BAUER MVP SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

SWEEPSTAKES ARE INTENDED FOR PLAY ONLY IN THE FIFTY UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (THE “U.S.”) AND CANADA (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ELIGIBLE TERRITORY”), AND ARE VOID OUTSIDE THE ELIGIBLE TERRITORY AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED.

IMPORTANT: YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THESE SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES CONTAIN AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT, JURY AND CLASS ACTION WAIVERS, LIMITATIONS ON BAUER HOCKEY’S LIABILITY, AND OTHER PROVISIONS THAT AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE CAREFULLY READ AND UNDERSTAND THESE SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER A SWEEPSTAKES.

2. Overview. These Bauer MVP Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) govern sweepstakes offered in connection with Bauer MVP™ where one enters for a chance to win a prize to be awarded on a randomized basis from eligible entries received during a specified time period (subject to an additional requirement for Canadian residents to correctly and independently answer a math skill question before being confirmed as the winner) (each such promotion referred to herein as a “Sweepstakes”).

Each Sweepstakes is sponsored by Bauer Hockey, LLC, 100 Domain Dr., Exeter, NH 03833 and Bauer Hockey Ltd. 55 Standish Court – 7th floor, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA, L5R 4B2 (together, “Bauer Hockey” or “Sponsor”).

In addition to being subject to these Official Rules, each Sweepstakes is subject to Specific Sweepstakes Terms for that Sweepstakes (as defined in Section 3, below).

By participating in a Sweepstakes, you are signifying your agreement that you have read and agree to be legally bound by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and the Specific Sweepstakes Terms (as defined below).

For purposes of these Official Rules, Sweepstakes are only open to currently enrolled Members of the BAUER MVP Loyalty Program (as defined in the BAUER MVP Loyalty Program Terms and Conditions (the “BAUER MVP Terms”)) who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 5, below (or as otherwise set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms), and who comply with all requirements set forth in these Official Rules and in the applicable Specific Sweepstakes Terms. 

3. Specific Sweepstakes Terms. Each Sweepstakes (a “Specific Sweepstakes”) that Sponsor runs will be subject to these Official Rules and to any Specific Sweepstakes terms announced in connection with the Specific Sweepstakes (“Specific Sweepstakes Terms”), which will include the Sweepstakes Entry Period (as defined in Section 4, below) and specific prize (“Reward”) information for that Sweepstakes. If there are any inconsistencies between these Official Rules and the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, the Specific Sweepstakes Terms will prevail. 

4. Promotional Periods and Entry Period Dates and Times. Over the course of each calendar year, Sponsor will operate promotional periods, the exact dates of which will be posted on the BAUER MVP Site (as defined in the BAUER MVP Terms) and in each Member’s BAUER MVP Account (each a “Promotional Period”). During those Promotional Periods, Sponsor will offer one or more Sweepstakes. Each such Sweepstakes may start and end on different dates and times during that Promotional Period, as set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms for each Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes Entry Period”).

Unless otherwise set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms for a particular Sweepstakes, the Sweepstakes Entry Period will always start at 12:00 a.m. ET on the start date and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on the end date set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, which is the time during which an Eligible Participant can enter a particular Sweepstakes.

5. Eligibility. Unless otherwise specified in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, Sweepstakes are open only to Members (as defined in the BAUER MVP Terms) in good standing at the time of entry and Reward awarding, except that the following Members are ineligible to enter a Sweepstakes or win a Reward:

1. Sponsor or its affiliated entities employees, officers, directors, contractors, representatives, mandataries or agents (“Sponsor Personnel”);
2. the employees, officers, directors, contractors, or agents of Sponsor’s advertising, promotion, marketing, PR or fulfillment agencies, or any other agency working with Sponsor in connection with the BAUER MVP or any Sweepstakes (“Agency Personnel”);
3. employees, officers or directors of retailers who sell Bauer Merchandise, as defined in the BAUER MVP Terms (“Retailer Personnel”);
4. an immediate family member of any of the foregoing (defined as a parent, sibling, spouse or child; whether biological, adopted, step or in-law) or household member (whether related or not) of any of the individuals identified in subsections (a)-(c) above.

Those Members that meet these eligibility criteria are eligible for the Sweepstakes, unless there are specific eligibility criteria set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms for a particular Sweepstakes, in which case those specific criteria shall apply for purposes of that Sweepstakes only (“Eligible Participants”).

6. Shots. During each Promotional Period, Eligible Participants will be allotted a certain number of entries (each a “Shot”) that they can use to enter any of the Sweepstakes that Sponsor offers during that Promotional Period, as detailed in Rule 7, below. The number of Shots that an Eligible Participant will receive to enter online via the Bauer MVP Site for each Promotional Period is determined by the Member Tier (as established in the BAUER MVP Terms) that the Eligible Participant is in as of the start date of the Promotional Period, as set forth in Table 6.1, below (see Rule 7.b., below, for details on how to receive maximum Shots, regardless of Tier level, to use by mail). If an Eligible Participant is assigned to a higher Tier within BAUER MVP during the Promotional Period, that Eligible Participant will receive the additional Shots associated with that higher Tier and may use those additional Shots for any remaining Sweepstakes that are still open during the Promotional Period. An Eligible Participant can use all of their Shots for a single Sweepstakes in the Promotional Period, or divide them up into different Sweepstakes. Once an Eligible Participant has used all of their Shots for that Promotional Period, if another Sweepstakes is announced for that Promotional Period, the Eligible Participant will not be able to enter that subsequent Sweepstakes unless the Eligible Participant reallocates the Shots that they used in an earlier Sweepstakes in that Promotional Period to the subsequent Sweepstakes, but an Eligible Participant may only reallocate Shots from the earlier Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes Entry Period that the Eligible Participant wants to reallocate Shots from is still open. Once a Sweepstakes Entry Period has closed, an Eligible Participant may no longer reallocate Shots from that Sweepstakes to a different Sweepstakes. If an Eligible Participant has not used all of their Shots for a Promotional Period by the end of the Promotional Period, they will forfeit their unused Shots (i.e., unused Shots will not roll over to the next Promotional Period). At the beginning of the next Promotional Period, each Eligible Participant will receive a full set of new Shots, the number of which will depend on the Eligible Participant’s Tier at the time of the start of the new Promotional Period.

Table 6.1 

	Tier One	Tier Two	Tier Three
Shots per Promotional Period	5	10	20

 

7. How to Enter. Unless otherwise set forth in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, Eligible Participants may enter a Sweepstakes in one of two ways:

1. On the BAUER MVP Site (“Site Shots”). If you are an Eligible Participant and wish to enter a Sweepstakes, visit the Bauer MVP page on bauer.com or ca.bauer.com (the “BAUER MVP Site”) during the Sweepstakes Entry Period, use your password to log in to the BAUER MVP Site and follow the prompts to the Sweepstakes page on the BAUER MVP Site. Then click the “Enter” button for the particular Sweepstakes you wish to enter with the number of Shots you have available that you wish to enter into that Sweepstakes. You can enter all of your remaining Shots that you have for a Promotional Period in one Sweepstakes (provided the Sweepstakes Entry Period for that Sweepstakes is open), or save some of your remaining Shots for other Sweepstakes that may be running or may still be announced during the same Promotional Period. You may come back and enter more Shots into a Sweepstakes at a later time, as long as you do so before the Sweepstakes Entry Period for that Sweepstakes ends and up to the maximum Shots you have available for your Tier.
2. To Enter by Mail (“Mail Shots”). If you are an Eligible Participant and wish to enter a Sweepstakes by mail, during the Sweepstakes Entry Period hand-print the following information on a 3”x5” card: your first and last name, street address, the email address associated with your BAUER MVP Account, the name of the Sweepstakes you wish to enter, and the number of Shots you wish to enter into that Sweepstakes (the “Mail In Shot Form”). Mail your Mail In Shot Form to 55 Standish Court – 7th floor, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA, L5R 4B2, postmarked during the applicable Sweepstakes Entry Period for the Sweepstakes that you are seeking to enter, and received within one week following the last day of that Sweepstakes Entry Period. You may submit a separate Mail In Shot Form for each Sweepstakes that you wish to enter during a Promotional Period, but regardless of your BAUER MVP Tier, you must not designate more than a total of twenty (20) Shots across all combined Mail Submissions and Site Submissions during a single Promotional Period. Each Mail In Shot Form must be for a separate Sweepstakes and must be sent in a separate mailing envelope with the correct postage. You cannot re-allocate Mail Shots once submitted.
3. When being referred to in a manner where no there is no distinction between Site Shots and Mail Shots, both will be referred to simply as Shots; otherwise, they will be identified as Mail Shots or Site Shots, and collectively as “Combined Shots.”

In the event of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the BAUER MVP Account, who must match the authorized account holder of the email address used to register the BAUER MVP Account, will be deemed to be the entrant. The authorized account holder of an email address shall mean the natural person assigned to such account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such account. The potential winner may be required to provide identification sufficient to show that he/she was the authorized account holder of such email address.

An Eligible Participant’s Site Shots will always be tallied at the end of a Promotional Period, before their Mail Shots (if any) are added to that tally. If with the addition of the Mail Shots an Eligible Participant’s Combined Shots exceed twenty (20) in any Promotional Period (regardless of Shot method received), the Mail Shots that were last received (or last opened if all received on the same date) that put that Eligible Participant in excess of a total of twenty Combined Shots will be disqualified. If Sponsor cannot determine the order in which an Eligible Participant’s Mail Shots were received, Sponsor reserves the right to allocate the Eligible Participant’s Mail Shots into the available Sweepstakes identified in the Mail Shots in the order in which Sponsor opens the Eligible Participant’s Mail Shots. If a Mail In Shot Form is received that fails to identify the name of the Sweepstakes that an Eligible Participant was seeking to enter, Sponsor may pick an eligible Sweepstakes in which to include the Shot(s) based on eligible Sweepstakes Entry Period in which the mail In Shot Form was postmarked and received, if any. If there is no Sweepstakes Entry Period that coincides with the date a Mail In Shot Form was postmarked and received, the request will be disqualified and no Mail Shots will be entered. Shots and any material accompanying them become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned and may not be acknowledged. Shots received that are not in conformance with the Official Rules may be disqualified, in Sponsor’s sole discretion. If it is discovered by the Sponsor (using any evidence or other information made available to or otherwise discovered by the Sponsor) that any person has attempted to use multiple names, multiple identities, multiple email addresses, any automated, macro, script, robotic or other system(s) or program(s) and/or any other means not in keeping with the Sponsor’s interpretation of the letter and/or spirit of these Official Rules or the Specific Sweepstakes Terms to participate in or to disrupt a Sweepstakes; that participant may be disqualified from the Sweepstakes in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor. A Shot may be rejected if (in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor) it is not duly completed with all required information and submitted and received in accordance with these Official Rules. Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for (and have no liability in relation to) late, lost, misdirected, delayed, incomplete or incompatible Shots and/or other information (all of which are/is void). Facsimiles and/or photocopies of Mail In Shot Forms will not be accepted.

8. Winner Determination. Unless otherwise stated in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, winner(s) for each Sweepstakes will be selected at random from among all eligible Submissions received for that Sweepstakes at 55 Standish Court – 7th floor, Mississauga, Ontario, CANADA, L5R 4B2, on or about noon ET on the second Wednesday following the end date of the applicable Promotional Period in which the Sweepstakes occurs. If there are multiple Rewards available to be awarded in the Sweepstakes, the random selection will start with the Grand Reward first (if any), and working from 1st Place Reward to 2nd Place Reward and onward.

NO ONE IS A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL THE SPONSOR OFFICIAL CONFIRMS SUCH POTENTIAL WINNER AS THE WINNER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES. Before being declared as an official prize winner (a “Winner”), a potential winner will be required to: (a) undergo verification as detailed in Section 10, below; (b) where required, return the completed and signed Reward Claim Form (as defined below) within the prescribed time frame; (c) in the case that the potential winner is a Canadian resident, correctly answer a Skill Question (as defined below) without mechanical or other aid; (d) if requested, return a signed authorization allowing Sponsor to conduct a background check on potential winner and any guest(s) participating in the Reward; and (e) comply with any other requirements or conditions that may be set out in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Shots received in compliance with these Official Rules and the Specific Sweepstakes Terms for that particular Sweepstakes.

9. Reward(s). The prize(s) (each individually a “Reward” and collectively the “Rewards”) and Reward value(s) for each Sweepstakes will be announced in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms. If more than one Reward is offered in a particular Sweepstakes, there is a limit of one Reward per person per Sweepstakes.

1. Trips/Travel Rewards: Unless otherwise specified in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, for Rewards that include trips/travel/overnight accommodations:
• The trip/travel is for the Winner plus the number of guests (if any) specified in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms.
• If travel includes airfare, airfare will be roundtrip coach class between major airport nearest winner’s home and destination, as determined by Sponsor. Winner and guest (if included) must travel on same itinerary. If Winner lives within 150 miles of the destination, Sponsor may substitute airfare with ground transportation.
• If the Reward includes hotel accommodations, such hotel accommodations are standard and based on double occupancy. Choice of hotel or other accommodation is at the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor.
• If Winner is a minor, at least one travel companion guest must be Winner’s parent or legal guardian.
• If Winner is not a minor, travel companions may not be minors unless the Winner is their parent/legal guardian.
• Meals, tips, hotel incidentals (including any damages), and any other expenses not specifically identified in the Reward description in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms as being included in the Reward are the sole responsibility of the Winner.
• Winner may be required to present a current, valid credit card in order to check into hotel and to cover any incidental fees or damages.
• Guest(s) of winner must sign and return a liability/publicity release prior to ticketing.
• If there is an event associated with the trip/travel, the trip/travel must be taken on dates that coincide with the event or Reward may be forfeited (in Sponsor’s sole discretion).
• If there is no event associated with the trip/travel, the trip/travel must be taken within one year of the start date of the Sweepstakes or Reward will be forfeited.
• Exact travel dates are subject to availability and blackout dates may apply, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
• Reward will be forfeited if Winner is unable to travel on Sponsor-designated dates/times.
• Winner and guest(s) if applicable are responsible for securing all travel documentation prior to ticketing, including any required state identifications, passports, or other documentation required by the destination, carrier, venue or other travel partner.
• If the winner and guest(s) (if applicable) do not utilize any part(s) of a Reward, then any such part(s) not utilized may, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor, be forfeited in its/their entirety and, if forfeited, nothing will be substituted in their place.
• Sponsor does not obtain insurance for Winner or guest(s) and advises Winner to secure their own travel insurance.
2. Event/Ticket Rewards: Unless otherwise specified in the Specific Sweepstakes Terms, for Rewards that consist of or include attendance at an event or tickets to an event:
• Potential winner must confirm availability to attend the event at time of winner verification, and if potential winner is not available for the event, such winner may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion, and if disqualified, will forfeit all rights to the applicable Reward, and nothing will be substituted in its place.
• In the event that the event is cancelled, nothing will be awarded in lieu thereof, except in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
• If the event is awarded in association with a trip, if the event is postponed prior to the date the trip is booked, the trip will be postponed to coordinate with the new event date to the extent reasonably possible, as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
• If the event is awarded in association with a trip, if the event is postponed after the date the trip is booked, or if the event is cancelled in its entirely, the trip will be awarded without the event component (with nothing awarded in lieu of the event).
• If tickets/event attendance is for Winner and one or more guests, if Winner is a minor, at least one guest must be Winner’s parent or legal guardian.
• If Winner is not a minor, guests may not be minors unless the Winner is the parent/legal guardian of at least one of those guests.
• Unless otherwise specific in the Reward description, travel to/from the event is at the sole expense of the Winner.

10. General.