The Washington State Department of Ecology is sponsoring the Bring Your Own Cup Pledge – May 1 to June 1, 2025 (the “Giveaway” or “Pledge”), which is a sweepstakes whereby eligible Participants can enter into a random drawing on the Bring Your Own Cup campaign webpage to win a $25 gift card to a participating coffee shop as displayed on the Bring Your Own Cup map. 
 
By participating in the Giveaway, you acknowledge that you have read all of these OFFICIAL RULES, understand them, and agree to be bound by them.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

1. Sponsor of Giveaway

The Washington State Department of Ecology (“Sponsor”) is the sole sponsor of this Giveaway.  The Sponsor’s primary business address is 300 Desmond Drive SE, Lacey, WA 98503.

2. Management of Giveaway

This Promotion is being managed by Sponsor and Sponsor’s contractor, C+C.

3. Giveaway Entry Period

The Giveaway Entry Period will run from Thursday, May 1, 2025 (8:00 a.m. PST) to Sunday June 1, 2025 (11:59 p.m. PST).  Sponsor is the official timekeeper.
Participants who submit a response to the survey during the campaign [May 1, 2025 (8:00 a.m. PST) to Sunday June 1, 2025 (11:59 p.m. PST)] will be emailed a follow-up survey 6 months later (between November 15-December 15, 2025). By submitting a response to the follow-up survey, participants will be entered into a new raffle for $25 gift cards.

4. Eligibility

The Giveaway is open only to residents of Washington State who are 18 years of age or older as of the commencement of the Giveaway Entry Period and are in possession of a valid state-issued photo ID or federally-issued passport. Sponsor Employees and contractors involved in the Giveaway, and their immediate families, are not eligible to participate. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and void where prohibited.

5. How to Enter

Eligible individuals (“Participants”) may register for the Giveaway by: taking the online pledge at BringYourCupWA.org to (1) either bring their own cup the next time they visit a coffee shop or (2) tell at least one person about their commitment to using their reusable cup. Participants who fill out the survey following the pledge will be given an additional entrance to the raffle.  Participants who submit a response to the survey during the campaign will be emailed a follow-up survey 6 months later (between November 15-December 15, 2025). By submitting a response to the follow-up survey, participants will be entered into a separate raffle.
Any effort by a Participant to enter the raffle or fill out the survey multiple times will disqualify the Participant from the Giveaway.  Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information supplied by any Participant during participation or otherwise in connection with this Giveaway.  All questions or disputes regarding eligibility for the Giveaway, or Prize, or a Participant’s compliance with these Official Rules, will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.   
Only two entries per eligible Participant allowed- one per pledge response and one per survey response.  Use of multiple email addresses to enter is prohibited. Participants are only eligible to win one gift card during the campaign period of May 1-June 1, 2025. Once a Participant is selected through the random drawing, they aren’t eligible to win again.
Participants who submit a response to the survey during the campaign (May 1-June 1, 2025) will be emailed a follow-up survey 6 months after. By submitting a response to the follow-up survey, participants will be entered into a new raffle for $25 gift cards. Winning a gift card during the campaign does not exempt participants from winning in the follow-up survey.
All entries are subject to verification and approval by Sponsor. Entries that do not meet the requirements specified above or otherwise do not comply with the Official Rules herein may be disqualified. Any attempted form of entry other than as described herein is void. Sponsor will determine in its sole discretion, what constitutes a valid entry. Each entry will be deemed to have been submitted by the natural person associated with the entry. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online or text message entries are permitted and will be disqualified. All entries become property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged.
Sponsor is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information supplied by any Participant during participation or otherwise in connection with this Giveaway.  All questions or disputes regarding eligibility for the Giveaway, or Prize, or a Participant’s compliance with these Official Rules, will be resolved by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion.   
Participants are solely responsible for all charges imposed by their internet service providers and/or their wireless service providers, including any applicable taxes on such services. 

6. Prize

The winning Participants will each receive the following prize: a $25 gift card to one of the coffee shops featured on the Bring Your Own Cup map at BringYourCupWA.org that offers gift cards. A total of one (1) Prize to 25 (25) Winners will be awarded each week by Sponsor in this Giveaway. 
Participants who submit a response to the survey during the campaign will be emailed a follow-up survey 6 months later (between November 15-December 15, 2025). By submitting a response to the follow-up survey, participants will be entered into a new raffle for $25 gift cards. Winning a gift card in the first raffle (May 1-June 1, 2025) does not exempt participants from winning a gift card through the follow-up survey.  Sponsor will use best efforts to ensure that the Prize is delivered via email or mail to the winner within forty-five (45) days of winner selection (as defined below). Winner to cooperate with Sponsor in delivery of Prize. Prize is not exchangeable for credit or kind, in part or in full except at the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor.  Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of similar value. Prize will not be replaced if lost or stolen due to circumstances outside Sponsor’s control.

7. Odds of Winning

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.

8. Winner Selection and Notification

On May 12, 2025; May 19, 2025; May 26, 2025; and June 2, 2025, twenty-five (25) potential Prize Winners shall be selected in a random drawing from all eligible Participants who entered the Giveaway between May 1, 2025 8:00 AM through 11:59 PM on the night before each drawing date.
Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. The potential prize winner will be notified via email provided. Sponsor shall have no liability for any potential prize-winning notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by any potential prize winner for any reason.
If, despite reasonable efforts, any potential Prize Winner does not respond by June 22, 2025 at 11:59PM after the first notification attempt, or if the prize notification or prize is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential prize winner, the potential prize winner will forfeit his, her or their prize and an alternate winner may be selected by Sponsor from the remaining eligible entries.
If any potential prize winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential prize winner will be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected by Sponsor from the remaining eligible entries. The decisions of the Sponsor are final and legally binding in all Giveaway related matters.

9. Release and Limitations of Liability

All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By participating in the Giveaway and/or accepting the Prize, each Participant agrees to release and hold the Washington State Department of Ecology and its employees, contractors and agents (collectively “Released Parties”), harmless from and against any and all claims and liability arising out of the Giveaway and participation in the Giveaway.
In the event of any claim, demand, cause of action or other potential liability of Sponsor and/or other Released Parties to any Participant hereunder that is actionable despite the foregoing release, other than with respect to the obligation to award a Prize as described above, Participants agree that the liability of Sponsor and any Released Parties, if any, shall be limited to an absolute maximum of the value of the Prize.  By participating in this Giveaway, Participants hereby agree to waive any and all claims, demands and causes of action in excess of said amount.

10. Modification or Termination

Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the Giveaway or any of its Official Rules set forth herein (including, but not limited to, the Giveaway Period, Prize, and any other option made available to Participants) at any time, with or without notice, even though these changes may affect a Participant’s ability to qualify for or receive a Prize. A Participant’s continued participation in the Giveaway constitutes the Participant’s acceptance of any changes to these Official Rules, copies of which are available at Sponsor’s Office, 300 Desmond Drive SE, Lacey, WA 98503.

11. Fraudulent Activity

Sponsor reserves the right to discontinue the Giveaway participation of any Participant who engages in any fraudulent activity, attempts to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Giveaway, or conducts activities in a manner inconsistent with these Official Rules or with any federal, state or local laws, rules, or regulations.  Discontinued participation will result in the loss of any Prize and its associated benefits, including, without limitation, the return of any Prize previously awarded. In addition, Sponsor shall have the right to take appropriate administrative and/or legal action as it deems necessary in its sole discretion, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such Participant to the fullest extent permitted by law.

13. Privacy

To learn how the personal information collected in connection with the Giveaway may be used, individuals should read Sponsor's Privacy Policy which is available at  https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Accountability-transparency/Website-information/Privacy-notice. The terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (and any edits to said policy) are incorporated herein by reference.

1. Miscellaneous

Sponsor reserves the right to amend these Official Rules or discontinue, modify, suspend, revise or amend the Giveaway or any of its Official Rules at any time.  Sponsor disclaims any responsibility to notify participants of any aspect related to the conduct of the Giveaway.  A Participant’s continued participation in the Giveaway constitutes the Participant’s acceptance of any changes to these Official Rules.

16. Severability

Each of the terms of these Official Rules operates separately.  If any court of relevant authority decides that any of them are unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining terms will remain in full force and effect.

17. No Waiver

A waiver by the Sponsor of any term in these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of any other provision. If Sponsor does waive a default by Participant, Sponsor will only do so in writing, and that does not mean and shall not be deemed to mean that Sponsor will automatically waive any later default by Participant. If any item or provision contained in these Official Rules or any part thereof is declared or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal for any reason, all other terms and provisions of these Official Rules shall remain in full force and effect as if executed without the offending provision appearing therein. 

18. Entire Agreement

These Official Rules, together with the Affidavit of Eligibility, when applicable, constitute the entire agreement between Sponsor and Participant with respect to the Giveaway and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written, between Sponsor and Participant with respect to the Giveaway.