OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING
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PLEASE READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY.YOUR ENTRY IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES MEANS YOU ARE LEGALLY BOUND BY THESE OFFICIALRULES. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR YOUR INDEMNIFICATION OFTHE SPONSOR AND OTHER PARTIES, WAIVER OF THE RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASSACTION OR A JURY TRIAL, AND REQUIREMENT THAT MOST DISPUTES WILL BE SETTLED BYMANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION.
1. SPONSOR: Tous Les Jours International Corp., 6832 E Slauson Ave, Commerce, CA 90040 (“Sponsor”).
2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: This Back-to-School Instagram Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) begins on September 5, 2025 at 5:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) and ends on September 8, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PST (“Sweepstakes Period”). Entries submitted outside the Sweepstakes Period will be void. Sponsor is the official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes.
3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years or older at the time of entry and the age of majority in their state of legal residence (“Entrants”). This Sweepstakes is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, Sponsor’s respective affiliates and parents, and such employees, officers, and directors’ immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in or win the Sweepstakes. All applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations apply with respect to eligibility. By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrant fully and unconditionally agrees to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Sweepstakes. Awarding of a Prize (as defined below) is contingent upon the selected Entrant meeting all requirements outlined in these Official Rules.
4. HOW TO ENTER: To enter the Sweepstakes, you must submit an entry (“Entry”) by completing the following steps:1. Follow @touslesjoursusa and @thecarboholic on Instagram;2. Like the post that announces this Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes Post”); 3. Tag 1 parent, teacher, or friend in the comments of the Sweepstakes Post; and4. Add #BacktoSchoolSweepstakes in your comment of the Sweepstakes Post. All information submitted through the Entry must be submitted pursuant to and is subject to these Official Rules. Further, all information submitted through the Entry and shared with, or otherwise made available to, Sponsor through the Entry or directly to Sponsor in connection with the prize notification process, will be subject to, and treated in a manner consistent with, Sponsor's Privacy Policy as set forth under Section 13 of these Official Rules. If you are a potential prize winner, Sponsor may disclose personal information that you submit to Sponsor to any prize supplier for purposes of prize fulfillment. ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF ENTRY – On a 3”x 5” postcard print your name, complete address, phone number, and email address. Mail your completed entry to: Back-to-School Instagram Sweepstakes, 6832 E Slauson Ave. Commerce CA 90040. All mailed entries for the Sweepstakes (individually a “Mailed Entry” and collectively the “Mailed Entries”) must be received during the Sweepstakes Period. Sponsor will not accept and is not responsible for Mailed Entries that are late, lost, stolen, mutilated, damaged, incomplete, illegible, postage due, or misdirected.
5. GUIDELINES AND CONTENT RESTRICTIONS: NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, AND PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE ODDS OF WINNING. By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants acknowledge that he/she/they will become subject to these Official Rules and agree to unconditionally accept and to comply with and abide by such rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, if applicable, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Entrant agrees that the Entry submission is gratuitous and made without restriction and will not place the Sponsor under any obligation. The Sponsor is free to disclose the ideas contained in the Entry, if applicable, on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to Entrant. By acceptance of Entrant’s submission, Entrant acknowledges that the Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to the Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than Entrant. The Sponsor reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen Entries. If an Entrant has committed or commits any act or becomes involved in any situation or occurrence which brings the participant into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or which shocks, insults or offends the people of the community or any class or group thereof or reflects unfavorably on the Sponsor or its products/services, the participant may be disqualified by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The Entry must fulfill all Sweepstakes requirements, as specified, to be eligible for a chance to win a Prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entrant must own the e-mail address and Instagram account associated with the Entry. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the Official Rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entry to the Sweepstakes constitutes Entrant’s permission for the Sponsor to use the Entrant’s and/or winner’s name, social media handle, likeness, and contact information for purposes of Sponsor’s future promotions, marketing, advertising and/or survey, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Further, by entering the Sweepstakes, you confirm and warrant that you have the required authority to grant such permission to Sponsor. NOTE ABOUT MOBILE: Charges may apply (such as normal airtime, data charges and carrier charges) and may appear on Entrant’s mobile phone bill or be deducted from Entrant’s prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers’ rate plans or data plans may vary, and Entrant should contact Entrant’s wireless carrier for more information on rate plans and charges relating to Entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes. Participation in this Sweepstakes by mobile phone means that Entrant understands that Entrant may receive additional data from Sponsor relating to this Sweepstakes, including a notification to Entrant if Entrant is a potential winner in this Sweepstakes, which will be subject to the charges pursuant to Entrant’s carrier’s rate plan. Entrants are solely responsible for any and all such mobile charges.
6. PRIZE DETAILS: Subject to the verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, ten (10) Winners (as defined hereinafter) will each be eligible to receive $100 in Tous Les Jours gift cards (“Prize”). The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of each Prize is $100.00. The ARV of all Prizes is $1,000.00 USD. The ARV is determined as of the date of publishing these Official Rules. Any difference in the value of the Prize as stated herein and the value any time thereafter will not be awarded.The Prize will be fulfilled on or around September 15, 2025 upon receipt of all information and documentation from the Winner as requested by Sponsor. You are not guaranteed to win a Prize and your chance of winning depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The specifics of the Prize will be solely determined by the Sponsor. Prizes are subject to all terms and conditions generally applicable thereto. The Prize is not transferable to others except with Sponsor’s prior written consent at its sole discretion, and no substitutions or requests for the cash equivalent by any winner is permitted, except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Acceptance of Prize constitutes permission for Sponsor to use Winner’s name, likeness, and Entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further notice, compensation, or consent, unless prohibited by law. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize of equal or greater value. Each Winner is responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes associated with the Prize. Each Winner is solely responsible for all fees and expenses including, but not limited to taxes, fees, gratuities, insurance, incidentals, and transportation, if any, arising out of, or resulting from, acceptance or use of the Prize.
7. SWEEPSTAKES LIMITS: There is a limit of one (1) entry per person, regardless of the method of entry, and one (1) Prize per person. If it is discovered that any person has attempted to: (i) obtain more than one (1) Prize during the Sweepstakes Period, and/or (ii) use (or attempt to use) multiple names or identities; then, (in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion) he/she/they may be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. All Entrants are subject to verification for compliance with these Official Rules and the age requirement. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification) and/or proof of compliance (in a form acceptable to Sponsor) with these Official Rules to participate in this Sweepstakes or receive a Prize. Failure to provide such proof to the satisfaction of Sponsor and/or failure to follow the instruction, procedures and/or these Official Rules may result in disqualification.
8. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: Ten (10) Entrants (“Winner(s)”) will be randomly selected upon submission of an eligible Entry. Eligible Entries must meet the criteria set forth in these Official Rules. Sponsor will contact the Winners on or around September 4, 2025 via direct message on the Instagram account used to submit the Entry (“Winner Notification”). Winners by mail-in entries will be notified by email at the email address submitted in the mail-in entry. Each Winner will be provided instructions in the Winner Notification to respond to Sponsor with their full name, contact number, email address, mailing address and all required information and documentation within forty-eight (48) hours from the time and date of such Winner Notification or Winner may be disqualified and the Prize forfeited or an alternate Winner selected. In the event a potential Winner is determined to be ineligible, or if he/she/they cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, the potential Winner may be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be selected or the Prize forfeited. Sponsor is under no obligation to select an alternate Winner. Sponsor’s decisions as to the administration and operation of this Sweepstakes and the selection of the qualified Winner are final and binding in all matters related to this Sweepstakes.
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Each Winner is solely responsible for all taxes as it relates to his/her/their Prize, including applicable sales and income taxes. Prizes are subject to applicable third-party terms and conditions. The Winner will be emailed a Prize Affidavit & Release (collectively, “Release”), which he/she/they will be required to execute and return along with a copy of a valid photo identification (i.e., driver’s license, passport) before receiving his/her/their Prize. If any Winner fails or refuses to sign and return all requested items, including the Release, prior to receiving the Prize, the Winner may be disqualified. This Sweepstakes and these Official Rules may not be published elsewhere without prior written permission from Sponsor. Except where prohibited by law, by accepting his or her Prize, the Winner grants Sponsor, prize suppliers and their respective partners, licensees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, related companies and successors, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys and agents (collectively, the “Sponsor Entities”), the universal and perpetual right and license to use, exploit, print, publish, reproduce, display, distribute and broadcast, and to grant others the right and license to use, exploit, print, publish, reproduce, display, distribute and broadcast the Winner’s name, actual or simulated likeness, photograph, image, voice, portrait, picture, personal characteristics, biographical information and other personal identification in any and all languages, formats, and media now known and hereafter developed, in connection with the websites, Sweepstakes and/or any Sweepstakes-related activity and any and all advertising, news, promotion, marketing, and/or publicity thereof, including all ancillary and subsidiary rights therein, without additional consideration and/or compensation. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person who is in violation of these Official Rules. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes or intercept or interfere with the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person and pursue any and all remedies available to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor further reserves the right to cancel, terminate, suspend or modify any Sweepstakes, game or drawing not capable of completion as planned, including because of any causes beyond the control of Sponsor.
10. DISCLAIMERS: By participating, Entrants on behalf of themselves and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns hereby knowingly and voluntarily release, discharge, waive and relinquish, and agree that they will not assert or maintain against the Sponsor Entities, those involved in the development, production (including prize suppliers, contractors, service providers), implementation and distribution of this Sweepstakes (including Instagram, Inc.), all participating merchants and their designated agents and any other person or entity associated with such entities and/or this Sweepstakes, and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, attorneys, or agents (collectively, “Sponsors’ Companies”), any claim, action, suit or demand of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown now or in the future, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, arising out of or in connection with their participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity, or their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize in any way (including any tax liabilities). Entrants hereby further agree that Sponsors’ Companies are not responsible or liable for, and that Entrants will indemnify, defend, release, and hold Sponsors’ Companies harmless from and against, any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, injuries, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees) of any nature whatsoever whether known or unknown now or in the future, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, arising out of or in connection with their participation in this Sweepstakes or any Sweepstakes-related activity, or their acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize in any way (including any tax liabilities). Entrants hereby acknowledge that they may hereafter discover facts different from or in addition to those which they now know or believe to be true and agree that this release will remain effective notwithstanding. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded.Entrants hereby expressly and knowingly waive and relinquish any and all rights that he/she/they have or might have relating to this Sweepstakes and Prize under California Civil Code § 1542 (and under any and all other statutes or common law principles of similar effect) which reads as follows: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY."Entrants agree that any dispute, claim or lawsuit, regardless of form, that may arise out of or related to the Sweepstakes, must be filed within one (1) year of the action, omission, event or occurrence giving rise to the dispute, claim(s) or lawsuit. After the expiration of the one-year period, such dispute, claim(s) or lawsuit will be time-barred and prohibited, without regard to any longer period of time which may be provided by any period of limitation or pursuant to law or statute.Without limiting the foregoing, everything regarding this Sweepstakes, including all Prizes, are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Each Winner acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by a winner relating to or arising out of Sponsor’s actual or alleged exploitation or use of any Sweepstakes entry or other material submitted in connection with the Sweepstakes, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable winner will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such winner to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition or other exploitation of the Sweepstakes Entry or any other production based on or allegedly based on the Sweepstakes Entry, and the Winner’s rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law.
11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: BY ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR ANY PRIZE WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE. ENTRANTS HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED.
12. GOVERNING LAW: Except to the extent preempted by federal or other applicable state law, this Sweepstakes shall be governed by the laws of the State of California (without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof). By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between Entrant and Sponsor, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this promotion, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively, before a court located in the City of Los Angeles, California having competent jurisdiction, which Court shall apply the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof.
13. PRIVACY POLICY: By entering this Sweepstakes, you expressly agree to receive promotional communications from Sponsor. Any personal information provided in relation to this Sweepstakes, including via Instagram, to Sponsor will be subject to, and treated in a manner consistent with, Sponsor’s Privacy Policy accessible at
www.tljus.com/privacy-policy.
14. LIST OF WINNERS: For a copy of these Official Rules or the name of the Winner, mail a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Tous Les Jours International Corp., “Back-to-School Instagram Sweepstakes – Winner’s List,” 6832 E Slauson Ave, Commerce, CA 90040. Request must be received by October 8, 2025.
