Summary of Key Rules
Complete Official Rules (the fine print!)
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
The Access Scholarships “The $1,000 Too Cool to Pay for School” Scholarship (“Sweepstakes”) starts on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM and ends on December 31, 2024 at 11:59 PM. The sponsor of this Sweepstakes is Access Scholarships Lending, LLC located at 463 Livingston Ave Ste 102-100, Norwood NJ 07648 (the “Sponsor”). The Sweepstakes shall be subject to these Official Rules, and by entering, all participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.
ELIGIBILITY:
THE SWEEPSTAKES IS OPEN TO LEGAL US RESIDENTS, DACA/UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WITH VALID VISAS, THIRTEEN (13) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF THEIR ENTRY unless specified differently in the “Summary of Key Rules” above. Employees and their families of the Sponsor affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, agencies, and participating retailers (collectively, the “Promotion Parties”) and those living in the household of same are not eligible to enter or win. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules.
PRIVACY INFORMATION:
The information obtained from your survey or entry may be used by Access Scholarships. Personal contact information is collected to notify sweepstakes winners and verify their identities. This information will not be sold or shared with our partners. However, Access Scholarships would like to contact you either by mail or email about our special promotions or offers. If you prefer not to receive updates of special promotions and/or offers, please send an e-mail to [email protected] with the words “remove my name” in the subject line of the e-mail. False and/or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. For more details on our privacy policy, please go to http://AccessScholarships.com/privacy-policy/.
The laws of New Jersey, United States apply to and govern this Sweepstakes and any claims must be raised and resolved in the Federal or state courts located in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Void in Puerto Rico, all U.S. territories and possessions, overseas military installations and where prohibited or restricted by law.
HOW TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES: There is only one (1) way to enter the Sweepstakes; (1) online
HOW TO ENTER ONLINE: Please go to https://accessscholarships.com/1k-too-cool-to-pay-for-school to enter online.
The Promotion Parties and any and all Internet server(s) and access provider(s), and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent corporations, retailers and advertising and promotional agencies, and all of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, (collectively, “Releasees”) are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human errors; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, providers, or software, including without limitation any injury or damage to participant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes; inability to access an entry site or any pages thereof; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to telephone, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on telephone lines or the Internet or any web site (including the entry sites) or for any other reason whatsoever; typographical, printing or other errors; late, lost, stolen, mutilated, misdirected or postage-due mail, or any combination thereof. Proof of entering information at an entry site or mailing entry is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. Illegible, incomplete, entries in excess of the stated number above and mechanically reproduced entries will be disqualified. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. False, fraudulent or deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants ineligible. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants affirm that they have read and accepted these Official Rules.
WINNER SELECTION:
Prospective winners will be selected in a random drawing to be held at the end of each quarter on the last day of the respective month. Prospective winners will be notified by mail, telephone, posting on social media and/or e-mail, within fifteen (15) days of drawing date and may be required to execute and return an Eligibility Affidavit/Release of Liability and (except where prohibited) a Publicity Release and (for U.S. winner) a completed IRS W-9 form within fifteen (15) days of issuance of notification or an alternate will be selected in a subsequent random drawing.
Any prize notification or prize returned to the Sponsor as undeliverable for any reason will be awarded to an alternate. No substitution by a winner for his or her prize shall be allowed. All Federal, state, provincial, local, or other tax liabilities are the sole responsibility of the winners. Acceptance of a prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use the winner’s name, likeness, and statements for publicity purposes without additional compensation or limitation.
Social Media Disclosure: The Too Cool to Pay for School Scholarship is promoted through Instagram. Giveaways are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with the Instagram you use to learn about or enter the Scholarship, and you release any such social media channel from any and all liability arising from or related to the Scholarship. The information Entrants provide will be used for administering the specific Scholarship and/or for marketing purposes in accordance with the privacy policy of Access Scholarships.
By entering the Too Cool To Pay for School Scholarship, entrants agree that they have read and accepted Access Scholarship’s privacy policy, and to Access Scholarship’s collection and use of the Entrant’s personal information according to the privacy policy and these Official Rules.
PRIZES:
One (1) prize of $1,000 cash will be awarded for each entry period. One award will be given for each quarter during the calendar year.
The odds of winning are determined by the total number of eligible entries received. Only one (1) prize will be awarded to any one person and/or e-mail address.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY:
Releasees shall not be liable to the winner or any other person for failure to supply the prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any action(s), regulation(s), order(s), or request(s) by any governmental or quasi-governmental entity (whether or not the action(s), regulation(s), order(s) or request(s) prove(s) to be invalid), equipment failure, terrorist acts, earthquake, war, fire, flood, 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 Sponsor’s sole control.
GENERAL:
By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree that Releasees shall not be liable for personal injuries, death, damages, expenses or costs, or losses of any kind resulting from participation or inability to participate in this Sweepstakes or acceptance of or use or inability to use the prize or parts thereof including, without limitation, claims, suits, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light (whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory. Winner releases the Releasees from any and all liability and responsibility with respect to a prize (including any property loss, damage, personal injury or death). Winner acknowledges the aforementioned individuals and entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible for any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, related to the prize.
If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, or if this Sweepstakes or any web site associated therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the proper playing of the Sweepstakes and processing of entries in accordance with these rules, or if infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the Sponsor’s sole opinion, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, the Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Sweepstakes or any portion thereof.
In the event this Sweepstakes is cancelled, the Sponsor will conduct a random drawing to award all prizes from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the time of the action or event warranting such cancellation. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension occurs, notification will be posted at the entry sites.
ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE (INCLUDING THE ENTRY SITES) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND/OR CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
If a dispute arises about who submitted an entry on an Entry Site, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail account entered. The authorized account holder is deemed the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, service provider, or other online organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. A potential winner may be requested to provide the Sponsor with proof that the potential winner is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry and that all eligibility requirements are met.
NOTE: Internet entry must be made by the entrant only at the entry sites. Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including, but not limited to, commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Sweepstakes. The use of any device or software to automate the entry process is prohibited.