1. ELIGIBILITY:
(a) NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE THE ODDS OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPH BEING SELECTED. Promotion is open and offered only to legal residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who are active residential customers of the service area of PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (“Sponsor”) as of March 1, 2020. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in this Promotion, you (the “entrant”) acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these Official Rules, which are subject to modification in Sponsor’s sole discretion. All submissions have an equal chance of winning.
(b) To be eligible for submitting photographs as part of this Promotion, you must be at least 18 years of age as of March 1, 2020. You are not eligible to submit photographs as part of this Promotion if you are: (x) an employee of Sponsor or its affiliates, advertising or promotional agencies; and/or (y) a member of the immediate family or household of any of the above persons. In these rules, "immediate family" means spouse, life partner, father, mother, brother, sister, son and daughter.
2. HOW TO ENTER:
The Promotion will be held from March 1, 2020 through March 8, 2020. To qualify for the Promotion, an entrant must post one photograph to Sponsor’s Facebook account using the hashtag #pplstaywarm that Sponsor includes in its advertising materials for the Promotion by 11:59 p.m. on March 8, 2020. Entrant agrees that the photographs that he/she posts will not include any material or content that would reasonably be considered to be immoral or scandalous, and entrant further agrees that if there are any people other than entrant who are displayed in the posted photograph, such people have consented to the photograph being posted, and such people further consent as described in Section 7 below. In addition to posting a compliant photograph, entrant must also fully complete and submit the submission form, if any, that Sponsor uses in connection with this Promotion (there may be no such submission form, such decision to be made in Sponsor’s sole discretion).
Limit of one (1) entry per person. All entries and photographs become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor will not be responsible or liable for any submissions that are incomplete, illegible, mutilated, misdirected, delayed, late, lost or not received due to any reason. Sponsor will not be responsible or liable for any human error. Submissions are subject to verification and will be declared invalid and disqualified if they are late, illegible, unintelligible, incomplete, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way. In the event of a dispute regarding submissions received from multiple users having the same email account, the authorized subscriber of the email account at the time of entry will be deemed to be the entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. Authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the email address by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigned email addresses. Sponsor’s computer clock is the official time-keeping device for the Promotion.
3. HOW TO WIN:
On or about March 11, 2020 one winner (“Winner”) will be selected in a random drawing by Sponsor from among all eligible entries received by Sponsor. Odds of winning are based upon the number of valid and eligible entries received. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of eligible submissions received. Promptly after the stated duration has elapsed for responses (and no more than three business days after that duration has elapsed), PPL EU will review all entries and select what PPL EU believes accurately reflects or represents PPL EU’s Energy Efficiency program and/or related benefits. PPL EU’s selection may be made for any reason whatsoever in PPL EU’s sole discretion.
4. PRIZES:
Winner will receive a $40.00 promo code for the PPL Online Marketplace located at https://www/energyfederation.org/ppl (“Prize”). The winner must spend the entire $40.00 in a single purchase transaction. Any amount not spent in a single purchase transaction will be forfeited. Prizes will be fulfilled within approximately one week after the potential winners have been notified. The Winner is responsible for paying any taxes and fees associated with receipt or use of the prize. Any and all other costs or expenses associated with the prize shall be the Winner’s responsibility. The estimated aggregate retail value of the prize(s) is approximately $40.00.
5. WINNER:
(a) Winners will be contacted through Facebook, by direct message to the winner on or about March 11, 2020. (b) Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and Winner’s account with Sponsor must be in good standing as of the date that the Winner is chosen. Winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Failure to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules will result in the entrant’s disqualification, and forfeiture of his or her prize (if that entrant is a Winner). In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner from among all remaining eligible submissions. Prizes returned as undeliverable or otherwise not claimed within 14 days after transmission of notification will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Sponsor intends to award all prizes. Sponsor will not be responsible, however, if factors beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control prevent a prize or part of a prize from being awarded. In that event, a substitute prize or part of a prize will not be awarded. Prizes cannot be substituted, except as provided herein. Prize is not transferable or assignable in whole or in part, and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions, whether in cash or otherwise, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Prizes are awarded “as-is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equivalent value if the prize cannot be awarded as described for any reason (equivalent value to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion).
6. FINAL DECISION:
All submissions and photographs are subject to verification by Sponsor. Each entrant agrees that all decisions of Sponsor regarding the selection of Winners and all other aspects of this Promotion are final and binding in all respects.
7. CONSENT AND USE OF ENTRANTS’ NAMES AND OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION:
By participating in this Promotion, the entrant consents to the use, retransmission, and retweeting, without additional consideration or compensation, of his/her name, image, likeness, biographical information, address, voice, statements, photographs, video footage obtained by Sponsor as a result of the entrant participating in this Promotion, and any other aspects of entrant’s persona, but only for the limited purposes of (a) promoting and/or advertising energy products and services provided by Sponsor, and (b) any Promotion-related activity and Promotion-related announcements and publicity and (c) any Promotion-related activity and Promotion-related announcements and publicity. All entrants further consent and acknowledge that by making a submission, any communication or information transmitted to Sponsor by email, written entry, or otherwise in connection with this Promotion is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary, and Sponsor may collect, use, and disclose the personal information that entrant provides when participating in this Promotion for the purposes of Promotion administration and prize fulfillment. All consents in this Section 7 are perpetual and irrevocable.
8. GENERAL RELEASE:
By participating in this Promotion, entrant unconditionally, irrevocably, and forever releases, discharges and holds harmless Sponsor, Facebook, Twitter, any other social media sites through which this Promotion is accessed, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, related companies, advertising and promotional agencies, and prize suppliers (and the respective heirs, successors, and assigns of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, damages, fees, or expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any kind arising out of or in connection with (a) the Promotion; (b) participation in the Promotion; (c) the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize awarded (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses, damages, fees, or expenses, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees or expenses, related to personal injury, death, damage to, loss, or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light); (d) unauthorized human intervention in the Promotion; (e) lost, late, delayed, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable hard copy submissions, mail, or email; (f) errors in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of submissions; (g) the entrant’s inability to participate in the Promotion; (h) any interruption in or postponement, cancellation, or modification of the Promotion; (i) human error; (j) any other error or malfunction; (k) any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of Sponsor, its affiliates or agents, or any other Released Parties; (l) any other cause, condition, or event whatsoever beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor, its affiliates or agents, or any other Released Parties; or (m) typographical, printing, or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to this Promotion. Potential Winners may be required to complete and return an additional affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (the “Affidavit/Release”) within three (3) calendar days of being notified. If a potential Winner fails to sign and return the Affidavit/Release within the required time period, that potential Winner may be disqualified and a new alternate potential Winner will be selected in his/her place from all submissions received during the entry period.
9. INDEMNIFICATION BY PARTICIPANTS:
By participating in this Promotion, entrant agrees to fully indemnify the Released Parties from any and all claims by third parties, without limitation, arising out of or in connection with the Promotion, including, but not limited to, participation in the Promotion, any prize used or awarded in the Promotion, errors in the administration of the Promotion, or any other errors or malfunctions, and any wrongful, negligent, or unauthorized acts or omissions.
10. CONDUCT:
By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, which will be available on the landing page at pplelectric.com/photocontestofficialrules. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be: (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion, or any Sponsor website; (b) violating the letter or spirit of these Official Rules or other guidelines of the Promotion; (c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any Sponsor property or service, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
11. USE OF DATA
Sponsor will collect personal data about entrants via a submission form in accordance with its Privacy Notice, available at the following link: https://www.pplelectric.com/privacy-notice.aspx. By participating in the Promotion and providing your personal information via opt-in, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Notice. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that in the event that this Privacy Notice conflicts with these Official Rules in any way, the Privacy Notice and Official Rules shall be construed and reconciled so that Sponsor’s rights are broadened as much as possible and not restricted or limited in any way due to such conflict, and thus the provision that broadens Sponsor’s rights will apply, whether that be in the Privacy Notice or these Official Rules. Entrant further acknowledges and agrees that to the extent that the terms of this Privacy Notice supplement and do not conflict with these Official Rules, such Privacy Notice terms apply in full and are incorporated by reference into these Official Rules.
12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
By participating in the Promotion, entrant agrees (to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law) that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Promotion shall be resolved between the entrant and Sponsor without resort to any form of class action litigation, and entrant waives his or her right to a jury trial for such disputes, claims, and causes of action; (b) any claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in pursuing such claim, judgment or award, but in no event shall attorneys’ fees or expenses be awarded; and (c) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, special, incidental, or consequential damages, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased, and any and all rights to other types of damages not expressly waived herein, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket costs incurred as set forth herein. Sponsor shall not assume and hereby disclaims any liability for Promotion submissions or notifications to Winners (including but not limited to prize deliveries) that are not received by such Winners.
13. CONSTRUCTION/GOVERNING LAW:
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant and/or Sponsor, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Pennsylvania. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained herein. Entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Promotion shall be resolved between the entrant and Sponsor exclusively by the appropriate court located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
14. GENERAL CONDITIONS:
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Promotion is impaired in any way for any reason, including but not limited to fraud, virus, or other technical problem, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion (a) suspend the Promotion to address the impairment and then resume the Promotion in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; or (b) award the prize at random from among the eligible submissions received up to the time of impairment. Sponsor further reserves the right and may, at any time and without notice or obligation, cancel, terminate, suspend, or modify any Promotion if not capable of completion as planned, including because of weather, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, or technical or other failures of any sort or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor.
15. WINNER’S LIST:
For the names of the prize winners, send a self-addressed, stamped business-size (#10) envelope to: PPL Energy Efficiency Programs, 827 Hausman Road, Allentown, PA 18104, Attention: Mary Ann Merenda, or email makelly-merenda@pplweb.com to request the winners’ list via email. Winner names will be sent after selection of the Winners.
16. SPONSOR:
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation, Two North Ninth Street, Allentown, PA 18101.
This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook or Twitter. You are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook or Twitter. The information you provide will only be used for the purpose set forth in the Official Rules.