Power21 Sweepstakes
Official Rules

Caterpillar Electric Power

No purchase necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning. Open to all legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories and possessions). U.S. residents must be at least the age of majority in their state or district and be physically located and reside in the United States or District of Columbia (excluding Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories and possessions). This promotion is void in Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories and possessions as well as where prohibited or restricted by law or regulation. The promotion is subject to all federal, state, local, and municipal laws. The laws of the state of Illinois govern these official rules.

 

1. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

 

2. Promotion Sponsor: The Cat® Power21 Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is sponsored by Caterpillar Inc.’s Electric Power Division. Caterpillar N4-AC-6109, Route 29 & Rench Road, Mossville, IL 61552 (the “Sponsor” or “Cat EPD”). 

FACEBOOK© IS NOT A SPONSOR OF THIS PROMOTION, AND THE PROMOTION IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, OR ADMINISTERED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK.

 

3. Who Can Enter: To be eligible for the Promotion, an individual must:

(a)  be a legal resident of: (i) one of the fifty (50) United States (excluding the states of Florida, New York, and Rhode Island and excluding Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories and possessions), or (ii) the District of Columbia; and

(b)  be at least the age of majority in their state or district of residency as of the start of the Promotion Period.

Employees of Caterpillar and its agents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, divisions, dealers, attorneys, advertising and promotion agencies, and the immediate family members and household members of any of the above are not eligible to participate in this Promotion.

The Sponsor shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Promotion. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by, and supplied to, the Sponsor for the purpose of the Promotion must be truthful, complete, accurate, and in no way misleading. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant should such an Entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate, or misleading personal details and/or information.

 

4. How to Enter: There is no purchase necessary to enter the Promotion. The sweepstakes is taking place in conjunction with Caterpillar’s Power21 webinars, a series of one-hour virtual events taking place between September 21–October 21 educating consulting engineers and other users of electric power products on industry trends. Between Wednesday, August 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM CST and Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 9:59 AM CST (the “Promotion Period”) eligible entrants may enter the Promotion by completing the Power21 Webinar Registration (“Online Form”) located at cat.com/Power21 (“Website”). Eligible entrants who complete all information required in the Online Form for a webinar and successfully submit the Online Form during the Promotion Period and prior to the drawing for the applicable webinar (each “Entrant”) will receive one (1) entry in the Sweepstakes (an “Entry”) drawing for each webinar for which they register. Entrants do not need to participate in the webinar to be eligible for the drawing. 

There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person per Power21 webinar for the Sweepstakes. There are twelve (12) Power21 webinars, allowing a person twelve (12) chances to enter. Those who do not follow all the instructions, provide the required information in their Online Form, or abide by these Official Rules or other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries. 

Automated entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant (and all of its Entries) who tampers with the entry process. Entrants may not register with multiple email addresses, nor may Entrants use any other device or artifice to register multiple times or as multiple registrants. Any Entrant who attempts to enter with multiple email addresses under multiple identities or uses any device or artifice to register/play multiple times will be disqualified and forfeits any and all Prizes won, in Sponsor's discretion.

All Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor, and none will be returned for any reason. Lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, corrupted, or illegible Entries are void and will not be considered. Any disputes regarding ownership of any Entry will be resolved by the Sponsor in its sole discretion.

 

5. Prizes: Three (3) winners will be drawn at the end of each Power21 webinar. Each winner selected (individually a “Winner” and collectively the “Winners”) will receive the Cat Merchandise Prize Pack (each a “Prize” and collectively the “Prizes”) being described and having such approximate retail value (“ARV”) as set forth below. The aggregate ARV of all Prizes to be awarded for the Promotion is $1,863. Any difference between stated ARV and actual value of the Prizes will not be awarded. The Prizes must be accepted as awarded. All details of the Prizes not specified in the Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Additional Prize award details may be provided to the Winner at the time of notification.  

Cat® Merchandise Prize Pack to be Awarded & ARV

One (1) Cat Tumbler ARV - $23

One (1) Cat Hat ARV - $10.70

One (1) Cat Magnetic Coolie ARV - $8.85

One (1) Cat Notepad ARV - $2.75

One (1) Cat Pen ARV - $1.45

One (1) Cat Gift Box ARV - $5.00

Total Value: $51.75


Prizes are not transferrable and may not be redeemed for cash, except at the discretion of Sponsor. If the Prizes cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prizes with other Prizes of equal or greater value. 

The ARV of the Prizes is based on available information provided to Sponsor and the value of any Prize awarded to a Winner may be reported for tax purposes where required by law. The Winners may be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number or tax identification number before the prize will be awarded for tax reporting purposes.

All applicable taxes, including, but not limited to, federal, state, and local income taxes, on the Prizes are the sole responsibility of the respective Winners.

All Prizes will be delivered to the respective Winners by regular mail, or other method as determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion, to the address provided by the Winner on their Online Form, with all cost of said delivery being paid by Sponsor. The Sponsor shall not assume any liability for lost, damaged, or misdirected Prizes. 

 

6. Winner Selection:

The Winners will be selected by random draw from the eligible Entries received from the respective webinar. Entries shall be selected on or about the times as follows:

  • Three (3) winners selected Tuesday, September 21 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Thursday, September 23 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Tuesday, September 28 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Wednesday, September 29 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Thursday, September 30 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Tuesday, October 5 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Wednesday, October 6 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Thursday, October 7 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Tuesday, October 12 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Thursday, October 14 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Tuesday, October 19 at 12:00 PM CST
  • Three (3) winners selected Thursday, October 21 at 12:00 PM CST

Before being declared a Winner, the Entrant selected must comply with these Official Rules (including the eligibility requirements). 

No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded by the Sponsor or any other party.

The odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible Entries received.

Winners may be required to complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release, within seven (7) days of the first attempted notification, or the Prize may be forfeited. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address, and/or telephone number of Entrants.

 

7. Winner Notification: Within five (5) days of the selection of a Winner of a Prize, the Winner will be notified by the Sponsor by electronic mail and/or by telephone using the information provided on his or her Online Form.

The notification will be attempted a maximum of three (3) times. If the Winner does not respond to the notification within seven (7) business days of the final attempted contact, the Prize will be forfeited, and the next alternative Entrant will be randomly selected from the remaining Entries and deemed the Winner. If the contact information provided is non-operative or non-operational or if the selected Entrant is unwilling or unable to accept the Prize offered, the Prize will be forfeited, and the next alternative Entrant will be randomly selected from the remaining Entries and deemed the Winner of the Prize forfeited. 

 

8. Agreement to Official Rules: Participation in the Promotion constitutes the Entrant's full and unconditional agreement and acceptance of these Official Rules. Winning a Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

9. Identification of Winners: The Winners will be announced on the Website on or about ten (10) days after being notified of winning and shall remain posted there for a minimum of thirty (30) business days. Where permitted by law, for the names of all Winners of Prizes, available after October 21, 2021, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Caterpillar Inc., Attn: Cat Power21 Sweepstakes Administrator, Caterpillar N4-AC-6109, Route 29 & Rench Road, Mossville, IL 61552.

 

10. Terms and Conditions: All Entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. Proof of Entry submission does not equate to proof of receipt. Entries are only valid if actually received by the Sponsor. This Promotion is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. The Sponsor, its parents, subsidiaries, limited liability or affiliated companies, any of their respective employees, shareholders, directors, officers, members, personnel, agents, assigns, and advertising and promotional agencies, shall not be responsible for: (1) Entries, Prize claims or notifications that are not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer or technical malfunction or human error of any kind; (2) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer, or communications malfunctions, failures or difficulties, including public utility or telephone outages, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any telephone system or network, computer online systems, computer equipment, servers, or service providers; (3) typographical, printing, or other errors, or any combination thereof; (4) inability to access the Website; (5) theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (6) 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 transmission systems or the Internet, or any service provider’s facilities, or any phone site or Website or for any other reason whatsoever; or (7) any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Promotion. If for any reason this Promotion is not capable of being conducted as planned; or if this Promotion is not conducted due to technical malfunctions including any computer or technical systems (or any portion thereof) becoming corrupted or does not allow the proper conduct of the Promotion and/or processing of Entries in accordance with these Official Rules for any reason; or if infection by a computer (or similar) virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by Entrants, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Promotion, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual implicated in such action and/or to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend this Promotion, or any portion thereof, without obligation, and select the Winner in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received prior to or after (as appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. If such cancellation, termination, modification, or suspension of this Promotion occurs, notification will be posted at the Website. Any individual’s use of robotic, automatic, scripted, programmed, or similar entry methods will void all Entries by that individual. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entry or Entrant that it deems to have violated or attempted to violate any of these Official Rules or attempt to interfere with the Promotion in any manner. Any attempt by an Entrant or any other individual to deliberately damage any phone service site, social media site, or Website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Promotion 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. The Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. 

 

11. Limitation of Liability/Publicity: By entering the Promotion, each Entrant (i) acknowledges compliance with these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements; (ii) agrees to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects; (iii) agrees that the Sponsor has sole discretion to resolve any disputes as it sees fit; and (iv) agrees that neither the Entrant nor his/her heirs, successors, or assigns will assert any claim related to damages, losses, or injuries against either Facebook©, Instagram, the Sponsor or its or their parents, related entities, parents, subsidiaries, franchisees, advertising or promotion agencies, attorneys, Prize providers and affiliated entities, and each of their parents, subsidiaries, limited liability companies, affiliates and each of their respective employees, shareholders, directors, officers, members, personnel, agents, and assigns. The Sponsor and its related entities, parents, subsidiaries, limited liability and affiliate companies, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, attorneys, Prize providers, and affiliated entities: (i) make no warranty, guaranty, or representation of any kind concerning any Prize; (ii) disclaim any implied warranty; (iii) are not in any way responsible or liable for damage, loss, or injury of any kind including, but not limited to, death or bodily harm, actually or allegedly arising from entry into the Promotion or acceptance and/or use of any Prize; (iv) disclaim any responsibility for any actual or alleged loss (financial or otherwise), injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from downloading any material from any website, social media site, or the Website, regardless of whether the material was prepared by the Sponsor or a third party, and regardless of whether the material is connected to the Website or social media site page by a hypertext link; and (v) disclaim any liability for either for the termination, suspension or modification of the Promotion for any reason or through the acts or defaults of any company or person fulfilling any portion of the Prize. By accepting a Prize, the Winner consents to the use of his/her name, photograph, likeness, voice, video, and biographical information for publicity or advertising purposes without further notice or compensation, to the extent permitted by law.

 

12. Release Indemnity: By participating in the Promotion, all Entrants, including without limitation the Winners, agree to release and hold harmless Facebook©, Instagram, the Sponsor and its and their parents, subsidiaries, limited liability and affiliate companies, Dealers, its advertising and promotional agencies, and each of their respective employees, shareholders, directors, officers, members, personnel, agents, attorneys, and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of action, or losses of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from such Entrant's participation in the Promotion, any breach of these Official Rules, the acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any Prize, including without limitation: personal injury, death, property damage, defamation, infringement of intellectual property rights, and claims based on the rights of publicity and privacy. THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) COMPENSATORY, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; LOSS OF DATA; INCOME; OR PROFIT; LOSS OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY; CLAIMS OF THIRD-PARTIES, AND ANY OTHER DAMAGES, AND THE RIGHT TO HAVE ANY DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. The Entrant further agrees to fully indemnify the Releasees from any and all claims by third parties relating to the Promotion, without limitation.

 

13. Privacy: By participating in the Promotion, each Entrant (i) grants to the Sponsor and its respective authorized agents the right to use his/her name, email address, street address, industry employed in, telephone number, and such other personal information provided in connection with registering for the Promotion (“Personal Information”) for the purposes of administering the Promotion including, but not limited to, contacting and announcing the Winners and fulfilling the award of the Prizes; (ii) grants to the Sponsor the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Promotion, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges that the Sponsor may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and service providers of the Sponsor in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and (ii) above. Personal Information will otherwise not be sold, shared, or disclosed in any manner or for any other purposes by the Sponsor or any related entities, unless Entrant has otherwise agreed. The Sponsor will use the Entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes and will protect the Entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the Sponsor’s privacy policy. To view Caterpillar’s Global Data Privacy Statement visit: https://www.caterpillar.com/en/legal-notices/dataprivacy.html

 

14. Dispute Resolution/Choice of Law: The laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict rules, govern these Official Rules. All disputes, claims, and controversies relating to or arising out of the Promotion, these Official Rules, or any Prize (collectively, “Dispute”) will be resolved by binding arbitration rather than in court. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in accordance with the AAA’s Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures. The location of the arbitration will be Peoria, Illinois, United States of America. Any dispute resolution proceedings will be conducted only on an individual basis and not in a class, consolidated, or representative action, and that the parties are waiving the right to a trial by jury. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, each party waives any right to a jury trial. This agreement to arbitrate shall be specifically enforceable in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Any award issued by the arbitrator pursuant to any arbitration shall be final and binding upon the parties, and judgment may be entered upon in accordance with applicable laws in any court of competent jurisdiction. 

 

15. Parties Not Affiliated with Promotion: FACEBOOK© IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THIS PROMOTION, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROMOTION, IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ANY PRIZES, AND IS NOT A SPONSOR OF THIS PROMOTION.

 

16. Trademark/Copyright: All content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, video clips, and audio clips (collectively “Content”), the compilation of the Content (meaning its collection, arrangement, and assembly), and all software used on or in the Website are the property of either the Sponsor, its respective affiliates, or third parties that have licensed content and software for use on the Website. No license is granted for any further use of any of these trademarks, service marks, or logos. All content and software are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All content and other copyrightable material may be used only as provided in these Official Rules. All rights not expressly granted in these Official Rules are reserved.

 

17. Termination: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate the Promotion, in whole or in part, and/or modify, amend, or suspend the Promotion and/or the Official Rules in any way, at any time, for any reason without prior notice.

 

 

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