Official Rules

FREE BREAD FRIDAY SWEEPSTAKES

1.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN: Open to legal residents of the states of IA, MN, ND, SD, WI, AND PARTS OF IL, NE, MI AND IN,18 years of age or older at time of entry. Entrants must be physically located within 25 miles of a store that sells Pan-O-Gold products within the valid state. Store Locator. Limit one entry per person. Void where prohibited.

2.  TO ENTER: INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID FACEBOOK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER. THIS CONTEST IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK.  “Like” or comment on Friday morning’s post found on the Country Hearth Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/CountryHearthBread.  The random drawing will be held within 12 hours of the initial morning post. Odds of winning depend on the number of valid entries received during the time period of the sweepstakes.

3. CONDITIONS: Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, illegible, incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Web site visitors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes.  Sponsor or any other releasee will not be responsible or liable for any website, computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, internet or other equipment electronics, software, service, transmission, connection, processing or other errors, failures, congestion, accessibility or availability issues.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this sweepstakes should a computer virus, bugs or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the sweepstakes. If the database of entrants becomes corrupted, the winner will be chosen from the remaining uncorrupted database of entrants. Any attempt by an individual to deliberately damage any Web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the game is a violation of criminal and civil laws.  Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. Anyone discovered to have entered the sweepstakes more than one time using false information or a second email address will be eliminated from the sweepstakes drawing.

4.  PRIZES:  Twenty-five (25) Prize Winners.  Each Prize Winner will receive a either a coupon for a free loaf of Country Hearth® bread, up to $4.00, or a coupon for a free Village Hearth® bread product, up to $4.00. Total ARV of sweepstakes is $100.

 5. DRAWING/PRIZE NOTIFICATION: Potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from all the likes and comments of that Friday’s post. A list of winners will be posted on Country Hearth’s Facebook page and winners will be required to private message their mailing address via Facebook or email freebread@countryhearthbreads.com. Winners will receive a coupon in the mail.

6. CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: Employees of Pan-O-Gold Baking Company, Tenvoorde Group, sponsors, its agencies, distributors, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and affiliated companies, participating advertisers and media, employees, their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Immediate family member is defined as husband, wife, children, mother, father, sister, sister in-law, brother or brother in-law. All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.  All federal, state and local laws apply.  Entry into this promotion constitutes permission to the Sponsor and their agencies to use winners’ name, address and/or likeness for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize of equal or greater value.  By participating in this promotion, entrants agree to be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions of the judges.  Winners agree to release and hold harmless Pan-O-Gold Baking Company, Thelen Advertising., its agencies and employees from injury, death, loss or other liability that may arise from the acceptance or use of any prize or their participation in this promotion. By entering this sweepstakes entrant agrees to receive email notifications from the sponsor. The entrant can chose to opt-out from receiving the emails after receiving the first notification.

7. WINNERS LIST: The names of the prizewinners can be found on Country Hearth’s Facebook page every Friday afternoon.

8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION:  Entrant agrees that: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant(s) and Sponsor and their agencies, shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Minnesota.  Entrant agrees that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this sweepstakes, or awarding of the prize, shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the County of Stearns in the State of Minnesota. Entrant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.  Except where prohibited, by participating in this sweepstakes, entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this sweepstakes, or awarding of the prize, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this sweepstakes but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and 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.

Sponsor: Pan-O-Gold Baking Company, 444 E St Germain St, St Cloud, MN 56304