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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, HAWAII, ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE US TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS). US 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 US TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS). THIS PROMOTION IS VOID IN FLORIDA, NEW YORK, RHODE ISLAND, HAWAII, ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, AND THE US TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS AS WELL AS WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW OR REGULATION. THE PROMOTION IS SUBJECT TO ALL FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS GOVERN THIS PROMOTION.

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
   
   
2. Promotion Sponsor: The Extra Credit with Caterpillar Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”) is sponsored by Caterpillar Inc., 5205 N O’Connor Blvd, Irving, TX (the “Sponsor” or “Caterpillar”). FACEBOOK©, INSTAGRAM©, AND LINKEDIN© ARE NOT SPONSORS OF THIS PROMOTION.
   
   
3. Who Can Enter: To be eligible for the Sweepstakes, an individual must:
   
   

   • (a.) be a legal resident of: (i) one of the fifty (50) United States (excluding the states of Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Alaska and excluding Puerto Rico and the US Territories and Possessions), or (ii) the District of Columbia;

   • (b.) be at least the age of majority in their state or district of residency;

   Employees of Caterpillar and their respective 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. U.S. federal or state government entities, public institutions, or any tribal entities and their employees are also not eligible to participate in this Sweepstakes.

   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. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state, local, provincial and municipal laws. The law of the State of Illinois governs this Promotion.

4. How to Enter:
   
   

   Between 12:00:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday October 10, 2024, and 11:59:59 p.m. Central Time on Saturday November 9, 2024 (the “Promotion Period”) eligible entrants may enter the Sweepstakes by completing the registration form (“Online Form”) located at https://www.cat.com/ExtraCredit (“Website”). Eligible entrants who complete all information required in the Online Form and successfully submit the Online Form during the Promotion Period (each an “Entrant”) will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes (“Entry”). To receive an Entry, Online Forms must be successfully submitted by 11:59:59pm CT on Saturday November 9, 2024.

   There is a limit of one (1) Entry per person. Those who do not follow all of 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 sweepstakes or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries.

   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.

   Entrants must also identify an associated company or sole proprietorship. Entrants understand that entries are submitted on behalf of their associated company and that any Prize awarded under this Contest will be issued in the name of the company/sole proprietorship listed on the winning entry.

   Entries shall be deemed to be submitted by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the entry. For these Official Rules, “authorized account holder” of an e-mail address 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 responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.  Each selected Entrant may be required to provide the Sponsor with proof that the selected Entrant is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the winning entry.

5. Prize: (5) $1,000 Cat Credits e-certificates
   
   

   Five (5) verified winners will each receive a $1,000 Cat Credits e-certificate (each a “Prize”, and collectively the Prizes”). Each entrant can win no more than one (1) Prize. Cat Credits can be used towards the purchase of parts, service, work tools, and/or rentals of Cat equipment at participating Cat dealers, The Cat Rental Store or at approved online retailers - Parts.cat.com and Cat Central.

   Cat Credits are not legal tender and cannot be redeemed for cash or cash equivalents. Cat Credits are non-transferable, and may not be used to purchase items for personal, family or household use. Cat Credits can only be used in accordance with the Cat Credits rules, which can be accessed at https://www.cat.com/en_US/promotions/cat-credits.html. 

   Each Cat Credits e-certificate has an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). The aggregate ARV of all Prizes to be awarded for the Sweepstakes is Five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 U.S. Dollars ($5,000.00). 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 these official rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.  Additional Prize award details may be provided to the winners at the time of notification.

   EACH WINNER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL OR LOCAL TAXES DUE ON THE PRIZE OR INCURRED AS A RESULT OF WINNING THE PRIZE.

   Winners and Winner’s guests may be required to complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and, where lawful, a Publicity Release, within 7 days of attempted notification or prize may be forfeited. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address, mailing address and/or telephone number of entrants.

6. Winner Selection: 

   • (a.) The Winners shall be selected as follows:

     • (i) On or about November 11, 2024, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period to select five (5) potential Prize winners. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

     • (ii) The potential winners will be notified by email or phone using the contact information provided at the time of entry. The potential Prize winners and their associated companies will be subject to a background check. Caterpillar reserves the right to randomly select a new Prize winner if the initial winner does not pass the background check. If a potential winner does not respond within seven (7) days of the first notification attempt, if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or if a potential winner is found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be selected.

7. Winner Notification: The week following the selection of the Winners of the Grand Prize, Instructor-Led Operator Training Prizes, and Operator eLearning Prize, the Winners will be notified by the Sponsor by electronic mail and/or by telephone using the information provided on his or her Entry. Notification will be attempted a maximum of three (3) times. If any selected Entrant does not respond to the notification within seven (7) business days of the final attempted contact; 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 and deemed the Winner.
   
   
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 Monday November 18, 2024, and shall remain posted there for a minimum of thirty (30) business days.
   
   
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 provincial 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 Web site 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, Facebook Page or Web site 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^©, LinkedIn^©, or the Sponsor or its 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 or Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn page, 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 Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn 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 Winner, agree to release and hold harmless Facebook^©, Instagram^©, LinkedIn^©, and the Sponsor and its parent, 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, e-mail address, industry employed in, and telephone number (“Personal Information”) for the purposes of administering the Promotion including, but not limited to, contacting and announcing the Winner and fulfilling the award of the Prize; (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 privacy policy visit: https://www.cat.com/en_US/legal-notices/privacy.html.
    
    
14. Dispute Resolution: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligation of the Entrant and the Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, 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). Any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or the prize(s) awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. All claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event, shall include attorney's fees. The sole proper venue for the resolution of any dispute shall be the State of Illinois, County of Peoria and each Entrant hereby consents to the jurisdiction of the courts located therein.
    
    
15. Parties not affiliated with Promotion: NEITHER FACEBOOK^©, INSTAGRAM^©, OR LINKEDIN^© ARE AFFILIATED WITH THIS PROMOTION, AND ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROMOTION, AND THEREFORE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING ANY PRIZES, AND ARE NOT  SPONSORS 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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