• The FENDER® String BETA Test Giveaway Official Rules


    1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.


    2. THE GIVEAWAY AND YOUR AGREEMENT. Please read the following Official Rules carefully before deciding whether to submit your entry to the FENDER® String BETA Test Giveaway ("Promotion") via Sponsor’s website fender.com/betastringsurvey which is made available to you by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, whose registered office is at 17600 North Perimeter Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5440 (“Fender” or “Sponsor”). By entering into the Promotion outlined below, you are entering into an electronic contract with Fender to be bound by these Official Rules governing the Promotion. Therefore, please read these Official Rules carefully and ensure your agreement. By participating in the Promotion, you are confirming your agreement to these Official Rules. In addition, you are agreeing to the Terms & Conditions of Use governing use of this website, pursuant to which you make certain representations to Fender and grant Fender certain license rights to use your Promotion entry and other submitted content. For more information about Fender's Terms and Conditions, click here. Furthermore, you are agreeing to use of certain of your personal information by Fender as set forth in the Privacy Policy. For more information about Fender's Privacy Policy, click here.

    Fender encourages you to print and keep a copy of these Official Rules for your records.


    3. DURATION: The Promotion begins at 12:01 AM PT on July 8, 2019 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on August 1, (“Term”).


    4. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: By submitting your Promotion entry via the Sponsor’s website, you agree to do business with Fender electronically. By agreeing to do business electronically, you (i) consent to the electronic communication and delivery of all documents related to the Promotion and all other services provided via your email account, (ii) confirm your agreement to these Official Rules, (iii) represent that you have Internet access, and a valid email address and phone number enabling you access to the Promotion and to receive communications and documents electronically, and (iv) represent that you have a printer or other device to print or otherwise save communications and documents including, without limitation, these Official Rules and that you have, in fact, printed or otherwise saved a copy of these Official Rules for your records. This consent is effective unless and until you withdraw it. After the Term, you may withdraw your consent to electronic communication and delivery of documents, update your contact information, or request a paper copy of these Official Rules at any time by contacting us as set forth below. If you withdraw your consent during the Term, it may affect your ability to participate in the Promotion. We will send you a confirmation notice once we have processed your change request.


    5. ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be (i) eighteen (18) years of age or older to participate and (ii) legal residents of the United States (excluding Rhode Island). Employees of Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agencies, or members of their immediate families, or persons living in same household of each, are not eligible to enter or win. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law.


    6. TIMING: The Promotion will consist of two (2) phases, as detailed below:

    ·      Entry and Survey Completion Period: Begins at or about 12:01 AM PT on July 8, 2019 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on August 1, 2019

    ·      Winner Announcement: The prize winner will be announced on or about August 15, 2019


    7. ENTRY: To enter the entrant must submit their full name, email address, mailing address and desired string gauge to sign up to be a part of the strings beta testing in the form provided at fender.com/betastringsurvey. Sponsor will send you the strings (“Product”) and a link to a survey about your experience with the Product. To be eligible for the prize, entries and completed surveys must be received by Sponsor on or before 11:59 pm PT on August 1, 2019. Only one (1) entry per person is permitted, regardless of method of entry. The use of automatic or robotic entry devices for entry is strictly prohibited.


    8. PRIZE: From eligible persons who entered and completed a survey during the Term, Sponsor will select one (1) potential winner. Each prize package consists of one (1) Fender Monterey Bluetooth Speaker. The total ARV of the prize package is $279.99, for a total prize value of $279.99. Actual value of prize may vary and any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value will not be awarded. All taxes and shipping expenses (if any) arising from the redemption of any prize are the responsibility of the prize winner(s).  

    9. WINNER SELECTION PROCESS: One (1) winner will be selected from all eligible completed surveys that were received during the Term via one (1) random drawing on or around August 15, 2019. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received during the Term.  

    The potential winner will be notified by Sponsor by e-mail, phone or text message. Undeliverable e-mail notification or failure to respond to prize notification given by phone by the applicable winner within 24 hours of receiving such e-mail, phone call, or text message will result in forfeiture of the applicable prize. In the event of prize forfeiture by a winner, Sponsor will select an alternative winner via another random drawing from among all eligible entries made during the applicable entry period.


    10. PERMISSION TO USE NAME/LIKENESS. The winner, by submitting an entry, grant permission to have his or her full name, city, photograph and/or likeness used worldwide in any manner the Sponsor may deem appropriate for advertising, trade and/or promotional purposes without additional compensation or right of review, including without limitation, posting the winner’s name on the Fender web sites and Social Media Pages unless prohibited by law.


    11. RELEASE OF LIABILITY. Each entrant, by entering the Promotion, and the winner, by accepting a prize, releases the Sponsor, and Sponsor's subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, directors, officers, agents and employees from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for any damage, loss or injury resulting from or arising out of participation in this Promotion, including as to all entrants, the acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the Product, and, as to the winner, the acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize. The winner shall be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release and provide an IRS Form W-9 prior to receiving a prize.


    12. RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify from this Promotion or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or its distributors any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike, fraudulent, or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.


    13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EACH PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED AS IS AND SPONSOR (TOGETHER WITH ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING ANY PRIZE.


    14. PRIVACY: Sponsor respects your privacy. Personal data of participants is gathered and processed in accordance with the applicable data protection laws. By submitting your entry into the Promotion, you are registering to receive electronic communications from Sponsor and information related to future promotions and events. To learn more about how Sponsor treats your information, you may access and view the Privacy Policy at http://fender.com/legal/privacy_policy.php.


    15. SPONSOR: Fender Musical Instruments, whose registered office is at 17600 North Perimeter Drive, Suite 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5440. Send requests for Winner lists to Attn: FENDER® String BETA Test Giveaway. Fender Musical Instruments, to Sponsor’s address herein.   


    16. GOVERNING LAW. The Promotion is governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Maricopa County, Arizona for the resolution of any disputes.