2025 “Buy 5” Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”)
Contest Sponsor:
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa
10715 Hickman Rd., Des Moines, IA 50322
1. DESCRIPTION:
The 2025 “Buy 5 and Win” (“Sweepstakes”), sponsored by the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa (GSGI) (“Sponsor”), allows eligible individuals (“Entrants”) to enter into the contest by purchasing five (5) packages of Girl Scout Cookies from any Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Girl Scout. The Sponsor will select five (5) prize winners at random from among the Entrants who have purchased the cookies and complied with all of the terms and conditions of these Official Rules (“the Prize Winner”).
2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD:
Entry into the Sweepstakes by filling out an entry form starts on February 21, 2025, at 12:00 a.m. CT and ends on April 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CT ("Promotional Period"). The Sponsor’s clock is the official clock and sole determinant for the purposes of a valid vote in the Sweepstakes.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
The is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico who purchase Girl Scouts Cookies from a Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa Girl Scout and fill out the official entry form. Void where prohibited by law. This is not open to any employees, directors, or officers of the Sponsor or of Sponsor’s parent companies, subsidiaries, or affiliated councils, and the immediate family members (defined as spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they live) and household members (whether related or not) of such employees.
4.HOW TO ENTER/WINNER DETERMINATION:
TO PARTICIPATE, ENTRANTS MUST:
Purchase 5 packages of Girl Scout Cookies from any GSGI Girl Scout.
Fill out an “Entry Form” online upon purchase.
Any other attempted form of entry is void and will not be accepted.
The Prize Winners will be selected at random by the Sponsor from among the eligible Entrants. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The winner will be selected randomly on April 30, 2025. Winner will be notified by email and phone within five (5) business days of the drawing. The randomly selected Entrants will have five business days to claim their Prize with a response via email or phone. If the Entrant does not claim their prize within five business days, a new Prize Winner will be selected by the Sponsor from among the eligible Entrants. No shipping/handling fees apply.
5. PRIZE AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”):
Retail value: $312.00.
There will be five winners, receiving one (1) year supply, equal to 52 packages of Girl Scout Cookies (the “Prize”). The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Prize is $312.00. Please allow (4) weeks for delivery. The Sweepstakes Prize Winner’s choice will be contingent upon market availability and is subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in its sole discretion. The Prize is not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash. The Prize is limited to that specified above all other unspecified costs, fees, and expenses associated with the Prize award, receipt, and use are solely the responsibility of the Prize Winner. Any and all federal, state and local taxes on the Prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner.
6. PUBLICITY AND COPYRIGHT RELEASE FROM ENTRANT:
The Entrant hereby grants Sponsor permission to use Entrant’s name (first and last), biography, likeness, photographs, video, voice, opinions, and any statements attributable to him or her (“Promotional Content”) for promotional purposes in any manner or media without notice, additional permission, or compensation, except where prohibited by law. Each Entrant agrees, if requested, to complete, sign, have notarized (if applicable), and return, without alteration and in the form presented by Sponsor, an additional Publicity Release within five (5) business days or notification, except where prohibited by law. As a condition of eligibility to win the Prize, any Entrant who is a minor must obtain his or her parents’ consent to receive the Prize and to use his or her Promotional Content.
7. PRIVACY:
By submitting an entry, Entrants agree that Sponsor may post their names and Promotional Content, if applicable, on its website, Facebook page (www.facebook.com/gsgiowa), or in other promotional materials and that Sponsor may publicize information about Entrants or the Prize Winner. Sponsor may also use an Entrant’s personal data, such as his or her name and e-mail address for marketing communications. To opt-out of receiving future promotional communications from Sponsor, please write to Sponsor at 10715 Hickman Rd., Des Moines, IA 50322.
8. INDEMNIFICATION:
By submitting an entry, Entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, or its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliated councils, related companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and the directors, officers, employees, shareholders, and agents of each from and against any liability, injury, death, loss or damages to Entrant or any person or entity, including without limitation damage to personal or real property, caused in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by reason of their participation in the Sweepstakes (or related activities), their acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of a prize, or from any delay in receiving any prize awarded. By submitting an entry, Entrants agree that they have no right to bring (and covenant not to bring) any claim, action, or proceeding of any kind or nature whatsoever against Sponsor, and its parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliated councils as well as its respective officers, directors, employees, and agents in connection with this Sweepstakes.
9. GENERAL RULES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY/RELEASE:
By entering the sweepstakes, Entrant agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and that all decisions of Sponsor are final and binding in all respects, and to release Sponsor and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, agents, attorneys, employees, and other parties from any and all liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind (including, without limitation, those related to personal injury, death, damage to property, infringement of proprietary rights, rights of publicity, or privacy or defamation), and attorney fees, whether or not in connection with litigation, including but not limited to any harm or loss caused by, contributed to, arising out of, or related to Entrant's participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, receipt, or use/misuse of the Prize.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES (I) MAKE NO WARRANTY, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATING TO THE SWEEPSTAKES AND/OR THE PRIZE; AND (II) DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY.
