No Purchase Necessary. A Purchase Will Not Increase Your Chances Of Winning.

 

1. Eligibility:

The Sherwin-Williams #2021COTYGiveaway (“Giveaway”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old (each, an “Entrant”). Employees of The Sherwin-Williams Company (“Sponsor”), its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household members of those employees, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win.

2. Agreement to Official Rules/Privacy Policy:

Participation in the Giveaway constitutes Entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth in these Official Rules in a timely manner. Any information you submit as part of the Giveaway will be treated in accordance with Sponsor's Privacy Policy.

3. Entry Period:

The Giveaway begins at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 (the “Entry Period”).

4. To Enter the Giveaway:

During the Entry Period, there are two (2) ways to participate:

1. A.

   Share Color of the Year Assets: To enter via this method:

   • visit the 2021 COTY Announcement Portal linked here;
   • download the Color of the Year creative assets;
   • Publicly share one or more of the images via your Instagram or Twitter account;
   • include the hashtag #2021COTYGiveaway; and
   • follow Sponsor’s design pro account on that same platform: @SWDesignPros on Twitter or Instagram or the Sherwin-Williams for Design Pros page on Facebook.

   You will receive two (2) entries into the Giveaway via this method. There is a limit of two (2) entries per person for a maximum of two (2) entries via this entry method.

2. B.

   Share 2021COTYGiveaway Announcement Post: To enter via this method:

   • visit Sponsor’s profile page: @SWDesignPros on Twitter or Instagram;
   • find the #2021COTYGiveaway announcement post;
   • publically share the post via your Instagram Story and/or Twitter feed;
   • include #2021COTYGiveaway; and
   • follow Sponsor’s design pro account on that same platform: @SWDesignPros on Twitter or Instagram.

You will receive one (1) entry into the Giveaway via this method. There is a limit of one (1) entry per person, for a maximum of one (1) entry via this entry method.

Any person can only receive a maximum of two (2) entries into the Giveaway. Entries in excess of the stated limitation via any method or entries generated by script, macro other means will be void.

Entrant agrees to download and share the Color of the Year creative assets, or share/retweet the #2021COTYGiveaway announcement post in compliance with instructions provided by Sponsor. Sponsor is the owner and/or licensee of the downloadable 2021 Color of the Year images and related intellectual property (“Content”). Sponsor grants you a non-exclusive, limited, revocable right to use the Content solely for the purpose of entering the Giveaway and promoting the 2021 Color of the Year (“Purpose”). Content must be used as is and may not be altered. You represent and warrant that the Content will be properly and accurately used solely for Purpose, and that Sponsor will not be portrayed in a negative fashion, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. All rights in any of Sponsor’s trademarks or other intellectual property of Sponsor is and shall remain entirely owned by Sherwin-Williams, or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Sponsor may terminate your right to use the Content for any or no reason at all. Upon termination, you must immediately cease any distribution, display or reproduction of the Content and remove and destroy any copies of Content in your control.

Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor’s image and cannot be inappropriate or obscene or violate the privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights of any third party.

If you do not have a Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter account, establishing an account is free. All applicable platform terms apply. This Giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook, Instagram and/or Twitter. You can return your account(s) to private and/or unfollow any applicable social account following the announcement of the winners.

5. Drawing/Odds:

Drawing/Odds: On or about Thursday, October 22, 2020, Sponsor will select one hundred (100) potential winners in a random drawing of all eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the number of eligible entries received. Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winners via direct message to the social account that shared the image shortly after the drawing. If the potential winner does not respond to the direct message by the date specified in the direct message, an alternate potential winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate potential winners may be contacted.

6. Potential Winner Requirements:

A potential winner may be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (unless prohibited) within a time period specified by Sponsor. If a potential winner fails to sign and return these documents within the required time period or does not claim the prize one week after notification from Sponsor or is otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, an alternate potential winner may be selected in a random drawing of all remaining entries received. Only three (3) alternate potential winners may be contacted.

7. Prizes & Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) (100):

Sherwin-Williams swag. ARV: $25 USD. Total ARV of all prizes: $2,500. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Any prize details not specified above will be determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. A prize may not be transferred and must be accepted as awarded. A winner may not request cash or a substitute prize; however, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of comparable or greater value for any reason, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. Limit one (1) prize per person.

8. General Conditions:

In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Giveaway is impaired in any way, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Giveaway to address the impairment and then resume the Giveaway; or (b) award the prizes at random from among the non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify (and void all associated entries) and seek damages (including attorneys’ fees) from any individual who tampers with the operation of the Giveaway or social platform, violates these Official Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Proof of sending any communication to Sponsor by mail shall not be deemed proof of receipt of that communication by Sponsor. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.

9. Release and Limitations of Liability:

By entering, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, Facebook, Inc., Twitter, Inc., and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Giveaway or receipt or use of any prize. You further agree that in any cause of action, in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees. You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered or garbled entries, comments, email, direct messages, posts or other communications; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Giveaway, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Giveaway, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Giveaway-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site or social platform users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to participants' or to any other person's computer or mobile device related to or resulting from participating in this Giveaway or downloading materials from or use of the website or any social platform.

10. Disputes:

You agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Giveaway or any prize shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Cleveland, Ohio. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Giveaway, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Ohio or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ohio.

11. Sponsor:

The Sherwin-Williams Company, 101 West Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115.

12. Giveaway Results:

For winners’ names, available after November 23, 2020, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Kathy Amend, C/O The Sherwin-Williams Company, 101 West Prospect Avenue, 1060 Guild Hall, Cleveland, Ohio 44115, ATTN: SW Color of the Year Giveaway. Requests must be received by December 23, 2020.