Organizing Your New Year Promotion
Official Rules
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PROMOTION DESCRIPTION: Organizing Your New Year Promotion (the “Promotion”) begins on or about January 13, 2023, at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on January 24, 2023 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). Participation in the Promotion does not constitute participation in any other promotion, contest or Promotion.
Sponsor: SmartStop Self Storage, 10 Terrace Road, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
By participating in the Promotion, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects. The computer and website of Sponsor is the official time and record keeping device of the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right to shorten, extend, suspend, modify or cancel the promotional period or the Promotion, at its discretion, at any time.
ELIGIBILITY: Only legal residents of the United States who are eighteen (18) years of age or older are eligible to participate. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”) and the immediate family members, and/or those living in the same household of each are ineligible to participate in the Promotion or win a prize are not eligible to participate. Promotion is void where prohibited by law.
HOW IT WORKS: To enter, during the Promotion Period, eligible entrants must visit the Smart Stop Facebook and/or Instagram page (@smartstopselfstorage), “follow” @smartstopselfstorage, “like” the promotion post, and comment with which area of your home you’re trying to declutter in order to be eligible for a prize in this Promotion (an “Entry”). As an alternate means of entry (“AMOE”) for the Grand Prize, you may mail a 3-inch x 5-inch card on which you have legibly handwritten your first and last name, your complete mailing address (e.g. street, city, state, ZIP code), telephone number, date of birth, age, and email address to the Sponsor address set forth above (also an “Entry”). Your Entry, whether electronic or AMOE, constitutes acceptance of these official rules. Participants are solely responsible for Internet connectivity, software and/or hardware that may be required to submit an Entry. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries are void. Any Entry that does not comply with the Entry requirements or otherwise with these Official Rules will be void, eliminated and not eligible for consideration. Limit one (1) Entry per person.
Winner Selection.
On or about January 27, 2023, One (1) grand prize winner and ten runners-up (the “Winners”) will be randomly selected from all eligible Entries submitted during the Promotion Period in accordance with these Official Rules. The Winner selection process and criteria shall be in the sole discretion of Sponsor whose decisions are final on matters related to this Promotion. The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible Entries received. Electronic Entries have the same odds of winning as write-in Entries.
Winner Notification. The Winners will be notified via Meta or Instagram direct message within seven (7) days of the date of the Winner selection or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable. If a Winner that submits an AMOE is selected, Sponsor will contact the Winner by email, phone, or in writing. Each potential Winner will have seventy-two (72) hours to respond after being contacted. In the event that a potential Winner does not respond with the seventy-two (72) hour time frame, the next alternate will be contacted, and the seventy-two (72) hour clock will be restarted. In the event that a Winner does not qualify or respond within the seventy-two-hour window, the prize will not be awarded. The Winners must follow instructions given by Sponsor or designated agent within seven (7) days of receiving notification, if requested. Awarding any prize is subject to verification of each Winner's eligibility and full compliance with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or greater value. If (a) a Winner cannot be contacted as specified above; (b) any notification is returned as undeliverable; or (c) a potential winner is deemed ineligible for any other reason in Sponsor's sole discretion, the Winner will be disqualified and forfeit the prize and an alternate Winner may be selected in their place, at the Sponsor’s discretion.
Promotion Prizes. The Winners will receive a prize as set forth below, with approximate retail values:
Grand Prize (total ARV $175) – $150 gift card for The Container Store plus a SmartStop coffee mug, sunglasses, cord keeper, and two chip clips.
Runners’ Up Prizes (total ARV $25) – SmartStop coffee mug, sunglasses, cord keeper, and two chip clips.
General Entry Conditions. Valid Entries must contain all information requested. All Entries will be provided to and become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. The Promotion Entities are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, illegible, stolen, mutilated, misdirected entries or postage-due mail, which will be disqualified; for technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, electronic malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software; any failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions or any combination thereof; or for any error, human, technical or otherwise; or any injury or damage to Entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from entering, participating in, or accessing or downloading information in connection with, the Promotion. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to modify, cancel or suspend the Promotion for any reason whatsoever including, but not limited to, a computer virus, bug, or other cause beyond the control of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds tampering with the operation or entry process of the Promotion or acting in violation of these Official Rules or applicable law. Entries received after the Promotion Period will not be accepted and will be destroyed. The Promotion Entities shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or by any technical or human error that may occur in the processing of the entries in the Promotion. The Promotion Entities assume no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. NOTE: Participation must be by the participant and only as directed in these Official Rules. Participation by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any website or other platform, including but not limited to commercial promotion subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Promotion. The use of any device to automate the entry process is prohibited and will lead to disqualification.
In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, Entry will be deemed completed by the authorized account holder of the Meta or Instagram profile used at time of submission. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to a profile by Meta or Instagram.
If due to technical, production or other errors, more prizes are claimed than intended, the intended prize will be awarded in a random drawing from all those submitting purportedly valid claims. No more than the number of prizes set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded. ALL POTENTIAL WINNERS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING. A "SCREEN SHOT" IS NOT PROOF OR EVIDENCE OF AN ENTRY. A PARTICIPANT IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE, EVEN IF THE PLATFORM SHOULD SO INDICATE, UNLESS AND UNTIL SAID PARTICIPANT’S ELIGIBILITY AND THE POTENTIAL WIN HAVE BEEN VERIFIED AND SAID PARTICIPANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. SPONSOR WILL NOT ACCEPT SCREEN SHOTS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF WINNING IN LIEU OF ITS VALIDATION PROCESS. ANY ENTRY THAT OCCURS AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED FOR ANY REASON IS DEEMED A DEFECTIVE ENTRY AND IS VOID AND WILL NOT BE HONORED. The submission of a prize claim is solely the responsibility of the participant. All prizes are based on random computer-generated selection.
UNCLAIMED/UNREDEEMED PRIZES WILL NOT BE AWARDED. Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible plays and the time and date upon which they are entered. There is no guarantee that all prizes will be awarded.
GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONS: No cash alternative or prize substitutions will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if a prize listed is unavailable for any reason. Prize winners shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize. Any potential winner of a prize valued at $600 or more may be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and/or a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”). If winner fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents within seven (7) days of prize notification (or a shorter time if required by exigencies), winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.
GENERAL: Acceptance of a prize constitutes prize winner’s permission for Sponsor and its designees to use prize winner’s name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and state) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation. Entrants agree that the Promotion Entities (A) shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Promotion or any Promotion-related activity, or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, and (B) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose. Promotion Entities assume no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer system or wireless phone which is occasioned by participating in the Promotion, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted. Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Promotion if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Promotion is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Promotion as contemplated herein. In the event Sponsor is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing with the Promotion as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Promotion. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION: ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.
WINNER’S LIST: For the names of the prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Organizing Your New Year, SmartStop Self Storage, 10 Terrace Road, Ladera Ranch, CA 92694. All such requests must be received within six (6) weeks after the end of the Promotion Period.
The PROMOTION is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, The Container Store, Meta or Instagram. The Container Store, Meta and Instagram are completely released of all liability by each PARTICIPANT in this PROMOTION. Direct any questions/comments/complaints regarding the Promotion to Sponsor, not The Container Store, Meta or Instagram.
Except as contemplated in these Official Rules, personal information collected in connection with this Promotion will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, located at https://smartstopselfstorage.com/privacy-policy.
