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NATURE’S RECIPE™ NATIONAL WALK YOUR DOG WEEK SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Nature’s RecipeTM National Walk Your Dog Week Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) starts at 12:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) on September 22, 2025 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. CT on September 30, 2025 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official timekeeping device of the Sweepstakes.

2. ELIGIBILITY: Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age (or age of majority in his/her/their jurisdiction of residence, whichever is higher) or older and who own at least one (1) dog, as of date of entry. Employees, officers and directors of Post Consumer Brands, LLC (the “Sponsor”), its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies (including Promotion Management Center, Inc., the third party, independent judging organization for the Sweepstakes [the “Administrator”]) and their immediate family members (defined as parent[s], child/children, sibling[s], spouse) and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible. Void where prohibited by law.

3. HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, visit www.NaturesRecipeWalkYourDogWeek.com (the “Sweepstakes Website”) and complete all fields on the entry form, consisting of: your first and last name, e-mail address, street address (no P.O. Boxes will be accepted) and upload one (1) recent photo of a pair of well-worn shoes and your dog on a walk or otherwise (the “Entry”). Photo must be uploaded at same time as completion of entry form; piecemeal/partial submissions will not be accepted. BE SURE TO CHECK THE BOXES INDICATING THAT YOU (A) HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND (B) ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE (OR AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR JURISDICTION OF RESIDENCE, IF HIGHER) OR OLDER AND GRANT POST CONSUMER BRANDS, LLC THE RIGHT TO USE THE PHOTO INCLUDED AS PART OF YOUR ENTRY FOR ANY PURPOSE. IF EITHER BOX IS NOT CHECKED, YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Limit one (1) Entry per household (regardless of the number of dog owners/dogs in the household). Entries in excess of this limit will be void; however, Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to disqualify a person altogether (with all Entries being void) if he/she/they engages in repeated or egregious violations of the entry limit by use of automated or programmed means of entry or otherwise. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the entrant will be deemed to be the authorized account holder of the e-mail address used for Entry. Authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the provided e-mail address. Proof of submission of Entry does not constitute proof of receipt of same or proof of entering the Sweepstakes.

4. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: CONTENT OF PHOTO: The photo element of Entry may not contain obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory or inappropriate content, or be disparaging to Sponsor or its Nature’s RecipeTM brand of dog food, as determined in the sole discretion of Sponsor or Administrator. Photos must be in keeping with Sponsor's image and may not be offensive, as determined by Sponsor/Administrator in its sole discretion, nor can photos defame or invade publicity rights or privacy rights of any person, living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person's personal or proprietary rights. Without limitation, the photo cannot include any persons other than the entrant him/her/themselves. Entrants may not copy the photo (in whole or in part) from any source. Photo must be the sole, original work of the entrant submitting same. Photo must not contain, depict or promote any activity that is harmful, dangerous or otherwise detrimental to the safety and well-being of the dog depicted therein. ANY PHOTO WHICH DEPICTS ACTIVITY WHICH SPONSOR AND/OR ADMINISTRATOR SUSPECT OF BEING ANIMAL CRUELTY WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. If photo was taken by someone other than the entrant him/her/themselves, entrant must obtain the rights to the photo from the third party photographer and Sponsor/Administrator reserves the right in their sole discretion to condition prize award upon submission of adequate proof of same. The well-worn shoes (and/or any other articles of clothing) depicted in a photo should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party content or materials. The photo must not disparage persons or organizations associated with Sponsor. Any photo that is, in the Sponsor’s/Administrator‘s sole discretion, obscene, profane, lewd, defamatory, inappropriate, disparaging, offensive or violates any proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity, or is otherwise objectionable, will not be considered and will result in disqualification. Photo must be truthful showing a dog owned by entrant and the entrant’s well-worn shoes. Photos become the property of the Sponsor and may not be acknowledged. Photo must be in JPEG, PNG or PDF format and must be under 10MB. Entrants agree that Sponsor has the irrevocable, transferable, sublicensable, absolute right and permission to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, promote and otherwise use the photos in any way it sees fit in perpetuity and in any medium (including online and in digital media), throughout the world, for any purpose, in Sponsor's sole discretion, including without limitation for internal business purposes, administering this Sweepstakes, and for advertising and marketing purposes without any compensation or notice to entrant. If an Entry includes a photo that is not in compliance with the Official Rules (including the above), such Entry will be disqualified.

5. SWEEPSTAKES RANDOM DRAWING On or about October 1, 2025, 100 potential winners will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received. For clarity, provided that the content of the photo component of an Entry is in compliance with these Official Rules (including Section 4 above), the quality of such photo will NOT be taken into account in the winner selection procedure. The random drawing will be conducted by Administrator, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters.

6. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Beginning on or about October 3, 2025, potential winners will be notified via e-mail. As a condition of prize award, potential winners must respond to the notification within three (3) business days. In addition, potential winners must sign and return a Prize Acceptance Form within an indicated time period. Failure to timely respond to the notification (including if the notification is returned as undeliverable) or to sign and return the Prize Acceptance Form will result in disqualification and an alternate potential winner may be selected from remaining eligible entries received.

7. PRIZE & ODDS OF WINNING: Prize (100 winners): $100 credit via Venmo payment system. Winner is encouraged to use the Prize for the purchase of a new pair of shoes, but this is not required. The total value of all Prizes available in the Sweepstakes is $10,000. In the event that there are fewer than 100 eligible entries: (a) Each winner will still receive a $100 credit as a Prize and (b) any remaining Prizes will NOT be awarded (and the total value of all Prizes will be less than $10,000.

The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.

Venmo payments will be made via the contact information provided on Prize Acceptance Form. No sponsorship, endorsement, authorization or affiliation with Post Consumer Brands, LLC, Nature’s RecipeTM dog food or this Sweepstakes is intended or implied by such use.

Message & data rates (and perhaps other charges) may apply as part of the redemption process. Prize winner should allow one week after validation of winner status for the $100 deposit to be reflected in his/her/their Venmo account.

To create a Venmo account, go to www.venmo.com or download free app to your compatible mobile device, provide phone number and e-mail address as prompted. If winner does not have a Venmo account and does not wish to create one, Sponsor and Administrator will award the Prize in another form of Sponsor’s sole choosing (such as, check).

Winner is responsible for paying any applicable taxes on the prize.

8. GENERAL: Entrants, as a condition of entry into the Sweepstakes, agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies (including Administrator) and each of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, members, employees, agents, assigns, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Sweepstakes (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages, or losses to persons or property which may be sustained in connection with submitting an Entry and participating in the Sweepstakes, the receipt, ownership or use of any prize awarded or any typographical or other error in these Official Rules or the announcement or offering of prizes. Everything on the Sweepstakes Website is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions may not allow 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 you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding these limitations or exclusions. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winner’s name, likeness, photo and other indicia of persona for advertising/trade/promotional purposes without further compensation or notice, except where prohibited by law. By entering, Entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these Official Rules. Sponsor/Administrator reserve the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes; violates the Official Rules; acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. The Released Parties are not responsible for technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of Entries in the Sweepstakes. Entries generated by script or bot (or “AI”- artificial intelligence) are not eligible. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it cannot be completed as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, technical failures or corruption of any sort. In such event (and if determined to be feasible, in Sponsor’s sole discretion), Sponsor will determine the winners from eligible Entries received prior to and/or after (as applicable) the action taken by Sponsor or via some other means determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion to be fair, appropriate and consistent with these Official Rules. Notice of such action by Sponsor will be posted on the Sweepstakes Website. As a condition of entering the Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees that: (1) under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for out-of-pocket expenses; (2) all causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes, or the award of any prize, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (3) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event will entrant be entitled to receive attorneys’ fees or other legal costs.

9. ENTRANTS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION: Any personally identifiable information collected by Sponsor or its representative during the Sweepstakes will used by Sponsor for purposes of the administration of the Sweepstakes or as otherwise permitted and in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Notice, located at https://www.postconsumerbrands.com/privacy-notice.

10. ARBITRATION & GOVERNING LAW: Please read this section carefully- it may significantly affect your legal rights. These Official Rules and all matters arising out of or in connection with the Sweepstakes and/or Official Rules shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Minnesota (without applying the state’s conflict-of-law principles). Any dispute arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules not resolved amicably between you and Sponsor shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration as follows. IN AGREEING TO THIS PROVISION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL BEFORE A JURY TO SUE OR SEEK RELIEF FROM SPONSOR.

  • Arbitration shall take place in the City of Minneapolis, MN and shall be administered under the procedures established by the American Arbitration Association or as may otherwise be agreed upon by the parties.
  • The party asserting the dispute (the “Petitioner”) shall indicate an intent to commence arbitration hereunder by giving written notice of such intent to the other party (the “Respondent”).
  • If the Petitioner and Respondent are unable to resolve the dispute within 15 days following the receipt by the Respondent of the above notice, arbitration shall commence upon the delivery by the Petitioner to the Respondent of a petition complying with the Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “Rules”) and setting forth at a minimum (i) the acts or omissions complained of, (ii) the section(s) of the Official Rules breached or otherwise involved, and (iii) the relief sought. The Respondent shall respond to such petition in conformity with such Rules and a counterclaim shall be permitted if timely filed and served.
  • The arbitration shall be conducted by a single arbitrator in conformance with such Rules except that (i) the Petitioner and Respondent may provide any instructions to the arbitrator(s) which deviate from such Rules as the Petitioner and Respondent may mutually agree, and (ii) unless the Petitioner and Respondent mutually agree otherwise, they shall have the right to conduct discovery in any manner and to the extent authorized by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as interpreted by the Federal courts in the District of Minnesota.
  • If the Petitioner and Respondent are able to agree upon a single arbitrator within 10 days following commencement of the arbitration, such individual shall serve as the arbitrator. If the parties cannot mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator within 10 days following commencement of the arbitration, the arbitrator shall be selected in accordance with the rules of the then effective Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
  • With respect to any award in arbitration, the arbitrator:
    • shall issue an award in writing which (A) sets forth findings of fact, (B) resolves each specific claim, (C) attaches a reasoned opinion, and (D) is signed by the arbitrator;
    • may compel specific performance by the Petitioner or the Respondent of his/her/their or its respective obligations under the Official Rules or award injunctive relief to restrain any breach of the Official Rules by a Petitioner or Respondent, in each instance without the necessity of the Petitioner (A) alleging or proving damages as a result of the breach, or (B) posting any bond; provided, however, seeking or obtaining equitable relief shall not preclude a party to the arbitration from also seeking or obtaining an award for money damages in the arbitration; and
    • shall equitably allocate between the Petitioner and Respondent all (A) administrative fees and expenses of the arbitrator(s) and the arbitration, and (B) fees (including reasonable legal fees) and expenses incurred by the prevailing party in the arbitration.
  • Judgment upon an award in arbitration may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.

11. WINNERS’ LIST: For the first name and last initial of winners and their email addresses in redacted form, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Administrator at Administrator’s address below, with Nature’s Recipe National Walk Your Dog Week Sweepstakes Winners included on the outer envelope, for receipt by October 15, 2025. Winners’ list will be available after November 3, 2025.

12. SPONSOR: Post Consumer Brands, LLC, 20802 Kensington Boulevard, Lakeville, MN 55044.

13. ADMINISTRATOR: Promotion Management Center, Inc., 31205 Falcon Avenue, Stacy, MN 55079.

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