause, condition or event whatsoever beyond
the control of the Released Parties. Failure of Sponsor to enforce any
provision herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS
FOR, AND PARTICIPANTS HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER. IN NO EVENT SHALL SPONSOR BE
LIABLE TO ANY PARTICIPANT OR WINNER FOR DAMAGES THAT EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE
PRIZE TO BE AWARDED TO THE INDIVIDUAL ENTRANT IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. In the event
that a court, or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction, shall hold any of
the provisions of these Official Rules to be illegal, invalid, or
unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent
necessary so that these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in full force and
effect.
9. Governing Law/Venue: THE SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY,
AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. IF THE
CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR
MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION
ADMINISTERED BY JUDICIAL ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION SERVICES, INC., IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ITS STREAMLINED ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT
VERSIONS THEREOF (“JAMS RULES”). THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN
ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED
AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN NEW YORK. ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO
THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK. THE REMEDY FOR ANY
CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE
ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES,
INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR
TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.
ENTRANTS AGREE THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING
OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY,
WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION
10. Request for the Names of Winners: For the name of the winner, available after
the Sweepstakes Period has ended, send a self-addressed stamped envelope, to be
received by 10/28/18 to: Dunkin’ Follow & Retweet
Sweepstakes c/o Advantage Solutions D.B.A. The Sunflower Group, 300 Foxboro
Blvd, Foxborough, MA 02035
11. Sponsor:
Dunkin’ Brands Inc., 130 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021.