NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
PROMOTION PERIOD: The “Fourth of July Giveaway” begins at 8:00 AM Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on July 1st, 2022 and ends at 11:59 PM EST on July 11th, 2022 (“Sweepstakes Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are given in EST. Instagram’s date and time stamp will be the “official computer” and official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes.
SPONSOR: Platinum Series Auto by Machimpex USA, 116 Flanders Road, Westborough, MA 01581
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to permanent legal US residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are eighteen (18) years of age or older (or the age of majority in their respective jurisdiction of residence) at the time of entry (the “Entrant”). Individuals in any of the following categories are not eligible to enter or win: (a) directors, officers, employees or agents of Sponsor or their affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, professional advisers, advertising and promotional agencies other entities involved in this Sweepstakes and (b) individuals who are immediate family members of or who reside in the same household as any individual described above. Sweepstakes is open only to followers of Platinum Series Auto affiliated social media accounts on which the Sweepstakes is announced or who enter via the method disclosed herein. The Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void outside of the fifty (50) United States, District of Columbia, and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law. By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrants indicate their full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor which are final and binding in all respects. Winning the Grand Prize (defined in the “PRIZE” section below) is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.
HOW TO ENTER:
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder (defined below) of the e-mail address connected with the Instagram account from which the entry was sent. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address. An Entrant may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the Entrant is the Authorized Account Holder of the email address associated with the entry. Use of any automated system to participate in the Sweepstakes is prohibited and may result in disqualification.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram. You understand that you are supplying your information to the Sponsor and not to Instagram.
SELECTION: On or about July 12th, 2022 after 9 AM EST, One (1) grand prize winner (the “Grand Prize Winner”) will be selected from among all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The random drawing will be conducted by a random generator which is based upon the sole discretion and interpretation of these Official Rules and are final and binding in all respects. The odds of being selected as the Grand Prize Winner are dependent upon the total number of entries received during the Sweepstakes Period.
PRIZE: One (1) grand prize will be awarded with Platinum Series 6-piece Dip & Wash Kit as well as two 10-pack microfiber fleece cleaning towels, the “Grand Prize”). Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Grand Prize is $50.00.
No transfer or substitution of the Grand Prize is permitted, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as otherwise provided herein. The Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for all federal, state and local taxes. No more than the one (1) Grand Prize set forth in these Official Rules will be awarded. Except as otherwise set forth herein, Grand Prize will be awarded.
Grand Prize Winner will be notified by the Sponsor by direct message via the Grand Prize Winner’s Instagram account on or about July 12th, 2022 (the “Notification”). The Notification will request that the Grand Prize Winner respond with the following information: first name, last name, street address, city, state, zip code, phone number, and email address (the “Required Information”) within three (3) business days of receipt of the Notification. It is highly recommended that Entrant’s confirm their account settings are set to “public”.
In the event that: (a) the Grand Prize Winner fails to respond to the Notification; (b) the Grand Prize Winner fails to respond due to deactivation of the Grand Prize Winner’s Instagram account prior to receipt of the Notification; (c) Grand Prize Winner fails to supply all the Required Information or the Winner Documents; (e) any Notification is returned as undeliverable; and/or (f) it is determined by the Sponsor, in their sole discretion, that the Grand Prize Winner is not eligible in accordance with these Official Rules, such Grand Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Grand Prize Winner will be selected from the remaining non-winning eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Grand Prize Winner consents to use his/her name, address (city & state), voice, biographical information, and /or likeness for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity, for this Sweepstakes only, without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
The value associated with the Grand Prize is taxable as income and the Grand Prize Winner is solely responsible for any taxes, including, but not limited to, all applicable federal, state and local taxes that become due with respect to the value of the Grand Prize. The Sponsor, or a third party acting on its behalf, may be required to report the value of the Grand Prize to the Internal Revenue Service in the year the Grand Prize is received by the Grand Prize Winner; and, in such case, the value of the Grand Prize will be reported to the Grand Prize Winner and the Internal Revenue Service in the form of a Form 1099 and/or other applicable tax forms.
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS: Entrant’s entry cannot infringe on the intellectual property, privacy, or publicity rights or any other legal or moral rights of any third party. Post Comment must be in English and must NOT include the brand name or the trademark of any other, except for Sponsor. Entries not meeting the requirements as set forth in these Official Rules or entries that contain prohibited, inappropriate, or irrelevant content, as determined by Sponsor in their sole discretion, will not be eligible and will be disqualified. Any entry suspected by Sponsor of violating the proprietary rights of any third party (including but not limited to intellectual property rights and rights of privacy/publicity), or any local, state or federal law(s) will be disqualified, at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
The Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any entry that is lost, late, misdirected or undeliverable, whether due to system errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmissions or any other reason, theft or destruction or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunication malfunctions, entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, technical malfunctions, or otherwise.
By participating, Entrant agrees that their entry may be shared on social media sites or other websites by the Sponsor. By submitting an entry, Entrant grants Sponsor and its affiliated companies worldwide, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, unconditional, and fully paid-up rights to publicly perform, display, broadcast, or transmit the entry, in whole or in part, for promotion and marketing purposes worldwide in any and all forms of media, whether now known or hereafter devised, and to distribute (directly or indirectly through multiple tiers) the entry to Sponsor’s affiliates, its marketing agencies, and to third parties for these purposes. Without limiting the foregoing, each Entrant consents to have the Entrant’s entry made available for public viewing and/or comment on the Internet.
Each Entrant further agrees and warrants that he/she shall not submit any entry that is known by the Entrant (a) to be false, inaccurate, or misleading; (b) that infringes on any third party’s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (c) that violates any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising); and (d) that is or may reasonably be considered defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership, or corporation.
Without limitation, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entrant whose Instagram account that, in its sole opinion, refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Sponsor, the Sweepstakes or any other person or entity, does not comply with these Official Rules, or if Sponsor receives notification about any potential infringements or breaches of law or any other reason set forth herein.
NON-QUALIFYING ENTRIES: Entries (a) containing general obscene, lewd, crude, vulgar, profane, defamatory or inappropriate text, including acts of violence or acts that appear to cause harm, and/or (b) containing other offensive content and/or any content expressing explicit, graphic or excessive indecent content that is or could be considered inappropriate, unsuitable, or offensive, and/or (c) containing and displaying third-party brands prominently and intentionally, or any materials that violate or infringe (or may infringe) any copyright (including, without limitation, music or artistic work), trademark, logo, or other mark that identifies a brand, entity or other proprietary right of any person living or deceased, including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light, and/or (d) otherwise violate these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, shall be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify an entry with offensive content or material that it feels is inappropriate in any way. Late entries or entries sent via any other method than those stated above will not be accepted.
GENERAL RULES OF PARTICIPATION: By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants and Grand Prize Winner [a] release each and all of the Sweepstakes Entities, from any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described) with respect to or arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes, and/or the receipt or use/misuse of the Grand Prize awarded, including, without limitation, liability for personal injury, death or property damage; and [b] agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor which are final in all respects and not subject to appeal. Sponsor reserves the right permanently to disqualify from this Sweepstakes any Entrant or Grand Prize Winner it believes has violated these Official Rules. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning the Grand Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants, Sponsor, or Sweepstakes Entities. If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not able to be conducted as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and selected a Grand Prize Winner based on the entries received up to the cancellation, modification, termination, or suspension date. Notification of such action will be provided on the Post. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Entrants covenant not to sue any Sweepstakes Entity or cause them to be sued regarding any matter released above; and further covenant not to disaffirm, limit or rescind any releases. A waiver by one or more of the Sweepstakes Entities of any term in these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of any other provision.
NO LIABILITY: By participating, Entrants and Grand Prize Winner agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, Instagram, and the Sweepstakes Entities, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by the Grand Prize Winner, Entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Sweepstakes as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from receipt, acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the Grand Prize; participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity; or participation in this Sweepstakes.
DISPUTES: Entrants agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or the Grand Prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Massachusetts. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, an Entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Massachusetts.
PRIVACY: The collection of personal information provided in connection with this Sweepstakes will be used only for the notification in the event Entrant is a Grand Prize Winner.
This Sweepstakes shall not be published without permission of the Sponsor. Instagram™ is a trademark of Instagram.
