SMSC ORGANICS RECYCLING FACILITY MULCH MAKEOVER SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES.

  1. Eligibility:The SMSC Organics Recycling Facility’s Mulch Makeover is open only to individuals who are homeowners and residents of the State of Minnesota who are 18 years or older at the time of entry. No purchase necessary to enter the Sweepstakes. Employees of the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility and the SMSC Marketing department or any other company or individual involved with the design, production execution or distribution of the Sweepstakes, and their immediate family, as well as household members of each such employee, are not eligible to participate. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes the entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
  2. How to Enter: To enter, visit www.smscorf.com (“Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period, find the Sweepstakes page and complete, each line of the official entry form by. Limit one (1) email entry per person for the duration of the Sweepstakes. Entries must be received by 11:59:00 P.M. CST on May 24, 2024, to be eligible for the random drawing. Your computer must accept cookies, or any successor or similar technology, which may be used for the purpose of entry tracking. Ad-blocking software on your computer may need to be disabled in order to avoid interference with processing your entry.
  3. Winner Selection: On or about June 06, 2024, three (3) Prize Winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.
  4. Prizes and Odds: Three (3) Prize Winners will win up to ten (10) cubic yards of either the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility’s Natural Mulch, Colored Mulch, Compost, 50/50, or Garden Blend to refresh their lawn or garden. Approximate Retail Value (ARV): $430 inclusive of taxes. Odds of winning is dependent upon the number of eligible entries received.
  5. Claiming the Prize: Winners will be notified on or after June 6, 2024, at the email address and phone number provided on the winners’ entry form. Winners must respond to such notification within 24 hours. Failure of a winner to respond within such time period may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected from among all remaining eligible entries. To claim the prize, winners must respond to Sponsor’s notification and must either pick up the prize at the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility (located at 1905 Mystic Lake Drive South, Shakopee, MN 55379) or request the prize to be shipped. Shipping is included in the prize package if the destination is located within twenty (20) miles of the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility. Delivery to locations further than 20 miles from the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility will become the winner’s responsibility. Valid photo identification may be required by the Sponsor in each case. Winners may waive their right to receive prizes. Prizes are non-assignable and nontransferable. No substitutions are allowed by the winners. Prizes are not redeemable for cash. Prize is subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value. Winners may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility/liability and publicity release (except where prohibited by law) which must be returned as instructed by Sponsor. Failure to sign and return the affidavit or release, or to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules, may result in winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute winner. Except where prohibited, acceptance of any prize constitutes winner’s consent to the publication of their name, biographical information, and likeness in any media, including without limitation via the Internet, for any commercial or promotional purpose, without further compensation. Prizes not won and claimed by an eligible winner in accordance with these Official Rules will not be awarded and will remain the property of Sponsor.
  6. Participation: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Sweepstakes as solely determined by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time, for any reason. Should the Sweepstakes be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, Sponsor reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received before the termination date. Sponsor will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or illegible entries, or for failure to receive entries or votes or other electronic communications due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware, or software, whether originating with sender or Sponsor. In the event of a dispute, all online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the owner of the ISP account from which they were sent. For these purposes, an ISP account holder shall mean the natural person assigned to such ISP account by the Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning ISP addresses for the domain associated with such ISP account. Any questions regarding the number of entries or votes submitted by the owner of an ISP account shall be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. By participating in this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to fully release, forever discharge and hold harmless Sponsor from and against all claims, costs, liabilities, losses, injuries, and damages arising out of the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, any claims for personal injury, death or damage to or loss of property or any other harm arising out of entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes, the receipt, use, or misuse of any prize, or any travel or activity that is related to the Sweepstakes or any prize.
  7. Construction: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
  8. Sponsor: The Mulch Makeover Sweepstakes is sponsored by the SMSC Organics Recycling Facility. The decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Sweepstakes. For the names of winners (available after July 8, 2024) or a copy of these Official Rules, please contact marketing@shakopeedakota.org
  9. Privacy Policies and Data Collection: By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that the Sponsor has the right to contact the entrant by phone, direct message, or email accounts provided on the entry form in connection with this Sweepstakes.
  10. Disputes/Governing Law: Entrant agrees the exclusive jurisdiction of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Court. Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Tribal Court. All claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ or legal fees. Unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, 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. 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 this Sweepstakes shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to be a waiver of the Community’s sovereign immunity from suit, and the Community hereby expressly retains its sovereign immunity from suit.