ELIGIBILITY
These Official Rules contain the terms and conditions that apply to the eligibility to enter, participate and be awarded a prize in the Happy Blendings Contest (“Contest”) which is sponsored by Harney & Sons Fine Teas (the “Sponsor,” “we,” “us” or “our”). Please read these Official Rules carefully, because by entering, participating, or accepting a prize, you are agreeing to be unconditionally legally bound by all of the terms and conditions contained in these Official Rules. If you violate or fail to comply with any term or condition in these Official Rules, we have the right to disqualify you, and you will forfeit the right to receive any prize. In all matters relating to this Contest, the Sponsor has the sole right to exercise complete discretion and judgment, including, without limitation, the administration, operation, and conduct of the Contest. All decisions of the Sponsor are and shall be final and binding.
HOW TO ENTER
Round 1: Entrants will enter the Contest by commenting on the official Facebook or Instagram social post with a tea blend idea.
Round 2: Entrants will enter by voting for their favorite blend via the official Woobox landing page voting poll.
PROMOTION PERIOD
Round 1: The first round of the Contest starts on or around 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 20, 2021. Limit one entry per person. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means are prohibited and will be automatically disqualified.
Round 2: The second round of the Contest starts on or around 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 15, 2021, and ends at 11:59 p.m on Friday, July 23, 2021 (the "Contest Period"). All entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m EDT on Friday, July 23, 2021. Limit one entry per person. Entries generated by a script, macro, or other automated means are prohibited and will be automatically disqualified.
SELECTION OF WINNERS
Round 1: Five (5) finalist winners and five (5) random winners will be selected by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, July 5, 2021 and will be contacted via Facebook or Instagram direct message (DM) with further instructions. Decisions are final in all matters relating to this Contest.
Round 2: The grand prize winner who received the most votes on their blend will be determined after Monday, July 26, 2021 and contacted via email within a few days after. Five (5) random winners who voted in Round 2 will be randomly selected after Monday, July 26, 2021 and contacted via email. The voting winner and the tea blend finalist cannot be the same. Decisions are final in all matters relating to this Contest.
For winners to receive their prize, they must "accept" their prize, provide their email address and be available for communication correspondence with a Harney representative throughout the duration of the Contest. In order for the five (5) blend finalists to accept their prize, they must send their email address and confirm their country of residence to prove they live within Harney shipping parameters.
If there is no response from winners within 48 hours, we will choose new voting winners to replace them. If the grand prize winner is the winner with no response, we will choose the one with the next highest votes.
Entries generated by a script, macro or other automated means are prohibited and will be automatically disqualified. Decisions are final in all matters relating to this Contest.
PRIZES AND ODDS OF WINNING
Round 1: Five (5) tea blend finalists will be selected. Harney & Sons representatives will determine the top five (5) tea blends based on quality. These top five (5) winners will receive a Harney & Sons prize pack which includes: $50 Harney & Sons gift card and one of every 15-CT bags of fresh-brew iced tea (13) from the iced tea collection. Five (5) random winners will also be selected by a Harney & Sons representative. The five (5) random winners will each receive a $25 Harney & Sons gift card.
Round 2: The grand prize winner, one (1) of the five (5) top blends, will be determined by the number of votes on their blend. The winner with the most votes will win: “free Harney tea for 1 year” which equates to 1,533 Loyalty Points, and a fun Igloo product. The grand prize winner will need to create a Harney & Sons customer account if they don’t already have one, and a Sponsor representative will award that account the loyalty points. Five (5) voters will be selected at random and will each receive a $25 Harney & Sons gift card.
GENERAL CONDITIONS
This Contest is governed by the laws of the U.S. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. This Contest is void where prohibited by law. Winners will be notified via email or social media DM. Failure to respond within (seven) 7 days will mean the prize will be forfeited, and an alternate winner will be selected. No cash alternative or substitution of any prizes will be offered. No prize transfer is permitted. Limit one prize per Entrant. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules, and the decisions of the Organization are final and binding in all respects.
All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. By participating and accepting a prize, so long as there is no legal prohibition, winners agree to the use of their names for advertising or publicity purposes and to the use of statements made by or attributed to them relating to the Organization or this Contest, and releases any and all rights to said use without further compensation. By participating, all Entrants release the use of their tea blend idea to Harney & Sons, and Harney & Sons has the right to produce the tea blend and profit from it.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
All Entrants release the Organization, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, employees and all others associated with the development and execution of the Organization and the Contest from any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this Contest and/or acceptance or use of the prizes, including liability for personal injury, death, damages or loss.
The Organization is not responsible for entries that are corrupted or otherwise not received correctly or for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email, or on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the internet or at any website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to Entrant’s or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in the Contest. The Organization assumes no responsibility for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any technical or human error, which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest. The Organization assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including lost, late or misdirected entries. The Organization is not responsible for user cheating or fraud by any Entrants. Any activities intended to disrupt or interfere with the proper play of the Contest, or defraud the Organization in any way, may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Entrants engaging in any of the foregoing activities will be disqualified, and any prizes won will be forfeited.
If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned, including without limitation infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Organization which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, the Organization reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest.
COPIES OF OFFICIAL RULES AND WINNERS LIST
To request copies of these Official Rules, please send a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope by June 30, 2021 to: Harney & Sons Fine Teas 5723 Route 22 Millerton, NY 12546.
CONTEST SPONSORS
The Contest is sponsored by:
Harney & Sons Fine Teas 5723 Route 22 Millerton, NY 12546.
Any questions regarding this contest should be directed to CVR at cvrindy@harneyteas.com.
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