“LITUP BY REESE’S BOOK CLUB CONTEST”
OFFICIAL RULES
1. CONTEST:
THE FOLLOWING OFFICIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (“OFFICIAL RULES”) APPLY TO THE “LITUP BY REESE’S BOOK CLUB CONTEST” (THE “CONTEST”). NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THE CONTEST. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. This Contest is sponsored by Reese’s Book Club, LLC. (“Sponsor”).
2. ENTRY PERIOD:
The Contest commences at 12:00:01 AM (PT) on March 31, 2022 and ends at 11:59:59 PM (PT) on May 31, 2022 (the “Contest Period”). All entries must be received prior to the expiration of the Contest Period in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and any entries so received thereafter shall be null and void, and ineligible for the Contest.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
Entrants must be a U.S. resident and have U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, or work visa / sponsorship. Void in Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States territories, possessions and protectorates, foreign-based United States military installations and wherever restricted or prohibited by law. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age or older at time of entry. Entrants must identify as a woman. Entrants must meet the We Need Diverse Books' definition of diverse as stated on their website located at http://diversebooks.org/about-wndb/. Employees (and their immediate families) (i.e., parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, step parents, step children and step siblings) of Sponsor, Be Sunshine, LLC (“Hello Sunshine”), We Need Diverse Books (“WNDB”), Madcap Retreats (“Madcap”), Google LLC (“Google”), Emerson Collective (“Emerson”) and Buick, a division of General Motors LLC (“Buick”) and any of their affiliated companies, sponsors, advertising agencies and third party fulfillment agencies are not eligible for the Contest.
4. HOW TO ENTER:
A. Accessing and Completing the Entry Form: In order to be entered into the Contest and become an eligible entrant (“Entrant”), Entrant must complete the following actions in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein prior to the conclusion of the Contest Period:
(i) visit the Contest website located at https://hellosunshine.submittable.com/submit; and
(ii) submit a completed Entry Form by (a) electronically acknowledging and agreeing to these Official Rules; (b) completing all fields included on the Entry Form, including providing an original fiction manuscript (as more fully described below) (the “Submission”); and (c) following all other the instructions provided to submit the completed Entry Form.
B. Submission Topic: The Submission must be an original completed adult or your adult fiction manuscript featuring a woman at the center of the story, that was written solely and exclusively by the Entrant. For the sake of clarity, we accept genre fiction.
C. Submission Requirements. Entrant must provide the following to constitute a qualifying Submission:
One (1) original, completed adult or young adult fiction manuscript of a minimum of 40,000 words (“Manuscript”) featuring a woman at the center of the story The Manuscript must be written in English The Manuscript shall not be co-authored, but instead must be written solely and exclusively by a single author. For the sake of clarity, co-written manuscripts will not be accepted and any such entry will be deemed disqualified and void. The Manuscript shall not be subject to any plagiarism or copyright infringement claims The Manuscript must be completely original to each Entrant and must not have been taken or composed in whole or in part from any other source, including all graphical, audio-visual elements, imagery and artwork and must be free and clear of any liens or claims. Furthermore, the Manuscript shall not give rise to any claims or infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity, or claims for any payment whatsoever including, but not limited to, claims for re-use fees or residuals. The Manuscript shall be in the following format: typed, double spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font with one inch margins.
Sponsor reserves the right to condition prize award upon potential Prize Winner(s) (as defined in Section 7 below) establishing to its satisfaction that Entrant meets all eligibility and submission requirements. Answers must be given in the English language. Any Submission that is deemed inappropriate by Sponsor, in their sole discretion, whether due to any other conduct, language or other context, will be disqualified.
5. GENERAL ENTRY TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
All entries submitted in accordance with these Official Rules shall be hereinafter referred to as “Eligible Entries”. Entrants are limited to one entry per person. If an Entrant uses multiple user accounts to submit more than one entry only the first entry will count. Any potential Prize Winner (as defined herein) may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof and other substantiating documentation that such person is the potential Prize Winner.
6. ENTRY CONDITIONS:
By entering and/or participating in the Contest, each Entrant agrees:
(a) to be bound by and comply with (i) all of the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules; (ii) the interpretations of these Official Rules by Sponsor and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final in all matters relating to the Contest; (iii) Sponsor’s Terms of Service, Privacy Policy and (iv) any other applicable terms and conditions promulgated by the Sponsor Entities (as defined below); and
(b) to release and hold (i) Sponsor and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, (ii) Hello Sunshine and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, (iii) We Need Diverse Books and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and (iv) Madcap and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and (v) Google and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and (vi) Emerson and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and (vii) Buick and its affiliates, and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, and any suppliers, licensors, donors, sponsors, operators, service providers, vendors, marketing partners and other affiliated parties of Sponsor in connection with the Contest (collectively, the “Sponsor Entities”) harmless against any and all claims, injury or damage arising out of or relating to participation in the Contest and/or use or misuse or redemption of any Prize (as defined herein), including, publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, intellectual property and any other personal, proprietary or property rights of any party and/or any related cause of action. Further, Sponsor and the Sponsor Entities shall not be responsible for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects (in part or in whole), delays in operations, transmissions, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to or alternations of any entry correspondence, transmissions or other materials in connection with the Contest. Any attempted Submissions or entries in connection with the Contest that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, corrupted, inaccessible or incompletely received, for any reason, including, by reason of platform, hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility on any servers or otherwise shall not be counted or eligible for the Contest, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion.
7. PRIZE WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION:
7.1 Prize Winner Selection.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, there may be up to five (5) potential Prize Winners selected from among all qualifying Entrants on or about seven (7) months after the conclusion of the Contest Period (each, a “Prize Winner” and, collectively, the “Prize Winners”). For the sake of clarity, Sponsor may pick any Prize Winner in its sole and absolute discretion.
A panel of judges comprised of representatives from We Need Diverse Books, Hello Sunshine, and partners (the “Judges”) shall judge all Eligible Entries received and determine the potential Prize Winner(s) based on the following judging criteria: author voice, technical skill, character development, theme, emotional resonance, writing style (the “Judging Criteria”). The Prize Winner(s) will be the qualifying Entrant(s) whose Submission(s), in the Judges’ sole and absolute discretion, most strongly reflect the Judging Criteria.
7.2 Prize Winner Notification.
Sponsor and/or its designees shall thereafter attempt to contact the potential Prize Winners using e-mail. If a potential Prize Winner cannot be contacted or does not respond (within 72 hours of attempted notification) and/or return two copies of the completed Contest Documentation (as defined herein), within 72 hours of said attempted notification, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify such potential Prize Winner and to select the next qualifying potential Prize Winner and attempt to contact same, who shall be subject to the same eligibility requirements and disqualification in the same manner as described in these Official Rules. Sponsor shall not be responsible for failed attempts to notify any potential Prize Winner and no responsibility is assumed by Sponsor for any e-mail(s), message(s) or other correspondence returned as undeliverable without a forwarding address or any other problems, omissions or technical malfunctions associated with any platform, network, servers, computer equipment, software, applications, the Internet or any combination thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, each potential Prize Winner shall be subject to verification, including, as described in Section 8 below.
The final determination of the Prize Winners and the application of the Judging Criteria shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the Judges. No correspondence will be entered into with regard to any of Sponsor’s or Judge’s decisions. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to extend the Contest Period or to not select a Prize Winner. Sponsor reserves the right to delay the announcement of any Prize Winner in its sole discretion. To the extent permitted by law, Sponsor disclaims any liability from, and Entrants, agree to waive, any claims against Sponsor and Sponsor Entities relating to the judging or awarding process. Sponsor reserves the right to select an alternate Prize Winner in the event that any potential Prize Winner fails to comply with these Official Rules.
8. PRIZE WINNER VERIFICATION:
Upon the request of Sponsor, the potential Prize Winners must sign and return the following documents in order to be eligible to receive a Prize: (i) an affidavit of eligibility; (ii) a valid photo ID (e.g. driver’s license, passport, etc.); (iii) a publicity/liability release whereby the potential Prize Winner agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor Entities vis-à-vis his/her participation in the Contest as well as granting the right to Sponsor and its designees to use the potential Prize Winner’s name and likeness (and other indicia of persona) for advertising, marketing and publicity purposes (where lawful); and (iv) any other releases and waivers requested by Sponsor, in each instance (i.e., subsections (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above), releasing the Sponsor Entities from any and all liability, loss, claims, demands, and causes of action for or related to (a) personal injury, damage, theft, loss, or any other harm suffered in connection with the Contest or the receipt and/or use of any Prize (or any component thereof); and (b) publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, intellectual property and any other personal, proprietary or property rights of any party and/or any related cause of, including, the use/misuse and/or acceptance of any Prize (or any component thereof); (collectively, the “Contest Documentation”). By entering into the Contest, each Entrant agrees to promptly sign and return all of the Contest Documentation in accordance with the requirements, criteria, parameters and timing described herein or otherwise designated by Sponsor. Sponsor reserves the right to conduct a background check of any criminal records of Prize Winners. To the extent necessary and permitted by law, Prize Winners shall authorize this background check. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify Prize Winners based on the background check.
9. PRIZE TERMS AND RESTRICTIONS:
Only the Prizes as described in these Official Rules shall be awarded and no substitutions, cash equivalents and/or redemptions shall be made, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any Prize (or any component thereof) with another prize to be determined by Sponsor in Sponsor’s sole discretion, including a cash award, in the event that the applicable Prize (or any component thereof) is not available for any reason. Each Entrant in the Contest shall be eligible to win no more than one Prize. The Prizes are non-transferable or assignable to any other person or entity, except by Sponsor. Reporting and payment of all applicable taxes, fees, and/or surcharges, if any, arising out of, or resulting from, acceptance or use of any Prize, are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner. The Sponsor Entities expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability for injury or loss to any person or property relating to the delivery, receipt and subsequent use and redemption of any Prize (or any component thereof). The Prize restrictions and conditions set forth herein are not exhaustive and additional restrictions and conditions may apply, and the Sponsor Entities make no representations or warranties (express or implied) concerning the appearance, safety, features, usage, accuracy or performance of any Prize. The Sponsor Entities shall not be liable for nor replace any lost, stolen, damaged or malfunctioning element of any Prize. For the avoidance of doubt, the value of the Prize shall be taxable to the potential Prize Winners as income. Each potential Prize Winner must supply Sponsor with his/her social security number for tax purposes. An IRS Form 1099 shall be issued in the name of the potential Prize Winners for the actual value of the Prize received. All federal, state and local taxes, and any other costs not specifically provided for in these Official Rules are solely the potential Prize Winner’s responsibility.
In the event a Prize Winner engages in or threatens behavior that (as determined by Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) is contrary to the spirit of any Prize or the Contest, or is dangerous, obnoxious, threatening, illegal or that is intended to annoy, abuse, endanger, threaten or harass any other person, or that otherwise conflicts with the Sponsor’s values, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate such Prize, in whole or in part, or, if applicable, send Prize Winner home at Prize Winner’s sole expense.
10. PRIZE DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS:
Subject to all of the terms set forth in these Official Rules, the prize for the Contest (the “Prize”) for each Prize Winner is the opportunity participate in a writer’s fellowship program. The Prize includes (a) writer’s retreat; (b) round trip coach class air transportation for the Prize Winner (who must be 18 years of age or older)** from a major airport near the potential Prize Winner’s place of residence in the U.S. (carrier and airport to be selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion) to a major airport in the United States near the retreat location, to be designated by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion; provided, however, that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute ground transportation for air transportation if the Prize Winner resides within approximately 150 miles of retreat location (and, in such case, no alternate prize or compensation will be awarded); (c) accommodations during the retreat (one room, standard) for two (4) nights at a location to be designated by Sponsor in its sole discretion; (d) a $200USD per diem to cover the Prize Winner (up to a maximum value of $100USD); (e) a three-month mentorship with a published author; (f) marketing support from Reese’s Book Club; and (g) $2,500 in the form of cash, check or gift card, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. The approximate retail value (“ARV”) of the Prize is $10,000 and the value of the same may vary depending upon various factors, including location of Prize Winner’s residence.
Sponsor will provide Prize Winner with the specific travel dates during Winter 2022 / 2023 once available, but Prize Winner may have to travel with as little as fifteen (15) days’ prior notice. In no event will the Prize trip take place prior to January 1, 2023 or later than April 30, 2023.
Any difference between the ARV and the actual value of the Prize, if any, will not be awarded. The redemption, availability and use of the Prize shall be subject to any applicable policies, conditions, restrictions, exclusions and other terms promulgated by the air carriers, hotels, venue operators, Prize providers or other third parties providing any Prize-related products or services (including such third parties’ use, acceptance, redemption, cancellation, codes of conduct and security policies, etc.). Except as specifically provided herein, the Prize does not include taxes, insurance, travel visas, telephone charges, Internet/data fees, personal expenses, travel arrangements between the potential Prize Winner’s home and the U.S. airport of departure, ground transportation (except as specified herein), gratuities, passenger facility charges, departure taxes, incidental charges, or any other items not specifically described in these Official Rules, and all expenses for any of the foregoing are the sole responsibility of the applicable potential Prize Winner. Sponsor Entities shall not be liable for any loss or damage to baggage. The Prize Winners will be required to provide a credit card and government issued identification at the time of accommodations check-in. THE POTENTIAL PRIZE WINNERS MUST BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ON THOSE DATES AND TIMES DESIGNATED BY SPONSOR, IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, and all travel arrangements shall be made by or on behalf of Sponsor or Sponsor’s designated agent. The potential Prize Winners must possess valid travel documents in order to travel. All travel and lodging will be at the risk of the Prize Winner. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. If the potential Prize Winner chooses not to accept the Prize, fails to comply with these Official Rules, or is unable and/or unwilling to travel on those dates and times designated by the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, the Prize shall be forfeited, in its entirety, by that potential Prize Winner, and Sponsor reserves the right to offer the Prize to another qualifying Entrant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules. If Sponsor cannot find an eligible Entrant able to travel on the required dates and times, the Prize shall be forfeited. Once confirmed, trip dates and travel accommodations cannot be changed by the Prize Winner; travel is subject to availability, blackout dates, carrier terms, travel restrictions, conduct requirements and/or changes due to circumstances beyond Sponsor’s control. No extensions shall be permitted, and any unused travel shall be forfeited. The Prize cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotion or offer and may not be separated. All tickets issued in conjunction with the Prize are not eligible for frequent flyer miles and no code-share flights may be used.
11. ENTRANT INFORMATION; RESTRICTIONS; LICENSE:
(a) In order to promote, market and publicize the Contest, the Sponsor Entities and certain other related initiatives, entities and services, the Sponsor Entities require a non-exclusive license to use any and all information, but not Entrant’s Manuscript which remains the sole and exclusive property of Entrant, made available or submitted in connection with each Entrant’s participation in the Contest, including each Entrant’s name (and likenesses), user names, biographical information and any other personal information (collectively, “Entrant Information”). By way of example and by no means limitation, the Entrant Information may be used in connection with Entrant lists, news feeds, emails, notifications, message boards, forums, blogs, blasts, online social community network profiles/groups/platforms, periodicals, magazines, news reports, websites, programming channels, broadcast and any other means of public display and performance, and other uses which may incorporate the Sponsor Entities and/or other affiliated parties’ property and branding (including promotional materials such as banners, photos, logos, trademarks, audio-visual content, etc.) (collectively, the “Sponsor Materials”).
(b) Accordingly, each Entrant hereby expressly grants the Sponsor Entities a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully-paid, non-exclusive, sublicensable and transferable right and license to use, reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, exhibit, create derivative works, modify and promote any and all Entrant Information in, on, through and in connection with any and all now known or hereafter devised, discovered or developed forms of media, products, platforms and services, without notice and without compensation, right of inspection, royalty, accounting, liability or obligation of any kind to any Entrant or any other third party.
(c) In addition, each Entrant agrees, confirms and represents to the Sponsor Entities that such Entrant has not engaged or taken part in (or induced or encouraged anyone else to do so) in any activity or conduct in connection with the Contest that: (i) is or may constitute a crime, unlawful or non-consensual activities (e.g., conduct that could lead to criminal prosecution), tortious conduct (e.g., conduct that could lead to civil prosecution) or the violation or infringement of the rights of any other party; or (ii) violates any of the terms or conditions of these Official Rules.
12. GENERAL TERMS:
The Contest is governed by and subject to the laws of the United States. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Any violation of these Official Rules may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right to reject any entries in the Contest or any Entrant’s activities associated therewith that may be deemed, in its sole and absolute discretion, to violate these Official Rules, and/or any policies or guidelines established by Sponsor that govern Entrants’ participation in the Contest. IF THESE OFFICIAL RULES CONFLICT WITH OR OTHERWISE DIFFER FROM ANY PROMOTIONAL OR OTHER MATERIALS PUBLISHED OR MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST, THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL CONTROL. The section headings in these Official Rules are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting these Official Rules. The terms “include,” “includes,” and “including,” whether or not capitalized, mean “include, but are not limited to,” “includes, but is not limited to,” and “including, but not limited to,” respectively and are to be construed as inclusive, not exclusive.
ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY A PRIZE WINNER OR ANY BEHAVIOR BY A PRIZE WINNER THAT SHALL BRING SUCH PRIZE WINNER, SPONSOR OR THE SPONSOR ENTITIES INTO DISREPUTE (IN THE SPONSOR’S/SPONSOR ENTITIES’ SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION) SHALL RESULT IN SUCH PRIZE WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS A PRIZE WINNER FROM THE CONTEST AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS A PRIZE WINNER SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify any transmission, term, condition or other activity, including in circumstances where same is not capable of completion as planned, whether by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, technical failures of any sort or otherwise. Sponsor Entities are not responsible for errors in the administration or fulfillment of the Contest, including, mechanical, human, printing, distribution or production errors, and Sponsor may modify or cancel the Contest for any reason or no reason in its sole and absolute discretion without liability or obligation. Sponsor Entities assume no responsibility for the incorrect or inaccurate posting of information whether caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the Entrant Information, Manuscripts, Eligible Entries, memberships, registrations or other correspondence or transmissions in connection with the Contest. Sponsor Entities are not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers, or providers, computer equipment, software, applications, failure of any e-mail or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion or otherwise on the Internet or at any web site or application, or any combination thereof, including, any injury or damage to any Entrant’s or any other person’s computer or mobile device related to or resulting from participation in the Contest. Sponsor Entities are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of any materials, administration of the Contest, or in the announcement of the Prize Winner(s). If, for any reason, any functionality or other aspect of the Contest is not capable of being offered and/or operated as planned, including, due to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to cancel, terminate, modify (e.g., time periods, alternate prizing, eligibility criteria, etc.) or suspend the Contest. All interpretations of these Official Rules and decisions by Sponsor are final. No software-generated, robotic, programmed, script, macro or other automated online entries are permitted and use thereof shall result in disqualification of all such entries. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any Entrant or other party for any reason, including those it finds to (i) have tampered with the entry process or the operation of any technology associated therewith (or any component thereof); (ii) be acting in violation of these Official Rules or the spirit of the Contest; or (iii) be acting in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner, whether with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person or Entrant or other otherwise, or to have provided inaccurate information at any time during the Contest, including, on any entries or legal documents submitted in connection with the Contest or otherwise. Further, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant whose conduct, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, is deemed to be offensive, libelous, slanderous, inflammatory, or otherwise inappropriate or unsportsmanlike in any way for the Contest.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Entrants agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor Entities from any and all liability resulting or arising from Entrant’s acts or omissions in connection with the Contest, to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against the Sponsor Entities from any and all liability resulting or arising from the Contest and hereby acknowledge that the Sponsor Entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prizes.
13. DISPUTES/GOVERNING LAW:
Except where prohibited, as a condition of participating in the Contest, each Entrant agrees that any and all disputes or controversies related to or arising under this Contest in any manner or any of the Official Rules, any effort by the Sponsor or the Entrant to enforce, interpret, or construe these Official Rules, or any provision thereof, including, without limitation, the initial determination of the applicability and enforceability of this arbitration provision, and/or any and all claims arising out of, resulting from or by reason of any act or omission by Sponsor or Entrant, shall be resolved by confidential binding arbitration before a single, neutral arbitrator, who shall be a retired judge of a state or federal court experienced in media law. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted under the auspices of JAMS, under its Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures, or subsequent versions thereof, through its Los Angeles, California office. Sponsor and Entrant agree that the arbitration proceedings, testimony, discovery, and documents filed in the course of such proceedings, including the fact that the arbitration is being conducted, will be treated as confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party.
14. PRIVACY:
By entering the Contest, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, each Entrant agrees to Sponsor’s use of their personal information/Entrant Information, as described in Reese’s Book Club’s Privacy Policy and otherwise in accordance with Sponsor’s applicable policies. An Entrant’s personal information that has been submitted in any form for the purposes of entering the Contest will be utilized by the Sponsor for selecting the Prize Winner(s), for fulfillment of the Prize(s), to publish Prize Winner’s disclosures in any format, to comply with any legal requirements and as otherwise disclosed on the website and/or registration form. An Entrant’s personal information will also be used to provide him/her with email updates from Sponsor, and/or Sponsor’s affiliates. If, at any time, you no longer wish to receive materials from the Sponsor, you may follow the “unsubscribe” instructions provided in any marketing email you receive from the Sponsor.
15. PRIZE WINNERS LIST/RULES REQUESTS:
For a copy of these Official Rules or the Prize Winner(s) names, send a separate, stamped, self-addressed envelope to: LitUp by Reese’s Book Club, Hello Sunshine, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 350, Los Angeles, CA 90025. Vermont residents may omit return postage. Requests received 60 days after the conclusion of the Contest Period shall not be honored.
16. SPONSOR:
The Contest is sponsored by Reese’s Book Club, LLC which alone is responsible for its content. The Contest is in no way authorized, sponsored, endorsed, approved, or administered by, or in association with Facebook or Instagram or any third party promoting the Contest or any of their respective affiliates. Each Entrant releases the foregoing entities from any and all claims and damages arising out of or in connection with the Contest. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Contest are to be directed to Sponsor, at the address above, not the foregoing entities.
17. CONFIDENTIALITY:
Any and all information disclosed to or obtained by Entrant concerning or relating to the Contest is strictly confidential (“Confidential Information”). With the limited exception of disclosures required by law or judicial/arbitrator’s order, Entrant will not use or disclose any such Confidential Information to any third party, nor will Entrant issue or permit the issuance of any publicity whatsoever, including, without limitation, on Entrant’s social media sites, with respect to the Contest without the express written consent of Sponsor in each instance.
For the sake of clarity, Entrant shall not use Reese Witherspoon’s name, likeness or biography including, without limitation, on or in association with Entrant’s social media sites, in any manner without Sponsor’s prior written approval in each instance.