The votes are in, and you selected Guilt-Free Apple Cider Donut as the SmartCookies Flavor of the Year! We’d like to give a special shoutout to Colleen A. from Duluth, GA, who submitted the winning flavor suggestion. This new flavor will be released this fall, but in the meantime, be sure to check out our current selection of SmartCookies flavors, which include Guilt-Free Peppermint Patty, Guilt-Free Banana Bread, and Guilt-Free Carrot Cake.

SmartPak’s SmartCookies Flavor Contest
OFFICIAL RULES

1. ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Veterinarians and all US licensed Physicians in California, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, and Vermont), who are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is greater at the time of entry. “Physician” is defined as any (a) doctor of medicine or osteopathy; (b) dentist; (c) podiatrist; (d) optometrist; and (c) chiropractor. Void where prohibited by law. This contest is governed by US law and is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Employees of SmartPak Equine, LLC (“Sponsor”) and its affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, advertising, contest and fulfillment agencies and members of the immediate family or household of each, are not eligible to participate. Immediate family member is defined as a parent, sibling or any person residing in same household as employee.

2. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Further required information may include, but is not limited to entrant’s name, date of birth, phone number, mailing address, social security number. Failure to provide necessary and truthful information may result in disqualification of the entrant and forfeiture of any awarded prizes.

3. ENTRY: Contest begins on March 1, 2018 at 12:01 AM EST and ends on March 29, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST. No responsibility is assumed by Sponsor for lost, late, misdirected, or for any computer, online, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. To enter, fill out the entry form located at Blog.SmartPak.com. Entries will be accepted beginning March 1, 2018 at 12:01 AM EST through March 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM EST. One entry will be accepted per person.

4. PRIZES/ODDS: One (1) prize will be awarded: a bag of SmartCookies. Approximate retail value: up to $39.95. The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. ALL EXPENSES, TAXES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF PRIZES NOT SET FORTH IN THESE RULES ARE THE OBLIGATION OF THE WINNERS. The prizes are non-transferable and no substitution is permitted, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, if prize, or portion of prize, becomes unavailable.

5. HOW TO WIN: Three finalists will be selected by a team of SmartPak judges. Contestants will be judged based on their entry’s creativity on their entry form, the appeal of the flavor, and the feasibility of the flavor’s development by SmartPak. The SmartPakCookie Flavors of the three finalists will be posted on the SmartPak Equine blog at Blog.SmartPak.com on March 22, 2018 at 12:01 AM EST. The SmartPak blog community can then vote on their favorite flavor. Voting will take place in a poll on SmartPak Equine’s blog from 12:01 AM EST on March 22, 2018 through 11:59 PM EST on March 29, 2018. Voting is limited to one vote per user. Multiple votes cannot be made from the same user by using multiple e-mail addresses, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If no votes are received or if there is an equal number of votes per flavor, then the SmartPak judges will select the ultimate winner of the contest. The winner will be announced on April 2, 2018 at 12:00 PM EST on SmartPak’s Facebook page based on the community vote. The entry with the most votes will be selected as the winner. The potential winner will be notified by email within approximately 48 hours and the winner’s name (first name, first initial of last name, city and state) will be announced on the SmartPak Equine LLC Facebook Page Timeline. If Sponsor is unable to contact the potential winners after reasonable effort, or if the potential winners fail to respond within three days of first attempted notification, prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.

6. GENERAL: The potential winner will be required to sign and return a Warranty of Eligibility and Liability Release and Publicity Release, prior to receiving their prize. In the event of noncompliance, the potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner selected, at Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering, participants (a) agree to be bound by the official contest rules and the decisions of the Sponsor (including but not limited to eligibility determinations) which are final and legally binding in all respects; (b) agree to release Sponsor, and its employees and agents from any and all liability, loss, damage or injury resulting from participation in this contest or awarding, receipt, possession use and/or misuse of any prize awarded herein and acknowledge that Sponsor and its employees and agents have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose; (c) consent to use of his/her name, photograph, likeness and/or any other content or material contained in a participant’s contest entry for advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law. All entries are subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy (located at https://www.smartpakequine.com /custcaresecurityprivacy.aspx).

7. INDEMNIFICATION: By participating in this contest and/or by accepting any contest prizes that you may be awarded, you agree that Sponsor and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, units and divisions; and their advertising and promotional agencies and prize suppliers; each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees; and each of these company’s and individual’s respective successors, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) shall not be liable for any and all actions, claims, including, but not limited to, any third party claims, injury, loss or damage arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, arising from or relating to this contest, including entry and participation in this contest, or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. By participating in the contest and/or accepting any prize that you may be awarded, you agree to fully indemnify each Indemnified Party from any and all such claims by third parties without limitation.

8. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial proceeding shall take place exclusively in a federal or state court located in Massachusetts; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this contest, 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, special, and consequential damages, and any other damages, including 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 the Sponsor in connection with this contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than those of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

9. INTERNET: If, for any reason, the Internet portion of this contest is not capable of running as planned, whether due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this contest, Sponsor reserve the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the contest. In the event of termination, random drawings to award the prize will be conducted from entries received up until the time of termination. Sponsor assume 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 malfunction 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, human error 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 contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS 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. In the event of a dispute, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

10. WINNER LIST: For the name and state of residence of the winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope by June 15, 2018 to SmartPak Equine, #SmartCookiesFlavorContest, 40 Grissom Road, Suite 500, Plymouth, MA 02360.

11. SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this contest is SmartPak Equine LLC, 40 Grissom Road, Suite 500, Plymouth, MA 02360.

12. FACEBOOK DISCLAIMER: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook and that you hereby agree to release Facebook from any claims associated with this contest. You understand that you are providing your information to SmartPak Equine LLC and not to Facebook.

13. TWITTER DISCLAIMER: This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Twitter and that you hereby agree to release Twitter from any claims associated with this contest.

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