American Heart Association

AHA Congenital Heart Defect Story of Survival Sweepstakes Rules

The AHA Congenital Heart Defect Story of Survival Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is a volunteer-based program conducted by American Heart Association, Inc. (“AHA” and/or “Sponsor”) to raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (“CHD”) Week. These Rules apply to all participants. The Sponsor shall make all determinations as to whether the Rules have been complied with, and the decision of the Sponsor as to any issue is final.

Sponsors: AHA is the Sponsor of this Sweepstakes.

Eligibility: No purchase or donation is necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. Participation is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. Employees of AHA and their immediate family members are not eligible to win.

For this purpose, “immediate family” includes the spouse, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and his/her spouse.  This definition  also includes a) “step” and adoptive relationships, b) individuals for whom an employee is the current legal guardian and c) individuals who are not legally related but who reside with an employee. THE PROMOTION  IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

Entry: Participants can enter the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period by either:

1. Posting on AHA’s Support Network blog on supportnetwork.heart.org about a child’s Story of Survival from CHD that has directly affected the participant; or
2. Mailing a 3”x 5” or larger postcard with name, address, email address, and phone number to AHA CHD Story of Survival Sweepstakes, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, illegible, or postage-due

Limit one (1) entry per person.

Time: The Sweepstakes starts at 12:00 a.m. (all times Central Time) on February 7, 2018 and ends at 11:59 p.m. on February 14, 2018 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). All entries and donations must be received by AHA during the Sweepstakes Period.

Prize: The Prize will consist of the following: one Life is Why® red stainless bottle with flip spout (the “Prize”).

The estimated fair market value of the Prize is $20. The actual value may be more or less.

Determination of Winner: There will be one winner (“the Winner”) of the Sweepstakes. The Winner will be chosen by random selection from the participants who satisfy the entry requirements above. The Winner will be selected privately. No participant is required to be present to win.  The Winner will be notified no later than 6:00 pm on February 28, 2018 by telephone, e-mail or direct message, and subsequently announced to the public. The selection of the Winner by Sponsor is final and binding on all participants.

The Prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternative winner if the Winner does not respond within three (3) days of notification being sent to such Winner or if two (2) attempts to contact the Winner by email are not successful.  The Prize is not transferable.

Consent to Publicity. By entering the Sweepstakes, the Winner consents to Sponsor’s use of his or her name, voice, likeness and/or photograph in any publicity, publications, promotional and marketing material, advertising, and any other print materials, web pages, electronic or other communications published or distributed by AHA without compensation and without notice and agrees to sign an agreement to this effect.

Miscellaneous Conditions: In the event that the operation or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired or prevented in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, change of condition, or other technical problems, the Sponsors may in their sole discretion, either: (a) terminate the Sweepstakes; (b) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Rules; and/or (c) substitute other prizes for any prize set forth in these Rules that becomes unavailable for any reason. The Sponsors reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or acting in violation of these Rules. Failure to execute and return the Winner Notification Agreement and accept a prize, timely, and pursuant to the terms stated therein, will result in such Winner’s automatic forfeiture of his/her prize with no substitution or alternative prize available.

Sponsor is not responsible for: (i) electronic transmissions that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, damaged or misdirected; (ii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, deletions, defects, communication failures or (iii) causes beyond the Sponsors’ reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. Sponsors will not be responsible if weather conditions, event cancellations, acts of God or other circumstances beyond their control prevent the prize from taking place.

Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Sweepstakes. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS IN THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS.

By participating in the Sweepstakes, participants agree to release, discharge and hold harmless Sponsor and its affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all injuries, claims, losses, damages, actions and/or liability arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, participation in and/or entry into the Sweepstakes or acceptance, delivery, possession, use or misuse of any prize received in this Sweepstakes.

The determinations of Sponsor are final and binding with respect to any matter arising out of the interpretation or application of these terms and conditions.

For a confirmation of the Winner, send a hand-written, self-addressed, stamped envelope to AHA CHD Story of Survival Sweepstakes, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231. Requests for a confirmation of the winner must be received by April 15, 2018.