HALLS Pep Talk Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 18 YEARS AND OLDER

The Sweepstakes is no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram or Facebook. Neither Instagram nor Facebook is affiliated with Sponsor in any way.

           

1. TO ENTER:  HALLS Pep Talk Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), sponsored by Mondelēz Global, LLC (“Sponsor”)  begins at approximately 2:00 a.m. ET on December 3, 2020, ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2020 (the “Sweepstakes Period”), and consists of four “Weekly Entry Periods” as set forth in the chart below.

 

Weekly Entry Period

Starts at 12:00 a.m. ET

(except for Week 1 which starts at 2:00 pm ET)

Ends at 11:59 p.m. ET

Approximate Drawing Date

1

December 3, 2020

December 9, 2020

December 10, 2020

2

December 10, 2020

December 16, 2020

December 17, 2020

3

December 17, 2020

December 23, 2020

December 28, 2020

4

December 24, 2020

December 31, 2020

January 4, 2021

 

 

Participation Requirements: You must have a personal, publicly viewable Instagram or Facebook account (“Social Account”) to participate in this Sweepstakes. You may not use a corporate or shared account. If you do not have a Social Account, you may open one for free at Instagram.com or Facbook.com, respectively. When you join Instagram or Facebook, you are indicating that you (or your parent or legal guardian if you are  deemed a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside (“Minor”)) have read and agree to accept the applicable terms and privacy policy. If you use your wireless mobile device to enter, standard message and data rates may apply. Please consult your wireless-service provider regarding its pricing plans prior to entering via your wireless mobile device. None of the “Promotion Parties” (defined below in Rule 3) shall be responsible for any message or data rate charges which may apply.  A wireless mobile device is not required to enter the Sweepstakes.

 

Entry Requirements: There are three (3) ways to enter as set forth  below.

 

Facebook  Entry Requirements: Take the following actions to receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry:

(1)   Find Sponsor’s Sweepstakes post on the Halls Facebook page;

(2)   Comment on the Sweepstakes post with

a.     an original photo created by you that shows you engaging in something that you are passionate about; and

b.     an original inspirational quote created by you OR a HALLS Pep Talk Quote (see list below); and  

c.      Include #HALLSPepTalk (collectively, your “Comment”).

(3)   You must maintain your Facebook handle once you have entered and until the prizes are awarded (as described in Rule 4, below); and

(4)   Your Comment must also comply with the Content Restrictions stated below. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will result in disqualification of you and your entry.

 

Instagram Post  Entry Requirements: Take the following actions to receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry:

(1)   Follow Get_Halls on Instagram;

(2)   Post an an original photo created by you that shows you engaging in something that you are passionate about and include the following in the original caption of your Instagram post

a.     an original inspirational quote created by you OR a HALLS Pep Talk Quote (see list below); and

b.     #HALLSPepTalk #Sweepstakes; and

c.      @Get_HALLS.

(3)   You must maintain your Instagram handle once you have entered and until the prizes are awarded (as described in Rule 4, below); and

(4)   Your Instagram Post must also comply with the Content Restrictions stated below. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will result in disqualification of you and your entry.

 

 

Instagram Story  Entry Requirements: Take the following actions to receive one (1) Sweepstakes entry:

(1)   Follow Get_Halls on Instagram;

(2)   Create an Instagram Story that includes an original photo created by you that shows you engaging in something that you are passion about and include the following copy in prominent large print on your photo.

a.     an original inspirational quote created by you OR a HALLS Pep Talk Quote (see list below);

b.     #HALLSPepTalk #Sweepstakes; and

c.      @Get_Halls

(3)   You must maintain your Instagram handle once you have entered and until the prizes are awarded (as described in Rule 4, below); and

(4)   Your Instagram Story must also comply with the Content Restrictions stated below. Failure to comply with any of the above requirements will result in disqualification of you and your entry.

 

Limit:  One (1) Entry Per person/Social Account during each Weekly Entry Period

 

All Entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period. Each Entry will be included in the drawing that corresponds to the date on which the Entry was received.

 

HALLS Pep Talk Quotes:

 

            Fire up those engines!

            Get back in the game.

            Go for it.

            Hi-Five yourself

            Let’s hear your battle cry.

            Be resilient.

            Be unstoppable.

            Conquer today.

            Don’t give up on you.

            Elicit a few “wows” today.

            Get through it.

            Go get it!

            Impress yourself today.

            Push on!

            Put your game face on.

            Seize the day.

            Bet on yourself.

            Buckle down and push forth!

            Don’t wait to get started.

            Don’t waste a precious minute.

            Flex your “can do” muscle.

            Get back in there champ!

            Inspire envy.

            It’s yours for the taking

            Keep your chin up.

            Power through!

            Put a little strut in it.

            Take charge and mean it.

            Tough is your middle name.

            You can do it and you know it.

            You got it in you.

            You’ve survived tougher.

            Don’t try harder. Do harder!

            Dust off and get up.

            Turn “can do” into “can did!”

            March forward!

            Nothing you can’t handle.

            The show must go on. Or work

 

 

Content Restrictions: Other than the required  hashtags and use of a Pep Talk Quote, your Facebook Comment /Instagram Post/Instagram Story (collectively referred to as your “Entry”) must  be your original work, created only by you.  You must have permission to include any reference to any other person in your Entry. If requested, entrant must be able to provide such permission in a form acceptable to Sponsor.  Your Comment cannot include any content that is deemed by Sponsor, in its discretion, to: (a) be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain or reference nudity or any materially dangerous activity; (b) promote alcohol, marijuana, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; (c) be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group; (d) contain trademarks or copyrighted material, logos (except Sponsor’s, which are not required to be included) or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product (except Sponsor’s, which are not required to be included) of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses or street addresses; (e) contain copyrighted materials owned by others without permission; and (f) contain materials embodying the names, likenesses, photographs, or other indicia identifying any person, living or dead, without permission. 

 

By posting your Entry you (and your parent or legal guardian, if you are a Minor) warrant and represent that the content included: (a) does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; and (b)  does not include reference to any other individuals unless entrant has consent to include these other individuals in his/her entry into the Sweepstakes as described and contemplated by these Official Rules.  Furthermore, entrant must comply with any Social Account rules or conditions for using social platform, including, without limitation, the applicable Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.  You (and your parent or legal guardian, if you are a Minor) will indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion Parties, defined below in Rule 3, from and against any claims to the contrary.  Any Entry that, in the sole opinion of the Promotion Parties, is deemed to be inappropriate for publication or inclusion in the Sweepstakes for any reason, will be disqualified.

 

POSTED ENTRIES REPRESENT SOLELY THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL ENTRANTS AND DO NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS/OPINIONS OF any of the Promotion Parties IN ANY MANNER.

 

Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed or similar entry method will void your Entry and result in disqualification. Any attempt by any individual to exceed the above-indicated entry limit by using multiple/different e-mail or IP addresses, Social Accounts, identities, or any other methods will void that individual's Entry and that individual will be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a potential winner, the winning Entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the Social Account used to enter the Sweepstakes based on the applicable Social platform’s records.

 

2. Sponsor's Use of Comments: Posting your Entry constitutes entrant’s (and his/her parent’s or legal guardian’s, if entrant is a Minor) consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display the Entry in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes without limitation and without further notice or approval. If requested, entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) will sign any documentation that may be reasonably required for Sponsor to make use of the non-exclusive rights entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) is granting in and to the Entry.  Each entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) agrees that the products of such use, if any, shall become the property of Sponsor and/or Sponsor’s licensees, and shall be freely assignable by Sponsor and its licensees. Entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor)  hereby agrees that he/she will not be paid or compensated for any such use of  his/her Entry by Sponsor or its designees, and further waives any “Moral Right of Authors” (Droit Moral) in the entry.

By posting an Entry, each entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) acknowledges that such Entry is gratuitous, unsolicited, and without restriction, and will not place any of the Promotion Parties under any obligations other than those contained in these Official Rules, and that each Promotion Party is free to disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas therein without any compensation to the entrant. Each entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) further acknowledges that the Promotion Parties do not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to the Promotion Parties, or developed by their respective employees, or obtained from sources other than the entrant. Each entrant (and his/her parent or legal guardian, if entrant is a Minor) acknowledges that he/she will not instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action or lawsuit against any of the Promotion Parties on the basis that any use of his/her Entry infringes any of his/her rights as creator of the Entry.

3. ELIGIBILITY:  The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia (“D.C.”), and Puerto Rico, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at time of entry. The respective employees, officers and directors of the Sponsor and Merkle Inc. (“Administrator”), (collectively the “Promotion Parties”), HMT  Associates, Inc. and members of the immediate families (defined as including spouse, biological, adoptive and step-parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren, and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Void outside the 50 United States, D.C. and PR and where prohibited. 

4. SWEEPSTAKES DRAWINGS: Administrator is an independent judging organization whose decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to those related to the selection of the potential winners. Administrator will select twenty-five (25) potential prize winners in a  random drawing from all eligible entries received during each applicable Weekly Entry Period on or around the dates listed above in Section 1. Non-winning entries will not be included in subsequent Weekly Entry Period drawings. Potential winners will be notified through the social channel used to enter (@Halls on Facebook or @Get_Halls on Instagram) after the date of the drawing and will be directed to a secure website where they will be required to provide their name, date of birth, valid email address and mailing address within three (3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent as a condition of claiming the prize. Potential winners who entered through Facebook may be required to send a private message to @Halls before they can receive the instructions on how to claim their prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to provide the requested information within the required time period, or if a prize notification or prize is returned as undeliverable, the applicable prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among the remaining eligible entries in the applicable drawing pool. If necessary, only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded if it is not claimed.  All prizes will be awarded provided they are claimed properly in accordance with these Official Rules. 

 

Odds of winning a prize will depend on the number of eligible entries received during each applicable Weekly Entry Period.  Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. Limit:  one (1) prize per person/Social Account.

 

5. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARV”):  A total of one hundred (100) prizes are available to be awarded (twenty-five (25) prizes per Weekly Entry Period). Each prize includes the following:  one (1) HALLS branded tote bag, one (1) package (24 count) of HALLS On-The-Go cough drops (flavor determined by Sponsor), and one (1) $50 prepaid card (terms and conditions apply).  All details regarding the tote bag and cough drops are  determined by Sponsor.  ARV is $62 per prize.

 

Prizes are non-transferable and no substitution or cash redemption will be allowed except as provided herein or at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor may substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of equal or greater value if the advertised prize (or portion thereof) becomes unavailable. Prizes will be shipped to each winner’s home mailing address within approximately 8-10 weeks following  the conclusion of this Sweepstakes and verification of each winner’s eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Total ARV of all prizes is $6,200.

 

No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded for any reason. If the number of prize notifications for any drawing exceeds the stated number of prizes for that drawing, the stated number of prizes will be awarded from among all recipients of such notifications.

 

6. GENERAL RULES: All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prizes, if any, are the responsibility of the winners.  By entering Sweepstakes, entrants (and their parents/legal guardians if entrants are Minors) accept and agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Administrator. By entering Sweepstakes, entrants, (and their parents/legal guardians if entrants are Minors) further agree to release and hold Promotion Parties, Facebook Inc., Instagram Inc., their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and assigns, promotion agencies and agents harmless from and against any and all claims and liability arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or use or redemption of a prize (if applicable).  Acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s (and his/her parent’s or legal guardian’s, if winner is a Minor) permission to the Promotion Parties to use winner’s name, likeness (and biographical information) for marketing purposes in all media worldwide without limitation or further compensation, notice or right of approval, unless prohibited by law.  Promotion Parties are not responsible for lost, misdirected, garbled or late Entries, or for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or 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 Sweepstakes, including but not limited to the Instagram or Facebook platforms’ equipment or programming, or by any human error which may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of the Entries in this Sweepstakes, the administration of the Sweepstakes or the announcement of winners. If, in the Administrator’s opinion, there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of the Sweepstakes, or if technical difficulties compromise the integrity of the Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify or terminate the Sweepstakes in a manner deemed reasonable by the Sponsor and Administrator, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. If terminated prior to stated end date of the Sweepstakes Period,  the prizes for the next-scheduled drawing will be awarded in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date/time of termination. Thereafter, no further drawings will be conducted and no further prizes will be awarded. All federal, state and local laws apply.

7. WAIVER AND DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, each entrant (and his/her parent/legal guardian if the entrant is a Minor) 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 Eastern District of Michigan (Southern Division) or the appropriate Michigan State Court located in Oakland County, Michigan; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant (AND  HIS/HER PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN IF ENTRANT IS A MINOR) hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Michigan or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan. Furthermore, entrant (AND HIS/HER PARENT/LEGAL GUARDIAN IF ENTRANT IS A MINOR) and each of the Promotion Parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right THEY may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim or dispute arising from or relating to the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules.

 

The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

 

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials or notifications and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

 

8. WINNERS' LIST:  For a winner list, visit https://bit.ly/2V0ZOUj.  The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.

9. SPONSOR: Mondelēz Global LLC, 100 Deforest Avenue, East Hanover, NJ 07936.

SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR: Merkle Inc., 3000 Town Center, Suite 2100, Southfield, MI 48075.

All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor or Administrator only, and NOT to Instagram or Facebook.