Official Rules

1. No Purchase Necessary: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCE OF WINNING.

2. How to Enter: In order to enter the EDWARDS® Holiday Calendar Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), the entrant must do following within the Sweepstakes Period (defined below):

To enter the EDWARDS® Desserts Holiday Calendar Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), you must fill in the required fields in the sweepstakes entry form on pieloversunite.com.

ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF ENTRY – You may also enter by sending an e-mail containing your full name and address to promos@edwardsdesserts.com with the subject line “EDWARDS® Desserts Holiday Calendar Sweepstakes” within the Sweepstakes Period.

The Sweepstakes begins on November 4, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Central Time and ends on November 24, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time (“Sweepstakes Period”). Submissions submitted before the Sweepstakes Period begins or after the Sweepstakes Period ends will be disqualified.

There is a limit of one (1) entry per person during the Sweepstakes Period. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process, or which otherwise are not as provided in these Official Rules, are void. Entries in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries and additional entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.

3. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the who at the time of entry are the age of majority in their jurisdiction or older, except for employees, officers and directors of: (a) Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc. (“Sponsor”) and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies; (b) advertising, promotion or production agencies, or influencers (if any are involved with respect to this Sweepstakes) (the people and entities identified in sections (a) and (b) of this Section 3, collectively, the “Promotion Parties”); and (c) members of the immediate family of, or persons living in the same household as, the persons specified in (a) and (b). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, and is void where prohibited by law.

4. Winner Selection; Limitation of Liability. The potential winner(s) will be chosen from among the eligible entries via a random computerized drawing on or about, November 25, 2024. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.

Potential winners will be notified by email on or about November 26, 2024, and any potential winner who submitted an entry via the alternative method of entry will also be notified via e-mail. Each potential winner may be required to complete, sign, and return any or all of the following documents (collectively, the “Documents”): [A] an affidavit of eligibility, liability release, and/or where legal, a publicity release; and [B] IRS Form W-9 to include winner’s social security number that will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service; and [C] any additional document/information Sponsor requires to enable Sponsor to verify the potential winner’s eligibility, compliance with these Official Rules, and/or to provide the prize to the potential winner (e.g., mailing address).  If a potential winner (i) cannot be contacted after a reasonable attempt has been made by Sponsor (as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion); or (ii) fails to return the completed Documents, if required by Sponsor and by the deadline stated in the prize notification email or any other email communication from Sponsor; or (iii) is found ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules; or (iv) refuses the prize; or (v) , then such potential winner will be disqualified and forfeits all rights to be deemed a winner (and an alternate potential winner may be selected).  Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.

By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant attests that the entrant meets the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules and accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules, and the decisions of the Sponsor (which shall be final and binding in all matters). Each winner will be required to be in compliance with the Official Rules, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, in order to claim a prize.

By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant attests that the entrant’s submission is an original work of authorship, and the entrant owns all right, title and interest in the entry as of the date of submission.  Entries cannot defame or invade the publicity rights or privacy of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or property rights or any other third-party rights. If the entry contains any material or elements that are not owned by the entrant and/or that are subject to the rights of third parties, the entrant is responsible for obtaining and has obtained, prior to submission of the entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit the use and exhibition of the entry by Sponsor in the manner set forth in these Official Rules, including, without limitation, name and likeness permissions from any person who appears in or is identifiable in the entry. If any identifiable person appearing in the entry is under the age of majority in his or her state of residence, the parent or legal guardian of such person is required to provide permission. 

By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant waives all right to, and agrees to hold harmless the Promotion Parties from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with, directly or indirectly, such entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. Each winner shall bear all risk of loss or damage to the winner’s prize after it has been delivered. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN ENTRANTS. Except where prohibited by law, each entrant irrevocably grants to the Promotion Parties the royalty-free right and permission to unconditionally reproduce, store, transmit, publish, display, use, or reuse the entrant’s name and any other information or materials arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes for advertising, promotional, commercial, publicity and/or any other purposes (without limitation), in any and all media now or hereafter known, in any language, throughout the world, and in any manner without further review, notice, approval, consideration or compensation to the entrant. Unless prohibited by law, each entrant waives any right of privacy, right of publicity, intellectual property right, and other right that may preclude Sponsor from using or disclosing all or any part of an entry in any manner and for any purpose. This includes, but is not limited to, Sponsor identifying the potential winner’s name as a potential or actual winner of this Sweepstakes (including with respect to potential winners who use the alternative method of entry).

Promotion Parties will not be responsible for: lost, late, misdirected, damaged, illegible, incomplete, incorrect, or postage due entries; lost, late, or misdirected prize notices; interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Website, telephone or other connections, availability or accessibility, or miscommunications, or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, or lines, or technical failure or jumbled, corrupted, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures, or technical errors or difficulties, or other errors of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic or network, irrespective of the case therefor, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; or any typographical, or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Sweepstakes, or announcement of the winners or the prizes. In the event of any such error, Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or modify this Sweepstakes in a manner deemed appropriate by the Sponsor, in the Sponsor’s sole discretion.   Should any portion of the Sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, technical failures or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserve the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes, and select the winners from entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.

The Promotion Parties are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, and assume no responsibility for any error, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation, or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized use of the website on which these Official Rules are posted.

5. Prizes:

Prize: One (1) EDWARDS® Desserts Holiday-style calendar (total approximate retail value: $195.00)

Twenty-five (25) prizes will be awarded. Each winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. If any potential winner fails to properly claim the prize, Sponsor may use a reasonable number of attempts, in its discretion, to award the prize(s) to alternate potential winner(s) but if it is unable to do so, the prize(s) will be deemed unclaimed and Sponsor shall have no further liability, in connection with this Sweepstakes, to award unclaimed prizes.  

No substitutions for prizes. Prizes are non-refundable and non-transferable except at sole discretion of Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to a substitute prize of equal or greater value.

6. Winners List: For a winner list, available after November 30, 2024, e-mail promos@edwardsdesserts.com.

7. Privacy: Any personal information of an entrant information collected by any Promotion Party during the Sweepstakes will be used by the Promotion Party for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Sweepstakes as described in these Official Rules or as otherwise permitted and in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Notice, available at edwardsdesserts.com/privacy-notice/default.htm.

When entering the Sweepstakes, an entrant may be asked to consent to receive promotional emails, mailings and other information about Sponsor, its products, and/or its partners.  Consenting to receive such emails, mailings and information is optional, and is not necessary to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize, nor will it increase or improve the entrant’s chances of winning. As indicated above, all information/data collected online is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Notice.

8. Choice of Law and Forum; Disputes: Each entrant agrees that any and all matters arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes (including these Official Rules) are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Minnesota, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof. The state or federal courts sitting in Hennepin County, Minnesota, and any appellate court thereof, have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Sweepstakes (including these Official Rules). Each entrant submits to sole and exclusive personal jurisdiction to said courts in the State of Minnesota for any matter and irrevocably waives any and all rights to object, challenge, dismiss or transfer such action based on inconvenience of forum or any other reason

9. Sponsor: This Sweepstakes is sponsored by Schwan’s Consumer Brands, Inc., with headquarters located at 8500 Normandale Lake Blvd., Suite 2000, Bloomington, MN 55437.

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