OFFICIAL GIVEAWAY RULES
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
SPONSOR. This contest is sponsored by Surfa-Shield Institute d/b/a Dave Yoho Associates. (“the Sponsor”). References to the Sponsor in this Agreement shall refer solely to the company sponsoring the contest and, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, and respective employees, officers, and directors.
ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. PARTICIPATION IN THE GIVEAWAY CONSTITUTES YOUR AGREEMENT TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFICIAL RULES (“RULES”) BELOW.
1. Eligibility
This giveaway (the “Giveaway”) is open to those who are of legal age that sign up on the official Giveaway site – https://form.jotform.com/230344420792148 – (“the Site”) or fill out the Giveaway form (“the Form”) at the International Roofing Expo (“IRE2023”).
Employees of the Sponsor and other companies associated with the promotion of the Giveaway, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Giveaway is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
2. Agreement to Rules
Participation in the Giveaway constitutes your agreement to and acceptance of these Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a Reward is contingent upon being and staying compliant with these Rules.
3. Giveaway Period
The Giveaway begins on February 10th, 2023 and ends on March 8th, 2023 (the “Giveaway Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Giveaway Period will be disqualified.
4. How to Enter
The Giveaway must be entered by submitting an entry on the Site or the Form during the Giveaway Period. The entry must fulfill all giveaway requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or submitted without following the rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
You may enter only once and you must fill in the information requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules your entry may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
5. Prizes and Rewards
On or about the end of the giveaway period the Sponsor will select several arbitrary winners (“the Winners”) from the entries submitted on the Site and the Form for the below listed prizes and rewards (“the Rewards)
GIVEAWAY TYPE 1: REFERRALS, POINTS, AND REWARDS
If you earn X points through non-fraudulent actions and referrals you will receive [reward level 1].
GIVEAWAY TYPE 2: SWEEPSTAKES WITH BONUS ENTRIES
Additional entries in the giveaway earned through valid referrals of friends and family as well as contest actions will result in additional entries of your name into the random drawing for the prizes to be announced on or about the end of the giveaway period for prize drawings.
[PRIZE DESCRIPTION(S)]
GIVEAWAY TYPE 3: TOP X WINNERS
The more points you earn, the higher your chances of winning our Grand Reward! At the end of the Giveaway Period, the NUMBER people with the most number of points will be selected to receive [PRIZE DESCRIPTION(S)].
7. Winner Notification
This section is only applicable to eligible entrants that qualify for the Rewards and have not been disqualified for attempting to circumvent the rules as determined by the Sponsor.
The Sponsor will attempt to notify the Winners via email, phone, or text on or about the end of the Giveaway Period. If you are eligible for a prize or reward, you will be notified by email and/or text. You will be required to respond to us within five (5) days of the date of notice or attempted notice is sent, in order to claim your Reward. If you cannot be contacted, or you fail to respond appropriately within the required time period, or the Reward is returned as undeliverable, you forfeit your Reward.
ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL GIVEAWAY RULES BY THE WINNERS (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN THE WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS THE WINNER OF THE SWEEPSTAKES AND WILL NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED AN ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT.
8. Odds of winning
The odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received. In the case of the Giveaway, each entry has an equal chance of winning one of the Rewards.
9. General Conditions
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Giveaway is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, technical problems, security malfunctions or in the event the Giveaway is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (1) suspend the Giveaway to address the impairment and then resume in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Rules; or (2) terminate the Giveaway and, in the event of termination, no participant shall be eligible for the Rewards.
The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Giveaway or to be acting in violation of these Rules or in a disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computing device in excess of that allowed by sweepstakes rules; or the use of bots, employed humans to create false entries, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorneys fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Release and Limitations of Liability
By participating in the Giveaway, you agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Giveaway, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (together, “the Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Giveaway or receipt of the Rewards, including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Giveaway, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, or wireless service provider; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Giveaway; (c) mechanical human, printing or typographical errors; or (d) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from your participation in the Giveaway or acceptance, receipt or misuse of any of the Rewards you may receive.
You further agree that in any cause of action, the Released Parties’ liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Giveaway, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney’s fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway.
10. Privacy & Information Submitted
Any information you provide to Sponsor may be used to communicate with you in relation to this Giveaway or on a Giveaway Winner’s list. By entering the Giveaway you agree to receive email and text communication periodically from the Sponsor. You can opt-out of receiving these email and/or text communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the email or text. Information submitted in connection with the Giveaway will be treated in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
11. Arbitration
You expressly submit to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the locality where the Sponsor resides, in the event that any legal action whatsoever is initiated as a result of any actions arising from the Giveaway.
Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Giveaway or the Rewards awarded shall be resolved by binding arbitration, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth of Virginia. You expressly agree to follow the arbitration procedures set forth by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) to resolve the dispute. Arbitration proceedings shall take place in the Giveaway home location. Each party is responsible for paying its own filing, administrative and arbitrator fees. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.
