The terms herein this Agreement are the terms and conditions applicable to the contest (the “Contest”) administered by Goric Marketing Group USA, Inc., (Goric) its affiliates and subsidiaries.
Agreement to these terms
Your entry in the Contest constitutes acceptance of these terms and conditions (“Terms”). By visiting our site, subscribing to our newsletter, or engage in any of the services provided by Goric, you agree to be bound by these terms including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. This contest is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void in whole or in part where prohibited by such applicable law.
These rules are subject to change without notice in order to comply with any applicable laws.
Eligibility
The Contest is open to only ASLA members and/or Landscape Architects/Designers, legal residents of Canada and the United States and who are up to the age of 18 as of the date of entry into the contest. ASLA Corporate members, Goric and its officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, the “Promotion Team”), and immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of the Promotion Team are not eligible to participate in this contest.
Goric shall have the right at any time to require proof of identity and/or eligibility to participate in the Contest. Failure to provide such proof may result in disqualification. All personal and other information requested by and supplied for the purpose of the Contest must be truthful, complete, accurate and in no way misleading. Goric reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any entrant should such an entrant at any stage supply untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information.
Contest period
The Contest will start on November 1st, 2021 and end at 3 p.m. on November 21st, 2021 (the “Contest Period”). Entries will be accepted online starting on the start date and remain open to entries until the end date. By entering for this contest, you agree to be bound by the rules of this contest and to abide by and be bound by all decisions of Goric as all matters relating to this Contest and the awarding of the prizes, including without limitation eligibility and/or disqualification of entries will be the final say of Goric.
How to enter
No purchase is necessary to enter into this contest. To enter the contest, you will be required to register by filling the online form provided to you by Goric and play the required game (the “game”) subject to the instructions provided by Goric on the game page. Your entry must fulfill all the Contest requirements as specified on the game page in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or entries that do not adhere to the Contest entry conditions may be disqualified at our sole discretion. Submission of an entry is limited to one (1) entry per person but you can attempt to play the game as many times as you can with a 5 minutes duration limit per gameplay.
Entries must be received prior to the specified Contest Period entry deadline. Entries will be declared invalid if they are late, illegible, incomplete, forged, garbled or mechanically or electronically reproduced. No communication or correspondence will be exchanged with entrants except with those selected as a potential Contest winners.
Each selected entrant may be required to provide Goric with proof that the selected entrant is the authorized account holder of the account(s) associated with the winning entry.
You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, social media names, identities, or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If You use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules, your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Goric.
Prizes/odds
One (1) Grand Prize will be a Crazy Maze by Goric, two (2) Runner-up prizes will be $25 gift cards and the entrant with the fastest game completion time will win a $200 worth gift basket of Goric favorites (example: gift card for Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, organic/fair trade coffee beans, fine chocolate and/or fruit).
The Prize must be accepted as awarded and no cash or other prize substitution shall be permitted except at Goric’s discretion. Goric reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if a prize described in the Contest description is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. Taxes on prizes are solely the winner’s responsibility. Odds of winning in any drawing depend upon the total number of eligible entries received or other factors as may be determined by Goric.
Winner selection and notification
One (1) Grand Prize winner and two (2) Runner-Up Prize winners will be selected on the last day of the Contest Period. The winner of the Contest’s grand prize and runners-up will be selected via a random draw from among eligible entries received during the Contest period and which will be conducted live by Goric.
The winner will be notified by email via the email address provided in the Contest entry form and via all Goric’s social media channels immediately after the live draw. Goric shall have no liability for the winner’s failure to receive notices due to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for the winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the live draw winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 5 days from the time winning notification was sent or fails to timely return a completed and executed declaration and release as required, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner selected in a similar manner from among the remaining eligible entries. Receipt by the Winner of the prize offered in this Campaign is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Any violation of these terms by the winner (at Goric‘s sole discretion) will result in the winner’s disqualification as winner of the campaign, and all privileges as the winner may be immediately terminated.
Prize claim conditions
In order to be declared a winner, the selected entrant must: (i) respond to notification of selection (and provide Goric with the selected entrant’s email address) within five (5) business days of the first attempt by Goric; (ii) sign and return to Goric, within five (5) business days of it being sent by Goric, a written declaration and release form, releasing the Promotion Team from any liability in connection with this Contest or the use, misuse, awarding or possession of any prize (the “Release”); and, (iii) otherwise comply with these terms.
Return of the Prize, or any part thereof, or winner notification as undeliverable, inability to reach selected entrant or failure of a selected entrant to respond to the notification within five (5) business days of the first attempt by Goric or Goric’s agent, failure to provide a valid email address, failure to provide proof of eligibility (if requested), release documents, or other required documentation in a timely manner, or other non-compliance with these Contest Rules may result in disqualification, forfeiture of the Prize, or part thereof, and, at Goric’s sole discretion, selection of an alternate eligible entrant for the forfeited Prize, or part thereof, in accordance with these Contest Rules, who will be subject to disqualification in the same manner.
Right to make use of entries
By entering the Contest, you hereby grant Goric a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, worldwide right and license to modify, reproduce, display, publish, or otherwise make use of the submitted entries, and entrants full name, country of residence, likeness, voice, photograph, organizational affiliation, in print or in any offline or online media for the purpose of editorials, exhibition, publicity, advertising and promotion without additional permission or compensation, unless prohibited by law.
Right to void / terminate / suspend / modify
Goric reserves the right to terminate, suspend or modify this Contest, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice or obligation if, in Goric’s sole discretion, any factor or event arises that could interfere with the proper conduct, administration, security or impartiality of the Contest as contemplated by these Contest Rules. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Contest, or any part thereof, is not capable of running as planned for any reason, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, programming errors, or technical failures, which, in the sole discretion of Goric, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Goric may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect entries and: (a) terminate the Contest, or any portion thereof; (b) modify or suspend the Contest, or any portion thereof, to address the impairment and then resume the Contest, or relevant portion, in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these terms; and/or (c) award the Prize from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment in accordance with the winner selection criteria described above.
Goric reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process, the operation of the Contest, the Contest Website, violates the Contest Rules, or acts with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person.
Intellectual property
All intellectual property, including but not limited to trade marks, trade names, logos, designs, promotional materials, web pages, source code, drawings, illustrations, slogans and representations are owned by Goric and/or its affiliates. All rights are reserved. Unauthorized copying or use of any copyrighted material or intellectual property without the express written consent of its owner is strictly prohibited.
Privacy
Protection Of Personal Information By participating in the Contest, each entrant: (i) grants to Goric the right to use his/her personal information provided when he/she enters the Contest and the Work (if applicable) (collectively the “Personal Information”) for the purpose of administering the Contest, including but not limited to contacting and announcing the winners and coordinating the provision of the Contest prize; (ii) grants to Goric the right to use his/her Personal Information for publicity and promotional purposes relating to the Contest in any and all media without further compensation unless prohibited by law; and (iii) acknowledges that Goric may disclose his/her Personal Information to third-party agents and service providers of Goric in connection with any of the activities listed in (i) and/or (ii) above. Goric will use each entrant’s Personal Information only for identified purposes and protect each entrant’s Personal Information in a manner that is consistent with the privacy policy of Goric. Please see our privacy policy for more information about how we make use of your Personal Information.
Limitation of liability and releases
BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE PROMOTION TEAM HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM A PRIZE, INCLUDING THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR USE OF THE PRIZE.
FURTHER, BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE PROMOTION TEAM HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM: A) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTEST WEBSITE, OR B) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONALITY OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY.
Without limiting the foregoing, the Promotion Team, its suppliers or contractors shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by Contest Website users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Contest; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, telephone networks, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e) garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any e-mail, any contest entry, any social media comment or any social media direct message to be received by or from the Promotion Team for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility; (g) damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation in this Contest or in connection with the Contest Website; or (h) any failure of the entry, draw or other Contest process.
Disputes and disputes resolution
Each entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resorting to any form of class action, pursuant to arbitration conducted under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect, (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, 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.
Governing law and jurisdiction
This Contest is governed by the laws of the state of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law. Each entrant agrees, to the extent permitted by law, that any judicial proceedings relating to any disputes, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Contest shall take place in a state or federal court sitting in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
General conditions
You understand that winning a prize in this Contest is contingent on fulfilling all the requirements set forth herein by Goric. Mass entries, automated entries, entries submitted by third parties, and any entries or prize claims that are late, incomplete, fraudulent, illegible, unidentified or delayed will be void.
All entries and prize claims may be subject to verification. Proof of entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Goric is not responsible for lost, misdirected or delayed entries. Entrants agree to abide by these rules. Decisions of Goric will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Contest.
The contest is subject to all applicable federal, state or local laws. Goric’s failure to enforce any part of these terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these terms shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any provision of these terms is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, then the rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
Should a winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, the winner may be required to promptly return to Goric his/her prize, or the cash value thereof. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the person who submitted any entry, the authorized account holder of the social media account used for entry will be deemed to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the social media account. The potential winner may be required to show proof of ownership or being the authorized account holder of such social media account associated with the selected entry.
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these terms, or the rights and obligations of entrant and Goric in connection with the contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Massachusetts, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law, rules or provisions (whether of the state of Massachusetts or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Massachusetts.
Goric is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer or administration of the contest or in the announcement of the prizes
Interpretation
In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the provisions of the Contest Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, including but not limited to the Contest entry form, or radio, television, print, outdoor or online advertising, the provisions of the Contest Rules shall prevail and govern. The headings of the sections of the Contest Rules are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the Contest Rules.
Social Media
This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by any social media platforms on which the Contest may have been promoted and/or publicized, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Pinterest.
Any personal information provided in connection with the Contest is being provided to Goric and not to any such social media platform(s). Any questions or comments regarding the Contest must be directed to Goric and not to any of the social media platforms on which the Contest may have been advertised or administered.