1. PROMOTION PERIOD: The iPad Giveaway (the “Giveaway”) ends at 11:59:59 p.m. PT on June 30, 2015 (the “Promotion Period”). The Hoover Institution (the “Institution”) reserves the right to end the Giveaway earlier or later at its sole and exclusive discretion.
2. ELIGIBILITY: The iPad Giveaway is offered in the U.S. and Canada except where prohibited. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older as of the date of entry. Subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Null and void in Puerto Rico and Quebec. Institution employees, dealers, distributors, or friends or relatives of Institutions’ employees, distributors, or dealers are not eligible to win prize.
3. HOW TO ENTER: Download the app, complete the online form for submission, and upload a photo or submit via social media the use of the app using the hashtag #hooverapp. There is no cost to participate and no purchase necessary, and only one entry is allowed per person.
4. PRIZE DRAWING: One (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing conducted by the Institution on or about one (1) weekday after the end date of the Giveaway from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Winner(s) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Institution, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Giveaway.
5. RELEASE FORM: The potential prize winner(s) will be notified by email on or about one (1) day after the winner selection and will be given two (2) days to confirm receipt of notification. The Institution is not responsible for any change of email address or participant's inability to access the email address. If a potential prize winner cannot be contacted from the information provided on the online entry form, the Institution reserves the right to select another winner at its sole discretion. In certain states, if a potential prize winner is under the age of the age of the majority of the residents in their state, the potential prize winner's parent or guardian, may (in the Institution’s sole discretion) be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release (including, where permitted, a Publicity Release) (the “Affidavit”) within seven (7) days of notification. A potential prize winner’s failure to return all required forms within this time period may result in the potential winner being disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected from all remaining eligible entries. The potential prize winner will be subject to a verification process, to include winner’s name, address, home phone number, work/cell phone number, and social security number or taxpayer identification number. The Giveaway Entities are not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify potential winner(s) or for any late, misdirected, or if the potential winner is a minor, for late, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of potential winner to provide signed parental or guardian consent.
6. PUBLICITY; USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION: By participating, where allowed by law, all winner(s) grant the Institution exclusive permission to use their names, characters, photographs, voices, videotape, and likenesses in connection with promotion of this and other Giveaway in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and waive any claims to compensation, royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Giveaway, where allowed by law, participants agree that the Institution may use such information for marketing purposes, and may include the names of winners in a publicly available winners list. By entering this Giveaway, each participant understands and acknowledges that information (including participant’s personally identifiable information) provided will be collected by the Institution and used subject to the terms of its privacy policy. On occasion, participants may have the opportunity to opt-in with carefully selected third parties such as the promotional partners, who may offer you products and services of interest with your expressed consent. In the event that participant has agreed to any available opt-in opportunities provided from a third party, that may or may not be associated with this Giveaway, participant understands and acknowledges that information (including participant’s personally identifiable information) provided will be collected independently by the Institution and the third party providing the opt-in opportunity and individually be used by both companies subject to the terms of their respective privacy policies. Any available opt-in opportunities are not required to enter the Giveaway, and consent to opt-in will not improve your chances of winning.
7. TAXES: Any valuation of the prize(s) stated above is based on available information provided to the Institution, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner will be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Winner(s) are solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize(s) and paying any expenses associated with any prize(s) which are not specifically provided for in the Official Rules. Winner(s) must provide the Institution with valid identification.
8. RELEASE: By participating in the Giveaway, each participant and winner waives any and all claims of liability against the Institution, its employees and agents, for any personal injury or loss which may occur from the conduct of, or participation in, the Giveaway, or from the award, receipt and/or use or misuse of any prize, including any travel related thereto.
