An Appealing Plan :: Kansas City Steaks Holiday 2016
Official Rules
The “Kansas City Steaks Holiday 2016” (the “Sweepstakes”) is subject to these Official Rules except as expressly stated otherwise. No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase or payment will not increase your chances of winning. The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Kansas City Steaks c/o FleishmanHillard | 2405 Grand Blvd. #1000 | Kansas City, Mo. 64108 (the “Sponsor”).
1. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the Continental United States who are at least 18 years of age or older as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period (“Entrant”). Entrants who are not of the age of majority must have their parents’ or guardians’ consent to participate in the Sweepstakes. Entrants must also have a valid Instagram throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Employees of FleishmanHillard, KansasCitySteaks and their affiliates, Sweepstakes supervisors and members of their immediate families, are not eligible to participate or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited. Entrant’s computer must accept cookies or any similar device used by the Sponsor to track entries. See Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at www.AnAppealingPlan.com (the “Website”) for more information about Cookies and privacy.
2. Mandatory Instagram Disclosure: This promotion is in no way sponsored or endorsed by, or associated with, Instagram. You are providing your information to An Appealing Plan by Krayl Funch and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for administering this sweepstakes and for marketing purposes in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy, located at www.AnAppealingPlan.com.
3. Sweepstakes Period: Sweepstakes begins at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on December 20, 2016 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2016 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Sponsor will conduct one (1) drawing from all qualified entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
4. How to Enter the Sweepstakes: You must have a valid Instagram account to enter.
Instagram entries: You may create an Instagram account by accessing Instagram at http://instagram.com and following the instructions to create an account for free. Information you provide to Instagram to open an account is subject to Instagram’s privacy policy, located at http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.
Visit instagram.com and login to your Instagram account.
Then from your own Instagram account, follow @KraylFunch and @KansasCitySteaks. Then “like” and comment on theSweepstakes announcement telling us why you should win the Four 6 oz. Super-Trimmed™ Filets. One Winner will be chosen randomly.
Online entries must be received no later than 11:59:59 p.m. ET on December 31, 2016, according to the computer time on Sponsor’s server. Incomplete, garbled, corrupted or illegible entries are void and will not be accepted. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, damaged, delayed, destroyed, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, mutilated, or postage due mail. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Persons discovered entering under several names will be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify false entries or entries suspected of being false. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Selected Sweepstakes Entrant, the Selected Entrant will be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account governing the e-mail address was opened.
5. Odds: Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.
6. Winner Selection and Notification of Selected Entrant:
One (1) Entrant will be selected at random by a representative of Sponsor, from among all eligible entries received on or about 11:59 PM ET on December 31, 2016 from among all eligible entries received by this deadline (“Selected Entrant”).
Sponsor will post from @KraylFunch an Instagram comment tagging the Selected Entrant’s account with instructions for the Selected Entrant to contact Sponsor to begin the process of eligibility verification, prior to prize claim. All instructions provided by Sponsor must be correctly followed and completed within the time period indicated in such notification (12 hours due to the nature of the prize). Noncompliance within any of the time periods will result in disqualification without further notice and an alternate will be selected one time. Such instructions may require the potential winners to post specified information on Instagram and/or correspond with Sponsor via the email address provided. Upon successful completion of the above, the potential winner will receive a Declaration of Eligibility/Release of Liability. The Prize will only be released to a parent or guardian if the Selected Entrant is a minor.
In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Instagram account submitted at time of entry.
7. Prize:Four 6 oz. Super-Trimmed™ Filets.
No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize permitted, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason. Selected Entrant cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or business. Selected Entrant is solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes on prize. All activities related to the prize are at the Selected Entrant’s own risk and subject to whatever restrictions are imposed by the entities that govern such activities. If prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or if Selected Entrant may not accept or receive a prize for any reason, prize will be forfeited.
8. Publicity: By participating in the Sweepstakes, any Entrant in the Sweepstakes (or Entrant’s parent or legal guardian if Entrant is a minor), irrevocably grants the Sponsor and their respective successors, assigns and licensees, the right to use such Entrant’s, name, the Entrant’s biographical information in any and all media for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes as well as in, on or in connection with the Website or the Sweepstakes or other promotions, and hereby release the Sponsor from any liability with respect thereto, unless prohibited by law.
9. General Conditions: By participating, Entrants (or Entrant’s parent or legal guardian if Entrant is a minor) agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules. Any portion of the Sweepstakes may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in our opinion any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond our control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. You may not enter with multiple identities or use any automated system, bot or other device or artifice to enter or obtain more than the maximum number of qualified entries. Unclaimed Prizes will not be awarded. All federal, state or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of Selected Entrant or Selected Entrant’s parent or legal guardian, if Selected Entrant is a minor. Entrants may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of any awarded prize. Caution: any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification from participation in the Sweepstakes. Should such an attempt be made, sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorney fees) to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution.
10. Limitations of Liability: If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the same Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period. Selected Entrant (or the parent or legal guardian of the Selected Entrant if Selected Entrant is a minor) also agrees to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively “Releases”) from and against any claims, damages, disability, attorneys’ fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from:
(i) use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize,
(ii) participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize,
(iii) use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize, or
(iv) participation in any Sweepstakes -related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes.
The Releases shall not be liable for:
(i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission;
(ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors;
(iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials;
(iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or
(v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Releases are not responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in your internet service, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes. If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the winners from all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these 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 rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
11. Disputes: Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Sweepstakes will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. Decisions of Sponsor are binding and final. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to conduct a search will be deemed to be the entrant. No claimant in any dispute involving Sponsor shall be entitled to claim or obtain indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision in these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
12. Sweepstakes Results: Additionally, within 90 days of the end of the Sweepstakes, the winners list can be obtained through the mail by sending the request and a self- addressed, stamped envelope to: An Appealing Plan : Kansas City Steaks Sweepstakes – Winners List, PO BOX 18584, Tampa, FL, 33609