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Dino Duels Competitors Official Guidelines


Official Guidelines

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW (INCLUDING IN ANY COUNTRY/JURISDICTION WHERE SWEEPSTAKES ARE NOT LEGAL TO OPERATE), OR IN A COUNTRY/JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN IN THE U.S.) THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE SWEEPSTAKES TO BE REGISTERED AND/OR BONDED WITH A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR OTHER REGULATORY BODY (E.G., QUEBEC IS EXCLUDED).

ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION IN CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.

BY ENTERING (OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN) THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

  1. Eligibility. The Dino Duels Competitors (the “Sweepstakes”) is open solely to people who: (i) are authorized residents and bodily positioned in america, United Kingdom, or Canada—excluding Quebec; (ii) as of 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on March 5, 2025 have beforehand bought or have free entry to make use of to the web the place hyperlinks to enter will probably be posted (RSS feeds, or different podcast feeds); (iii) are at the least eighteen (18) years of age as of the time and date of entry; and (iv) aren’t in a sanctioned space (as outlined at https://help.patreon.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038061371-Sanctions-Coverage) or aren’t in any other case restricted from following I Know Dino on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/iknowdino. Instant members of the family and/or these dwelling in the identical family (whether or not legally associated or not) of Garret Kruger or Sabrina Ricci should not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize. For functions of this Sweepstakes, “instant members of the family” are outlined as partner, accomplice, mother and father, authorized guardians, in-laws, grandparents, siblings, kids and grandchildren and “these dwelling in the identical family” shall imply individuals who share the identical residence at the least three (3) months a yr, whether or not legally associated or not. Void the place prohibited by regulation. By taking part within the Sweepstakes, every entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to adjust to and abide by these “Official Guidelines” and the selections of Sponsor, together with the interpretation of those Official Guidelines and its train of discretion, which will probably be closing and binding in all respects.
  2. Entry Intervals. The Sweepstakes consists of 1 “Entry Interval” from March 5, 2025 at 12:00AM to March 11, 2025 at 11:59PM (within the time acknowledged by the state of California on the date and time listed).

ALL TIMES AND DATES SET FORTH IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN SPONSOR’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.

  1. Tips on how to Enter. To take part and enter this Sweepstakes, people will want observe any directions within the commercial selling this Sweepstakes. People can enter the Sweepstakes by finishing a Dino Duels Competitors Bracket (a “Bracket”) in the course of the Entry Interval. The hyperlink to finish a Bracket might be discovered within the RSS feed in addition to via many podcast aggregators. After getting into required contact info, choose a predicted winner for every matchup in all 4 (4) rounds of the Dino Duels Competitors.

Restrict of 1 (1) entry, per individual, will probably be accepted by Sponsor. Subsequent makes an attempt made by the identical particular person to submit a number of entries through the use of a number of or false contact info, accounts or in any other case might outcome within the entrant being disqualified. Entries generated by a script, pc applications, macro, programmed, robotic or different automated means are void and could also be disqualified. Entries which are in extra of the said limits, incomplete, illegible, corrupted, broken, destroyed, solid, false, misplaced, late or misdirected, misleading or in any other case not in compliance with the Official Guidelines could also be disqualified from the Sweepstakes at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entries submitted by entrants who don’t meet the eligibility necessities (together with all necessities with respect to age and residence) are void. All supplies submitted grow to be the bodily property of Sponsor and won’t be returned. Within the occasion a dispute relating to the identification of the person who truly submitted an entry can’t be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry will probably be deemed ineligible. The Sponsor’s designated database clock would be the official timekeeper for this Sweepstakes. These entrants who don’t observe all the directions, present the required info of their entry kind, or abide by these Official Guidelines or different directions of Sponsor could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities might run a number of campaigns, contests, sweepstakes or different promotions concurrently. Entry into one (1) marketing campaign, contest or sweepstakes doesn’t represent entry into another.

  1. Winner Choice and Prize Claiming. Sponsor will award one (1) winner on or about April 5, 2025 from all eligible entries obtained in accordance with these Official Guidelines. Sponsor can have full discretion over interpretation of the Official Guidelines, of administration of the Sweepstakes, and choice of the winner(s). Selections of the Sponsor as to the choice of the winner(s) will probably be closing. The potential winner(s) will probably be notified by e-mail submitted with the entry. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for false, incorrect, modified, incomplete or illegible contact info. Notification is deemed to have occurred instantly upon the sending an e-mail and the potential winner should reply inside forty-eight (48) hours or such particular person could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for failure of a possible winner to contact Sponsor inside forty-eight (48) hours after being notified that they’re a possible winner. Earlier than being declared a winner, a specific entrant who’s a resident of Canada (or in different international locations the place sweepstakes are unlawful however contests are authorized) will probably be required to appropriately reply a mathematical skill-testing query with out mechanical or different help, to be administered over the cellphone or in writing. Failure to appropriately reply the skill-testing query will outcome within the potential winner forfeiting the prize and an alternate potential winner being randomly chosen. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for digital communications which are undeliverable because of any type of energetic or passive filtering of any sort, or inadequate house in entrant’s message account to obtain messages. Entrants will earn factors primarily based on the variety of appropriate predicted winners of their Bracket. The winner will probably be chosen utilizing the beneath scoring. The Right Picks for every Spherical will probably be decided by the outcomes of polls on Sponsor’s Patreon web page (www.patreon.com/iknowdino). If on the finish of the top of the final Spherical two or extra entrants are tied with essentially the most factors, the winner will probably be chosen randomly by a Sweepstakes drawing. On the Sponsor’s discretion a number of winners could also be chosen.
Spherical Factors per Right Choose Date Spherical Begins Date Spherical Ends
16 Dinosaurs 1 March 12, 2025 March 14, 2025
8 Dinosaurs 2 March 19, 2025 March 21, 2025
4 Dinosaurs 4 March 26, 2025 March 28, 2025
2 Dinosaurs (Championship) 8 April 2, 2025 April 4, 2025

Every potential winner could also be required to submit an affidavit of eligibility / launch of legal responsibility / prize acceptance settlement (collectively, the “Affidavit”) and return the Affidavit throughout the time interval specified at notification earlier than being eligible to obtain his or her prizes. If any potential prize winner fails or refuses to signal and return such Affidavit throughout the time interval required by Sponsor or if the prize or prize notification is returned as rejected, defective, unclaimed or returned as undeliverable to such potential prize winner, such potential prize winner could also be disqualified and an alternate could also be chosen. Non-compliance shall lead to disqualification and award of the prizes to an alternate winner. Mother and father or authorized guardians of any prize winner underneath the age of majority of their state/jurisdiction of residence (which is eighteen (18) in most states within the U.S. however is nineteen (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi) could also be required to additionally signal the Affidavit to ensure that the prize winner to be certified to obtain his or her prizes. If any potential prize winner is discovered to be ineligible, or if she or he has not complied with these Official Guidelines, or if the potential prize winner can’t attend or take part in any portion of the prize, or declines a prize for any purpose previous to award, such potential winner could also be disqualified and an alternate potential winner could also be chosen. If, for any purpose, extra bona fide winners come ahead searching for to say prizes in extra of the variety of every kind of prize set forth in these Official Guidelines, the winners, or remaining winners, because the case could also be, of the marketed variety of prizes accessible could also be chosen in a random drawing from amongst all individuals making purportedly legitimate claims for such prizes. Inclusion in such drawing shall be every entrant’s sole and unique treatment underneath such circumstances. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for and shall not be responsible for late, misplaced, broken, intercepted, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to inform the potential winners, or if potential winner is a minor, for late, misplaced, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of potential winner to offer signed parental or guardian consent.

  1. Odds. Odds of successful will rely on the overall variety of entries obtained in the course of the Entry Interval.
  2. Prizes and Values. The Prize is six months of membership to our Patreon group on the Triceratops degree. The prize has a retail worth of roughly $60.00. The Sponsor might substitute the Prize with one other at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

Prizes are non-transferable, with no money redemptions, equivalents or substitutions besides at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All prize particulars not laid out in these Official Guidelines will probably be decided in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Prize particulars and availability are topic to alter and prize supplier’s guidelines and restrictions, and within the occasion that Sponsor is unable to offer the winner together with his or her prizes, the Sponsor might elect to offer winners with the approximate worth of such merchandise in money or award an alternate prize of comparable or higher worth. All prizes are awarded “AS IS” and with out guarantee of any sort, categorical or implied (together with, with out limitation, any implied guarantee of merchantability or health for a specific objective). Prize winner will probably be solely accountable for all federal, state, provincial, and native taxes, and for another charges or prices related to the prizes he/she receives, no matter whether or not they, in complete or partially, are used. The approximate retail worth (“ARV”) of the prizes relies on accessible info offered to Sponsor and the worth of any prize awarded to a winner could also be reported for tax functions as required by regulation. The winner could also be required to offer Sponsor with a legitimate social safety quantity for tax reporting functions earlier than the prizes will probably be awarded for tax reporting functions. An IRS Type 1099 could also be issued within the identify of winner, or if a minor within the jurisdiction by which s/he resides, within the identify of his/her father or mother or authorized guardian, for the precise worth of the prizes obtained. Unclaimed prize(s) will probably be forfeited. Prize, if legitimately claimed, will probably be awarded. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for and won’t change any misplaced, mutilated or stolen prizes or any prize that’s undeliverable or doesn’t attain the winner due to an incorrect or modified handle. Not more than the said prizes will probably be awarded. The entire ARV of all of the prizes awarded on this Sweepstakes is: $60. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for and winner won’t obtain the distinction, if any, between the precise worth of the prizes on the time of award and the said ARV in these Official Guidelines or in any Sweepstakes-related correspondence or materials.

  1. Publicity Launch. Topic to relevant regulation, winners irrevocably grant the Sweepstakes Entities and every of their licensees, and its and their successors, assigns and sub-licensees the fitting and permission to make use of his/her identify, voice, likeness and/or biographical materials for promoting, promotional and/or publicity functions in reference to the Sweepstakes, in all types of media and by all manners (now and hereafter recognized), and on and in reference to associated merchandise, providers, promoting and promotional supplies (now recognized or hereafter developed), worldwide, in perpetuity, with none obligation, discover or consideration aside from the awarding of the prize to the winners.
  2. Tampering with Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes Entities should not accountable for the actions of entrants in reference to the Sweepstakes, together with entrants’ makes an attempt to avoid the Official Guidelines or in any other case intervene with the administration, safety, equity, integrity or correct conduct of the Sweepstakes. Individuals discovered tampering with or abusing any side of this Sweepstakes, or whom Sponsor believes to be inflicting malfunction, error, disruption or injury could also be disqualified. Moreover, any try to cheat the Sweepstakes, as decided on the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor, might lead to instant disqualification of the entrant, in addition to different potential penalties, together with disqualification from any and all current and future sweepstakes. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE (INCLUDING ANY THE I KNOW DINO WEBSITE) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the fitting, at its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify (or terminate the prize of) any particular person who’s discovered to be, or suspected of, performing in violation of those Official Guidelines, or to be performing in an unsportsmanlike, obscene, immoral or disruptive method, or with the intent to harass, abuse, threaten or harass another individual.
  3. Suspension / Modification / Termination. Within the occasion Sponsor is prevented from persevering with with the Sweepstakes by any occasion past its management, together with, however not restricted to, fireplace, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or tools failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist risk or exercise, warfare (declared or undeclared), interference with the Sweepstakes by any get together, or any federal, state, native or provincial authorities regulation, order, or regulation, order of any court docket or jurisdiction, or different trigger not fairly inside Sponsor’s management (every a “Power Majeure” occasion or prevalence), Sponsor shall have the fitting to change, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes or prize. Sponsor moreover reserves the fitting, in its sole and absolute discretion: (a) to change, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes ought to causes past Sponsor’s management corrupt or intervene with the administration, integrity, operation, safety or correct play of the Sweepstakes; or (b) to disqualify any entrant discovered to be, or suspected of: (i) tampering with the entry course of or the operation of the Sweepstakes; (ii) performing in violation of those Official Guidelines; or (iii) performing in an unsportsmanlike method.
  4. Waivers, Disclaimers and Releases. By taking part within the Sweepstakes, entrant agrees to launch, discharge, indemnify and maintain innocent the Sweepstakes Entities, and every of their respective administrators, officers, staff, brokers, successors and assigns (collectively, “Launched Events”), from and in opposition to any and all claims, legal responsibility, prices (together with attorneys’ charges), losses, damages, fines or accidents (as much as and together with bodily harm and dying) of any sort arising out of or associated to: (i) entrants’ participation within the Sweepstakes (together with journey to/from any Sweepstakes exercise); (ii) any acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize (together with, with out limitation, losses, damages or accidents to entrant’s or another individual’s tools or different property, or to their individuals, together with these arising from any journey to/from any prize occasion or exercise); (iii) the Launched Events’ violation of rights of publicity or privateness, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false gentle or primarily based on any declare of infringement of mental property; and (iv) any typographical, human or different error within the printing, providing, choice, operation or announcement of any Sweepstakes exercise and/or prize. With out limiting the generality of the foregoing, entrants agree that the Launched Events have neither made nor will probably be in any method accountable or responsible for any guarantee, illustration or assure, categorical or implied, in reality or in regulation, in reference to the Sweepstakes and/or with respect to prizes, together with, with out limitation, to any prize’s high quality or health for a specific objective. Entrants agree and that the Launched Events shall haven’t any duty or legal responsibility for discontinued prizes; human error; incorrect or inaccurate transcription of registration and/or account info; any technical malfunctions of the phone community, pc on-line system, pc courting mechanism, pc tools, software program, or Web service supplier utilized by Sponsor interruption or incapability to entry the Web site, utility or any on-line service by way of the Web because of {hardware} or software program compatibility issues; any injury to participant’s (or any third individual’s) pc and/or its contents associated to or ensuing from any a part of the Sweepstakes; any misplaced/delayed knowledge transmissions, omissions, interruptions, viruses, bugs, defects; and/or another errors or malfunctions, even when attributable to the negligence of the Launched Events. Every entrant additional agrees to indemnify and maintain innocent the Launched Events from and in opposition to any and all legal responsibility ensuing or arising from the Sweepstakes and to launch all rights to carry any declare, motion or continuing in opposition to Launched Events and hereby acknowledge that the Launched Events have neither made nor are in any method accountable or responsible for any guarantee, illustration or assure, categorical or implied, in reality or in regulation, relative to a prize, together with categorical warranties offered completely by a prize provider which may be despatched together with a prize. The Launched Events should not accountable for any modifications or unavailability of the social media platform used for functions of administering this Sweepstakes that will intervene with the Sweepstakes (together with any limitations, any restrictions, or any circumstances on Sponsor’s potential to make use of the social media platform for the Sweepstakes as set forth herein that aren’t acceptable to Sponsor) or potential of entrant to well timed enter, obtain notices or talk with Sponsor by way of the social media platform, by which case Sponsor, in its sole discretion, might terminate or modify the Sweepstakes. If entrant is an eligible minor, his/her father or mother or authorized guardian should agree to those Official Guidelines, together with, with out limitation, this Part.
  5. Entry Info and Sweepstakes Communications. As a situation of getting into the Sweepstakes, every entrant provides consent for Sponsor to acquire and ship his or her identify, handle and different info to 3rd events for the aim of administering this Sweepstakes and to adjust to relevant legal guidelines, rules and guidelines. Any info entrant supplies to Sponsor could also be used to speak with entrant in relation to this Sweepstakes or on a Sweepstakes winner’s record.
  6. Governing Legislation / Limitation of Legal responsibility. All points and questions regarding the building, validity, interpretation and enforceability of those Official Guidelines or the rights and obligations of entrants, Sponsor or the Launched Events in reference to the Sweepstakes will probably be ruled by and construed in accordance with the interior legal guidelines of the State of California (United States), with out giving impact to any selection of regulation or battle of regulation guidelines or provisions that may trigger the appliance of another legal guidelines.

BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

  1. Dispute Decision. The events every comply with lastly settle all disputes solely via arbitration; offered, nevertheless, the Sponsor shall be entitled to hunt injunctive or equitable reduction within the state and federal courts in Alameda County, California and another court docket with jurisdiction over the events. In arbitration, there is no such thing as a choose or jury and overview is proscribed. The arbitrator’s determination and award is closing and binding, with restricted exceptions, and judgment on the award could also be entered in any court docket with jurisdiction. The events agree that, besides as set forth above, any declare, swimsuit, motion or continuing arising out of or referring to this Sweepstakes shall be resolved solely by binding arbitration earlier than a sole arbitrator chosen by both get together administered by the American Arbitration Affiliation (“AAA”) or another mutually agreeable arbitration administration service. If an in-person listening to is required, then it can happen in Alameda County, California. The federal or state regulation that applies to those Official Guidelines will even apply in the course of the arbitration. Disputes will probably be arbitrated solely on a person foundation and won’t be consolidated with another proceedings that contain any claims or controversy of one other get together, together with any class actions; offered, nevertheless, if for any purpose any court docket or arbitrator holds that this restriction is unconscionable or unenforceable, then the settlement to arbitrate doesn’t apply and the dispute have to be introduced in a court docket of competent jurisdiction in Alameda County, California. Both get together might, however this provision, carry qualifying claims in small claims court docket.
  2. Winner’s Checklist Request. To obtain the names of the winner(s), ship an e-mail to [email protected] or a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “I Know Dino”, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577. All requests have to be obtained by October 1, 2025.
  3. Miscellaneous. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of those Official Guidelines or the Affidavit won’t have an effect on the validity or enforceability of another provision. Within the occasion that any provision of the Official Guidelines or the Affidavit is decided to be invalid or in any other case unenforceable or unlawful, the opposite provisions will stay in impact and will probably be construed in accordance with their phrases as if the invalid or unlawful provision weren’t contained herein. Sponsor’s failure to implement any time period of those Official Guidelines won’t represent a waiver of that provision. Entrants comply with waive any rights to say ambiguity of those Official Guidelines. Headings are solely for comfort of reference and won’t be deemed to have an effect on in any method the which means or intent of the paperwork or any provision hereof. Within the occasion there’s a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or different statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related supplies, privateness coverage or phrases of use on any web site, social media platform or utility and/or the phrases and circumstances of the Official Guidelines, the Official Guidelines shall prevail, govern and management and the discrepancy will probably be resolved in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The unique language of those Official Guidelines is English. If the Official Guidelines are translated into any language aside from English, the English language model of those Official Guidelines will prevail to the extent of any battle.
  4. Identification of Sponsor. This Sweepstakes is sponsored by I KNOW DINO, LLC, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577

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