Sweepstakes Rules
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2024 BrokerTech Connect Sweepstakes
Official Rules
NO PURCHASE, PAYMENT OR OTHER FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE THE CHANCES OF WINNING.
VALID IN THE FIFTY (50) UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNLESS PROHIBITED BY LOCAL LAWS. VOID IN ALL OTHER COUNTRIES AND JURISDICTIONS.
1. Eligibility: Subject to these Offical Rules (“Rules”), the 2024 BrokerTech Connect Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to natural persons who are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia and who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. The Sweepstakes is void where prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. Employees, officers, and managers of BrokerTech Ventures, LLC, and their immediate family members, are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes.
2. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Sweepstakes is BrokerTech Ventures, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor”) located at 2727 Grand Prairie Parkway, Waukee, IA 50263.
Sponsor may engage or collaborate with one or more third parties with respect to promotion surrounding the Sweepstakes (such third parties “Promotional Associates”), but Sponsor is the sole sponsor of the Sweepstakes. No statements or decisions of any Promotional Associate or other third party will in any way modify these Rules or have any binding effect with respect to the Sweepstakes.
3. Agreement to Rules: By participating in the Sweepstakes, each entrant (referred to hereinafter as “you”, “your”, etc.), including you, fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth in these Rules. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of Sponsor and agree that such decisions shall be final and binding for all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Your ability to win a Prize is subject to you fulfilling all requirements and obligations set forth in these Rules. Sponsor may disqualify any entrant (including you) which Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems to be out of compliance with these Rules.
4. Entry Period: Entries will be accepted starting on or about September 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM CDT and ending on October 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM CDT (the “Entry Period”). Only entries compliant with these Rules that are received by Sponsor during the Entry Period will be eligible to win a Prize.
5. How to Enter: Sponsor will make a post on Sponsor’s LinkedIn, Facebook, or X account on or around the beginning of the Entry Period with an indication that such post is the designated post (or reasonably equivalent description) for purposes of the Sweepstakes (“Designated Post”). To enter the Sweepstakes, you must share the Designated Post via your own LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter account and tag at least three (3) additional people (e.g. excluding yourself) in the Designated Post. The only accepted method of entry into the Sweepstakes is as described in the foregoing sentence. Any entry that is incomplete, submitted outside of the Entry Period or otherwise fails to comply with these Rules, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified. Entries from residents of any jurisdiction in which this Sweepstakes is prohibited by law are ineligible and will be automatically disqualified. Sponsor will not verify or confirm receipt of entries. All entries received become the sole property of Sponsor. You may enter only once, and you may not attempt to enter multiple entries by using multiple social media accounts, identities or devices. If you submit multiple entries, use fraudulent or deceptive methods, or otherwise attempt to circumvent the Rules, you (and all entries submitted by you) may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Sponsor.
6. Prizes: Five (5) total winners of the Sweepstakes will be chosen. Each winner will receive a BrokerTech “swag bag” containing apparel items and/or other Products determined by Sponsor (each, a “Prize”). The approximate retail value of each Prize is $50.00.
Sponsor reserves the right in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion to substitute for any Prize listed above a replacement prize of equal or greater value. No cash or other Prize substitution is permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion. ALL PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” WITH ABSOLUTELY NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, FROM SPONSOR. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SPONSOR DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES AND ANY PRIZE.
7. Taxes and Expenses: Each winner is responsible for paying all taxes, fees, and expenses relating to winning or receiving the Prize.
8. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
9. Winner Selection and Notification: The winners of the Sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing (or equivalent method of random selection) conducted under the supervision of the Sponsor. Each winner will be notified via direct message on LinkedIn, Facebook, or X (“Winner Notification”) within five (5) business days following the winner selection. Sponsor shall have no liability whatsoever in connection with any winner’s inability to receive the Winner Notification, including but not limited due to winner’s “spam” or “junk” or security settings, or failure of any social media platform or Internet service provider. As a condition of receiving a Prize, the winner must execute and deliver to Sponsor, each in form and substance determined by Sponsor: (a) a Prize Winner’s Affidavit of Eligibility and Release containing an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release, and a publicity release giving Sponsor permission to use, in perpetuity without consideration, the winner’s name, social media handle, likeness, image, voice, social media avatar, and/or statements made about the Sweepstakes, for any purpose in any media; and (b) all information required by Sponsor for 1099-MISC reporting (collectively, the “Winner’s Documents”). Sponsor may disqualify and refuse to award a Prize to a winner if the winner fails to execute and deliver the Winner’s Documents to Sponsor. If a winner does not satisfy the eligibility requirements set forth herein, or, within five (5) business days after Sponsor has attempted to transmit the Winner Notification, the winner has not responded to the Winner Notification and executed and delivered all Winner’s Documents, the winner shall be automatically disqualified. Sponsor may conduct additional drawings to award the Prize(s) if any initial winner(s) are disqualified. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE RULES BY A WINNER (AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER'S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE SWEEPSTAKES AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS A WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED. Prizes and each winner’s rights to receive a Prize are non-transferrable and non-assignable. Any purported assignment or transfer of any Prize or rights to receive a Prize is void and of no legal effect.
10. Rights Granted by You: To the fullest extent permitted by law, by entering this Sweepstakes, you irrevocably agree that Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of Sponsor, and their respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to or by you, to print, post, publish, broadcast, distribute, excerpt, modify, and otherwise use, in perpetuity and throughout the world, in any media now known or hereafter existing, your entry, name, social media handle, likeness, image, voice, social media avatar, and/or statements made by you about the Sweepstakes, for any purpose whatsoever (including without limitation news, publicity, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes), without any royalty or other compensation whatsoever to you. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10 applies regardless of whether you win a Prize.
11. Suspension/Termination: Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes for any lawful reason, expressly including without limitation if any computer virus, malicious code, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, technical failure, human error, or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control corrupts or affects (or is deemed by Sponsor to be reasonably likely to corrupt or affect) the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes. In such case, Sponsor may select the winners from all eligible entries received prior to such cancellation or suspension, or, if deemed appropriate by Sponsor, may also include eligible entries received after Sponsor takes remedial action with respect to the matter. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper (or Sponsor believes has tampered or attempted to tamper) with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to take all actions necessary to maintain the integrity of the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to voiding entries for any reason. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor may void entries in the event of: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT (INCLUDING YOU) OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO ALTER OR DAMAGE, HINDER OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
12. No Sponsor Liability for Technical Failure. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for, and Sponsor shall have no liability for, any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, problem or technical malfunction of any computer system, server, platform, provider, computer equipment, or software; failure of any entry to be received by Sponsor on account of human error, technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any social media platform or web site; theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or tampering with or hacking of any system, platform, or computer, any combination thereof, or otherwise, including but not limited to any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes.
13. Limitation of Liability: By entering this Sweepstakes, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its Promotional Associates, and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, representatives, and agents, and the shareholders, members, officers, directors, managers, successors, and assigns of any of the foregoing, from any liability, loss, death, injury, litigation, claim or damage that may occur or arises, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence of the foregoing released parties or not, resulting directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from: (i) your participation in the Sweepstakes; (ii) your acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a Prize or any portion thereof, (iii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, platform cable, network, hardware or software; (iv) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmission, platform, or Internet service; (v) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Sweepstakes; and/or (vi) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes or the processing of entries.
14. Dispute Resolution. You agree that (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Sweepstakes or a Prize shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa or the Iowa District Court for Polk County; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, if any, in entering the Sweepstakes, but in no event shall attorneys’ fees be awarded; and (3) under no circumstances shall you be permitted to obtain awards for, and you hereby waive, all rights to claim, seek, and obtain punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES; THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
15. Privacy Policy: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Broker Tech Ventures, LLC Privacy Policy, a current copy of which is located here: https://www.brokertechventures.com/privacy.
16. Results: To obtain the identification of the winners, please contact us at sweepstakes@brokertechventures.com, and in the body of the email type: “Please e-mail me the winners' list for the 2024 BrokerTech Connect Sweepstakes”. Requests must be received by October 31, 2024.
17. No Implied Endorsement: This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by LinkedIn, Facebook, or Xor any other social media platform. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor of this Sweepstakes.
