THE FOLLOWING SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW. DO NOT ENTER UNLESS YOU ARE AT LEAST THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN YOUR STATE OF RESIDENCE LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND A QUNOL COMMUNITY MEMBER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY.
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF THE SPONSOR, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS.
- ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to individuals who are legal U.S. residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age (19 in AL or NE) or older at the time of entry and have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo ID, AND a valid Instagram account (specifically, each entrant’s Instagram account must represent a real person, business or entity, and must be the unique presence of the person or business it represents). The following persons are not eligible to participate: Employees, contractors, directors and officers of Quten Research Institute, LLC (“Sponsor”), their parents, subsidiary and affiliated companies, and, as applicable, any manufacturers, celebrity endorsers, distributors, Web design, advertising, fulfillment, judging and promotion agencies involved in the administration, development, fulfillment and execution of this Sweepstakes, if any (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), including such parties’ affiliates and agents, and their respective (if natural persons) immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, and/or “step”) of each and those living in their same households (those persons, whether related or not, who live in the same residence for at least three months during the twelve-month period preceding the start date of the Sweepstakes).
- SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: Sweepstakes begins at 9:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on December 9, 2024, and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on December 13, 2024 (“Sweepstakes Period”). The time clock of the computer administering this Sweepstakes is the official clock for this Sweepstakes.
- HOW TO ENTER: During the Sweepstakes Period, you must find the sweepstakes collaboration post between Tony Hawk and Qunol on either account’s Instagram page, following the instructions in the caption. You must specifically follow both @qunol and @tonyhawk, comment on the sweepstakes post, tag a friend in your comment, and follow any other given instructions in the collaboration post discussing the Sweepstakes (“Entry”) to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. By submitting your entry, you confirm that you are eligible to participate according to these Rules. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to distribute entry offers at various times throughout the Sweepstakes Period through additional means which may include, but not be limited to, by e-mail to online subscribers of Qunol (subject to the terms and limitations set forth in such e-mail).
Limit one (1) entry per person/email address per sweepstakes period. The “period” is defined as the time in which the Sweepstakes Period will run between 9:00:00 AM Eastern Time (“ET”) on December 9, 2024, and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on December 13, 2024 .
Each submission must be manually key stroked and/or manually entered by the individual entrant; automated and/or repetitive electronic submission of Entries (including but not limited to Entries made using any script, macro, bot or sweepstakes service) will be disqualified and transmissions from these or related email addresses/IP addresses may be blocked. For purposes of the Sweepstakes, an entrant’s residential address and e-mail address will be the physical address and e-mail address submitted upon notice that they are a potential sweepstakes winner. Entrants will not be allowed to change their physical address or e-mail address. Additionally, use of multiple, invalid, or inauthentic Instagram accounts or multiple identities, phone numbers and/or mailing addresses, and/or the manipulation of such information for the purpose of obtaining more than the stated number of entries and/or prizes is prohibited and such persons will be disqualified and all Entries shall be deemed invalid and any prize an entrant might have been entitled to win will not be awarded and may be revoked, as determined in the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
- DRAWINGS: One (1) Prize winner will be selected in a random drawing to be held on or about December 18, 2024, from eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor, whose decisions are final in all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. No substitution, alterations or other adjustments to any item(s) within the Prize will be made in any event.
- PRIZE DETAILS: Prize (1): One (1) winner will receive (1) Birdhouse skateboard deck signed by Tony Hawk (the “Prize”). The winner agrees to accept all item(s) in the Prize on an "as-is" basis, as stated by Sponsor, without any modifications thereto, and without warranties of any kind. Total value of prize is estimated to be $500.00.
If a prize winner does not comply with all of the terms and conditions in these Rules, including execution of the requested release, the Sponsor may award the Prize in its sole discretion to another entrant. Sponsor assumes no liability for the prize winner’s obtaining of the maximum value, or any value, from his/her/their Prize.
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LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or Promotion Parties resulting from entrant's participation in or attempt to participate in the Sweepstakes or ability or inability to upload or download any information in connection with the Sweepstakes. No responsibility or liability is assumed by the Sponsor or the Promotion Parties for technical problems or technical malfunction arising in connection with any of the following occurrences which may affect the operation of the Sweepstakes: Hardware or software errors; faulty computer, telephone, cable, satellite, network, electronic or Internet connectivity or other online or network communication problems; errors or limitations of any Internet providers, servers, hosts or other providers; garbled, jumbled or faulty data transmissions; failure of any online transmissions to be sent or received; lost, late, delayed or intercepted transmissions; inaccessibility of the Web Site in whole or in part for any reason; traffic congestion on the Internet or Web Site; unauthorized human or non-human intervention of the operation of the Sweepstakes, including without limitation, unauthorized tampering, hacking, theft, virus, bugs, or worms; or destruction of any aspect of the Sweepstakes, or loss, miscount, misdirection, inaccessibility or unavailability of an email account used in connection with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical errors in the announcement of prizes or these Official Rules, or any inaccurate or incorrect data contained on the Web Site. Use of Web Site is at user’s own risk. Sponsor and Promotion Parties are not responsible for any personal injury or property damage or losses of any kind which may be sustained to user's or any other person's computer equipment resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes. In the event of an identity dispute, entry will be considered made by the registered owner of the email address associated with the account used for entry. “Registered owner” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization which is responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES; PROVIDED THAT SUCH LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE IMPUTATION OF ANY WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE ITEM(S) IN THE PRIZE;
AS A RESULT, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPHS SHALL NOT APPLY TO A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY TO THE EXTENT DAMAGES TO SUCH NEW JERSEY RESIDENT ARE THE RESULT OF SPONSOR OR PROMOTION PARTIES’ NEGLIGENT, FRAUDULENT OR RECKLESS ACT(S) OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT. - WINNER NOTIFICATION: The potential winner will be notified via a comment on his/her winning post, @ reply and/or direct message within ten (10) days of the drawing, and will be required to complete, sign and return a PRIZE CLAIM, DECLARATION AND RELEASE FORM (the “Release Form”) within five (5) days of prize notification via tag, email and/or overnight mail. If an attempted notification is returned as undeliverable, if any required documents are not returned within the required number of days, if the potential winner cannot be verified, or if the potential winner otherwise refuses for any reason to accept the prize as stated or sign the requested Release Form, the prize may be forfeited or awarded to another entrant in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Prize will be delivered within nine (9) weeks of winner verification. If a Prize is returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and Sponsor shall have no further liability to award that prize.
- RELEASE OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree (a) to release Sponsor and Promotion Parties, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, governors, owners, distributors, retailers, agents, assignees, advertising/promotion agencies, representatives, and agents (“Released Parties”) from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such entrant's participation in the Sweepstakes; (b) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (c) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (d) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. By accepting a prize, recipients (a) agree that Released Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by winner against, any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Sweepstakes; from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize, including travel thereto and (b) grant (and agree to confirm grant in writing promptly upon request) to Sponsor and its designees and assigns the right to use his/her name, photograph, likeness, voice, image, statements, biographical information at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including the Internet without review, notification or approval, and additional compensation or consideration, unless prohibited by law. Released Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Sweepstakes (including any prize) is canceled due to pandemics or epidemics, outbreaks of infectious disease or any other public health crisis including quarantine measures of any government authority or other restrictions, weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a “Force Majeure Event”).
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the prize and will receive an IRS Form 1099-MISC for the total value of the prize, if exceeding $600. No substitution of prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. No transfer of prize is permitted. Unclaimed prizes will not be awarded. If for any reason the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to (a) disqualify any individual who is responsible or who tampers with the entry process, and (b) cancel, modify or terminate the Sweepstakes. In the event of cancellation, Sponsor will randomly award the prizes among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to cancellation. This Sweepstakes is offered only in the United States and is governed by the laws of the state of New Jersey and participants in the Sweepstakes agree to resolve all claims related thereto in the federal or state courts located in the State of New Jersey.
Please see Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.qunol.com/pages/privacy-policy for details of our policy regarding the personal information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes. Additionally, any communication between entrant and Sponsor or its agencies regarding this Sweepstakes (e.g. phone calls, text messages, chats, email, etc.) may be recorded for quality assurance and training purposes.
- Legal Note: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE WEB SITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
- 11. SPONSOR: Quten Research Institute, LLC -- 10 Bloomfield Ave Ste 4, Pine Brook, NJ 07058
Qunol x Tony Hawk Sweepstakes (SOCIAL)
Rules for Social Platforms
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
The Official Rules available on Sponsor’s website apply to all sweepstakes conducted via one or more of Qunol social media accounts. Each individual sweepstakes will be announced via a post from Qunol on www.qunol.com, or the applicable social media platform(s) (“Sweepstakes Post”). A Sweepstakes Post will include information on how to enter, the entry deadline, and the prize(s)/value(s). All information contained in a Sweepstakes Post is incorporated herein by reference.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal U.S. residents of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, 18 years of age (19 in AL or NE) or older at the time of entry who have a valid U.S. driver’s license or government issued photo ID AND a valid Instagram account (specifically, each entrant’s Instagram account must represent a real person, business or entity, and must be the unique presence of the person or business it represents). Employees, agents, officers and directors of Quten Research Institute, LLC (“Sponsor”) and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies (collectively with Facebook, Inc., Twitter Inc., Instagram, LLC, if the sweepstakes is conducted via any such platform, “Released Parties”) and members of their immediate family (spouse, parent, children, siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside), persons living in the same household, whether or not related, are not eligible. Void where prohibited. Subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
HOW TO ENTER: Follow the directions provided in the Sweepstakes Post to enter. Entries must be submitted by the time and date stated in the Sweepstakes Post to be eligible. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process are void. Limit one (1) entry per person for any sweepstakes. Multiple entries will be void. Entries become the sole property of Sponsor. If you do not have a Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account, establishing an account is free. All Facebook, Twitter or Instagram terms apply (as applicable).
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Entry must be entrant’s original work (if applicable), be in keeping with Sponsor’s image, not be offensive, obscene, hateful, harmful, tortious, libelous, slanderous
or inappropriate or disparage Sponsor or any of its brands in any way, all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entry must not defame or violate or infringe upon the rights of any person or entity. Entry must not in any way, either visibly or otherwise, contain any brand names, logos or trademarks other than those of Sponsor, which Entrant has a limited license to use solely for purposes of this sweepstakes. Entry must not include personally identifiable information of any person other than Entrant. Entrant is responsible for obtaining, prior to entering, any and all releases and consents from any persons appearing in an entry that are necessary to permit the exhibition and use of the entry by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules. No photo or video entry submission, if applicable, may include anyone under the age of 13. If any minor child appears in any such entry, Entrant must have permission from that child’s parent/legal guardian Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry and remove any post
that it determines, in its sole discretion, is not in compliance with the Official Rules.
RANDOM DRAWING: ONE (1) winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received, with such drawing to take place within the deadline stated in the Official Rules. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
WINNER NOTIFICATION: Potential winners will be notified in the method specified in the Official Rules. The failure to respond to such notification or a potential winner’s noncompliance with the Official Rules may result in disqualification, and at Sponsor’s sole discretion, an alternate winner may be selected.
PRIZE(S): See Sweepstakes Post and Official Rules for prize details. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, and local taxes. Winners may not substitute, assign or transfer prize, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Limit one (1) prize per person per sweepstakes.
GRANT OF RIGHTS: By submitting an entry, each entrant grants to Sponsor and its licensees, successors and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual, unlimited, royalty- free, fully paid-up license to reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, exploit, perform, edit, create derivatives of and otherwise use the entry and all elements of such entry, together with any other material, as well as the name, username, city and state of residence, voice, image and/or likeness of entrant (including, without limitation, profile photo), in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in any manner, in whole or in part, worldwide, without compensation or notification to, or permission from, entrant or any third party, for any purpose whatsoever, including without limitation, for purposes of advertising or trade.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: By participating, each entrant agrees: (a) to abide by the Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor and judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to this sweepstakes; (b) to release, discharge and hold harmless Released Parties from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property resulting, in whole or in part, directly or in directly, from entrant’s participation in the sweepstakes or the acceptance or use of any prize; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any and all suits, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with any alleged or actual infringement of any third-party trademarks, copyrights or any other intellectual property whatsoever. Released Parties are not responsible for (i) lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered or garbled entries, tweets, retweets, messages or comments;(ii) lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), Qunol social media pages, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications;(iii) failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure;(iv) jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties;(v) other errors or difficulties of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise, relating to or in connection with the sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the sweepstakes, the processing of entries, the announcement of the prize(s) or in any sweepstakes-related materials; (vi) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the sweepstakes; or (vii) in jury or damage to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this sweepstakes. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the sweepstakes or a Qunol social media account, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or who are in violation of the Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Should any portion of the sweepstakes be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non- authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the sweepstakes and if terminated, at its discretion, select winner(s) at random from all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Information submitted in connection with this sweepstakes will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at https://www.qunol.com/pages/privacy-policy.
SPONSOR: Quten Research Institute, LLC. This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or any other social media platform on which Sponsor may post content related to the sweepstakes.