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Terms of Use
Last Updated: Feb. 14, 2022
Terms of Use
Thank you for visiting www.mnlottery.com. Any use of this website is subject to these Website Terms of Use. Please review carefully.
These Terms of Use (“these Terms”) govern your access to and use of the Minnesota State Lottery (“the Lottery”) website (the “Site”) and all related websites, networks, downloadable software, and other technology services offered by the Lottery (collectively with the Site, the “Services”). These Terms do not supplant or modify Minnesota law, but clarify the Lottery’s expectations of users of the Site and the Services. “Content” refers to any text, image, picture, video, audio, software, code, data, application, program, process, feature, function, service, or other material of any kind offered on the Services. “We,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Minnesota Lottery, its agents, contractors, sub-contractors, and third parties involved in producing or delivering this website or Services. “You” or “your” refers to you, the user.
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Website Changes
We reserve the right to add, remove, modify, suspend, or terminate any aspect of the Services, content, or your access to the Services or content at any time and without notice.
Ownership of Website and Content
The website, including all of the Content on the Site, is owned by the Minnesota Lottery or by third parties who have licensed their content to the Minnesota Lottery. No right, title, or interest in the Site or any content on the Site is transferred to you under these Terms.
Member Account
The Minnesota Lottery member account is a voluntary website feature designed for players and other participants in the Minnesota Lottery. Membership is strictly voluntary and in no way affects consumers’ ability to interact with the Lottery, such as purchasing tickets or winning Lottery games. Membership is required for second chance drawings, giveaways, and opting in to receive promotional emails. Membership is open to individuals age 18 or older with a valid email address. Any attempt to circumvent these requirements by entering false data into the sign-up form may constitute fraud. Users accept full responsibility for the profiles they create.
When you register for a member account and Services you will be asked to enter your email address and provide a password. You are responsible for keeping your password, your account, and all activities and usage that occur on your account confidential.
If your email address or personal information changes, you should change your member account profile settings under "My Account.” If you no longer desire the Services, you are welcome to go to account settings in your member account and click “Close My Account” under “My Account.” We will deactivate your profile but may retain any record of your information consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. By registering for a member account, you acknowledge and consent that, even after the deactivations of your profile and personal information from the Lottery website, your information may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of individuals who have copied or stored such information or content.
Disclaimers
The information contained in the Minnesota State Lottery website is provided for informational purposes only. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information on this Site, including winning numbers, the Minnesota State Lottery and the state of Minnesota make no warranties, guarantees, or representations of any kind, express or implied, as to the content, accuracy, completeness, reliability, or timeliness of the information contained in this Site. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Lottery expressly disclaims any responsibility or liability for any errors, inaccuracies, or the untimeliness of any information contained herein. The Minnesota Lottery attempts to ensure that the winning numbers and jackpot amounts are posted correctly. However, posted numbers are unofficial. The only official source for verifying winning numbers on a player’s ticket is the Minnesota Lottery central computer system. To confirm that a ticket is a winner, please have the ticket validated through a sales terminal at any Minnesota Lottery retailer or Lottery regional office or headquarters.
Disruption of Service
Access to the Services or their content may be unavailable, delayed, limited, or slowed by various disruptions in service. We are not liable for any damages or losses resulting from any disruption in service.
Third-party Links
The Minnesota Lottery is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced on its website. Any links on the Minnesota Lottery website are solely to provide information for the visitor. The Lottery does not endorse any particular viewpoint that appears on any webpage linked on this Site. The Lottery does not control the authenticity, accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of information on any links. The Lottery cannot control and is not liable for defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties. The risk of injury from engaging with any website rests entirely with you. Links from this Site to other websites do not constitute an endorsement from the Lottery. It is your responsibility to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other websites.
Copyright and Trademark Notice
The content of the Minnesota State Lottery website is the exclusive property of the Minnesota State Lottery. Copyright © 2022 Minnesota State Lottery. All rights reserved. The name “Minnesota State Lottery,” all other Lottery and game names, graphics, logos, and certain phrases are the property of the Minnesota State Lottery or its affiliated entities. The absence of a specific notice of proprietary rights does not necessarily mean an item is in the public domain. Any unauthorized use of trademarks or service marks and/or the contents of the Minnesota State Lottery website may be in violation of law and could subject a copier to legal action. Unless otherwise specified or allowed, no one has permission to copy, redistribute, reproduce, republish, store in any medium, re-transmit, modify, exploit, or make commercial use of, in any form, any information appearing on the Minnesota State Lottery website.
Logo Use Restrictions The Minnesota Lottery logo is our official trademark. Its use is reserved for official publications or other products of the Minnesota State Lottery. Use of this logo without prior written approval is prohibited.
- Special permission is required for any other use of Minnesota Lottery logos. For permission, email contact pr@mnlottery.com.
- You must include the Minnesota Lottery logo with the registered trademark (®) symbol intact.
- Contact us with any questions.
Age Requirement
A person must be 18 years of age or older to buy a Lottery ticket, sign up for a member account or email, redeem a prize, or enter a contest, giveaway, or sweepstakes held by the Minnesota State Lottery.
Accessibility
We have attempted to design our Site to offer our visitors easy and efficient access to all our information. We appreciate that visitors to the Lottery website may be concerned about accessibility and we make every effort to make our Site accessible by adhering to the Section 508 requirements of the federal government. Please contact us by phone or email listed below if you are having difficulty accessing any portion of the Minnesota Lottery website or would like to request any of our documents in an alternative format.
Violation of Terms
Consistent with the law, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, suspend, or terminate your use of this Site or the Services, products, and information on this Site at any time for any reason, including, without limitation, if we learn that you have violated these terms, without notice to you. You agree that the Lottery will not be liable to you or any third party for any change, suspension, or termination of your use of this Site or the Services, products, and information on this Site.
Privacy and Data Practices
Please view our Privacy Policy, which explains Lottery practices regarding the collection and use of your data and personal information through or in connection with this Site. Our Privacy Policy is governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, the Lottery’s Data Practices Policy, and internal policies and procedures.
Governing Law
This Site is intended for use by residents of the state of Minnesota. These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Minnesota.
Changes to Terms
We may change these terms at any time and without notice. All changes are effective upon posting. Your continued use of the Services or its content after changes are posted indicates your acceptance of those changes. For your convenience, the effective date of these terms is posted under Terms of Use. It is your responsibility to review these terms regularly for changes.
Non-discrimination Notice
The Minnesota Lottery is committed to ensuring that no person will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability, age, sexual orientation, or status in any activity, per Minnesota state law. The Minnesota Lottery also prohibits discrimination against qualified persons with disabilities in all of its programs, Services, and activities, and will make reasonable modifications to ensure equal opportunity for access and participation.
Unsolicited Ideas Policy
The Minnesota Lottery, including any of its employees, does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new lottery games, advertising campaigns, new promotions, new or improved products or technologies, product enhancements, processes, materials, marketing plans, or new product names. Please do not submit unsolicited ideas, original creative artwork, suggestions, or other works (“Submissions”) in any form to the Minnesota State Lottery or any Lottery employee. If you submit ideas despite Lottery policy of not accepting unsolicited ideas, regardless of any communication to the Lottery along with a submission, the following terms will apply. You agree that (1) your Submissions and their contents will automatically become the property of the Minnesota Lottery, without any compensation to you; (2) the Minnesota Lottery may use or redistribute the Submissions and their contents for any purpose and in any way; (3) there is no obligation for the Minnesota Lottery to review the submission; and (4) there is no obligation to keep any Submissions confidential and your submission may become public according to Minnesota law.
Contact Us
For questions, please contact customer support at 651-635-8273 or email cs.support@mnlottery.com.
Privacy Policy
Last Updated: Feb. 14, 2022
Thank you for visiting www.mnlottery.com, the official website of the Minnesota State Lottery. The Lottery is governed by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, its Data Practices Policies, other state and federal law, and its internal policies and procedures. These policies and procedures govern the collection, storage, and distribution of all data. Consistent with these limitations, the Minnesota Lottery (“Lottery”) is committed to protecting your privacy.
This Website and Technology Services Policy describes in additional detail the Minnesota Lottery’s practices regarding information collected from users on the www.mnlottery.com website (“Site”) and other technology services offered by the Lottery (collectively, “Services”). This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you have regarding the use of the information.
As used herein, “this Policy” refers to this Privacy Policy; “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Minnesota Lottery, its agents, contractors, subcontractors, affiliates, and third parties involved in producing or delivering Lottery Services; and “you” or “your” refers to you, the Services user.
By using these Services, you represent that you understand and agree to this policy, including our cookies and other technologies policy described below. We will post any changes or revisions on this page and, if and when we consider it appropriate, we will notify users of privacy policy changes. All changes are effective upon posting. Your continued use of the Services after changes are posted indicates you accept those changes. It is your responsibility to review this policy regularly for changes. While this policy may change from time to time, at no time will it conflict with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act or other law. In the event of an unintentional conflict between this Policy and law governing the disclosure of government data, the applicable law will be followed.
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Data Collected
Data collected about you because you visited our Site or used our Services is generally considered “direct marketing” or “computer” data. Direct Marketing and Computer data are classified as private data on individuals under the Minnesota Data Practices Act and the other Minnesota law. Therefore, the data described below is generally not public, but accessible to the individual subject of the data if we are able to determine the subject. It is available to Lottery staff and others as described in the Lottery’s Data Practices Policies. Some exceptions apply.
Data Collected and Stored Automatically
If you do nothing during your visit to our Site but browse or download information, we automatically collect and store information about your visit through the use of cookies and other technologies. The information we may collect includes:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address and domain name used. An IP address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your internet service provider or directly to your computer. We use the IP address to direct internet traffic to you.
- Type of browser and operating system you used and your connection speed.
- Date and time you visited this Site.
- Webpages or Services you accessed at this Site.
- The website you visited prior to coming to this Site.
Data Collected Voluntarily
If during your visit to this Site, you volunteer your information (for example, by creating a voluntary Member Account), the following data may be collected:
- Email correspondence: The email address and contents of the email.
- Surveys: Any information you volunteered in response to a survey.
- Forms: Any information volunteered in the form, including personal information.
- Member account and promotional email: If you sign up for a member account, which is required to enter second chance contests and online giveaways and to receive promotional emails, the Services will collect information, including but not limited to the following:
- Mandatory registration personal information: The following personal information will be collected at initial registration and is necessary for the creation and administration of a member account. This information will be stored by the Services:
- name (first, last)
- email address
- username (self-selected)
- password (self-selected, encrypted)
- security question (self-selected from list)
- security question answers (encrypted)
- mailing address
- date of birth
- phone number
- Additional information that may be collected voluntarily or automatically if you have a member account includes, but is not limited to the following:
- member behavior on this Site, including webpages visited and Site interactions
- email preferences and activity
- forms you fill out on this Site
- how you came to this Site (direct, advertisement, social)
- internet service provider, social profile information, IP address, and device used to visit the Site
The information collected is not limited to text characters and may include audio, video, and graphic formats you send us.
Use of Data Collected
Use of Data Collected and Stored Automatically
We use the information collected and stored automatically to operate and improve our website experience, to gather and combine user and visitor information, and to provide you with information about our products and services. We may collect data about your website activity to deliver more relevant content to you based on preferences or interests gathered from your browsing activity.
Use of Data Collected Voluntarily
We may, depending on the services you request, collect additional information you voluntarily provide. When you submit information to us, you authorize us (and all third parties authorized by us) to use and store such information for all purposes necessary to provide the information, activities, and services offered in connection with this Site that are consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and other law.
Email, Surveys, Forms: We use your email to respond appropriately. This may be to respond to you, to address issues you identify, to further improve our website, or to forward the email to another Minnesota government agency for appropriate action. Survey or form information is used only for the purpose designated.
Promotional Emails: To receive marketing, promotions, and product updates on the Minnesota Lottery in the form of email you must opt in to receiving such communications from these Services by signing up for a member account. You may unsubscribe by following the instructions included in every email.
Second Chance Drawings, Giveaways, or Other Promotions: We may offer contests, giveaways, and other promotions on this Site or online, (collectively, "Promotions"). These Promotions may be subject to contest or giveaway rules provided on relevant pages of this Site and may require you to register for a member account. See member account below for more information.
Member Account: When you register for a member account, the Lottery or Services may use your personal information for various purposes, including but not limited to the following:
- To manage the Minnesota Lottery and your member account
- To verify that you are 18 years of age or older (by calculating your age based on your supplied birthdate)
- To contact you in response to your inquiries, comments, and suggestions
- To otherwise contact you, including to notify you if you win a Lottery or Promotional prize
- To respond regarding a specific purpose for which you volunteered information
- To track your use of the website for internal market research
- To improve the website and the services we promote or provide through the website
- To customize the content and/or layout of the website for each visitor
- To ask for your participation in brief surveys
- To enhance responsible-gaming initiatives
- To notify you about Promotions, special offers, etc. regarding products and Services provided by the Minnesota Lottery
- To generate aggregate statistical studies and to use the results of such aggregate statistical studies for marketing purposes and responsible gaming initiatives
- To protect and defend the rights or property of the website providers or the third-party service providers
- To enforce this agreement, including the Minnesota Lottery Terms of Use
- For online marketing purposes, which will not include email unless you opt in to receive marketing emails, and any other business purposes, including purposes described elsewhere in this Policy.
If your personal information changes, or if you no longer desire the Services, you may correct or update it through your Account Settings page or by contacting us.
To deactivate your user account, follow the procedures in the Contact Us section of this Policy or follow the procedure in the “Close My Account” section on the member account page under My Account. We will deactivate your profile but may retain any record of your information consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. By registering for a member account, you acknowledge and consent that even after the deactivations of your profile and personal information from the Lottery website your information may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of website users who have copied or stored such information or content.
Cookies and Other Technologies Policy
To help enhance the performance and functionality of the Site, we use cookies that store a small piece of data on your computer and collect certain information about your visits to our Site. We also use cookies to understand your browsing and online activities so we can measure the success of online advertising campaigns we run on the Site.
Our Site also uses pixels (web beacons) either directly or from our partners, along with cookies, to determine if you have visited a particular website. Pixels are tiny graphics embedded invisibly on web pages or in emails with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of web users. Pixels aid in providing more relevant advertising to you, as well measure the success of an advertising campaign. The Lottery uses these technologies consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act and other law.
The Minnesota State Lottery utilizes the following types of cookies to facilitate interactions with this Site.
- Necessary: Cookies necessary for a website to function properly.
- Functional: Cookies that enable a website to remember choices you have made in the past, like what language you prefer, or your username and password, so you can automatically log in.
- Performance/Analytics: Cookies that collect information used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Site is being used, such as counting visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. Additionally, these cookies can help gauge the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns, and help us customize our Site and campaigns to users.
- Marketing: Cookies that enable us to monitor traffic sources so we can identify where and how users enter our site. These cookies collect data about your online activity and enable the display of ads that may be of interest to you. These cookies also record which ads you have seen and whether you engaged with an ad.
- Third-party cookies: Cookies for advertising, analytics, and other purposes that may be set through our Site by our partners. Some of our third-party cookies or pixels are provided by, but not limited to HubSpot, Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Facebook, and Twitter. These cookies help you personalize your online experience.
You may stop or restrict the placement of cookies on your computer or remove them from your browser by adjusting your web browser preferences. You can also configure your browser to notify you when a new cookie is received, to stop accepting new cookies, or to disable cookies altogether. If your computer is set to reject cookies, your use of this Site may be affected.
Google Analytics: This Site uses Google Analytics to obtain anonymous website usage data to help us manage this Site. This information is used to create summary statistics, which are used for purposes such as assessing what information is of most interest and identifying system performance or problem areas. We use all the tools available within Google Analytics, including Google advertising cookies previously set by other websites. To opt out of providing usage data to Google, go to Google's Opt-out Browser Add-on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/.
We may share information collected on our website with other Lottery Services. This information is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person, unless you have a member account.
By continuing to use our Site, you agree to our placement of cookies and/or pixels on your computer in order to analyze the way you use our Site.
Prizes and Winners
The Lottery reserves the right to share and display some of your information for marketing and/or promotional purposes in relation to prizes won from free giveaways, social media sweepstakes, second chance contests, and partnership event giveaways. Official rules documents with specific language and policies are available for each promotion on their respective detail pages.
In general, free-to-enter contests, sweepstakes, or giveaway winners may expect their first and last name and hometown or city currently associated with their Lottery account or winner affidavit, along with the promotion name and/or prize amount to be displayed as allowable by law.
The names and cities of Lottery prize winners above $10,000 are automatically considered private data unless a winner chooses to opt in to publicity. “Private data” means information that is known to the Lottery but can’t be released to the public. The names and cities of Lottery prize winners of $10,000 or less are public data.
Read our Lottery FAQ page for more information regarding prize claims, including winner anonymity.
Third-party Service Providers
When you sign up for a member account, we share personal data with third-party service providers (“Services”) who support us in providing our Services and help provide, run, and manage our internal website systems. Such third parties have access to personal information needed to perform their functions and may not use the information for other purposes. Examples of third parties include providers of information technology, cloud-based software, website hosting and management, data analysis, data backup, security, and storage services. The servers powering and facilitating our cloud infrastructure are located in secure data centers. All third-party service providers agree to keep your data secure in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, this policy, and other applicable law.
We may also share anonymous or aggregated information with third parties to help deliver products, services, and content.
Retention of Information
We retain information collected through this website in accordance with the Data Practices Act, applicable record retention policies, disposal schedules, and state law.
Links to Other Websites
This Site contains links to other websites. Please be aware that the Minnesota Lottery is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
Contact Us
Please direct further questions concerning the Minnesota Lottery website privacy policy to Lottery Customer Support via email at cs.support@mnlottery.com or phone at 651-635-8273.
