L.L.Bean Bootmobile Celebration Sweepstakes Official Rules
No Purchase Necessary to Enter or Win. A Purchase Will Not Increase Your Chancesof Winning.Entrants waive the ability to bring claims in a class action format. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED,ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH TWITTER, INC. (“TWITTER”) ORINSTAGRAM, INC. (“INSTAGRAM”).
Eligibility: This L.L.Bean Bootmobile Celebration Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to individuals who are permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, including the District of Columbia, who are legal age of majority in their state (or jurisdiction) of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states but is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi) at the time/date of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Employees, officers and directors of L.L.Bean, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Jack Morton Worldwide and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, distributors, subsidiaries, prize providers, advertising/promotion agencies and the immediate family members (i.e., spouses, parents, children, grandchildren and siblings and their respective spouses) and/or those living in the same household of any of the foregoing are not eligible to enter or win a prize in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor, Jack Morton Worldwide and each of their respective parent companies, affiliates, distributors, subsidiaries, prize providers and advertising/promotion agencies are each a “Released Party” and shall hereinafter collectively be referred to as the “Released Parties.”
Promotion Period: Sweepstakes begins at 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on 7/15/22 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on 7/24/22 (hereafter, “Promotion Period”).
How to Participate: There are two (2) methods of entry: (1) via Twitter and (2) via Instagram. During the Promotion Period, entrants will be asked to share a celebratory photo with the L.L.Bean Bootmobile on Twitter or Instagram (hereafter collectively, “Submission”) by following the instructions below for each entry method. The L.L.Bean Bootmobile can be found at LLBean.com.
1) Twitter: During the Promotion Period, after logging into your Twitter account, follow L.L.Bean (@LLBean), and using the hashtags #BootmobileRally #Sweepstakes, post a tweet from your Twitter account that includes a photo of the L.L.Bean Bootmobile. Each tweet must contain the Sweepstakes hashtags (#BootmobileRally and #Sweepstakes), your two hundred and eighty (280) character response to the call to action, and your Twitter profile settings must be public to be eligible for the Sweepstakes. Submissions that do not follow this format will be discarded or ignored. Submissions submitted in the form of a video will be ineligible. The content of the Submission will not be used as a factor in determining the winner and will not in any way affect your chance of winning, except to the extent it violates these Official Rules and results in disqualification. If you do not have a Twitter account you may sign-up for free by visiting Twitter.com and following the enrollment instructions. By using the Sweepstakes hashtags in connection with your Submission, you are acknowledging and agreeing that Sponsor has the right to use your Submission as set forth in these Official Rules. Sponsor may not receive entries that fail to strictly follow the posting instructions set forth in these Official Rules and Sponsor is not responsible for failure to see or receive an entry. Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may accept a technically incorrect unique term. Messages not received by Sponsor will not be entered into the Sweepstakes. NOTE: Sponsor may not receive entries from Twitter users with “protected” updates (i.e., user has set their Twitter account so that only people the user has approved can view their updates) due to the way Twitter operates its service. By using the Sweepstakes hashtags in connection with your Submission, you are acknowledging and agreeing that Sponsor has the right to use your Submission as set forth in these Official Rules and confirming their acceptance and agreement to these Official Rules.
2) Instagram: During the Promotion Period, after logging into your Instagram account, tag L.L.Bean (@llbean) and post your entry through your Instagram account using the hashtags #BootmobileRally #Sweepstakes (the “Instagram Hashtags”) that includes a photo of the L.L.Bean Bootmobile. Each Instagram post must contain the Sweepstakes hashtags (#BootmobileRally and #Sweepstakes), your two hundred and eighty (280) character response, and your Instagram profile settings must be public to be eligible for the Sweepstakes. Submissions that do not follow this format will be discarded or ignored. Submissions submitted in the form of a video will be ineligible. The content of the Submission will not be used as a factor in determining the winner and will not in any way affect your chance of winning, except to the extent it violates these Official Rules and results in disqualification. If you do not have an Instagram account you may sign-up for free by visiting Instagram.com and following the enrollment instructions. By using the Sweepstakes hashtags in connection with your Submission, you are acknowledging and agreeing that Sponsor has the right to use your Submission as set forth in these Official Rules. Sponsor may not receive entries that fail to strictly follow the posting instructions set forth in these Official Rules and Sponsor is not responsible for failure to see or receive an entry. NOTE: Sponsor may not receive entries from Instagram users with “private” account settings (i.e., user has set their Instagram Account so that only people the user has approved can view their photos) due to the way Instagram operates its service. Sponsor, at its sole discretion, may accept a technically incorrect unique term. Messages not received by Sponsor will not be entered into the Sweepstakes. By using the Sweepstakes hashtags in connection with your Submission, you are acknowledging and agreeing that Sponsor has the right to use your Submission as set forth in these Official Rules and confirming their acceptance and agreement to these Official Rules.
Entrants may participate in the Sweepstakes via their mobile device and/or computer. Sweepstakes is not skill-based – submissions will not be judged. Data rates may apply to entrants who submit or participate via a wireless mobile device.
All Submissions must be received by 11:59 PM ET on 7/24/22 to be eligible for this Sweepstakes. Once your Submission is posted, it may not be modified or edited. There is a limit of one (1) Submission per Twitter account, and one (1) Submission per Instagram account for the duration of the Promotion Period. If any entrant submits more than one (1) Submission on either Twitter or Instagram, then all Submissions received after the first Submission on each platform will be void. Any attempt to use multiple names, Twitter accounts, or Instagram accounts or other tactics to enter more than the stated limit may result in the disqualification of the Submission by the Sponsor from the Sweepstakes and all associated entries will be void. No Released Party is required to enter into any correspondence about Submissions, nor to acknowledge or return any Submission.
Submissions must follow applicable Twitter and Instagram, as applicable, size and format requirements. Incomplete Submissions, Submissions without a required Sweepstakes hashtag, re-tweets, Submissions that do not comply with the Submission Guidelines (outlined below) or any images or language communicating messages inconsistent with the positive images to which Released Parties wish to associate will be void. See Submission Guidelines below for additional criteria. All Submissions must comply with applicable Twitter ( https://twitter.com/en/tos), and Instagram ( https://help.instagram.com/581066165581870) rules and terms of service. Subject to these Official Rules and applicable Twitter, and/or Instagram terms of service and except where otherwise prohibited by law, all Submissions become the physical property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Your participation constitutes your consent for Sponsor to obtain, use, and transfer your Submission, name, Twitter handle, and Instagram username, address and/or other details (collectively, “SweepstakesData”) for Sweepstakes administration purposes. Released Parties are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, delayed, garbled, damaged, inaccurate or undelivered Submissions, direct messages, replies, Submission comments/photos, Tweets, emails or Sweepstakes Data, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of Sweepstakes Data, defect/delay in transmission or communication, including, but not limited to, Instagram and/or Twitter hashtag use or for telephonic, human or computer failures, problems or errors, interruptions in service, whether viaTwitter, Instagram or otherwise, due to system upgrades, repairs, modifications or other causes, defect or delay in transmission, failures or malfunctions of connections, satellite, network, cable, Internet Service Provider (ISP), phones, phone lines or telephone systems, traffic congestion on the internet, technical or mechanical malfunctions, or other malfunctions, errors or delays, whether caused by equipment, programming, human error or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of direct messages, emails or Submissions, Sweepstakes Data, the announcement of the prize and winner, the cancellation or postponement of the Sweepstakes, for any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer or other device relating to or resulting from participation in this Sweepstakes, or for printing, typographical, human or other errors appearing in these Official Rules, in any Sweepstakes-related advertisements or other materials. Sponsor may void Submissions of any entrant who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair Sweepstakes administration, security, fairness, or proper play. Use of any device to automate or subvert Submission is prohibited and any Submissions received by such means will be void. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated Submissions are permitted and any entries received by such means will be void.
Submission Guidelines: In addition to that described above, all Submissions must further meet the following criteria:
(1) Submissions that contain or otherwise infringe on any 3rd party names, trademarks, music, identities, copyrighted material, and/or other material subject to 3rd party rights are prohibited;
(2) Submissions that are obscene, offensive, contain any profanities, endorse any form of hate or hate group, or any language or images communicating messages inconsistent with the positive images to which Released Parties wishes to associate will be void;
(3) Submissions cannot be sexually explicit or suggestive, violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, or contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity;
(4) Submissions cannot promote illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;
(5) Submissions cannot contain disparaging remarks, defame, misrepresent, invade the publicity, 3rd party rights and/or the privacy rights of Sponsor, Released Parties, their products or any trademarks or other intellectual property they own,other products or companies, or any person, living or deceased;
(6) Submissions cannot contain trademarks owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind, without permission, or contain any personal identifiable information, such as personal names, email addresses, etc.; and
(7) Submissions cannot be in violation of any law, statute, regulation, or ordinance.
Sponsor reserves the right to void any Submission and disqualify entrant not satisfying these requirements, in its sole discretion.
By submitting a Submission, you represent and agree that:
(i) the Submission does not violate any law or regulation or any right of any third party, including those laws, regulations, and rights related to copyrights, trademarks, publicity, or privacy;
(ii) you have the right to grant the rights to a Submission as provided in these Official Rules;
(iii) the Submission has not been published or submitted in any other competition;
(iv) the Submission is your original work;
(v) the Submission has not won previous awards;
(vi) you have obtained permission from any person whose name or likeness is used in the Submission; and
(vii) that publication of the Submission via various media including social posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party. You will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor and the other Released Parties, Twitter, and Instagram from any claims to the contrary. Further, by submitting a Submission, you grant permission and a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable right and license for Sponsor and Sponsor’s affiliates to publish, post, adapt, edit, display, and/or modify or otherwise use the Submission in any form, in any manner, and in any media, without any time or territorial limitation, deemed appropriate by Sponsor or the Sponsor’s affiliates, without compensation of any kind to you. You further agree that submission of a Submission is gratuitous and made without restriction and will not place Sponsor under any obligation and that Sponsor is free to discuss or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Submission on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to you. You acknowledge that, by acceptance of your Submission, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. Sponsor reserves the right to screen Submissions, but may post Submissions without editing or other prior review. You acknowledge that Sponsor has no obligation to use or post any Submission that you submit.
Winner Selection: Potential winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted on or about 7/26/22 from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. By participating, entrants agree to the terms of these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Sponsor, which will be final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes. Potential winner will be contacted by Sponsor’s designated representative by either: 1) Posting a comment on that potential winner’s Submission, which will require the potential winner to direct message the Sponsor and provide their contact information within two (2) days of issuance of notification, or 2) Via direct message to the potential winner and such potential winner will be required to respond as instructed via direct message to Sponsor and provide their contact information within two (2) days of issuance of notification. Sponsor shall have the right to announce the winner on its social feeds (Instagram or Twitter, or otherwise), in its sole discretion. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received. Prize will be awarded to the person that is the authorized account holder of the Twitter or Instagram account from which the winning Submission was submitted, subject to eligibility verification, and compliance with these Official Rules.
One (1) Grand Prize: Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 gift card redeemable online at LLBean.com, by phone or at any L.L.Bean Retail Store or Outlet. Good towards any L.L.Bean product. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of Grand Prize: $500. Terms, conditions and restrictions on gift card apply, as designated by issuer. All costs and expenses associated with the acceptance and use of the prize not specified herein is winner’s sole responsibility. The Released Parties are not responsible for and will not replace any lost, mutilated or stolen prize or any prize that is undeliverable or does not reach a winner because of an incorrect or changed address. If winner does not accept or use the entire prize, the unaccepted or unused part of the prize will be forfeited and the Released Parties will have no further obligation with respect to that prize or portion of the prize.
Privacy: Any information entrant provides to the Sponsor may be used to communicate with entrant in relation to this Sweepstakes or on a Sweepstakes winner’s list. Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of the prize constitutes winner’s irrevocable consent to Released Parties, each of their respective agents’, successors’ and assigns’ or other designee’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, statement, opinions, username, Twitter handle, Instagram profile, biographical information, prize and/or state/city of residence for advertising and promotional and publicity purposes in any and all media or format, worldwide, in perpetuity, without any permission, notification, payment or consideration, except for the awarding of the prize to the winner. Winner may be required to sign a document confirming their consent to this effect. For information regarding Sponsor’s privacy practices, please visit https://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/518583.
Miscellaneous: No transfer, assignment, cash redemption or substitution of a prize (or portion thereof) will be permitted, except by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, due to prize unavailability or other causes otherwise determined solely by Sponsor, and then for a prize (or applicable portion) of equal or greater value. Grand Prize winner will be required to notify Sponsor of prize acceptance by returning an executed Prize Claim Form within five (5) days of issuance of notification or other time period determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Non-compliance with any of the foregoing may result in disqualification and awarding of prize to an alternate winner, if time permits. If any prize or prize notification message is returned as undeliverable or the prize is declined for any reason, potential winner will be disqualified and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner may be selected by random drawing from all entries received. Should the potential winner decide to decline his/her prize for any reason whatsoever or not respond to the prize notification by the applicable response deadline, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to that potential winner and an alternate winner may be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible Sweepstakes entries, if time permits. The Released Parties are not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of active or passive filtering of any kind, or insufficient space in entrant’s email account to receive email messages. The Released Parties are not responsible for any changes or unavailability of the social media platform used for purposes of administering this Sweepstakes that may interfere with the Sweepstakes (including any limitations, any restrictions, or any conditions on Sponsor’s ability to use the social media platform for the Sweepstakes as set forth herein that are not acceptable to Sponsor) or ability of entrant to timely enter, receive notices or communicate with Sponsor via the social media platform, in which case Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may terminate or modify the Sweepstakes. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and agree that Released Parties and their designees and assigns and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, agents, and the franchisees of any of them shall have no liability and entrant will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any liability, loss, injury, or damage of any kind (including attorney’s fees) to any person or entity, including, without limitation, personal injury or death (to the extent permitted by law), or damage to personal or real property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of: (i) entrant’s participation/entry into the Sweepstakes; (ii) any materials he or she may submit in connection herewith; or (iii) the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize or participation in any activities associated with the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded in connection herewith,; (iv) the Released Parties’ violation of rights of publicity or privacy, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false light or based on any claim of infringement of intellectual property; and (v) any typographical, human or other error in the printing, offering, selection, operation or announcement of any Sweepstakes activity and/or prize. The Released Parties are not responsible for the actions of entrants in connection with the Sweepstakes, including entrants’ attempts to circumvent the Official Rules or otherwise interfere with the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, inits sole discretion, to void any and all entries of an entrant who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Sweepstakes and to modify, suspend, and/or terminate this Sweepstakes (or portion thereof) should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes and, in the case of termination, at its discretion, select the winner via a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the event that required such termination. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with theSweepstakes by any event beyond its control, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or equipment failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), interference with the Sweepstakes by any party, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure Event”), Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes or prize. Sponsor additionally reserve the right, in their sole and absolute discretion: (a) to modify, suspend or terminate the Sweepstakes should causes beyond Sponsor’s control corrupt or interfere with the administration, integrity, operation, security or proper play of the Sweepstakes; or (b) to disqualify any entrant found to be, or suspected of: (i) tampering with the entry processor the operation of the Sweepstakes; (ii) acting in violation of these Official Rules; or (iii)acting in an un-sportsmanlike manner. CAUTION: Any attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor and the applicable Released Parties reserve the right to seek damages (including attorneys’ fees) and/or other remedies from any such person(s) responsible for the attempt to the fullest extent permitted by law. Released Parties make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any prize (or any portion thereof), and disclaim any implied warranty. Released Parties make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any prize (or any portion thereof), and disclaim any implied warranty. Sponsor’s failureto enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Maine. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforce ability ofthese Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maine, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. The remedy for any claim shall be limited to actual damages, and in no event shall any party be entitled to recover punitive, exemplary, consequential, or incidental damages, including attorney’s fees or other such related costs of bringing a claim, or to rescind this agreement or seek injunctive or any other equitable relief. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision of the Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Entrants agree to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely for convenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials, and the terms and conditions of the Official Rules, the Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.
Winner’s Name: For the name of the winner (available after 8/22/22), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Kevin Parker, 27 West St., Freeport, ME 04032. The name of the winner will be available until 10/24/22.
Sponsor: L.L.Bean, Inc., 15 Casco Street, Freeport, ME 04033.