The Jelly Belly Great Bean Hunt Instagram Sweepstakes Official Rules
PRELIMINARY INFORMATION: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning. Void where prohibited. THE JELLY BELLY GREAT BEAN HUNT SWEEPSTAKES ("Sweepstakes") will begin on March 22, 2022 on or about 12:01am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and end on April 3, 2022 on or about 11:59pm PDT. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible Entries received. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
1. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of United States who are at least 18 years of age or older as of the start of the Sweepstakes Period. Entrants must also have a valid Instagram account throughout the Sweepstakes Period. Employees of Jelly Belly and its affiliates, Sweepstakes supervisors and members of their immediate families, are not eligible to participate or win. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited. Participant's computer must accept cookies or any similar device used by the Sponsor to track entries. See Sponsor's Privacy Policy for more information about Cookies and privacy.
2. Sponsor: Jelly Belly Candy Company, One Jelly Belly Lane, Fairfield, CA 94533, which is solely responsible for this Sweepstakes ("Sponsor" or collectively with Sweepstakes Entities, "Sponsors").
3. Mandatory Instagram Disclosure: This promotion is in no way sponsored or endorsed by, or associated with, Instagram. You are providing your information to Jelly Belly and not to Instagram. The information you provide will only be used for administering this sweepstakes and for marketing purposes in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy.
4. How to Enter the Sweepstakes. Instagram entries only: You must have an Instagram account. You may create an Instagram account by accessing Instagram at http://instagram.com and following the instructions to create an account for free. Information you provide to Instagram to open an account is subject to Instagram’s privacy policy, located at http://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/. Once you have an Instagram account, to enter this Sweepstakes:
- Follow JellyBelly (@instagram.com/jellybellycandyco) on Instagram
- Throughout the Sweepstakes Period, Jelly Belly will post images of its products. Some, not all, of the posts will contain a specially decorated jelly bean ("Bean").
- When you spot the Bean, write the exact location in the comments section of the post. Correct answers will be given an entry in the Sweepstakes. Incorrect answers will not receive an entry.
- Sponsor will post 3 Beans during the Sweepstakes Period. You must have 2 correct answers to be considered for the second prize drawing, and 3 correct answers to be considered for the first prize drawing. If you have 2 or more correct answers, you will be considered a Qualified Entrant for the second place prize drawings. If you have 3 correct answers, you will be considered a Qualified Entrant for the first and second place prize drawings.
- Note: the location of the Bean will also be identified in Instagram stories, the day before the Bean post is made.
Online entries must be received no later than 11:58 p.m. PDT, according to sponsor’s time clock on the end date of the Sweepstakes. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a Selected Sweepstakes Entrant, the Selected Entrant will be deemed to be the person in whose name the Instagram account was opened.
5. Answer Guidelines: Your Answer should be specific, and ---
- be in keeping with Sponsor’s goodwill and image (please, no gratuitous foul language;
- not disparage Sponsor or any other person or party affiliated with the Sweepstakes, or Sponsor’s competitors;
- not be offensive or contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libellous, or in the sole discretion of Sponsor not in good taste, or that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age;
- not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where the entry is created;
- not contain material that infringes the intellectual property rights of others
By submitting an entry, each entrant represents and warrants that he or she has all rights to use and license all aspects of the entry submitted and agrees to indemnify the sweepstakes entities for all claims relating to violations of copyright, trademark and right of publicity resulting from or in connection with such entry.
6. Odds: Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Prizes: There will be 3 winners; 2 second prize winners, and 1 first prize winner. To be eligible for any prize, you must have at least 2 correct answers. Only individuals with all 3 correct answers will be considered for the first and second prize. The average retail value ("ARV") of each prize is listed below.
- Second Prize. Two (2) winners will receive a Divine Jelly Belly Treats Gift Basket (ARV. $35.99)
- First Prize. One (1) winner will receive a Jelly Belly Deluxe Gift Set, which includes, a 20 flavor gift box, Mr. JB plush, Jelly Belly carrot bags, the Jelly Belly Spring Mix gift bags, Exclusive Jelly Belly bean dispenser, HOP gift box, Gummies, all contained in a deluxe gift basket (ARV $100)
Total ARV of Prizes: $171.98 (plus shipping)
No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize permitted, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason, and no winner is entitled to any difference between the actual value and the retail value of any prize. Selected Entrant cannot assign or transfer their prize to another person or business. Selected Entrant is solely responsible for any and all federal, state, and local taxes on prize. If prize notification or any prize is returned as undeliverable, or if Selected Entrant may not accept or receive a prize for any reason, prize will be forfeited. Sponsor will not make multiple attempts to contact Selected Entrant.
8. Winner Selection and Notification of Selected Entrant: Each qualified entry will be entered into random drawing at the end of the Sweepstakes Period.
The Selected Entrants will be tagged through Instagram in the comments section and sent a direct message to confirm they are at least eighteen (18) years of age and live in the United States, and to confirm their email address. Mobile charges or messaging rates may apply depending upon your mobile carrier. Selected Entrants will have seventy-two (72) hours to respond and claim their prize. If they do not respond with 72 hours a new winner will be selected. Sponsor may randomly select an alternate Selected Entrant from among the remaining eligible entries, up to three (3) attempts. Selected Entrants may also be sent a declaration of eligibility / liability / publicity release ("Release"). Unless restricted by law, Selected Entrants will be required to complete and return the Release within five (5) days from the date of notification. An alternate Selected Entrant may be randomly selected from among the remaining eligible entries if a Selected Entrant, up to three (3) attempts: (i) cannot be reached; (ii) fails to obtain all signatures on the Release and to return the documents in a timely manner as required pursuant to these Official Rules; or (iii) cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason. Selected Entrants will have the Prize sent by United Parcel Service (UPS) within eight (8) to ten (10) business days of the date on which the Sponsor receives the Selected Entrant’s information, and, if required, the signed Release (exact timing subject to change based upon availability of Prize). In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, each entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the Instagram account submitted at time of entry.
9. Publicity: By participating in the Sweepstakes, any Entrant in the Sweepstakes, irrevocably grants the Sponsor and their respective successors, assigns and licensees, the right to use such Entrant’s, name, and the submitted photograph, the Entrant’s biographical information in any and all media for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes as well as in, on or in connection with the Website or the Sweepstakes or other promotions, and hereby release the Sponsor from any liability with respect thereto, unless prohibited by law.
10. General Conditions: By participating, and Except where prohibited, Entrants agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes or these Official Rules. Any portion of the Sweepstakes may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in our opinion any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond our control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes. 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 Sweepstakes, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes, 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. You may not enter with multiple identities or use any automated system, bot or other device or artifice to enter or obtain more than the maximum number of qualified entries. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. All federal, state or other tax liabilities (including income taxes) arising from this Sweepstakes will be the sole responsibility of Selected Entrant. United States Entrants may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the ARV of any awarded prize. Caution: any attempt to deliberately damage or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be in violation of criminal and civil laws and will result in disqualification from participation in the Sweepstakes. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek remedies and damages (including attorney fees) to the fullest extent of the law, including criminal prosecution, except where prohibited.
11. Limitations of Liability: If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the same Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period. Except where prohibited, Selected Entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively "Releasees") from and against any claims, damages, disability, attorneys' fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from: (i) use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize, (ii) participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize, (iii) use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize, or (iv) participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes. The Releasees shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Releasees are not responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in your internet service, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, pandemic (now known, ongoing, or not yet identified), act of G*d or public enemy, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required, Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Sweepstakes. If the Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the winners from all eligible, non-suspect Submissions received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. 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 provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these 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.
12. Disputes: Disputes regarding these Official Rules and/or this Sweepstakes will be governed by the internal laws of California. In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the Instagram address will be deemed to be the Entrant. No claimant in any dispute involving Sponsor shall be entitled to claim or obtain indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision in these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
13. Sweepstakes Results: For Sweepstakes results and/or a copy of these Official Rules, email Jelly Belly on or before June 1, 2022 at publicrelations@jellybelly.com .
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