We are experts at running successful, legal sweepstakes. We provide concept development, prize structure planning, execution management and strategic guidance to maximize the results of your sweepstakes.

We will take full liability for all of our sweepstakes work. We provide full indemnification to you for all of the sweepstakes services we provide (unless, of course, you disregard our recommendations.)

We will draft the Official Rules for your sweepstakes to comply with all applicable laws.

Site Systems will act as the third party independent judging organization for your sweepstakes. We will interpret rules and make fair and impartial decisions if issues arise and we will arbitrate any consumer complaints or inquiries. This will protect you. By designating Site Systems as the third party independent judge in the Official Rules of the sweepstakes you (and more importantly your entrants) agree that if an issue or complaint arises, Site Systems will decide how best to proceed. Courts have upheld that decisions by third party independent judges are binding and this limits your entrants from suing if a problem occurs.

Site Systems will draft and deliver the winner validation and release documents for your sweepstakes (such as the Congratulations Letter, Affidavit of Eligibility, Advertising and Publicity Release, and the Prize and Travel Releases). We will receive the completed paperwork from the winners and complete the validation process to verify each winner’s eligibility in the sweepstakes. We will then store and file all winner affidavits in compliance will all applicable laws.

Winners can generate great PR for your company, they can also pose a significant PR nightmare when they have criminal records. Site Systems can investigate the background of your winners to determine if you should promote them in the press and in your advertising.

You are responsible for reporting (and sometimes withholding) winnings for winners who receive $600 or more in prizes. Site Systems will prepare and issue the appropriate IRS tax forms to all applicable winners and will withhold and submit the appropriate winnings and documentation to the IRS if required.

Site Systems legal group can help you draft the required privacy policy and the terms and conditions for your sweepstakes website.

Site Systems provides the information you need to comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus which restrict sweepstakes directed at children.

We provide information and advice on how best to run your sweepstakes and access to legal counsel to ensure that your promotion is compliant with all applicable U.S. federal and state laws, Canadian and provincial laws and international laws.

Most business insurance will not cover your company if you run into trouble while running a sweepstakes. But if you work with Site Systems, we will take on that risk. All of our services are covered under a comprehensive Professional Liability Insurance policy which is expressly designed for promotions marketing and sweepstakes. Our insurance covers all of the services and materials we provide.

We will provide you will the mandatory legal language, abbreviated rules and the required disclaimers for all of your advertising materials (print, radio, television, web, etc.). We will then review all of your advertising, media and materials to ensure that they are consistent with the promotional offer and with all federal and state regulations.

In the U.S., the states of Arizona, Rode Island, New York & Florida all have regulations requiring registration of sweepstakes or contests under certain conditions. In addition, if the total prize value of your sweepstakes is over $5,000, separate surety bonds for the total value of all prizes are required in New York and Florida. Site Systems will manage the registration and filing of your promotion in each state and acquire the appropriate surety bonds (or if eligible, file a surety bond waiver request) so that all of your state filing requirements are covered. We also handle international filings and bonds too.

How do you ensure customers and courts that your sweepstakes was fair? By having Site Systems pick your winners. As an independent party, Site Systems has no incentive to pick your “best” customers so we will ensure that your winners are picked fairly and impartially. To pick your winners, Site Systems will compile all of the sweepstakes entries and complete a supervised, impartial, random drawing to select the winners.

You are required by law to provide a list of winners to all who request it. Site Systems will create an independent, certified official winners’ list for your sweepstakes and fulfill all winners' list requests.

In the U.S., each state has different data security and document retention laws that must be followed when you run a sweepstakes. In addition, documented procedures need to be followed to adhere to the law and limit liability. Site Systems will securely manage your sweepstakes and data and maintain the appropriate documents so you don’t have to worry.

Site Systems legal group can help you navigate the promotion laws to ensure that your sweepstakes is compliant with regulated industries and products, such as banking, gasoline and alcohol.

In the U.S., sweepstakes emails must comply with the CAN-SPAM Act. Site Systems will ensure that all of the email communications for your sweepstakes comply with the rules set forth by the CAN-SPAM Act.

We help you structure your sweepstakes to appeal to consumers in your target countries. We also work with you to determine which countries pose a higher legal risk for your promotion and require local counsel in those countries to review the sweepstakes, advertising and the official rules.

Site Systems legal group has relationships with lawyers in all of the major countries in the world. We use our legal group's experience to structure the sweepstakes and draft the official rules to be compliant in all of your countries. We then clear the promotion, and the advertising with foreign counsel in each of the appropriate countries.

 Each country, state and province has different legal, registration and bonding requirements. Site Systems will determine the requirements and will manage the registration and filing of your promotion in each country and acquire the appropriate surety bonds for your sweepstakes.

Official rules, affidavits, correspondence and other media must be translated for use in non-English speaking regions. Site Systems provides legal translation services by qualified native speaking translators to ensure that your materials are consistent in all languages.

European Union member countries (plus Iceland, Norway, and Liechtenstein) prohibit the transfer of personal data from European Union member states to non-European Union nations, including the United States, that do not meet the European standards for privacy protection. The US Department of Commerce - in consultation with the European Commission - developed a "safe harbor" that enables US businesses to avoid prosecution by European authorities under European privacy laws. Site Systems can help you get certified under the Safe Harbor program to protect you from EU prosecution and to ensure that EU organizations know your business provides the appropriate privacy protection required by the EU.

In the US, you are responsible for reporting and for withholding winnings for winners who are foreign nationals. International companies must also comply with tax filing requirements in the countries in which they reside. Site Systems will help you determine the tax requirements for your international sweepstakes and manage the required filings and withholdings for you.