Weber

WEBER® SPRING SLATE™ SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES (“Official Rules”)

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. 

Eligibility: The Weber® Spring Slate™ Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia) who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry, who have an Internet connection, and Instagram account with appropriate privacy settings enabled to allow participation in the Sweepstakes. Employees of Weber-Stephen Products LLC (“Weber”), and its affiliates and subsidiaries, and immediate family and household members of each such employee are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited by law.
Sponsor and Administrator: Weber-Stephen Products LLC, 1415 Roselle Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067. This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram, nor is Instagram associated with the Sweepstakes in any way. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes must be directed to Weber, and not to Instagram. Entrant fully releases Instagram from any claim arising out of entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes.
Agreement to Official Rules: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to and accepts these Official Rules and the decisions of Weber, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Whether an entrant's entry is selected as a winner is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 12:00 PM Central Time ("CT"), and ends on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11:59 PM CT (the "Sweepstakes Period"); Weber’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Sweepstakes.
How to Enter: During the Sweepstakes Period, (1) follow @webergrills on Instagram (the “Website”); and (2) like Weber’s post pertaining to the Sweepstakes (the “Post”); (3) tag friends in the comments to the Post using the “Comment” function on the Website, replying to Weber, and each comment/tag is an additional entry (up to five tags) (collectively the “Submission(s)”, “Entry”, or “Entries”). An entrant may also share the post in their stories, which is optional and does not result in an additional Entry. Limit: six (6) Entries per natural person linked to an Instagram account during the Sweepstakes Period, subject to the Section 6 below.
Selection of Winner: The Sweepstakes will be administered and one (1) potential winner will be randomly selected by Weber from among all eligible Submissions received. Odds of winning the prize will depend on the total number of eligible Submissions received. The selection of each potential winner is final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. The winner shall be selected on or about Monday April 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM CT and notified via Instagram Direct Message on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 2:00pm CT.
Winner Requirements: The potential winner will be required to respond to Weber's notification with his/her intent to accept the Prize and provide their email address within three (3) days from the date the initial notification is sent. The potential winner will also be required to sign and return the Affidavit of Eligibility / Liability Release and Form W-9 (collectively, the "Forms"), where permitted, to Weber within five (5) days from the date initial notification is sent. Failure to respond to the initial notification within the specified time frame, failure to return the completed Forms within the specified timeframe, noncompliance with these Official Rules or decline of the prize for any reason will result in disqualification and forfeiture of such prize. Any potential winner agrees by submitting their Entry to accept the prize for their personal use, will not attempt to sell, or transfer for profit any part of the prize package. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason in the sole discretion of Weber, an alternate potential winner will be selected.
Prize: One (1) winner shall receive: one (1) Weber® Slate™30” Rust-Resistant Griddle with extendable side table (ARV $799.00), one (1) Weber® Premium Griddle Cover (ARV $99.99), one (1) Weber® Griddle Essentials Set (ARV $59.99), and one (1) Weber® Griddle Smashed Burger Press (ARV $29.99) (collectively, the “Prize”). Total ARV of the Prize: $988.97. Prize is subject to availability. Weber reserves the right to substitute the prize or portion thereof for a prize of equal or greater value if the designated prize should become unavailable for any reason.
Publicity: Acceptance of a prize shall constitute and signify the winner's agreement and consent that Weber may use the winner's name, address (city, state), likeness, Entry, and/or Prize information for contextual purposes in perpetuity, worldwide, including the internet, without limitation and without further payment or consideration, except where prohibited by law. Acceptance of the prize constitutes winner’s waiver of any right or interest in the Entry or publicity materials resulting from the Sweepstakes, and the winner irrevocably transfers any right, title or interest in such publicity materials to Weber for its unlimited use in any medium.
Privacy: Information collected from entrants is subject to Weber's Privacy Policy located at www.weber.com.
General Conditions: 
Weber, in its sole discretion, may terminate the Sweepstakes at any time during the Sweepstakes Period, but prior to the selection of winner. If, for any reason, 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 beyond the control of Weber which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Weber reserves the right in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes. In such event, Weber may, in its sole discretion, perform the random drawing from among all eligible Submissions received prior to or after such cancellation, suspension, or modification.
Weber reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the Entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Weber reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants acknowledge that they may be subject to Weber’s background check procedures. Weber reserves the right to revoke a potential winner’s status or a winner’s status if at any point it determines in its sole discretion that the winner or potential winner has failed Weber’s background check protocols, in which case Weber may, at its discretion, choose an alternate potential winner from among the remaining applicable entries for such date’s drawing.
Weber's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Winner is solely liable for any federal, state or local tax obligations associated with acceptance of the Prize. Weber encourages the respective winner to seek advice from their tax preparer to ensure the winner does not owe any additional amounts. Weber shall be responsible for any tax obligations associated with providing the Prize.
Release and Limitations of Liability: Except where prohibited, by participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless Weber and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and its officers, directors, employees and agents (the "Released Parties") from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of a prize, including, equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes or by any technical or human error, which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Sweepstakes. Weber assumes no responsibility for any misdirected or lost mail, or any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay of operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Submissions. Weber is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating downloading materials in the Sweepstakes. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney's fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Released Parties (i) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning the prize (or any portion thereof), and (ii) disclaim any implied warranty.
Disputes: Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois or any court of competent jurisdiction of the State of Illinois located in Cook County, Illinois, and the parties hereto irrevocably submit in any such suit, action or proceeding to the jurisdiction of said courts and waive any and all objection to such jurisdiction that they may have under the laws of the State of Illinois or the United States and any right to challenge the convenience of Illinois as an appropriate form; (b) 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 (c) 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Weber in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Illinois.
Sweepstakes Results: For name of the Sweepstakes winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to "Weber® Spring Slate™ Sweepstakes," c/o Weber-Stephen Products LLC: 1415 Roselle Rd., Palatine, IL 60067. Requests must be received by June 15, 2024.