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Boardroom’s Sneaker Game Newsletter Loyalty Rewards: Official Rules

Boardroom’s Sneaker Game Newsletter Loyalty Rewards

Official Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID OUTSIDE THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

THESE RULES INCLUDE AN ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER, WHICH, SUBJECT TO SOME LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS RELATED TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT FOR A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY.

  1. Eligibility: The Sneaker Game Newsletter Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who, at the start of the Sweepstakes Period (defined below), are at least eighteen (18) years old and have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction of residence. Employees of Boardroom 35 LLC and the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. Participation constitutes your full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules (the “Rules”) and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. An entrant may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion if he/she fails to comply with any term of these Rules. If you participate in the Sweepstakes via your mobile phone, such activity will be subject to the charges pursuant to your wireless service provider’s rate plan. Please consult your wireless service provider for more information.
  2. Sponsor: Boardroom 35 LLC, 149 5th Ave, #110, New York, NY 10010 (“Sponsor”).
  3. Timing: The Sweepstakes begins on the first calendar day of the month at 12:00 AM Eastern Time and ends on the last calendar day of the month at 11:59 PM Eastern Time (the “Sweepstakes Period”). Entries that are submitted before or after the Sweepstakes Period will not be accepted. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Sweepstakes. Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for this Sweepstakes.
  4. How to Enter the Sweepstakes: There are two ways to enter:

Newsletter Entry: For this method of entry, participants must first sign up to receive Sponsor’s Sneaker Game Newsletter (the “Newsletter”), which can be done by visiting the sign up page here and entering your email address. Receiving the Newsletter requires no payment or purchase. The Newsletter is distributed weekly by email (the “Newsletter Email”). Each week’s Newsletter Email will include a link to open the Newsletter in your web browser. To enter the Sweepstakes, participants must open each Newsletter distributed during the Sweepstakes Period by clicking the applicable link in the Newsletter Email. Participants who open and click all Newsletters distributed during the Sweepstakes Period in this manner will be automatically entered for a chance to win. Entries submitted in this manner will be referred to in these Rules as “Newsletter Entries.”

Alternate Means of Entry (“AMOE”): Entrant may also enter the Sweepstakes by visiting the Google form here and submitting your entry with all requested information. Entries submitted in this manner will be referred to in these Rules as “AMOE Entries”.

Limit: Maximum one (1) entry per person, regardless of method of entry. Any attempt to obtain more than one entry by using multiple/different email addresses, accounts, identities, registrations/logins, or any other methods will void all relevant entries and that participant may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and may result in disqualification. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified. Entries that do not include all required information, do not adhere to any requirements in these Rules, or are deemed to be immoral, obscene, profane or otherwise not in keeping with Sponsor’s image (all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion) will be considered void.

In the event of a dispute as to any entry, the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the entry (for Newsletter Entries, the email address to which the Newsletter Emails are sent and, for AMOE entries, the email address provided in the entry form) will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the email address by the Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning the email address. Potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.

  1. Winner Selection: At the end of the Sweepstakes Period, three potential winners will be randomly selected from all eligible entries. Winner selection will take place approximately five days after the end of the Sweepstakes Period. The odds of being selected depend on the number of eligible entries received.

    The potential winners will be contacted within approximately two weeks of winner selection at the email address at which the potential winner receives the Newsletter (for Newsletter Entries) or at the email address provided in the entry form (for AMOE Entries). If the potential winner does not respond as instructed within five (5) calendar days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, an alternate potential winner may be selected at random from the non-winning, eligible entries; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right not to select an alternate potential winner. Sponsor shall have no liability for a potential winner’s failure to receive any communications due to spam, junk e-mail, or other email or social media account settings or for potential winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. 
  1. Verification of Winner: All potential winners are subject to verification by Sponsor. An entrant is not a winner of any prize unless and until entrant’s eligibility and the potential winning entry has been verified and entrant has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor will not accept screen shots or other evidence of winning in lieu of its validation process.

    Receiving a prize is contingent upon compliance with these Rules. Potential prize winners may be required to sign an affidavit, release, income tax reporting documents, and/or other information required by Sponsor in order to receive the prize. Failure to sign and return any requested affidavit, release, tax reporting document, or other such information in the time and manner required by Sponsor, or to comply with any term or condition of these Rules, may result in the potential winner’s disqualification, the forfeiture of his or her interest in the prize, and the award of the prize to a substitute prize winner; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right not to seek an alternate potential prize winner. Unless otherwise stated by Sponsor in writing, prizes will be fulfilled approximately four weeks following the end of the Sweepstakes Period.  
  1. Prizes: Each Sweepstakes winner will receive one (1) pair of Harden 8s. The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the prize is $150. The Total ARV of the prize is $150. All applicable federal, state and local taxes are the responsibility of the winner. Actual prize may differ from promotional images. The actual ARV of prize may differ from stated ARV and Sponsor will not award any difference between actual value and ARV. Prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prizes is permitted, except by Sponsor, which reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. All prize details will be determined solely by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Winner must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements.
  1. RELEASE OF CLAIMS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES OR RECEIVING A PRIZE, ENTRANTS AGREE TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR AND ITS DIRECT OR INDIRECT PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED ENTITIES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND EACH SUCH ENTITY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITY, CLAIM, OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, LOSS OF REVENUE, AND LOSS OF DATA ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE RECEIPT, POSSESSION, USE, OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. 

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR: (1) ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE INFORMATION, WHETHER CAUSED BY ANY ENTRANT, PRINTING ERRORS, OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE SWEEPSTAKES; (2) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE LINES OR NETWORK HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE; (3) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE ENTRY PROCESS OR THE SWEEPSTAKES; (4) TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES OR THE PROCESSING OF ENTRIES; OR (5) ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM ENTRANT’S PARTICIPATION IN THE SWEEPSTAKES OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. IF FOR ANY REASON AN ENTRANT’S ENTRY IS CONFIRMED TO HAVE BEEN ERRONEOUSLY DELETED, LOST, OR OTHERWISE DESTROYED OR CORRUPTED, THE SOLE REMEDY IS TO SUBMIT ANOTHER ENTRY, IF POSSIBLE. NO MORE THAN THE STATED NUMBER OF PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED. IN THE EVENT THAT PRODUCTION, TECHNICAL, SEEDING, PROGRAMMING OR ANY OTHER REASONS CAUSE MORE THAN STATED NUMBER OF PRIZES AS SET FORTH IN THESE RULES TO BE ADVERTISED AND/OR CLAIMED, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AWARD ONLY THE STATED NUMBER OF PRIZES AS STATED IN THESE RULES.

ENTRANTS AGREE THAT (1) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED PARTIES’ COLLECTIVE LIABILITY TO ANY ENTRANT EXCEED THE ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES AND (2) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN AWARDS FOR, AND YOU HEREBY WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO CLAIM, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED.  

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN THAT CASE, THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. 

  1. Indemnification: To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all claims, actions, suits, and proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or accruing from (i) any misrepresentation made by the entrant or the breach of any representation or warranty made by the entrant in connection with the Sweepstakes or (ii) any non-compliance by the entrant with these Rules, any other rules or guidelines provided by Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, or the violation of any law.
  1. Publicity: Except where prohibited, receipt of a prize constitutes the winner’s consent to Sponsor’s and its agents’ use of winner’s name, likeness, photograph, voice, opinions and/or hometown and state for promotional purposes worldwide, in perpetuity, in any and all media, manner, and formats now known or hereafter devised, without further payment or consideration.
  1. General Conditions: Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any fraud, technical failures, human error, or any other factor impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Sweepstakes, or any event or cause beyond Sponsor’s control (including, but not limited to, events such as natural calamities, national emergencies, wide spread illnesses, declarations of war, acts of God, acts of terrorism) interferes with any aspect of the Sweepstakes (including, but not limited to, fulfillment of any prize), as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor reserves the right to modify the Sweepstakes in any equitable manner, including, without limitation, awarding the prizes at random from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Rules of this or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes 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 Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
  1. Disclaimer of Warranties: THE RELEASED ENTITIES MAKE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR GUARANTEES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, IN REGARD TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR ANY COMPONENT OF ANY PRIZE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AND/OR DAMAGES, SO SUCH EXCLUSIONS IN THESE RULES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
  1. Disputes, Agreement to Arbitrate; Choice of Law & Forum: If there is any controversy, claim, action, or dispute between you and Sponsor arising out of or related to your participation in the Sweepstakes (including the receipt or use of any prize) or the breach, enforcement, interpretation, or validity of these Rules (“Dispute”), you and Sponsor agree to resolve the Dispute through the dispute resolution procedures set forth in this section. 

Informal Dispute Resolution: You and Sponsor agree to first attempt to avoid the costs of formal dispute resolution by giving each other a full and fair opportunity to address and resolve the Dispute informally. The party with the complaint (the “Complaining Party”) shall send written notice to the other party (the “Receiving Party”) describing the facts and circumstances of the Dispute (a “Dispute Notice”). All Dispute Notices must: (1) be signed by the Complaining Party; (2) include the Complaining Party’s name, physical address, and email address; (3) describe with specificity the nature and basis of the Dispute in a manner sufficient for the Receiving Party to evaluate the merits of the Complaining Party’s claim, and (4) set forth the alleged damage and harm suffered and the specific relief sought with a calculation for it. Each Dispute Notice is limited to a single Dispute between you and Sponsor. As such, your Dispute and the Disputes of other parties may not be combined into a single Dispute Notice.   

Dispute Notices shall be sent as follows. To Sponsor: You must send notice (1) by email to newsletterreply@boardroom.tv and (2) by first-class or certified mail to Boardroom 35 LLC, 149 5th Ave, #110, New York, NY 10010. To You: We will send notice by (1) first class or certified mail to the physical address we have on file for you (if any) and (2) by email to the email address associated with your entry. If we do not have any address on file for you, or if we are, for any reason, unable to provide notice via the contact information on file, we reserve the right to provide notice by other reasonable means.

You and Sponsor will attempt to resolve the Dispute through informal negotiation within thirty (30) days beginning on the date that a valid Dispute Notice is sent (the “Informal Negotiation Period”). During the Informal Negotiation Period, the parties are required to conduct an individual meet-and-confer in person, or via teleconference or videoconference, that addresses only the Dispute between you and Sponsor (the “Conference”). If you are represented by counsel, your counsel may participate in the Conference, but you will also need to participate. Sponsor will participate in the Conference through one or more representatives, which may include our counsel. 

Both you and Sponsor agree that the foregoing dispute resolution procedure (the “Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure”) is a condition precedent that must be satisfied before initiating any arbitration or litigation against the other party. If any aspect or requirement of the Informal Dispute Resolution Procedure has not been completed or satisfied, the parties agree that (i) a court of competent jurisdiction can enjoin the filing or prosecution of any arbitration or litigation and (ii) unless prohibited by law, no arbitration administrator shall accept or administer any arbitration or demand fees in connection with the Dispute.  

INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION: IF ANY DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE, YOU AND SPONSOR AGREE THAT SUCH DISPUTE WILL BE DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS. ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS MEANS THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE, AND YOU WAIVE, THE RIGHT TO HAVE A JUDGE OR JURY TO DECIDE YOUR CLAIMS, AND THAT YOU MAY NOT PROCEED IN A CLASS, CONSOLIDATED, COLLECTIVE OR REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY. OTHER RIGHTS THAT YOU AND WE WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE IN COURT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE OR WILL BE MORE LIMITED IN ARBITRATION, INCLUDING DISCOVERY AND APPEAL RIGHTS. 

All such Disputes shall be exclusively submitted to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) (www.jamsadr.com) for binding arbitration under its rules then in effect (as modified by these Rules), before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the JAMS Consumer Arbitration Minimum Standards (https://www.jamsadr.com/consumer-minimum-standards/) (the “Minimum Standards”) if, and only if, it is determined by JAMS or the arbitrator that the Minimum Standards are applicable to the Dispute. The location of any hearings will be determined by the applicable JAMS rules, provided that if the claim is for $5,000 or less, you may choose to have the arbitration conducted (1) solely on the basis of the documents submitted to the arbitrator or (2) through a non-appearance based hearing by teleconference or videoconference. 

The arbitrator, and not any federal, state, or local court or agency, shall have exclusive authority to resolve any Dispute arising under or relating to the interpretation, applicability, enforceability, or formation of these Rules, including any claim that all or any part of these Rules are void or voidable. For the avoidance of doubt, you and Sponsor agree that the arbitrator shall have the exclusive power to rule on his or her own jurisdiction, including any objections with respect to the existence, scope, or validity of this section of the Rules or the arbitrability of any claim or counterclaim. The award rendered by the arbitrator may be confirmed and enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof. 

Exceptions: Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, you or Sponsor may (1) bring an individual claim or elect to resolve a Dispute in small claims court in the United States consistent with any applicable jurisdictional and monetary limits that may apply (so long as the action is litigated exclusively in small claims court and is not removed or appealed to a court of general jurisdiction) and (2) file an individual claim in court to enjoin the infringement or other misuse of its intellectual property rights (so long as the action is brought and maintained on an individual basis). In addition, nothing in these Rules prohibits you or us from bringing issues to the attention of federal, state, or local agencies. Such agencies can, if the law allows, seek relief against us on your behalf (or vice versa).

Choice of Law & Forum: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant or Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

  1. Entrant’s Personal Information: Information collected from Entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. 
  1. Winner List: For a winner list and/or copy of these Rules, please contact: newsletterreply@boardroom.tv 

Any third-party trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective trademark owners. The use or mention of such third-party trademarks in these Rules or in the Sweepstakes is solely for descriptive purposes and shall in no way imply an endorsement or sponsorship of the Sweepstakes.