Official Free Charitable Drawing Rules
NO PURCHASE, DONATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE, DONATION, OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Open to residents of all fifty (50) states, D.C., and to persons located within the state of California at the time of purchase,18+, 19+ in AL and NE, 21+ in MS. Void where prohibited by law and outside the United States. Subject to all federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. Free Drawing begins on Monday, February 3rd, 2025 at 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on Wednesday, February 5th, 2025 at 11:59:00 p.m. ET (the “Free Drawing Period”). American Cancer Society, Inc.’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Free Drawing. THIS FREE DRAWING IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH NHL.
Funds raised will benefit the mission of the American Cancer Society, a 501(c)3 organization. The financial statements of the American Cancer Society, Inc. may be found on cancer.org.
ELIGIBILITY:
The AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY® (“ACS”) 2025 4 Nations Face-Off Sweepstakes Free Drawing (the “Free Drawing”) is open to legal U.S. residents currently residing in all fifty (50) states, and to persons located within the state of California at the time of purchase, who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry, 19+ in AL and NE, 21+ in MS. ACS Inc. (“Sponsor”), and its affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment, and marketing agencies, website providers, and each of their employees, officers, and directors (collectively, the “Free Drawing Entities”), and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings and children, regardless of where they live) and those living in the same household are not eligible to enter or win. Participation constitutes participant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Free Drawing and which Sponsor may decide in its sole discretion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
SPONSOR:
American Cancer Society, Inc.; 270 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 1300; Atlanta, GA 30303.
HOW TO ENTER:
NO PURCHASE, DONATION, OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. During the Free Drawing Period, go to to the General Boston fund at cancer.org/4NationsFace-Off and make a suggested donation of $50 or more. Donations may be made in any amount by credit or debit card. All entrant information should be completed upon request for ticket and include first name, last name, phone number, email address, and home address. Upon completion of your donation you automatically will be entered with one (1) entry into the Free Drawing. To obtain an entry without a contribution, send an email with the information specified above to [email protected] during the drawing period. You must provide all required information to be eligible to enter and win. Normal Internet access, phone, and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service may apply.
LIMIT (10) Entries PER PERSON OR HOUSEHOLD. ADDITIONAL ENTRIES MAY BE DISQUALIFIED. Automated or bulk entries or entries submitted by third parties may be disqualified. Entries must be submitted by the participant. No copies, facsimiles, or mechanical reproductions of the entry form will be accepted. Multiple participants are not permitted to share the same email address. Any attempt by any participant to obtain more than the stated number of plays and/or entries by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, registrations, email addresses, logins, or any other methods will void that participant’s plays and/or entries, and that participant may be disqualified at Sponsor’s discretion. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the pertinent account will be deemed to be the entrant. 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. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to the Sponsor or forfeit the prize. Entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted, false, lost, late or misdirected, deceptive or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules may be disqualified from the Free Drawing at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All potential winners are subject to verification before any prize will be awarded. Normal Internet access, phone, and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service may apply.
SELECTION OF WINNER:
On or about Friday, February 7th, Sponsor will select the name of potential winner(s) of prize(s) in a random drawing from among all entries received. The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received. The potential winner(s) will be notified by email and/or telephone on or about Monday, February 10th, 2025.
If a potential winner(s) cannot be contacted in person via email, telephone, and/or registered mail after the first attempt to contact him/her or any other documentation that Sponsor may require, in its sole discretion, within the required time period (if applicable), [if potential winner(s) and any companion are unavailable to travel within any time period specified by Sponsor,] or in the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize(s) to an alternate winner selected by a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. If Sponsor are unable to determine and verify a potential winners(s) after repeated alternate drawings or if Sponsor fails to receive a sufficient number of entries to correspond to the number of prize(s) available to be awarded, Sponsor reserves the right to not award the all prize(s). If a winner declines the prize, they must sign a Prize Waiver form.
Verification of Potential Winner(s): All potential WINNER(S) are subject to verification by SpONSOR, whose decisions are final AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE FREE DRAWING. A participant is not a winner of any prize unless and until participant’s eligibility HAS been verified and participant has been notified that verification is complete.
PRIZE:
There will be (4) Prizes awarded. Prize consists of (2) tickets to (1) of the following games on the following date at the following location:
Game Date: Monday, Feb. 17, 2025
Game Location – Boston, Mass. TD Garden arena, located at 100 Legends Way; Boston
1 pm game – Finland v Canada – Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize: $427.00
8 pm game – USA v Sweden – Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Prize: $427.00
Total ARV of prize(s) to be awarded: $1,708.00.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS:
Any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes and all fees and expenses related to acceptance and use of prize not specifically stated herein, including but not limited to, change of air travel fees, ground transportation, automobile insurance, meals, incidentals, passenger tariffs or duties, surcharges, service charges or facility charges, personal charges at lodging, security fees and/or other expenses, are the responsibility solely of winner(s). Prize(s) cannot be substituted, assigned, transferred, or redeemed for cash; however, Sponsor reserves the right to make equivalent prize substitutions. Prize(s) cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer. Only the number of prizes stated in these Official Rules is available to be won in the Free Drawing. If, by reason of a print or other error, more prizes are claimed than the number set forth in these Official Rules, prize winner(s) will be selected in accordance with the winner selection method described above from among all eligible claimants making purportedly valid claims to award the advertised number of prizes available.
ACS team members, defined as anyone employed in any capacity by ACS, ACS CAN, or the ACS national Board of Directors, may not participate. No ACS volunteers, Event Chairs, Committee Members, Team Captains, or event participants will not be involved with the Free Drawing operations
TAXES AND OTHER FEES:
Winner(s) will be responsible for applicable local, state, and federal sales and withholding taxes, fees, and all expenses associated with ownership.
Winners may not donate any prize(s) back to Sponsor without first accepting prize(s), completing any applicable IRS filings, and paying any applicable state and Federal taxes. If a winner declines the prize, they must sign a Prize Waiver form.
GENERAL CONDITIONS:
Participation constitutes participant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Free Drawing. Sponsor, and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible entries; lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, telephone transmission problems, or garbled transmissions or miscommunications; computer or software malfunctions, or damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware); technical failures; or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise. Proof of sending or submission of entry will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FREE DRAWING OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE FREE DRAWING MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process, any website associated with the Free Drawing, and/or the legitimate operation of the Free Drawing; to violate the Official Rules; or to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Free Drawing, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Free Drawing, as determined by Sponsor. If, for any reason, the Free Drawing cannot be run as planned, Sponsor may disqualify any suspect entries and (a) suspend the Free Drawing and modify the Free Drawing to address the impairment, then resume the Free Drawing in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (b) terminate the Free Drawing and award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES; PUBLICITY:
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS FREE DRAWING, PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT FREE DRAWING ENTITIES, ETC.] AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONAL, FULFILLMENT AND MARKETING, WEBSITE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS (THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY PARTICIPANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE PRIZE, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS FREE DRAWING OR IN ANY FREE DRAWING-RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THIS FREE DRAWING CANNOT BE ADMINISTERED OR CONDUCTED OR ANY PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS RESULTING OR ARISING FROM ACTS OF GOD, WAR, OR TERRORISM, CIVIL UNREST, STRIKES, SUPPLY SHORTAGES, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, EPIDEMICS, COMPLIANCE WITH ANY LAW OR ORDER OF A GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR ACT, EVENT, OR OCCURANCE BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF THE SPONSOR. [BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS FREE DRAWING, PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FREE DRAWING OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SUCH SITE.
EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, PARTICIPATION IN THE FREE DRAWING CONSTITUTES PARTICIPANT’S GRANT TO SPONSOR (WHICH GRANT WILL BE CONFIRMED IN WRITING ON REQUEST OF SPONSOR), AND THE RELEASED PARTIES THE RIGHT AND PERMISSION TO PRINT, PUBLISH, BROADCAST, AND USE, WORLD WIDE IN ANY MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DEVELOPED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WORLD WIDE WEB, AT ANY TIME OR TIMES, THE PARTICIPANT’S ENTRY, NAME, PORTRAIT, PICTURE, VOICE, LIKENESS, OPINIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOMETOWN AND STATE) FOR ADVERTISING, TRADE, AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES (INCLUDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS OR HER NAME ON TELEVISION OR RADIO BROADCAST) WITHOUT ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION, COMPENSATION, PERMISSION, OR NOTIFICATION.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS FREE DRAWING, INCLUDING ALL PRIZES, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONSDISPUTES:
This Free Drawing is governed by the laws of the United States. Except where prohibited, participant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Free Drawing 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 state of Georgia or the appropriate State Court located in Georgia: (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Free Drawing not to exceed fifty US Dollars (US$50.00), but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant 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. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor in connection with the Free Drawing, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Georgia, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Georgia.
PRIVACY:
Information collected from participants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.cancer.org/about-us/policies/privacy-statement.html. Entities may use participants’ and/or referrals’ personal information submitted with entry for purposes of prize fulfillment and/or for future marketing by Sponsor, such as to notify them of a product or promotion that Sponsor thinks may be of interest. Sponsor will not sell personal information submitted with entry to outside solicitors.
OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST:
For a copy of the Official Rules or Winners List email [email protected] by August 7, 2025.
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