7- Eleven “There Car” Sweepstakes

Official Rules

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

 

1. Eligibility: 7-Eleven “There Car” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of 7-Eleven, Inc. (“Sponsor”), Merkle Inc. (“Administrator”), 360i LLC, Epic Games, Inc. and their parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules. Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

2. Sponsor: 7-Eleven, Inc., 3200 Hackberry Road, Irving TX, 75063. Administrator: Merkle Inc., 3000 Town Center, Suite 2100, Southfield, MI 48075.

 

3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on August 11, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time ("ET") and ends on August 25, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Promotion Period"). The servers for X (formerly known as Twitter) and Instagram are the official time-keeping devices for the Sweepstakes.

 

4. How to Enter: There are two (2) ways to enter.

 

Entrants may enter by participating in a multi-step scavenger hunt with Fortnite Creative 2.0 to locate the hidden 7-Eleven branded Cars (as defined below) and a special 7-Eleven There Car Island and then posting a screenshot of these Cars located on the 7-Eleven There Car Island on X (formerly known as Twitter) or Instagram (as detailed below) OR may enter by mail without participating in the scavenger hunt. See below for details on both entry mechanisms.

 

A. Enter using Fortnite Creative 2.0 and posting on Social:

 

Participation Requirements: To participate, you will need to have (1) an Epic Games account and be able to interact/play Fortnite Creative 2.0 and (2) have a personal and public X (formerly known as Twitter) or Instagram account (each a “Social Account”). Creating an Epic Games account is free, but subject to its Terms and Conditions. Social Accounts are free but subject to the applicable terms and conditions (http://twitter.com/tos) or (http://instagram.com/about/legal/terms/#). If using a mobile device through your wireless carrier’s network, standard data charges from your wireless carrier may apply. You may not use a corporate or shared Social Account to enter. By submitting an entry as instructed below (“Entry”), you agree that your Entry conforms to the applicable Entry Requirements and the Guidelines and Content Restrictions.

 

Fortnite Creative 2.0 Scavenger Hunt: During the Promotion Period, eligible entrants must log into their Fortnite account to participate in the scavenger hunt.

·        Sponsor has hidden three (3) 7-Eleven branded cars (each a “Car” and collectively, the “Cars”) on the following three (3) maps: 

o   Car One (designated with “1111” on the roof): “City Free for All” map;

o   Car Two (designated with “2222” on the side of the car): “Escape Island” map; and

o   Car Three (designated with “3333” on the hatchback): “Wacky West Prop Hunt” map.  

·        Each Car has 7-Eleven branding (including orange, red, and green stripes) and features a secret 4-digit code on Car’s license plate.

·        Entrants must find each Car and make note of the secret 4-digit code associated with each corresponding Car (Car One, Two, and Three). 

o   Sponsor (@7Eleven) will offer clues to the Car locations on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter).

·        Once the entrant has located all three (3) Cars and the corresponding secret 4-digit codes, the entrant must log into Fortnite Creative 2.0 and take the following actions to submit the three (3) 4-digit codes in consecutive order (Ex: Code for Car One, Code for Car Two & Code for Car 3) to make a 12-digit code to access he 7-Eleven “There Car Island” map (the “Island Map”):

o   Press the ‘Change’ button above the ‘Play!’ button.

o   Select ‘Island Code’ at the top of the screen.

o   Enter the 12-digit code that is created by combining the four digits from Cars One, Two, and Three. 

·        Once the 12-digit code is submitted, you will unlock the Island Map. Within the Island Map, locate and take a screenshot (herein “Photo”) of the three (3) Cars previously found now lined up together with a branded 7-Eleven background.

 

 

Post the Photo on Social: During the Promotion Period, complete the following actions to receive one (1) Entry:

(a) Follow @7Eleven on the Social Account you will use to enter X (formerly known as Twitter) or Instagram;

(b) Post your Photo on the selected Social Account and include the hashtags #ThereCar #7ElevenSweepstakes (including the Photo, a “Social Post”);

(c) Your Social Post need not include any reference, positive or negative, to Sponsor’s products or services, and including such a reference or image will not improve your chance of winning. However, your Social Post must not violate any of the Content Restrictions listed below;

(d) Your account settings must be public when you post and remain public for a minimum of thirty (30) days following the Drawing Date (as defined below in Section 7); and

(e) You must not change your Instagram/X handle used for Entry for a minimum of thirty (30) days following the Drawing Date (as defined below in Section 7).

 

NOTE: Retweets, Instagram stories, and Instagram posts where the hashtag is included in a comment rather than the caption of the original post will not be deemed entries.

 

 

Content Restrictions for your Social Post:

·        Your Social Post must be your original work; 

·        Your Social Post must not convey any claims of Sponsor’s products or services that would be deemed unsubstantiated, misleading, or deceptive if made by Sponsor;

·        Your Social Post must not disparage Sponsor or any other parties;

·        You must have permission to include any names or likenesses of other individuals and to grant the rights set forth in Section 5. You should only include minors in your Tweet or post if they are your children/wards. If requested, entrant must be able to provide such permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor; 

·        Your Social Post must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights and therefore may not include logos, trademarks, or any other intellectual property other than those of the Sponsor (as provided below) or Epic Games;

·        Your Social Post must not make reference to, promote or include alcohol, illegal drugs, marijuana, tobacco, or firearms/weapons, any activities that are or appear to be dangerous, or any political agenda;

·        Your Social Post must not be indecent, obscene, sexually explicit, hateful, or promote bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promote discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age; and

·        Your Social Post must not be tortious, defamatory, libelous, disparage Sponsor or any other person or party, or contain material that is unlawful in any way.

 

Use of Sponsor’s Trademarks: Solely in connection with entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes and limited to the duration of the Promotion Period, entrants are granted a limited, non-exclusive license to incorporate the Sponsor’s trademarks, including red, orange, and green stripes as well as the “7-Eleven” logo (the “Marks”) into their Entry. Entrants must only use the Marks for purposes of entering this Sweepstakes. Entrants have no other rights to use the Marks outside of this Sweepstakes and all rights and goodwill arising from and related to the Marks remain with the Sponsor.

 

By posting content on your selected Social Account that conforms to all of the above requirements, you will receive one (1) Entry. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may disqualify any Entry that it believes is unlawful or in violation of these Official Rules.

 

B. Enter By Mail: To enter without locating the Cars and posting a Photo, print your name and email address on a piece of paper and mail it in an envelope with proper postage to “7-Eleven “There Car” Sweepstakes,” c/o Merkle Inc., P.O. Box 5021, Department 859074, Kalamazoo, MI 49003-5021. You will receive one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit: One (1) Entry per envelope. All mail-in entries must be postmarked by August 25, 2023 and received by September 1, 2023. All Entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and none will be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, misdirected or postage-due entries, which will be disqualified.

 

Entry Limit: You may enter one (1) time during the Promotion Period. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same X/Instagram account. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than one (1) entry by using multiple/different X/Instagram accounts, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods will void that entrant's entries and that entrant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. In the event of a dispute as to any registration, the authorized account holder of the X/Instagram account used to register will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses used to create the X/Instagram account. Each potential winner may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder.

5. Sponsor’s Use of Social Post Content: Posting a Photo constitutes entrant’s consent to give Sponsor a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, and publicly display such submissions in whole or in part, on a worldwide basis, and to incorporate it into other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including, for example, for promotional or marketing purposes without payment or other compensation. If requested, entrant will sign any documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the non-exclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Social Post (including the Photo) as part of entrant’s Entry. 

   

6. Special Offer: For the first two thousand (2,000) entrants who enter the Sweepstakes by posting a qualified Photo on a Social Account, Sponsor will offer a one-time use $0.20 off per gallon fuel discount for up to 30 gallons (“the Reward”). Reward is valid for 30 days from the date of issuance. Reward may not be used for truck fuel. Reward can only be redeemed at 7-Eleven branded fuel stations or Speedway branded fuel stations (except those fuel stations located in New Jersey). 7-Eleven branded fuel stations and Speedway branded fuel stations are only available in the select states listed below. Entrants will have a choice to receive the Reward loaded directly to their 7-Eleven Fuel Reward account or their Speedway Speedy Rewards Fuel account.

 

*Speedy Rewards fuel discount is available in Speedway Branded Fuel Stations in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, and WV.

 

*7-Eleven Rewards fuel discount is available in 7-Eleven Branded Fuel Stations in the following states AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV.

 

Entrants must have the 7-Eleven, Inc. App (the "7-Eleven App") or the Speedway, LLC App (the "Speedway App") to claim this Reward. The 7-Eleven App, and Speedway App can be obtained for free by visiting Google Play or the iTunes App Store and downloading the 7-Eleven App to a web-enabled iOS 11.0 or Android 6.0 (or higher) mobile device or downloading the Speedway App to a web-enabled iOS 14.0 or Android 8.0 (or higher) mobile device, then following the in-app instructions to fully and accurately complete the registration process to complete an account profile. Registered 7-Eleven App and Speedway App users are automatically enrolled in either 7Rewards or Speedy Rewards, however, to redeem the Reward, entrants must opt-in to fuel rewards. Data rates may apply. Participation in 7Rewards and use of the 7-Eleven App, available at https://www.7-eleven.com/terms, and Privacy Notice, linked in Section 14 below. Participation in Speedy Rewards and use of the Speedway App are subject to Speedway’s Terms, available at https://www.speedway.com/about/terms-and-conditions, and the Speedway Privacy Notice, linked in Section 14 below.

 

Claim Process to receive Reward: Reward will be offered to qualified entrants on or after September 8, 2023. Entrants will receive a private message from @7Eleven on the Social platform used and will be directed to a secure online claim form and asked to provide his/her (1) name, (2) Selected Fuel Rewards Program (7-Eleven or Speedway) (3) email address (used for sign up to the selected Fuel Rewards Program), (4) the membership ID number of the selected Fuel Rewards Program; (5) the Social account handle used to enter; and (6) confirm the entrant is at least 18 years of age, within three (3) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent into order to claim the Reward. Failure to timely provide the requested information will result in forfeiture of the Reward. Reward is not transferrable. Limit: 1 Reward per person. Reward will be deposited into the applicable Fuel Rewards account within approximately 8-10 weeks after conclusion of the Sweepstakes.

 

7. Grand Prize Drawing: Administrator is an independent organization whose decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstakes and the selection of the potential winners are final and binding. Administrator will randomly select the potential Sweepstakes winners from all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period, on or around September 8, 2023 (the “Drawing Date”). The potential winner will be notified by @7eleven (if they entered on a social platform) through the social platform used to enter and will first be directed to a secure online claim form and asked to provide necessary information for collecting the Grand Prize.

 

Next, potential Grand Prize winner (or parent/legal guardian if winner is a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to sign and return a Declaration of Compliance, Liability Waiver and, where not prohibited, a Publicity Release (“Declaration”) which must be received by Administrator within five (5) days of the date notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim the prize. If potential winner cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return the Declaration or provide any other requested information, within the required time period or the prize is returned as undeliverable, the potential winner forfeits the prize. Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Official Rules. In the event that the potential winner forfeits the prize or is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded.

 

8. Prize: ONE (1) GRAND PRIZE: Winner will receive: one (1) custom 7-Eleven branded gaming chair (valued at approximately $14,000); 7NOW® Delivery credits valued at $500 (deposited into the winner’s 7NOW mobile app account); one (1) custom (in-game) Fortnite statue that features winners gamertag located on the 7-Eleven map within Fortnite Creative 2.0; fifty-two (52) issuances of a $.50 off per gallon (for up to 30 gallons per use) fuel discount (winner will have a choice to receive the fuel discount loaded directly to their 7-Eleven Fuel Reward account or their Speedway Speedy Rewards Fuel account), and a check for $6,200 that may be used to assist with the tax liability associated with accepting this prize. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the prize is $20,700 (but may be larger if winner does not live in a state that offers the fuel discount prize).

 

Additional limitations/restrictions:

 

 

·        Fuel Discount must be redeemed within one year of the date of issuance.

 

·        If Grand Prize winner resides in New Jersey or a state where the fuel discount portion of the Grand Prize is not offered or otherwise unavailable for use through 7Rewards or Speedy Rewards as determined by Sponsor at the time that it is fulfilled, the Sponsor will provide a $500 7-Eleven gift card. The value of this gift card will be reflected in the 1099; accordingly, the total ARV of the Grand Prize will be $21,200.

 

·        Grand Prize winner will be required to have a 7Rewards account, a 7NOW account/the 7NOW App (where available), and either a 7 Rewards Fuel account or a Speedway Fuel Rewards account (where available). See above in Section 6 for details about the 7-Eleven App and the Speedway App. In addition, the 7NOW App can be obtained for free by visiting Google Play or the iTunes App Store and downloading the 7-Eleven App or 7NOW App to a web-enabled iOS 11.0 or Android 6.0 (or higher) mobile device or downloading the Speedway App to a web-enabled iOS 14.0 or Android 8.0 (or higher) mobile device, then following the in-app instructions to complete an account profile. Data rates may apply. Use of the 7NOW App are subject to Sponsor’s Terms, available at https://www.7-eleven.com/terms, and Privacy Notice, linked in Section 14 below.

 

Grand Prize winner is not eligible to receive the Special Offer Reward. Prize is non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except as provided herein at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize for one of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason. Winner is responsible for all taxes and fees associated with prize receipt and/or use. Winner will receive a form IRS 1099 reporting the actual value of the prize received. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Maximum Total ARV of all prizes: $21,200. Grand Prize will be fulfilled approximately 8-10 weeks after the conclusion of the Sweepstakes.

 

9. Release: By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Epic Games, Inc., 360i LLC, Administrator, X Corp., Instagram, Inc., Meta Platforms, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any liability whatsoever and waive any and all causes of action, whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory, arising out of or in connection of the Sweepstakes or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including claims for costs, losses, personal injuries, death, or damages of any kind, such as damage to or destruction of property or damages related to rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), including any related travel.  

10. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, prize information, likeness, Photo, Entry, image (including, without limitation, winner’s Twitter/Instagram profile photo), voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for marketing and promotional purposes in any media, worldwide, without further payment, consideration, or approval.

11. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, if any fraud, technical failures, human error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s control (e.g. events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, wide spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism) interferes with any aspect of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to fulfillment of the prize(s), as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may elect to hold a random drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the date of discontinuance and may modify the prizes offered herein. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

 

12. Limitations of Liability: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by entrants, printing errors or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (2) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines, social media platforms, computer gaming platforms, computer viruses, or network hardware or software; (3) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; (4) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries; (5) late, lost, undeliverable, damaged or stolen mail; (6) lost, late, unreceived, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Entries or failure to receive Entries due to limitation of third-party social network platforms or (7) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason an entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, not received, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Sweepstakes if it is possible. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. In the event that production, technical, seeding, programming or any other reasons cause more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Sponsor reserves the right to award only the stated number of prizes by a random drawing among all legitimate, un-awarded, eligible prize claims.

 

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE RELEASED PARTIES (JOINTLY) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PRIZE EXCEED $10. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION WILL NOT EXCLUDE OR LIMIT LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY PRODUCTS PURCHASED FROM THE SPONSOR, OR FOR THE RELEASED PARTIES’ GROSS NEGLIGENCE, INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, OR FOR FRAUD.

 

13. Disputes: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas or the appropriate Texas State Court located in Dallas County, Texas; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.

14. Severability: If any provision of these Official Rules should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Official Rules valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.

 

15. Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Notice. Entrants who earn the Reward and select to use Speedy Rewards Fuel program, the information collected is subject to https://www.speedway.com/about/privacy-policy.

 

16. Winner List: For a winner list, please click HERE. The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.

 

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