Contest Rules - Last Updated 07/01/2026

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN GIVEAWAYS. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE AN INDIVIDUAL'S CHANCES OF WINNING.

• Eligibility - Giveaways are open to readers who over 18

• How to Enter - Entry is typically made through email by completing the choices available. No one person may enter multiple times per day even with different email addresses.

• Disclaimer - The Family and Pet Guide will not be responsible for: [a] any late or lost entries; [b] telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, internet, or other computer or communications related malfunctions or failures; any giveaway disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of the Family and Pet Guide or by unauthorized human intervention; or [c] any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the giveaway.

• Entry Deadline Date - All entries for giveaways through this site must be received on or before the given ‘Entry Deadline Date’ to be eligible to win a prize.

• Winner Selection - The winner will be chosen through a random number selector. If your entry number matches the random number generated, and you meet the eligibility requirements and otherwise comply with these Official Giveaway Rules, you win the prize.

• Winner Notification - You will be notified within three [3] days after the Entry Deadline Date if you win the prize.

• Claiming Your Prize - Winner must respond within three [3] days of notification or forfeit the prize, in which case an alternate winner will be selected.

• Taxes - ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER.

• Prize Substitution - Winner may not substitute the prize for any other prize or for cash, however, the Family and Pet Guide or the sponsoring company may substitute the prize for any other prize of equal or greater value, in its reasonable discretion, in the event the prize is not available for any reason outside of sponsor’s reasonable control.

• Publicity - Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s first name and prize information for promotional purposes in any medium, except where prohibited by law, without further payment or other consideration.

• Errors and Disputes - In the event of a dispute as to the ownership of any entry, the person whose name appears on the entry form associated with the prize number for the winning entry will be deemed to be the winner. It is your responsibility to control access to your email account. In the unlikely event that the winning prize number is duplicated, or a similar error occurs, the Family and Pet Guide may conduct a random drawing among such inadvertently duplicated numbers or apply another equitable remedy in its discretion to determine the winner. Decisions made by the Family and Pet Guide are final. By entering the giveaway, you agree to be bound by the decisions of the Family and Pet Guide and these official rules. You and your entries may be disqualified if you attempt to circumvent these official rules.

• Technical Problems - The giveaway may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in the opinion of the Family and Pet Guide any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond its control impairs the integrity of the giveaway.

• General Release - By entering any giveaway through this website, you release the Family and Pet Guide from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the giveaway or delivery, misdelivery or acceptance of any prize [including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional], whether under a theory of contract, tort [including negligence], warranty or other theory.