How I
HARIBO Contest
OFFICIAL
RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR
WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE
CHANCES OF WINNING. THE FOLLOWING CONTEST
IS VALID ONLY IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES (“U.S.”) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(“D.C.”), AND IS OPEN ONLY TO QUALIFIED PERSONS (AS
DEFINED IN THE OFFICIAL RULES BELOW) WHO
ARE 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. VOID ELSEWHERE AND WHEREVER PROHIBITED. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE
TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR AND
ADMINISTRATOR. DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE
CONTEST IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND FALL WITHIN THE
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH BELOW.
Contest Name: How I HARIBO Contest (the
“Contest”).
Contest
Dates: Contest
registration begins at 12:00:01 am Eastern Time (“ET”) on January 1, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 pm ET
on September 30, 2024 (the
“Registration and Submission Period”).
The Contest is subject to all
applicable federal, state and local laws and
regulations. Void outside the fifty
(50) U.S. and D.C., and wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Who may Enter: The Contest is open
only to legal residents of the (50) U.S. and D.C,, who are age thirteen (13) years
of age or older as of the date of entry and have a valid U.S. driver’s license
or government issued photo I.D. (except as noted below for entrants age 13
to 17), except the following persons who are not eligible to enter,
participate or win: employees, officers, and directors of HARIBO of America,
Inc. (“Sponsor”), Million Dollar
Media (the “Administrator”), Colle McVoy, each of their respective
franchisees, parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, wholesalers, distributors,
printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies
associated with the design or execution of this Contest, and the immediate
family members or households, whether or not related, of any of the above.
“Immediate family members” includes, for purposes of this Contest, parents
(including in-laws and step-parents), grandparents,
siblings (including step-siblings and half-siblings), children (including
step-children), grandchildren (including step grandchildren) and each of their
respective spouses, regardless of where they reside.
NOTE: Individuals age 13 to 17 may be eligible to participate in Contest with
the approval of a parent or legal guardian, provided that the parent or legal
guardian is a legal U.S. resident at least 18 years of age at the time of entry
with a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued ID, and resides within
the (50) U.S. and D.C. In the event of a
winning submission, a parent/legal guardian will be required to accept prize on
behalf of entrant. HARIBO gummy creations by any individual(s) under the age
of 13 may be submitted by a legal parent or guardian, where the legal parent or
guardian shall be designated as the official entrant submitting the photo or
video and associated creation, and must meet the
eligibility requirements as outlined above.
How to
Enter (Photo or Video Submission of HARIBO gummies creation): Each entry requires the entrant to
get creative with HARIBO gummies by building their own creation or idea primarily
out of HARIBO gummies. Creations may not melt, dismember, skewer
or otherwise disfigure HARIBO gummies (however, for the purpose of clarity,
usage of HARIBO gummies in the creation of jewelry or similar design items or
techniques are allowed, or HARIBO gummies may be used to adorn or cover a
creation such as a gingerbread house). After completing their creation, each entrant
must take a photo or video of their HARIBO creation (WITHOUT any inclusion of any individual(s) within the photo or video),
and upload or post the photo or video to Instagram per the requirements
outlined below (each a “Submission”). (Note: there is no purchase of HARIBO
gummies required to participate.
Entrants may use any available HARIBO gummies they obtain, or create a
computer generated or hand drawn designed image utilizing HARIBO gummies.)
Instagram Post:
To enter, during the Contest Registration and Submission Period, access
the Instagram application on your compatible mobile device. Then post the photo or video of your HARIBO
gummies creation through your own public Instagram account with the
hashtags #HowIHARIBO #Contest, along
with any optional comments on the photo or video, and tag @haribousa. NOTE: you must be an active holder of a non-private
Instagram account (holders of private accounts may not enter using this
method). If you do not have the Instagram application,
you may download it through the application store on your mobile device. The
Instagram application is free, and Instagram’s Terms of Use apply. For details,
visit http://instagram.com/legal/terms/. Submitted photos or
videos will appear on Instagram under the hashtag #HowIHARIBO
#Contest, and may be displayed on the contest website (www.HowIHARIBO.com).
If you enter using a mobile device on a wireless service provider’s
network (as opposed to a Wi-Fi network), your carrier’s text and data rates
will apply. You should consult your wireless service provider’s pricing plan
for details. You agree to incur any and all charges
demanded by your wireless carrier.
All
entries must be submitted by 11:59:59p ET on September 30, 2024
to be eligible. Maximum of one (1) entry
per person per day. Each entry must be unique and requires a submission
that has not been previously entered into the Contest (i.e. not previously submitted by the entrant or any other
entrant). Duplicate or near duplicate entries (in
the sole determination of Sponsor) shall be disqualified. Sponsor reserves the right to accept or
disqualify any duplicate or near
duplicate entries, in its sole discretion.
Each entrant must submit an entry
on his/her own behalf. Any entry
submitted on behalf of another individual or using another person’s name, Social
Media account, or providing any false information, fake accounts or duplicate
accounts will be disqualified and ineligible to claim any prize. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more
than the stated number of entries allowed by using the same or
multiple/different Instagram accounts, identities or any other methods void
that entrant's entries and that entrant may be
disqualified. No
mechanically produced or automated entries permitted. Use of
any automated system to participate in the Contest is prohibited, will result
in disqualification and all such entries will be deemed void. False and/or deceptive entries or acts,
including misrepresentation of age, shall render such entries ineligible.
All entries in the Contest will become the sole
property of Sponsor and will not be returned.
Each entrant agrees that their submitted entry may be viewed by the public. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify and
remove any entry at any time that is not in compliance with these Official
Rules. All entries must conform to the
submission requirements as outlined above and below, or it may be disqualified
and not considered for the Contest.
All entries must include all
required information. Any entry with
incorrect, incomplete or illegible information or
other inaccurate information may be disqualified. Sponsor not responsible for lost, late, misdirected,
incorrect, illegible, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or damaged entries,
or for any entry submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under
these Official Rules, or for any entry not submitted or received due to any
technical error or failure, human error, unauthorized human intervention,
inaccurate capture or mis-entry of any required information, failures,
omissions, interruptions, deletions, or defects of any phone or cellular phone
provider, network computer online systems, computer equipment, servers or
software, including any injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s
computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest; or the
failure to capture any such information or effects of hackers or failure of any
electronic equipment, computer, phone line or cellular transmissions and/or
network connections; all of such entries will be disqualified.
In
the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the Instagram account used to enter, and
associated with the entry will be deemed to be the registrant and s/he must be
eligible according to these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is
the Instagram account holder of
the account name used to submit the entry.
Proof of being the authorized account holder may be required.
By
participating and submitting an entry, entrants agree that Sponsor and participating
parties are authorized to contact them via email, mail, phone, Instagram
message or any other form of
media to make entrants aware of information pertinent to the Contest, and to
distribute information regarding the Sponsor(s) featured products, special
events or promotional offers. Entrants may
opt-out of any further email communication at any time by simply replying
REMOVE to any email message, or following the provided
opt-out instructions. Any available opt-in
opportunities are not required to enter the Contest, and checking the opt-in
boxes will not improve your chances of winning.
By
registering and submitting an entry, you affirm that you have read and accepted
these Official Rules. The laws of the U.S. apply
to and govern this Contest and any claims of non-compliance must be
raised and resolved in the U.S. Any
information collected by registering and entering the Contest shall be used
only in a manner consistent with these Official Rules and with Sponsor’s
Privacy Policy. By entering the Contest, each entrant agrees that s/he may be
contacted, recorded and/or broadcasted by Sponsor, and that his/her comment,
post and/or submission may be used, promoted, released, broadcasted
or published by Sponsor in any manner related to the promotion or advertising
of the Contest.
General
Submission Requirements:
(a)
Each
Submission must be submitted in a format as accepted by Instagram;
(b)
must
be the Entrant’s own original creation and must not have been previously
entered into any Contest;
(c)
NOTE: Entry photos or videos should show only the
Entrant’s HARIBO creation; in the interest of protecting our Entrants’ privacy,
submission should not show the face or other identifiable features of any person;
(d)
Any
Submission that is not properly submitted or received for any reason, including
any technical difficulties, upload failures, failures to save or properly store
the entry, efforts of hackers or any lost or disconnected Internet connections,
will be disqualified.
Additional
Submission Requirements: Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole and absolute
discretion, disqualify any entry and/or submission for any reason that it
considers to not be appropriate for the Contest. Entry submission restrictions include, but
are not limited to, the following requirements:
·
not
be, or ever have been, previously submitted in the Contest;
·
cannot
melt, dismember, skewer or otherwise disfigure HARIBO gummies in the creation;
·
except
as relates to the Sponsor’s brand(s) or approved partners, not include
trademarks, logos or copyrighted material not owned by entrant or material that
is used without permission (including, but not limited to, company names,
photographs, works of art or images published on any media) or that otherwise
infringes or violates the rights of any third-party (including, but not limited
to, copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, logos, contract and
licensing rights, rights of publicity or privacy, moral rights (i.e., “droit
moral”) or any other intellectual property rights);
·
not
feature, display, refer to, or mention any companies or brands in competition
with Sponsor;
·
not
include any unauthorized photos, images, comments or plagiarism of any kind;
·
not
be considered harmful to minors in any way;
·
not
contain or reference nudity, inappropriate, profane, indecent, sexually
explicit, pornographic, violent or obscene content or images (which shall be
determined by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion);
·
not
contain any political or politically themed or motivated messages, comments,
statements or images;
·
not
defame, slander, libel, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks or any
other content that could adversely affect the name, reputation or goodwill of the
Released Parties or any other individuals and/or entities affiliated or
associated with Sponsor, the Contest or any prizes, the determination of which
shall remain in the sole discretion of Sponsor;
·
not
depict or include any comments, descriptions or images that may be considered
unlawful, harmful, threatening, violent, abusive, harassing, tortuous,
defamatory, vulgar, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or
racially, religiously, ethnically or otherwise objectionable in any manner as
solely determined by Sponsor;
·
not
be subject to any third-party agreement or require payment or incurrence of any
sums to obtain further permissions of any person or entity as a result of its
use or exploitation of the comment(s), photo, idea or rights therein or
portions, or modified versions or derivative works thereof;
·
not
include any wellness claim or images or reference to over-eating or unappealing
eating or eating challenges;
·
not
include any image or reference to smoking, vaping, alcohol or drugs, or alcohol
or drug consumption;
·
not
include any name, likeness, description, photograph or
any other identifying element, in whole or in part, of any person, living or
dead, without permission; and
·
must
adhere to the Instagram terms of use as set forth on their websites;
Representation and Release of Rights to Contest Entry
and/or Submission:
By submitting any entry, each entrant represents that s/he has sole and
exclusive ownership and proprietary rights of all content submitted; has full
permission of any parties within any photo or video included as part of the
entry to publish and release their images and actions shown within the photo or
video; and agrees that each entry and/or submission becomes the sole and
exclusive property of Sponsor, and Sponsor may publish, display, promote or
utilize the submission, content, comment and/or any photo or video in any
manner of its choosing in relation to the promotion or advertising of the Contest
or Sponsor. Entry into the Contest and
upload of any entry, comment and/or photo or video constitutes permission for
the Sponsor and its designees to use that entrant’s entry, submission, comment,
photo, video, name, city and state of residence and/or likeness for purposes of
advertising and trade in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide in
perpetuity without limitation or further compensation, notification or
permission, unless prohibited by law. Submissions
will not be acknowledged or returned by Sponsor.
Sponsor reserves the right to request proof
from any entrant, at any time, in a form acceptable to Sponsor, of any
permission required or possibly required to use such entrant’s entry in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof, if requested,
may disqualify such entry from the Contest.
Sponsor
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual (and all of his or her entries) who tampers or attempts to tamper
with or abuse the entry process or the Contest website in any way or who is
otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor or the
Contest judges appointed by Sponsor in their sole and absolute discretion. Any questions regarding the number of entries
submitted or the authorized account holder shall be determined by Sponsor in
its sole discretion. ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY CONTEST
WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION
OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE
FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Judging of Submissions
– Determination of Prize Winners (maximum of one grand prize award; two first
prize awards; and fifteen second prize awards):
·
Note: There is a
maximum of one (1) prize award per person or household during the entire
Contest Period. Once awarded a prize, no
individual or member of their household shall be eligible to be awarded any
subsequent prize award.
·
If
eligible entries are less than the scheduled number of prizes available, then
the difference between the entries and scheduled number of prizes available
shall not be awarded.
Grand
Prize Winner (1): Beginning on or about 10/1/2024, a panel of
judges as solely determined and appointed by Sponsor/Administrator shall
review, select and designate a maximum of one (1) grand prize
winning submission from among all eligible submissions received (see
judging criteria below).
First
Prize Winners (2): Beginning on or about 10/1/2024, a panel of judges as solely determined and appointed by
Sponsor/Administrator shall review, select and
designate a maximum of two (2) first prize winning submissions from among all
eligible submissions received (see judging criteria below).
Second
Prize Winners (15): Beginning on or about 10/1/2024, a panel of judges as solely determined and appointed by
Sponsor/Administrator shall review, select and
designate a maximum of fifteen (15) second prize winning submissions from among
all eligible submissions received (see judging criteria below).
Each eligible entrant who submitted a selected submission shall be
designated as a potential winner of
the Sponsor designated prize award (see below), subject to verification of
eligibility, and compliance with these Official Rules. Only the contestant whose submission was
selected by the judges shall be eligible to claim the associated prize award. All other entries and submissions received
will be disqualified.
Judging
Criteria: Submissions shall be
judged by a Sponsor/Administrator-appointed panel of judges, pursuant to the following guidelines, requirements
and criteria in the determination of the winning entrant(s):
·
Originality and Uniqueness: Submission that is deemed to be original and
unique (33.34% of score);
·
Creativity, Imaginative, Innovative, Humor
and/or other Inspiration: Submission
that is deemed to demonstrate creativity, imagination, innovation, humor,
and/or other inspiration in the HARIBO creation (33.33% of score); and
·
Positive Message, Brand Representation and
Quality: Submission that best represents the Sponsor’s brand image
and Sponsor’s product in a positive manner and the overall quality of the
submission (33.33% of score).
NOTE: Judges may elect to take into consideration
the age of the entrant who created the Submission as an additional factor in
the determination of each category Score.
Winner Notification: All potential prize winners will be notified
initially via post or direct message to their Instagram account following their selection and determination as
a potential winner. Potential winners
must follow the provided instructions to verify eligibility and claim the
prize. If the Administrator is
unsuccessful in its attempt to reach a selected potential prize winner or
winner fails to respond as instructed within forty-eight (48) hours of the
initial notification attempt, then that entrant may be disqualified, and an
alternate potential prize winner may be randomly selected from among the
remaining eligible entries received and notified as per the procedures outlined
above (time permitting). NOTE: messages will not be left during notification
attempts by phone.
During prize winner notification, each selected
potential prize winner must confirm their eligibility, and indicate their
willingness to accept the prize award (see below). If a selected potential winner does not meet
the eligibility requirements, is unable or unwilling to accept the prize,
elects to decline the prize or fails to return the required prize acceptance
documents within the required deadline, s/he will be disqualified and, at
Sponsor’s discretion and time permitting, an alternate winner will be randomly selected
from among all remaining eligible entries and notified as per the procedures
outlined above (time permitting).
Any disqualified entrant will not receive any alternate prize
substitution or compensation. Decisions of the Sponsor and Administrator
in the selection and determination of all prize winners and all matters
relating to this Contest are final and binding.
All of the following will apply to each winner:
1) Winner will be required to complete and return, within 3-days of date of
receipt, a prize acceptance form, including an affidavit of eligibility and a
liability/publicity release (publicity
release where permitted), and a W-9 form;
2) Winner may be required to present a copy of a valid social security
card and a valid driver’s license or government issued photo ID as a condition
of receiving any prize; and 3) Winner is
responsible for paying all applicable taxes (including, but not limited to all
local, state/province and federal taxes) on all prizes awarded, and grand prize
and first prize winners shall be issued a 1099 form reflecting the value of the
prize award.
Grand Prize
Award (maximum one (1) winner): The eligible
entrant designated as the grand prize winner shall be awarded:
·
$5,000
awarded in the form of a prize check made payable to the winner, or as otherwise
designated by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to award cash portion of the
prize award via a gift card from a Sponsor designated gift card provider,
subject to the terms and conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy.
·
a
one-year supply of HARIBO awarded in the form of a single shipment of eight-four
(84) 5oz peg bags of HARIBO, with an approximate retail value (“ARV”) of: $208;
·
a
HARIBO merchandise gift pack consisting of the merchandise items as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor based upon availability scheduled to
include: one (1) bucket hat, one (1) water bottle, one (1) set of stickers, one
(1) set of pins, one (1) backpack, a set of socks; one (1) candy bracelet; one
(1) skateboard, a set of shoelaces, and one (1) phone charm (total ARV: $250). Sponsor reserves the right to award alternate
merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value in its sole discretion,
based upon availability; and.
·
a
framed image of their HARIBO creation (ARV: $150).
Total ARV of grand prize award: $5,608.
First
Prize Award (maximum two (2) winners): Each
eligible entrant designated as a first prize winner shall be awarded:
·
$2,000
awarded in the form of a prize check made payable to the winner, or as
otherwise designated by Sponsor. Sponsor
reserves the right to award cash portion of the prize award via a gift card
from a Sponsor designated gift card provider, subject to the terms and
conditions of the issuing gift card provider policy.
·
a
one-year supply of HARIBO awarded in the form of a single shipment of
eight-four (84) 5oz peg bags of HARIBO (ARV: $208); and
·
a
HARIBO merchandise gift pack consisting of the merchandise items as solely
determined and designated by Sponsor based upon availability scheduled to
include: one (1) bucket hat, one (1) water bottle, one (1) set of stickers, one
(1) set of pins, one (1) backpack, a set of socks; one (1) candy bracelet; one
(1) skateboard, a set of shoelaces, and one (1) phone charm (total ARV: $250). Sponsor reserves the right to award alternate
merchandise item of approximate equal or greater value in its sole discretion,
based upon availability.
ARV of each first prize award: $2,458. Total ARV of all available first prize
awards: $4,916.
Second
Prize Award (maximum fifteen (15) winners): Each eligible entrant designated as a second prize
winner shall be awarded:
·
a
one-year supply of HARIBO awarded in the form of a single shipment of
eight-four (84) 5oz peg bags of HARIBO (ARV: $208).
ARV of each second prize award: $208. Total ARV of all available second prize
awards: $3,120.
General
Prize Conditions:
Prize award shall be shipped to
winner via the Sponsor designated shipping carrier. Please allow up to 8 – 12 weeks for prize
delivery. Once shipped, the prize shall
be considered delivered and Sponsor shall have no responsibility for any
shipment that is delayed, damaged, lost, misdelivered
or stolen, or for any incorrect shipping address provided by winner. In the event of any delivery issues, prize
award shall not be replaced or substituted with any alternate prize award or
compensation. Winner shall look solely
to shipping carrier for any lost, damaged, misdelivered, stolen
or delayed shipment.
All prizes are awarded as is, without any
warranty, express or implied, by Sponsor. All
other costs and expenses related to prize acceptance, delivery, redemption or
use not specified herein as being provided are the sole responsibility of
winner. All income, federal, state and local taxes are the winner’s sole
responsibility. All prize awards are non-transferable and no cash redemption or prize
substitution allowed, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided
herein. Sponsor reserves the right to
substitute a prize with one of comparable or greater value, at its sole
discretion. Failure
to collect or properly claim prize in accordance with these rules will result
in forfeiture of the prize. If forfeited
for any reason, participant will not receive any other prize substitution or
compensation, and the prize will
remain the property of Sponsor and will not be awarded, except as provided
herein. All
properly claimed prizes will be awarded.
Any unclaimed prizes will not be awarded.
Additional Rules &
Restrictions: By participating,
entrants agree to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and the decisions
of the Sponsor and Administrator, which shall be final in all matters relating
to this Contest. In the event an entrant
wins a prize, and is later found to be in violation of
these rules he/she will be required to forfeit the prize or to reimburse
Sponsor for the stated value of the prize if such violation is discovered after
winner has used the prize. Participation in Contest constitutes permission for
the Sponsor and its designees to use entrants’ names, cities
and states of residence and/or likenesses for purposes of advertising and trade
in any and all media now or hereafter known worldwide on perpetuity without
limitation or further compensation, notification or permission, unless
prohibited by law. False, fraudulent or
deceptive entries or acts shall render entrants
ineligible for any prize.
By
participating, entrants agree to hold all Released Parties harmless from any
claims, losses, actions, or damages of any kind, whether actual, incidental or
consequential, for injury (including but not limited to death), damages, losses
or expenses arising out of or relating to entrant’s participation in this Contest,
or the acceptance, possession or use/misuse of any prize, or participation in
prize-related activities (including but not limited to travel or activity
related thereto), and to assume all liability therefor.
Released
Parties shall not be liable to winner or any other person for failure to supply
the prize or any part thereof by reason of any acts of God, pandemics, any
actions, regulations, orders, or requests by any governmental entity, equipment
failure, terrorist acts, war, fire, unusually severe weather, embargo, labor
dispute or strike, labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of
any kind, or any other cause beyond Released Parties’ sole control.
Participants
are restricted to use of ordinary and typical computer equipment, mobile phone
equipment, Internet access and cellular networks. Sponsor disclaims all
liability for the inability of a participant to complete or continue an entry
due to equipment malfunction, busy lines, inadvertent disconnections, acts
beyond the Sponsor’s control, or otherwise. The Sponsor disclaims any liability
for entries not received due to technical difficulties or transmission errors.
The Sponsor disclaims all liability for any delays, mis-delivery, loss, or
failure in the delivery of any item sent by mail, courier, express, electronic
transmission, or other delivery method.
Released Parties are not responsible for mechanical, technical,
electronic, communications, telephone, computer, hardware or software errors,
malfunctions or failures of any kind, including: failed, incomplete, garbled or
delayed transmission of online entries, traffic congestion on telephone lines,
the Internet or at any website or lost or unavailable network connections which
may limit an online entrant's ability to participate in the Contest, and any
injury or damage to entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile phone
related to or resulting from participating in or downloading any information
necessary to participate in the Contest.
Released Parties are not responsible for any other errors of any kind,
whether computer, technical, typographical, printing, human or otherwise,
relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitations,
errors which may occur in connection with the printing or advertising of this Contest,
administration or execution of the Contest, the cancellation of the Contest,
the processing of entries or in the announcement of the prizes or prize
winners. Sponsor, in its sole
discretion, reserves the right to disqualify any person tampering with the
entry process or the operation of the Contest website.
Sponsor
reserves the right to cancel, modify, reschedule or terminate the Contest for
any reason including, but not limited to acts of God, pandemics, force majeure,
government regulatory action or ruling,
fraud, misconduct, or if any technical failures destroy or threaten the
integrity of the Contest, in the opinion of the Sponsor/Administrator, or if a
computer virus, bug, or other technical problem corrupts the administration,
security, or proper conduct of the Contest as determined by Sponsor/Administrator,
in their sole discretion. In the event of early termination of the Contest,
Sponsor reserves the right to determine prize winners in a random drawing from
among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the time/date of such
termination.
In addition, by submitting any entry, each entrant transfers any and all of his/her right, title and interest
in and to such entry, including but not limited
to any and all copyrights, trademark rights, "moral rights", and any
and all other proprietary rights that may exist throughout the world to Sponsor, and expressly waives any rights s/he may have in
such submission and/or entry. Each entrant agrees Sponsor is the exclusive owner of all rights in
and to such entry and/or submission, and will have the worldwide, perpetual right
to copy, display, reproduce, exhibit, edit, modify, assign, license, register
for copyright or trademark, distribute, sell or otherwise use and exploit the entry and associated submission and all elements and/or
derivative works thereof, in whole or in part, alone or with other materials,
in any media now known or hereafter created or devised, for any reason
whatsoever, without
compensation to entrant. In the event an
entrant submits an entry that infringes on the rights of any third party, the
entrant agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the Sponsor/Administrator
harmless against any such claims of infringement from any third
party claiming rights in the entry.
IN
CASE OF DISPUTES: By participating, each entrant agrees that (1)
any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in
connection with this Promotion, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved
individually, without resort to any form of class action, and any judicial
proceeding shall take place in a federal or state court within the State of New
Jersey; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to
actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering
this Promotion, and in no event will entrant be entitled to received attorneys'
fees or other legal costs; and (3) under no circumstances will entrant be
permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim,
punitive, incidental, and consequential damages, and any other damages, other
than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages
multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the
construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official
Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Sponsor in connection with
this Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New Jersey, without giving effect to any choice of law or
conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of New Jersey or any
other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdiction other than the State of New Jersey.
Odds: Odds of being selected as a prize winner are
dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received from all entry
methods combined, the skill of each entrant in their HARIBO creation, and the
decisions of judges.
Official Rules &
Winners List: For a copy of these Official Rules, or the
name of prize winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received by 11/30/2024
to: How I HARIBO Contest, c/o Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge,
NJ 07095. PLEASE SPECIFY which you are
requesting, official rules or winners list.
Sponsor/ Contest
Administrator: This Contest is sponsored by HARIBO of
America, Inc., 9500 W Bryn Mawr Ave #700, Rosemont, IL 60018; and administered
by Million Dollar Media, P.O. Box 278, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
This Contest is not
affiliated with or sponsored, sanctioned or endorsed
by or in any way in association with Instagram.
Instagram has no liability or responsibility for any claim arising in
connection with this Contest or any prize(s) awarded in connection therewith.
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