Book Vending Machine Giveaway Official Rules

Updated 7/10/23

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN.

1. Eligibility: Book Vending Machine Giveaway (the "Promotion") is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Void where prohibited. Employees, officers and representatives of Reading For Education, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Promotion constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor's and Administrator decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
2. Sponsor: Reading For Education, 180 Freedom Ave, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.
3. Timing: The Promotion begins at 12:00 a.m. Central Standard Time ("CST"), August 1, 2024, and ends at 11:59 p.m. CST, May 11, 2024 (the "Promotion Period"). There will be Thirty-seven (37) WEEKLY DRAWING (Prize Selections) with ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE winner in each drawing during the Promotional Period. Prize Selections will be conducted on the following dates: Aug. 12th, Aug. 19th, Aug. 26th, Sept. 2nd, Sept. 9th, Sept. 16th, Sept. 23rd, Sept. 30th, Oct. 7th, Oct. 14th, Oct. 21nd, Oct. 28th, Nov.4th, Nov. 11th, Nov.18th, Dec, 2nd, Dec. 9th, Dec. 16th, Jan. 6th, Jan. 13th, Jan. 20th, Jan. 27th, Feb. 3rd, Feb.10th, Feb. 17th, Feb. 24th, Mar. 3rd, Mar. 10th, Mar. 17th, Mar. 24th, Mar. 31st, Apr. 7th, Apr. 14th, Apr. 21st, Apr. 28th, May. 5th, May, 12th.
4. How to Enter: MANY WILL ENTER, FEW WILL WIN. The Promotion is open to those age eighteen (18) and over. Parents of students at participating schools send email invitations to friends and family to participate in their school’s SchoolStore or Reading For Education fundraising program. One entry for each deliverable email sent. Emails are not to be sent to school teachers or staff. The participant will go to https://www.schoolstore.net or https://www.rfe.net, complete the Account Registration, and send email invitations from the email generator. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected registrations, which will be disqualified. In the event of a dispute as to any registration or play, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register will be deemed to be the registrant or player. 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 and/or the natural person assigned the identification number by Sponsor. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
5. ALL POTENTIAL WINNING PLAYS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WINNING PLAY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. ANY PLAY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON IS DEEMED A DEFECTIVE PLAY AND IS VOID AND WILL NOT BE HONORED.
6. Promotion Prize Selection and Verification of Potential Winners: All selected potential winners must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and all winnings are contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. The Winner is randomly selected from all entrants. Entrant will be notified and must supply age verification and shipping information. Winners will receive their prizes approximately 2-4 weeks after the winner verification.
7. Prizes: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Book Vending Machine will be awarded for each of the Thirty-seven (37) Weekly Drawings. The ARV of electronic prize is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. No cash or other substitution, assignment or transfer of any prize 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. Winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Prize will be awarded "as is" with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied offered by Sponsor. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible plays received during the Promotion Period divided by the number of prizes available. ARV OF EACH (1) GRAND PRIZE: $499.00 USD. TOTAL ARV FOR ALL FORTY (40) GRAND PRIZES: $19,960.00. Limit: One (1) Promotion prize per person. PlayStation 5 is a registered trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment. Sony Interactive Entertainment is not a participant in or sponsor of this promotion.
8. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion 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.
9. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify the Promotion if fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor's reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Promotion, 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 Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion, or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion is a violation of criminal and civil law. 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's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
10. Release: By receipt of any prize, winner agrees to release and hold harmless Reading For Education, LLC, each of its 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 Promotion or resulting, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded in connection with the Promotion, including without limitation personal injury, death, and/or property damage, as well as claims based on publicity rights, defamation, and/or invasion of privacy.
11. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of entries; or (5) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Promotion or receipt or use of any prize or while traveling to or from any prize-related activity. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Promotion; provided that if it is not possible to award another entry due to discontinuance of the Promotion for any reason, Sponsor, at its discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance for any or all of the prizes offered herein. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible prize claims.
12. Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court in Nashville, Tennessee or another court of competent jurisdiction in Nashville, Tennessee; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Promotion but in no event attorneys' fees; and (3) 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 Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Tennessee, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Tennessee or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Tennessee.
13. Winners List For Prizes: A list of winners of the prizes and/or a copy of these Official Rules may be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the "Book Vending Machine Giveaway ” Winner List/Official Rules Request, Reading For Education, 180 Freedom Ave, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Requests for the list of winners must be received by June 25, 2024. Winners can also be viewed at www.schoolstore.net/PS5Winners or www.rfe.net/PS5Winners.