Terms & Conditions
MEAD MONEY MADNESS REWARDS PROGRAM TERMS AND CONDITIONS
A. Participation in the Rewards Program
1. The Rewards Program is void where prohibited by law. Open to legal residents of the United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada, excluding Quebec, who are at least thirteen (13) years of age or older. The Rewards Program is sponsored by MeadWestvaco, 11013 W. Broad St, Glen Allen, VA 23060 (“Sponsor”). Sponsor will not ship any Rewards Program items to destinations outside of the United States. For Canadian participants, Rewards Program items will be shipped to addresses in Canada by a Canadian company acting as the fulfillment agent of the Sponsor.
2. The following individuals are NOT eligible to participate in the Rewards Program: (a) employees of Sponsor; (b) Sponsor’s affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies (c) employees of any other person or entity involved in the development, administration, or execution of the Rewards Program; and (d) the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household as persons set forth in items (a) through (c) above.
3. Participation in the Rewards Program constitutes each Participant's full and unconditional agreement to these Terms and Conditions, and representation that Participant meets the eligibility requirements set out in these Terms and Conditions. Those who do not comply with these Terms and Conditions may be prohibited from participating in the Rewards Program.
4. In order to participate, individuals must register at
www.meadmoneymadness.com or
www.mead.com (the "Web Sites") and expressly accept these Terms and Conditions.
Each Participant may only register one (1) account for the Program and must limit his/her participation with the program to that one (1) account. Sponsor is not responsible for changes in Participants’ email addresses. To learn how Sponsor will use the personal information collected in connection with the Rewards Program, please see the Sponsor’s
Privacy Policy. The terms of this privacy policy are incorporated herein by reference.
5. Participants are responsible for all charges associated with connecting to the Web Sites. Participants are also responsible for obtaining or providing, and the charges associated with all access lines, telephone and computer equipment (including modem), or other device, and securing an Internet Service Provider, all or some of which may be necessary to access the Web Sites.
B. Modification and Termination of the Rewards Program
1. Sponsor may modify any of the terms and conditions governing the Rewards Program at any time, with or without notice, even though these changes may affect a Participant's ability to use accumulated UPC codes/receipts.
2. The Rewards Program is scheduled to begin July 23, 2008 12:00:01 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and end on February 2, 2009 11:59:59 a.m. ET (“Rewards Program Period”). Sponsor, however, may terminate the Rewards Program at any time, with or without notice.
3. A Participant's continued participation in the Rewards Program constitutes his or her acceptance of any changes to these Terms and Conditions.
C. Obtaining UPC Codes/Receipts/Points
1. UPC Codes. Collect UPC codes from participating and specially marked Mead products. Visit
www.meadmoneymadness.com or
www.mead.com and enter the UPC code for points (“Points”). Save the receipts that list the purchase of each of the specially marked Mead products for validation. UPC codes/receipts from nonparticipating products, other brands, or from other manufacturers do not qualify in the program and will not be accepted as valid. UPC codes and/or receipts have no cash value and cannot be purchased or redeemed for cash.
2. Ways to Earn Activity Points: Participants may receive Activity Points by participating in activities on the Web Site during the Rewards Program Period. Activities may include answering poll or trivia questions, playing online games, downloading useful study tools, viewing product demos, or creating instant messenger icons. Therefore, participants should visit
www.meadmoneymadness.com or
www.mead.com regularly. The point value for each activity will be outlined on the Web Site.
3. Survey Questions at registration. If participants answer the additional questions after they register on the Mead Money Madness site, they will earn 50 (fifty) points. Participants can only earn these points one (1) time.
4. Returning Participants. Participants who registered for Mead Money Madness in 2005, 2006, or 2007 will receive one hundred (100) Points at the start of Promotional Period. In order to receive Points as a “return participant”, participant must click on the email that they receive at the start of the 2008 Program, and log in to the Web Site using the same username and password for the Rewards Program as he/she used for the Mead Money Madness Program in 2005, 2006, or 2007.
5. Limitations: “Purchase Points”: Purchase Points are points earned throughout the Promotional Period when a Participant submits eligible UPC codes from Mead products purchased, as defined in Paragraph 1. There is no limitation to the number of Purchase Points a Participant may earn throughout the Promotional Period. “Activity Points”: Activity Points are points earned throughout the Promotional Period when a Participant performs any activity described in Paragraphs 2 through 4. Activity Points are limited to 1,450 points per full calendar month. Activity Points are prorated for the month of July and are limited to 475 points per participant. Participants may earn 1,450 additional Activity Points each full calendar month throughout the Promotional Period. Total number of Activity Points that can be earned throughout the Promotional Period is 9,270.
6. Mead Money Madness Points cannot be directly purchased or redeemed for cash.
7. Point Details: Points accumulated have no cash value. All Points will expire at the end of the Promotional Period, on February 2, 2009 at 11:59:59 a.m. ET.
D. Redeeming Items
1. A Participant may visit
www.meadmoneymadness.com or
www.mead.com to redeem their points for available items.
2. No redemption request for a reward can exceed the total number of Points the Participant has earned.
E. Fulfillment
1. To redeem Mead Money Madness Points, visit the Web Sites and download, print out and follow the instructions to complete the redemption form. Please indicate the item selected and the number of Mead Money Madness Points required for that item. Alternatively, participants may provide all the required information on a separate 8 1/2 " x 11" piece of paper. Please note that only submissions that contain complete (as specified on the official redemption form) and legible information will be accepted. Each submission must consist of: (1) a completed redemption form; and (2) original receipts corresponding to the appropriate quantity of Purchase Points being redeemed for the selected item(s). Participants are required to send redemption request(s) via Certified Mail (US Residents) or Registered Mail (Canadian Residents) in a secure and appropriately sized envelope or package with proper postage. US Residents: Send redemption request to: "Mead Money Madness Rewards Program Redemption", P.O. Box 7430, Wilton, CT 06897-7430. Canadian Residents: Send redemption request(s) to: “Mead Money Madness Rewards Program Redemption”; Attention: Anne Jackson, Marketing Coordinator, Hilroy, 250 Bowie Avenue, Toronto, ON M6E 2R9. All redemption requests must be received by February 16, 2009. Participants are advised to make a copy of the redemption form and all receipts for their records prior to submission; all materials submitted become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned, except at Sponsor’s discretion.
2. Sponsor will notify Participant if he/she has submitted an inadequate number of receipts for requested item(s) or has otherwise not complied with the requirements of the program. Only original copies of receipts will be accepted. Incomplete, damaged, mechanically reproduced, altered, taped, stapled, forged receipts (and copies of receipts) that are tampered with in anyway will not be accepted. Receipts are subject to verification by Sponsor. Sponsor will determine verification in its sole discretion.
3. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, stolen, incomplete, misdirected, mutilated, damaged, illegible redemption requests, or postage due mail. Any of these receipts will be deemed invalid.
4. Please allow 8-10 weeks for reward delivery, from the end date of the promotion.
5. Sponsor will try to ensure availability and reasonable supply of all reward items, but circumstances may arise that will make some items unavailable. In such cases, Sponsor may (in its sole discretion) discontinue the item or substitute a similar item of equal value. Sponsor provides no guarantee that any reward item will remain available for the entire term of the Rewards Program Period.
6. Except as otherwise provided herein, no refunds will be provided on any reward item. If for any reason a reward item is received damaged, becomes unavailable, or cannot be fulfilled, Sponsor in its sole discretion reserves the right to replace the purchased item with a similar item of equal or greater value.
F. General Terms and Conditions
1. Sponsor reserves the right to suspend or discontinue the eligibility of any person who uses, or, in the case of suspension, is suspected of using, the Rewards Program in a manner inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions or any federal, state or provincial laws, statutes or ordinances. In addition to suspension or discontinuance of Rewards Program eligibility, Sponsor shall have the right to take appropriate administrative and/or legal action, including criminal prosecution, as it deems necessary in its sole discretion.
2. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Rewards Program 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 of these terms and conditions shall not constitute a waiver of that, or any other, provision.
3. The Rewards Program is open to individuals only. Corporations, associations, including school organizations, or other groups may not participate in the Rewards Program. Once registered to a Participant’s account, Points are not transferable or assignable and may only be used by that Participant, except as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
4. All questions or disputes regarding eligibility for the Rewards Program, the availability of items, or a Participant’s compliance with these Terms and Conditions will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
5. The Rewards Program is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.
G. Limitation of Liability
1. MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products, and its respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, and promotional and advertising agencies are not responsible for any printing or computer error, omission, interruption, irregularity, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alteration of Rewards Program materials or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of Rewards Program information due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet, at any web site or any combination thereof. In the event that online access is temporarily corrupted and suspended, notice of such will be provided at the Web Sites and Participants will be advised to hold receipts until such time that the Rewards Program as originally intended may be resumed.
2. By participating in the Rewards Program, each Participant accepts all responsibility for, and hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products and its respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, promotion and advertising agencies, franchisees, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, and successors, assigns, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, or expenses that may arise from actions taken by such Participant and/or Participant’s participation in the Rewards Program, or for any harm or injury caused by any third party.
3. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL MEADWESTVACO CONSUMER & OFFICE PRODUCTS AND ITS RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, FRANCHISEES, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE REWARDS PROGRAM OR ANY PURCHASED ITEM OFFERED THROUGH THE REWARDS PROGRAM, EVEN IF ANY OR ALL OF THE FOREGOING OR ANY OF ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SUCH EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF SPONSOR IMPROPERLY DENIES A PARTICIPANT ANY PURCHASED ITEM, LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE EQUIVALENT FAIR MARKET VALUE OF ITEM. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, BY PARTICIPATING IN THE REWARDS PROGRAM, A PARTICIPANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO BRING ANY CLAIM OR ACTION RELATED TO SUCH MATTERS IN ANY FORUM BEYOND ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE KIND OF ACT, EVENT, CONDITION OR OMISSION UPON WHICH THE CLAIM OR ACTION IS BASED.
4. MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products and its respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents, franchisees, successors assigns, and service providers, is not responsible for any products or services offered on the Web Sites. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, SPONSOR SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES. To the fullest extent allowable by law, Sponsor specifically disclaims any representations or warranties, expressed or implied, regarding the products and/or services offered in the Rewards Program, including any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so the above limitation may not apply to you.
5. As a condition of participating in this Rewards Program, Participant agrees that, except where prohibited, any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Rewards Program or any item purchased therein shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the state of Connecticut. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Terms and Conditions, Participant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Rewards Program, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Connecticut, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state of Connecticut or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Connecticut.
6. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed from the remainder of these Terms and Conditions, which will otherwise remain in full force and effect.
7. Sponsored by: MeadWestvaco Consumer & Office Products, 11013 W. Broad St, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
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