QuakeCon® 2023: The Elder Scrolls® Online BYOC Ticket Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Elder Scrolls® Online (“ESO”) BYOC Ticket Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Bethesda Softworks LLC (the “Sponsor”). For the purposes of the Sweepstakes, the “Sweepstakes Group” is composed of the Sponsor, together with its affiliates and related companies, including without limitation its parent, sister and subsidiary companies, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of material and services related to the Sweepstakes, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Sweepstakes and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and other representatives.
1. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD
The Sweepstakes starts on Friday, July 14th, 2023 at 10:00:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (“EDT”) and ends on Friday, July 21st, 2023 at 10:00:00 a.m. EDT (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Please see world clock for time zone conversion information. The Sweepstakes is being administered in the United States and is open to individuals form the Authorized Countries (defined in Section 2 below).
Sponsor is entitled to change the date and/or duration of the Sweepstakes, and/or to cancel the Sweepstakes at any time without incurring any liability whatsoever.
2. ELIGIBILITY
All participants must (a) be the older of 18 years old or the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence at the time of entry, (b) must possess a valid form of identification and (c) be a legal resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (“Authorized Country”) (d) have the full legal capacity and authority to participate to this Sweepstakes, and (d) not violate any law, code, regulation, ordinance and these Official Sweepstakes Rules. All applicable federal, national, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited, restricted or taxed by law. Excluded from eligibility are officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives of Sponsor, each of its respective parent, affiliated or related companies, agencies, suppliers of the materials and services related to this Sweepstakes, and members of any immediate families (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouses, regardless of where they live) or households (whether or not related) of such officers, directors, employees, agents and sales representatives.
Individuals or entities that are subject to or resident in a country subject to sanctions implemented by the US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions are not eligible. If an entrant is placed on a United States’ prohibited or restricted party list or is subject to OFAC sanctions prior to acceptance of a prize, Sponsor may disqualify entrant and void entrant’s entry.
3. HOW TO ENTER; REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PARTICIPATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. Internet access required.
To enter the Sweepstakes, each entrant must:
In order for your entry to be valid, your ESO account must be in good standing. No other method of entry will be accepted.
Your Entry must adhere to the Eligibility Criteria listed above or your Entry will be void and ineligible for entry into the Sweepstakes. Maximum of one (1) Entry into the Sweepstakes per person during the Sweepstakes Period. Any entry received from a single person in excess of one (1) may be disqualified in Sweepstakes Group’s sole discretion. Entry must be submitted by the entrant themself. Use of automated devices is prohibited; automated Entries (including but not limited to Entries submitted using any robot, script, macro or other automated service) are not permitted and may result in disqualification. Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to the use of any device to automate the entry process, is prohibited and any Entries deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to have been submitted in this manner will be void. In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an Entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected Entry will be deemed ineligible.
By submission of an Entry:
(a) you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to abide by the Official Sweepstakes Rules;
(b) you warrant that your Entry is not libelous, defamatory, profane or obscene or otherwise contrary to law and does not violate the Terms of Service of the channel used to submit the Entry
(c) you agree that Sponsor may post your name and hometown on Sponsor’s website and in any and all publicity and advertising for Sponsor, this Sweepstakes, or other promotions by Sponsor without any further attribution, notification or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law; and
(d) you agree to be contacted by Sponsor or its agents by e-mail
4. HOW TO WIN
Following the Sweepstakes Period and on or about approximately 10:00:00 p.m. ET on Monday, July 24, 2023 a random draw will be conducted at Sponsor’s US office, from all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period (the “Draw Date”). See Prize Claim Conditions in Rule 5 below. There will be two (2) winners for this Sweepstakes, each winner will win one prize among two (2) prizes to be attributed by a random draw from the Sponsor. The odds of being selected to win a prize in this Sweepstakes will depend on the total number of eligible Entries per entry method received during the Sweepstakes Period and the quality of Entries received, based on the assessment of the judges.
5. PRIZES AND PRIZE CLAIM CONDITIONS
5.1. Prizes
Each Winner will receive the following prize attributed by a random draw from the Sponsor:
Two (2) QuakeCon BYOC Tickets, including ESO fan row seats in the BYOC Hall – ARV of the prize: US $150.00
The Prizes will be delivered only to verified Winners. ARV determined as of July 14th, 2023. Prices are subject to change; retailers may sell for less. Any difference between the ARV and the actual value will not be paid to the Winner. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise. Sweepstakes Group reserves the right to substitute to substitute the prize (or portion thereof) for a prize of comparable or greater value at Sweepstakes Group sole discretion acting reasonably. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes. Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to any prize. Prizes include shipping and delivery to Authorized Countries address only, as supplied by selected winners. Winners will be responsible for all taxes (federal, state, and local) and all expenses not listed herein related to acceptance and use of any prize. Any person who is U.S. resident winning $600 or more worth of prizes from Sponsor in a calendar year will receive an IRS form 1099 after the end of the calendar year in which the prizes were awarded and copy of such form will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
All children under 18 must attend QuakeCon with an adult, and all children under 13 must have an adult with them at all times while attending QuakeCon.
5.2. Prize claim conditions
The selected entrants as potential winners (“Potential Winners”) will be notified by Sponsor in writing within approximately forty-eight (48) hours of the Draw Date by email address used by the entrant to submit the Entry. The selected Entrant must redeem the Prize for themselves and ask a guest of their choosing to email community@zenimaxonline.com to provide their email address and ESO UserID (if applicable). If each selected Entrant and guest have ESO IDs, both accounts must be in good standing in order to claim the Prize. Sponsor will send the BYOC Tickets via email to the selected and guest, respectively. The selected Entrant may also be required to complete and return to Sponsor (or its authorized agent) by the deadline specified in the documents a written affidavit of eligibility (or declaration and release) and publicity release form (collectively, the “Release”), releasing the Sweepstakes Group from any liability in connection with this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize. Return of any prize or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant or failure of selected entrant to respond to notification within three (3) days of first attempt by Sponsor or Sponsor’s agent, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), Release documents, or other required documentation in a timely manner, failure to correctly answer the skill-testing question (as applicable), or other non-compliance with these Official Sweepstakes Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the prizes and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible Entrant for the forfeited prize at random from all remaining eligible Entries received, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. The Sweepstakes Group may select an alternate potential winner from all eligible Entries without engaging in a second attempt to notify the Potential Winner, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner. If after three (3) attempts to award the prize, the Sweepstakes Group is unable to verify a winner, the prize will go unawarded.
6. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Sponsor and its authorized agents will collect, use, disclose and otherwise process the personal information you provide when you enter the Sweepstakes as set forth in the Sponsor’s Online Privacy Notice: https://www.zenimax.com/en/legal/privacy-policy, and in particular for the purposes of administering the Sweepstakes, Prize fulfillment, recordkeeping and for compliance with our legal obligations in all jurisdictions in which the Sweepstakes is available. By entering the Sweepstakes, you understand and acknowledge that your personal information will be used for these purposes and as set forth in our Online Privacy Notice. You also have certain rights regarding our processing of your personal data under certain circumstances (which may include the rights of access, portability, correction, deletion, objection and restriction); for information about your rights and how to exercise them please consult our Online Privacy Notice or contact us at: privacy@support.zenimax.com.
Transfers to the United States. The Sweepstakes websites and the personal information you submit (as detailed in these Sweepstakes Rules) will be hosted and processed, for the purposes described above, on servers in the United States, where the Sweepstakes Group is located, and the personal information you provide may therefore also be subject to the laws of the United States, which may not provide the same type or level of data protection as the laws in your country. We take steps to ensure that personal data transferred outside your home jurisdiction is subject to adequate safeguards as set forth in our Online Privacy Notice (to request information about these safeguards or privacy practices, contact us as set forth in the Online Privacy Notice: https://www.zenimax.com/en/legal/privacypolicy).
7. RIGHT TO VOID/TERMINATE/SUSPECT/MODIFY
Sweepstakes Group reserves the right to suspend or modify this Sweepstakes, or these Official Sweepstakes Rules, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in Sweepstakes Group’s sole opinion, any factor independent from the Sweepstakes Group interferes with its proper conduct as contemplated by these Official Sweepstakes Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Sweepstakes, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any legitimate reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, technical failures, epidemic, pandemic, or continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, in the sole opinion of Sweepstakes Group, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes, Sweepstakes Group may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect Entries and: (a) terminate the Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Sweepstakes, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Sweepstakes Rules; and/or (c) award the Prize from among the eligible, non-suspect Entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria discussed above.
8. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Winning a prize is contingent on fulfilling all the requirements set forth herein. All Entries become the property of Sponsor, where permitted, and none will be returned or acknowledged. Mass Entries, automated Entries, Entries submitted by third parties, and any Entries or prize claims that are late, incomplete, fraudulent, illegible, unidentified or delayed will be void. All Entries and prize claims are subject to verification. Proof of Entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Entrants agree to abide by these Official Sweepstakes Rules. Decisions of Sponsor will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, provincial and local laws of all applicable jurisdictions. Void where prohibited. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Sweepstakes Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Sweepstakes Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of the Official Sweepstakes Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the Official Sweepstakes Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, the winner will be required to promptly return to Sponsor his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process, the operation of the Sweepstakes and/or Sweepstakes websites or apps, violates the Official Sweepstakes Rules, or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR APPLICATION ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SPONSOR GROUP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the person who submitted any Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address registered to submit the Entry on the date the entry was submitted will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the email account by the email service provider. The Potential Winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.
9. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT SWEEPSTAKES GROUP, AND ANY OF SPONSOR’S OTHER AGENCIES, SUPPLIERS, PRIZE PROVIDERS, OR CONTRACTORS (“RELEASED PARTIES”) HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND ENTRANTS SHALL HOLD THE RELEASED PARTIES HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM (A) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES WEBSITES, (B) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR PRIZE DELIVERY, OR (C) THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY UNDELIVERED E-MAILS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION E-MAILS THAT ARE NOT RECEIVED BECAUSE OF A WINNER’S PRIVACY OR SPAM FILTER SETTINGS WHICH MAY DIVERT ANY NOTIFICATION OR OTHER E-MAIL, INCLUDING ANY WINNER NOTIFICATION E-MAIL, TO A SPAM OR JUNK FOLDER. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages; therefore, such exclusions may not apply to you, please see Section 12 below. Without limiting the foregoing, the Released Parties shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by Sweepstakes website users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of Entries in the Sweepstakes; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks or telephone lines, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, telephone networks or lines, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e) garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any e-mail to be received by or from the Sweepstakes Group for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility; (g) damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation or downloading of materials related to this Sweepstakes; (h) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise; or (i) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
10. DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING LAW
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Sweepstakes Rules, or the rights and obligations of you and the Sweepstakes Group in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.
11. WOOBOX DISCLAIMER.
The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Woobox. By entering the Sweepstakes, each entrant releases Woobox completely from any liability in respect of the Sweepstakes.
12. SPONSOR CONTACT INFORMATION.
BETHESDA SOFTWORKS LLC
1370 Piccard Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 926-8300
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