Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS CONTEST. OPEN ONLY TO PERSONS WHO AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY ARE A LEGAL RESIDENT OF ONE OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR D.C., WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF DATE OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Tik Tok.

  1. CONTEST PERIOD: The Bounce Best In Shed Contest (the “Contest”) starts at 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 29, 2024 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on May 27, 2024 (the “Contest Period”).

  2. ELIGIBILITY: Contest is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older and a pet owner as of date of entry. The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC (the “Sponsor”), and its parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, employees, directors, shareholders, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies, including Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. (“Administrator”) (collectively with Sponsor, Administrator, and Instagram, “Indemnitees”) and their immediate family members (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their spouses) and household members of each (whether related or not are not eligible to participate or win. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.

  3. HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Contest, you must have either an Instagram or Tik Tok account and have your account settings set to public (not private). An Instagram or Tik Tok account can be opened for free by downloading the Instagram or Tik Tok application from the Apple store or Google Play. During the Contest Period, you may enter on Instagram or TikTok by posting to your own account, a maximum 60 second video that includes your furry pet and at least one (1) article of clothing with sufficient pet fur present and share the benefits of Bounce Pet in your life or how you would benefit from having Bounce Pet (“Entry”). Your Entry must include the hashtags #Contest and #BounceBestInShed and @bouncesheets as part of your caption to be eligible. Entries that do not include the hashtags and @bouncesheets as part of the caption will not result in an Entry. Entries must be complete to be eligible.

You must comply with the following guidelines to be eligible:

  • Your Entry should be of you (and your furry pet) only. No people other than yourself should be depicted in your Entry. Pet featured in the Entry must belong to you and be available for further media opportunities, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
  • Your Entry must be original to you and you must own all rights in the Entry and all other content submitted in connection with the Entry and grant Sponsor the License described below.
  • You must either take the video yourself or if someone else takes it, you must require the videographer (who must not be professional) to grant you ownership of the video before you submit it and make clear the video will be submitted in this Contest for use by Sponsor.
  • Your Entry must not include any representation of celebrities, athletes, musicians, or any other public or private figure, include any anti-social, political or religious groups, any commercial solicitation or promotional materials and your video must not include your or any other person’s/companies’ full name, address, phone number, or URL address. Entry must not contain advertisements, personal solicitations or commercial solicitations.
  • Your Entry must not feature beer, distilled spirits (i.e., hard liquors, malt beverages), tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco and snuff), fireworks, firearms and ammunitions, prescription drugs, illegal drugs and related drug paraphernalia, nutritional supplements, lotteries and gambling.
  • Your Entry must not have been submitted previously in a promotion or contest of any kind or previously exhibited or displayed publicly (i.e., disclosed beyond your circle of friends and family through your social networking sites) through any means.
  • Your Entry must not contain content that is false, inaccurate or misleading.
  • Entry must not contain material that is inappropriate, unsuitable, indecent, profane, obscene, hateful, tortuous, defamatory, slanderous or libelous (including but not limited to words or symbols that may be considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group).
  • Your Entry must not contain material, words or symbols that promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age.
  • Your Entry must not contain material that is, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, contains any third-party materials, other than Bounce, or otherwise violates or infringes (or may infringe) any copyright, trademark, logo, mark that identifies a brand or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity or make reference to any commercial/corporate advertising (including but not limited to, corporate logos, brand names, slogans, political, or religious statements), or is otherwise objectionable.
  • Any clothing or accessories worn by you in the video should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party materials other than Bounce.
  • Entrants and all submitted Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image as determined by Sponsor/Administrator, in its sole discretion. The Entry must not disparage Sponsor, persons or organizations associated with Sponsor, or any other person or entity.
  • Entries must not reference any of Bounce’s competitors or any other third party.

If an Entry does not include all necessary components, that entrant will not be entered into the Contest, and any Entry that violates any of the guidelines above or that is deemed inappropriate or containing unsuitable material, in Sponsor’s sole discretion may be disqualified.

Limit one (1) Entry per person on Instagram and one (1) Entry per person on Tik Tok. By posting an Entry, you represent that you are a legal resident of the 50 U.S. or D.C., who is 18 years of age or older, and you have read and agree to these Official Rules. Each entrant must comply with all terms and conditions applicable to the use of Instagram/Tik Tok, as applicable.

If you enter using your mobile phone, standard data fees/rates may apply. See your wireless provider for pricing plan details. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means and entries by any means which subvert the entry process are void. Instagram and Tik Tok are not affiliated with the Contest in any way and are not responsible for the administration of the Contest or the awarding of the prize. No endorsement or approval of Contest by Instagram or Tik Tok are expressed or implied. All Entries become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Entrant posts relating to the Contest represent solely the views and opinions of the individual entrant and do not reflect the views and opinions of the Sponsor in any manner. The Sponsor acts as a passive conduit for the posting and publication of such content and has no obligation to screen, monitor or review the content of posts and entries relating to the Contest and expressly disclaims any and all liability in conjunction with any such activities.

  1. GRANT OF RIGHTS: Once submitted, Entry cannot be modified by entrant. By submitting an Entry, each entrant gives permission (and warrants and represents that he/she has obtained all rights necessary from third parties to give such permission and grant the license herein described) to Sponsor and its licensees, sublicensees, successors, and assigns (collectively, the “Rights Holders”), the exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable right and license (including but not limited to, all intellectual property and proprietary rights including without limitation patents, trademarks, and copyrights) to use, perform, exhibit, edit, adapt, reproduce, manufacture, construct, tailor, distribute, sell, offer to sell, import and/or otherwise exploit the Entry, and the entrant’s likeness (both as depicted in the Entry and otherwise), name, voice and biographical information (including, but not limited to, city and state of residence), in any manner and in any and all distribution channels, venues, formats and media now or later known or developed (collectively, the “License”) without compensation (where permitted by law) and without review, approval or notice, to the extent permitted by law. The rights granted pursuant to the License shall also include, without limitation, the right to: (a) change, alter, distort, edit or revise the Entry, or any part thereof; and (b) make derivative works based on the Entry, or any part thereof. Entrant agrees to sign any documents required by Sponsor upon request (and without compensation) to confirm such License. The preceding grant of rights does not limit any rights possessed by Instagram, Tik Tok, Sponsor or any third party pursuant to the terms and conditions of Instagram. Sponsor is not obligated to exercise any of the rights granted in these Official Rules. Entrant further agrees that (a) Sponsor does not owe him/her a duty of confidence (or fiduciary duty or the like) and that he/she has no expectation of privacy as to his/her Entry and (b) Sponsor has wide access to ideas, stories, designs and other literary/artistic materials submitted to it from outside sources or being developed by its own employees and that such ideas/stories/designs/literary/artistic materials may be competitive with, similar to (or even identical to) his/her Entry and that Sponsor shall have no liability to entrant or any third party in conjunction therewith.

Sponsor grants to each qualified entrant a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable right to use its and/or its licensor's trademarks solely for purposes of and limited to their Entry submitted in this Contest; such right and license will automatically expire without further act of any party at the expiration of the Contest Period, unless specifically extended on an individual basis by Sponsor in writing in its sole discretion. Any other use of Sponsor’s and/or its licensors’ trademarks will be a violation of Sponsor’s or its applicable licensors’ intellectual property rights.

  1. DRAWING: One thousand (1,000) Entries will be selected in a random drawing on or about May 28, 2024 from among all eligible Entries received during the Contest Period to be judged (as described below) to determine the Grand Prize winner. In the event that less than 1,000 Entries are received, all eligible Entries will move on to the judging. The random drawing (if applicable) will be conducted by the Administrator who is an independent judging organization. The decisions of the Sponsor and the Administrator are final and binding on all matters relating to the Contest. The odds of being selected depend on the total number of eligible Entries received during the Contest Period.

  2. JUDGING: Each Entry from the drawing (as described above) will be judged by a panel of Sponsor-selected judges to determine the one (1) Grand Prize winner, based on the following judging criteria: Originality/Creativity (10%); Expressiveness (10%) Video Quality (20%); Suitability for Promotional Purposes (30%); Best product tie-in (30%). In the event of a tie, tied Entries will be re-judged by the judges based solely on Best product tie-in. Decisions of judges/Administrator are final with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.

  3. PRIVACY: Trust is a cornerstone of Sponsor's corporate mission and the success of their business depends on it. Sponsor is committed to maintaining your trust by protecting personal information they collect about you. Information collected from Entrants is subject to Sponsor and Administrator’s Privacy Policies. Sponsor: http://www.pg.com/privacy/english/privacy_notice.html. Administrator: https://dja.com/privacy-policy/.

  4. WINNER NOTIFICATION: If the potential winner entered on Tikk Tok, he/she will be initially contacted by @bouncesheets via a comment on his/her Entry. Potential winner must then follow the instructions in the comment to add @bouncesheets as a friend on Tik Tok within twenty-four (24) hours. Once the potential winner has added @bouncesheets as a friend, @bouncesheets will send a Direct Message to the him/her with instructions within twenty-four (24) hours of notification. If the potential winner entered on Instagram, he/she will be contacted via a Direct Message on Instagram from @bouncesheets. Direct Message will include an email address that the potential winner will need to contact within twenty-four (24) hours from the Direct Message being sent. If potential winner does not respond within the twenty-four (24) hour timeframe of the Direct Message, an alternate will be determined as outlined above. The potential winner will be required to sign and return, via email, a Declaration of Eligibility & Liability Release, and where legal, a Publicity Release and Assignment of Rights within 24 hours of issuance or the prize will be forfeited. If potential winner cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, if potential winner is ineligible, if any notification is returned undeliverable, or if potential winner otherwise fails to fully comply with these Official Rules, he/she will forfeit that prize and an alternate winner will be determined from among all remaining Entries (if less than 1,000) based on the judging criteria above. The Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to conduct a background check on potential winner in order to be confirmed as the Grand Prize winner. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify potential winner based on the results of such background check or if Sponsor determine in its sole discretion that awarding the prize to such potential winner might reflect negatively on Sponsor. Potential winner becomes “Grand Prize winner” only after verification of eligibility by Sponsor.

  5. PRIZE: Grand Prize (1): $10,000 awarded as a check, $3,000 awarded as a check to help offset taxes, and the opportunity for future media opportunities for winner/pet (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) (Total value of prize $13,000). All federal, state, and local taxes are solely the responsibility of the winner. No transfer, assignment or substitution for prize will be permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Any media opportunities will have no retail value associated.

  1. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY; RELEASE: Indemnitees are not responsible for late, incomplete, misdirected, inaccessible comments, Entries, Internet connections or email; or for any computer, telephone, wireless, satellite, cable, network, electronic, Internet or phone hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability, or garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/Internet/website/use net/accessibility, availability, or traffic congestion, Internet contact, or any technical error, or program errors or malfunctions or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of Entry or other information, or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information, or for any human error, technical error or other error of any kind in connection with the offering or operation of the Contest. In no event will more than the one prize specified in these Official Rules be awarded. The Indemnitees are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the website (or any other website). The preceding expressly includes the inability of Sponsor to access or properly review Entries due to filtering or other operation of the functionality of Instagram or Tik Tok. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as planned (in whole or in part), as solely determined by Sponsor, including but not limited to by infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or technical failures that can corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest (in whole or in part). In such event, Sponsor shall conduct the Contest and award the prize in a manner which is fair, appropriate and consistent with the spirit of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The right is reserved by Sponsor to disqualify any individual found, at its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or website, to be acting in violation of the Official Rules, or to be acting in a non-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Indemnitees are not responsible for any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer/mobile phone or device related to or resulting from participation in or downloading (or uploading) any materials from this Contest. Entrants further agree not to knowingly damage or cause interruption of the Contest and/or prevent others from participating in the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST VIOLATES CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE OR AN INDIVIDUAL OTHERWISE ATTEMPTS TO DEFRAUD SPONSOR, SPONSOR MAY DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. By submitting an Entry, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each entrant releases and agrees to hold harmless each of the Indemnitees and all other companies involved in the development, operation or marketing of the Contest or the provision of the prize, Instagram, Tik Tok, and the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing, and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, causes of action and liabilities of any kind that the entrant ever had, now has or might in the future have arising out of or relating to the Contest, participation in the Contest, the acceptance, receipt or use of prize or any component thereof and/or any use of the entrant’s name, likeness, voice and/or biographical information, any statement attributed to the entrant and/or any Entry or any component thereof, including without limitation any and all claims, causes of action and liabilities, including those (a) relating to any personal injury, death or property damage or loss sustained by any entrant or any other person, (b) based upon any allegation of violation of the right of privacy or publicity, copyright infringement, misappropriation, defamation or violation of any other personal or proprietary right or (c) or based upon any allegation of a violation of any law, rule or regulation relating to personal information or data security. Each entrant agrees not to assert any such claim or cause of action against any of the Released Parties.

  2. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: By participating, entrants agree to be bound by and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor/Administrator/judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects. By participating in this Contest, entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Indemnitees from any and all actions, claims, injury, loss or damage (whether due to negligence or otherwise) to person(s), including death, and property or breach or failure or any representation of warranty arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, from participation in this Contest and/or from the acceptance, misuse or use of prize.

SPONSOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO THE USE OF THE PRIZE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ITS QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  1. DISPUTES: You agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or the prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the State of 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 Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Ohio or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Ohio.

  2. SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsor of the Contest is The Procter & Gamble Distributing LLC, One P&G Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45202. The Administrator of the Contest is Don Jagoda Associates, Inc., 100 Marcus Drive, Melville, New York 11747.

  3. WINNER: To receive a Winner List by email, send an email to: winners@dja.com with The Bounce Best In Shed Contest (20-2803-92) as the subject line. Requests must be received by July 31, 2024.

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Tik Tok. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor, and not to Instagram or Tik Tok.