This contest is open only to legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding the residents of Quebec). The contest is open to respondents who are 13 years of age or older unless otherwise specified in the invitation. To be entered into the contest, respondents must either complete the designated survey or complete up to the point of termination, depending on the qualification requirements of the survey, or complete the designated profile questionnaire (personal interest survey) or screener survey or redeem the required Points under the ToLuna Point Program. Respondent must confirm the requested contact information when prompted (after completion or termination of the survey) to be eligible for the drawing. Only one winner will be accepted per household. In the event that a winner is under the age of eighteen (18), the prize will be awarded in the name of the winner’s parent or legal guardian. Completion and eligibility are determined solely by ToLuna USA, Inc., the owner and operator of the ToLuna panel community. ToLuna USA, Inc. employees, family members of ToLuna USA, Inc. employees, and ToLuna’s suppliers, clients, distributors and/or sales agents, affiliates or subsidiaries, promotion and advertising agencies are not eligible to win. No purchase necessary to participate in the contest. This contest is void where prohibited.
Winner will be chosen at random from among all valid entries. The prize awarded for the sweepstakes will be no more than $4,500 cash, and will be as follows: Grand Prize - $2,500, First Prize - $1,000, Second Prize - $500, and Third Prize – 2 $200 prizes. The drawing will be conducted once every month.
The prizes for this sweepstakes will not exceed $4,500 in total. Federal, state, provincial, local and any other applicable taxes in connection with these prizes are the sole responsibility of the prizewinner. Prizes are nontransferable and no substitutions are allowed. Each prize will be paid to its winner in U.S. dollars as a lump sum. Checks must be redeemed within 60 days of the date the check was written. Lost or stolen checks will not be reissued.
Sponsor:
Toluna USA, Inc.
21 River Road
Wilton, CT 06897
The number of eligible entries for the sweepstakes will determine the odds of winning.
All prizewinners will be notified by email of their winnings within 6 to 8 weeks after the drawing is complete and should receive their checks four to six weeks after notification. Any prizewinner may be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and/or a Liability Release to ToLuna USA, Inc. (if ToLuna USA, Inc. deems necessary). This will be made clear in the notification email. ToLuna USA, Inc. must receive this documentation within three weeks of initial notification (by email) or a prizewinner will forfeit their winnings and an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing. [In the event that a prizewinner is a Canadian resident, (excluding residents of Quebec), he or she must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question over the phone.
The respondent will have a maximum of three minutes to correctly answer this question without assistance of any kind.] In the event that ToLuna USA, Inc. needs additional contact information or documentation, the winner will be notified by email, and in some cases, by telephone (if necessary). The winner will be notified no longer than three days after he or she has been chosen. Unless otherwise specified, he or she must confirm and/or correct his or her contact information with a representative of ToLuna USA, Inc. by the same means in which he or she was notified—by email, and in some cases, by telephone (if necessary). If ToLuna USA, Inc. requires additional contact information and/or documentation, the winner should expect to receive his or her prize four to six weeks after ToLuna USA, Inc. receives this information. If all of the contact information and/or documentation that ToLuna USA, Inc. requires is not received within two business weeks, an alternate winner will be selected by a random drawing.
ToLuna USA, Inc. will require a completed W-9 IRS form and a completed Affidavit of Eligibility from the prizewinner (or legal guardian). The winner(s) will be notified by email of his or her winnings after the drawing is complete. Included in this email will be a direct link to the W-9 page on the IRS website, the Affidavit of Eligibility in the form of an attachment, and the ToLuna USA, Inc. return address. Winner(s) will need to print, complete, and mail this documentation to the ToLuna USA, Inc. return address as referenced in the email. ToLuna USA, Inc. must receive all of this documentation within three weeks of initial notification (by email) or the winner will forfeit his or her winnings and an alternate winner will be selected by random drawing. Winners do not need to be online or home at the time of notification. Inability of ToLuna USA, Inc. to contact winners, by means specified herein, may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner by random selection.
ToLuna USA, Inc. and any partners and clients affiliated with surveys are not in any way liable for lost, late, or misdirected entries or for any damage, loss, or personal injury resulting from a) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; b) printing errors; c) errors in the administration of the sweepstakes or the processing of entries; d) late, lost, or undelivered mail; or e) 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 of any prize. Taxes and additional shipping, handling and delivery fees in excess of the prize amount, if any, are the sole responsibility of the prizewinner. By accepting the prize, the winner waives the right to assert as a cost of winning said prize, any and all costs of redemption or travel to redeem said prize and any and all liability that might arise from redeeming or seeking said prize.
Winner also accepts sole responsibility for any miscellaneous costs relating to the acceptance of this prize. Except where prohibited, acceptance of prize constitutes winner’s consent to use his or her name, likeness, and biographical data for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation. If the winner does not want to authorize the use of his or her name for the likeness of advertising and promotional purposes, he or she must inform ToLuna USA, Inc. at the time of notification.
ToLuna USA, Inc. reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be: a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the sweepstakes or any ToLuna USA, Inc. website; b) violating the Sweepstakes Rules; c) violating the terms of service, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any ToLuna USA, Inc. property or service; or d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
This sweepstakes is void where prohibited and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
ToLuna USA, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures or any other factors beyond the reasonable control of ToLuna USA, Inc. may impair the integrity of the sweepstakes. Participants agree to be bound by these Sweepstakes Rules and by the decisions of ToLuna USA, Inc., which are final and binding in all respects.
This sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the state of Connecticut, USA, and all entrants agree that any action concerning this sweepstakes must be brought in the state and federal courts located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, and by participating in the sweepstakes, entrants irrevocably consent to this jurisdiction.
ToLuna USA panelists in good standing may submit one free entry per month as follows: Panelists must send 3x5 postcard containing your name, physical address, and email under which they are registered as panelists and the words “Free Entry” and the month of the sweepstakes you are entering, to: Incentive Manager, ToLuna USA, 21 River Road, Wilton, CT 06897. All entries must be postmarked in the month of the sweepstakes being entered.