Flu Shot Flex Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
To enter this Sweepstakes, you must agree to and abide by these official rules (“Official Rules”).
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OR FLU SHOT OR COVID-19 VACCINE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OR FLU SHOT OR
COVID-19 VACCINE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.
-
SPONSOR: CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (“Sponsor”), One CVS Drive, Woonsocket, RI 02895.
-
ADMINISTRATOR: Probability LLC (“Administrator”), 2 Woodstock Meadows Lane, Woodstock, NY 12498
-
ELIGIBILITY: The “Flu Shot Flex Sweepstakes” (“Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and
the District of Columbia— excluding Arkansas, New Jersey, and New York— who are at least eighteen (18) years of age (or
age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is older). Employees of Sponsor, Administrator, Accenture
PLC, LEARFIELD, any organizations/individuals responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or
promoting the Sweepstakes and/or their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, as applicable
(collectively, the "Promotion Entities"); and the immediate family and household members of any of the foregoing
individuals are not eligible to enter or win. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children,
step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, regardless of where they live. "Household members" shall mean people
who share the same residence at least three (3) months a year, whether related or not. Void in AR, NJ, NY and where
prohibited or restricted by law.
-
SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY: For eligible individuals, the Sweepstakes begins 12:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”), September 28, 2023 and
ends at 11:59 PM ET, November 12, 2023. (“Promotion Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules, all times and days
are Eastern Time. Administrator’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
Online Entry After Receiving a 2023 Flu Shot at a CVS Pharmacy® or by a CVS® Certified Immunizer at a CVS Pharmacy® or
at one if its on-site clinics or by a MinuteClinic® health care provider by November 12, 2023. To enter, complete and
submit the Sweepstakes entry form at CVS.com/FluSweeps (“Website”) in its entirety.
After receiving a 2023 Flu Shot, you may receive an additional bonus online entry by receiving a 2023 COVID-19 Vaccine
at a CVS Pharmacy® or by a CVS® Certified Immunizer at a CVS Pharmacy® or at one if its on-site clinics or by a
MinuteClinic® health care provider by November 12, 2023. To enter, complete and submit the Sweepstakes entry form at
Website in its entirety.
You may receive 2023 Flu Shot and 2023 COVID-19 Vaccine during the same visit to a CVS Pharmacy® or by a CVS® Certified
Immunizer at a CVS Pharmacy® or at one if its on-site clinics or by a MinuteClinic® health care provider BUT, ONLINE
BONUS ENTRY IS ONLY AVAILABLE IF A PERSON HAS ALREADY RECEIVED A 2023 FLU SHOT. FOR CLARITY, IF YOU RECEIVE A 2023
COVID-19 VACCINE WITHOUT RECEIVING A 2023 FLU SHOT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ENTER THE SWEEPSTAKES ONLINE UNTIL YOU HAVE
ALSO RECEIVED A 2023 FLU SHOT (COVID-19 AND FLU VACCINES CAN BE RECEIVED AT THE SAME TIME). ONLINE ENTRY MUST BE
COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN ONE (1) SESSION.
CLICK THE CHECK BOX SIGNIFYING THAT YOU CONFIRM THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THAT YOU HAVE
RECEIVED A 2023 FLU SHOT OR A 2023 FLU SHOT AND A 2023 COVID-19 VACCINE AT A CVS PHARMACY® OR BY A CVS® CERTIFIED
IMMUNIZER AT A CVS PHARMACY® OR AT ONE OF ITS ON-SITE CLINICS OR BY A MINUTECLINIC® HEALTH CARE PROVIDER BY NOVEMBER 12,
2023 AND HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND SPONSOR‘S TERMS OF USE (AVAILABLE AT https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/terms_of_use).
IF YOU DO NOT CHECK THE BOX INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE ABOVE, YOU WILL NOT BE ENTERED IN THE SWEEPSTAKES.
Then, click the designated button to submit your entry. All online entries must be received by 11:59 PM ET on 11/12/23.
It is your sole responsibility to notify the Sponsor/Administrator of a change in your e-mail address (after submission
of entry form).
Mail-In Entry Without Receiving a Flu Shot: To enter without receiving a flu shot, on a 3”x5” card handprint your name,
mailing address (with zip code), email address (if any), and daytime phone number and mail in a business-size (#10)
envelope with proper postage affixed to: CVS Flu Shot Flex Sweepstakes Entry, P.O. Box 1559, Social Circle, GA 30025.
Entries must be postmarked by November 13, 2023 and received by November 20, 2023. No copies, stamped or mechanical
reproductions of mail-in entries will be accepted. Mail-in entries become Sponsor’s property and will not be returned.
Promotion Entities are not responsible for postage-due mail or for late, lost, incomplete, illegible, misdirected,
damaged or delayed mail-in entries.
Limit of two (2) entries per person for the entire Promotion Period, regardless of method of entry. (If submitting two
[2] mail-in entries, each mail-in entry must be mailed separately; even if a person receives multiple COVID-19 Vaccines
during the Promotion Period, they may only receive one [1] online bonus entry in conjunction therewith.) Multiple
entries and/or mass entry attempts in violation of these Official Rules will result in disqualification of all entries
by such person and may constitute an act of fraud. Entries must be manually key stroked by the entrant; use of automated
entry devices or programs and entries by third parties are prohibited. Entries that do not conform to or that violate
these Official Rules or are submitted in any manner other than stated in these Official Rules will be disqualified.
Proof of submission of entry does not constitute proof of receipt of same. Receipt of online entries may be
acknowledged, but any such acknowledgment is in no way otherwise binding upon Sponsor or Administrator. Receipt of
mail-in entries will not be acknowledged. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to these Official Rules and the
decisions of the Administrator and Sponsor, which are binding and final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes.
-
RANDOM DRAWING/SELECTION OF WINNERS/ODDS: Potential winners will be selected in a series of random drawings occurring on
or about November 27, 2023 from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. The drawings will be
conducted by Administrator, an independent judging organization/administrator whose decisions are final and binding on
all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during
the Promotion Period.
-
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential winners will be notified by e-mail (if potential Winner enters via mail and does not
include an e-mail address on 3” x 5” card, they will be notified instead via phone or mail in Sponsor’s/Administrator’s
sole discretion) beginning on or about November 28, 2023. Potential Grand Prize winners will be required to complete,
sign and return within three (3) business days of date of notification an Affidavit of Eligibility, Liability Release
and Indemnification, a W-9 Tax form, a Publicity Release where allowed by law, as well as other documents that Sponsor
may require (collectively the "Prize Claim Documents"). (For online entrants, Prize Claim Documents will include an
attestation by potential winner that they have received their 2023 Flu Shot or 2023 Flu Shot and 2023 COVID-19 Vaccine
at a CVS Pharmacy® or by a CVS® Certified Immunizer at a CVS Pharmacy® or at one if its on-site clinics or by a
MinuteClinic® health care provider by November 12, 2023.) Failure to respond to the initial notification within three
(3) business days after notification, return of e-mail notification as undeliverable after two (2) attempts, or failure
to return the completed and signed Prize Claim Documents within the indicated time period (if and as applicable) may
result in disqualification, prize forfeiture and selection of an alternate potential winner for the prize at issue from
among all remaining eligible entries.
In the event of any dispute concerning the identity of any online entrant, the entry will be deemed submitted by the
natural person who is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used to enter, and such individual must comply
with these rules. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by
an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution)
that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
-
PRIZES/APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”):
Third Prize (two hundred and fifty [250] prizes): A $100 e-gift card to a sports apparel retailer (issuer to be
determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion; gift cards are subject to issuer’s terms and conditions as indicated
thereon). ARV of each Third Prize: $100
Second Prize (one hundred [100] prizes): A $500 e-gift card from a leading ticket provider, which winner may use towards
tickets to a sporting event of their choice (issuer to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Gift cards are
subject to issuer’s terms and conditions as indicated thereon). ARV of each Second Prize: $500.
Grand Prize (five [5] prizes): A $4,500 e-gift card/e-certificate to a travel reservation website of Sponsor’s choosing
and a $500 e-gift card from a leading ticket provider, which winner may use towards a trip to a sporting event of their
choice (issuer to be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion). Gift cards are subject to issuer’s terms and
conditions as indicated thereon. ARV of Each Grand Prize: $5,000.
Limit of one (1) prize per person.
All applicable federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of all winners. Grand Prize winners will
receive an Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form 1099 reflecting the value of their prize and may be required to submit
a validly executed IRS form W-9. Winners further agree to otherwise fully cooperate with Sponsor/Administrator as to
their compliance with governmental tax-reporting requirements.
Any expenses in conjunction with prize acceptance and use not specified herein are the sole responsibility of prize
winner. Prizes cannot be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash by winners except as required by applicable law.
Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of comparable or greater value at its sole discretion. Prizes are
awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either expressed or implied. Only the number of each prize set forth in
these Official Rules will be available to be awarded. In the event that a technical error or any other mistake, failure
or discrepancy causes more than the stated number of prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be promoted,
available, noticed or claimed, Sponsor will award only the stated number of prizes.
Total ARV of all Prizes: $100,000. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
-
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for failed, partial or garbled
computer transmissions or for technical failures of any kind affecting the Sweepstakes in any manner, including but not
limited to electronic malfunction or damage of any network, hardware or software. In the event of any discrepancy
between the provisions of these Official Rules and any marketing materials (including any prize descriptions), the
provisions of these Official Rules shall prevail and govern. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running
as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical
failures beyond Sponsor’s control that corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper
conduct of the Sweepstakes (including entries or otherwise), Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to 1)
disqualify any individual, whether or not the individual is a participant in the Sweepstakes, who tampers with the entry
process and 2) to terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to conduct the
Sweepstakes and award prizes by means of a random drawing from among all non-suspect eligible entries received prior to
and/or after (as appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor or otherwise in a manner which is fair, appropriate and
consistent with these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Notice of
termination/modification/suspension of Sweepstakes will be posted on Website and may be posted in CVS Pharmacy®
locations. No responsibility is assumed for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or
transmission; any communications line failure; or unauthorized access to or theft, loss, destruction or alteration of
entries; or any problems or technical malfunctions of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers,
or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail, electronic entry, communications of any kind, or
participation to be received on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any
website/platform, or any combination thereof, including any injury or damage to any person's computer or other device
related to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials from this Sweepstakes. Failure of Sponsor or
Administrator to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute the waiver of such provision. All
federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.
Persons entering the Sweepstakes further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Sweepstakes and/or
prevent others from participating in the Sweepstakes. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE, WEBSITE OR
PLATFORM OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS
MADE, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY PERSON, WHETHER OR NOT THE INDIVIDUAL IS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, MAKING SUCH
ATTEMPT AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
-
Release of Liability: By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Promotion
Entities; Meta Platforms, Inc.; LinkedIn Corporation; X Corp.; TikTok, Inc.; as well as each of their parent companies,
subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each of
their respective successors, representatives and assigns, and third-party prize suppliers (collectively, the "Released
Parties") from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from
participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity or travel, and/or acceptance, receipt, possession
or use/misuse of any prize.
-
Publicity Grant: By entering, entrants also authorize the Sponsor and its designees to use their name, voice, likeness,
photograph, prize information (if applicable), biographical data and city and state of residence in programming,
advertising and/or promotional material or on a Winners’ list (if applicable) without further compensation, notification
or permission, to the extent permitted by law. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or
materials but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor's sole discretion, without obligation or
compensation.
-
Disputes/Choice Of Law: To the fullest extent permitted by law, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims
and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the awarding of any Prize shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the
District of Rhode Island situated in Providence, Rhode Island; (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, indirect, 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 the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Rhode Island, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law
rules (whether of the State of Rhode Island or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the State of Rhode Island.
-
PRIVACY POLICY: Personal information provided in conjunction with Sweepstakes entry is subject to Sponsor’s privacy
policy, available at https://www.cvs.com/retail/help/privacy_policy.
-
WINNERS’ LIST: For the names of winners, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: CVS Flu Shot Flex Sweepstakes
Winners, c/o Probability, PO Box 1559, Social Circle, GA 30025. All such requests must be received by December 22, 2023.
Winners List will be available after January 31, 2024.
This Sweepstakes is in no way associated with or sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn,
X, TikTok or any other social media platform.