WISCONSIN QUILT SHOP HOP OFFICIAL RULES

These are the Official Rules for the Wisconsin Quilt Shop Hop (“Promotion”) NO PURCHASE OR TRANSACTION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR ODDS OF WINNING. THIS PROMOTION IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

  1. Sponsor: This Promotion is being coordinated by the Steering Committee for the Wisconsin Quilt Shop Hop Inc. (“Shop Hop”)

  2. Terms and Conditions: By participating in the Promotion, you fully and unconditionally agree to and accept these Official Rules and the decisions of the Shop Hop, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Your ability to receive one or more prizes is contingent upon all the requirements set forth herein.

  3. Eligibility: The Promotion is open only to legal residents of the United States, who, at the time of entering the Promotion are eighteen (18) years of age or older. All entrants must be natural people. No entries from business entities will be accepted. Employees and volunteers of the Shop Hop and their immediate family members (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and/or those living in the same household are not eligible to enter the Promotion. THIS PROMOTION IS VOID IN RHODE ISLAND, FLORIDA, NEW YORK AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR ORDINANCE.

  4. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins June 1st at 10:00 a.m. CST and ends June 30th at 5:00 p.m. CST, unless the 30th falls on a Saturday and then 4:00 p.m. (the “Promotion Period”). Entries submitted at a participating shop before or after the Promotion Period will be disqualified.

  5. How to Enter: Eligible participants can get a free official qualifying passport at any participating shop as published in the current year’s Wisconsin Quilt Shop Hop publication or lists on the WI Quilt Shop website, during the Promotion Period. No purchase is necessary to enter or win. During the Promotion Period, you must visit participating shops and have your passport stamped. You must be present to have your passport stamped. During the Promotion Period you enter the Promotion by submitting an official qualifying passport (“passport”) requiring your complete name, address, phone number and e-mail address at any participating shop.

  6. Prize Drawing: Winners will be selected by Shop Hop through a random drawing held at WI Shop Hop wrap up meeting on or about July 15th from all eligible entries received. Your odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received. The Shop Hop will make efforts to contact the winners within five business days of drawing via telephone, e-mail or mail service. If the winners cannot be contacted within 10 days of the first attempt to contact them, another winner will be drawn at random.

  7. Prizes: The Promotion includes the Prizes as follows:
    ➢ Grand Prize: up to $6,000.00 (retail). Visit all participating shops in the state to be eligible to win.

    ➢ Second Prize: up to $4,000.00 (retail). Visit all participating shops in the state to be eligible to win. ➢ Third Prize: up to $2,000.00 (retail). Visit all participating shops in the state to be eligible to win.

➢ Section Prize(s): up to $900.00 (retail). Visit each shop in the section to be eligible to win.
➢ Individual shop gift basket: participating shops will provide a gift basket worth $100.00 (retail).

Each hopper visiting the shop is eligible to enter this drawing.

  1. Non-Transferable: No substitution or transfer of Prizes will be permitted. The winning Prizes may not be redeemed for cash. The Shop Hop reserves the right to substitute a prize of greater or equal value in its sole discretion.

  2. Responsibility for Prize: If you win one or more Prizes as part of this Promotion, you understand and agree that you are solely responsible for the use, care, and maintenance of the Prize(s), including (without limitation) and all insurance requirements and liability for use.

  3. Publicity: Acceptance of the Prize constitutes consent for the Shop Hop to use your name and likeness for editorial, advertising, and publicity purposes without additional compensation, except where expressly prohibited by law. You agree to enter any additional releases requested by the Steering Committee if you win one or more Prizes.

  4. Social Media: The Promotion may be advertised or administered through social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter (“Social Media”). You understand and acknowledge that the Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with any Social Media platform on which it is offered or advertised, including Facebook and Twitter. You agree to adhere to all rules established by Social Media platforms and will not create multiple Social Media accounts, or repeatedly post duplicate or near duplicate information or links. Any information you provide for the Promotion is being provided to Shop Hop rather than Facebook or any other Social Media platform. You fully release Facebook and all other social media from all claims, losses and harm that you may allege or incur relating to this Promotion.

  5. General Conditions: If the operation, security, or administration of the Promotion is impaired in any way for any reason, or if the Promotion is unable to be run for any reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may suspend, cancel or terminate the Promotion. The Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion, or acts in violation of these Official Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner.

  6. Other Requirements: The winner may, at the Shop Hop’s discretion, be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility, additional release of liability, and where lawful, an additional publicity consent agreement. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize, or fails to return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required within 15 days, the prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.

  7. Taxes: The Prizes are considered taxable income, and winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. The IRS Form 1099 will be sent to winners as required.

  8. RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS. BY ENTERING THIS PROMOTION, YOU AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SHOP HOP, IT’S PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES, AND EACH OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM ANY DAMAGE, INJURY, EXPENSE, COST, DEATH, LOSS, CLAIM, ACTION, DEMAND OR OTHER LIABILITY THAT MAY ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OR PRIZES GENERALLY, RESULTING FROM ACCEPTANCE AND/OR USE OF ANY PRIZE, TRAVEL TO OR FROM ANY PRIZE-RELATED ACTIVITY, PARTICIPATION IN AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROMOTION (INCLUDING ANY ENTRY ERRORS), AND FROM ANY MISUSE OR MALFUNCTION OF ANY PRIZE AWARDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

  9. Limitations: Shop Hop shall not be responsible for lost, late or misdirected entries, or entries containing incorrect or incomplete information. Shop Hop is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any mail network, telephone network or lines, computer, on-line, or Internet systems or services, computer equipment software, failure of any email or entry or confirmation or winners notice on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet, problems with the Shop Hop’s or any

participating store’s website, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer resulting from downloading any materials in connection with the Promotion. Entries become the property of Shop Hop and will not be acknowledged or returned.

17. Disqualification: Shop Hop reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the entry process, the operation of the Shop Hop website, or who is otherwise in violation of the Official Rules or any laws.

18. Disputes: Except where prohibited, all disputes relating to the Promotion and/or any Prize shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court in the State of Wisconsin. By entering the Promotion, you agree to the extent possible, to venue of the courts in Wisconsin. All questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules and the respective rights and obligations of the Sponsor and entrants shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Wisconsin.

19. Winner Information: For the name of the prize winners, send a separate, stamped, self-addressed envelope with a written request for information on the winners of this contest to:

WISCONSIN QUILT SHOP HOP INC. Attn: SHOP HOP WINNER NOTIFICATION 105891 Mann Rd, Marshfield, WI 54449