THE FOLLOWING PROMOTION IS INTENDED ONLY FOR RESIDENTS OF
WASHINGTON STATE AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY UNITED STATES LAW
AND AMERICAN ENGLISH. YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND
MEET THE OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA STATED BELOW TO ENTER THIS
SWEEPSTAKES.
PNEC CORPORATION "FREE HEATING OIL" GIVEAWAY (THE "SWEEPSTAKES") OFFICIAL RULES.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR
CHANCE OF WINNING A PRIZE.
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Sweepstakes Period: The Sweepstakes Period is from 08:00 am, Pacific
Time November1, 2011 ("Sweepstakes-Start") to 11:59:59 pm, Pacific Time
March 29, 2012 ("Sweepstakes-End"). Sponsor’s website clock will be the
official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes for all purposes.
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Eligibility: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal, U.S. residents residing in
the State Washington, residing in PNEC Corp current delivery area. The
following individuals are not eligible to enter or be awarded a prize:
employees, officers and directors, and members of their immediate families
(spouse, parents, children, siblings and each of their spouses regardless of
where they live) and households of PNEC CORP (the “Sponsor”), their
respective parent companies, subsidiaries, advertising, design, web design,
web hosting and promotion and publicity agencies and anyone connected
with the production or distribution of this Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes
Entities”). Participation in this Sweepstakes constitutes an entrant’s
unconditional acceptance of these Official Rules and the acceptance of the
decisions of the judges, which are final in all respects.
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How to Enter: This Game is played only on the Internet. Go to
www.scfuelsnorthwest.com during the Sweepstakes-Period, look for
the link to the Sweepstakes and complete the entry form with your
first and last name, phone number, city or town, and state,
residential Zip/Postal code, phone number, the best time to contact
you and a valid working email address for which you are the
Authorized User (defined below). You will be asked to identify if you
are a customer of PNEC Corp, which information will have absolutely
no bearing of the status of your entry. Maximum one (1) entry per
household during the Sweepstakes Period.
Entries must be made by an
individual from a stand-alone computer/device and may not be made by
proxy or any electronic/automated means such as script, bot, macro or any
other similar software or program. Entries must be complete and received by
the Sweepstakes-End to be eligible. A potential prizewinner will be notified by
email and/or telephone in the Sponsor's sole discretion, so it is entrant’s
responsibility to keep his/her email number and phone number current to see
if s/he is a potential winner. An email “Authorized User” is defined as the
natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider or organization (e.g. business, educational
institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the
domain associated with the email address. In the case of a dispute regarding
who submitted a particular entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the
name of the Authorized User associated with that email address. Entrant
agrees to accept future promotional emails from the company; such emails
will not be flagged as spam by the entrant.
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Winner Selection: one (1) potential Monthly Prize winner will be randomly
selected and notified at the end of each month for five consecutive months
from all entries received from 0800 am, Pacific Time November1, 2011
("Sweepstakes-Start") to 11:59:59 pm, Pacific Time March 29, 2012
("Sweepstakes-End"). In all a total of five (5) monthly Prizewinners will be
chosen in this manner.
If a potential winner does not respond to
Sponsor’s email and/or telephone notification, based on the
information on entry form, within three (3) business days and agree
to accept the prize and provide/confirm his/her home address, that
entry shall be disqualified and that potential winner’s prize forfeited
and an alternative potential winner will be selected in random
drawings from the remaining eligible entries in the specific drawing
time period.
This procedure will continue until a potential, eligible winner is
found who accepts the prize in question and completes all the paperwork
requested by the Administrator. Neither Sponsor nor Administrator is
responsible for electronic communications which are undeliverable as a result
of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind or insufficient space in
entrant's email or phone account to receive email messages. Should a
greater number of prize claims be received because of printing, emailing,
phoning, messaging, programming errors or for any reason whatsoever, only
the prizes and the values stated in these Official Rules will be awarded in
random drawings from all claims.
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Quantity, Prize, Approximate Retail Value (ARV) and Odds: The
heating oil prize consists of #2 heating oil fuel. The prize will be delivered on
a schedule that is agreeable with the Sponsor based on site location. Heating
oil prize consists of #2 heating oil. The prize will be delivered in one (1)
delivery only. If the oil tank cannot hold 100 gallons at the time of delivery,
the tank will be topped off to a level that is safe according to customary
regulations. Winner will not receive any credit, cash or other compensation if
the full 100 gallons cannot be delivered into winner’s tank at time of delivery.
Winner may submit three (3) regular business dates for delivery with the last
date no later than six (6) weeks from the time of prize-award and Sponsor will
choose one of the three (3) dates for delivery. ARV: - US$400 or the value of
the prize. In all prize awards, winner must have a home heating oil tank that
is in good working order and that complies with all applicable industry codes
and regulations. Sponsor accepts no responsibility or liability for the condition
of a winner’s tank. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole subjective
determination, to refuse delivery into any tank that Sponsor believes has
defects or that is noncompliant with all applicable regulations and codes. The
prizes are awarded “as is” and by accepting a prize a winner acknowledges
that Sweepstakes Entities have neither made, nor are in any manner
responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee,
expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the prize or regarding the
use, value or enjoyment of the prize. Winners are solely responsible for all
taxes imposed in connection with the prize. Odds of winning: Depend on
the total number of eligible entries received from Sweepstakes-Start to the
end-time in each of the five (5) months of monthly drawings. Earlier entries
will have a greater chance of winning a monthly Prize than later entries. All
prizes will be awarded if properly claimed according to the Official Rules.
Limit one (1) Prize per household.
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General: Sweepstakes administration and winner verification will be
supervised by the Administrator, an independent judge, whose decisions are
final and legally binding. Entrants waive the right to contest any decision by
Sponsor or the Administrator concerning any aspect of the Sweepstakes or
the interpretation of the Official Rules or the determination as to the
qualification of entries. By participating in this Sweepstakes, you agree
to be bound by these Official Rules. The Sweepstakes Entities are not
responsible for those who cannot access the Internet or cannot click-through
for any period of time regardless of the cause including, without limitation,
technical, hardware, software, telephone, Internet, network problems or virus
contamination; or for delay, failure or malfunction for any reason; or for
delays or problems due to typographical or system errors or human error,
including, but not limited to, errors by the Sweepstakes Entities and their
representatives who enter incorrect information into any of
Sponsor’s/Administrator's systems; or force majeure. Sponsor reserves the
right to cancel/terminate the Sweepstakes if in Sponsor’s sole determination
it believes that the integrity of the Sweepstakes has been, or could be,
compromised or that the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned or
fairly. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry from the
Sweepstakes if in Sponsor’s sole judgment the entrant has not complied with
these Official Rules. Only the prizes listed and the values listed in the Official
Rules shall be awarded. The right to receive the prize is non-assignable and
non-transferable and no prize substitution, transfer, exchange or cash
equivalent will be allowed, except that Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize (or portion of prize) of comparable or greater value. Prize or
prize notification that is returned as undeliverable will disqualify the winner
and, in the discretion of the Administrator, an alternative winner may be
selected in a random drawing.
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Waiver of Liability: By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant explicitly
releases, discharges and holds harmless the Sweepstakes Entities, their
shareholders, successors and assigns, one and all, from any and all liability,
actions, causes of action, damages, actual, incidental or consequential,
claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity, including all “costs”, which
s/he now has or may acquire, by reason of any personal injury, death, loss of
or damage to property, or any reason, occurring during or arising out of
his/her participation in the Sweepstakes and the acceptance and use or
misuse of a prize. A prizewinner waives the right to 1) assert as a cost of
winning the prize any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to
redeem said prize, and 2) claim any liability (including attorney's and experts’
fees and costs) which might arise from redeeming or seeking to redeem said
prize, including travel.
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All laws apply: If any provision of the Sweepstakes shall be deemed to
violate any federal, state or local law, regulation or ordinance, it shall be
amended to conform to such law and all other provisions shall remain in full
force and effect. If Sponsor is required by applicable federal, state/provincial
or local law, regulation or ordinance
, or by action of an administrative agency to cease offering the Sweepstakes
in any jurisdiction, Sponsor reserves the right to (i) terminate the
Sweepstakes in such jurisdiction in its entirety, and/or (ii) cancel and remove
from participation in the Sweepstakes any and/or all entries from entrants
residing in such jurisdiction, without penalty and without obligation to any
Sweepstakes entrant. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official
Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
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Publicity: Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission to use the winner's
name, voice and likeness and any and all identifying characteristics
(excluding phone number, address and email address) including, but not
limited to, the taking of photographs and/or videos by Sponsor's
photographer/videographer or Sponsor’s request for a photograph, for
publicity purposes, and to own all results thereof, without further consent or
compensation, unless prohibited by law, and winner agrees to execute any
and all documents requested by Sponsor to convey such rights. Nothing shall
obligate Sponsor to make use of any of the rights granted herein and winner
waives any right to inspect or approve any such use of any and every nature
and kind.
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No responsibility for Errors: The Sweepstakes Entities shall not be
responsible for technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or
omissions in any marketing materials or these Official Rules.
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Entries will be owned by Sponsor: All entries submitted become the
property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. By
participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's and
Administrator’s collection and usage of their personal information according
to their privacy policies and acknowledge that they have read and accepted
Sponsor's and Administrator’s privacy policies.
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Disputes: This Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Washington .Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of
action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prize awarded
and all issues and questions concerning the validity, interpretation and
enforceability of these Official Rules shall be resolved individually, without
resort to any form of class action, and exclusively in a court of competent
jurisdiction sitting in Rockingham County, NH under New Hampshire law
without regard for its conflicts of law doctrine. Any and all claims, judgments
and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including
costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes and never shall include
consequential, incidental or punitive damages, and in no event attorneys' or
experts’ fees or "costs." Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or
exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above
may not apply to you.
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For a Winners List — available on or about March 15th 2012, send a hand-
printed, self addressed, sufficiently stamped, #10, business envelope to
Winner —“ PNEC Corp “Free Heating Oil” Giveaway, c/o PNEC 1701
Pennsylvania rd. Bremerton Wa 98337. Requests must be received by
October 30, 2012. No mechanically reproduced or photocopied requests
allowed; only one (1) request per outer mailing envelope. You cannot enter
the Sweepstakes using this address. Entries mailed to this address
will be discarded.
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This Sweepstakes is sponsored by PNEC Corp. dba SC Fuels.