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BACKYARD OF YOUR DREAMS SWEEPSTAKES
CONTEST RULES
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
2. ELIGIBILITY
This Contest starts on Friday, February 9, 2007 and ends on Sunday, June 15,
2007 (Contest End Date). To be eligible for this Contest, on-line and mail-in
entries must be received on or before, 11:59 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on the
Contest End Date. Incomplete or late entries will not be accepted.
This Contest is open to:
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Residents of Canada, who have reached the age of majority in their province of
residence, except residents of the province of Quebec who are ineligible to
participate in this Contest. |
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Residents of Washington State, Texas and Pennsylvania State,
who are 18 years or older and legal U.S. residents. |
Employees of Nutrilawn Inc. and their representatives, agents, advertising and
promotional agencies, affiliated and related companies, and members of the
immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where
they live) and household of such employees; and The Toro Company, and its
owners, affiliates, and members of their immediate families, are not eligible.
3. HOW TO ENTER
Only one entry of any type whatsoever is permitted per residence. All multiple
entries, mass entries or reproductions submitted are automatically
disqualified.
You may enter by:
Online Entry:
Logging onto www.BackyardOfYourDreams.com
and complete an online entry form in full and click "Enter" to submit your
entry for receipt by contest closing date of 11:59 p.m. (PST) June 15,
2007. For purposes of these Official Rules and Regulations, "receipt" of an
online entry occurs when Sponsor's servers record the entry information upon
the entrant clicking the "Entry" button. Any automated computer receipt (such
as one confirming delivery of email) does not constitute proof of actual
receipt by Sponsor of an entry for purposes of these Official Rules and
Regulations. In your entry, you will be asked to provide your first and last
name, street address, city, province/state, postal/zip code, phone number, date
of birth, gender, e-mail address and where you heard about the contest. All
mandatory fields must be completed. Nutrilawn Inc. (Sponsor) is not responsible
for late, lost, misdirected, illegible or incomplete entries, which will be
void. The use of any automated equipment to participate in this Contest is
prohibited. In the event of a dispute as to who submitted an entry, the entry
will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address
submitted at the time of entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the
natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access
provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business,
educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. If a
selected entrant's entry is an Internet entry, the selected entrant may be
required to provide Nutrilawn Inc. with proof that the selected entrant is the
authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected
entry. Entrants are required to provide truthful and accurate information in
all contest entries and Administrator will disqualify any entry that the
Administrator determines, in its sole discretion, to be false or fraudulent.
All Entry Data becomes the property of Administrator and will not be returned,
or used for additional purposes unless otherwise stated.
Backyard of Your Dreams Sweepstakes
185 The West Mall
Suite 115
Toronto, Ontario
M9C 5L5
Multiple entries from the same household address or electronic address will
void all entries from that person or electronic address.
By entering, you consent, should you become a winner, to Nutrilawn Inc.'s use,
of your name, place of residence and photograph or other likeness, without
further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising or informational
purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with
this Contest or future similar contests. All entries become the property of
Nutrilawn Inc. and will not be returned to entrants.
4. PRIZE:
Grand Prize
One (1) TORO Lawn Mower Personal PaceŽ (20058), valued at $1,039.95 CND, one
(1) TORO Cordless Hedge Trimmer (51596), valued at $159.95 CND, one (1) TORO
Ultra 225 Blower Vac (51598), valued at $139.95 CND, and one (1) TORO 18"
Straight Shaft Gas Trimmer (51932), valued at $259.95 CND, (1) Nutri-Lawn Lawn
Makeover, valued at $450.00 CND, and a Nutri-Lawn full season comprehensive
Lawn Care Program (traditional or organic) valued at $299.00 CND for up to
3,000 square feet. The grand total value is $2,348.80 CND (approx. $1,761.60
US).
Early Bird Prizes
Eight (8) Nutri-Lawn Lawn Makeovers, valued at $450.00 CND (approx. $381.00 US)
which consists of:
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Initial one time weed correction |
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Over Seeding |
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Soil Aeration |
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Top-Dressing with our exclusive Organics Plus
Top-Dressing product. A fortified compost and soil conditioner that
is weed seed free and rejuvenates tired lawns. |
| e) |
Starter
Fertilization |
The Lawn Makeover prizes are limited to lawns up to 3,000 square feet. For
lawns over 3,000 square feet, Nutri-Lawn franchisees will provide those winners
with an estimate for the additional square footage.
Total prizes to be awarded is valued at $5,948.80 CND (approx. $4461.60 US)
The odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible entries
received, including all paper and online entries by the contest closing date.
All expenses, taxes, surcharges and issuance or other fees not described as
included in the Prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Except as
expressly warranted herein, the prizes are provided to winners "as is" without
further warranty of any kind.
Prize must be accepted as awarded. NO SUBSTITUTION OF PRIZES IS PERMITTED
EXCEPT BY SPONSOR IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
SUBSTITUTE ANY PRIZE WITH ANOTHER PRIZE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE, IF A PRIZE
CANNOT BE AWARDED AS DESCRIBED FOR ANY REASON. PRIZES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AND
ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH OR CREDIT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
5. SELECTION OF WINNERS
EARLY BIRD DRAW
Every second Friday, starting February 9, 2007, during the contest period,
there will be one Early Bird random draw for a chance to win
one of eight Nutri-Lawn Complete Lawn Makeovers . The EARLY
BIRD draws will take place at 12:00 a.m. (PST) on the following dates: Friday,
February 23, 2007; Friday, March 9, 2007; Friday, March 23, 2007; Friday, April
6, 2007; Friday, April 20, 2007; Friday, May 4, 2007; Friday, May 18, 2007;
and Friday, June 1, 2007. The early bird draws will be completed by a Nutrilawn
Inc. ("Nutri-Lawn") representative, from all completed entry forms received by
11:59 p.m. (PST) on the Thursday before the listed draw dates above, at
Nutri-Lawn's office at 185 The West Mall, W. Suite 110, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M9C 5K6.
GRAND PRIZE AND SECOND PRIZE DRAW
A random draw for the Grand Prize and Second Prize,
by Nutrilawn Inc. ("Nutri-Lawn") representative, from all completed entry forms
received by 11:59 p.m. on the Contest Closing Date will be made on June 15, 2007
at Nutri-Lawn's office at 185 The West Mall, Suite 115, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M9C 5L5.
In order to win, the selected entrant must first correctly answer a
time-limited skill-testing question to be administered by telephone and sign a
standard declaration and release form confirming compliance with the contest
rules and acceptance of the prize as awarded. The prize will be delivered to
the winner.
All entries become the property of Nutrilawn Inc. No correspondence will be
entered into except with the selected entrant who will be notified by
telephone.
Selected entrants will be contacted by the phone number indicated on the
selected entrant's online entry form.
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If a selected entrant cannot be reached by June 15, 2007 or declines the prize,
another entrant will be selected on or before June 22, 2007. |
| b) |
In the event that a selected entrant incorrectly answers the
time-limited skill-testing question, another entrant will be selected on or
before June 22, 2007. |
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Only one (1) entry per person/email address/household. |
The chances of being selected depend upon the total number of correctly
completed entries received through the contest website at
www.BackyardOfYourDreams.com.
6. GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Entrants agree that their submission of an entry constitutes acceptance of and
agreement to abide by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and by
all decisions of Nutrilawn Inc., which are final in all matters pertaining to
the Contest. The contest is subject to all applicable federal, provincial and
municipal laws. Return of any prize/prize notification as undeliverable may
result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner. By entering,
participants release and hold harmless Nutrilawn Inc., its affiliated and
related companies and advertising, promotion agencies and all of their
respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and
assigns (collectively, the "Contest Entities") from any and all liability for
any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the
Contest or any prize won. Winners will be required to sign and return, within
the time period indicated on the documents, a Declaration of Compliance with
Contest Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release and/or any other
document which may be reasonably required by the Sponsor or the Administrator.
Nutrilawn Inc. reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any
individual from the Contest and to ban the individual from any future contest
of Nutrilawn Inc. that it finds or believes to be tampering with the entry
process or the operation of the Contest or Contest Website; to be acting in
violation of the Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner,
or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. ANY
ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR
UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL
AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, NUTRILAWN INC. RESERVES THE
RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
LAW.
7. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
Without limiting the release in Paragraph 6 above, and for greater certainty,
the Contest Entities will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate
information, whether caused by Contest Website users or by any equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or
human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Contest; b) any
error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the
contest website or any transmission in connection with the Contest; c) any
communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or
alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any
telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers,
computer equipment, software, or failure of e-mail which may occur for any
reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the
Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage
to participants' or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from
participating or downloading materials in this Contest. If the Contest is not
capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer
virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures,
or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Contest Entities which
corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this
Contest, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance
notice, terminate or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part, or modify it in
any way.
8. PRIVACY
By entering the contest, Entrant(s) agree to Nutrilawn Inc.'s use of Entrant(s)
personal information as described in Nutrilawn Inc.'s Privacy Policy at:
http://www.nutri-lawn.com/privacy.htm.
9. WINNERS LIST
The name of the prize winners will be posted on Nutrilawn Inc.'s website.
Entrants by entering this contest, consent to use of their name, city of
residence and/or photograph, without compensation, in any future publicity
carried out by Sponsors in connection with this contest.
This contest is sponsored and administered by Nutrilawn Inc. (Sponsor).
This contest is VOID where prohibited or restricted by law. This contest is
subject to these complete official rules. In the event that any dispute arises
regarding the meaning or interpretation of these Rules, contestants agree that
the dispute shall be resolved by applying the laws of Ontario, Canada and that
it shall be resolved in and by the courts of that province.
Organics Plus is a registered trademark of Nutrilawn Inc.
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