Hellblade II Aurum Necklace Sweepstakes
OFFICIAL RULES
1. SPONSOR
These Official Rules (“Rules”) govern the operation of the Hellblade II Aurum Necklace Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”). Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA, 98052, USA, is the Sweepstakes sponsor (“Sponsor”). Aurum, Ninja Theory and their respective parents, affiliates and subsidiaries, are not sponsors, administrators, or prize providers for this Sweepstakes, and are not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of this Sweepstakes.
2. DEFINITIONS
In these Rules, “Microsoft”, “we”, “our”, and “us” refer to Sponsor and “you” and “yourself” refers to a Sweepstakes participant, or the parent/legal guardian of any minor Sweepstakes entrant who has not reached the age of majority to contractually obligate themselves in their legal place of residence. By entering you (or your parent/legal guardian if you are not the age of majority in your legal place of residence) agree to be bound by these rules.
3. ENTRY PERIOD
The Sweepstakes starts at 6:00am Pacific Time on May 16th 2024, and ends at 8:00pm Pacific Time on June 16th 2024 (“Entry Period”).
4. ELIGIBILITY
To enter, you must be a legal resident of any Xbox Live or PC Game Pass supported region (http://www.xbox.com/en-US/regions), and be eighteen (18) years of age or older. If you are eighteen (18) years of age or older but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, then you must have the consent of a parent/legal guardian to enter.
Employees and directors of Microsoft Corporation, Aurum, Ninja Theory and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, and advertising agencies are not eligible, nor are persons involved in the execution or administration of this Sweepstakes, or the family members of each above (parents, children, siblings, spouse/domestic partners, or individuals residing in the same household). Void in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Region of Crimea, Russia and where otherwise prohibited by law.
5. HOW TO ENTER
No Purchase Necessary. To enter you must do all of the following:
For doing this, you will receive one (1) Sweepstakes Entry.
Entry Criteria and Terms: All elements must be included to be eligible. The Twitter account settings for your entry must be set to “unprotected” or “public” to be eligible. If your Twitter account is private, your entry will NOT be eligible; you must change the setting on your account from private to “public” or “unprotected”. The Twitter platform will be the official time clock for the Sweepstakes. Entries may NOT contain, as determined by us in our sole and absolute discretion, any content that is obscene or offensive, violent, defamatory, disparaging, or illegal, or that promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, or a particular political agenda, or that communicates messages that may reflect negatively on the goodwill of the Sweepstakes Parties. Entries containing such content will be disqualified.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, Twitter. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Twitter. The information you provide will only be used for administering this Sweepstakes and to contact you if you are a winner, or as otherwise provided in Section 10 (Privacy) below.
The entry limit is one (1) per person overall. Any attempt by you to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple/different accounts, identities, registrations, logins, or any other methods will void your entries and you may be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited.
We are not responsible for excess, lost, late, or incomplete entries. If disputed, entries will be deemed submitted by the “authorized account holder” of the email address, social media account, or other method used to enter. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned to an email address by an internet or online service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses.
6. WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION
Pending confirmation of eligibility, potential prize winners will be selected by Microsoft or their designated agent within seven (7) days following the Entry Period in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received.
Potential winners will be notified via DM on Twitter no more than fourteen (14) days following the drawing with prize claim instructions, including submission deadlines. You must be a follower of @xbox on Twitter for us to be able to contact you if you win. If a selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim a prize or fails to return any forms, the selected winner will forfeit their prize and an alternate winner will be selected. If you are a potential winner and you are eighteen (18) years of age or older, but have not reached the age of majority in your legal place of residence, we may require your parent or legal guardian to sign all required forms on your behalf. Only three (3) alternate winners will be selected, after which unclaimed prizes will remain unawarded.
7. PRIZES
The following prizes will be awarded:
Ten (10) Grand Prizes. Each Grand Prize winner will receive:
The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $2,200.00 USD.
We will only award one (1) prize per person during the Entry Period. No more than the stated number of prizes will be awarded. No substitution, transfer, or assignment of prize permitted, except that Microsoft reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in the event the offered prize is unavailable. Except for applicable manufacturer’s limited warranties and any rights you may have under your local laws, prizes are awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement); you assume the entire risk of quality and performance, and should the prizes prove defective, you assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing or repair. Prizes will be sent no later than twenty-eight (28) days after winner selection. Prize winners may be required to complete and return prize claim and/or tax forms (“Forms”) within the deadline stated in the winner notification. Taxes on the prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner, who is advised to seek independent counsel regarding the tax implications of accepting a prize. By accepting a prize, you agree that Microsoft may use your entry, name, image and hometown online and in print, or in any other media, in connection with this Sweepstakes without payment or compensation to you, except where prohibited by law.
8. ODDS
The odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received.
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY
To the extent allowed by law, by entering you agree to release and hold harmless Microsoft, Aurum, Ninja Theory, and their respective parents, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees and agents from any and all liability or any injury, loss or damage of any kind arising in connection with this Sweepstakes or any prize won.
All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. In the event of a dispute, the decisions of Microsoft are final and binding.
We reserve the right to cancel, change, or suspend this Sweepstakes for any reason without prior notice, including (but not limited to) cheating, technology failure, catastrophe, war or any other unforeseen or unexpected event that affects the integrity of this Sweepstakes, whether human or mechanical. If the integrity of the Sweepstakes cannot be restored, we may select winners from among all eligible entries received before we had to cancel, change, or suspend the Sweepstakes.
If you attempt or we have strong reason to believe that you have compromised the integrity or the legitimate operation of this Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, creating a bot or other automated program, or by committing fraud in any way, we may seek damages from you to the full extent of the law and you may be banned from participation in future Microsoft promotions.
10. PRIVACY
Personal data you provide while entering this Sweepstakes will be used by Microsoft and/or its agents and prize fulfillers acting on Microsoft’s behalf only for the administration and operation of this Sweepstakes and in accordance with the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
11. GOVERNING LAW
This Sweepstakes will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Washington for any disputes arising out of this Sweepstakes.
12. WINNERS LIST
Send email to info@xboxpromotions.comwith the subject line “Hellblade II Aurum Necklace Sweepstakes winners” within thirty (30) days of June 16th, 2024, to receive a list of winners who received a prize worth $25.00 USD or more.