#BICFIGHTFORYOURWRITE TWITTER PARTY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

#BICFIGHTFORYOURWRITE TWITTER PARTY SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES

No Purchase Necessary TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

The #BICFightForYourWrite Party (the “Sweepstakes”) starts on August 11, 2016 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on August 11, 2016 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (“Sweepstakes Period”).

ELIGIBILITY: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, who are at least 18 years of age as of the date of entry.  Valid responses must be appropriate and may not contain profanity or offensive language, at the discretion of The Motherhood. Void Where Prohibited.  Employees (and their immediate families – parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside – and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of Sponsor, Hunter Public Relations, The Motherhood, the Participating Bloggers, and their respective parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies are not eligible to enter or win.  By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, The Motherhood and/or judges, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Sweepstakes.  Any violation of these rules may, at Sponsor’s discretion, result in disqualification. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.

The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter.  See below for Data Collection and Privacy information.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, follow the directions provided in the Sweepstakes posting on the participating blog to RSVP and enter (http://vite.io/themotherhoodchats) prior to the Twitter Party.  Participants eligible to enter the Sweepstakes and win a prize must RSVP to the online invitation at (http://vite.io/themotherhoodchats), follow @TMChatHost and use the hashtags #BICFightForYourWrite and #sweepstakes and submit a response to at least one (1) of five (5) trivia questions specified by @TMChatHost on Twitter in the form of a tweet (“Entry”). Participant’s Entry to the posted trivia question must be consistent with the message theme of the trivia question; failure to do so may result in such Entry being void.  All Entries must be received by the date and time stated in the Sweepstakes posting to be eligible. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process are void.  All Entries must be received by 1:53 PM ET. All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

DRAWING:  Potential winner(s) will be selected in a random drawing held during the Twitter Party from all eligible Entries received using a random generator.  All Entries are captured in to a numbered Excel document processed through a random number generator. All decisions are final. Neither Sponsor nor the Administrator are responsible for misdirected or undeliverable Entries, including those from private Twitter accounts, or for any claims, losses, expenses or liabilities arising out of an entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes or use of any prize. Odds of winning depend on the number and timing of the eligible Entries received. Potential winner(s) will be notified by @TMChatHost at the end of the Twitter Party and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release within seven (7) days of date of issuance. If a potential winner cannot be contacted via direct message through Twitter or email or if such documents are not returned within the specified time period, prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or a potential winner is not in compliance with these rules, prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner selected.  If a potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, prize may be awarded in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian who will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements imposed on winner set forth herein. The Motherhood (@TMChatHost) will select and announce winners at the end of the Twitter Party.

PRIZE(S): Five (5) winners will each receive a $50 BIC Stationery prize pack and a $50 Visa gift card.  Total Average Retail Value (“ARV”) for all prizes is $500.00. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied.  Prizes may not substituted, assigned or transferred or redeemed for cash, however Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.  Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided.  All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Gift card is subject to terms and conditions specified thereon. Restrictions may apply. Winners must provide contact information to ship prize. Allow 2 weeks following the Twitter Party for delivery of prizes. Prizes will be fulfilled and shipped directly from Hunter Public Relations. Failure to respond to prize notification or provide required information may result in forfeiture of the prize and awarded to the next most recent Entry.

DATA COLLECTION AND PRIVACY:  All participants understand that he/she is providing his/her information to the Administrator and not to Twitter. Sponsor and Administrator will collect information from the participant solely for the purpose of administering the Sweepstakes and to notify the winners. Administrator and Sponsor will not share this information with any third parties except as necessary for the administration of this Sweepstakes. All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.

PUBLICITY GRANT: Each winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, trade and promotional purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice or review or approval.

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, delayed, damaged, stolen, misdirected, undelivered or garbled entries or email, or problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human or electronic; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize(s) or in any Sweepstakes-related materials.  Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes.  Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the web site.  Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes or any website or blog or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void.  Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, should any portion of the Sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winner(s) from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Entrants, by participating, agree that BIC USA Inc., Hunter Public Relations, and The Motherhood, Participating Bloggers, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions,  advertising and promotion agencies and Twitter and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, shareholders and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by entrants against, any liability, for any personal injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this Sweepstakes.  This limitation of liability is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect, or consequential damages; loss of data, income, or profit; loss or damage to property; and claims of third parties.  Participants agree that Released Parties have not made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, statutory, express or implied (including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, title, and fitness for a particular purpose), in fact or in law, relative to the sweepstakes or the prize awarded.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, releasees do not make any express or implied warranties or representations with respect to any promotional web site and releasees shall not be liable for the consequences of any interruptions or errors related thereto. CAUTION:  ANY ATTEMPT BY A PARTICIPANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR ANY ONLINE SERVICE RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKES OR TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.  Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such term or any other provision.  Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any participant who violates the rules or interferes with the Sweepstakes in any manner. If a participant is disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate such participant’s eligibility to participate in the Sweepstakes. Any attempt by an individual to access any website associated with the Sweepstakes via a bot script or other brute force attack or any other unauthorized means will result in that individual’s IP address becoming ineligible. Use of automated entry devices or programs is prohibited.

In the event of a dispute regarding entries received from multiple users having the same e-mail account, the authorized subscriber of the e-mail account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules.  Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the Twitter ID by Twitter, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. The promotional website’s database clock will be the official timekeeping device for the Sweepstakes.

DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, 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 Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Connecticut or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of  Connecticut.

WINNERS’ LIST: For a list containing the name(s) of the winner(s), send a self-addressed stamped envelope, within 3 months of the Sweepstakes to: 1601 Mary’s Avenue, Suite 1L1, and Pittsburgh, PA 15215.

SPONSOR:  Sweepstakes is sponsored by BIC USA Inc. One BIC Way, Suite 1, Shelton, CT 06484. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Sweepstakes.

ADMINISTRATOR: The Motherhood Inc. 1601 Mary’s Ave, Ste 1L1, Pittsburgh, PA 15215.