Terms and Conditions

Giveaway Sweepstakes Terms & Conditions 
University Co-op’s UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes 

Official Rules 

• NO PURCHASE OR DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE. A PURCHASE OR DONATION WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. 
• A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE.  
• THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER IF YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. 

Sponsor: The University Co-operative Society (“The University Co-op”) 
Store Address: 2246 Guadalupe St., Austin, TX 78705 
Telephone: 512-476-7211 

1. OVERVIEW: 
   1. The Textbook Sweepstakes is a sweepstakes where participants can enter for a chance to win a $300 gift card to be used for textbooks (the “Event”). 
   2. Customers can enter the Textbook Sweepstakes by submitting their email address via https://mailchi.mp/0dbdb1ee3618/ut26 beginning on 2/1/22 at 11:59pm Central Time and ending on 8/12/22 at 11:59pm Central Time (The “Entry Period”) 
   3. By participating in the Textbook Sweepstakes, each entrant (the “Participant”) unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of The University Co-operative Society (the “Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects. 
2. ELIGIBILITY: 
   1. The Textbook Sweepstakes is open only to individuals 
      1. who are legal residents of the 50 states of the United States or the District of Columbia, 
      2. and who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry (19 or older if a resident of Alabama or Nebraska). 
      3. and who are freshman students or parents of freshman students at the University of Texas at Austin 
   2. If you are not a legal resident of the United States, or you are not the required age as of time of entry, you are not eligible to enter this Sweepstakes or to win a prize. Employees, contractors, officers and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies, any third-party prize provider(s) and/or prize fulfillment service (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”); members of the immediate families (spouse and biological, adoptive or step-parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren and siblings, and each of their respective spouses regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above individuals are not eligible to participate in the UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes or win the prize. 
   3. Any person who has won a prize (or whose household has won a prize) in any promotion sponsored by Sponsor in the thirty (30) days prior to the UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes start date is not eligible to win a prize in this Sweepstakes. 
   4. Void where prohibited by law. 
3. ENTRY: 
   1. To enter the Textbook Sweepstakes, you will need a valid email address 
      1. Note that the potential Winners will be notified via email 
      2. Providing your email will sign you up for marketing communications from the Sponsor and that you can unsubscribe from at any time 
   2. There is one way to enter the Textbook Sweepstakes 
      1. Via https://mailchi.mp/0dbdb1ee3618/ut26t
         1. An eligible Participant will automatically receive one entry (each an “Entry into the Textbook Sweepstakes when they give their email address (the “Participant Information”). If by reason of any problem, whether mechanical, technical, due to human error or omission or other means, was not completed or the Participant Information was not recorded, no Entry will be recorded.  
   3. Limits 
      1. There is a limit of one Entry per Participant. Any subsequent Entry(ies) will be disqualified. 
   4. Limits 
      1. There is a limit of one Entry per Participant per Day (regardless of Entry method that a Participant gives on any given day). Any subsequent Entry(ies) on the same day will be disqualified. 
      2. Participants my not share an email address with any other Participant for purposes of entering the Textbook Sweepstakes. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account or mobile phone number, as applicable, enter the Sweepstakes and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the entrant, the authorized account holder of said e-mail account or mobile phone account at the time of entry will be considered the entrant. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an e-mail address or mobile phone number by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, telephone service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses, phone numbers or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. Proof of submission of an entry shall not be deemed proof of submission or receipt by the Sponsor for online entries. When applicable, the Sponsor’s computer will be deemed the official time keeping device for the UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes. Entries will be disqualified if incomplete and/or if prohibited multiple entries in excess of the stated limit are received at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. 
   5. Released Parties 
      1. The Sweepstakes Entities and any applicable third-party fulfillment service and each of their respective employees and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) are not responsible for lost, late, undeliverable, illegible, damaged, stolen, misdirected, mutilated, or incomplete entries, regardless of cause. 
   6. By participating, you agree 
      1. to be bound by these Official Sweepstakes Rules; 
      2. as between you and the Sponsor, that the decisions of the Sponsor is final on all matters relating to the Textbook Sweepstakes; 
      3. you are not participating on behalf of any employer or third-party; 
      4. in the event that you do not comply with these Rules, that you will be disqualified and your prize (if any) will be forfeited; 
      5. (when applicable) the potential winner and/or finalist must be available to participate in any portion to the Sweepstakes that participation may be required to be considered eligible; and 
      6. providing your email allows University Co-op to send you marketing communications. Your information will never be sold or shared, and you may unsubscribe at any time. 
4. WINNER SELECTION 
   1. The Sponsor will randomly select potential Textbook Sweepstakes winner(s) from among all eligible entries collectively received during the Entry Period as defined per Official Rules. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received. 
      1. Winner(s) will be selected and notified 8/13/22 
      2. If the winner is unable to attend the Event, any prize will be forfeited and another winner will be selected. 
   2. Potential Sweepstakes winner(s) is subject to verification, including verification of eligibility. If an entrant is unable to verify his/her information, the entrant will automatically be disqualified and their prize, if any, will be forfeited. The Sponsor reserves the right to determine an alternate winner in accordance with these Official Rules in the event that that any winner is disqualified, cannot be contacted, or is deemed ineligible for any reason, or is not available to participate in any applicable Sweepstakes events. 
   3. The potential winner will be notified by email at the email address provided during Entry. THE SPONSOR WILL EMAIL THE POTENTIAL WINNER 1 TIME WITHIN A 12 HOUR TIME SPAN. THE POTENTIAL WINNER MUST RESPOND TO THE EMAIL. IF THE POTENTIAL WINNER DOES NOT REPLY TO THE EMAIL WITHIN 12 HOURS OF IT BEING SENT, THE POTENTIAL WINNER WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND SPONSOR WILL RANDOMLY SELECT THE NEXT POTENTIAL WINNER, WHO WILL ALSO BE NOTIFIED IN THE SAME METHOD ON THE SAME DAY. Notification is deemed to have occurred immediately upon sending email. The Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address, and/or telephone number of entrants. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify a finalist and/or potential winner(s), or (if the finalist or potential winner is a minor) for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of the entrant to provide signed parental or guardian consent. If the potential winner does not claim the prize within the appropriate time given upon, the entrant will automatically be disqualified, and their prize will be forfeited. 
   4. As a condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree and acknowledge that in order to receive a prize and be deemed a winner, entrants must sign an official waiver form provided by the Sponsor and agree to the terms herein, including but not limited to the prize conditions. If eligible entrants include minors, a parent or guardian of such eligible minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, but the Sponsor reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to or on behalf of any minor. The potential prize winner and, if a potential prize winner who is an eligible minor in his/her state of residence, the potential prize winner's parent or guardian, may (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) be required to sign and return a declaration of eligibility and any other form necessary to verify eligibility, along with the required releases within twenty four hours after the first delivery attempt to entrants e-mail address in order for the potential prize winner to be qualified for the prize, unless otherwise stated herein or at the time of notification. The potential prize winner's failure to return all required forms within this time period may result in the potential winner being disqualified and, in such event, the Sponsor may randomly select an alternate winner from among all remaining eligible entries, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and discretion. 
5. PRIZES 
   1. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $300 face value 
   2. Prizes Provided By: University Co-operative Society and occasionally affiliates. 
   3. No more than the advertised number of prizes shall be awarded. The prize is subject to certain terms and conditions as specified herein. A prize may not be sold, traded, or commissioned, and is not exchangeable, transferable, substitutable, or redeemable for cash except in Sponsor's sole discretion. Prize details and availability are subject to change. Sponsor is not the supplier or guarantor of any prize, unless otherwise specified. Prizing may be fulfilled by a third-party fulfillment Sponsor. The prize will only be awarded if properly claimed according to the Rules. All costs and expenses related to the prize acceptance, the prize, and/or prize use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of winner(s). 
   4. Odds of Winning: The odds of winning the prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.  
   5. The Sponsor is not responsible for any delay, cancellation or rescheduling of any event and no substitution or compensation shall be awarded. Sponsor reserves the right to not award the prize associated with canceled events, meet & greets, and/or games, without any payment or obligation to the winner or potential winner. Any provided UT26 Textbooks are subject to certain terms and conditions specified thereon. Location of seats and UT26 Textbooks are in Sponsor’s sole discretion or may be predetermined as supplied by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right, but is not required, to substitute a prize, in whole or in part, with another prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value or alternatively may substitute such prize with a comparable prize (or prize component) of like per the Sponsor’s discretion, if for any reason a prize, or any portion thereof, as described herein should become unavailable. The winner and guests agree to comply with all applicable venue regulations in connection with the meet & greet, game and/or other Sweepstakes prize events. Sponsor and the applicable venue representatives reserve the right to remove or to deny entry to winner (and his/her guest) who engage in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the greet & meet, game and/or other Sweepstakes prize event or in any other objectionable behavior. If, after a prize has been selected and UT26 Textboong has been completed, event is cancelled, such portions of the prize will be forfeited, and the Sponsor shall have no further obligation to winner. Winner(s) must present state authorized identification prior to being awarded the prize. If actual value of the prize is less than the stated ARV, or the winner and/or if applicable, his/her guest(s) and/or eligible travel companion(s) forfeit, do not use, or are determined ineligible for any portion of the prize, the winner will not receive the difference between the actual and approximate retail value, and such difference will be forfeited. 
   6. Conditions and restrictions may apply. Limit: One (1) prize per person/household. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” AND THE SPONSOR DOES NOT MAKE (AND IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR) ANY REPRESENTATIONS, GUARANTEES, OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATING TO ANY PRIZE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), AND ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. 
6. TAMPERING AND DELIVERY DISCLAIMER 
   1. The Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and prohibit from participating (and void such person’s entries) any person, who the Sponsor determines (in its sole discretion) is or is attempting to: 
      1. tamper with the Sponsor’s website and/or any part of the Sweepstakes; 
      2. undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices, 
      3. or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants, the Sponsor, or the Released Parties or exhibits other unsportsmanlike behavior; and/or 
      4. otherwise violate these Official Rules or the Terms of Use of the Sponsor’s Website. 
   2. ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, CIRCUMVENT, OR DISRUPT THE SPONSOR’S WEBSITE (OR ANY PART THEREOF) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD ANY SUCH ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR AND ITS LICENSEES (IF ANY) RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND ANY OTHER AVAILABLE REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. EACH ENTRANT (OR, IF THE ENTRANT IS NOT OF AGE OF MAJORITY IN HIS/HER STATE OF RESIDENCE, THE LEGAL GUARDIANS THEREOF) AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR AND ITS AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES AND/OR LIABILITIES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND EXPENSES) THAT MAY BE ASSERTED AGAINST OR INCURRED BY ANY OF THEM AT ANY TIME, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE THEREOF, AND/OR BY ENTRANT’S BREACH OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY OR COVENANTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES. The use of any automated device, automated launching or entry software or any other mechanical or electronic means that permits the entrant to automatically enter or evaluate repeatedly is prohibited. The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, misdelivery, loss, or failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic transmission, or other delivery method. 
   3. Released Parties are not responsible for: 
      1. mechanical, technical, electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors, malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines, the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Sweepstakes; 
      2. any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes; 
      3. 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; 
      4. technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; 
      5. unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or operation of the Sweepstakes; or 
      6. technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries. 
   4. The Sponsor further reserves the right to: 
      1. cancel, terminate, suspend, declare null or void, amend, alter, or modify the Sweepstakes, void any suspicious entries, rescind any prize, and/or determine absolute resolution, and/or an alternate method of conducting the Sweepstakes and/or awarding the prize(s) at any time, for any reason, or if, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, it is impossible or impractical to complete or conduct the Sweepstakes as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures of any sort, programming associated with or used in the Sweepstakes, by any human error which may occur in the execution of this Sweepstakes, or any other causes which effect the operation of the Sweepstakes or the rules of the integrity of the Sweepstakes have been violated or compromised in any way, intentionally or unintentionally by any person whether or not a entrant in the Sweepstakes and/or 
      2. stop or conclude the Sweepstakes at any time without prior notice. Material changes to the Official Rules will be announced via Sweepstakes platform, when practical. In the event of termination of the Sweepstakes by Sponsor, Sponsor reserves the right to award any prize(s) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor. 
7. PUBLICITY 
   1. Except where prohibited, by accepting a prize, winner(s) grant the Sponsor and permission to use their names, characters, images, voices, and likenesses worldwide, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented in any and all marketing and promotional materials and waive any claims to royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. Each winner’s name may be included in a publicly available winners list. 
8. USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION 
   1. The Sponsor will retain the entrant's personal data for a reasonable period of time to enable it to send that entrant any prize that they have won and to verify that these Official Rules have been complied with, and for accounting purposes. This data may be passed to a third-party to enable such third-party to fulfill any necessary requirements relating to the award of a prize. Any other use of personal data will be in accordance with, and subject to, the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy located here. Registration in the Contest automatically consents to opt-in to receive University Co-op emails and emails from third-parties associated with the Sweepstakes. Entrant understands and acknowledges that his/her information will be provided to such third-party and may be used by the third-party as set forth in the third-party’s privacy policy.  
9. RELEASES, CONDITIONS, AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY 
   1. By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees to release and waive any and all claims of liability against the Released Parties from and against from any and all liability, loss or damage (including personal injury) incurred with respect to the conduct of or participation in the Sweepstakes, or the awarding, shipping/handling, receipt, possession, and/or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto. By accepting the prize, winner(s) hereby agrees that: 
      1. to release each of the Released Parties from any and all claims in connection with the Sweepstakes and the award or use of the prizes; and 
      2. where allowed by law, sign a publicity release confirming consent to use the winner’s name/likeness as set forth in Section 6 prior to acceptance of the prize. The Released Parties are not responsible or liable to any entrant or winner or any person claiming through such entrant or winner for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order or request by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action, regulations, order or request proves to be invalid), equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, volcanic eruption, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal) labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any other cause beyond the Sweepstakes Entities’ sole control. Upon awarding the prize, the Sponsor will have no further obligation to winner. 
10. TAXES 
    1. Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Sponsor, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner may be reported to the IRS as required by law. Each winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, related to prize acceptance and use not specified herein. Each winner must provide the Sponsor with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over $600 in prizes from the Sponsor in a calendar year will be issued an IRS Form 1099 reporting the value of those prizes to the IRS. 
11. CONDUCT AND DECISIONS 
    1. All decisions of the Sponsor will be final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Persons who violate any rule, gain unfair advantage in participating in the Sweepstakes, or obtain winner status using fraudulent means will be disqualified. The Sponsor will interpret these Rules and resolve any disputes, conflicting claims or ambiguities concerning the rules or the Sweepstakes and the Sponsor’s decisions concerning such disputes shall be final. If, for any reason, more bona fide winners are notified than prize(s) available, prize(s) will be awarded in a random drawing from among all such persons. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant's sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. Any reference in these Official Rules or as part of the Sweepstakes to the Sponsor’s and/or Station’s "discretion" and/or any exercise of discretion by the Sponsor or Station shall mean in Sponsor’s and/or Station’s "sole and unfettered discretion." The Sponsor further reserves the right to terminate the Sweepstakes if in its sole judgment, the rules or the integrity of the Sweepstakes have been violated or compromised in any way, intentionally or unintentionally by any person whether or not a entrant in the Sweepstakes. In the event the Sweepstakes is terminated, Sponsor will award the prize(s) in a random drawing from all eligible entries received prior to termination. If applicable material changes to the Sweepstakes rules will be broadcast on-air and available on-line at the Station’s website, when practical. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of this provision. 
12. DISPUTES / CHOICE OF LAW 
    1. All disputes, claims and causes of action (each a “Claim”) arising out of or relating to the Contest, the meaning or interpretation of the Official Rules or any prize shall be resolved by applying the laws of Texas, without regard to conflict of law’s provisions therein. All Claims shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event include attorneys’ fees, and under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, special and consequential damages. 
13. MISCELLANEOUS 
    1. Sponsor reserves the right to determine eligibility should special circumstances arise, all decisions are considered final and binding. Sponsor disclaims any responsibility to notify entrants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Sweepstakes. As a condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing) that: 
       1. under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain costs, judgments, or awards for, and entrant hereby knowingly and expressly waives all rights to claim or seek punitive, incidental, consequential, special, or any other damages, other than for actual, third-party out-of-pocket expenses, and in such limitation, entrant further waives any rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased; 
       2. any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, through binding arbitration as set forth above, without resort to any form of class action; and 
       3. any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred (if any), excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitations or exclusion of liability, so the above may not apply to every entrant. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of these Official Rules. Winning a prize is contingent upon entrant’s fulfillment of all requirements set forth herein. 
14. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW AND GOVERNING LAW 
    1. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of the UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with the UT26 Textbook Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, U.S.A., without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof, and any matters or proceedings which are not subject to arbitration as set forth in Section 12 of these Official Rules and/or for entering any judgment on an arbitration award, shall take place in the State of Texas, in the City of Austin.