ELIGIBILITY

This Holiday season, Metro National Corporation[1] will host the Memorial Wishes Sweepstakes (“Memorial Wishes” or “Sweepstakes”). Memorial Wishes is open only to participants who, as of date of entry, are legal residents of the Greater Houston, Texas metro area, and are 16 years of age or younger.
Employees and retirees of MetroNational and any promotional and/or marketing agencies employed and/or hired by MetroNational (including their immediate families and persons living in their households) are not eligible to enter. “Immediate family members” means parents, spouses, children, siblings, in-laws, or grandparents. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY

Prizes will be awarded to ten (10) winners of the Memorial Wishes Sweepstakes. Ten (10) winners will be selected at random on December 11, 2024.
Void where prohibited or otherwise restricted by law. Any purchase or monetary consideration will not improve your chances of winning.

HOW TO ENTER

Beginning on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at 6:00am, custodial parents or legal guardians of children 16 years or younger can drop off their Memorial Wish for Santa.

Entries must include full mailing address, email address, phone number, the entrant’s gift wish, and why the gift is important. Entry must also include parent/guardian full name and signature.

Entries can be dropped off in Santa’s Mailboxes, located at The Lawn, 972 Bunker Hill; and Memorial City Mall near Frolic’s Castle, 303 Memorial City Way, Houston TX 77024. Participants can also enter by scanning the QR code to fill out the required entry form. Entries must be received by 11:59pm, December 6, 2024, to qualify.

By submitting an entry on behalf of a minor child, you are representing and warranting that you are a custodial parent or legal guardian of such child. All Sweepstakes entries and/or related submissions become the sole and exclusive property of MetroNational upon transmission. Entries will not be returned and may be used by MetroNational for any purpose whatsoever related to the Sweepstakes, without additional compensation to the entrant or any other individual or entity.

Entries must be filled out completely and legibly to qualify, and will be void if they are, in whole or in part, incomplete, illegible, damaged, irregular, counterfeit, altered, or obtained through theft or fraud. MetroNational is/are not responsible for lost, late, illegible, or misdirected entries including due to transmission, technical, and/or network failures of any kind, including without limitation, malfunctioning of any hardware or software (whether originating with sender or MetroNational, human error, or any other error or malfunction.

For online entries, the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry will be considered the entrant. An “authorized account holder” shall mean the person assigned to such email account by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with such e-mail account. A potential winner may be requested to provide proof that he or she is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with a winning entry.

MetroNational shall have no liability for any winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If a winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 14 days of the time award notification was sent, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.

Entrants agree not to upload, post or transmit any materials which contain any computer viruses, or other harmful component that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or undermine the operation of the promotion is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and MetroNational reserve(s) the right to seek damages from any person who makes such attempt(s). Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered are void. Any questions regarding the number of entries submitted by an individual or the authorized account holder of an e-mail address shall be determined by MetroNational in its/their sole discretion, and MetroNational reserve(s) the right to disqualify any entries by persons determined to be tampering with any aspect of the promotion.

All entries must be received by 11:59pm, December 6, 2024. The winners of the Sweepstakes will be contacted on or around December 12, 2024.

PRIZES

Ten (10) winners will be selected at random and awarded in this Sweepstakes. Each prize awarded will have a minimum estimated retail value of $200.00 and will not exceed an estimated value of $500.00. All aspects of the prizes shall be determined by MetroNational at its sole discretion. All prizes are subject to availability at the time of drawing and MetroNational reserves the right to substitute the prize with any prize of greater or equal value. No substitution or transfer of prize is permitted except at MetroNational’s sole and absolute discretion.

Sweepstakes winners will be notified via the contact information provided by participants upon entry. Prize Recipient will be required to produce appropriate identification (driver’s license or passport.) If MetroNational is unable to contact prize recipients using the contact information provided within fourteen (14) days of the end of the Sweepstakes, the prize will be forfeited.

Winners shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize.
The odds of winning any Sweepstakes and/or prize will depend upon the number of Sweepstakes participants and/or the discretion of MetroNational.

SWEEPSTAKES CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION:

MetroNational reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend any Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes is not capable of being completed as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, “bugs,” tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical failures of any kind or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of any such Sweepstakes. The decision of MetroNational to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend any Sweepstakes shall be final in all respects.

CONDITIONS
Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes each winner’s and their parent or guardian’s permission for MetroNational to use his/her name, address, (city and state) and likeness (including any photos and/or video images) for advertising and promotional purposes, in any and all media now known or hereafter developed, worldwide, in perpetuity, without notice or additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.

RULES
All decisions as to these Official Rules and interpretations thereof are exclusively within the sole discretion of MetroNational and may be changed from time to time without notice. MetroNational reserves the right to cancel or modify the Sweepstakes at any time without notice.

PARTICIPATION PROBLEM DISCLAIMER:
Even if alleged to be caused by the sole or partial negligence of MetroNational, MetroNational is not responsible for any problems which affect, or result from, participation or attempted participation in the Sweepstakes. This includes, but is not limited to, the following problems:

1. Incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate entry information;
2. Human errors;
3. Failures, omissions, interruptions, deletions or defects of any wireless network, telephone network, internet service, computer systems, servers, utility providers, or software;
4. Identity theft;
5. Tampering, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries or computer data;
6. Network hackers or other unauthorized access to MetroNational’s computer network;
7. Data that is processed late or incorrectly or is incomplete or lost due to wireless network, telephone network, computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on wireless or telephone networks;
8. Printing errors;
9. Equipment malfunctions; and
10. Late, misdirected, lost, misplaced, illegible, mutilated or postage-due entries.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, METRONATIONAL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTEES: IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF ELECTRONIC MAIL, ATTENDANCE OF THE EVENT AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED ENTITIES’ TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED $10. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION
All Participants agree to RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE

MetroNational and its parents, subsidiaries and affiliates and their owners, agents, officers, managers and employees (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against all claims, damages, charges, injuries, losses, proceedings, suits, actions (including but not limited to tort actions, product liability actions, wrongful death actions, warranty actions, breach of contract actions, privacy and defamation actions, misappropriation of likeness actions, identity theft, loss of consortium claims), expenses and attorney fees that they or anyone on their behalf (including but not limited to their heirs, representatives or next of kin) have or might have for any death, injury, damage or claimed injury or damage arising out of, involving or relating in any manner to their participation in the Sweepstakes, including, but not limited to, any claim that the act or omission complained of was caused in whole or in part by the strict liability or negligence in any form of the Released Parties.

Additionally, all Participants agree to INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND DEFEND the Released Parties in any action or proceeding from and against all claims, damages, charges, injuries, losses, proceedings, suits, actions (including but not limited to tort actions, product liability actions, wrongful death actions, warranty actions, breach of contract actions, privacy and defamation actions, misappropriation of likeness actions, identity theft, loss of consortium claims), expenses and attorney fees that they or anyone on their behalf (including but not limited to their heirs, representatives or next of kin) have or might have for any death, injury, damage or claimed injury or damage arising out of, involving or relating in any manner to their participation in the Sweepstakes or for their failure to comply with the terms of the above release provision. This agreement to indemnify, hold harmless and defend applies even if the act or omission complained of was allegedly caused in whole or in part by the strict liability or negligence in any form of the Released Parties.

SWEEPSTAKES CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION OR MODIFICATION
MetroNational reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend any Sweepstakes if the Sweepstakes is not capable of being completed as planned for any reason, including, but not limited to, infection by computer virus, “bugs,” tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or technical failures of any kind or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of any such Sweepstakes. The decision of MetroNational to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend any Sweepstakes shall be final in all respects.

CHOICE OF LAW
All claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by participants with regard to this Sweepstakes, excluding all attorneys’ or other related fees and punitive, incidental, consequential or other damages, and without resort to any class action. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision so long as the general intent of these Official Rules remains in effect. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.

SPONSOR AND PRIZE PROVIDER
MetroNational Corporation, 945 Bunker Hill, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77024.

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[1] Metro National Corporation and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and any of their officers, directors, employees and agents are collectively referred to herein as “MetroNational”.