Summer Donut Sweepstakes
Official Rules
Fiber One Donut Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN.
- Eligibility. Fiber One Donut Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees of Administrator, Sponsor, and any of their parent and affiliate companies as well as their immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children), regardless of where they reside, and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
- Timing. The Sweepstakes begins on May 10, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. Central Daylight Savings Time (“CDT“) and ends on May 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. CDT (the “Promotion Period“). Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
- How to Enter and Participation Requirements. To participate, you will need to have an Instagram account or a TikTok account (a “Social Account”). Creating a Social Account is free but is subject to the applicable terms and conditions (http://instagram.com/about/legl/terms/#) and (https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/terms-of-service/en). Posting on Instagram or TikTok requires a mobile device and therefore message and data rates may apply. If entering via a mobile device and using your wireless carrier’s network, standard data charges from your wireless carrier may apply.HOW TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter the Sweepstakes as outlined below.
- To enter the Sweepstakes via Instagram: During the Sweepstakes Promotion Period, Sponsor will make a post from the Fiber One (@FiberOne) Instagram account with a call to action inviting individuals to enter the Sweepstakes (the “Instagram Post”). To receive one entry into the Sweepstakes via Instagram, follow @FiberOne, like the Instagram Post, comment with the donut emoji on the Instagram Post tag one (1) friend and include the hashtag #SummerDonutSweepstakes. Limit of 1 entry on Instagram per day, per person during the Promotion Period.
- To enter the Sweepstakes via TikTok: During the Sweepstakes Promotion Period, Sponsor will make a post from the Fiber One (@FiberOne) TikTok account with a call to action inviting individuals to enter the Sweepstakes (the “TikTok Post”). To receive one entry into the Sweepstakes via TikTok, follow @FiberOne, like the TikTok Post, and comment with the donut emoji on the TikTok post, tag one (1) friend and include the hashtag #SummerDonutSweepstakes. Limit of 1 entry on TikTok per day on, per person during the Promotion Period.
Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of such automated devices or programs, script, macro or any other means which subvert the entry process will be void and will result in disqualification.
IMPORTANT FOR ENTRANTS USING A MOBILE DEVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SWEEPSTAKES: Message and data rates may apply. Not all mobile telephone providers carry the service necessary to participate in this Sweepstakes. Entrants should consult their wireless providers’ pricing plans.
Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Released Parties (as defined in Section 10, below) are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Entries. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential Winners may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.
- Potential Winners Selection. Administrator will select One (1) potential prize winner (a “Potential Winner”) at random on or about May 31, 2024, from all eligible entries received. Potential Winner will be notified by Instagram or TikTok Direct Message from the applicable @FiberOne account depending if the entry was on Instagram or TikTok. By entering, you grant permission to be contacted by Sponsor or Administrator by Instagram or TikTok Direct Message in connection with the Sweepstakes. You must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. A Potential Winner is not an official winner (“Official Winner”) until Potential Winner’s eligibility has been verified and Potential Winner has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Administrator will not accept screen shots or other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process. If Sweepstakes Site fails for any reason, any entry during that time will be deemed a defective Entry and is void and will not be honored.
- Verification of Potential Winners. If a Potential Winner cannot be contacted, or prize is returned as undeliverable, or he/she refuses his/her prize for any reason, that Potential Winner forfeits the prize and Administrator will select an alternate winner by random drawing from all remaining eligible entries.
- Prizes. One (1) First Prize Winners will receive a prize pack that includes 1 donut pool floatie, 1 pair of donut glasses, 1 towel, 1 tote bag, 1 set of donut stickers, 1 beverage tumbler, and 12 boxes of Fiber One Donut. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the prize is $192.00. The Official Winner will receive three shipments as follows:Odds of winning are based on the number of eligible Entries received. No cash or other substitution, assignment or transfer of any prizes permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize or prize component with cash or another prize of comparable or greater value. The Official Winner is responsible for all (if any) federal, state, and local taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Prizes will be awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied offered by Sponsor. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. Limit: Only one (1) prize per person, only one (1) winner per household.
- Social Media Disclaimers and Policies: This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Meta, Facebook or Instagram or TikTok. Sponsor and all Sweepstakes entrants fully release TikTok, Facebook and Instagram from any claims or issue arising from this Sweepstakes. By entering, you understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Instagram and Facebook.
- Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions, biographical information, hometown, and state for promotional purposes in any media without further payment or consideration.
- General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures, human error or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes is a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor or Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
- Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Administrator, Sponsor, and any promotional partners, each of their parent, subsidiary, affiliate, and related companies, and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any losses, damages, rights, claim, or cause of action of any kind arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of participation in the Sweepstakes or resulting directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Sweepstakes, including without limitation personal injury, death, and/or property damage, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy.
- Limitations of Liability: By entering this Sweepstakes, all entrants agree to comply with these Official Rules. Winner agrees that (except where prohibited) Sponsor may use winner’s name, picture, likeness and voice for advertising and promotional purposes without further compensation or notification to or permission from such winner or any other third party. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree that Sponsor, and their promotional and advertising agencies, and any other organizations affiliated with the sponsorship, fulfillment, administration, prize support of the Sweepstakes, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, as well as each of their respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, “Released Parties”) shall have no liability and shall be held harmless for any damage, loss or liability to person or property, due in whole or part, directly or indirectly, by reason of the acceptance, use or misuse of the prize or participation in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor and its advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for lost, late, garbled, delayed, destroyed, inaccurate, misdirected or stolen entries or transmissions, or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend part or all of this Sweepstakes should virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor may select Potential Winners in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the date of cancellation or suspension. Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, fraud, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions, whether caused by Administrator, Sponsor, entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries which may damage a user’s computer or system or limit a entrant’s ability to participate in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning the prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that such entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, or threaten any other entrants or Sponsor representatives. 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 e-mail address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning e-mail addresses. CAUTION — ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL AVAILABLE REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH ENTRANT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
- Disputes: Except where prohibited, you agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.
- Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (http://www.generalmills.com/en/Company/privacy-policies/privacy-policy-US).
- Winner List: For a winner list, email FiberOne.Social@genmills.com.
Sponsor: General Mills Sales, Inc., One General Mills Blvd, Minneapolis, MN 55426.
Administrator: The Social Lights, 729 Washington Ave N Ste 600, Minneapolis, MN 55401.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with TikTok or Instagram. By entering, you understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook or Instagram.
Abbreviated Rules for Social Posts
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES (AND D.C.), 18 YEARS AND OLDER. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 1 First Prize available to be won. Enter between 5/10/24 at 9:00 am CT and 5/31/24 at 11:59 pm CT. For full details and Official Rules visit www.fiberone.com/summerdonutsweepstakes Sponsor: General Mills Sales, Inc., One General Mills Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55426.