Spark Your Imagination Airforce® 27i Product Giveaway (Sweepstakes) Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules. The Spark Your Imagination Airforce 27i Product Giveaway (“Sweepstakes”) begins March 4, 2019 and ends April 12, 2019 (“Sweepstakes Period”). The Sweepstakes is sponsored by Hobart Welding Products LLC, 1635 W. Spencer St., P.O. Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912-1079, United States of America (“Sponsor”).

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to individuals who are eighteen years of age or older and legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and to residents of Canada (except the province of Quebec) who have reached the age of majority in their province of residence at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies (“Hobart Welding Products Personnel”), and immediate family members of Hobart Welding Products Personnel, or persons living in the same household as Hobart Welding Products Personnel, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. “Immediate family” means parents, siblings, children and spouse. Void where prohibited. All federal, state/provincial, and local laws and regulations apply.

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, complete an entry form on HobartWelders.com. No other method of entry will be accepted. One entry per person. Sponsor is not responsible for incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete entry of information by participants; lost entries or transmissions, interrupted or unavailable network, server, or other connections; scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, or electronic, technical malfunctions or the computer hardware, software, or any combination thereof; or problems associated with any virus or any other damage caused to participants’ systems.

PRIZES: One (1) Hobart Airforce 27i plasma cutter – value $1,389.99 USD.

All prizes will be awarded. No substitution or transfer of any prize or election of cash in lieu of any prize by winner will be permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize of equal or greater value. Prizes are nontransferable. All federal, state/provincial, and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

SELECTION OF WINNERS: On or shortly after April 16, 2019, Sponsor will randomly select Winners from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Canadian residents who are selected in the drawing will be deemed provisional Winners and will be awarded prizes subject to the requirements described below for Canadian Winners. Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone within 10 days after the draw. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. In the event of a dispute over the identity of the selected entrant, the entrant will be deemed to be the Authorized Account Holder of the email address used at registration. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet service provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Winners may be required to sign and complete an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability and Public Release and return it within 10 days of date of postmark. Sponsor is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to deliver the notification to Winners. If a selected winner cannot be contacted within 15 days of the draw, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize within 15 days of initial contact, or fails to timely return the completed and executed declaration and releases as required, the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner who will be randomly selected from the remaining eligible entries.

If winner has moved to a different address, it is the sole responsibility of the winner to notify the Sponsor or designated agent of their new address. Sponsor not responsible for undeliverable any prize deliveries due to change of address.

CANADIAN PROVISIONAL WINNERS: In addition to the above, in order for a Canadian Provisional Winner to win and receive a prize, he/she must first correctly answer, unaided and without mechanical or electronic assistance, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question administered by email or by telephone. Failure of a Canadian Provisional Winner to correctly answer the skill-testing question in the time allotted will result in disqualification, the forfeiture of his/her interest in the prize, and the random selection of a substitute Winner from among all remaining eligible entries.

CONDITIONS: By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. Sponsor, agents and representatives of Sponsor, its parent company, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the control of the Sponsor that may cause the Sweepstakes to be disrupted or corrupted; (iii) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising in connection with or as a result of any prize, or acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, or from participation in the Sweepstakes; or (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or cancel the Sweepstakes at any time if tampering, unauthorized intervention, or other technical problem of any sort corrupts the administration, security, or proper play of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel the Sweepstakes or change any element thereof, with or without notice, at any time, due to printing errors, transmission errors or other mistakes in the production of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor also reserves the right to disqualify, in its sole discretion, any person tampering with the entry process, or who is otherwise in violation of the rules. By participating, entrants agree that all disputes will be resolved in the appropriate courts in the state of Wisconsin in the United States, exclusively, and subject to the laws of the state of Wisconsin.

By participating in the Sweepstakes, each participant agrees to release and hold Sponsor and the employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives of Sponsor, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and legal advisors, harmless from any and all losses, damages, rights, claims and actions of any kind in connection with the Sweepstakes or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use of any prize, including without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

Entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. By entering, entrant acknowledges and accepts that his/her e-mail address and/or other information from the entry (collectively “Information”) may be used for internal marketing analyses and to provide entrant with information about Sponsor and Sponsor’s products, promotions and/or services that may be of interest to entrant. The Information will not be used for any other purposes without your consent. The Information will not be sold or provided to third parties, except as required or authorized by law. Entrant may revoke consent to promotional purposes at any time by calling 800-626-9420, e-mailing Sponsor at info@HobartWelders.com or by writing to Sponsor at Hobart Welding Products LLC, PO Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912.

As a condition of entering the sweepstakes, each entrant gives consent for Sponsor to obtain and deliver his or her name, phone number, address, and other information to third parties for the purpose of administering this sweepstakes and complying with applicable laws, regulations, and rules.  Any information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor’s online privacy policy posted at https://www.hobartwelders.com/privacy-policy.  To opt-out of receiving any newsletters or promotional materials from Sponsor, send an email message to info@HobartWelders.com.

WINNER’S NAMES: To obtain a copy of the Winner’s names, send your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Spark Your Imagination Airforce 27i Product Giveaway, Hobart Welding Products LLC, 1635 W. Spencer Street, PO Box 1079, Appleton, WI 54912. VT residents need not include postage. Requests must be received no later than April 30, 2019.