These Official Rules contain the terms and conditions that apply to the eligibility to enter, participate, and be awarded a prize in the 2023 Holiday Sweepstakes (“Giveaway”), 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 Giveaway, the Sponsor has the sole right to exercise complete discretion and judgment, including, without limitation, the administration, operation and conduct of the Giveaway. All decisions of the Sponsor are and shall be final and binding.
Giveaway Period
The Giveaway starts on November 29, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 EST on December 7, 2023 (“Giveaway Period”).
Who Is Eligible?
To be a qualified entrant (“Entrant”), eligible to enter, participate, and be awarded a prize, you must be at least 18 years old and a legal resident in the 50 United States of America during the entire Giveaway Period. No employee, director, officer, owner of the Sponsor, nor any of their subsidiaries, affiliates, contractors, agents or members of their immediate families or individuals living in the same household (individually and/or collectively, the “Sponsor Entities”) are eligible. You may only enter once, and the Entrant will be deemed to be the natural person associated with the social media account they used to enter.
How Do You Enter?
There are two ways to enter:
How Is the Winner Selected?
After December 13, 2023, the Sponsor or the Sponsor's designated representative will choose five (5) winners (the “Winner,” “Winners”) from among the eligible entries into the Giveaway. 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 Giveaway. The Winners will be notified by social media direct message (“DM”) for further instructions.
If, for any reason, any potential Winner who is awarded a prize is unable or unwilling to accept the prize, does not respond within two (2) days after our first attempt to contact the Entrant (using their Instagram or Facebook username or profile, or email) or is disqualified or considered ineligible as an Entrant, that potential Winner will forfeit any and all rights under these Official Rules, including, without limitation, any right to receive a prize, and a new potential Winner for that prize will be drawn from the remaining pool of eligible Entrants. The Sponsor will only conduct two rounds of contacting winners. If the potential winners do not respond after both rounds, the giveaway will be closed and no new potential winners will be selected.
What Is the Prize?
Five (5) qualified Entrants will each win a Cristel Glass Teapot and a $100 Harney & Sons electronic gift card. Once the Winners are selected and have accepted, a representative of the Sponsor will contact the Winners on the social media platform where they entered and exchange contact information (shipping address) to receive their prizes.
The total prize value is equal to approximately $180.00.
Limitations of Liability & Releases
These Official Rules represent the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Giveaway and supersede all other promises, understandings, representations, terms and conditions. You agree under no circumstances will we or any Sponsor Entity be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary or punitive damages of any kind, regardless of the form of action or basis of the claim and regardless of whether or not foreseeable or anyone was notified or aware of the possibility of such damages. In the event we are held liable for any reason for any damages, direct, indirect or otherwise, in connection with the Giveaway, these Official Rules or otherwise, the aggregate limit of our liability shall be $100 (one hundred dollars). All Entrants release the Sponsor and all the Sponsor Entities and anyone associated with the development and execution of the Giveaway from any and all liability with respect to or in any way arising from this Giveaway, the award, acceptance and/or use of any prize.
Scam Disclaimer
This Giveaway is not a scam. You will never be asked for personal information, including but not limited to your social security number, banking information or personal security details beyond your first and last name, email address and/or mailing address if a prize must be shipped via mail. If you are contacted by any other party besides a member or representative of the Sponsor (socialteam@harneyteas.com, @harneytea on Facebook or @harneytea on Instagram), do not share any personal information with them. You will only be contacted by a member or representative of the Sponsor for any and all Giveaways associated with Harney & Sons Fine Teas.
General
All taxes, fees and surcharges on prizes are the sole responsibility of each individual prize Winner.
Entrants agree that all communications and notifications to Entrants related to this Giveaway, unless otherwise agreed with the Sponsor, may be accomplished over social media DM or email.
Winners have no right to substitute or request cash in lieu of any prizes, however Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes of equal or greater value at any time. Prizes are non-transferable, and each Entrant is limited to one (1) prize.
Except where prohibited by law, Entrants consent to the Sponsor, its agencies and representatives use of the name, audiovisual recordings, photographs and State of residence of Entrant, as well as any statements made by Entrant in connection with the Giveaway and/or the Sponsor, for advertising and Giveaway purposes without notice or compensation of any kind.
Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are corrupted or received incorrectly or for any problems or malfunction of communications, networks, online or mobile systems, platforms, servers or service providers, equipment, software, email, or any other problems related to or resulting from participating in the Giveaway. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of entries, nor for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, theft, destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries, including lost, late or misdirected entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any Entrant who is determined to be cheating or fraud by any Entrants. Entrants violating or not complying with these Official Rules, engaging in illegal, inappropriate or other activities that disrupt or interfere with the intended operation of this Giveaway or any other Entrant will be disqualified and forfeit any prizes. Any attempt to undermine the legitimate or intended operation of the Giveaway may be a violation of criminal and civil laws, and we reserve the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law and to report, provide information to and cooperate with law enforcement agents and officials. If, for any reason, the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any causes beyond the control of Sponsor which affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Giveaway.
Sponsor
The Sponsor of this Giveaway is Harney & Sons Fine Teas 5723 Route 22 Millerton, NY 12546. You may obtain a list of prize Winners until six months after the conclusion of the Giveaway Period by sending us a request in writing and include a self-addressed, proper postage prepaid envelope in which we can send the list back to you.
Any questions regarding this Giveaway should be directed to Harney Social Team at socialteam@harneyteas.com.
Disclaimer
The 2023 Holiday Sweepstakes hosted by Harney & Sons Fine Teas is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Facebook or Instagram.