Graeter’s Ice Cream & The Paper
New York City Sampling Giveaway
Official Terms and Conditions
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
1. Promotion Period
The Graeter’s & The Paper New York City Sampling Giveaway (the “Giveaway”) begins on September 22, 2026 at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on October 2, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM ET (the “Promotion Period”). Sponsor’s computer is the official timekeeping device for the Giveaway.
2. Sponsor
This Giveaway is sponsored by The Graeter Manufacturing Company, 1175 Regina Graeter Way, Cincinnati, OH 45216 (“Sponsor” or “Graeter’s”).
THE PAPER and all related titles, logos, characters, and elements are trademarks of and © Peacock TV LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This Giveaway is sponsored and administered solely by Graeter’s and is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, any television network, studio, production company, or social media platform. For the avoidance of doubt, neither NBCUniversal Management, LLC nor Peacock TV is a sponsor or administrator of this Sweepstakes. Entrants are providing information to Sponsor and not to NBCUniversal Management, LLC or Peacock TV LLC.
3. Eligibility
No purchase necessary to enter or win. This Giveaway is open to legal residents of the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, excluding residents of the State of Rhode Island, who are eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry.
Employees, officers, directors, agents, contractors, and representatives of Sponsor, its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, promotional, sampling, and fulfillment agencies, and the cast, crew, production personnel, and talent representatives associated with the television series The Paper, and members of their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses) and persons living in the same household as such individuals (whether related or not), are not eligible to enter or win.
This Giveaway is void in Rhode Island, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, all other U.S. territories and possessions, and wherever else prohibited or restricted by law. This Giveaway is also void in any jurisdiction where any registration, bonding, trust-account, or filing requirement applicable to the total announced value of the Prize has not been satisfied before the start of the Promotion Period. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
Receiving a free sample at the Graeter’s sampling activation is not required to enter, is not a condition of eligibility, and does not increase an entrant’s chances of winning.
4. How to Enter
To enter, visit graeters.com/paper-giveaway during the Promotion Period, by scanning the QR code printed on sampling cups distributed at the Graeter’s New York City sampling activation or by typing the address directly into any web browser, and complete the entry form. You may also enter by mail as described below. There are two (2) ways to enter, and each yields one (1) entry:
Method 1: Online Entry (1 Entry)
Complete the online entry form by providing your first name, last name, and a valid email address, and affirmatively accept these Official Terms and Conditions by checking the acceptance box on the entry form. By submitting the form, you agree to receive marketing emails from Graeter’s. You will receive one (1) entry into the Giveaway. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the instructions in any message.
If you prefer not to receive marketing emails, you may enter free of charge by mail under Method 2 below. A mail-in entry requires no marketing consent of any kind and receives the same one (1) entry, so no entrant is required to agree to marketing in order to participate or to win.
Sponsor does not collect a telephone number through this Giveaway and will not send text messages to entrants in connection with it.
Method 2: Mail-In Entry (1 Entry)
To enter without any online submission or marketing opt-in, hand-print your first name, last name, mailing address, and email address on a 3" x 5" card and mail it in a hand-addressed, sufficiently stamped envelope to: Graeter’s / The Paper NYC Sampling Giveaway Entry, 1175 Regina Graeter Way, Cincinnati, OH 45216. Mail-in entries must be postmarked by October 2, 2026 and received by October 13, 2026. A valid mail-in entry will receive one (1) entry. No marketing consent of any kind is required for mail-in entries, and mail-in entrants will not receive marketing communications unless they separately and affirmatively opt in.
Entry Limitations
- Limit one (1) entry per person and per household for the entire Promotion Period, regardless of the method used. Every eligible entry, whether submitted online or by mail, receives exactly one (1) entry, and no method of entry yields more entries or a greater chance of winning than any other.
- Entries submitted by anyone other than the eligible entrant, or on behalf of a third party, are void.
- Use of automated entry devices, bots, programs, scripts, mailing services, or any means of entry not expressly authorized in these Terms is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
- Mechanically reproduced, photocopied, or bulk-mailed entries are void.
- Entries that are incomplete, illegible, corrupted, late, misdirected, or that do not comply with these Terms are void.
- Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, damaged, stolen, delayed, incomplete, illegible, or misdirected, or for any technical, hardware, software, network, postal, QR-code, or human error that may prevent entry or receipt.
- In the event of a dispute over the identity of an online entrant, the entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry.
5. Odds of Winning
Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period across both methods. Every eligible entrant receives exactly one (1) entry, so no method of entry provides a greater chance of winning than any other, and no purchase, sample, or marketing sign-up is required to enter or win.
6. Prize
Grand Prize (1 Winner). One (1) grand prize winner will receive a one-time promotional electronic gift card in the amount of $1,300.00, redeemable toward merchandise and shipping at graeters.com (the “Prize”). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Prize: $1,300.00. Total ARV of all prizes: $1,300.00.
Prize Credit Terms
- The Prize is issued as an electronic gift card, designated as a promotional award, delivered to the email address the winner provides. It is awarded at no cost as a sweepstakes prize and is not purchased by the winner or by any other person, and no consideration of any kind is given for it.
• The Prize expires twelve (12) months from the date it is issued to the winner. Any unused balance remaining at expiration is forfeited and has no value. Because the Prize is a promotional award issued for no consideration, the electronic gift card will state on its face (i) that it is issued for promotional purposes, (ii) the expiration date for the underlying funds, (iii) the amount of any fees that may be imposed and the conditions under which they may be imposed, and (iv) a toll-free telephone number and, if one is maintained, a website that the winner may use to obtain fee information, which is what preserves the twelve (12) month expiration under the federal CARD Act and Regulation E and applicable state gift-certificate rules. If the electronic gift card cannot be issued bearing all of the foregoing disclosures, the Prize will not be subject to an expiration date and will be honored until its balance is exhausted.
- The Prize may be applied to merchandise and to shipping charges, and may be used across multiple orders until exhausted or expired. It has no cash value and may not be redeemed for cash. Sponsor does not authorize the resale, transfer, assignment, or auction of the Prize.
- The Prize may not be applied to the purchase of other gift cards, and may not be combined with certain other offers or promotional codes; ordinary site terms and order minimums apply.
- If the gift card code is lost, deleted, or disclosed to a third party by the winner, it will not be replaced or reissued.
- Orders placed using the Prize ship only to addresses within the forty-eight (48) contiguous United States and the District of Columbia, and remain subject to Sponsor’s standard shipping terms and product availability.
General Prize Conditions
- No substitution, transfer, assignment, or cash equivalent of the Prize is permitted, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
- Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a prize of equal or greater value if the Prize becomes unavailable for any reason.
- All federal, state, and local taxes on the Prize, and any other costs and expenses associated with acceptance and use of the Prize, are the sole responsibility of the winner.
- Because the value of the Prize may equal or exceed $600, Sponsor will require a completed IRS Form W-9 before the Prize is awarded and will issue an IRS Form 1099-MISC to the winner and to the Internal Revenue Service where required by law.
- Limit one (1) Prize per person and per household.
- In no event will Sponsor award more than the number of prizes stated in these Terms. If, due to a printing, production, programming, or other error, more prize claims appear than the number stated, the Prize will be awarded by random drawing from among all verified and validated claims received.
7. Winner Selection and Notification
One (1) grand prize winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period, including valid mail-in entries. The drawing will be conducted on or about October 15, 2026 by Sponsor or its designated representatives, whose decisions on all matters relating to this Giveaway are final and binding in all respects.
The potential winner will be notified by email within five (5) business days after the drawing, using the contact information provided at entry. If a potential winner cannot be reached after reasonable attempts, or fails to respond within fourteen (14) days of the first notification attempt, that potential winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from among the remaining eligible entries, time permitting.
8. Winner Verification and Prize Fulfillment
Before being declared an official winner, the potential winner may be required to:
- Complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release, and an IRS Form W-9, within fourteen (14) days of the date they are sent;
- Provide proof of identity, age, and residency satisfactory to Sponsor; and
- Comply in all respects with these Official Terms and Conditions.
The Prize will be issued within thirty (30) days after verification is complete. Failure to comply with any verification requirement, non-compliance with these Terms, return of any notification as undeliverable, or a determination that a potential winner is ineligible will result in disqualification and, at Sponsor’s discretion, selection of an alternate winner.
9. Publicity Rights
Except where prohibited by law, by entering this Giveaway each entrant grants Sponsor and its designees the right to use his or her name, city and state of residence, likeness, photograph, voice, biographical information, and statements for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter developed, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further compensation, notification, review, or permission. Each entrant’s submission of an online entry, by electronically accepting these Official Terms and Conditions at the time of entry, or of a signed mail-in entry, constitutes the entrant’s consent in writing to the foregoing to the extent written consent is required by applicable law, including the New York Civil Rights Law.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor will not use the name, likeness, or other identifying attributes of any entrant who is not the winner for advertising or trade purposes except to the extent permitted by applicable law or a separate written consent, and the winner’s use rights rest on the signed Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release. Acceptance of the Prize constitutes such permission where lawful.
Nothing in these Terms obligates any cast member, performer, or other individual associated with the series The Paper to appear at any event, to communicate with any winner, or to provide any goods or services.
10. General Conditions
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Terms and Conditions and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to:
- Disqualify any individual who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway, or who acts in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person;
- Cancel, terminate, modify, suspend, or extend the Giveaway, in whole or in part, if fraud, technical failure, tampering, an insufficient number of eligible entries, or any other cause beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Giveaway, and in such event to award the Prize by random drawing from among eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to the action taken;
- Select an alternate winner where required by law or circumstance; and
- Interpret these Official Terms and Conditions.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
11. Release and Limitations of Liability
By entering or accepting the Prize, entrants and the winner agree to release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, NBCUniversal Management, LLC and each of their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, licensors, licensees, promotional, sampling, and fulfillment agencies, employees, officers, directors, successors, representatives, agents, and assigns (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, liability, injuries, losses, damages, or expenses of any kind arising out of or in connection with participation in this Giveaway, attendance at or participation in the sampling activation, or the acceptance, possession, receipt, use, or misuse of the Prize, including without limitation personal injury, death, property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Terms releases, excludes, or limits any liability for gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud, for personal injury or death caused by a Released Party’s negligence, or any other liability that cannot be released, excluded, or limited under applicable law.
THE RELEASED PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WITH RESPECT TO THE PRIZE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or damages, so certain of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
12. Disputes
Except where prohibited by law, this Giveaway and these Official Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, in the state or federal courts located in Hamilton County, Ohio, and each entrant consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section limits any non-waivable statutory right or remedy available to an entrant under the law of the entrant’s state of residence; and, for entrants who are residents of the State of New York, the mandatory consumer-protection, right-of-publicity, and gift-certificate laws of the State of New York apply to the extent they may not lawfully be waived or displaced by the foregoing choice of law or forum.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will any entrant be entitled to obtain any award for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages other than actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Nothing in this Section waives or limits any right or remedy that cannot be waived or limited under applicable law. Any provision of this Section held to be unenforceable in a particular jurisdiction shall not apply to residents of that jurisdiction to the extent of the conflict.
13. Data Collection and Use
Information collected from entrants will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at graeters.com. By entering, entrants consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of their personal information as described in that Privacy Policy. Sponsor does not collect telephone numbers through this Giveaway. Entrants who enter online agree to receive marketing email and may unsubscribe at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions in any message. Mail-in entrants are not enrolled in marketing. Entrants may exercise any rights available to them under applicable state consumer-privacy laws, and Sponsor will handle such requests, as described in the Privacy Policy.
14. Winners List
For the name of the winner, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope, to be received by December 31, 2026, to: Graeter’s / The Paper NYC Sampling Giveaway Winners, 1175 Regina Graeter Way, Cincinnati, OH 45216.
15. Final Provisions
This Giveaway is void where prohibited or restricted by law. If any provision of these Official Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision shall be severed and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. In the event of any inconsistency between these Official Terms and Conditions and any other statement concerning this Giveaway, including any advertisement, sampling cup, signage, email, or social media post, these Official Terms and Conditions shall control.
All advertising and promotional materials that reference this Giveaway will display the “NO PURCHASE NECESSARY” legend and will disclose, clearly and conspicuously and with substantially equal prominence to any online or other primary method of entry, the free mail-in method of entry, the start and end dates, the Sponsor, and where these Official Terms and Conditions may be obtained.
These Official Terms and Conditions constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between entrants and Sponsor regarding this Giveaway.
For questions about this Giveaway, contact: info@graeters.com
Sponsor: The Graeter Manufacturing Company, 1175 Regina Graeter Way, Cincinnati, OH 45216.
