THE ARCADIA TRAIL SUMMER BUCKET LIST CONTEST - OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF
WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Contest Period: The Arcadia Trail Summer Bucket List
Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on May
16, 2023 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on June 7, 2023 (the “Contest
Period”).
Eligibility: Open to legal residents of the 50 United
States and D.C. who are 18 years of age or older and the age of majority
in their jurisdiction of residence as of the date of Entry (“Entrant”).
Employees of PetSmart LLC (the “Sponsor”), their affiliates,
subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, prize suppliers, distributors, and
advertising, Contest and judging agencies (collectively the “Sponsor and
its Administrators”) and each of their respective employees,
shareholders, directors, officers, members, assigns and agents and their
immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of
each are not eligible to participate or win. Void where prohibited by
law.
How to Enter: To enter the Contest, visit
www.anythingforpets.com (the “Website”) and complete the on-screen entry
form, upload a photo (“Photo”) of your dog or dogs that you own (“Pet”
or “Pets”) and essay (250 words or less) answering the prompt “Why is it
important for you and your dog to go on a bucket list road trip
adventure?” (collectively, with the Photo and the registration form, the
“Entry”). There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person. For purposes of
this Contest, “Pet” is defined as a domestic or tamed dog kept for
companionship or pleasure. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more
than the stated number of Entries by using multiple/different email
addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods
will void such Entries and that Entrant may be disqualified. Use of any
automated or computer system to participate is prohibited and will
result in disqualification.
Entries must be unique and must comply with the “Entry Requirements” set
forth below.
Entry Requirements:
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Entry may not feature people in Photos, except for Entrant, as the
owner of the Pet.
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If a vehicle is featured in an Entry, it must be parked or operated
in full compliance with all applicable traffic and other laws and
the following restrictions apply:
- Pet's head cannot be out the window of a moving vehicle
- Pet cannot be unrestrained in a moving vehicle
- Pet can be unrestrained if vehicle is not moving
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Entry must not contain or depict any harmful or dangerous activity
(in Sponsor's sole discretion) that is detrimental to the safety and
well-being of the Pet.
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Entrant must be the legal owner of the Pet depicted in the Entry
submitted.
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The essay must be no longer than two hundred fifty (250) words,
including required information, and must be in English.
- Each Entry must include one (1) Photo.
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Photos must be no larger than 10MB and must be submitted in one of
the following formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF.
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If Photos were taken by a professional photographer, Entrant must
obtain the rights to the Photo from the photographer in order to
submit such content.
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Entrant must have all rights to the Entry. Entries must not copy or
otherwise plagiarize from any source.
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The Entry must not contain content that is known by you to be false,
inaccurate or misleading.
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Any Entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable, in Sponsor's sole
discretion, will be disqualified. Entries must not contain material
that is inappropriate, indecent (including, but not limited to,
nudity, or pornography), profane, obscene, hateful, tortious,
defamatory, slanderous, libelous (including words or symbols that
are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race,
ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group),
violent, self-mutilating (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of
weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc.), or illegal (e.g., underage drinking,
substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.).
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The Entry must not contain any content that infringes or may
infringe third party rights, including, without limitation, any
copyright, name, trademark, logo, trade dress, or other personal or
proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but
not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a
false light) or entity or make reference to any commercial/corporate
advertising (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand
names, charities, slogans, political, or religious statements), or
be otherwise objectionable. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, publicly displayed and publicly accessible Sponsor
content, materials, or products are permitted to be displayed in
Entries submitted for this Contest.
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Any clothing shown in an Entry should not contain any visible logos,
drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party content
or materials (but showing publicly displayed or publicly accessible
Sponsor content, material, and products as described above is
permitted).
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The Entry must not include any representation of celebrities,
athletes, musicians, or any other third-party (public or private),
include any anti-social, political or religious groups, any
commercial solicitation or Contest materials or name, address, phone
number, or URL address. Entries must not contain advertisements,
personal solicitations or commercial solicitations.
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All submitted Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image as
determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, or entry will be
disqualified from the Contest. The Entry must not disparage persons
or organizations associated with Sponsor.
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Entries must not reference any of Sponsor's competitors or
competitor's products.
Each Entrant grants to Sponsor a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual,
non-exclusive right and license to copy, distribute, and display each
submitted Entry, in any media, and with right to use, copy, modify,
edit, and create derivative works therefrom, and agrees to execute
documents confirming such right and license at Sponsor’s reasonable
request. By entering, you understand that your Entry will be screened by
the Sponsor and may be posted online to a gallery or featured in
Sponsor’s social media channels or other advertising, in Sponsor’s sole
discretion, to be viewed by members of the general public for public
viewing. By entering, each Entrant warrants and represents that his/her
Entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award,
does not contain any material that would defame or otherwise violate or
infringe upon the rights of any third party, including patents,
copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity, and will not
violate any federal, state or local laws or ordinances. Sponsor reserves
the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any Entry
that it believes does not comply with these Official Rules or that is
not consistent with the spirit or theme of the Contest. No information
regarding Entries, other than as otherwise set forth in these Official
Rules will be disclosed.
All Entries submitted become the sole property of the Sponsor.
Incomplete, corrupted, or untimely Entries are void and will be
disqualified. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost,
late, incomplete, damaged, stolen or misdirected Entries; lost,
interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections; or
miscommunications, computer or software malfunctions, telephone
transmission problems, technical failures, garbled transmissions, damage
to a user's mobile device/computer equipment (software or hardware), or
other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical,
electronic or otherwise. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be
proof of receipt by Sponsor. In the event of a dispute as to the
identity of an Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email
address inputted on the Entry. The "authorized account holder" is the
natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider,
online service provider, Internet service provider, or other
organization (which may include an employer) responsible for assigning
email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address.
Potential winning Entrant(s) may be required to show proof of being the
authorized account holder. Entries specifying an invalid, non-working,
or inactive email address will be disqualified and ineligible to win.
Judging and Winner Determination: All Entries received
during the Contest Period will be judged and scored on or about June 21,
2023, by a Sponsor-specified panel of judges, based on the following
judging criteria: 25% Creativity and Originality of Entry; 25% Visual
Appeal/Quality of Photo Included with Entry; 25% Emotional Sentiment of
Entry; 25% Relevance to The Adventure/Bucket List Road Trip Theme. The
Ten (10) Entries with the highest scores, as determined by the Judges,
will be deemed the Grand Prize Winners (“Winner or Winners”), in their
sole discretion. In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged
based solely on Relevance to The Adventure/Bucket List Road Trip Theme.
All Winners are subject to verification and decisions of Judges/Sponsor
are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to this
Contest. In no event will the Sponsor be obligated to award more than
ten (10) Grand Prizes.
Prizes and Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Ten (10)
Grand Prizes: The Winner's choice of a four (4) day/three (3) night
“Bucket List Road Trip Weekend Getaway” to a location in the 50 United
States or D.C. with one (1) Guest, and the Pet or Pets featured in the
winning Entry (“Getaway”). Includes three (3) nights' double occupancy
hotel accommodations, pet-centered activities (Sponsor-specified and
subject to approval), an Arcadia Trail Gear package, a $750 travel
stipend awarded as a check and 100,000 PetSmart Treats membership reward
points to be deposited into the Winner's PetSmart Treats Loyalty Program
account. ARV: $5,000. Treats membership reward points do not have a
retail value. However, 100,000 Treats membership reward points are
redeemable in store or online for $250USD. Treats membership rules
apply. Visit www.petsmart.com/treats for details. If a Winner is not a
PetSmart Treats Member, they will be required to sign up for free at
https://www.petsmart.com/treats-rewards.html prior to receipt of the
PetSmart Treats membership reward points portion of the prize. All
federal, state, and local income taxes for acceptance and use of the
prizes are the sole responsibility of the Winners. Prizes are
nontransferable, non-assignable, and no substitution or cash redemption
is allowed, except that Sponsor reserves the right to award an alternate
prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prizes are
unavailable. All Prize components and details are in the Sponsor's sole
discretion based on location chosen. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no
warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Actual
retail value of Getaways may vary due to each Winner's residence and
time of travel; if actual value is less than indicated approximate
retail value, the Winner will not receive the difference in cash (or
otherwise). Getaways must be used within nine (9) months of award or
prize will be forfeited. Getaways are awarded subject to availability
and certain blackout dates and/or restrictions may apply. Grand Prize
winners' guests must sign a Guest Waiver (“Waiver”).
Any destinations selected by the winner is subject to the rules and
restrictions of the destination set forth by its management or governing
entity. The Guest must be 18 years of age or older and age of majority
in their jurisdiction of residence and must execute a release of
liability prior to travel. If the Grand Prize winner chooses to travel
without a Guest, the prize will be awarded in increments appropriate for
one (1) traveler (i.e., the Grand Prize winner) and winner will not
receive additional compensation of any kind in conjunction therewith.
Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets or
passes of any kind. Any pet-centered activities selected by the winner
is subject to the rules and restrictions set forth by its management or
governing entity. In the event a Grand Prize winner or their Guest
engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in Sponsor's sole
discretion) is inappropriate or threatening, illegal or that is intended
to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves
the right to terminate the Getaway early and send the Grand Prize winner
and their Guest home at winner's expense with no further compensation or
liability of any kind to the winner or their Guest (as applicable). In
the event that the Event does not take place as scheduled or is
cancelled for any reason, including Acts of God, pandemics, acts of
terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other natural
disaster, that portion of the Grand Prize will not be awarded and no
additional substitution or compensation will be provided to the Grand
Prize winners. All other expenses and costs, not expressly listed above,
including, but not limited to, transportation, hotel, taxes, insurance,
telephone charges, room service and laundry services, personal expenses,
gratuities, entertainment, transfers, incidental charges, or any other
items not specifically described in these Official Rules, any
transportation not mentioned within such prize descriptions and all
expenses for any of the foregoing are the sole responsibility of the
Winners. The Winners irrevocably waive all claims against the Released
Parties (defined below) and agree that the Released Parties will have no
liability or responsibility and shall be held harmless by Winners for
any claim arising in connection with a potentially heightened risk of
exposure to communicable diseases, viruses, bacteria or illnesses
(including, without limitation, COVID-19) and the causes thereof, and
sickness arising as a result of a Winner participating in the Contest
and related activities, wherever, whenever or however the same may
occur. Limit one (1) Prize per Entrant.
Winner Notification/Verification: The potential winners
will be notified by an email from the Administrator (on Sponsor's
behalf) within one to two business days following the Winner
Determination. Winners will then be required to complete a Declaration
of Eligibility, Release of Liability and a Publicity Release, and
Assignment of Rights (where legal and as applicable) (“Prize Documents”) and return Prize Documents via email as instructed within five (5)
days of attempted notification or prize may be forfeited and an
alternate winner may be selected. If a potential winner does not reply
within three (3) days, an alternate winner may be selected and notified
as set forth herein. Rewards points will be deposited into winners'
accounts within 2-4 weeks after winner confirmation. Administrator will
make up to three attempts to award a Prize to an alternate winner and if
after three attempts to contact alternates no Prize winner is confirmed
that prize will go unawarded. Noncompliance with this Winner
Notification/Verification/Prize Redemption process may result in
disqualification and an alternate eligible entrant may be selected.
Sponsor and their Administrators assume no responsibility for
undeliverable prize notification for any reason. Sponsor/Administrator assume no responsibility for undeliverable
prize notification resulting from any form of active or passive
filtering by any Entrant's email account or email settings or for
insufficient space in an Entrant's email account to receive emails.
Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in
disqualification and alternate winner may be selected (as outlined
above). Potential winners are subject to verification by Sponsor or
Administrator, and verification of potential winner is final and binding
in all matters related to the Promotion.
General Rules: By participating in this Contest,
Entrants/Winners agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the
decisions of the Sponsor. All applicable laws and regulations apply.
Entrants and Winners hereby hold the Sponsor and its Administrators, and
each of their respective officers, directors, members, managers,
employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns
(collectively, the “Released Parties”) harmless from
and against any third-party claim arising from use of any Entry/prize
components and Entrants/Winners waive any right to inspect or approve
uses of their Entry by Sponsor in connection with the Contest or to be
compensated for any such uses. Participating in the Contest constitutes
permission to the Sponsor to use an Entrant's/Winner's name, address,
and likeness and Entry in connection with the administration of the
Contest only and as otherwise required by law. Participation in the
Event carries with it certain inherent risks that cannot be eliminated
regardless of the care taken to avoid injuries. The undersigned
expressly assumes all risks associated with, resulting from or arising
in connection with their participation in or presence at the Event,
including, without limitation, any risk of bodily injury, death, or
property damage arising out of or related to the Event, whether caused
by ordinary negligence or otherwise. THE UNDERSIGNED ASSERTS AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEIR PARTICIPATION IS VOLUNTARY AND THAT THEY
KNOWINGLY ASSUME ALL SUCH RISKS. The Sponsor and its agencies assume no
responsibility for any injury or damage to Entrant's or to any other
person’s computer or web-enabled device relating to or resulting from
entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the
Contest. You hereby represent and warrant that you have read these
Official Rules and are fully familiar with their contents and agree to
be bound by them. The Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical
or other error in the printing of the Contest materials or the offering
or announcement of the prizes.
Disputes: ENTRANT AGREES THAT: (1) ANY AND ALL
DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH
THIS CONTEST OR ANY PRIZES AWARDED SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY,
WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION, AND EXCLUSIVELY BY THE
APPROPRIATE STATE OR FEDERAL COURT LOCATED IN ARIZONA; (2) ENTRANT
HEREBY WAIVES HIS/HER RIGHT TO CONTEST JURISDICTION; (3) ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET
COSTS INCURRED, INCLUDING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS CONTEST
BUT IN NO EVENT ATTORNEYS' FEES; AND (4) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL
ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ALL
RIGHTS TO CLAIM, 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. SOME
JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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
Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the state of Arizona, without giving effect to any choice of law
or conflict of law rules (whether of the state of Arizona or any other
jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the state of Arizona.
Privacy: Any personally identifiable information
collected during your participation in this Contest will be used by
Sponsor and its agents for purposes of the proper administration and
fulfillment of the Contest as described in these Official Rules, and in
accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy, posted at
https://www.petsmart.com/help/privacy-policy-H0011.html and as allowed by law.
Winners List: For a list of Winners, available for
ninety (90) days after June 7, 2023, send an email to: Winners@dja.com
with Arcadia Trail Summer Bucket List Contest Winners (2710-20) as the
subject line. Winners List will be sent after all prizes have been
awarded.
Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Contest is PetSmart LLC,
19601 N. 27th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027.