A week or so ago I mentioned there would be a "Pumpkin Sweepstakes" of some kind coming with the Pumpkin Festival floor set scheduled on September 2nd, 2016.
Here is a bit of information as to what that Sweepstakes is about:
It will be conducted on Instagram only.
How to Enter:
You may only enter the Sweepstakes via Instagram. Entrants will need to have a valid non-private Instagram account in order to participate in the Sweepstakes. Entrants can create an account on Instagram for free by registering at www.instagram.com. Entrants must not use more than one (1) Instagram account to enter the Sweepstakes. If an entrant is suspected of using multiple Instagram accounts to enter, any entries received by such means will be void. Entrants must be in compliance with the Instagram Terms and Conditions and accept the Instagram Privacy Policy. Data rates may apply if entrant enters the Sweepstakes via a mobile device. Entrants are solely responsible for any data charges that may be incurred when entering via a mobile device. Check with your wireless carrier for applicable data rates.
TO ENTER,
You must (i) visit a participating Bath & Body Works store and take a photo or video with the in-store #BBWPumpkinSweepstakes display (the “In-Store Display”), (ii) log onto your non-private Instagram account; and (iii) during the applicable Daily Submission Period, post an Instagram photo or video post which includes your photo or video with the In-Store Display, and include the hashtag #BBWPumpkinSweepstakes in your post. All entries must include the required hashtag, and must comply with the Submission Guidelines (detailed below) in order to be eligible. An entrant’s Instagram post is considered one (1) entry (“Entry” or “Entries”) into the Sweepstakes.
Limit of one (1) Entry per Instagram account, per person thoughout the duration of the Sweepstakes. Entries submitted in excess the daily limit will be void - only the first Entry submitted per platform on each day will be valid. All fully completed Entries submitted in compliance with these Official Rules and not disqualified are considered (“Eligible Entries”) as applicable. Incomplete and/or inaccurate Entries are void. Once submitted, all Entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged nor returned.
Prizes/Prize Restrictions:
SEVEN (7) PRIZES: Prize winners will each receive one (1) $500 Bath & Body Works gift card. Approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each prize: $500.00. TOTAL ARV of all prizes: $3,500.00.
Open to all legal residents of all 50 states who are at least 18 years old and who have reached the age of majority in their state.
Eligibility:
The Bath & Body Works Pumpkin Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) who are at least eighteen (18) years old and have reached the age of majority in their state or territory of residence at the time of entry (19 in Alabama and Nebraska; 21 in Mississippi). Employees (including Sales Associates) of Bath & Body Works, Inc., and its parent and affiliate companies, contractors, and suppliers, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, municipal, territorial, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law prohibited (NEW JERSEY NOTICE: This Sweepstakes is not void in the state of New Jersey). Participation constitutes participant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions and interpretations of these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
The Sweepstakes begins September 2, 2016 and ends September 8, 2016
Timing:
The Sweepstakes begins on September 2, 2016 at 12:00 A.M. ET and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on September 8, 2016 (the “Sweepstakes Period”) and consists of seven (7) daily submission periods (each a “Daily Submission Period”) as outlined in the chart below:
| Entry Periods | Start Date at 12:00am ET | End Date at 11:59 ET | Draw Date ("Draw Date") on or about |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 2, 2016 | September 2, 2016 | September 3, 2016 |
| 2 | September 3, 2016 | September 3, 2016 | September 4, 2016 |
| 3 | September 4, 2016 | September 4, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 4 | September 5, 2016 | September 5, 2016 | September 6, 2016 |
| 5 | September 6, 2016 | September 6, 2016 | September 7, 2016 |
| 6 | September 7, 2016 | September 7, 2016 | September 8, 2016 |
| 7 | September 8, 2016 | September 8, 2016 | September 9, 2016 |
Daily entries for the Sweepstakes must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET during the applicable Daily Submission Period in order to be eligible to be entered into the next day’s drawing. Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes
Submission Guidelines
All contents of entrants’ Instagram posts other than the In-Store Display must be completely original to entrant and must not have been taken or composed, in whole or in part, from any other source other than entrant. Entrants’ Instagram posts must not include or depict any of the following: obscenity, inappropriate language, nudity, explicit sexual activity, illegal drug or alcohol use, violence, third party commercial products, unauthorized copyrighted or trademarked properties, including brand names and logos (other than Sponsor’s trademarked properties), private property, unless entrant has obtained a property release specific for uses specified herein, material that is hateful, tortuous, defamatory, disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or otherwise unlawful, material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to, rights of privacy or publicity or any other intellectual property rights, material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual, or promotes discrimination based on race, ethnicity, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, personal identifiable information, including but not limited to, license plates, phone numbers, personal addresses, and any other content, including but not limited to, text, images, graphics, photographs, captions and descriptions, that could be considered inappropriate or offensive, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant represents and warrants that: (a) it has all rights to the contents of the Instagram post and all components thereof, and that entrant has obtained all rights, consents, and permissions, including, but not limited to, those of any persons that may have participated in Instagram post, necessary to grant the rights granted herein; (b) that the Instagram post, in whole or in part, has not been released commercially; (c) the Instagram post does not and will not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (d) the Instagram post is free and clear of any and all liens or claims with respect to the use of the Instagram post in the manner authorized herein, and will not give rise to any claims of infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or infringe on any rights or interests of any third party, or give rise to any claims for any payment whatsoever; and (e) the Instagram post is not and will not be defamatory, libelous, pornographic or obscene.
