AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited by law. Subject to all federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local laws, regulations, and ordinances. THE SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED OR ADMINISTERED BY, OR ASSOCIATED WITH ANY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, INCLUDING FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, TIKTOK, ETC. By entering into the Sweepstakes and using the American Marketing Association’s (the “Sponsor”) website located at www.ama.org (the “Website”) you accept and agree to (i) be bound by these Official Rules (these “Rules”) and Sponsor’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, each as amended or modified from time to time and each of which is incorporated by reference herein and (ii) accept the decisions of Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the Sweepstakes.
| Sweepstakes Name: | AMA Career Week – Highest Attending Chapter Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”). |
| Sponsor: | American Marketing Association 130 E. Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601 |
| Entry Period: | Entries will open on October 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM Central Standard Time and close on October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (the “Entry Period”), after which date and time the Sweepstakes will be closed and no further entries shall be accepted. |
| Prize: | One winner of the Sweepstakes selected at random. The winner will receive a prize (the “Prize”) consisting of the following: Free student registration for the 2026 International Collegiate Conference (approximate retail value of equal to $352). |
| How to Enter | There is one way to enter the Sweepstakes. Limit one entry per Collegiate Chapter during the entire Entry Period. Collegiate Chapters can enter by having their members register for and attend sessions being hosted Monday through Thursday of Career Week. The winning chapter will be selected based on the number of unique members who register for and attend sessions being hosted Monday through Thursday of Career Week. Teams who sign up for the virtual Digital Marketing Competition will be given one additional “point”/member. |
| Eligible Participants: | The Sweepstakes is open to all legal U.S. residents currently residing in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years or older as of the first day of the Entry Period (each, an “Entrant”). Employees of Sponsor and its respective affiliates or subsidiaries, the immediate family members (spouse, children, step-children, parents, step-parents, siblings and in-laws) of such employees, and any person domiciled with such employees are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Void outside of the United States or where prohibited by law. Except as prohibited by law, an Entrant’s participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes an Entrant’s agreement to Sponsor’s use of (a) Entrant’s name for notification purposes (whether in print, online or otherwise) if selected as the Winner of the Sweepstakes and (b) Entrant’s name, photograph, video, likeness and/or identity for purposes of advertising, publicity and promotional materials, in each case without compensation if selected as a Winner of the Sweepstakes. In connection with the foregoing, each Entrant grants Sponsor a limited, royalty-free, worldwide, transferable license to use Entrant’s name, photograph, video, likeness and/or identity as set forth herein. |
| Selection and Notification of Winner: | Sponsor (or a designee or representative thereof) will select the Winner of the Prize by November 3, 2025, using the attendance numbers collected during AMA Career Week from among all eligible entries received during the Entry Period. [The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received during each such Entry Period.] To be eligible, an Entrant must follow all of these Rules. Only the AMA Collegiate Chapter with the most amount of student attendees during the Entry Period is considered the Winner and will receive the Prize. Sponsor (or a designee or representative thereof) may decide, in its sole discretion, if an Entrant or the Winner does not meet all eligibility requirements or otherwise violates these Rules, Sponsor’s Terms of Use or Privacy Policy, or any other applicable laws, regulations, or rules. Entries that are lost, late, incomplete, misdirected or altered for any reason will be ineligible. The Winner will be contacted by Sponsor via email no later than November 3,2025, and will have 30 days to respond to remain eligible and claim the Prize. The Winner is responsible for monitoring his or her email for notification and receipt of other communications related to the Sweepstakes. If the Winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the Prize within 30 days of notification, Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the Prize from the Winner. An Entrant may decline the receipt of and forfeit a Prize if the Entrant is chosen as the winner. In the event that the Prize is forfeited or withdrawn for any reason in accordance with these Rules, an alternative winner may be selected by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. In the event of noncompliance with these Rules by a Winner, including a replacement Winner, Sponsor reserves the right to withdraw the Prize. |
| Release: | By receipt of any entry, an Entrant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, distributors, advertising/promotion agencies, and prize suppliers, and each of their respective parent and affiliate companies and each such company’s officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt, acceptance, ownership or use or misuse of the Prize. |
| Additional Terms | Except as set forth in these Rules, all personal information that (a) an Entrant supplies or (b) Sponsor collects, in connection with the Sweepstakes shall be subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. By participating in the Sweepstakes, each Entrant hereby agrees to the Sponsor’s collection and usage of their personal information and acknowledges that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Sponsor is not responsible if online service or equipment is interrupted including without limitation (i) interruptions to any network, server, Internet, Web site, telephone, satellite, computer or other connections, (ii) failures or malfunctions of satellite, hardware, software or other equipment, and (iii) other errors of any kind, whether human, technical, mechanical or electronic. If for any reason (including tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, or any other cause that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes), the Sweepstakes is not capable of being conducted as described in these Rules, Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, extend, cancel, terminate, conclude or suspend the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for inaccurate prize details supplied to any Entrant by a third party connected with these Sweepstakes. No cash alternative to the Prize will be offered. The Prize cannot be transferred, substituted, or exchanged by the Winner and is subject to availability. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice to any Entrant or the Winner. Incidental expenses and all other costs which are not specifically listed as part of the Prize and which may be associated with the award, acceptance, receipt and use of all or any portion of the awarded Prize are solely the responsibility of the Winner. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZE ARE SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. The Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, United States and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive authority of the courts located in Cook Count, Illinois. If any section, provision, or term of these Rules shall be held or found to be unenforceable or invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. Such provision may be modified or severed from these Rules to the extent necessary to make such provision enforceable and consistent with the remainder of these Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision of these Rules shall not constitute the waiver of such provision. Entrants are required to provide accurate, valid and truthful information at all times. Sponsor will reject and delete any entry that it discovers to be false, fraudulent, illegal or deceptive and will disqualify any Entrant who undermines or tampers with or attempts to undermine or tamper with the entry process, the operation of the Sweepstakes, or is otherwise in violation of these Rules or any appliable federal, state, or local laws or regulations, or is acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT HEREBY AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY ASPECT OF THE WINNER’S OR AN ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN OR TERMINATION FROM THE SWEEPSTAKES AS PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel or amend the Sweepstakes or these Rules without notice in the event of a catastrophe, pandemic or epidemic, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of Sponsor’s control. Entrants will be notified of any changes as soon as reasonably possible by Sponsor. In no event shall Sponsor be liable to the Winner or any Entrant for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or punitive damages of any kind, whether in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, statutory or any other theory of liability arising from or related to the Sweepstakes or any aspect of the Winner’s or an Entrant’s participation in or termination from the Sweepstakes as provided herein, even if Sponsor has been advised of the possibility of such damages. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR AND ITS AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE SUCH PERSON AND/OR SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. |