THE WEEK JUNIOR + WOW IN THE WORLD SOLAR ECLIPSE GIVEAWAY
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING A PRIZE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS GIVEAWAY, YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE PARTICIPATING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT PROVIDES FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF THE SPONSOR AND OTHER RELEASED PARTIES BY YOU, A CLASS ACTION AND JURY TRIAL WAIVER, A REQUIREMENT THAT MOST DISPUTES BE SETTLED BY MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION, AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
1. Eligibility.
The Week Junior + Wow In the World Solar Eclipse Giveaway (the “Giveaway”) is open to residents of the continental United States excluding residents of Rhode Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S. military installations in foreign countries, or any other U.S. territory where prohibited or restricted by law who, at the time of entry, are at least eighteen (18) years old and the age of majority in their state of legal residence. Void where prohibited by law. Directors, management, staff, and employees of Sponsor, or any of its parent(s), subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising agencies, suppliers, distributors, or retailers, or any other company or individual involved with the design, production, execution or distribution of the Giveaway, and their immediate family (spouse, ex-spouse, de facto partner, parents and step parents, grandparents and step grandparents, siblings and step siblings, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, brother, sister, step brother, step sister, first cousin and children and stepchildren) and household members (people who share the same residence at least three (3) months out of the year) of each such employee are not eligible. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation constitutes entrant’s (“Entrant”) full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Giveaway. Winning a Prize (defined below) is contingent upon selected Entrant fulfilling all requirements set forth herein
2. Sponsor and Administrator.
Sponsor: Future US LLC, 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
3. Giveaway Entry Period.
The Giveaway entry period starts on March 30, 2024 at approximately 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on May 5, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Giveaway Entry Period”). Entries received outside the Giveaway Entry Period will be void. Sponsor is the official timekeeper for this Giveaway.
4. How to Enter the Giveaway.
During the Giveaway Entry Period, to receive one (1) entry in the Giveaway: (a) access the online entry form at www.theweekjunior.com/giveaway; (b) enter your first and last name, email address, phone number, and where you heard about the Giveaway; (c) check the box to agree the terms and conditions of the Giveaway; and (d) follow the prompts to submit your entry.
When entering the Giveaway, you agree to receive promotional email communications from Sponsor, unless you opt-out at any time.
All entries become the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entries beyond the permitted number are void. Use of multiple email addresses or any automated system to enter is prohibited and will result in disqualification.
5. Maximum Number of Entries
Limit of one (1) entry per person during the Giveaway Entry Period.
6. Giveaway Winner Selection.
On or about May 14, 2024, (the “Drawing Date”) Sponsor will select ten (10) entries in a random drawing among all valid entries received during the Giveaway Entry Period as potential Prize winner(s) (“Potential Prize Winner(s)”). Sponsor will contact the Potential Prize Winner(s) by email using the email address the Potential Prize Winner(s) used to enter the Giveaway. Failure by Potential Prize Winner(s) to respond to the initial verification within 48 hours of notification may result in disqualification, and Sponsor may, at its discretion, select an alternate Potential Prize Winner(s) from all remaining valid entries. Odds of winning a Prize depends on the number of eligible entries received during the Giveaway Entry Period.
7. Prize.
There are then (10) total Prizes (each a “Prize”). Each Prize shall consist of 52 issues of The Week Junior, one 2024 puzzle book, one canvas tote bag, and one sheet of Wow in the World stickers from Tinkercast. Total approximate retail value of each Prize: $328.82
THE PRIZE IS OFFERED AND PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE BY SPONSOR OTHER THAN WHAT IS EXPRESSLY INCLUDED WITH THE PRIZE.
All non-stated features of the Prizes are in Sponsor’s discretion and subject to availability. All expenses and costs not expressly listed in these Official Rules are the sole responsibility of the verified Prize winner(s) (“Verified Prize Winner(s)”). Verified Prize Winner(s) will be responsible for all other expenses relating to the receipt and use of the Prize. Prizes are non transferable and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash by Verified Prize Winner(s). Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize, in whole or in part, for one of equal or greater value. All federal, state, and local taxes are solely the responsibility of Verified Prize Winner(s). Odds of winning a Prize depend on the number of valid and eligible entries received during the Giveaway Entry Period. Gift cards are subject to their terms and conditions.
Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address and/or mailing address, nor is Sponsor responsible for any lost or damaged mail.
Maximum Number of Prizes: Maximum of one (1) Prize per person during the Giveaway.
8. Verification of Potential Prize Winner.
POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNER’S ELIGIBILITY IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY SPONSOR, WHOSE DECISIONS ARE FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE GIVEAWAY. Any Potential Prize Winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. Sponsor may run a background check on any Potential Prize Winner. The Potential Prize Winner may be required to execute and return to Sponsor for its receipt within five (5) business days of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release of Liability and Publicity Release (where permitted by law) (collectively, the “Affidavit”) in order to claim his/her Prize. Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, exercise its rights under such Affidavit. In the event: (a) Potential Prize Winner(s) cannot be reached for whatever reason after a reasonable effort has been exerted or the Potential Prize Winner(s) notification or Affidavit is returned as undeliverable; (b) Potential Prize Winner(s) declines or cannot accept, receive or use the Prize for any reason; (c) of noncompliance with the above or within any of the aforesaid time periods; (d) Potential Prize Winner(s) is found to be ineligible to enter the Giveaway or receive the Prize; (e) Potential Prize Winner(s) cannot or does not comply with the Official Rules; or (f) Potential Prize Winner(s) fails to fulfill the Affidavit-related obligations, the Potential Prize Winner shall be disqualified from the Giveaway and an alternate Potential Prize Winner may be selected, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, from among the other eligible entries received. Sponsor reserves the right to modify the notification and Affidavit procedures in connection with the selection of alternate Potential Prize Winner, if any. Potential Prize Winner will be contacted by email using the email address used to enter the Giveaway. Failure to respond to the initial verification contact within forty eight (48) hours of notification may, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, result in disqualification and a new Potential Prize Winner may be selected by Sponsor from all remaining valid entries. Verified Prize Winner(s) will be solely responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes on Prize(s) and may receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the Prize and must provide Sponsor with a valid social security number if requested for tax reporting purposes.
9. Entry Conditions and Release.
By entering, each Entrant agrees to: (a) comply with and be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or its designee(s) which are binding and final in all matters relating to these Giveaway; (b) release and hold harmless Sponsor and their respective parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, the Prize suppliers and any other organizations and/or persons responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Giveaway, and all of their respective past and present officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims, expenses and liability, including but not limited to negligence and damages of any kind to persons and property, including but not limited to invasion of privacy (under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory), defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights, property damage, or death or personal injury arising out of or relating to a participant’s entry, creation of an entry or submission of an entry, participation in the Giveaway, acceptance or use or misuse of Prize (including any travel or activity related thereto) and/or the broadcast, exploitation or use of entry; and (c) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses, and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to an Entrant’s participation in the Giveaway and/or Entrant’s acceptance, use or misuse of any Prize.
10. Publicity.
Except where prohibited, Entrants agree that participation in the Giveaway constitutes Verified Prize Winners’ consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of each such winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes in any media (whether now known or invented in the future), worldwide, without further limitation, restriction, notice, review, approval, payment or consideration but that Sponsor is not required to make such use.
11. General Conditions.
Entrant’s entry shall comply with Sponsor’s and/or any third-party platform provider’s terms of service/use and privacy policies, and shall not: (a) contain material which is (or promoting activities which are) sexually explicit, obscene, pornographic, violent, self-mutilation, discriminatory (based on race, sex, religion, natural origin, physical disability, sexual orientation or age), illegal (e.g. underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.), offensive, threatening, profane, or harassing; (b) contain content which would be derogatory and/or insulting of any others, including Sponsor and/or other persons or entities, products or services; (c) contain content which refers to and/or is complimentary of any competitors of Sponsor or which is complimentary of and/or refers to any product competitive with any product or service of Sponsor; (d) include personally identifiable information or any other information or indicia of any person other than Entrant and should the Entrant include personally identifiable information about him/herself in his/her entry, Entrant acknowledges and agrees that such information will be disclosed publicly and Entrant is solely responsible for any consequences thereof; and (e) contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, including copyright infringement. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Giveaway, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Giveaway, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway may be a violation of criminal and civil law and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of any Entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter the Giveaway will be deemed to be the Entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. Potential Prize Winner(s) of any Prize may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to be awarded the Prize. All entry information becomes the sole and exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be returned or cancelled.
12. Limitations of Liability.
The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by Entrant, or programming associated with or used in the Giveaway; (b) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; (c) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Giveaway; (d) technical or human error, which may occur in the administration of the Giveaway or the processing of entries; (e) any injury or damage to persons or property, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from Entrant’s participation in the Giveaway or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize; or (f) entries, prize claims or notifications that are lost, late, incomplete, illegible, unintelligible, damaged or otherwise not received by the intended recipient, in whole or in part, due to computer, human or technical error of any kind, including but not limited to, by reason of unauthorized human intervention, spam filters, privacy settings, inactive email accounts or an entrant’s failure to monitor its email account.. If for any reason an Entrant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Giveaway. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded. If, for any reason, the Giveaway cannot be executed as planned, including, but not limited to, any governmental order, epidemic, pandemic, force majeure, social media mandate, printing, administrative or other error of any kind, transmission failure, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Giveaway, or if the Giveaway is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or terminate the Giveaway and, if terminated before the original end date, to select the winners from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date/time of termination.
BY ENTERING THE GIVEAWAY, ENTRANT AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE GIVEAWAY, OR ANY PRIZE(S) AWARDED WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
FOR CALIFORNIA ENTRANTS: EACH ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ALL RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY HIM/HER AGAINST THE RELEASED PARTIES. SECTION 1542 READS AS FOLLOWS:
“CERTAIN CLAIMS NOT AFFECTED BY A GENERAL RELEASE. A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”
13. Disputes.
Except where prohibited by law, as a condition of participating in this Giveaway, each Entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of or connected with these Giveaway, including but not limited to Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of JAMS and held at the JAMS regional office nearest the Entrant; (2) the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings at such arbitration; and (3) judgment upon such arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, or any other damages, including attorneys’ fees, other than Entrant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e., costs associated with participating in this Giveaway), and Entrant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
Entrants further agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway, or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Giveaway, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the preceding release is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or void for any reason, Entrant agrees that, by entering the Giveaway, (i) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Giveaway, or any Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (ii) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Giveaway, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (iii) under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses
14. Entrant’s Personal Information.
When registering for the Giveaway, you expressly agree to receive promotional communications from Sponsor. Information collected from Entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://www.futureplc.com/privacy-policy/. If you are selected as a Potential or Verified Prize Winner, your name, city and state may also be included in a publicly available Winners' List.
15. Giveaway Results.
Requests for the Winner’s List must be received via email (hello@theweekjunior.com) within 60 calendar days after the end of the Giveaway Entry Period.
Questions?: Please email hello@theweekjunior.com.
ABBREVIATED RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C. 18 years or older and age of majority. Begins 3/30/2024 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends on 5/3/2024 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Total ARV of all prizes $328.82. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Subject to Official Rules located at www.theweekjunior.com/giveaway. Sponsor: Future US LLC, 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005
