Fishing Sweepstakes with Bill Dance: echo 551dv

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ENTER.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1.      ELIGIBILITY:  The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who are legal residents of the 50 United States (excluding Puerto Rico residents) or the District of Columbia, are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Employees and their immediate families of Garmin International, Inc. (“Garmin”) and any of Garmin’s affiliated companies are not eligible.  The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.

2.     AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES:  Entry in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of Garmin, which are final and binding.  Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein in a timely manner.

3.     SPONSOR:  Garmin, located at 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, is the sole sponsor of this promotion.  The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter or Facebook.

4.     SWEEPSTAKES TERM:  The Sweepstakes begins at 10:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on Thursday, July 23, 2015 and will continue until 11:00 a.m. CT on July 23, 2015 (the “Sweepstakes Term”).  Entries received prior to or after the Sweepstakes Term will be disqualified.  Garmin is the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes Term, and all timekeeping decisions of Garmin shall be final.

5.     ENTRY:  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  Eligible persons may enter the Sweepstakes by (i) “Commenting” using #fishgarmin and #sweepstakes on the top image on Bill Dances Facebook during the Sweepstakes Term with a question about fishing for Bill.

Entries will not be acknowledged.  Garmin and its affiliates assume no responsibility for any lost entries or any computer, internet, or technical malfunctions that might occur during the entry process.  Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply.   

In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to set up the Twitter or Facebook account from which the entry was received will be deemed to be the entrant.  Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder of the email address/Twitter-Facebook account associated with the entry. 

6.     ENTRY LIMITATIONS:  Eligible participants are limited to one entry in the Sweepstakes.  Each eligible participant may enter under one Twitter handle or Facebook account only. Entries using automated means to generate entries, or otherwise participate are not eligible.  Use of any automated system to enter as determined by Garmin in its sole judgment is prohibited and will result in disqualification at Garmin’s sole discretion.  Additionally, anyone found to use multiple email accounts, multiple Twitter handles or multiple Facebook accounts to enter will be disqualified from all participation in the Sweepstakes.  ALL ELIGIBLE ENTRIES WILL BE ENTERED INTO THE SWEEPSTAKES.  Entries by any method other than set forth in Section 5 are void.  Garmin is not responsible for entries that it does not receive for any reason, or for entries that it receives but are ineligible under these Official Rules.  Garmin will automatically disqualify: (1) any incomplete or illegible entry; and (2) any entries received that are in excess of the entry limit described above.

7.     PRIZE: One prize (the “Prize”) will be awarded for the Sweepstakes Term, consisting of an echo 551dv.  The Prize has an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of $329.99.  The ARV of prizes 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.  The Prize is nontransferable and non-refundable and must be accepted as awarded.  No cash or other substitution may be made, except by Garmin, who reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another prize of equal or greater value if the Prize is not available for any reason as determined by Garmin in its sole discretion.  Winners are responsible for any taxes associated with receipt of the Prize. 

8.     DRAWING:  The potential winners of the Prize will be chosen in a random drawing from the pool of valid entries at 11:30 AM CT, Thursday, July 23, 2015.  Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Term.  The random drawings will be conducted by one or more employees of Garmin or an independent fulfillment entity.

9.     NOTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL WINNER:  Garmin will attempt to notify the potential winner by Twitter or Facebook message immediately after the drawing.  If a winner of the Prize cannot be located or does not respond by 11:30 AM CT, Saturday, July 25, 2015, the Prize may be forfeited and an alternate potential winner will be drawn from the pool of remaining valid entries.  Alternate potential winners will be notified by Twitter or Facebook.  Garmin and its affiliates, or their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, will not be liable for unsuccessful efforts to notify a winner.

10.  REQUIREMENTS OF THE POTENTIAL WINNER:  Except where prohibited by law, the potential winner may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility (the “Affidavit”) within 2 days of being notified.  If a potential winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit postmarked within the required time period, an alternate entrant may be selected in his/her place from all of the remaining valid entries received for the Sweepstakes Term.  If a potential winner declines the Prize, does not respond to the Prize notification, fails to claim the Prize, is unavailable for Prize fulfillment, fails to abide by the Official Rules, or is ineligible, Garmin may select an alternate winner from all remaining valid entries received for the Sweepstakes Term.

11.  PRIVACY:  Garmin will be collecting personal data from the entrants and potential winners in order to confirm Sweepstakes eligibility.  Garmin will treat this data in accordance with its privacy policy, located at https://www.garmin.com/en-US/blog/privacy/.  In addition, Garmin may use and share an entrant’s personal data with third parties solely to the extent necessary to fulfill its obligation to administer and sponsor this Sweepstakes. All information provided is being provided solely to Garmin, and not to Facebook or Twitter.

12.  GENERAL CONDITIONS:  Garmin reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Sweepstakes if any fraud, virus, or other technical problem corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes, as determined by Garmin in its sole discretion.  The use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed or like methods (including without limitation the use of any promotion/sweepstakes subscription, notification, entry or like sites or services that offer sweepstakes entry services “on behalf of” entrant) is strictly prohibited.  In such event, Garmin reserves the right to award the Prize at random from among the valid entries received up to the time of the impairment.  Garmin 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 these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner.  Any false information provided by any entrant concerning his/her identify or mailing address or any non-compliance by an entrant with these Official Rules may result in the immediate disqualification of the entrant from this Sweepstakes.  ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, GARMIN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  Garmin’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 

13.  PUBLICITY:  Notwithstanding any other term herein, except where prohibited by law, submission of any entry constitutes the entrant’s consent to use of his/her name, likeness, voice, state of residence, biographical and prize information, statements about the promotion and/or the entrant’s photo for advertising and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter devised without review, notification, approval or compensation.

14.  LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY:  By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Garmin and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents, and Twitter and Facebook (the “Released Parties”), from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize, including but not limited to: (a) any inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants or printer errors; (b) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Sweepstakes; (c) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to electronic malfunctioning of any website, network, hardware or software; (d) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries or winners; or (e) any injury or damage to persons or property including, but not limited to, death, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in party, from the entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt of any prize.  Without limiting the foregoing, everything in these Rules and in this promotion, including the prizes awarded, is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement.  Some jurisdictions may not allow the limitations or exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to ALL ENTRANTS .  EACH ENTRANT SHOULD Check HIS/HER local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions.

15.  DISPUTES:  Except where prohibited by law, each entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of Kansas; and (b) entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages, including attorney’s fees.  All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Garmin in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Kansas.

16.  WINNERS LIST:  A copy of these Official Rules will be posted on http://bit.ly/1M9nEAI. Interested persons can obtain a list of the Sweepstakes winner(s) and a copy of these Official Rules by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Garmin International, Inc., Attn:  Social Media Department, 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062. 

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