Tbc Retail Group – Sumitomo Halloween Car Costume Social Media Contest – Win a prize package

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TBC HALLOWEEN CAR COSTUME SOCIAL MEDIA
CONTEST
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS
SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. BUYING
WILL NOT HELP YOU WIN. YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING WITHOUT MAKING A PURCHASE
ARE THE SAME AS THE CHANCES OF SOMEONE WHO PURCHASES SOMETHING. IT IS
ILLEGAL TO GIVE ANY ADVANTAGE TO BUYERS IN A SWEEPSTAKES. CURRENT INTERNET
ACCESS AND A CURRENT VALID PERSONAL FACEBOOK AND/OR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT
AND PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT ARE NECESSARY TO PARTICIPATE.
TBC’s Halloween Car Costume Social Media Contest (the “Giveaway” or “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by
TBC Retail Group, Inc. (the “Sponsor”), located at 4260 Design Center Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
33410. The Giveaway is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of
Columbia, excluding residents of Rhode Island, who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry.
The Giveaway is void where prohibited by law and subject to all federal, state and local laws and
regulations.
To be eligible for the Sweepstakes, an individual must successfully enter the Sweepstakes, the process of
entry being described below, and: (i) be at least eighteen (18) years or older on the date of entry submission;
(ii) be a legal U.S. resident in the areas to which the Sweepstakes is open; and (iii) not be an employee (full-
time or part-time), an immediate family member or a member of the household of an employee of Sponsor,
its parent company, subsidiaries or affiliates, its franchisees and their subsidiaries and affiliates, or of any
of their advertising and promotion agencies or any other business entity engaged in operating the
Sweepstakes or selecting the winners of the Sweepstakes. The term “immediate family” includes spouses,
siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as “in-laws”, or by current or past
marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons
residing at the same household whether or not related. Entries are limited to one (1) entry per person,
household or email address. All entries not strictly meeting the criteria set forth in these Official Rules are
disqualified. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and
Sponsor’s decisions, which are final, binding and not disputable in all matters related to the Sweepstakes.
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE SWEEPSTAKES DEADLINE. Only one entry per
person per prize is permitted. Multiple entries submitted by a single entrant for the same prize are void. The
use of script, macro, automated entry or similar devices or any other devices that subvert the entry process
to participate is prohibited and all entries through such devices are void. Entrants must fully complete and
submit all non-optional information requested to be eligible. All entries and any other submitted materials
become the property of Sponsor and none will be returned. Sponsor is not responsible for transactions or
entries that are lost (for any reason including computer, telephone, human or other error or omission),
incomplete, inaccurate, interrupted, stolen, deleted, delayed, garbled, mutilated, damaged, illegible, late or
misdirected or that are processed, reported undeliverable or transmitted incorrectly; or for printing,
typographical or other errors appearing within these Official Rules, in any Sweepstakes-related
advertisements or other materials; or for other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, technical,
human, telephonic, network, electronic wireless or otherwise relating to or in connection with the
Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or problems which may occur in connection with the
administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize, the inability to
access any website associated with this promotion or process any transaction thereon or for inaccurate
transmissions or failure to receive entry information on account of technical problems, traffic congestions
on the Internet or any combination thereof. Any such entries will be void.
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If you participate by accessing the URL through a mobile device, based upon your cellular phone provider,
standard data rates may apply. Please check with your cellular phone provider to determine if you will incur
charges before participating in this Sweepstakes. To participate in the Sweepstakes you do not have to
access the URL through a mobile device.
HOW TO ENTER
To submit an entry, each participating person (“Participant”) must, during the Giveaway Period (which is
described below), provide their email address on the Tire Kingdom or National Tire and Battery Giveaway
post on the official Tire Kingdom or National Tire and Battery Facebook/Instagram page. Participant may
enter once per Giveaway Period. A entry can also be made by mailing your name and return mailing address
to Sponsor’s listed addressed (without providing an email address) postmarked no later than the Contest
end date. There will be a total of One (1) Giveaway Period, beginning on October 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.
Mountain Time (“MT”) and ending October 30, 2022 at 11:59 pm MT.
Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Giveaway.
WINNER
Within ten (10) days of the end of the Giveaway Period, five (5) (the “Winners”) will be selected by random
selection conducted by Sponsor from among entries received during that Giveaway Period. All results of
the selections are final and binding, subject to these Official Rules. In the event a winning entry is
discovered to be invalid for any reason whatsoever or the person who submitted the winning entry fails to
comply with these Official Rules prior to delivery of the prize, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to
an alternate Winner. If by reason of a printing, computer or other error, more prizes are claimed than the
number set forth in these Official Rules, all persons making purportedly valid claims will be included in a
computerized random selection to award the advertised number of prizes available. No more than the
advertised number of prizes will be awarded.
Odds of are approximately 1 out of 12,000 but ultimately depend on number of eligible entries received.
For a winner list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope postmarked by October 30, 2022 to: TBC Retail
Group, Inc., 4260 Design Center Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 33410.
NOTICE TO WINNER
Within ten (10) days of the computerized random selection, Sponsor will announce the Winners via
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter post on Tire Kingdom or National Tire and Battery
Facebook/Instagram/Twitter account page and individually notify the Winners via the email addresses (or
mail) the potential winners provided. If a potential winner does not respond within five (5) days from the
date Sponsor first tried to notify him/her, and/or the prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable,
such potential winner forfeits all rights to receive the prize, and an alternate winner will be selected. Sponsor
is not responsible for lost, stolen, late or misdirected mail or delivery or communication problems of any
kind.
PRIZE
Each of the five (5) winners will receive a prize package, which will include one of the each product listed
below:
One set of Sumitomo Tires: The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) $800.
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The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each Giveaway prize is $800.
Prizes may take up to sixty (60) days to arrive, after Winner’s address is provided. Sponsor is not
responsible for any prizes not delivered or lost during transit. All federal, state and local taxes and fees, as
well as any other expenses not specified herein, are the sole responsibility of the Winner. Prize consists
only of the item(s) specifically listed as part of the prize. Sponsor reserves the right to alter the number of
Winners based on participation and availability of products. Sponsor also reserves the right to substitute
any prize for a prize of equal or greater value. No cash alternative or alternative prize is available upon
Winner’s request.
CONDITIONS
Conditions of Entry:
a) Execution of Affidavit of Eligibility by the Winner: Except for residents of Tennessee and
where prohibited by law, by entering, each entrant agrees that, if selected as a winner, he/she
will sign an affidavit of eligibility, in the form presented by Sponsor. By entering, entrants give
their express permission to be contacted by Sponsor by Facebook/Instagram, mail, email,
and/or telephone relating strictly to the Sweepstakes.
b) Disqualification: Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant who
fails or refuses to comply with these Official Rules, who enters or attempts to enter the
Sweepstakes, in any manner, or through any means, other than as described in these Official
Rules, or who disrupts or attempts to disrupt the Sweepstakes or circumvents any of these
Official Rules.
c) Taxes and Other Expenses: All liability for all federal, state, local and other taxes imposed on
the prize and for any other expenses and costs described herein or not specifically described
herein is the sole responsibility of the winner. By entering, each entrant agrees that, if selected
as a winner, he/she will provide Sponsor with all information, including social security number,
required for Sponsor to complete the appropriate tax forms and related documents (if any),
including, without limitation, a W-9 form; so Sponsor may provide winner with the required
IRS 1099-MISC Form.
d) Compliance with Laws: All federal and state and local laws and regulations apply.
e) Termination: Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes for any or no reason, at
any time, prior to the entry deadline, or to modify, suspend or terminate the online portion of
the Sweepstakes if infected with a computer virus or is otherwise technically impaired.
f) Applicable Law: All entrants agree that the law of the state of Florida, the state of Sponsor’s
corporate office, shall apply exclusively to the Sweepstakes and that any dispute with respect
to the Sweepstakes shall be resolved in either federal or state courts located in Palm Beach
County, Florida.
Publicity: If applicable, by entering the Sweepstakes, participants grant Sponsor the unfettered right to post
about the winning (no personal information will be posted) for advertising and promotional purposes,
worldwide and in perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and
without limitation, the Internet), except where prohibited by law. Further, by entering the Sweepstakes each
entrant has the option to grant permission to Sponsor and its agents, designees, and licensees, without
further compensation, to the use of the entrant’s name, voice, photograph/likeness and any other
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information provided in entrant’s entry for advertising and promotional purposes, worldwide and in
perpetuity, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised (including and without limitation,
the Internet), except where prohibited by law. Upon request and after selection of Winner, Winners will be
asked to provide Sponsor consent to such in writing. A Winner does not have to provide such consent and
Sponsor will not and cannot disqualify a Winner if that winner withholds the requested consent.
Governing Law/Jurisdiction: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants, sponsor, and promotion
entities in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed and construed in accordance with the internal
laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to any choice of law of conflict of law Official Rules or
provisions that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.
Privacy: All information collected by Sponsor in connection with the Entries will be subject to Sponsor’s
Privacy Policy, which can be found on Sponsor’s website at http://www.tirekingdom.com/privacypolicy or
http://www.ntb.com/privacypolicy. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. and or its
successors. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with,
Facebook or Instagram. All inquiries regarding the Sweepstakes should be directed to Sponsor by entering
this Sweepstakes you understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to
Facebook/Instagram and you agree to release and hold harmless Facebook and Instagram from any and all
claims related to your entry in the Sweepstakes. The information you provide will only be used for
verification of your eligibility to participate in the promotion and as otherwise provided for in these Official
Rules. Please direct any questions or comments regarding this promotion to Sponsor.
BY ENTERING, Participant agrees to accept and abide by the rules of this Giveaway and agrees that any
dispute regarding the conduct of this Giveaway, rule interpretation or award of prize, shall be submitted to
Sponsor, whose decision shall be binding and final. By participating, Participant agrees to release and hold
harmless Sponsor, Facebook/Instagram and its affiliates, participating retailers, sales representatives,
distributors and promotion and other vendor agencies, their respective parent companies, affiliates,
subsidiaries, service agencies, independent contractors, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
representatives of any of the above organizations from any injury, loss or damage to person, including death
or property due in-whole or in-part, directly or indirectly to the acceptance or use/misuse of the prize,
expiration of validity of the prize, participation in any Giveaway related activity, or participation in the
Giveaway. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error(s) in the printing of this offer or
the administration of the Giveaway, lost, late, or unintelligible entries, lost connections,
miscommunications, failed transmissions, other technical difficulties or failures, any error(s) or failure(s)
of the TBC Retail Group Facebook/Instagram page, the announcement of the prize, and/or prize
confirmation and affidavit of eligibility notification(s) or mail requests that are mutilated or lost for any
reason. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with this Giveaway, or the integrity and/or
feasibility of the Giveaway is severely undermined by any event including but not limited to fire, flood,
epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment
failure, riot or civil disturbance, war (declared or undeclared), terrorist threat or activity, or any federal,
state or local government law, order or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction (each a “Force Majeure”
event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to abbreviate, modify, suspend,
cancel or terminate the Giveaway without further obligation. If Sponsor, in its sole discretion, elects to
abbreviate the Giveaway as a result of Force Majeure event, Sponsor reserves the right, but not the
obligation, to award the Prize from among all eligible entries received up to the date of such Force Majeure
event. By entering the Giveaway, a Participant consents to the use of his/her name, likeness, image and
biographical data for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where
prohibited by law. All entries are the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. This promotion is in no
way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook/Instagram. Any questions,
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comments or complaints regarding the promotion will be directed to TBC Retail Group not
Facebook/Instagram.
DISPUTES
Except where prohibited, Participant agrees that: (1) these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of
the Participant and Sponsor in connection with this Giveaway shall be governed and construed by the laws
of the State of Florida, without regard to its conflict of laws, and (2) any and all disputes, claims and causes
of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually,
without resort to any form of class action.