Giveaway Policy
Giveaways are a great way to increase traffic to your business website and will also new customers to your product. Readers can find out about the giveaway through the blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and several other social media networks.
Giveaway Rules and Odds:
No purchase necessary to enter. No more than one entry per person via each of the methods listed in the Giveaway details. The odds of winning a Giveaway depend on the number of entries. Winners will be selected randomly by Metro Detroit Parents using Giveaway Tools as a selection tool. All decisions of Metro Detroit Parents are final. Employees of Metro Detroit Parents and the Giveaway sponsor are not eligible to participate. All entries received after the Giveaway closing date and time will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If the winner does not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada who are 18 years and older. Void where prohibited. Taxes on Giveaways are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner agrees to permit Metro Detroit Parents and the Giveaway Sponsor to use her or his name, voice, photo, or likeness for reasonable promotional and marketing purposes for up to 90 days after the end of the Giveaway. Metro Detroit Parents and Sponsor are not liable for late or misdirected entries, entry errors, or transmission problems. Metro Detroit Parents reserves the right to terminate the Giveaway in the event of technical problems, or to correct typographical or technical errors, or to amend these rules. All participants should review the Metro Detroit Parents disclosure and privacy policies. By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Metro Detroit Parents, Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with a Giveaway. Metro Detroit Parents will provide the name of the winner for any Giveaway, upon request, for 90 days after that Giveaway’s entry period ends. Unless otherwise provided by the Sponsor, no substitution, transfer, or assignment of prizes is permitted. Non-winning entries from one Giveaway are not carried forward to future Giveaways.
- Giveaways on MetroDetroitParents.com may be hosted by Metro Detroit Parents, a group of blogs or sponsored by a company.
- Detroit Metro Parents will only participate in giveaways with companies and products that I believe in. I will not do a giveaway that is against the standards of this blog or its readers.
- Giveaways are often done in conjunction with a product review. Honest opinions of the product tested by Metro Detroit Parents will be given. If the product does not meet the standards as promised.
- All giveaways are available for Canada and the United States unless specifically requested otherwise by the business. Additional shipping charges for international shipping will be at the cost of the company and not Metro Detroit Parents.
- While the duration of a giveaway may vary, on average giveaways are held for approximately two weeks.
- After the giveaway has ended, the winner’s information will be provided to the business, and the business will be responsible for providing and shipping of the prize.
- The giveaway winner will be selected via Giveaway Tools who uses random.org, will be notified though email. All selected winner's entries will be verified. Winners have 24 hours from when the winning email is sent to claim their prize, or another winner will be selected.
- When a company sponsors a giveaway, and they have a facebook and Twitter account, they will be added as entries for the giveaway. This helps to increase the exposure for your company.
- As per Facebook Promotion Guidelines, we cannot ask the reader to take an action on Facebook for an entry. Liking your page is okay; however, actions on their wall will not be allowed.
- Purchases for bonus entries violate FTC regulations and will not be allowed.
- A giveaway may be advertised on other giveaway forums and websites to further the business’ exposure.
- Giveaway prizes will be shipped to winners within 6-8 weeks of the close of a giveaway. Winners are asked to be respectful of this time frame.
Giveaway Rules and Odds:
No purchase necessary to enter. No more than one entry per person via each of the methods listed in the Giveaway details. The odds of winning a Giveaway depend on the number of entries. Winners will be selected randomly by Metro Detroit Parents using Giveaway Tools as a selection tool. All decisions of Metro Detroit Parents are final. Employees of Metro Detroit Parents and the Giveaway sponsor are not eligible to participate. All entries received after the Giveaway closing date and time will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered. Winners will be notified via email and will have 24 hours to confirm receipt of the e-mail. If the winner does not reply within 24 hours, another winner will be selected. Open to participants in the US and Canada who are 18 years and older. Void where prohibited. Taxes on Giveaways are solely the responsibility of the winner. Winner agrees to permit Metro Detroit Parents and the Giveaway Sponsor to use her or his name, voice, photo, or likeness for reasonable promotional and marketing purposes for up to 90 days after the end of the Giveaway. Metro Detroit Parents and Sponsor are not liable for late or misdirected entries, entry errors, or transmission problems. Metro Detroit Parents reserves the right to terminate the Giveaway in the event of technical problems, or to correct typographical or technical errors, or to amend these rules. All participants should review the Metro Detroit Parents disclosure and privacy policies. By entering, participants agree to release and hold harmless Metro Detroit Parents, Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, and agents from any and all liability or any injuries, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with a Giveaway. Metro Detroit Parents will provide the name of the winner for any Giveaway, upon request, for 90 days after that Giveaway’s entry period ends. Unless otherwise provided by the Sponsor, no substitution, transfer, or assignment of prizes is permitted. Non-winning entries from one Giveaway are not carried forward to future Giveaways.