Survey Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) Rules

All entries are due by 11:59 pm Central Time on February 17, 2016.


NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR AND ONLY OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older. Employees, contractors, directors, and officers of At Home Stores LLC (“Sponsor”), its affiliated companies, and the web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging, administrative, and sweepstakes agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment, and execution of this Sweepstakes (collectively, “Sweepstakes Parties”), and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and spouse or “step” of each) and those living in the same household of each such person (those persons whether related or not who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Sweepstakes) are not eligible to enter or win a prize.

2. PROMOTION PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins on 12:00 a.m. CT February 10, 2016 and ends on 11:59 p.m. CT February 17, 2016 (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer will be the official clock of the Sweepstakes.

3. HOW TO ENTER: All entries will be received online through an email invitation to complete a customer survey. The Sweepstake will require an entrant to undertake a nominal action (responding to a very brief survey) prior to clicking to enter a Sweepstakes. Following this action, the entrant will click and be entered in that Sweepstakes. There is no cost to participate in the survey. Limit one entry per person. Each entry is referred to below as an “Entry”. Entries must be received by 11:59 pm Central Time on February 17, 2016. Winners will be selected randomly from eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed or similar entry method or more than one Entry during the Promotion Period will void all Entries of such entrant and result in disqualification. All Entries must accompany a completed survey.
Entering constitutes an entrant’s full agreement to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and display such Entry and any component thereof, in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including without limitation for promotional or marketing purposes. If requested, entrant will sign any documents that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the Entry. By entering, you warrant and represent that your Entry does not infringe on any rights of any third parties, and you further agree that your Entry conforms to these Official Rules.

4. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PRIZE CLAIM: At the end of the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received for a Sweepstakes. Potential prize winner will be notified by e-mail (to the e-mail address provided by the entrant) on or about February 22, 2016 and asked to respond with an email to Sponsor containing his/her name, address, telephone number and date of birth. Potential winners must respond within 48 hours of the original communication. If a potential winner does not respond by the specified deadline above; he/she is found to be ineligible; he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules; and/or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner may, in Sponsor’s discretion, be disqualified and an alternate potential winner will be selected at random from the remaining entries. Alternate potential winners must respond within the time stated in the comment (at least 48 hours will be given to respond). Sponsor may require completion of an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release in order to award prize (except as prohibited by law).

5. RANDOM DRAWING/ODDS OF WINNING: One (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing on or about February 22, 2016 from among all eligible entries received. Odds of winning will depend upon the number of eligible entries received. The potential winners will also be required to complete, sign and return to Sponsor an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release/Copyright Assignment within 14 days of receipt of such documents from Sponsor. If such documents are not returned to Sponsor prior to such deadline, any prize won may be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

6. PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARVs”): One Winner will receive one (1) $500 At Home gift card. ARV $500. Total ARV of prizes: $500. There will be no substitutions, exchanges or variations made to the gift card that is awarded, or merchandise which is redeemed with the gift card. It is the responsibility of the prize winner to redeem the gift card received as a prize.

7. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner. When required by law, Sponsor will report the names of the winner and the value of the prize won to the Internal Revenue Service. If requested by Sponsor, the potential winner will be required to complete, sign and return to Sponsor an IRS Form W-9. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value.. Sponsor will not replace any gift card prize that is lost or stolen once any gift card is delivered to the Sweepstakes prize winner. Gift cards may not be useable in conjunction with any other promotions or offers. Gift cards shall be redeemable as set forth thereon, and in accordance with applicable law.

8. GENERAL CONDITIONS: By entering sweepstakes, you accept and agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters. INTERNET CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
If the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including without limitation, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, modify, or terminate the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor reserves the right to select a winner from eligible entries received in a random manner to be determined by Sponsor. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event that an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, entrant’s sole remedy shall be another entry into the Sweepstakes. If any provision of these Official Rules is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck, and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.

9. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Sweepstakes Parties resulting from user’s participation in, attempt to participate in, or download of any information in connection with participating in, the Sweepstakes. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or Sweepstakes Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction, including, without limitation, those arising in connection with any of the following occurrences that may affect the operation of the Sweepstakes: hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic, wireless, or Internet connectivity, or other online communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet service providers, servers, hosts, or providers; garbled, jumbled, or faulty data transmissions; failure of any email transmissions to be sent to or received; lost, late, delayed, or intercepted email transmissions; inaccessibility of the website in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or website; unauthorized human or non-human intervention in the operation of the Sweepstakes, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bug, worm; or destruction of any aspect of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of the prize or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the website. Use of website is at user’s own risk. Sponsor, the Sweepstakes Parties, Instagram and Facebook are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or any other losses of any kind that may be sustained to user’s or any other person’s computer equipment resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes, use of the website or the download of any information from the website, or any other loss related to user’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of any prize. As a condition of entering, entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) to release Sponsor, Sweepstakes Parties, Instagram and Facebook from any and all liability, loss, or damage incurred with respect to entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and the awarding, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize; (b) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (c) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (d) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. Except where prohibited by law, by accepting a prize, winner grant permission for Sponsor and those acting under its authority to use their name, and address (city and state), photograph, voice and/or likeness, for advertising and/or publicity purposes, in any and all media (including posting on website) now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without further notice to and without additional compensation.

10. WINNERS LIST: To obtain the winner’s list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by March 1, 2016 to: Survey Sweepstakes , ATTN: Julie Flowers

SPONSOR: At Home Stores LLC, 1600 E Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75074