WIN A YETI® BACKPACK COOLER OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
- NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.
- SPONSOR. The Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by The Citizens Telephone Company of Kecksburg d/b/a Citizens Fiber, 2478 Route 982 Mammoth, PA 15664 (the “Sponsor”). The Sponsor is offering this Sweepstakes to all current customers of the Sponsor.
- Eligibility: Sweepstakes is open only to current customers of the Sponsor who complete and submit the survey at the website located at https://us15.list-manage.com/survey?u=8e49583b623fc0df69ddc18dd&id=700cb5af46 or anyone who enters via a Written Entry as described further below (each, an “Entrant”). Entrants must also be 18 years old as of the date of entry. The Sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the United States of America and is void where prohibited by law. Employees, directors and officers of the Sponsor and its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent companies, advertising and promotion agencies and suppliers as well as the immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. All winners are subject to the Sponsor’s verification of eligibility hereunder. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
- Agreement to Rules: By participating, Entrants agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Official Sweepstakes Rules and by the decisions of the Sponsor. The entrant represents and warrants that the Entrant meets the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, each Entrant agrees to accept the decisions of the Sponsor and Sweepstakes officials and judges, if any, appointed by the Sponsor as final and binding in al respects as it relates to the content. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
- Sweepstakes Entry Period: Entries will be accepted online beginning at 4:00 P.M. (EST) on December 11, 2025 and ending at 11:59 p.m. EST on December 22, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). All online entries must be received during the Entry Period. All entries via a Written Entry must be received by December 30, 2025 to be eligible. Entries received outside of the Entry Period will be disqualified. Submissions to be entered into the Sweepstakes must be completed by 11:59 p.m. (EST) on December 22, 2025.
- How to Enter: During the Entry Period, the Sweepstakes may be entered in two ways:
- Completing a Survey: The Sweepstakes may be entered by completing a survey using the online form provided on this Sweepstakes website, located at https://us15.list-manage.com/survey?u=8e49583b623fc0df69ddc18dd&id=700cb5af46. The entry must fulfill all sweepstakes requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are not complete or do not adhere to the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Each Entrant may enter only once and must fill in the information requested. The Entrant may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If the Entrant uses fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules the Entrant’s submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
- Written Entry: The Sweepstakes may be entered by sending a 3×5 card with the following information printed clearly and legibly: Entrant’s full name, address, email Address and telephone number. The entry card must be sent to the Sponsor at the following address:
Citizens Fiber
c/o Sweepstakes Entry
PO Box 135
Mammoth, PA 15664
Entrant may enter only once and you must include all of the information requested. Limit 1 entry per household. For purposes of this Sweepstakes, an “eligible entry” must include all of the above information prior to the end of the Entry Period and Sponsor must be able to verify that the Entrant is a current customer of the Sponsor.
- Prizes: There will be one (1) grand prize awarded consisting of one (1) Yeti® Hopper® M12 Backpack Soft Cooler. The approximate retail value of this prize is $275.00. Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The winning Entrant will be selected at the end of the Entry Period and the winner will be announced on [January 2, 2026 at 12:00] p.m. (EST). The specifics of the prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by the winner is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. Maximum of one (1) prize per eligible entry. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
- Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
- Winner selection and notification: The winner of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing under the supervision of the Sponsor. Winners will be notified via email to the email address they entered the Sweepstakes with within five (5) days following the winner selection. The Sponsor shall have no liability for a winner’s failure to receive notices due to winners’ spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information.
The winner may waive the right to receive a prize. A winner may be required to claim his or her prize by completing, signing, and notarizing an declaration, a liability release form, and, except where prohibited by law, a publicity release, which must be returned via mail within thirty (30) days of notification postmark. In the event of non-compliance with this time period, the prize will be forfeited, with no further compensation. If a notification of prize award is returned to the Sponsor as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited, with no further compensation. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 72 hours from the time award notification was sent, or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and releases as required, prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected.
The receipt by winner of the prize offered in this Sweepstakes is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal and state laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY WINNER (AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED. - Rights Granted by you: By entering this content you understand that the Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor, or its respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, Entrant’s entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner’s name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Sweepstakes, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation.
- Terms: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, the Sponsor may select the recipients from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website or violates these Official Sweepstakes Rules. Should the Sweepstakes be cancelled or altered prior to the stated expiration date, notice will be posted at Citizensfiber.com
The Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Sweepstakes, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by sweepstakes rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Sweepstakes will be ineligible for prizes and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR AND/OR THE SWEEPSTAKES ADMINISTRATOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
By entering the Sweepstakes the Entrant agrees to receive email newsletters periodically from the Sponsor. The Entrant can opt-out of receiving this communication at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the newsletter. - Disclaimer/Limitation of Liability: By entering, Entrants acknowledge and agree that the Sponsor, and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees, advertising and promotional agencies, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives of each of the foregoing entities (collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”), will not be liable for losses or injuries of any kind resulting from acceptance/possession/use and/or misuse of prize(s), participation in the Sweepstakes, printing, mailing, or distribution errors, or any malfunctions of the computer Internet system, computer dating mechanism, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof, unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes, errors in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries, or any entries that are late (including misdirected or lost mail and/or delayed data transmissions), tampered with, garbled, incomplete, or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Sweepstakes Rules. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to any participant’s or third person’s computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from the Sweepstakes. Participants release and agree to hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities from any and all liability from any of the claims described above.
The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for late, lost, illegible, misdirected, stolen, undelivered, separated, or postage due entries or mail, and the Sweepstakes Entities assume no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to their respective web sites. The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunctions of any telecommunications network or telecommunications lines, computer on-line systems, servers, computer equipment, telecommunications network equipment, software, failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by the Sponsor on account of technical problems, human error, traffic congestion on the Internet or on any web site, or any combination thereof.
IN NO EVENT WILL ANY SWEEPSTAKES ENTITY BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO A PARTICIPANT’S ENTRY IN, AND PARTICIPATION IN, THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE DOWNLOADING AND/OR PRINTING OF MATERIAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE AND IN THIS PROMOTION IS 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. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. - Disputes: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Sweepstakes, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
- Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on the Sponsor’s Web Site. To read the Privacy Policy, https://citizensfiber.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PrivacyPolicy.pdf.
- Winners List: To obtain a copy of the winner’s name or a copy of these Official Rules, mail your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Citizens Fiber c/o Sweepstakes Winners PO Box 135 Mammoth, PA 15664. Requests must be received no later than January 31, 2026. Indicate whether you are requesting the Winner’s information or a copy of Official Sweepstakes Rules or any combination of the foregoing.