Official Rules For 2023 Splenda® Colts Kickoff Kid Sweepstakes
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. This game may not be used to conduct, advertise, or promote any form of gambling.
1. Eligibility.
The 2023 Splenda Kickoff Kid Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open to legal residents of the State of Indiana who are (1) 18 years of age or older as of the date of registration and (2) are the legal parent or guardian of a minor child age 10 or older. Employees, officers, directors, agents, and representatives of the Indianapolis Colts, Inc. (“Club”), TC Heartland, LLC (“Sponsor”), the National Football League (“NFL”), or any of their respective agencies, owners, subsidiaries, and affiliates, or the immediate family members (spouse, mother, father, sister, brother, daughter, son, grandson, or granddaughter, regardless of where they live), or members of their same households (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win a prize. By entering, participants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Club, Sponsor, and the NFL (collectively, “Released Parties”), which shall be final and binding in all respects. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Void where prohibited.
2. Sweepstakes Period.
The Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on July 25, 2023, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on January 7, 2024 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). All entries become the property of the Released Parties and will not be acknowledged or returned.
3. How to Enter.
Eligible participants can register to win by completing the online entry form located at Splenda.com/colts.
LIMIT ONE ENTRY PER HOUSEHOLD OR EMAIL ADDRESS DURING SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER MORE THAN ONE PERSON USES THE SAME E-MAIL ADDRESS).
Multiple submissions may result in disqualification. The use of script, macro, other automated means, or any other device to subvert the Entry Process is prohibited and all such registrations will be void. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter will be deemed to be the participant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder, provided such individual is eligible according to these Official Rules.
4. Prizes and Selection of Winner.
Ten Grand Prize winners will be selected at random on each of the following dates: August 11, 2023, September 1, 2023, September 22, 2023, September 29, 2023, October 13, 2023, October 20, 2023, November 17, 2023, December 8, 2023, December 22, 2023, and December 29, 2023. The winner will be selected by Club and Sponsor from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
Each winner will receive one (1) prize pack, four (4) VIP game tickets, one (1) parking pass at Lucas Oil Stadium to the next scheduled Colts’ home game (after the drawing), and the minor child of the winning entrant will receive a custom jersey and the opportunity to be the Colts Kickoff Kid and be featured on the videoboard during a timeout during the particular home game (the “Prize”). Actual retail value of the Prize is approximately $550.00. The specifics of the Prize shall be solely determined by Sponsor. Odds of winning are dependent on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Club will notify the winner individually by e-mail or phone. The Prize winner must respond within 24 hours of notification or Prize may be forfeited and another potential Prize winner chosen. Prize winner will be required to sign and return a liability release and a publicity release prior to the Prize being redeemed. In the event that the Prize winner is disqualified for any reason, Club may select an alternate Prize winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Prize winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, and any expenses associated with the Prize. Released Parties are not responsible for the cancellation of any event. No transfer, assignment, or substitution of prize (or portion thereof) is permitted except by Sponsor or Club, which reserve the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value as determined by the Released Parties.
5. Miscellaneous.
Released Parties are not responsible or liable for: lost, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled, late, delayed, undelivered, or misdirected information or registrations, User ID’s, or submissions; theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, submissions or registrations; failures or malfunctions of connections, cable, fiber-optics, network, satellite, Internet Service Provider (ISP), phones, phone-lines, or telephone systems; interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections; any error, omission, interruption, defect, or delay in any transmission or communication; traffic congestion on the Internet, or for any technical problem, including but not limited to any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes; typographical, printing, or other errors in these Official Rules, in any Sweepstakes-related advertisements or other materials; the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, selections, or registrations, the selection or announcement of potential winners, or the distribution of prizes; scoring, tabulation, or timing errors, or other problems or errors of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic, typographical, printing, or otherwise.
By entering, each participant agrees that: (i) Club and Sponsor and their respective designees may use (unless prohibited by law) participants’ and their guests’, names, residential locations, photographs, voices, and other likenesses for advertising, promotional, trade, and any other purposes in any media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without further compensation, permission, or notification except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than Club’s and Sponsor’s; and (ii) the Released Parties and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, owners, officers, directors, employees, agents, and assigns shall have no liability and will be held harmless, discharged, and released by participant from any claim, action, liability, loss, injury, or damage to participant or any other person or entity, including, without limitation, personal injury or death to participant or any other person or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the participant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or participant’s acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of the Prize or participation in this Sweepstakes.
Club and Sponsor, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to: (i) disqualify any person who tampers with the entry process, as described above, the operation of the Sweepstakes page (including the online registration form), or any other component of the Sweepstakes, or who is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules; and (ii) modify, suspend, or terminate this Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) for any reason, including virus, bug, non-authorized human intervention, war, strikes, pandemic, acts of God, or other cause which may corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Sweepstakes and, in the event of termination, in Club’s and Sponsor’s discretion, award prizes for completed portions of the Sweepstakes (or applicable portion of the Sweepstakes) to the next eligible participant (as determined by Club and Sponsor) as of the date of the event requiring such termination in accordance with these Official Rules.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PARTICIPANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, CLUB AND SPONSOR RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PARTICIPANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
6. Use of Data.
Club and Sponsor will be collecting personal data about participants online, in accordance with their respective privacy policies (http://www.colts.com/footer/privacy-policy and https://www.splenda.com/privacy-policy/). By participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to Club’s and Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Club’s and Sponsor’s privacy policies. The Prize winner and his or her guests, by acceptance of Prize, except where legally prohibited, grant permission for the Released Parties, and their respective designees, to use Prize winner’s and his or her guest’s, names, addresses (city and state), photographs, voices, and other likenesses, and Prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes without further compensation, except as an endorsement of any commercial product or enterprise other than Club’s and Sponsor’s, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval.
By entering, each participant agrees that: (i) Sponsor and Club may retain participant’s contact information; (ii) Sponsor and Club may use an autodialer (or other automated technology) to call or text participant’s mobile device or provided phone number for marketing purposes; (iii) Participant may revoke this consent at any time by contacting Sponsor and Club, (iv) Participant understands and agrees that authorization to receive autodialed calls and texts is not a condition of purchase of any goods or services.
BY PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION, PARTICIPANT CONSENTS TO THE COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED. PARTICIPANTS TO THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY RECEIVE MARKETING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION FROM SPONSOR, CLUB, AND THEIR AFFILIATED PARTIES AND CONTRACTORS; HOWEVER, ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES IS NOT DEPENDENT UPON PARTICIPANT’S CONSENT TO RECEIVE SUCH MARKETING AND OTHER PROMOTIONAL INFORMATION; AND PARTICIPANTS’ CHANCES OF WINNING ARE NOT AFFECTED BY SUCH CONSENT. BY PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION, EACH PARTICIPANT CONSENTS TO BEING CONTACTED BY SPONSOR, CLUB, AND THEIR AFFILIATED PARTIES AND CONTRACTORS. CONTACT METHODS MAY INCLUDE MAILINGS, EMAILS, AND TELEPHONE CALLS (INCLUDING THOSE GENERATED FROM AN AUTOMATED TELEPHONE DIALING SYSTEM) AT THE TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED, INCLUDING ANY WIRELESS TELEPHONE NUMBER PROVIDED.
7. Limitation of Liability and Dispute Resolution.
By participating in the Sweepstakes, Participant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, by a state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in Indianapolis, Indiana; (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, damages or any other damages, other than actual out-of-pocket expenses. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO SOME PARTICIPANTS. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant, Sponsor and Club in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Indiana.
8. Identification of Winners and Official Rules.
For a list containing the winner(s), or a copy of the Official Rules, participants may send a self-addressed, stamped envelope for receipt by January 12, 2024, to “2023 Splenda Kickoff Sweepstakes,” Attn: Partnerships, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., 7001 W. 56th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46254.
9. Sponsor.
The Sweepstakes is sponsored and administered by TC Heartland, LLC, 14390 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite 205, Carmel, IN 46032. Heartland Food Products Group, LLC is a registered trademark. COLTS is a registered trademark.