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Enter the Valvoline Super Charged Sweepstakes
SPONSOR
This sweepstakes is sponsored by Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc., Lexington, Kentucky.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes at any time and substitute another
promotion in its place. Sponsor is not responsible for printing in these official rules.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
A purchase does not improve your chance of winning. Void where prohibited, taxed or otherwise
restricted by law. Subject to all federal, state and local laws. This sweepstakes begins on
Wednesday, January 2, 2008, and ends on Monday, March 31, 2008 at 11:59 EDT (the "Promotional Period").
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
This Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States and District of Columbia,
U.S. Military personnel (and their families) with APO/FPO addresses, Alaska and Hawaii, who
are eighteen (18) years of age or older (void in Puerto Rico). Participation in this Sweepstakes
constitutes entrant's full and unconditional acceptance of these Official Rules.
WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
Employees and their immediate families (parents, brothers, sisters and children) of the Sponsor,
Valvoline, its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliated businesses and their advertising and
promotion agencies are not eligible to enter or win.
HOW DO I ENTER?
Enter on-line or by mail-in entry.
There are two (2) ways to enter: enter on-line or by mail-in entry.
ON-LINE METHOD: Access the Valvoline Website
during the promotional period and register for the Valvoline Super Charged Sweepstakes by
following the instructions. Complete the Sweepstakes entry form and click to submit during the
entry period. Only one entry per day is permitted for on-line entries regardless of the number of
e-mail addresses the entrant may have. All Internet access and usage charges are the
responsibility of the entrant. If for any reason the Internet portion of the Sweepstakes is
not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering,
unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or
affect the administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor
reserves the right at its sole discretion, to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes.
All entries received on-line before the on-line portion becomes inoperable, will be included
in the random drawing. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or
destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries. Sponsor is not responsible
for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line
systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to
be received by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or
at any web-site, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to entrant's or any
other person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading any materials
in this Sweepstakes. In the event of a dispute, eligible electronic entries will be considered
made by authorized account owner of the email address submitted at the time of entry. Entries
generated by robots or scripts are considered to be a direct violation of sweepstakes policy
and will result in immediate disqualification of any and all associated entries.
MAIL-IN METHOD: Complete an official entry form or print your name, age, complete
address, including zip code and phone number on a 3 1/2 " x 5" card and mail it with first
class postage affixed to: Valvoline Super Charged Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 3118, St. Cloud,
Minnesota 56397-3118. Mail-in entries must be legible and submitted in original hand-printed
form. Each entry must be mailed separately and have sufficient postage. Entries mechanically
reproduced or made in any fashion other than submitting an Official Entry Form provided by
Valvoline, the Sponsor of the Sweepstakes, or by submitting a 3 1/2 " x 5" card as described
herein, are void. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, postage due,
damaged, mutilated, illegible or incomplete entries. Limit of one entry by mail per day.
All entries by mail must be post marked by March 31, 2008 and received by April 15, 2008.
All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
False or deceptive entries or acts will render the entrant ineligible.
One (1) — Fifteen (15) Prizes During the Promotional Period numerous lucky Prize Winners
will receive specially selected Valvoline promotional items. Approximate retail values range
in price from $0.15 to $500. Total value of all prizes: $1,500. Winner acknowledges that except
and to the extent that the Sponsor cannot by law exempt itself from responsibility or liability,
the Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty,
representation, or guarantee described herein; including, but not limited to, its quality,
merchantability, mechanical condition or fitness for use. All warranties are hereby disclaimed,
and the winner will accept the prize "as is". Prizes cannot be assigned, transferred, exchanged
or redeemed for cash.
HOW DO I WIN?
During the Promotional Period, eligible entries received on-line at the Valvoline Website will
be combined with the eligible mail entries received, to create the entry pool. Prize Winners
will be selected on approximately April 15, 2008 after the end of the Promotion Period by random
drawing conducted by Fulfillment Systems, Inc., an official judging organization, whose decisions
regarding all aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding. The odds of winning a prize
will be determined by the number of entries received. Odds of winning are equal regardless of the
method of entry. To obtain a Winner's List (available after April 18, 2008), send a self-addressed,
stamped business size (#10) envelope to: Valvoline Super Charged Sweepstakes, PO Box 14000, Lexington,
Kentucky 40512. (VT residents may omit return postage) All requests for a Winner's List must be
received by May 15, 2008.
If a winner declines to accept a prize, or in the event that a prize or prize notification is
returned as undelivered, the winner will be disqualified and the Sponsor may elect, at its own
discretion, to select an alternate winner. By participating, entrants release Sponsor, its parent,
subsidiaries, affiliated businesses, its advertising and promotion agencies and the officers,
directors, employees and agents of each from any and all liability, damages or causes of action
(however named or described) for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may
be sustained in connection with receipt, enjoyment, ownership or use of the prize, and (except
residents of Tennessee) winner grants permission to Sponsor to use winner's name, age, city,
state, photograph or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes without additional
compensation or approval (where lawful).
DISPUTES
Each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out
of or in connection with this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually,
without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place in a
federal or state court within the State of Kentucky; (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, 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 entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Kentucky, without giving
effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of
Kentucky or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of Kentucky.
© 2008, Valvoline, a division of Ashland Inc.
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