FENDER X LOOG HALLOWEEN #HalloRockstar CONTEST

Official Rules and Terms & Conditions

1. Eligibility:

- The Fender x Loog Halloween Contest (hereinafter referred to as the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, with the exception of Quebec.

- Participants must be at least 18 years of age or have parental/guardian consent to participate. Participants under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign the release form on their behalf. This contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations and void where prohibited by law.

- Employees of Loog Guitars, Fender, their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, promotion, and fulfillment agencies, and their immediate family members and persons living in their same household, are not eligible to participate in the Contest.

2. Sponsorship:

The sponsor is Loog Guitars (“Sponsor”), located at 119 W 72nd St, New York City, New York, 10023, United States. Sponsor will conduct the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest substantially as described in these Official Rules.

3. Agreement to Rules:

By entering this Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, the Entrant (“You”) agrees to abide by the Sponsor's Official Rules and decisions, which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering this Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, You represent and warrant that You are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements explained in the Official Rules. You also agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Fender x Loog Halloween Contest.

4. Fender x Loog Halloween Contest Entry Period:

This promotion begins on October 18, 2023 at 1:00 PM PST and ends on November 1st, 2023 at 23:59 PM EST (“Entry Period”). To be eligible for the Contest, entries must be received within the specified Entry Period.

5. How to Enter:

Eligible entrants can enter the Contest by:
a. Following both @loogguitars and @fender on Instagram.
b. Uploading a photo to their Instagram feed dressed up as a rockstar (themselves or their family).
c. Tagging @loogguitars, @fender, and using the hashtag #HalloRockstar in the photo description.

As a participant, your entry must fully meet all mentioned Contest requirements, as specified in the Official Rules, in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or those that do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications will be disqualified at the Sponsor's sole discretion.

Only one entry per person per competition will be accepted.

6. Original Work and Intellectual Property Rights:

All entries must be the original work of the participants and must not violate anyone's proprietary or intellectual property rights.

Entries that infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others will result in disqualification of the participant.

In case of any claims arising as a result of infringement, the participant shall defend or settle against such claims at their sole expense. The participant shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Sponsor from any suits, claims, or actions resulting from such infringement.

7. Prize:

The Winner of the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest (the “Winner”) will receive:
Black Fender Player Stratocaster® (Model #: 0144502506) (Retail price: $849.99)
Fender x Loog Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Retail price: $199)

The actual/appraised prize value may differ at the time the prize is awarded. The prizes shall be determined solely by the Sponsor. There shall be no cash or other prize substitution permitted except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is non-transferable. The Winner, upon acceptance of the prize, is solely responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including without limitation any and all local, state, and federal taxes. The Winner shall not transfer assignment of the prize to others nor shall the Winner request the cash equivalent or prize substitution. By accepting the prize, the selected Winner grants permission for the Sponsor to use the Winner’s likeness, entry, and name for purposes of advertising and trade without further compensation unless prohibited by law.

The Sponsor does not guarantee that the prize will arrive at the Winner’s address before Christmas.

No cash alternative to the prizes will be offered. The prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable and non-refundable. Prizes are subject to availability and the Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

8. No Purchase Necessary:

No purchase is necessary to enter or win the Contest.

9. Odds:

The total number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning.

10. Selection and Notification of Finalists and Winner:

Twenty-five (25) finalists will be selected based on subjective criteria by the Loog Guitars’ Content Team. Criteria can be based on originality, photo quality and aesthetics. Selected finalists will receive a release form, which must be signed and returned within 48 hours. Failure to sign the release form will result in disqualification. If fewer than 25 finalists sign the release form, the number of finalists will be reduced accordingly, with a maximum limit of 6 finalists.

The top 6 finalists will have their photos featured on Loog Guitars’ Instagram stories. Following this, a 24-hour voting period will be conducted on Loog Guitars’ Instagram story.

The Winner will be selected through a community vote on Loog Guitars’ official Instagram story during a 24-hour voting period on November 8th, 2023, under the supervision of the Sponsor. The official announcement of the Winner will take place on November 10th, 2023, on Loog Guitars’ official Instagram account (@loogguitars). In the event of a tie in the voting process, the Sponsor will make the final decision.

The Sponsor will notify the Winner via a private message on Instagram, using the Loog Guitars’ official Instagram account (@loogguitars), within one day following Winner selection. Please note that this is the only official account for the contest.

The Sponsor, and any co-sponsor, is not responsible for, nor shall have any liability for, the Winner’s failure to receive notices due to email or Instagram security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk. Nor shall the Sponsor, or any co-sponsor, be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner 1) fails to claim the prize within 72 hours from the time the award notification was sent, 2) is found ineligible, or 3) does not complete and return an executed declaration and release within the specified timeframe, the prize may be forfeited, and an alternate Winner may be selected. Receipt of the prize (offered in the Contest) by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. IF THE WINNER VIOLATES ANY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE WINNER (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

The Sponsor's decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

11. Rights Granted by You:

By submitting an entry (e.g., text, video, photo, etc.) into this Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, You understand and agree that the Sponsor, any individual acting on the Sponsor’s behalf, and the licensees, successors, and assigns of the Sponsor shall, where permitted by law, have the right to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use in any media known now or hereafter developed, in perpetuity, worldwide, and without limitation, your submission, name, photo, portrait, voice, likeness, image, statements about the Contest, and your biographical information for news, publicity, advertising, promotional purposes, trade, information, and public relations without any further notice, review, consent, compensation, or remuneration.

12. Terms & Conditions:

In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest should non-authorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond the Sponsor’s control, impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the Contest. The Sponsor, in the event of any of the above issues, may determine the Winner based on all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. Individuals who tamper with or attempt to tamper with the operation or entry process of the Contest or website or violates these Terms & Conditions will be disqualified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor has the right to maintain the integrity of the Contest, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: use of fake accounts, bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Attempts by any entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. If any such attempt is made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Instagram or Facebook are not in any way affiliated or involved in the contest.

13. Limitation of Liability and Release:

You agree that the Sponsor and its respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, their successors and assigns and all their respective shareholders, directors, officers and employees and all their advertising and promotion agencies, and any co-sponsors, prize suppliers, or other individuals or entities involved in any way with offering, promoting, or facilitating the Contest (collectively, the “Released Parties”), will have no liability whatsoever in connection with the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest or your entry, and you shall hold them harmless for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind that you or others may incur as a consequence of your participation in the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, your entry, or your acceptance, use or misuse of the prize. By entering the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, you explicitly release, discharge and holds harmless the Released Parties from any and all liability, actions, causes of action, damages, actual, incidental or consequential, claims and demands whatsoever in law or equity, including attorneys' fees and/or experts fees and costs, which you now have or may acquire, by reason of any personal injury, death, loss of or damage to property, or any reason, occurring during or arising out of your participation in the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest and the acceptance and use or misuse of the prize. Released Parties are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, inaccurate, illegible, stolen, delayed, misdirected, undelivered, or garbled entries; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), website, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties, or other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest, the processing of entries, the drawing for prizes, the announcement of the prize, or the incorrect uploading of the entries or in any Contest-related materials.

14. Conflict Resolution:

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in California. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of this terms and conditions, entrant’s rights and obligations and Sponsor’s right and obligations in regards to the Fender x Loog Halloween Contest shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules which would cause the application of any other jurisdiction.