November 2022 OverDrive Big Library Read School Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE
ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
Eligibility: The November 2022 OverDrive Big Library Read School Sweepstakes (the
“Sweepstakes”) is open to permanent legal residents of the fifty (50) states of the U.S. (excluding
Guam, Puerto Rico and all other U.S. and foreign territories and possessions), the District of Columbia
(“D.C.”), Canada (excluding the Province of Quebec), and all other territories worldwide, who are
eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry and are currently employed as a full-time K-
12 teaching professional at an OverDrive K-12 school customer. If an entrant is a resident of a
jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, he/she must obtain parental/legal guardian consent prior
to entering or submitting any personally identifiable information. Employees of OverDrive, Inc.
(“Sponsor”), their advertising or promotion agencies, those involved in the production, development,
implementation or handling of the Sweepstakes, any agents acting for, or on behalf of the above
entities, their respective parent companies, officers, directors, subsidiaries, franchisees, affiliates,
licensees, service providers, prize suppliers, any other person or entity associated with the
Sweepstakes (collectively “Sweepstakes Entities”) and/or members of their immediate families
(spouses, children, siblings, parents) and/or persons living in the same household as such persons,
whether or not related, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes.
Sweepstakes Description: This Sweepstakes starts at 12:00:01 a.m. EST on November 2, 2022 and
ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EST on November 16, 2022 (“Sweepstakes Period”). This Sweepstakes
consists of two (2) random drawings for a prize (“Sweepstakes Prize”).
How to Enter: To enter the Sweepstakes, prospective entrants must share how their class is
celebrating the “Big Library Read” on social media (Twitter/Facebook/Instagram) using the hashtag
“#BigLibraryRead” (“Sweepstakes Entry Information”). All required Sweepstakes Entry Information
must be completed in full, be accurate and valid. After completing and submitting your Sweepstakes
Entry Information you will receive one entry into the Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes Entry”).
Sweepstakes Entries must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. EST on November 16, 2022. Limit one (1)
Sweepstakes Entry per person. Sweepstakes Entries in excess of the stated limit will be disqualified.
Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void. Proof of submitting a Sweepstakes
Entry will not be deemed by Sponsor as proof of receipt or entry into the Sweepstakes. Final eligibility
for the awarding of the prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below.
Prize/Odds of Winning: The Sweepstakes Prize consists of a $250 (USD) gift card to use towards
lunch for the Sweepstakes Prize winner’s classroom (subject to gift card policies). Two (2)
Sweepstakes Prizes will be awarded. Total Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Sweepstakes
Prize is $250 (USD). Odds of winning a prize depends on the total number of eligible Sweepstakes
Entries received. Sweepstakes Entries will not be retained for subsequent sweepstakes
drawings. Limit one (1) Sweepstakes Prize per person. Winners are solely responsible for all costs,
incidentals, and any other expenses not specifically mentioned as being included. No cash equivalent
for a prize will be available. Sweepstakes Prizes are not transferable. Sponsor will pay all shipping
and handling fees for the Sweepstakes Prize. All federal, state, local, provincial or other taxes arising
from participation in the Sweepstakes or award of a prize including, without limitation, income taxes,
applicable customs fees are the sole responsibility of the winners. Sponsor is not the guarantor of any
prize.
Drawing and Notification of Winner: The potential winners of the Sweepstakes will be randomly
selected by the Sponsor in Cleveland, OH from among all eligible Sweepstakes Entries received in a
drawing held on or about the next business day after the end date of the Sweepstakes Period. If a
Canadian resident is selected as a potential winner, he/she must correctly answer a time-based
mathematical skill-testing question administered during a phone call to be eligible for a prize. Potential
winners (or, if a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be a minor, his/her parent or legal
guardian) will be notified by direct message at the social media address provided on his/her
Sweepstakes Entry within approximately one (1) week of the date his/her name was randomly
selected. If a potential winner does not respond to notification of winning within five (5) days, if he/she
is found to be ineligible, he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, his/her prize or
prize notification is returned as undeliverable, and/or if Canadian, he/she cannot correctly answer the
time-based mathematical skill-testing question such potential winner will be disqualified, and an
alternate potential winner may be selected (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) from all remaining eligible
Sweepstakes Entries received. If a prize winner is a resident of a jurisdiction that deems him/her to be
a minor, his/her prize will be awarded in the name of his/her parent/legal guardian.
General Conditions: This Sweepstakes is subject to these Official Rules and all federal, state,
provincial and local laws and regulations (collectively “Rules and Laws”). By entering this
Sweepstakes, entrants agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in the Official Rules,
or the Sweepstakes itself, and agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by all decisions of the
Sponsor, whose decisions are binding and final in all respects. By accepting the prize, winner attests
to the authenticity of his/her winning Sweepstakes Entry. Unless provided otherwise by Sponsor’s
privacy policy, located at http://company.overdrive.com/privacy-policy/, and where permitted by law,
participation and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for Sponsor and Sweepstakes Entities
to use such winner’s first name, last initial, address (city and state), school name at which they are
currently employed as a teacher, photo, likeness, biographical information, statement and voice for
advertising/publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further notice
to or compensation in connection with said Sweepstakes, and Sponsor has the right to modify, edit,
adapt, electronically alter, use, assign and/or dispose of such Sweepstakes Entries it sees fit and
without any notice or compensation to entrant or any third parties. Any person attempting to defraud
or tamper with the Sweepstakes will be subject to prosecution and is thereby ineligible. If, for any
reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as originally planned, Sponsor reserves the right
to cancel, suspend or modify the Sweepstakes or any portion(s) thereof. In case of a dispute over the
identity of an entrant who submitted a winning Sweepstakes Entry, the authorized account holder of
the email address associated with that Sweepstakes Entry will be deemed the entrant. The “authorized
account holder” is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet
access provider, service provider or other online organization that is responsible for assigning email
addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Said owner must comply with
these Official Rules, be the person who completed the act of entering, and, in Sponsor’s sole
discretion, may be required to provide proof of ownership of the email account.
Disclaimers: Sweepstakes Entries that are entered by other than human means or mass
Sweepstakes Entries (such as by an automated computer program or any non-human mechanism,
entity, or device), or Sweepstakes Entries that are illegible, late, destroyed, lost, misplaced, stolen,
misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, or otherwise not in compliance with these
Official Rules will be disqualified. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants agree and acknowledge to
be bound by all applicable local, state, provincial and federal Rules and Laws. Entrants waive any
rights to claim ambiguity with the Rules and Laws. Sweepstakes Entities shall have no responsibility
or liability (including, but not limited to, liability for any property loss, damage, personal injury or death)
in connection with: participation in this Sweepstakes (including, but not limited to, human error;
incorrect or inaccurate transcription of Sweepstakes Entry Information; acceptance/possession,
use/misuse, and/or defects of the prize awarded herein; any technical malfunctions of the telephone
network, computer online system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or
internet service provider utilized by Sweepstakes; interruption or inability to access Sweepstakes, or
any online service via the internet due to hardware or software compatibility problems; any damage to
entrant’s (or any third person’s) computer and/or its contents related to or resulting from any part of
this Sweepstakes; any lost/delayed data transmissions, omissions, interruptions, defects and/or any
other errors or malfunctions (including but not limited to, in the case of Canadian winners, disputes
over answers to mathematical skill test questions), even if caused by the negligence of one of the
Sweepstakes Entities. By entering, entrants and prize winner further agree to release, discharge,
indemnify and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities from and against any and all claims, damages
or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any
kind resulting or arising, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, use or
misuse of any prize or participation in the Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity. The
failure of Sponsor to comply with any provision of these Official Rules due to an act of God, hurricane,
war, fire, riot, earthquake, terrorism, act of public enemies, actions of governmental authorities outside
of the control of Sponsor (excepting compliance with applicable codes and regulations) or other force
majeure event will not be considered a breach of these Official Rules.
Disputes: This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, United States of America,
without regard to any conflict of laws principles. Any dispute regarding this Sweepstakes must be
brought in the state or federal courts residing in the State of Ohio, USA, and the local laws of Ohio
apply to any such action without regard to any conflicts of laws principles.
Official Rules: The Official Rules will be available on OverDrive’s website and/or as part of the
Sweepstakes entry form during the entire Sweepstakes Period. The names of winners may also be
posted on OverDrive’s website.
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