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HEARTHSTONE GIGANTIFY SWEEPSTAKES
OFFICIAL RULES
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE HEARTHSTONE GIGANTIFY SWEEPSTAKES (the “PROMOTION”), YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND YOU SHOULD READ THESE OFFICIAL RULES CAREFULLY. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR RECEIVE A PRIZE. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF RECEIVING A PRIZE. YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER THIS PROMOTION OR RECEIVE ANY PRIZE UNLESS YOU MEET ALL OF THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA DESCRIBED IN SECTION 3.
1. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this Promotion is Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., One Blizzard Way, Irvine, CA 92618 (“Sponsor”). Although Instagram’s, Facebook’s, and X’s (formerly Twitter) terms of use apply to content on and use of Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter (as applicable) related to this Promotion (as defined below), this Promotion is not offered, endorsed, sponsored or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.
2. PROMOTION TERM: The Promotion will take place during the following time period (the “Promotion Period”):
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Start Date: May 17, 2024 at 12:00:00 PM Pacific Time (“PT”)
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End Date: May 21, 2024 at 5:00:00 PM PT
Participants shall be solely responsible for confirming the equivalent start and end dates and times in their relevant jurisdiction.
3. ELIGIBILITY: The Promotion is open and offered only to legal residents of the fifty United States and the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions), 18 years of age or older (except residents of Alabama and Nebraska, who must be 19 years of age or older and residents of Mississippi, who must be 21 years of age or older) at the time of entry. Promotion is void in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories and possessions and where prohibited or restricted by law. Participants may only participate in the Promotion so long as their participation in the Promotion, receipt of the Prize (as defined below), and use of the Prize does not violate applicable local laws and/or the federal, state and local laws of the United States, including any such laws applicable to jurisdictions outside the United States. Participants are responsible for ensuring that their participation in the Promotion and receipt of any Prize is compliant with all laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which they are a resident, and participants must take all steps necessary to ensure such compliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Sponsor shall have the right in its sole and absolute discretion to determine the eligibility of any and all participants. Participants acknowledge and agree that their eligibility status as determined by Sponsor may change at any time and such determination shall be final. The Promotion is void where prohibited or restricted by law. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor and their parents, affiliated companies and subsidiary companies, and their advertising, promotion, or production agencies, prize providers, web masters and web suppliers, vendors, suppliers and production/distribution partners and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, with Sponsor, the “Promotion Entities”), and their dependents, immediate families (spouse and parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or members of their households, whether or not related, are ineligible to participate in this Promotion. By participating, you (“Participant”) agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Promotion unless disputed in accordance with Section 13.
To be eligible to participate in this Promotion, you must: (i) have a Battle.net account in good standing to play Hearthstone; and (ii) have either a Facebook, Instagram, or X (formerly Twitter) account in good standing, and in each case compliance with all applicable terms and conditions and privacy policies. Instagram accounts are free of charge and can be obtained at https://www.instagram.com/accounts/emailsignup/. Facebook accounts are free of charge and can be obtained at https://www.facebook.com/signup. X (formerly Twitter) accounts are free of charge and can be obtained at https://twitter.com/i/flow/signup?lang=en.
4. HOW TO ENTER AND WIN: There are four (4) ways to enter this Promotion:
Instagram Entry : To enter this Promotion via Instagram and be eligible to win a prize, during the Promotion Period, Participants must:
Go to the official Hearthstone Instagram page, athttps://www.instagram.com/playhearthstone/, @playhearthstone, and click the “Follow” button while logged into their Instagram account.
Create a unique post on Participant’s Instagram account with all of the following:
A video or screenshot of Participant using a “Gigantify” Hearthstone card from the game;
Tagging the @playhearthstone Instagram account; and
Include the hashtag #HearthstoneGigantifySweepstakes in the post.
Your Instagram account must be set to public (not private) in order to successfully complete your submission via Instagram.
Participants who complete the foregoing tasks will receive one (1) entry into the Drawing.
Facebook Entry : To enter this Promotion via Facebook and be eligible to win a prize, during the Promotion Period, Participants must:
Go to the official Hearthstone Facebook page, at https://www.facebook.com/Hearthstone/, @Hearthstone, and click the “Follow” button while logged into their Facebook account.
Create a unique post on Participant’s Facebook account with all of the following:
A video or screenshot of Participant using a “Gigantify” Hearthstone card from the game;
Tagging the @Hearthstone Facebook account; and
Include the hashtag #HearthstoneGigantifySweepstakes in the post.
Your Facebook account must be set to public (not private) in order to successfully complete your submission via Facebook.
Participants who complete the foregoing tasks will receive one (1) entry into the Drawing.
X (formerly Twitter) Entry : To enter this Promotion via X (formerly Twitter) and be eligible to win a prize, during the Promotion Period, Participants must:
Go to the official Hearthstone X (formerly Twitter) page, at https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone, @playearthstone, and click the “Follow” button while logged into their X (formerly Twitter) account.
Create a unique post on Participant’s X (formerly Twitter) account with all of the following:
A video or screenshot of Participant using a “Gigantify” Hearthstone card from the game;
Tagging the @playhearthstone X (formerly Twitter) account; and
Include the hashtag #HearthstoneGigantifySweepstakes in the post.
Your X (formerly Twitter) account must be set to public (not private) in order to successfully complete your submission via X (formerly Twitter).
Participants who complete the foregoing tasks will receive one (1) entry into the Drawing.
Email Entry : Participants may alternatively enter this Promotion by sending an email to [email protected] with the title “HEARTHSTONE GIGANTIFY SWEEPSTAKES” during the Promotion Period. The body of this email must include the Participant’s full name, complete address (including zip code), and age. Only emails containing all of the above listed information will be accepted as entries. No copies, facsimiles or mechanical reproductions will be accepted. Eligible submissions will receive one (1) entry into the Drawing, regardless of method of entry. Personal information submitted to Sponsor through this method of entry will only be used for purposes of entering the Participants into and fulfilling the Sweepstakes, including communicating with Participants about the Promotion.
Limit of one (1) entry per person/account/email/household during the Promotional Period, regardless of method or number of entries. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt. Any attempt at any other method of entry not prescribed herein is void. Any attempt by any person to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different Instagram, or email accounts, or any other methods including, without limitation, script, macro or any automated or other means which subverts the entry process, will void that person’s entry and that person will be disqualified. Submissions may not promote or portray any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous to yourself or other persons or property. DO NOT engage in any activity that is potentially dangerous or beyond your ability. Entries may not contain any content that is lewd, obscene, sexually explicit, pornographic, disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise contains inappropriate or objectionable content as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entries must comply with Blizzard’s terms of use located at https://www.blizzard.com/en-us/legal/511dbf9e-2b2d-4047-8243-4c5c65e0ebf1/terms-of-use-for-blizzards- websites and shall not contain content that is unlawful or inconsistent with Sponsor, Hearthstone, or its brand image. Sponsor may disqualify any such entry at its sole discretion.
5. DRAWING: Five (5) winners will be chosen at random from all eligible participants who submit an entry during the Promotional Period. The random drawing will be conducted by Sponsor, whose decisions are final and binding on all matters relating to the Promotion. The odds of winning depends on the total number of entries received in connection with the Promotion.
6. WINNER NOTIFICATION : Within seven (7) days of the conclusion of the Promotion, Sponsor shall endeavor to notify potential winners via either direct message to Participant’s social media account (Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter)) used to enter the Promotion account to obtain potential winner’s contact information, or email to their valid email address provided on the email entry submission (collectively, the “Winner Notification Message”). Sponsor will email potential winners from the following email address: H[email protected]. Winners will be subject to verification of the Participant’s eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The Winner Notification Message will provide the details to the potential winner for confirming eligibility requirements, which may include the potential winner responding to the Winner Notification Message with proof of eligibility (i.e., age and place of residence) in order to receive a prize. If the potential winner’s proof of eligibility is not submitted to Sponsor in accordance with the instructions in the Winner Notification Message within forty-eight (48) hours after outreach from Sponsor, the prize may be forfeited at Sponsor’s discretion and awarded to an alternate winner selected by Sponsor. Any prizes not claimed by alternates within forty-eight (48) hours after outreach from Sponsor shall be considered forfeited and shall be discarded at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
7. PRIZE: Five (5) winners will be chosen from all eligible entries. Each winner will receive four (4) Hearthstone standard card packs, each card pack has a total approximate retail value of USD $2.99, for a total ARV of $12.00 USD per Prize per winner (each a “Prize” and collectively, the “Prizes”).
Total ARV of all Prizes: USD $60.00.
Prizes will be delivered as a digital code via direct message to the social media account (Instagram, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter)) used by Participant to enter the Promotion, or to Participant’s email address used for email entry, redeemable at (site).Subject to Sponsor’s confirmation of a potential winner’s eligibility in accordance with Section 6 (Winner Notification) above, Prizes are expected to be delivered within seven (7) business days following receipt of the Winner Notification Message.
8. PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any Prize will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any Prize. Prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement). Prize recipients are solely responsible for remittance to the relevant taxing authorities any taxes owed in connection with receipt of any Prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any lost, damaged, or stolen Prizes once shipped. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
9. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited by applicable law, each participant agrees to participate in publicity activities related to the Promotion as may be required by Sponsors. Each participant, in consideration of their being allowed the opportunity to enter the Promotion, hereby grants Sponsor a perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license and right to utilize the entry materials submitted to Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, as well as the participant’s name, character, likeness, and biographical information (“Participant Materials”) for any publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law, and releases Sponsor from any liability with respect thereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor shall have the right to use, modify, reproduce, publish, perform, display on all forms of media, distribute, make derivative works of and otherwise commercially and non-commercially exploit the Participant Materials in perpetuity and throughout the universe, in any manner or medium now existing or hereafter developed, without separate compensation to you or any other person or entity. The grant of rights set out above shall include an assignment of all moral rights accruing to Participant or, in jurisdictions where such assignment is not permitted by law, a waiver of such moral rights and an agreement by Participant not to institute or support any claim based on moral rights against Sponsor. Participant further agrees to take, at Sponsor’s expense, any further action (including, without limitation, execution of affidavits and other documents) reasonably requested by Sponsor to effect, perfect or confirm Sponsor’s rights as set forth above in this section.
10. PRIVACY: By participating to the Promotion, participants hereby acknowledge that Sponsors may collect and use their personal information in compliance with applicable laws and regulations and its Privacy Policy accessible at https://www.blizzard.com/legal. Participants confirm that they have acknowledged the Privacy Policy applicable to their country of residence. Participants’ personal information may be transferred to the United States of America for the purpose of this Promotion. Participants have the right to access, ask for erasure, and correction of their personal information and can request such action as detailed in the Privacy Policy applicable to their country of residence.
11. SPONSORS’ RIGHTS: Sponsor reserve the right at any time, in their absolute discretion, to:
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verify the eligibility of any participant (including their age and place of residence);
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disqualify any participant found to be abusing or tampering with the operation of the Promotion or entering using fraudulent means, or who the Sponsors believes to have acted in breach of these Official Rules; and
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disqualify any participant posting an entry or a comment to Sponsor’s social media channels and/or interactive features of its websites or other platforms that is, in the Sponsor’s opinion, inappropriate, offensive or upsetting to other participants, fans of the Sponsors, or directly aimed at the Sponsors, or contrary to applicable law, and at one or more Sponsors, or contrary to applicable law, or Sponsors or Sponsors’ vendor or supplier’s terms of use or service (including community guidelines or other terms governing appropriate behavior) and to remove any such entry or comment.
Sponsor reserve the right to extend, withdraw, alter, suspend or terminate the Promotion or these Official Rules in respect of one or more territories at any time if circumstances beyond their control (which could not be reasonably foreseeable at the time of this Promotion and which could not be avoided by appropriate means) make this unavoidable.
12. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION: Participants agree that the Promotion Entities, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless against any liability for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property damage resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance or receipt of any Prize, or participation in this Promotion or any Promotion-related activity, or for any printing, production, typographical, human or other error in the distribution, offering, or announcement of any Prize.
13. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY: Promotion Entities, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter) are not responsible for illegible, lost, late, damaged, destroyed, inaccurate, delayed, incomplete, postage due, unintelligible, non-delivered, misdirected, garbled, or stolen entries; or for incomplete, inaccurate, lost, interrupted or unavailable network, satellite, telephone networks or lines, cellular towers or equipment (including handsets), computer on-line systems, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs, servers or providers, or other connections, availability or accessibility; or miscommunications, failed computer, telephone, cellular, satellite, or cable transmissions, lines or other technical failure; or for jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions, computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; or for any other errors or problems of any kind, whether typographical, printing, human, technical, mechanical, electronic, network or otherwise, including, without limitation, or any errors or problems which may occur in connection with the administration of the Promotion; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry or other information, or the failure to capture any such information. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Promotion or website, as solely determined by the Sponsors, will be disqualified (and all associated entries will be void), and Sponsors reserve the right to terminate such participant’s eligibility to participate in this or any other promotion offered by Sponsors. Entries generated by robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated means or by any means which subvert the entry process will be disqualified. Promotion Entities, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter)are not responsible for injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading materials from a Promotion-related website. Should any portion of the Promotion be, in Sponsors’ sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsors, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, or submission of entries, Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion to suspend or terminate the Promotion.
14. IN NO EVENT WILL THE PROMOTION ENTITIES, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, OR X (FORMERLY TWITTER) BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE PROMOTION, RECEIPT OF ANY PRIZE, OR YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE OR DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROMOTION. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE PROMOTION SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.
15. ARBITRATION : Any dispute whatsoever relating to the Promotion which is not resolved within the thirty (30) day period commencing upon receipt of written notice by either party from the other party, shall be settled by binding and final arbitration before a single arbitrator. The demand for arbitration shall be made within a reasonable time after a claim, dispute, breach or other matter in question has arisen, and in no event shall it be made after two years from when the aggrieved party knew or should have known of the claim, dispute or breach. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA Rules”). Arbitration shall be by a single arbitrator experienced in the matters at issue selected pursuant to the AAA Rules. The arbitration shall be held in such place in the metropolitan area of Los Angeles, California, as may be specified by the arbitrator (or such other place upon which the parties and the arbitrator may agree), and shall be conducted pursuant to the AAA Rules (regardless of any choice of law provision in this Agreement) to the extent not otherwise inconsistent with this Agreement. The parties shall not be entitled to discovery other than the exchange of relevant documents and one deposition not to exceed eight hours, except as otherwise allowed by the arbitrator or the AAA rules. However, the parties shall also be entitled to depose any expert that will be presented to testify at the arbitration hearing. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding as to any matters submitted to arbitration and shall be in lieu of any other action or proceeding of any nature whatsoever; and, if necessary, any judgment upon the arbitrator’s decision may be entered in any court of record having jurisdiction over the subject matter or over the party against whom the judgment is being enforced. The arbitrator shall issue a reasoned opinion to support his or her final award, and shall have no power to issue any ruling that either is not consistent with, or is contrary to, Delaware law. The arbitrator also shall have no power to award exemplary, special or punitive damages, and shall further have no power to award incidental or consequential damages or damages for lost profits. The reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of the prevailing party or parties (as determined by the arbitrator) shall be reimbursed by the other party or parties. For New Jersey residents, the limitations set forth above are inapplicable where attorneys’ fees, court costs, or other damages are mandated by statute. Except as required by law, the parties agree to keep confidential the existence and details of any dispute subject to this provision, including the results of arbitration. The foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit a party from disclosing relevant information to its legal, financial and other advisors in connection with any such dispute as long as such advisors agree to maintain the confidentiality thereof pursuant to this provision.
16. CHOICE OF LAW : Except where prohibited, each participant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any reward shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, and in no event will participant be permitted to obtain attorneys’ fees or other legal costs; (3) no punitive, incidental, special, consequential or other damages, including without limitation lost profits may be awarded (collectively, “Special Damages”); and (4) participant hereby waives all rights to claim Special Damages and all rights to have such damages multiplied or increased. California law, without reference to California choice of law rules, governs the Promotion and all aspects related thereto.
17 . Winners List: To obtain a winner’s list (first name, last initial, and state of residence of the winners), send a request via email to [email protected] referencing the HEARTHSTONE GIGANTIFY SWEEPSTAKES Winners List. Requests must be received no later than thirty (30) days following the conclusion of the Promotion Period.
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