The 2024 Thanks & Giving Event  5 Days Of Giveaway Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

 

PROMOTION DESCRIPTION:  “The 2024 Thanks and Giving Sweepstakes”  Promotion (the “Promotion”) begins on or about at 12 a.m. PST 11/27/2024 and ends on or about 11/21/2024  at 4:59 p.m. PT.  (the “Promotion Entry Period”).  This Promotion consists of up to five (5) drawings (each a “Drawing” and collectively, the “Drawings”); after each Entry Period (as defined below), a random drawing will be conducted to select five (5) winners of a prize from among all eligible entries received, as set forth more fully below.  Entry in the Promotion does not constitute entry into any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes.  By participating in the Promotion, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Jan Marini Skin Research Inc., 5883 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, CA 95138 (“Sponsor”), which shall be final and binding in all respects.

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Only legal U.S. residents of the fifty (50) United States and District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry are eligible to enter.    If an entrant is unable to provide documentation to Sponsor’s reasonable satisfaction, Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify entrant in its sole discretion.  Entrants under the age of majority in their state of residence (a “minor”), must get their parent or legal guardian’s permission to enter the Promotion, and if a minor wins, their parent or legal guardian will need to co-sign the “Prize Claim Documents” (defined below).  Officers, directors and employees of Sponsor or ME SPE Franchising, LLC and the immediate family members and/or those residing in the same household of each are ineligible to enter the Promotion or win a prizeThis Promotion is not sponsored by ME SPE Franchising, LLC (or its affiliates). ME SPE Franchising, LLC (and its affiliates) are not responsible for the collection, submission or processing of entries, the administration of the Promotion or the selection of winners.  This Promotion is void where prohibited. 

 

HOW TO ENTER:

 

A series of up to five (5) Drawings is scheduled to take place. To enter any of the Drawings, visit the web site https://event.janmarini.com/massage-envy (the “Website”) during the Promotion Entry Period and follow the instructions to complete the entry form with the information requested. Click “Submit Entry” to submit your entry form for the Drawings. Upon completion and submission of the entry form, you will automatically receive one (1) entry into the remaining Drawings during the Promotion Entry Period. The deadline to enter the first Drawing is November 17, 2024 , at 4:59 p.m. PDT, the deadline to enter the second Drawing is November 18, 2024 at 4:59 pm PDT, the deadline to enter the third Drawing November 1913, 2024 at 4:59 pm PDT, the deadline to enter the fourth Drawing is November 20, 2024 at 4:59 PDT, and the deadline to enter the fifth Drawing is November 21, 2024 pm PDT. Limit one (1) entry per person per day. All entries must be received by the end of the applicable Entry Period in order to participate in the applicable Drawing. The Website’s database clock will be the official timekeeper for this Promotion. All required information on the entry form must be completed to enter and to be eligible to win. Proof of entering information at the Website is not considered proof of delivery to or receipt by Sponsor of such entry. Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, and to the extent entrants may otherwise elect at the time of entry, personal information collected in connection with the Promotion will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://www.janmarini.com/privacy-policy .

 

Entry must be made by the entrant, only at the Website.  Entries made by any other individual or any entity, and/or originating at any other web site or e-mail address, including but not limited to commercial sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering service sites, may be declared invalid and disqualified for this Promotion.  Tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion, including but not limited to the use of any device to automate the entry process, is prohibited and any entries deemed by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to have been submitted in this manner will be void.  In the event a dispute regarding the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry may be deemed ineligible. 

 

In these Official Rules, the “Promotion Entities” means (a) Sponsor (and its affiliates, parents, or subsidiaries); (b) ME SPE Franchising, LLC (and its affiliates, parents or subsidiaries); (c) all officers, directors, employees, distributors, retailers, or sales representatives of Sponsor (or of Sponsor’s affiliates, parents, or subsidiaries); (d) all officers, directors, employees, distributors, franchisees, retailers, or sales representatives of ME SPE Franchising LLC (or of ME SPE Franchising LLC’s affiliates, parents, or subsidiaries); and (e) advertising and promotion agencies involved in the Promotion.

 

This Promotion is not sponsored by ME SPE Franchising, LLC (or its affiliates). ME SPE Franchising, LLC (and its affiliates) are not responsible for the collection, submission or processing of entries, the administration of the Promotion or the selection of winners. 

 

The Promotion Entities shall not be responsible for incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in the Promotion or by any technical or human error which may occur in processing of the entries in the Promotion.  The Promotion Entities assume no responsibility or liability for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries.

 

WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATIONFor each Drawing, up to five (5) winners will be randomly selected in a drawing from all eligible entries received throughout the Promotion Entry Period for the applicable Drawing.  The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its designee, using randomization methods selected by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  A potential winner will be notified by e-mail using the contact information given at the time of entry.  Sponsor shall have no liability for any winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential winner for any reason.  Time is of the essence in awarding each prize.  If, despite reasonable efforts, a potential winner does not respond within twenty-four (24) hours of the first notification attempt, or if the prize or winner notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential winner, such potential winner will forfeit his or her prize and an alternate winner may be selected.  If any potential winner is found to be ineligible, or if he or she has not complied with these Official Rules or declines a prize for any reason prior to award, such potential winner will be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be selected. Sponsor may successively attempt to contact up to two (2) potential winner(s) of an applicable prize in accordance with such procedure, and if there is still no confirmed winner(s) of such applicable prize after such attempts have been made, if any, the corresponding prize may go unawarded.

 

PUBLICITY RELEASE:  By participating in the Promotion, in addition to any other grants which may be granted in any other agreement entered into between Sponsor and any entrant in and/or winner of the Promotion, each entrant irrevocably grants the Promotion Entities and their respective successors, assigns and licensees, the right to use such entrant’s name, social media tag, likeness, and biographical information, and any other personal characteristics, in any and all media for any purpose, including without limitation, to advertise, market, and promote the Promotion Entities, or the Promotion or other promotions, and each entrant and/or prize winner(s) hereby release the Promotion Entities from any liability with respect thereto.

 

PRIZES/ODDS:  There are twenty-five (25) prizes available in the Promotion, with five (5) prizes available in each Drawing.  The prizes for each Drawing are as follows:

Drawing 1: There are five (5) prizes available. Each of the five prizes consists of one (1) Regeneration Booster.  The ARV for each of the Drawing 1 prizes is Two Hundred and Thirty Dollars. ($230.00) $230 Value!

Drawing 2: There are five (5) prizes available. Each of the five prizes consists of one (1) Marini Juveneck. The ARV for each of the Drawing 2 prizes is One Hundred and Three Dollars. ($103). $103 Value!

Drawing 3: There are five (5) prizes available. Each of the five prizes consists of one (1) Marini Luminate Face Lotion. The ARV for each of the Drawing 3 prizes is One Hundred and Thirteen Dollars ($113.00). $113 Value!

Drawing 4: There are five (5) prizes available. Each of the five prizes consists of one (1) Marini Multi-Acid Exfoliating Pads. The ARV for each of the Drawing 4 prizes Ninety Eight Dollars. ($98.00). $98 Value!

Drawing 5: There are five (5) prizes available. Each of the five prizes consists of one (1) the Skin Care Management System. The ARV for each of the Drawing 5 prizes is Three Hundred Thirty Dollars ($330.00). $330 Value!

 

No cash alternative or substitution of prizes will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason.  Applicable portions of the prizes will be delivered only to an address in the United States. The total value of all prizes to be awarded in this Promotion is Dollars $4,655.  Actual odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.

 

GENERAL PRIZE CONDITIONSPrizes will be awarded only if each potential prize winner fully complies with these Official Rules.  All portions of the prize(s) are non-assignable and non-transferable.  Prizes pictured in point-of-sale, online, television and print advertising, promotional packaging, and other Promotion materials are for illustrative purposes only.  All details and other restrictions of the prize(s) not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  No cash alternative or substitution of the prize(s) will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize(s) of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason.  Each prize winner shall be solely responsible for all federal, state and/or local taxes, and the reporting consequences thereof, and for any other fees or costs associated with the applicable prize.  Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, deduct or withhold the amount of applicable tax on any cash or cash equivalent prize.  The Sponsor will issue and file an IRS Form 1099 or equivalent tax withholding documentation for the retail value of any prize or other items of value transferred to each prize winner by the Sponsor in accordance with IRS requirements, and the Sponsor may also share such documentation with a state or local government agency as required by law. Refusal or failure of each prize winner to satisfy the requirements of all necessary and appropriate tax, withholding or other required compliance terms (including Social Security number, IRS Form W­8BEN, IRS Form W­9, or equivalent information), as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in each prize winner forfeiting the prize(s) and an alternate potential winner may be selected in accordance with these Official Rules. Sponsor will award prizes subject to any applicable withholding taxes, and the amount of the prize transferred, as reduced by any applicable withholding taxes, will constitute full payment of the prize, as applicable.  Each potential winner will be required to execute an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where imposing such condition is legal) a Publicity Release (collectively, “Prize Claim Documents”).  If a winner is a minor, at Sponsor’s option, the applicable prize either will be awarded in the name of the parent or legal guardian of such minor winner, or the parent or legal guardian of such minor winner will be required to ratify and sign Prize Claim Documents.  If any potential winner (or, in the case of a minor, such minor winner’s parent or legal guardian) fails or refuses to sign and return all Prize Claim Documents within five (5) days of the prize notification, the winner may be disqualified and an alternate winner may be selected.

 

Sponsor makes no warranties, and hereby disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, concerning any prize furnished in connection with the Promotion.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH PRIZES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SPONSOR HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

 

GENERAL LIABILITY RELEASE/FORCE MAJEUREAcceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s permission for the Promotion Entities to use winner’s name, photograph, likeness, voice, biographical information, statements and address (city and state) for advertising and/or publicity purposes worldwide and in all forms of media now known or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, without further compensation.  Each entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) agrees that the Promotion Entities (A) shall not be responsible or liable for, and are hereby released from, any and all costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, due in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, to participation in the Promotion or any Promotion -related activity or marketing or advertising, or from entrants’ acceptance, receipt, possession and/or use or misuse of any prize, and (B) have not made any warranty, representation or guarantee express or implied, in fact or in law, with respect to any prize, including, without limitation, to such prize’s quality or fitness for a particular purpose.  Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any damage to an entrant’s, or any other person’s, computer system which is occasioned by accessing the Website or otherwise participating in the Promotion, or for any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors, failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or technical in nature.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Sponsor is not responsible for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged, stolen, or postage-due entries or prize notifications; or for lost, interrupted, inaccessible or unavailable networks, servers, satellites, Internet service providers, websites, or other connections; or for miscommunications, failed, jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected computer, telephone or cable transmissions; or for any technical malfunctions, failures, difficulties or other errors of any kind or nature; or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure to capture any information.  Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or the Website, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.  No mechanically reproduced, illegible, incomplete, forged, software-generated or other automated multiple entries will be accepted.  If a dispute as to the identity of the individual who actually submitted an entry cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the affected entry may be deemed ineligible.  Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend, suspend, or terminate the Promotion if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the Promotion is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of the Promotion as contemplated herein.  In the event an insufficient number of eligible entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding prizes or continuing with the Promotion as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, windstorm, epidemic, pandemic, public health crisis, disease, virus, sickness or outbreak or other similar or dissimilar natural disaster; act of God or public enemy; riot or civil disturbance, act of any government or governmental authority, power failure, satellite or equipment failure, failure of telecommunications lines or failure or breakdown of plant, machinery or vehicles operated by a third party; labor dispute, strike, or lockout; actual or threat of war, armed conflict, terrorist attacks, war (declared, undeclared or threatened), explosion, nuclear, or chemical or biological contamination; or a government imposed travel ban, restriction on movement or gatherings, or other government imposed mandate of any kind, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the Promotion.  If the Promotion is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor may (if possible) select the winner(s) in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination.  Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.  Only the type and quantity of prizes described in these Official Rules will be awarded.  If, for any reason, more bona fide winners come forward seeking to claim prizes in excess of the number of each type of prize set forth in these Official Rules, the winners, or remaining winners, as the case may be, of the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question may be selected in a random drawing from among all persons making purportedly valid claims for such prize(s).  Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances.  These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  If any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.

 

GOVERNING LAW/JURISDICTION:  ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES OR THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ENTRANTS OR SPONSOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OF CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF ANY OTHER STATE’S LAWS.

 

ARBITRATION PROVISION:  By participating in this Promotion, each entrant (and any minor entrant’s parent or legal guardian) agrees: (i) that any and all disputes the entrant may have with, or claims entrant may have against, the Promotion Entities relating to, arising out of or connected in any way with (a) the Promotion, (b) the awarding or redemption of any prize, and/or (c) the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS and conducted before a sole arbitrator in accordance with the rules of JAMS; (ii) this arbitration agreement is made pursuant to a transaction involving interstate commerce, and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16; (iii) the arbitration shall be held in Santa Clara County, California; (iv) the arbitrator’s decision shall be controlled by the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and any of the other agreements referenced herein that the applicable entrant may have entered into in connection with the Promotion; (v) the arbitrator shall apply California law consistent with the FAA and applicable statutes of limitations, and shall honor claims of privilege recognized at law; (vi) there shall be no authority for any claims to be arbitrated on a class or representative basis, arbitration can decide only entrant’s and/or Promotion Entity’s individual claims; the arbitrator may not consolidate or join the claims of other persons or parties who may be similarly situated; (vii) the arbitrator shall not have the power to award punitive damages against the entrant or Promotion Entity; (viii) if the entrant is able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, Promotion Entity will pay as much of entrant’s filing and hearing fees in connection with the arbitration as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive; and (ix) with the exception of subpart (vi) above, if any part of this arbitration provision is deemed to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, or otherwise conflicts with the rules of JAMS, then the balance of this arbitration provision shall remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid, unenforceable, illegal or conflicting provision were not contained herein.  If, however, subpart (vi) is found to be invalid, unenforceable or illegal, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void, and neither entrant nor Promotion Entity shall be entitled to arbitrate their dispute.  For more information on JAMS and/or the rules of JAMS, visit their website at www.jamsadr.com.

 

WINNERS LIST/OFFICIAL RULES:  To obtain a copy of any legally-required winners list, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Jan Marini 2024 Thanks & Giving Five Days of Giveaway Sweepstakes Promotion Winners List, 5883 Rue Ferrari, San Jose, CA 95138.  All such requests must be received within six (6) weeks after the end of the Promotion Entry Period.