Official rules

Jon Larsen
May 3, 2021

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

Eligibility. This Teacher Appreciation Week Giveaway is open to all-natural persons who are legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia, who are at least 18 years old at time of entry. Void outside the USA, in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and other United States territories and possessions. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law Sponsorship. The Sweepstakes sponsor is 1-800 Contacts (“Sponsor”), located at 261 W Data Drive, Draper, UT 84020. Sponsor and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees, and any entity involved in the development, production, implementation, administration, judging or fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, including without limitation, the immediate family members of such individuals, are not eligible to participate. Sponsor will conduct the Sweepstakes substantially as described in these Official Rules.

Entry Period. This Sweepstakes begins on May 3, 2021 at 9:00 AM ET and ends on May 8, 2021 2:01 AM_ET (“Entry Period”).

How to Enter. During the Entry Period, visit Sponsor’s Instagram profile at https://www.instagram.com/1800contacts/, follow @1800contacts, and fill out a nomination form on our website https://www.1800contacts.com/eyesociety/?p=1733&preview=true. (NOTE: You must be following @1800contacts on Instagram to be eligible). This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram. You understand you are providing your information to Sponsor and/or Administrator and not to Facebook. All entries become the property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned.

Limitations on Entries. No third-party entry or entry through any sweepstakes service is permitted. Any person who attempts or otherwise encourages the entry of false contact information under multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to enter or encourage false entries, as determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified. Use of robotic entry devices is strictly prohibited.

Prizes. Five (5) prize packages will be awarded, which consist of: a 6-month supply of contact lenses from 1-800 Contacts (up to $250 value), a pair of glasses from Liingo Eyewear (up to a $250 value), a donation of $250 for classroom supplies, Starbucks gift card ($25), and a VISA gift card ($100) )(all collectively, a “Prize”). To receive contacts, Winner must have a valid contact lens prescription. The Winner (and recipient) of the prize is the nominee who is specified by You in the entry form.  The random drawing will take place under the supervision of the Sponsor. Winners (the person who has been nominated) will be notified via email within three (3) days following the winner selection. Winner agrees to accept the Prize “as is” and entrants hereby acknowledge that neither Sponsor nor Administrator is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee relative to the Prize, including warranties provided exclusively by a prize supplier. Approximate retail value of the Prize is $975, depending on variability in prescribed contact lens value. The Prize is non-transferable. Any difference between stated approximate retail value and actual value of prize packages will not be awarded. Winner is solely responsible for any federal, state, and local taxes. Winner must provide Sponsor with a valid Social Security number or taxpayer identification number before prize will be awarded. No substitution of Prize or transfer/assignment of Prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of Prize by Winner constitutes permission for Sponsor to use Winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.      

Other than the credit for contact lenses and glasses, Sponsor is not affiliated with the companies or products contained in the Prize (the “Prize Product Companies”). Prize Product Companies are not sponsors of this Sweepstakes or otherwise affiliated with 1-800 Contacts. The intellectual property of the Prize products belongs to the respective owners.

Drawing. The Sweepstakes consists of five (5) drawings in which five (5) winners will be randomly selected Monday, May 10, 2021 from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes period.  The Entry Period taking place on May 10, 2021 at 1-800 Contacts’ principal place of business. The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor, whose decisions and interpretations on all matters relating to the Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entrant or winner and may refuse to award a prize to a person who is not eligible or has violated a rule, gained unfair advantage in the Sweepstakes, or obtained winner status using fraudulent means. If there is a dispute about the identity of an entrant, prize will be awarded to the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by the internet service provider responsible for the domain associated with the submitted email address. If winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with Sweepstakes rules, winner will be disqualified, and an alternate winner will be awarded the prize in a separate random drawing. Winner will be notified by Instagram Direct Message. Inability of Sponsor to contact winner by email within seventy-two (72) hours after selection, may result in disqualification of winner and an alternate winner may be selected in a random drawing at Sponsor’s discretion. Prize will be sent to winner by U.S. mail within thirty (30) days after winner has been notified and accepted the prize. If prize is returned as undeliverable, then prize will be forfeited, and another winner will be randomly drawn.

Odds. The odds of winning will depend on the number of eligible entries received, according to the eligibility requirements in the Sweepstakes.

Rights Granted by you:​ By entering this Sweepstakes you understand that Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of Sponsor, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review, or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner’s name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Sweepstakes, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.  

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER WITH OR VANDALIZE ANY SPONSOROWNED WEBSITE OR MOBILE APPLICATION OR RELATED SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, THE ENTRY PROCESS, OR OTHERWISE INTERFERE WITH OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

General Terms. By entering this Sweepstakes, you promise to abide by the Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which will be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to refuse, disqualify or withdraw any entry at any time. Sponsor will not be responsible for any injury, damage or loss of any kind arising out of your participation in the Sweepstakes. YOU AGREE TO RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND ASSIGNS FROM AND AGAINST ANY OR ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, INJURIES, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. Except where prohibited by law, by accepting prize, winner grants Sponsor a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use winner’s name, photograph, voice, and/or likeness without further authorization, compensation, or remuneration of any kind for advertising, promotion and other publicity purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world.

Winner’s Name. The name of winners is available only within four (4) days after the close of the Sweepstakes. To receive the name of the winners, where permitted by law, or a printed copy of the Sweepstakes Official Rules, please contact Sponsor by email at srichard1@1800contacts.com.