Northtown Mall
2008 Magical Season of Giving
Official Rules & Regulations
These rules apply to all Northtown Mall Magical Season of Giving events and/or drawings ("Official Rules"). Participants agree to abide by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Northtown Mall, whose decisions are final. Failure to comply with these rules may result in disqualification from any Northtown Mall events and/or drawings. Northtown Mall reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any of its events and/or drawings any participant Northtown Mall believes has violated these Official Rules. Northtown Mall reserves the right to modify or amend these Official Rules, as it deems necessary, with or without notice, at any time and for any reason.
1. Customers must present receipts to Guest Services from any store or restaurant at Northtown Mall. Qualifying receipts are on purchases made from November 15, 2008 to December 14, 2008, ONLY, and MUST BE FROM a retailer at Northtown Mall.
- Purchases made on designated Double Point Days – not necessarily receipts that are turned in on those designated Double Point Days, qualify for double points. Northtown Mall Gift Card purchases, and photos with Santa count as double points during the promotion.
- Receipts may only be used one time and will be marked when presented to Guest Services. The receipt must be the original. Duplicate receipts, photo copies, faxes and internet orders will not be accepted. All receipts must be redeemed by 6:00pm on Sunday, December 14, 2008.
- Purchases of faxes and photo copies cannot be redeemed for points. Credit Card payments, even if made to a store at the mall, will not be accepted for points either.
- Store employees may not request, or copy, receipts from store customers in order to redeem them for points. Additionally, stores (or store employees) may not hold receipts to give to participating organizations to redeem for points. Solicitation of stores by participating organizations to hold receipts for such participating organizations is also prohibited.
- Receipts are only valid from Northtown Mall retailers, including the following retailers located in the Northtown Mall parking lot: The Home Depot, Buffalo Wild Wings, Old Chicago, Potbelly Sandwich Works, Verizon Wireless, GameStop, Starbucks, FedEx/Kinkos and Applebee’s.
- Each dollar spent equals 1 point. Any less than $.50 will be rounded down to the nearest dollar, and anything equal to or greater than $.50 will be rounded up to the nearest dollar (Ex. $10.45 = 10 points and $10.56 = 11 points). Double points will be given if the purchase was made on a designated Double Point Day at a designated retailer, or for Northtown Mall gift cards, and the receipt indicates as such.
- An in-mall progress chart will be updated weekly with the participating organizations ranking only. The final point totals will not be calculated until the final week and will not be posted in the mall. Winners will be notified by certified mail within 14 days of the end of the contest.
- Any public or private 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the state of Minnesota is eligible to participate, excluding schools.
- At the end of the promotion – the participating organizations with the highest points will
win cash prizes:
1st place $2000
2nd place $1500
3rd place $1000
4th place $500
In the event of a tie for prize winning points for participating organizations as described in this section, Northtown Mall will make the final decision regarding any dispute.
11. During the course of the promotion four weekly prize drawings will be held, with the winning group receiving $250.00. The drawings will be conducted by Northtown Mall or its designee, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the drawings. Winners will be selected at random from all participating groups who have received points during that week. The eligibility weeks for such drawings are as follows:
Week 1 November 15 – November 21
Week 2 November 22 – November 28
Week 3 November 29 – December 5
Week 4 December 6 – December 14
Drawings will be held at the conclusion of each week. Winners will be notified by certified mail within 14 days of the each drawing.
12. Northtown Mall reserves, in its sole discretion, the right to refuse suspicious or fraudulent receipts, or any receipt transactions breaking the above rules.
13. The names of the winning organizations ("Winners List") will be posted at Northtown Mall’s Management Office within thirty days of the events and will remain posted there through 60 days. Each entrant organization also gives consent to use their name to be posted on mall’s website. A Winners List may also be obtained by requesting a Winners List via U.S. Mail to Northtown Mall within thirty days of the events. All requests must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope and be postmarked no later than January 16, 2009; otherwise, the request will not be accepted. Mail requests to Winners List at Northtown Mall, 398 Northtown Drive, Blaine MN 55434.
14. VOID IN ANY JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE PARTICIPATION IS PROHIBITED. NORTHTOWN MALL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AN ENTRANT THAT IT BELIEVES HAS VIOLATED THE LAWS OF THE JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE ENTRANT RESIDES AND/OR THE EVENT WAS HELD.
15. The winning organization agrees to release Northtown Mall; Glimcher Realty Trust, Glimcher Properties Limited Partnership, Glimcher Properties Corporation, their respective agents, affiliates, employees, partners, suppliers and advertising, promotional or judging agencies, from any and all liability whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of the prize or while preparing for participation in and/or traveling to any prize-related activity. The winning organization may be required to sign an affidavit/disclaimer and tax forms. The winning organization will be notified when the appropriate forms need to be signed. The winning organizations consent to the use of their name, logo and/or likeness for advertising and publicity purposes without notice or compensation, unless prohibited by law. Prizes are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Each winning organization is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the acceptance and use of such prize. All other associated fees, costs, surcharges and expenses not specified herein are also the responsibility of the winning organization, including but not limited to shipping and handling costs. Northtown Mall may substitute an advertised prize with another prize of equal or greater value, with or without notice, if the advertised prize is unavailable to.
