OFFICIAL RULES
PLEASE REVIEW THESE OFFICIAL RULES BEFORE ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Blinds.com Summer Refresh Instagram Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by The Home Depot, Inc. (the "Sponsor"). By entering, each Sweepstakes entrant ("Entrant") agrees to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor relating to the Sweepstakes, which are final and binding in all respects. The Sweepstakes shall be governed by these Official Rules, the laws of the State of Georgia, and other applicable U.S. federal, state and local laws, without regard to any conflict of laws principles. The Sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law. The Sweepstakes is also governed by the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, though these Official Rules will govern any conflict between the Privacy Policy and these Official Rules.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least 18 years of age at the time of entry. Void where prohibited by law. Employees of Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotion and advertising agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouses and parents, children and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household, whether or not related, of such employees, are not eligible to enter or win. Except as otherwise provided in these Official Rules, the information each Entrant provides will only be used for Sweepstakes administration.
SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes will begin July 7, 2025 through July 13, 2025. Entries that are submitted before or after the entry period will not be eligible to win. (“Sweepstakes Period”).
HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, participants must complete all the following steps:
- Follow blindsdotcom page on Instagram
- Like the official giveaway post on Instagram
- Comment with favorite summer-at-home activity
- Tag two friends in the comment for an entry.
Limit of one (1) entry per person. Entries received from any person more than the stated limitation will be void. Entries with incomplete or erroneous information, entries generated by script, macro or other automated or mechanical means and entries made by any means which subvert the entry process are void.
RANDOM DRAWINGS; ODDS OF WINNING: One (1) winner will be selected in a random selection via blindsdotcom InstaStories and Instagram Post on or around Monday, July 14, 2025. Odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Winner will be notified via Direct Messaging on Instragam through the blindsdotcom page. Upon notification, the selected potential winner must response, within 72 hours, to accept their prize and may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility including mailing address, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release within five (5) calendar days of date of issuance. If the potential winner does not respond to claim his/her prize, the prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner may be selected for the applicable drawing.
PRIZE: $1,000 The Home Depot e-giftcard (non-transferrable; no cash value)
PRIZE CONDITIONS: Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value. Winner is solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prize award is subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. Winner may be required to sign an IRS Form W-9 or the equivalent.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, inaccurate, stolen, misdirected, delayed, garbled or undelivered entries or additional entries, for network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions or lines, or computer hardware or software, or other equipment failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the Sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by viruses, worms, bugs, non-authorized intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries or additional entries, or in the event the Sweepstakes is unable to run as planned for any other reason, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to terminate the Sweepstakes and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries and additional entries received for the applicable drawing(s) prior to action taken. Each Entrant, by participating, and winners, by accepting a prize, agree that Sponsor and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) will have no liability whatsoever for, and such Entrant and winner will release, discharge, defend and hold Released Parties harmless from and against, any and all liabilities, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including death to persons, or damage to property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of a prize, or participation in the Sweepstakes. Each Entrant and winner, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor and its designees to use winner’s name and address (city and state) and an associated entry, email, photo, voice and other likeness and prize information for programming, publicity, advertising, trade and promotional and other purposes without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide and on the Internet and in perpetuity, without notice, inspection, review or approval and without restriction as to frequency of use or additional consents from Entrant, winner or any third party. Entrant and winners agree to execute specific consents to enable Sponsor to pursue and protect its rights hereunder. Entrants and winners also agree not to release any publicity or other materials on their own or through someone else regarding their participation in the Sweepstakes without the prior consent of Sponsor, which Sponsor may withhold in its sole discretion. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT 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 WILL DISQUALIFY ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ANY AND ALL REMEDIES AVAILABLE FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
REPRESENTATIONS: By entering the Sweepstakes, each Entrant represents and warrants to the Sponsor that: (i) the Entrant meets all eligibility requirements of the Sweepstakes; and (ii) in preparing the entry and participating in the Sweepstakes, the Entrant has complied in all respects with these Official Rules, the Privacy Policy, and all applicable statutes, orders, regulations, and other laws.
MISCONDUCT: The Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant who (i) tampers with the entry process, the operation of the Sweepstakes, or affiliated web sites; or (ii) is otherwise in violation of these Official Rules or the Privacy Policy. Any attempt by an Entrant to commit any of the acts of misconduct set forth in this section may be a violation of civil and criminal law, and the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from such Entrant to the fullest extent permitted by law.
TERMINATION: The Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to suspend, modify, or terminate the Sweepstakes at any time. If, at any time, the Sponsor is unable to operate the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period (e.g., without limitation, due to administrative difficulties, or to fraud or technical failures such as a computer virus, bug, or other form of unauthorized intervention that corrupts the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes), the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, suspend, modify, or terminate the Sweepstakes. Should the Sweepstakes ever be terminated, the Sponsor will make alternate arrangements to award any prize offered.
ARBITRATION: Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in the Sweepstakes, each Entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association and held at the AAA regional office nearest the Entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys' fees, other than Entrant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in the Sweepstakes), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
CHOICE OF LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of Entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal substantive laws of the State of Georgia, USA.
REQUEST FOR WINNER’S NAMES: For the names of the winners (available after July 28, 2025), send a self-addressed, stamped, envelope to: 2025 Blinds.com Summer Refresh Instagram– Home Depot Sweepstakes Winners, 2455 Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30339.
SPONSOR: The Sponsor of this Sweepstakes is The Home Depot, Inc., 2455 Paces Ferry Road, Atlanta, GA 30339.
