TAKE THE WILL HURD SURVEY AND BE ENTERED TO WIN $100
Ends September 30, 2023
Hurd for America, Inc., a federal political committee, announces a Raffle to be conducted for the following Grand Prize:
One (1) $100 gift card.
ONLY COMPLETION OF THE WILL HURD SURVEY IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE FROM OR CONTRIBUTION TO HURD FOR AMERICA WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.
ENTRY PERIOD: The Will Hurd Survey Raffle (the “Raffle”) begins at 12:00:01 AM ET on September 8, 2023 and ends at 11:59:59 PM ET on September 30, 2023 (the “Raffle Period”).
ELIGIBILITY: The Raffle is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, who are age 18 or older at the time of Entry. The Raffle is being conducted under Delaware law and all applicants should recognize that this Raffle may be void or prohibited by Entrant’s state or territory. The Raffle is void in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, countries and locations outside the United States, and any other place prohibited by law. Further, Hurd for America, Inc. (the “Sponsor“), its affiliates, advertising agencies, price suppliers, including any Entrants who provide services in connection with this Raffle (collectively “Sponsor Affiliates”), Hurd for America’s employees, agents, directors, officers (including members of their immediate family i.e. spouse, mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, brothers, sisters, children, and grandchildren of the same household) of Sponsor or any Sponsor Affiliates are not eligible to participate.
HOW TO ENTER: Complete the survey at https://www.willbhurd.com/america-2024/ by 11:59:59 PM ET on September 30, 2023, to enter the Raffle.
Sponsor will make Entries available for the Raffle during the Raffle Period. There is no purchase or donation necessary to participate in the Raffle. Sponsor will limit the number of Entries distributed to each drawing Entrant as set forth further below. All methods of Entry have an equal chance of winning. All Entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Receipt of a confirmation email from Sponsor as well as any statement on the Raffle’s website or by a representative of Sponsor that a given donation entry was received is subject to the procedures set forth herein and is of no legal effect and in no way binding upon sponsor. Entrants are subject to all notices posted online including but not limited to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.willbhurd.com/privacy-policy/.
Except where prohibited by law, entry and acceptance of prize constitute permission to use Winner’s name, prize won, hometown, likeness, video, photographs, and statements for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity (including online posting) in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission.
Sponsor shall identify and indicate, as well as verify each Entry. Sponsor will not arbitrarily remove, disqualify, disallow, or reject any Entrant or discriminate in any manner between Entrants who gave donations to Sponsor and those who did not give donations. Sponsor does, however, reserve the right to eliminate Entries that do not comply with the Entry requirements set forth above or are not timely received.
Odds of winning will depend on the total number of eligible entries received.
IDENTIFYING WINNER THROUGH RANDOM DRAWING: The Raffle’s Winner will be selected in a random drawing at 5pm ET on October 25, 2023.
WINNER NOTIFICATION & VERIFICATION: One (1) potential Winner will be notified via email and/or phone, and will be required to sign and return, within seven (7) days of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, an IRS W-9 Form and where allowable, a Publicity Release (collectively, “the Releases”). These Releases will require the Winner to furnish his/her Social Security Number for the sole purpose of tax reporting, as required by law. The Grand Prize will be awarded and ready for delivery within approximately 45 days after the Winner is verified. Failure to complete the Releases will result in the Winner being disqualified.
If a Grand Prize notification is returned as undeliverable or if Winner is disqualified, the Grand Prize may be awarded through a separate random drawing held within 30 days to an alternate Winner, who must also complete the Releases. Up to two (2) alternate Winners may be determined through this process, after which the Grand Prize may remain un-awarded.
PRIZE: There is one (1) Grand Prize available to be won: a gift card in the amount of $100.
DELIVERY OF THE GRAND PRIZE: [Sponsor shall mail or email the Grand Prize to the Winner using the contact information the Winner provides on their Releases.
ENTRANT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE: Participating Entrants agree to these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, and release Sponsor, its affiliated entities, and its employees, officers, directors, contractors, representatives and agents of each (the “Released Parties”), from all claims and liability relating to their participation in the Raffle, and the acceptance and use/misuse of the Grand Prize offered. Entrants, including the Winner, assume all liability for any injury or damage caused or claimed to be caused, by participation in this Raffle. Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the Official Rules or the offer, administration of the Raffle or in the announcement of the Grand Prize.
In the event of a dispute over the identity of an Entrant, an Entry will be deemed submitted by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the email address submitted at time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Sponsor may ask any Entrant or potential winner to provide Sponsor with proof, to Sponsor’s satisfaction, that such party is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the entry. Entry materials/data that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries; or (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, 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 traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to Entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in the Raffle. By participating in the Raffle, you (i) agree to be bound by these Official Rules, including all eligibility requirements, and (ii) agree to be bound by the decisions of Sponsor and the Raffle Administrator, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Raffle. Failure to comply with these Official Rules may result in disqualification from the Raffle. Sponsor reserves the right to: (i) permanently disqualify from any Raffle it sponsors any person it believes has intentionally violated these Official Rules; and (ii) withdraw a method of Entry if it becomes technically corrupted (including if a computer virus or system malfunction inalterably impairs its ability to conduct the Raffle). If for any reason this Raffle is not capable of running as planned due to an infection by a computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of this Raffle, the Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process, and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Raffle, at which time, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received at the time of the Raffle termination.
RULE DECISIONS AND DISCRETION: All interpretations of these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor in all matters related to the Raffle are final. The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant. Grounds for disqualification include but are not limited to: (a) tampering with the Entry process or the operation of the Raffle; (b) acting in violation of these Official Rules; or (c) acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Raffle may be pursued to the full extent of the criminal and civil laws, and the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person.
NOTIFICATION, PUBLICITY, AND MARKETING: Upon receipt of notification, Winner authorizes the use of his/her name, image and likeness, on the Hurd for America website, advertisements and all media forms to promote Hurd for America.
TAXES: Winner is solely responsible for any taxes levied in relation to the delivery and receipt of the Grand Prize.
NO LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION: Entrant hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all losses, claims, damages (including attorney’s fees and costs), consequential and incidental damages, liabilities, fines, penalties, charges, interest, administrative, and judicial proceedings and orders, judgments, remedial action requirements and response costs, enforcement actions of any kind, liabilities, and all costs and expenses incurred or claims in connection therewith (including reasonable attorney’s and consulting fees and expenses, court costs, and all other out-of-pocket expenses) incurred or suffered by Entrant directly or indirectly resulting in full or in part from any claim by the Sponsor which are the subject matter of these Official Rules.
LEGAL WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER OR NOT AN ENTRANT, TO DAMAGE, DESTROY, TAMPER OR VANDALIZE THIS WEBSITE OR INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE RAFFLE, IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND DILIGENTLY PURSUE ALL REMEDIES AGAINST ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
GOVERNING LAW AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of Entrants, Sponsor or the Released Parties in connection with the Raffle will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other laws.
BY ENTERING THE RAFFLE, ENTRANT AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE RAFFLE, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED HEREUNDER, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE:
- Good Faith Negotiation which is a requirement that the Entrant contact Sponsor to address any such claims. This good faith attempt can be met by an in-person contact, telephone call, or email exchange between the Entrant and the Sponsor.
- Arbitration. In the event that the Entrant and Sponsor do not agree upon any disputes arising or relating to his matter, the Parties agree to submit any and all disputes arising out of or connected with the Raffle to final and binding arbitration under the rules of the American Arbitration Association under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. Such arbitration shall be held and conducted in Delaware, and the costs of any such arbitration shall be shared equally by both parties. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, each party shall bear its own costs of representation. The arbitrator shall have the authority to interpret these Official Rules in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and to enter their decision in any court having jurisdiction over these Official Rules.
It is further understood that Entrant hereby knowingly and expressly waives all rights to seek punitive, incidental, consequential, special damages, lost profits and/or any rights to damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Entrant waives any right to a court or jury trial or participate in a class action with respect to the Raffle.
PRIVACY: Personal information collected from Entrants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://www.willbhurd.com/privacy-policy/.
OFFICIAL RULES REQUEST: To request a copy of the Official Rules, see https://www.willbhurd.com/america-2024/ or send a self-addressed, stamped envelope by October 1, 2023 to Hurd for America, P.O. Box 789, Arlington, VA 22216.
RAFFLE WINNER CONFIRMATION REQUEST: For a written confirmation of the Winner (available after November 1, 2023) send a stamped, self-addressed envelope (no later than December 31, 2023) to: Hurd for America, P.O. Box 789, Arlington, VA 22216.
SPONSOR: Hurd for America, P.O. Box 789, Arlington, VA 22216.
RAFFLE ADMINISTRATOR: Hurd for America, P.O. Box 789, Arlington, VA 22216.
Void outside the U.S., in Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and any other location where prohibited by law.
