What you do matters! |
Complete 8 donations by February 12th and you will be entered to win one of 200 $1500 prizes!
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND OR SUCCESSFUL PLASMA DONATION IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE, PAYMENT, OR PLASMA DONATION WILL NOT INCREASE CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. |
|
BioLife's 2023 New Year's Giveaway Official Rules:
No Purchase or payment of any kind or successful plasma donation is necessary to enter to win. A purchase, payment, or plasma donation will not increase chances of winning. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Any attempt to enter more than the permitted number of times with multiple identities, accounts, email addresses, or by any other means, may result in disqualification. Use of any macro, bot, script or other automated means to submit entries is prohibited. Proof of transmission is not proof of receipt. Sponsor's database computer is the official timekeeping device for the Giveaway. Each entry will be deemed submitted by the authorized account holder of the email address provided with the AMOE. The "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who was assigned an email address by an Internet access provider online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. 3. Selection of Potential Winner: Two hundred (200) potential winners (each a "Potential Winner") will be randomly selected from all eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period ("Eligible Entries") on or about February 19, 2023. Each Potential Winner will be notified via email using the email account registered with the Potential Winner’s BioLife donor profile or the email account supplied at time of entry. The notification will include a copy of a Release and Eligibility Agreement ("Claim Form"), and other information required to claim a prize. The completed Claim Form must be received by the Sponsor within ten (10) calendar days of notification by Sponsor ("Submission Deadline"). Notification shall be deemed to occur when the email notification is sent from Sponsor's computer to a Potential Winner's email address provided during the entry process or when the overnight letter is delivered to the overnight carrier. All completed Claim Forms become the property of the Sponsor. All Claim Forms will be verified by the Sponsor. In order to claim a prize, a Potential Winner must complete the Claim Form which includes representations of eligibility, compliance and releases of liability, and a publicity release. Among other things, the submission of the Claim Form confirms compliance with these rules, acceptance of the prize as awarded and release of certain parties from any losses, liabilities, damages or claims arising from or related to the prize awarded and the Giveaway itself. If a Potential Winner fails to submit the Claim Form with all information required by the Submission Deadline, the Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify a Potential Winner, and the Sponsor shall be fully and completely released and discharged from any liability or responsibility in this regard. If Sponsor fails to receive a sufficient number of entries to correspond to the number of prizes available to be awarded, Sponsor reserves the right to not award all prizes. Sponsor's decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to this Giveaway. A POTENTIAL WINNER IS NOT A WINNER OF ANY PRIZE UNLESS AND UNTIL A POTENTIAL WINNER'S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND THE POTENTIAL WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE ("Qualified Winner"). If a Potential Winner cannot prove they are a Qualified Winner, the prize will not be awarded. If a Potential Winner declines the prize, another Potential Winner may be selected from the eligible entries received. 4. Prize/Odds: Each Qualified Winner will receive one (1) $1,500 Visa gift card. Total approximate retail value of all prizes $300,000. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period. Limit one (1) Prize per Entrant for the Giveaway. Prize is awarded "as is" with no warranty or guaranty, either express or implied by Sponsor. Issuer terms and conditions apply to all gift cards; see front and back of card for terms. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, damaged, corrupted, or stolen gift cards and may replace any such cards at its sole discretion. Any questions or problems in connection with redeeming gift cards must be directed to the issuer/merchant. Each Qualified Winner is responsible for any and all federal, state and local taxes and all other expenses or costs relating to the prize not expressly set forth above. Qualified Winner should consult with their tax advisor about the proper way to report any income related to the prize awarded. Prize is non-transferable and no substitution by a Qualified Winner or cash equivalent is allowed. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prize or any component thereof for something of equal or greater value in the event the advertised prize becomes unavailable. 5. Additional Rules: Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered are void. No responsibility is assumed for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged, garbled, incomplete or illegible entries, all of which are void; (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, mobile device, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems; or (iii) any injury or damage to Entrant's or any other person's mobile device related to or resulting from participating in the Giveaway. By entering this Giveaway, Entrant agrees (i) to be bound by and abide by these Rules, including all eligibility requirements, (ii) to comply with the terms and conditions of use for Facebook at all times and in all respects, and (ii) to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Giveaway and waive any and all right to claim ambiguity in the Giveaway or these Rules or that Entrant's publicity or similar rights were infringed upon. Failure to comply with these Rules may result in disqualification from the Giveaway. Sponsor reserves the right to permanently disqualify from any Giveaway it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Rules.
Except where prohibited by law, Entrant's entry and/or acceptance of a Prize constitutes consent to the use of an Entrant's name, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical information, city and state of residence and/or photographs for promotional or advertising purposes in connection with this Giveaway on a worldwide, in perpetuity basis, and in all forms of media, now or hereafter known, in perpetuity, without review, permission, or further compensation or consideration. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Giveaway or winning the prize if, at its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway by cheating, deception or unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants or Sponsor representatives. Any person attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with the Giveaway will be ineligible to participate in the Giveaway and may be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Giveaway, and, in Sponsor's sole discretion, select Potential Winners from entries received prior to action taken or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. Released Parties (defined below) are not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Giveaway, and assumes no responsibility for any error, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation, or transmission, communications line failure, technical failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized use of any technology used in connection with this Giveaway. All questions and disputes regarding the Giveaway, including, without limitation, all questions or disputes regarding an individual's eligibility for the Giveaway or compliance with these Rules will be resolved by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. Entries that are mechanically reproduced, copied, illegible, incomplete, or inaccurate and entries by means which subvert the entry process are void. Incomplete entries or entries not complying with these rules are subject to disqualification, at the Sponsor's sole discretion. No correspondence will be entered into except with a Potential Winner.
Entrants may be disqualified if Sponsor learns that the entrant disparages the Sponsor during or after the Giveaway Period. Entrants should be aware that Sponsor retains the right to take legal action against entrants who commit libel or slander against Sponsor during or after the Giveaway Period. These Rules constitute a complete and binding agreement between the Sponsor and an Entrant. To the extent that any provision of these Rules are deemed invalid, the remainder of the Rules shall remain in force. 6. Release of Liability: By participating, Entrant releases Facebook; Sponsor and each of their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and partners; each of the foregoing respective employees, directors, agents, and advertising agencies; and all others associated with the development and execution of this Giveaway ("Released Parties") from any and against any and all claims, liability, loss, attorneys' fees and costs of litigation and settlement, or damage whatsoever arising with respect to the Giveaway or the awarding, receipt, possession or use or misuse of any Giveaway prize.
ENTRANTS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE NOT MADE NOR ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, RELATIVE TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE GIVEAWAY, ANY GIVEAWAY MATERIALS, GUIDANCE OR COMPONENTS THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Prizes awarded may carry their own terms and conditions and product warranty, for which the Released Parties have no responsibility of liability. Released Parties will have no liability whatsoever for failure to supply a prize or any part thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any severe weather, hurricane, flood, fire, war, transportation interruption of any kind, or any other cause beyond their control. By participating, Entrant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Giveaway, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (b) to the extent permitted by applicable law, any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Giveaway, but in no event attorney's fees; and (c) unless specifically prohibited by law, under no circumstances will any Entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and Entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses. 7. Jury Trial Waiver: EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY LAW AND AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS GIVEAWAY, ENTRANT HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT ENTRANT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS GIVEAWAY, ANY DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO CONNECTION HEREWITH AND ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. 8. Applicable Laws and Jurisdiction: The Giveaway conducted pursuant to these Official Rules is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local 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 New York, without regard to any principles of conflict of laws. Should there be a conflict between the laws of the State of New York and any other laws, the conflict will be resolved in favor of the laws of the State of New York. 9. Data Collection/Privacy: BY CHOOSING TO ENTER THIS GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (i) THE ENTRANT HAS OPTED-IN TO SPONSOR'S PRIVACY NOTICE AVAILABLE AT https://www.biolifeplasma.com/legal/privacy-notice AND (ii) BY OPTING-IN, THE ENTRANT HAS READ AND CONSENTS TO SPONSOR'S PRIVACY NOTICE AND TERMS OF USE. PRIZE WINNER’S PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED WITH ENTRY FOR PURPOSES OF PRIZE FULFILLMENT, AND/OR FOR FUTURE MARKETING BY SPONSOR, SUCH AS TO NOTIFY THEM OF AN EVENT, GIVEAWAY, OR DONATION PROMOTION THAT SPONSOR THINKS MAY BE OF INTEREST. EACH ENTRANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IF THEY ARE CHOSEN AS A POTENTIAL WINNER, EACH ENTRANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IF THEY ARE CHOSEN AS A POTENTIAL WINNER, CERTAIN IDENTIFYING INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES AT LEAST AS REQUIRED BY LAW INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ON A WINNERS' LIST. 10. Winner List: For the Winners' names, available approximately two weeks after the Giveaway Period, send an email to BioLifeMarketingAndCommunications.US@takeda.com. Requests should be received by April 1, 2023. Please specify New Year's Giveaway in your communication. 11. Sponsor: Giveaway is sponsored by BioLife Plasma Services LP, a part of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, with a principal place of business at 1200 Lakeside Drive, Bannockburn, IL 60015, and is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. |