Gearwrench Sweepstakes Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A purchase or payment will not improve your chances of winning. The Spring 2020 Ratings and Reviews Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") entry period begins at 12:01 AM Eastern Time ("ET") on March 16, 2020 and ends at 11:59 PM ET on April 30, 2020 (the "Entry Period"), when all entries must be received. Eastern Time shall control for all purposes of this Sweepstakes. Sponsor's clock shall be the official timekeeper for the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is governed by these Official Rules and is subject to all applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited.

1. Eligibility. The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. Proof of residency and age may be required. Employees of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, and advertising or promotional agencies, and the immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or win. "Immediate family members" shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, regardless of where they live. "Household members" shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year, whether related or not. In order to enter the Sweepstakes or receive a prize, you must fully comply with the Official Rules and, by entering, you represent and warrant that you agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, whose decisions shall be binding and final in all respects relating to this Sweepstakes.

2. How to enter. To enter the Sweepstakes, during the Entry Period, visit http://www.mscdirect.com/ (the "Website") and submit a review for any product on the Website (the "Review"). By submitting a Review you will automatically receive an Entry. Your Review must be truthful and accurately reflect your actual, honest opinion and experience regarding the reviewed product. No product purchase is required for entry. Although it is free to enter the Sweepstakes, if you participate in the Sweepstakes using your mobile device, standard data and message charges may be incurred. To receive an Entry without submitting a Review, legibly print your first and last name, date of birth, complete address (no P.O. Boxes accepted), telephone number and valid email address on a plain sheet of paper and mail it in an envelope, with U.S. first class postage affixed, to: Spring 2020 Ratings and Reviews Sweepstakes, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., 75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747. ALL ONLINE ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:59 PM ET ON April 30, 2020; ALL MAIL-IN ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY April 30, 2020, AND RECEIVED BY SPONSOR NO LATER THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS THEREAFTER. There is no limit on the number of Entries that you may submit during the Entry Period but each submitted Review or mail-in entry will count as only one (1) Entry. Entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the registered Website account from which the Review was submitted or, if entry is by mail, the email address submitted with the mail-in Entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Entering or attempting to enter the Sweepstakes multiple times through the use of multiple email addresses or accounts or the use of any robotic or automated devices to submit entries is prohibited and any such entries will be deemed void and disqualified.

3. Prize. One (1) winner will receive one (1) Gearwrench® 243 Pc. 12 Point Mechanics Tool Set in 3 Drawer Storage Box (approximate retail value ("ARV") $500.00). All federal, state and local taxes on the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner. Any prize or portion of a prize not accepted, unclaimed or unused by the winner will be forfeited and will not be substituted. No transfer, refund, cash redemption, substitution or replacement of prize permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value (or cash equivalent). ARV of prize is in U.S. dollars. The prize will be awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND either expressed or implied.

4. Random Drawing; Odds of Winning. At the conclusion of the Entry Period, Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential winner from all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received.

5. Winner Notification. The potential winner will be notified using the information submitted with the potential winner’s MSC account or mail-in Entry, as applicable, and may be required, in Sponsor's discretion, to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release (where permitted by law) (collectively, the "Affidavit") within the time frame or by the date specified in notification or (an) alternate winner(s) may be selected. If the potential winner is under the age of majority in its state of legal residence, the Affidavit must be executed on its behalf by its parent or legal guardian. In the event: (a) the potential winner cannot be reached for whatever reason after a reasonable effort has been exerted based on the information stated in the entry form or winner notification or Affidavit is returned as undeliverable; (b) the potential winner declines or cannot accept, receive or use the prize for any reason; (c) of noncompliance with the above or within any of the aforesaid time periods, (d) the potential winner is found to be ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes or receive the prize, (e) the potential winner cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules, or (f) the potential winner fails to fulfill the Affidavit-related obligations, the potential winner shall be disqualified from the Sweepstakes and an alternate potential winner may be selected, at Sponsor's sole discretion, from among the other eligible entries received.

6. Publicity Release; Use of Personal Information. Except where prohibited or restricted by law, winner's acceptance of prize constitutes the winner's agreement and consent for Sponsor and any of its designees to use and/or publish winner's name, city and state of residence, photographs or other likenesses, pictures, portraits, video, or voice, or testimonials, biographical information, and/or statements made by winner regarding the Sweepstakes, Sponsor or its products, worldwide and in perpetuity for any and all purposes, including, but not limited to, advertising, trade and/or promotion on behalf of Sponsor, in any and all forms of media, now known or hereafter devised, including, but not limited to, print, TV, radio, electronic, cable, or World Wide Web, without further limitation, restriction, compensation, notice, review, or approval. By entering the Sweepstakes, entrants will be sharing their personal information with Sponsor. Personal information collected by Sponsor will be used for administration of the Sweepstakes and awarding the prize. In addition, by entering, entrants agree to Sponsor's use of entrant's personal information as described in its privacy policy at www.mscdirect.com. Please refer to Sponsor's privacy policy for important information regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information by Sponsor. Sponsor is not responsible for disclosures made by any third party. Entrants may subsequently opt-out of receiving further emails as set forth in Sponsor's privacy policy. All entries become the property of Sponsor upon receipt and will not be acknowledged or returned.

7. No Tampering; Right To Cancel; Modify. Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors shall not have any obligation, responsibility or liability, including any responsibility to award any prize to entrants, with regard to: (a) entries that contain inaccurate information or do not comply with or violate the Official Rules; (b) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, human or technical error of any kind, including but not limited to, inactive email accounts or an entrant's failure to monitor its email account; (c) entrants who have committed fraud or deception in entering or participating in the Sweepstakes or claiming the prize; (d) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (e) any inability of winner to accept the prize for any reason; (f) if a prize cannot be awarded due to delays or interruptions due to Acts of God, natural disasters, terrorism, weather or any other similar event beyond Sponsor's reasonable control; (g) any damages, injuries or losses of any kind caused by any prize or resulting from awarding, acceptance, possession, use, misuse, loss or misdirection of any prize or resulting from participating in this promotion or any promotion or prize related activities; or (h) any typographical or other error contained in the Official Rules or other Sweepstakes-related materials. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be (a) tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, or with any Website promoting the Sweepstakes; (b) acting in violation of the Official Rules; or (c) entering or attempting to enter the Sweepstakes multiple times through the use of multiple email addresses or accounts or the use of any robotic or automated devices to submit entries. If Sponsor determines, in its sole discretion, that technical difficulties or unforeseen events compromise the integrity or viability of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to void the entries at issue, and/or terminate the relevant portion of the Sweepstakes promotion, including the entire Sweepstakes promotion, and/or modify the Sweepstakes and/or award the prize in a random drawing from all eligible entries received as of the termination date. If the Sweepstakes is terminated or modified due to technical difficulties or unforeseen events prior to the expiration date of the Entry Period, in Sponsor's discretion, notice may be posted at the Website.

8. Release of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranty; Forum Selection Clause. By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants and winner agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors (the "Released Parties"), from any and all liability, for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost or expense whatsoever, including without limitation, property damage, personal injury (including emotional distress), and/or death, which may occur in connection with preparation for, or participation in, the Sweepstakes, or possession, acceptance and/or use or misuse of the prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related or prize-related activity and for any claims or causes of action based on publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy and merchandise delivery. The Released Parties assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to entrants or to any other person's computer, regardless of how caused, relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with this Sweepstakes. Entrants and winner acknowledge that Sponsor has neither made nor is in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representations or guarantees, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize or any component thereof. Except where prohibited, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York, or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. In addition, any dispute relating to the Sweepstakes (including these Official Rules) shall be brought in the appropriate state or federal court having jurisdiction over the subject matter, located in Nassau County, State of New York or in and for the Eastern District of New York. Entrants and winner hereby irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction of said courts and waive any claim of forum non conveniens or lack of personal jurisdiction that they may have.

9. Sponsor: MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., 75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747.

10. Winner List. To obtain information about the winner of the prize, available after June 1, 2020, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Spring 2020 Ratings and Reviews Sweepstakes, MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., 75 Maxess Road, Melville, New York 11747, for Sponsor's receipt by August 1, 2020.