My Lash Wish Instagram Giveaway – Official Rules
My Lash Wish Instagram Giveaway – Official Rules
1. The Giveaway is open worldwide. Dates are as mentioned on our Instagram post.
Eligibility
2. The Giveaway is open worldwide. Employees, representatives and agents of the giveaway sponsors, their respective advertising and promotional agencies, affiliated and related companies, and members of the immediate family (parents, children, siblings and spouse, regardless of where they live) and household of such employees are not eligible.
How to Enter
3. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. NOTE: Posting on Instagram requires a mobile device and therefore message and data rates may apply. To enter the Giveaway from your Instagram account, you must:
1) Log in to or create your Instagram Account.
2) Follow @mylashwish on Instagram, like the giveaway post and tag two (2) friends in the comments section.
3) You will automatically receive one (1) Entry.
4) Upon successfully submitting an Entry, you will be entered into the Draw for a chance to win the Prize. See section 5. Your comment must include tagging two (2) friends so that your comment appears on the post during the Giveaway Period. Entries must comply with the Instagram.com terms of use and the Instagram Format and Content requirements (see Section 4) to be eligible. No other entry method will be accepted. By tagging two (2) friends, you will automatically receive, subject to compliance with these Official Rules, one (1) entry into the Giveaway. If you do not have an Instagram account, you will need to create one. Visit www.instagram.comand follow the instructions to register for a free account. To become a Follower of the Sponsor, you must access your Instagram account and search people for “My Lash Wish” and click the “Follow” button corresponding to @mylashwish. Entrants are subject to Instagram's Terms of Service and Rules; these can be found at https://instagram.com/tos. Sponsor is not responsible in any way for any decisions Instagram makes regarding the entrant's account with Instagram. Limit of one (1) entry per Instagram account per person per day. Anyone found to use multiple accounts to enter the Giveaway will be ineligible to participate in the Giveaway. Use of any automated, script, macro, robotic or other program(s) to enter or otherwise participate in this Giveaway is prohibited and will automatically result in disqualification from the Giveaway. In the event an entrant posts inappropriate content, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor, he or she will be disqualified from the Giveaway. Anyone found “spamming” by posting multiple unrelated updates, comments or pictures that are unrelated to the contest or by sending large numbers of duplicate @mylashwish replies unrelated to the Giveaway will be disqualified from the Giveaway. In the event of a dispute, online entries will be deemed to have been submitted by the authorized account holder of the Instagram account submitted at the time of entry. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the person who is assigned a Instagram account by an internet provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institute, etc.) that is responsible for assigning Instagram accounts for the domain associated with the submitted Instagram account. The selected entrant(s) may be required to provide proof that he/she is the authorized account holder of the Instagram account associated with the selected entry name change. By entering the Giveaway, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules. The Sponsor and its employees, representatives and agents are not responsible for any lost, late, misdirected, delayed and not received (including failures due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including malfunctioning of any network, servers, access providers, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or recipient), damaged, illegible, mechanically duplicated or incomplete entries or any inaccurate transcription of entry information. Proof of posting an entry is not proof of receipt by Sponsor. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules shall be referred to hereafter as the “Eligible Entries”. Eligible Entries must be received during the applicable Giveaway Period in order to be included in the applicable Draw. Subject to applicable law, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who (i) tampers with, or attempts to tamper with, the entry process; or (ii) violates any of these Official Rules. By entering the Giveaway, entrant hereby releases and holds harmless the Giveaway Parties and each of their respective agents, employees, directors, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all claims arising from or in connection with the entrant’s entry (or attempted entry) in the Giveaway and/or the awarding or use of any prize. This Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, territorial and municipal laws and regulations. If you use Instagram via a wireless mobile device, standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply for each message sent or received from your device. Other charges may also be applied by your wireless carrier. Participation by wireless mobile device is not a condition of entry.
4. Posting Format and Content: The submitted comment: (i) must contain tag two (2) friends and must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain any offensive, obscene, immoral or illegal depictions; (ii) must be intended for family audience viewing and contain only content that, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, is suitable for all persons, including persons under the age of 13; (iii) must not, in the sole and unfettered discretion of the Sponsor, contain any nude, sexually explicit, disparaging, discriminatory, libelous or other inappropriate content; including, but not limited to, crude, vulgar or offensive language and/or symbols; derogatory characterizations of any ethnic, racial, sexual, religious or other groups; content that endorses, condones and/or discusses any illegal, inappropriate or risky behavior or conduct (including but not limited to the use of alcohol or drugs); personal information of individuals, including, without limitation, names, telephone numbers and addresses (physical or electronic); (iv) must be posted only once; (v) must not contain any copyrighted works (other than as owned by the Entrant); (vi) must not contain any third party trademarks or logos; and (vii) must not violate any law. BY ENTERING THIS GIVEAWAY, EACH PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT: (i) THE PARTICIPANT HAS OPTED-IN TO THE SPONSOR’S COLLECTION AND USE OF PARTICIPANT’S INSTAGRAM USERNAME AND ANY/ALL CONTENT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH RELATING TO THE GIVEAWAY FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES WITHOUT COMPENSATION OR ANY FURTHER CONSIDERATION;(ii) BY OPTING-IN, THE PARTICPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE/SHE HAS READ AND CONSENTS TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN; AND, (iii) IF SELECTED AS A WINNER, THE PARTICIPANT WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE SPONSOR AND ANY THIRD PARTY DESIGNATED BY THE SPONSOR AS NECESSARY TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST WITH PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED TO VERIFY ELIGIBILITY AND TO FULFILL DELIVERY AND RECEIPT OF THE GIVEAWAY PRIZE. EACH PARTICIPANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IF HE/SHE IS CHOSEN AS A WINNER, CERTAIN OF HIS/HER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES ATLEAST AS REQUIRED BY LAW INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ON A WINNERS’ LIST. All entries become the property of Sponsor. Each participant hereby acknowledges and agrees that by posting his/her Entry on Instagram, participant has granted to Sponsor all intellectual property and any and all other rights in the Entry and each of its constituent parts. Participant agrees to release, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, Instagram, the Contest Parties, and each of their respective employees, directors, officers, agents, subcontractors, licensors, and licensees from all claims, demands, and causes of action of any nature whatsoever which participant or participant’s heirs, representatives, executors, administrators, or any other persons acting on participant’s behalf or on behalf of participant’s estate, have or may have by reason of : (i) Sponsor’s exercise of any rights granted by participant to Sponsor hereunder or otherwise herein; and (ii) claims based on violation of any right of publicity or rights of personality, infringement of copyright or trademark, libel, slander, defamation, invasion of privacy, loss of earnings or potential earnings in connection with Sponsor’s use of the Entry and any portion thereof, or the likeness of any natural person therein.
Prizes
5. PRIZES: There is ONE (1) prizes available to be won (the “Prize”). Prize consists of one (1) My Lash Wish lashes. Approximate retail value of each Prize is $26.99 CAD. Prize is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash or credit in whole or in part and must be accepted as awarded. Giveaway Sponsor reserves the right to substitute the prize or any component thereof for those of approximately the same value.
Selection of Winners
6. Random Prize Draw and Winner Selection: A random draw from all eligible entries received within the Giveaway Period will be held at the Toronto offices of the Sponsor on whatever dates the Giveaway is held. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received. A representative of the Sponsor will attempt to contact selected entrants by direct message on Instagram within 72 hours of being selected to confirm identity, obtain contact information so that a declaration and release form (the “Release Form”) can be issued and the skill testing question can be administered and to confirm that each selected entrant is a Prize Winner. Before being declared A CONFIRMED PRIZE winner, each selected entrant will be required to: (i) correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question without mechanical or other aid; (ii) sign and return within TWO (2) business days of notification the Sponsor’s declaration and release form, which (among other things): (a) confirms compliance with these Official Rules; (b) acknowledges acceptance of the Prize as awarded; (c)releases the Giveaway Parties and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability in connection with this contest, his/her participation therein and/or the awarding and use/misuse of the prize or any portion thereof; and (d) agrees to the publication, reproduction and/or other use of his/her name, address, voice, statements about the contest and/or photograph or other likeness without further notice or compensation, in any publicity or advertisement carried out by or on behalf of the Sponsor in any manner whatsoever, including print, broadcast or the internet, and on the winners’ list. If a selected entrant: (i) cannot be contacted within 72hours (ii) fails to correctly answer the skill-testing question; (iii) fails to return the properly executed contest documents within the specified time; and/or (iv) cannot accept the prize as awarded (for any reason); then he/she will be disqualified (and will forfeit all rights to the prize) and the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to randomly select an alternate eligible entrant from among the remaining eligible entries (in which case the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply to such new selected entrant).
General Terms and Conditions
7. All information provided by participant must be complete and accurate. Sponsors will not be held responsible for any and all telephone problems, unclear voice mail messages, a late / incomplete / erroneously sent prize claim. For any and all incomplete, distorted, late and reproduced entry ballot, which will be annulled and will void eligibility for prize claim.
8. Giveaway Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual from the Giveaway and to ban the individual from any future contest of the Sponsor that it finds or believes to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway or Giveaway Website; to be acting in violation of the Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
9. If it is discovered that attempts were made by a registered entrant (or any individual purporting to be a registered entrant) to: (i) enter/vote more than once per registered entrant per day during the contest period. (ii) use any automated, script, macro or robotic program(s) to enter/vote (iii) engage in systematic entering/voting in the same day from the same computer/IP address (including but not limited to the creation of false email addresses or social media accounts); then it may result in the disqualification, in the sole and absolute discretion of the Giveaway Sponsor, even if the entrant was declared a winner.
10. WARNING:ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
11. Prize must be accepted as awarded. NO SUBSTITUTION OF PRIZES IS PERMITTED EXCEPT BY SPONSOR IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION. SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE ANY PRIZE WITH ANOTHER PRIZE OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE, IF A PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED AS DESCRIBED FOR ANY REASON. PRIZES ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE AND ARE NOT REDEEMABLE FOR CASH OR CREDIT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART.
12. Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules and by all decisions of the Sponsor, which are final in all matters pertaining to the Giveaway. Giveaway is subject to all applicable laws. By entering/voting, participants release and hold harmless Sponsors, its affiliated and related companies and advertising, promotion agencies and all of their respective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, successors and assigns from any and all liability for any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with the Giveaway or any prize won. Winners will be required to sign and return, within the time period indicated on the documents, a Declaration of Compliance with Giveaway Rules and a full Liability and Publicity Release and/or any other document.
13. By entering, you consent to Sponsor’s use, should you become a winner, of your name, place of residence and photograph or other likeness, and your testimony without further compensation or notice, for publicity, advertising or informational purposes in any media or format (including the Internet) in connection with the products, this Giveaway, or future similar contests. By entering, you declare that you have complied with the Giveaway Rules.
14. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned to entrants. If a selected entrant’s entry is an Internet entry, the selected entrant may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder of the e-mail address associated with the selected entry.
15. For the purpose of the present contest, the participant is considered to be the person whose coordinates appear on the contest entry form or ballot. It is this person whom will be asked to answer the mathematical skill-testing question. It is also the person to whom the prize will be awarded if all contest conditions are met. Sponsors reserve the right to request a piece of i.d. prior to prize remittance.
Limitations of Liability
16. Without limiting the release, and for greater certainty, the Giveaway Entities will not be liable for: a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Giveaway Website users or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries in the Giveaway; b) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation of the contest website or any transmission in connection with the Giveaway; c) any communications line failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; d) any problems with, or technical malfunction of, any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of e-mail which may occur for any reason whatsoever, including technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof; or e) any injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in this Giveaway. If the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of the Giveaway Entities which corrupt or affect the administration, security or proper conduct of this Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to, without advance notice, terminate or suspend the Giveaway, in whole or in part, or modify it in any way.
17. By participating or attempting to participate in the present contest, all individuals release the contest organizers, their advertising and promotional agencies, their employees, agents and representatives from any damage that could be incurred due to their participation or attempted participation in the Giveaway.
Privacy
18. The Giveaway Sponsor is collecting personal data about entrants for the sole purpose of administering this Giveaway. No further informational or marketing communications will be received by the entrant unless the entrant provides the Sponsor with explicit permission to do so as indicated on the entry form where it asks the user if they would like to receive additional communication from the Sponsor.