Win A Trip To Belgium Contest
OFFICIAL RULES. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
1. Contest Period: The Win A Trip To Belgium Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on April 15, 2018 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2018 (the “Contest Period”). The voting period begins at 12:00 a.m. ET on July 16, 2018 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 31, 2018 (“Voting Period”). Sponsor's computer is the official time keeping device for this Contest.
2. Sponsor: Lotus Bakeries North America Inc., 1000 Sansome Street Suite 220, San Francisco CA 94111; Administrator: Votigo, Inc., 1630 30th St., STE A #593, Boulder, CO 80301.
3. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia who are 18 years of age or older as of date of Entry. Employees of Sponsor, Administrator, and any of their respective parent and affiliate companies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible for the Contest. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
4. How to Enter the Photo Contest: During the Contest Period, you may access the Contest at
www.biscoff.com/winatrip or on Facebook® by visiting
https://www.facebook.com/Biscoff/ (“
Contest Website”). You must complete all required fields of the on-screen registration form (being first name and last name; email address; age; captcha image verification field), including uploading a photo (“
Photo”) and 1,000 characters or less caption (optional) of your favorite Lotus Biscoff and coffee moment to receive one (1) entry into the Contest. All components combined will collectively be referred to herein as the entry (“
Entry”). If you do not have a Facebook account, and you would like to create one for free, visit www.Facebook.com.
Limit one (1) Entry per person/email address. By entering, you understand and agree that your Entry in its entirety or any portion thereof may (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) be posted on the Contest Website for public voting during the Voting Period. All Entries must be completed, submitted and received on the Contest Website by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 15, 2018 to be eligible for the Voting Period. Photos must be unique. Any attempt by any entrant to obtain more than one (1) Entry by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, registrations, addresses or any other method will void all of that entrant’s Entries and that entrant may be disqualified at Sponsor’s discretion. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same email address or username.
Photos must be in a format that can be uploaded to the Contest Website. Entries must comply with the official rules of the Contest as well as must be uploaded in accordance with the Facebook Terms of Service. All Entries must comply with the “Entry Requirements” set forth below. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by entrants’ online service provider will apply. Normal phone/usage/subscription access charges imposed by your phone/device service provider may apply. Standard data and message rates may apply.
Entry Requirements:
- Photo may feature additional people. If so, please make them aware that you are submitting their image in this Contest and that they agree to the submission of their image. If Photo features additional people, they (or their parent or legal guardian if a minor in their state of primary residence) may be required to sign a Release Form, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
- The Entry must be your original idea (modification of an original work is not an original idea). Entries must not copy or otherwise plagiarize from any source.
- The Entry must not have been submitted previously in a contest or promotion of any kind or previously exhibited or displayed publicly (i.e., disclosed beyond your immediate circle of friends and family) through any means.
- The Entry must not contain content that is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading.
- Any Entry deemed inappropriate or unsuitable, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, will be disqualified. Entries must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent (including, but not limited to, nudity, or pornography), profane, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, libelous (including words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group), violent, self-mutilating (e.g., relating to murder, the sales of weapons, cruelty, abuse, etc), or illegal (e.g., underage drinking, substance abuse, computer hacking, etc.).
- The Entry must not contain or depict material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination, including without limitation, discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age. The Entry must not contain or depict material that is threatening to any person, place, business, group, or world peace or contain words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group.
- The Entry must not contain any content that infringes or may infringe third party rights, including, without limitation, any copyright, name, trademark, logo, trade dress, or other personal or proprietary right of any person living or deceased (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity or make reference to any commercial/corporate advertising (including but not limited to corporate logos, brand names, charities, slogans, political, or religious statements), or be otherwise objectionable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, publicly displayed and publicly accessible Sponsor content, materials, or products are permitted to be displayed in Photos submitted for this Contest.
- Any clothing shown in the Photo should not contain any visible logos, drawings, cartoons, phrases, trademarks or other third-party content or materials (but showing publicly displayed or publicly accessible Sponsor content, material, and products as described above is permitted).
- The Entry must not include any representation of celebrities, athletes, musicians, or any other third-party (public or private), include any anti-social, political or religious groups, any commercial solicitation or promotional materials or name, address, phone number, or URL address. Entries must not contain advertisements, personal solicitations or commercial solicitations.
- Photos may not be owned, taken or edited by a professional photographer.
- The Entry must not contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, bots, spyware or any other computer code that is intended to damage, interfere with, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or information.
- Entrants and all submitted Entries must be in keeping with Sponsor's image as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, or Entry will be disqualified from the Contest. The Entry must not disparage persons or organizations associated with Sponsor.
- Entries must not reference any of Sponsor’s competitors.
To the extent permissible under US law, by submitting his/her Entry, each entrant irrevocably and unconditionally assigns any and all intellectual property rights in each submitted Entry to Sponsor on a worldwide, and royalty-free basis and for the entire duration of the intellectual property rights in the Entry; at the very least, Each entrant grants to Sponsor a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, exclusive right and license to copy, distribute, and display each submitted Entry, in any media, and with right to use, copy, modify, edit, and create derivative works therefrom including the right to sub-license this right or to use the Entry for any purposes during and after the Contest, and agrees to execute documents confirming such assignment, right and license, at Sponsor’s reasonable request. By entering, each entrant warrants and represents that his/her Entry is original, has not been previously published or won any award, does not contain any material that would defame or otherwise violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including patents, copyrights, trademarks or rights of privacy or publicity, and will not violate any federal, state or local laws or ordinances. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and unfettered discretion to disqualify any Entry that it believes contains obscene, offensive or inappropriate content, that does not comply with these Official Rules or that is not consistent with the spirit or theme of the Contest. No information regarding Entries, other than as otherwise set forth in these Official Rules or on the Contest Website, will be disclosed.
5. Public Voting During the Voting Period: All Entries will be reviewed for appropriateness and compliance with these Official Rules by a representative of the Sponsor prior to making them public. During the Voting Period, all eligible/approved Entries (without registration information) will be posted to the gallery on the Contest Website for viewing/voting by the general public. Once posted, Sponsor reserves the right to remove an Entry, in their sole discretion if they find the Entry violates these Official Rules in any manner. To vote, visit the Contest Website, select the Entry you would like to vote for, and complete all required fields of the on-screen registration form. Limit one (1) vote per person/email address, per day. Voters must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in Section 3 above. Any attempt by the entrant, and/or their family/friends to vote more than the number of times authorized herein, using any third party proxy voting services, using multiple names or email addresses and/or any other fraudulent mechanism(s), including robotic, automatic, programmed or similar methods, including incentives and sweepstakes for votes not sponsored by Sponsor shall give the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, the right to disqualify the entrant's Entry. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by voter’s online service will apply and are voters’ sole responsibility. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, corrupted, incomplete or damaged votes. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt by Sponsor.
6. Determination of the Winners: After the Voting Period, all eligible Entries (without registration information) will also be judged by a Sponsor-selected panel of judges based on the following judging criteria: Relevance to theme (35%); Originality/Creativity (25%); Suitability for Promotional Purposes (20%); Entry Quality (20%). Sponsor will then combine their judging score and the score from the public vote for each entrant. The judging score will account for 50% of the entrant’s total score and the public vote will account for 50% of the entrant’s total score. The Entry that receives the highest score after combining the judging score with the public voting score will be deemed the Grand Prize winner. The Entry that receives the next highest score after combining the judging score with the public voting score will be deemed the First Prize winner. The Entry that receives the third highest score after combining the judging score with the public voting score will be deemed the Second Prize winner. In the event of a tie, the Entry that received the highest score from the judges will be deemed the winner of that prize level. Decisions of Administrator/Sponsor are final with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.
7. Prizes and Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Grand Prize (1): destination 5 day/4 night trip to Brussels, Belgium. Trip includes: Airfare, accommodations at a sponsor specified hotel and ground transportation to and from the airport. The ARV of the Grand Prize is $5,000. In lieu of the trip, the Grand Prize Winner may choose to receive a check for $5,000. First Prize (1): A year's worth of Lotus Biscoff cookies and Lavazza Coffee. There will be three shipments a year with a total of 120 packs (250gr) of Lotus Biscoff cookies and 18 bags (12 oz) of Lavazza Coffee. The ARV of the First Prize is $548. Second Prize (1): A year’s worth of Biscoff cookies. There will be three shipments a year with a total of 120 packs (250gr) of Lotus Biscoff cookies. The ARV of the Second Prize is $360.
All taxes, gratuities, incidental expenses, meals, telephone calls, fees or charges for changing dates, transportation and other costs and expenses relating to the use or acceptance of the Grand Prize not expressly listed are the sole responsibility of the winner. Travel insurance is not included. Grand Prize winner’s guest (or winner, as parent/legal guardian if a guest is a minor and winner’s child/charge) will be required to execute a Release of Liability prior to departure. Grand Prize winner and his/her guest must possess valid travel documents (e.g., valid government-issued photo ID, passport) in order to travel and must travel on the same itinerary. If Grand Prize winner’s guest is deemed a minor in his/her state of residence, the Grand Prize winner must be the guest’s parent/legal guardian and complete the Release of Liability on his/her behalf. Trip of the Grand Prize winner must be taken by December 31, 2018 or the Grand Prize will be deemed forfeited. Certain restrictions and blackout dates may apply. Seat selection and timing of trip is subject to availability and confirmation of reservations. In the event the Grand Prize winner or his/her guest engages in behavior that (as determined by Sponsor, in Sponsor’s sole discretion) is inappropriate or threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate the trip early, in whole or in part, and send the Grand Prize winner and/or guest home with no further compensation to the Grand Prize winner. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor who reserves the right to substitute the prize of equal or greater value in the event the prize is unavailable. All federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winner, as applicable. Prizes will be awarded provided a sufficient number of eligible Entries are received.
8. Winner Notification/Verification: Winners will be announced via a winners list as mentioned in Section 13 below. Grand, First and Second Prize winners will be contacted via email, phone and/or mail. Potential Grand Prize winners will be required to sign and return via email, an Affidavit of Eligibility, liability/publicity release (except where prohibited by law) and assignment of rights (“Affidavit Package”) within five (5) days of notification attempt or prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner may be determined (as outlined above). Return of Affidavit Package as undeliverable, if any portion of the Affidavit Package is not received within the required time period or if a potential winner is deemed ineligible, potential winner will be disqualified and an alternate will be determined (as outlined above). Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in forfeiture of prize and disqualification and alternate determination (for Contest Prizes only) in accordance with these Official Rules.
All winners are subject to verification of eligibility by Administrator and compliance with these Official Rules in Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, determines that any Entry does not otherwise comply with the Official Rules or any other applicable regulatory guidelines, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify such Entry/win. All material submitted becomes the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. In no event will the Sponsor be obligated to award more than the stated number of prizes. The Sponsor, Administrator, and their agencies assume no responsibility for any injury or damage to participants’ or to any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from entering or downloading materials or software in connection with the Promotion.
9. General Rules: The Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost, not received or unavailable network connections or email, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest/voting or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries in the Contest or for any liability for damage to any computer system resulting from participation in, accessing or downloading information in connection with the Contest. The Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the Entry/voting process or the operation of the Contest; violates the Official Rules; or acts in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest/voting may be a violation of criminal and civil law, 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. Sponsor's failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. If, for any reason, the Contest (or online voting) is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, then the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel or change the Contest and determine the Grand, First and Second Prize winners based 100% on judging from among all eligible Entries received prior to cancellation.
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used in connection with this Contest or in connection with promotional or other activities of Sponsor.
10. Release: By entering the Contest, each entrant represents and warrants that: (i) all rights to the Entry belong to and are original to him/her, or he/she has written consent to use, and the Entry does not and shall not infringe on any copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or any other third party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation, (ii) he/she has the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the Entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity, (iii) he/she hereby holds the Sponsor and the Released Parties (as defined below) harmless from and against any third party claim arising from use of the Entry and waives any right to inspect or approve uses of the Entry or to be compensated for any such uses. Participating in the Contest constitutes permission to the Sponsor and its agencies to use entrants’ names, biographical information, pictures/portraits, Entries, likenesses and/or voices for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation, unless prohibited by law. By participating in the Contest, each entrant agrees that Sponsor, Administrator, Facebook, and each of their parent, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, agents, retailers, advertising and promotion agencies, and all of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees and assigns, members, representatives and agents (collectively the “Released Parties”), will have no liability whatsoever for, and will be held harmless by entrant for any liability for any bodily injury, loss or damages of any kind to persons, including death, and property, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from Entry creation, the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prize, if applicable or participation in the Contest/voting or participation in any Contest or related activity. Each entrant hereby represents and warrants that he/she has read these Official Rules and is fully familiar with its contents.
11. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction: This Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, local, municipal and provincial laws and regulations. Issues concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of the State of California in the United States, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws. All disputes arising out of or connected with this Contest will be resolved individually, and without resort to class action, exclusively by a state or federal court located in California in the United States. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of California in the United States and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of California in the United States. To the extent permitted by applicable law, all judgments or awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket damages (excluding attorneys’ fees) associated with participation in this Contest and shall not include any indirect, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages.
12. Data Protection/Privacy Policy: Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, which can be found at
http://www.biscoff.com/privacy-policy. Entrants should be aware that Sponsor may be collecting non-public, personally-identifiable information about them in connection with the operation of the Contest.
13. Winners List: For the names of the Grand, First and Second Prize winners, available after September 1, 2018, for a period of at least 30 days, email support@votigo.com with an email subject of “Win A Trip To Belgium Contest”.
