ARS of Manassas Terms & Conditions
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT
WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING.
Introduction: ARS is offering a giveaway challenging entrants (“Entrants”)
to nominate someone they know (“Nominee”) to receive eligible
heating & cooling equipment. Void outside the Serviceable Area and
where prohibited or restricted by law.
Submitting an Entry constitutes Entrant’s agreement to the Terms
and Conditions set forth below and to the Sponsor’s decisions, which
are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.
1. Sponsorship and Eligibility. Entrants must be legal residents of the
United States who are at least eighteen (18) years of age nominating Nominees
who are also residents of the United States who are at least eighteen
(18) years of age and who meet the criteria for Nominees as follows: This Program is open to legal residents of the United States that are selected
for candidacy by American Residential Services, LLC (“ARS”
or “Sponsor”), are twenty-one (21) years or older at the time
of entry, and are homeowners living in a residence with an existing central
HVAC system (including ductwork) (the “Residence”) within
ARS of Manassas serviceable (“Serviceable Area”). To determine
whether Nominee lives in a Residence within a Serviceable Area, please
visit ARS.com. Employees of ARS, its affiliates, licensees, franchisees,
advertising and promotional agencies and the immediate family members
of each are not eligible. (NOTE: If the Residence has an oil furnace or
geothermal furnace, the Grand Prize will be limited to the installation
of a new air conditioning unit only. See paragraph 8 below for additional
details.).
2.
Program Entry Period. The Program begins at 12:00pm Eastern Time on April 1, 2018 and ends at
11:59pm Eastern Time on June 24, 2018 the “Contest Period.”
3. Entry. Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible Entries received
and the caliber of those Entries and compliance with the judging criteria.
Prize will be awarded to winning Entrant’s Nominee. Entrants are
entering on behalf of their Nominee and not in an individual capacity,
unless Entrant is entering on behalf of himself/herself in which case
Entrant will also be considered a Nominee pursuant to these Terms and
Conditions. Eligibility shall be determined at the sole and exclusive
discretion of ARS. Each Entry must include a description of why a Nominee
is deserving of the Prize. To be considered under the Program, complete
the Nomination Form within the Contest Period and submit your responses
to ARS. Nominees may be contacted to allow for an additional inspection
of the residence of the Nominee to determine eligibility. Entries are
limited to one entry per household. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify
any Entrant who, in its sole suspicion, tampers with the entry process,
intentionally submits more than a single entry, violates these Terms and
Conditions, or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. In addition,
Sponsor in its sole discretion may reject an Entry if the Entry, either
in part of in its entirety, is deemed to be obscene, defamatory, inappropriate,
or in violation of any third party’s rights. No mechanically reproduced
or physical document entries accepted. Entries are limited to one entry
per household. By submitting an Entry, Nominee represents that: 1) he/she
is the original creator and owner of all rights to the Entry, 2) that
the Entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property,
privacy or publicity rights or any other rights of any third party, and
3) the Entry has not previously been published in any medium or entered
in any other contest. Entrants and Nominees may be required to provide
additional information and/or complete additional documentation as requested
by Sponsor, and both Entrant and Nominee must provide such additional
information and/or complete additional documentation to verify any aspect
of the Entry and/or verify the eligibility of Entrant/Nominee to participate
in the Program. Failure by either Entrant or Nominee to respond to Sponsor’s
request for additional information and/or failure to provide Sponsor with
completed documentation, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion,
may result in disqualification of the Entry.
4.
Process for Entry Visit
www.ARSofVirginia.com/ARSCares to complete an Entry form. To be eligible, Entries must be received within
the Contest Period. Entrants must complete all required information in
order to participate.
5.
Selection of Winner All Entries will be judged based on a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor
who will score qualifying Entries based on the deservedness of the Nominee
to receive the Prize (taking into consideration factors such as need,
content, and relevance), along with judges’ determination of conformity
to the rules. The panel will select a Winner based on the information
included in the nomination form describing why the Nominee should be considered
and such other factors as Sponsor may consider in its sole discretion.
Such Entries may be evaluated in one or more rounds of judging, and each
round may include different judges. The Winner will be announced on April
4, 2018; however, the exact date of the announcement is subject to change
at Sponsor’s sole discretion. In order to participate in the Promotion,
Winner must complete and return to Sponsor a completed Affidavit and Acknowledgment
accepting Nomination and agreeing to participate in the Promotion (including
but not limited to allowing an inspection to verify eligibility for the
Promotion) in accordance with the Terms and Conditions identified by Sponsor
within the time frame identified by Sponsor. In the event of a tie at
any level of judging, the judges will re-evaluate the Entries in accordance
with the criteria set forth herein until the tie is broken. The tied Entries
will then be submitted for a re-vote amongst the judges at the respective
level until the tie is broken. The decisions of judges are final and binding
in all matters.
6. Selection of Recipients. Winners will be identified by Sponsor and shall be chosen at Sponsor’s
sole discretion. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced on or before
April 4, 2018; however, the exact date of the announcement is subject
to change at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Driver’s license with
current address or other appropriate picture identification is required
to claim a prize. The Winner will be required to execute and return a
release and affidavit, as well as other documentation requested by Sponsor,
and agree to the terms and conditions set forth herein, or the prize will
be forfeited. Winner must schedule the install of their prize, if applicable,
within 30 days of notification or the prize will be forfeited. Winner
will be notified by electronic mail and telephone. ARS will attempt to
re-send said email and contact customer up to three (3) times each. If
any recipient does not respond to email notification or telephone call
within three (3) days of its transmission, or should the email be returned
as undeliverable or telephone number no longer in service after three
(3) attempts, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate Recipient will
be selected.
7. Duties of Participants; Limitation of Liability. By entering, Entrants and Nominees agree to be bound by these rules and
the decisions of Sponsor which shall be final. Sponsor and the employees,
officers, directors, shareholders, agents, and representatives of Sponsor,
its affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising, promotion and legal advisors
are not responsible for and shall not be liable for any liability, damages,
losses, or injury resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly,
from entrant’s participation in the Program and acceptance of the
prize. By entering the Program, Entrant agrees that any and all claims,
judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs,
excluding attorney’s fees, disbursements or court costs. Entrant
hereby waives all rights to claim any punitive, incidental, and consequential
damages against Sponsors.
8. Description of Prizes.
Grand Prize – One Winner: ARS will install one (1) new air conditioning
and heating equipment to one (1) existing central HVAC system at the Grand
Prize Winner’s Residence. The specific heating and/or cooling equipment
will be chosen at Sponsor’s sole discretion based on the specifications
of the recipient’s home, existing unit, and needs. NOTE: If the
Residence has an oil furnace or geothermal furnace, ARS will install a
new air conditioning unit only. Prize includes install of new heating
and/or cooling equipment, but does not include supplemental electrical
work, duct work, code upgrades, remediation services, or any other work
outside the scope of installation. Value varies based on equipment installed.
Prizes are not redeemable for cash value. ALL TAXES AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIZE, AND THE REPORTING CONSEQUENCES THEREOF,
ARE THE SOLE OBLIGATION OF RECIPIENT. PRIZES ARE AWARDED WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY OFFERED IN WRITING) WHETHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE OF ANY PRIZE
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In the event the Winner or any Nominee declines
the award or any terms, conditions and/or restrictions associated with
the award, Sponsor reserve the right to disqualify the Winner and/or Nominee
and to present the award to the nominee of the next best entry.
9. Permissions. Except where prohibited by law, entry constitutes permission to use Entrant’s
and Nominee’s names, hometowns and likenesses for online posting,
and/or any advertising and publicity without additional compensation.
Entrants, Nominees, and Winner must comply with all instructions in the
prize notification and must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Liability Release and Publicity Release (where permitted by law) within
the time frame identified by Sponsor; otherwise an alternate winner and/or
award recipient may be selected (from the next best eligible Entry). Recipients
may also be required to sign and return a release of liability, declaration
of eligibility and, where lawful, a publicity consent agreement, as conditions
of receiving a prize. Failure to comply with the aforementioned conditions
shall be grounds for forfeiture of a prize.
10.
Privacy. Entrants agree and acknowledge that personal data submitted with an entry,
including name, mailing address, phone number, and email address may be
collected, processed, stored and otherwise used by Sponsor and its parents
and affiliates for the purposes of conducting and administering the Promotion.
All personal information that is collected is subject to ARS’s Privacy
Policy, located at: https://www.ARS.com/company/privacy-policy. Individuals
submitting personal information in connection with the Promotion have
the right to request access, review, rectification or deletion of any
personal data held by Sponsor in connection with the Promotion by writing
to Sponsor at the following address: Mike Skourtis, ARS/Rescue Rooter,
9070 Euclid Ave, Manassas, VA 20110.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Entrant and Nominee shall indemnify
and agree to keep indemnified Sponsor at all times from and against any
liability, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses resulting
from any act, default or omission of the Entrant and/or a breach of any
warranty set forth herein. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Entrant
agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from and against
any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and
all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from: (i) any material uploaded
or otherwise provided by Entrant that infringes any copyright, trademark,
trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property right
of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity
or privacy; (ii) any misrepresentation made by Entrant in connection with
the Promotion; (iii) any non-compliance by Entrant with these Rules; (iv)
claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these
Rules arising from or related to Entrant's involvement with the Promotion;
(v) acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation
in any Promotion-related activity or participation in the Promotion; (vi)
any malfunction or other problem in relation to the entry and participation
in the Promotion by Entrant; (vii) any error in the collection, processing,
or retention of entry or voting information in relation to the Entry and
participation in the Promotion by Entrant and in the voting process by
consumers; or (viii) any typographical or other error in the printing,
offering or announcement of any prize or winners in relation to the entry
and participation in the Promotion by Entrant.
Inquiries or Questions. Any inquiries or questions regarding this contest, including any request
for the names of the recipients, may be sent by regular mail to American
Residential Services, LLC ATTN: LEGAL DEPARTMENT, 965 Ridge Lake Blvd.
Suite 201 Memphis, TN 38120.
License #: 2705059347A, WV034354