Giveaway Policies

Our Everyday Earth Giveaway Policies & FAQs

Q: Where do the giveaway items come from?
A: Our giveaway prizes come from a multitude of sources, some are just great products that the Our Everyday Earth family use and wish to share with our readers, some are objects made by the Our Everyday Earth family such as our jewelry line made from recycled materials, others are generously donated by the company or individual mentioned in the post. The companies that donate are looking to gain a little exposure by giving out free stuff to our devoted readers.

Q: Who is eligible to win?
A: Anyone who comments on the giveaway posts (within the guidelines of the particular contest) is eligible to win with the exception of the Our Everyday Earth family We’ll be sure to identify where the prize can be shipped on a case-by-case basis, some of our giveaways may have to be US residents only, for example: we can only afford to ship bulkier items to locations within the USA, some of our giveaways will be open to a global audience and we will specify eligibility for each giveaway. Our giveaway winners are always randomly selected (see the next question for more detail), so everyone is on an equal playing field.

Q: How do you select the “random” winner?
A: Our giveaway winners are selected at random, we use random.org to help us pick all of our winners. After the contest ends, all of the entered e-mail addresses go into one big Excel spreadsheet. We then use random.org’s Sequence Generator to create a random string of numbers that get copy-and-pasted next to the column of e-mail addresses. A simple sort command shows us which lucky name(s) came out on top.

Q: But what if I’ve won a giveaway before on your blog?
A: All winners are temporarily ineligible to win again for the following three weeks. But by the fourth week you’re back on an even playing field with everyone else and we certainly hope you’ll come back to enter again. Oh, and if you’re too busy to keep track yourself, we’ve got you covered. If your e-mail address finds its way into a contest too soon, we’ll kindly pluck it out ’til that fourth week rolls around.

Q: Why are your winners always random?
A: To be honest, we just can’t bear the thought of having to pick a favorite in a contest where merit is involved. Perhaps we’ll sponsor some independently judged contests in the future, but for now we’re happy to let a computer pick our winners.

Q: How many entries per person are allowed?
A: For now, we’re sticking to a strict one-entry-per-email-address system. We delete duplicate entries and, since the winner is notified by email, it’s gotta be a valid address. So if you wanna recruit your friends and family to enter for you, be our guest.

Q: Are there any Legal Terms and Conditions?
A: Our Everyday Earth, as operated by the contributors on our About Us page, reserves the right to execute any contest or giveaway on www.oureverydayearth.com at their discretion and determine winners as they see fit and as they see fair. Rules, entry guidelines, prizes and eligibility for a contest may be changed at any time and without notice. Prize providers reserve the right to terminate a contest at any time and blog readers will be notified if and why this occurs.

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