OFFICIAL RULES

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

YOU MUST HAVE INTERNET ACCESS AND A VALID EMAIL ADDRESS TO PARTICIPATE. 

To enter this Contest (defined below), you (on behalf of yourself and your business as the case warrants) must agree to and abide by these rules, (“Official Rules”). Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to the Official Rules and Sponsor’s and Administrator’s decisions and interpretations of the Official Rules (as well as those of judges), which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. To win a prize, a Small Business must fulfill all requirements set forth herein.

  1. Sponsor and Administrator: Gusto, Inc., 525 20th Street San Francisco, CA 94107
  2. Eligibility of Entrants . Subject to the additional restrictions below, the FY 25 Gusto Community Contest (the “Contest”) is open to legal residents of the United States who own a Small Business (as defined below) located in the United States and who are (i) at least 18 years of age, (ii) have been incorporated for at least 12 months prior to submitting an entry into the Contest (iii) own an eligible Small Business and (iv) have a bank account capable of accepting receipt of funds via ACH or similar. “Small Business” is defined as a business with no more than 75 employees which is located and operating in the United States with average annual receipts under $7MM in FY2024, excluding franchisees, licensees, and independent owner/operators of larger business entities (“Small Business”). Entrants are under no obligation to purchase any insurance-related or any other services of any kind from Sponsor or affiliates of Sponsor in order to participate or win.  For the purpose of this contest, a Franchisee is defined as any business operating under license from a franchisor and governed by a franchise agreement, such as McDonald’s, The UPS Store or Ace Hardware. Valid e-mail account and Internet access required. All other persons (i.e., members of the general public) are NOT eligible. In addition, to be eligible, the Small Business must (1) be in good standing with the jurisdiction under whose law it is incorporated/organized (2) NOT be a party to any existing or pending litigation and (3) NOT be engaged in certain trades or areas as set forth herein and (4) sign any additional forms reasonably required by Gusto. Moreover, and without limitation, employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, Administrator, or supplying the prize (or any portion of the prize), and/or their respective parent companies, or subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies (collectively, the “Promotion Entities”), and the immediate family and household members of any of the foregoing individuals, are not eligible to enter a business in the Contest. “Immediate family members” shall mean parents, legal guardians, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses, regardless of where they live. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three (3) months a year, whether legally related or not. Potential Small Business winners may be required to provide proof of eligibility in order to receive prize; if an individual who submitted an entry in the Contest is not the owner of the corresponding Small Business, such proof of eligibility will include written authorization from the Small Business owner permitting such individual to enter the underlying Small Business in the Contest. Void outside the Eligibility Area and where prohibited by law. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor and its Administrators’ decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

Further, in order to be eligible, Small Business owner (whether or not he/she/they actually submitted Contest Entry) as well as the Small Business itself must not (a) commit or have committed any act which brings Small Business or Sponsor into public disrepute, contempt, scandal, or ridicule, or which reflects unfavorably upon the reputation of Sponsor, (b) take or have taken any action against Sponsor or make/made any statements in derogation of Sponsor and/or its products or services, and such statements are made known to the general public, or (c) be or have been charged with a felony or a crime of moral turpitude (collectively, “Unbecoming Conduct”). By entering or authorizing someone to enter the Small Business into this Contest, Small Business owner understands and agrees that, if his/her/their Small Business is determined a potential finalist, he/she/they may be subject to  due diligence by Sponsor; and, failure to furnish all requested information or complete requested documents or processes within 24 hours of request will result in disqualification. In addition, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a potential winner if the results of due diligence reveal that such potential winner (or the Small Business owner, personally) is not eligible to participate in the Contest or has engaged in Unbecoming Conduct, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Gusto also reserves the right to disqualify a potential winner for any or no reason. A finalist shall mean an Entrant selected by Gusto. (“Finalist”). 

  1. Contest Entry Period:   For the month of July, the Contest shall begin when announced by Sponsor on Sponor’s social media accounts on Instagram: Instagram handle: @gustoHQ; Facebook: GustoHQ (https://www.facebook.com/GustoHQ/);  LinkedIn: GustoHQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gustohq); X: GustoHQ (https://x.com/gustohq); TikTok: the hashtag #DoItWithGusto on July 23, 2024 at 8:00 am Pacific Time (“PT”) and end on August 25th, 2024 at 4 pm PT. Otherwise, the Contest begins on the first business day of the month the contest will launch at 8 am PT during the Contest Period and all submissions must be received by the 25th of each calendar month at  4:00 p.m. PT (each a “Contest Entry Period”). Administrator’s computer is the official clock for this Contest. Gusto has the right to terminate the Contest at any point in its discretion.  
  2. How to Enter: Entrants (as used herein, “Entrant” means, collectively, the authorized individual actually submitting the entry on behalf of a Small Business – whether or not he/she/they is the Small Business owner – together with the corresponding Small Business, as the case warrants and whether or not expressly indicated) may enter the Contest during the Contest Entry Period as follows:
  3. To enter, you must tag Gusto’s social media handle (handle info below, if applicable) in your post and you must include the following as specified by platform, (each an “Entry”):
    • Platform requirements:
      1. Instagram: the hashtag #DoItWithGusto, Instagram handle: @gustoHQ 
      2. Facebook: GustoHQ (https://www.facebook.com/GustoHQ/), #DoItWithGusto 
      3.  X: GustoHQ (https://x.com/gustohq), #DoItWithGusto 
      4. LinkedIn: GustoHQ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/gustohq); #DoItWithGusto
      5.  TikTok: the hashtag #DoItWithGusto
      6. Your Entry shall be your post with the requirements herein. You may post as many times as you like but only one post will be considered an Entry to the Contest per month. Gusto will decide which post qualifies as the Entry.
      7.  You must ensure that your account is public so that Gusto is able to see your submission; 
      8. You must be the owner or authorized poster on behalf of a business located and incorporated in the United States 
      9. Feedback and Communication:
        1. If you are selected as winner, please make sure your contact information is accurate in your bio or account or that you have your direct messages open.
      10. Announcement of winners:
        1. Grand Prize winners will be announced between the 5th and the 10th of the following month after the submission deadline on Gusto’s social media channels, including but not limited to Gusto’s Instagram channel: GustoHQ. 
        2. 2nd place winners may be mentioned on social media and as otherwise determined by Gusto in its sole discretion. 
        3. 3rd place winners will be contacted to receive their prize and may get featured on social channels at a later date.

BY TAGGING THE CORRECT HANDLE AND HASHTAG ON YOUR POST AS DETAILED HEREIN,YOU ARE SIGNIFYING THAT YOU AND THE CORRESPONDING SMALL BUSINESS AGREE TO THE TERMS OF SERVICE AND PRIVACY POLICY, MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING, IF YOU ARE NOT AN OWNER OF THE BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY FROM THE OWNER TO ENTER THE BUSINESS IN THE CONTEST) AND HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND SPONSOR’S TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR POST WITH THE REQUIRED HANDLES AND HASHTAG INDICATING YOUR CONFIRMATION OF AND AGREEMENT TO THE ABOVE, YOUR SMALL BUSINESS WILL NOT BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN A PRIZE.

Incomplete submissions will not be accepted. 

Entry must be created for the sole purpose of this Contest. DO NOT COPY OTHERS’ WORKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART. YOU MUST ALSO OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE CONTENT GUIDELINES HEREIN AND OTHER TERMS HEREIN). For Entry to be eligible, Entry must comply with these Official Rules in all respects, including without limitation, the Content Guidelines below.

Limit one (1) Entry per person/per Small Business during each Contest Entry Period, regardless of the number of email addresses or accounts a person or Small Business may have. Without limitation, only one (1) person may submit an Entry on behalf of a given Small Business.

Use of automated, or similar quick entry devices or programs, or entries by third parties are prohibited and will result in disqualification. Entries that do not conform to or that violate these Official Rules or are submitted in any manner other than stated in these Official Rules will be disqualified. Sponsor and Administrator will not be responsible for late, lost, inaccessible/blocked, incomplete or misdirected entries. Proof of submission of Entry does not constitute proof of receipt of the same. All Entries must be submitted correctly prior to expiration of the Contest Entry Period. 

  1. Entry Restrictions. By submitting an Entry, Entrant (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) gives permission to Gusto to utilize the Entries, (and warrants and represents that he/she has obtained all rights necessary to give such permission and grant permissions referenced herein. By entering the Contest, Entrant (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) represents and warrants that they’ve read, understands, agrees to and will follow the Official Rules. Any elements appearing in your entry must be entirely original, created by you, be in the public domain, or be an item to which you have the ability to grant Gusto a license to. Use of any materials that are not original to you, not in the public domain, or that are not an item that you have the ability to give Gusto a license to, may result in disqualification. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates the foregoing restrictions, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

By submitting an Entry, Entrant (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) gives permission to Sponsor and its licensees, successors, assigns and designees, and hereby grants Sponsor and its licensees, successors, assigns and designees a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, sub-licensable, non-exclusive right and license (herein, “License”) to use and otherwise exploit Entrant’s Entry, including all text and materials included therein, in whole or in part, in any manner and on any media and through any means now known or hereafter devised, including, without limitation, online, and to otherwise use Entrant’s Entry, and to create derivative works based thereon, without compensation to Entrant or any Small Business, in accordance with the requirements of this Contest, as well as in the advertising, promotion, and publicity of the Contest, Sponsor’s products and services, and otherwise (as solely determined by Sponsor). Further, potential winners agree to confirm such License in writing (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) upon Sponsor’s request, and thus, potential winners agree to timely complete, sign and deliver any and all necessary documents, including, without limitation, documents setting forth any licenses, releases and indemnities that Sponsor in its sole discretion may require, without condition or compensation of any kind. Without limiting the forgoing, Sponsor will have the right to use the Entries submitted to the Contest, and all text and materials included therein (if any), in any, advertising, marketing, promotion or for any other commercial or non-commercial purpose. Entrants (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) hereby forever waive and relinquish all “moral rights (droit moral)” now or hereafter recognized in connection with Entries submitted as part of the Contest. Potential winner’s failure to provide all required documentation to Sponsor within the prescribed timeframe, in each instance as required by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will result in the disqualification of such potential winner’s Entry and will result in an alternate potential Finalist/winner being determined, which shall be the next highest scoring Entry in the Finalist Round based on the judging criteria (as discussed below). Entrants agree that Sponsor shall have sole discretion in determining the extent and manner of use of Entries and Sponsor is not obligated to use any Entry. Entrants agree that all Entries will not be returned. For avoidance of doubt, neither Sponsor, nor its agents, shall be responsible for return or preservation of the Entries submitted.

If you opt to access the Contest via your wireless mobile device, data rates may apply for each message sent or received from your wireless device according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier. Other charges may apply (such as normal airtime and carrier charges as well as charges for wireless Internet access) and may appear on your mobile phone bill or be deducted from your prepaid account balance. Wireless carriers’ rate plans may vary, and you should contact your wireless carrier for more information on messaging rate plans and charges relating to your participation in this Contest. Mobile device service may not be available in all areas. Check your phone’s capabilities for specific instructions.

Each Entrant acknowledges that Entries are not being submitted in confidence or in trust to Sponsor and that no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created. Each Entrant acknowledges that Sponsor and other Entrants may have created ideas and concepts contained in their Entries that may have familiarities or similarities or may be identical in theme, idea, format or other respects to his/her own Entry, and that he/she will not be entitled to any compensation or right to negotiate with Promotion Entities because of these familiarities or similarities. Notwithstanding any custom and practice in the industry to pay an individual for an idea (if any), nothing herein shall create an implied or express contract to compensate Entrants for their Entries and there is no obligation for any Promotion Entity to pay or otherwise compensate Entrants for any of their ideas or materials in any communications with Sponsor, whatsoever. Entrants waive any and all claims that Entrants may have had, may have, and/or may have in the future, that any Entry and/or other works accepted, reviewed and/or used by the Sponsor may be similar to his/her Entry, or that any compensation is due to Entrant in connection with such Entry or other works used by Sponsor. Entries are not confidential and Promotion Entities’ only obligations to entrants regarding Entries are as specifically set forth in these Official Rules. The decisions of the Sponsor/Administrator are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest, including interpretation and application of these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to request from Entrant at any time proof that Entrant maintains all necessary rights in their Entry in order to grant Sponsor the rights required herein in a form acceptable to Sponsor. Failure to provide such proof may lead to, among other things, the Entrant being disqualified from the Contest.

  1. Content Guidelines: In addition to complying with all other requirements of these Official Rules; each Entry must comply with the following content guidelines (“Content Guidelines”). Any Entry that Sponsor/Administrator, in their sole discretion, determines is in violation of any Content Guideline may be disqualified from the Contest. Each Entry:
    1. There must be no inappropriate language or images in the videos/submissions. All videos/submissions should be appropriate for a business audience. 
  • Must be truthful and not exaggerated;
  • Must not include any information that is confidential, proprietary or trade secret of the Small Business or any other individual or entity;
  • Must relate and be relevant to the contest prompt shared at the first business day of the month;
  • Must not contain unauthorized content that violates or infringes any third-party rights of any kind, including, without limitation, any third-party privacy, publicity, trade secret and/or intellectual property rights, including third party registered and/or common law copyrights and trademarks;
  • Must not disparage any individual or entity, including Sponsor (or any other person who endorses their products/services), Administrator, any other person or entity affiliated with the Contest or products, services or entities that are competitive with any of the foregoing;
  • Must not contain brand names, trademarks or logos of any third party other than the relevant Small Business and the Sponsor Content, subject to the limited license granted by Sponsor above and solely in accordance with the terms of these Official Rules (including these Content Guidelines);
  • Must not contain content or other creative elements not created by and original to Entrant;
  • Must not contain content or other material that is misleading, inappropriate, indecent, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous;
  • Must not contain content or other material that includes explicit language or content, images of violence, or promotion of illegal activities tobacco, alcohol, drugs or other controlled substances, dangerous stunts, real weapons of any kind including, but not limited to, guns, knives or projectiles or relates to lotteries or gambling.
  • Must not contain content or other material that reflects, advocates or promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, harm or exploitation of or against any class, group or individual, discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, or actions or activities that are restricted, prohibited, illegal or unlawful;
  • Must not contain content, images or other material that is unlawful or in violation of or contrary to any applicable federal or state/provincial laws or regulations;
  • Must not have been previously submitted in a promotion of any kind, or published, posted, exhibited or displayed publicly for commercial use by any means and in any form or media.
  1. Contest Judging: Each of the submitted eligible Contest Entries will be judged according to the Judging Criteria (defined below) by one (1) or more panels of selected judges (the “Judges”). The one (1) Finalist Entry scoring the highest total score in the opinion of the second panel of Judges will be declared the winner. If a potential Finalist or winner is deemed ineligible or subject to disqualification for any other reason in accordance with these Rules, such Contest Entrant will be disqualified and the eligible Contest Entry, if any, that garnered the next highest score (in the opinion of the Judges) will be declared the new potential Finalist or winner (as applicable).  The new Contest Entrant selectee, if any, will need to meet all eligibility requirements and otherwise be in compliance with these Rules in order for such Contest Entrant to be declared a Finalist or the potential winner (as applicable). Should the pool of Contest Entrants be deemed ineligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules, Sponsor may at its own discretion decide there are no Finalists or winner.  If there is a tie, Sponsor shall cast the tie-breaking vote. Sponsor’s decisions in all matters relating to this Contest will be final and binding.

Judging Criteria.  

As stated above, each eligible Contest Entry will be judged (by the Judges) in accordance with the following equally weighted judging criteria (the “Judging Criteria”):

#1 Strength of Story and the story addresses the prompt provided by Gusto0-50 points
#2 Submission Format Type (Highest Points will be awarded in the following order: Video, Photo/Image with caption, Text only) 0-30 points
#3 Engagement on your post (likes/comments/replies). This includes comments by third parties on your posts and your engagement with commenters (replies and similar). 0-20 points

JUDGES’ SCORING WILL BE AVERAGED AMONG PARTICIPATING JUDGES. NO ENTRANT RECEIVING A TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE OF LESS THAN 75 POINTS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO BE NAMED A FINALIST OR WIN THE CONTEST. 

  1. Prize Winner Notification

The Contest Entrant declared to be the potential winner will be notified by Sponsor via direct message and/or email provided by the Contest Entrant in the social media account.   

Potential winners will be required to respond back to Sponsor within forty-eight  (48) hours of notification issuance, verifying eligibility in the Contest (per these Official Rules), and willingness to accept Award as detailed herein. The potential winners must be able to provide Sponsor with an Mp4 or mov file of the winner’s video so that Sponsor may share the winner’s submission across Sponsor’s social media platforms. Failure to respond within this forty-eight (48) hour deadline or comply in any way with the stated requirements may result in forfeiture of the Award Prize at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Once the potential Award Prize winner responds to the initial notification, the Contest Administrator or its designee will send via email to the Award Prize winner, a congratulatory package that includes an Affidavit of Eligibility/Release of Liability and Publicity Release form (collectively, this form may be referred to as the “Affidavit/Release”).   In order for the potential Contest winner to be declared the official winner and to be able to redeem their prize, the potential winner will be required to execute and notarize said Affidavit and return it to the Contest Administrator or their designee prior to payment of any funds.  In addition, to be able to redeem a prize, the potential winner will need to complete and send back to the Contest Administrator (or designee) their Taxpayer Identification Number on a completed IRS Form W-9.  

Failure of a potential winner to return the Affidavit/Release and IRS Form W-9 correctly completed and executed, within the required time period, may (at Sponsor’s sole discretion) result in forfeiture of the prize.  If, at the time of attempted notification, the potential winner cannot be reached within a reasonable period (as determined by Sponsor) and after a few reasonable attempts, and/or if the potential winner is found not to meet the eligibility requirements or is otherwise found not to be in compliance with these Official Rules, or if any notification is returned as undeliverable for any reason, the potential winner may at Sponsor’s sole discretion be disqualified and, time permitting, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and exclusive discretion, the Entry that received the next highest score in the opinion of the Judges (as described above) will be deemed the potential winner.  If the new potential Gusto winner is found not to meet all the eligibility requirements set forth in these Rules, Sponsor may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, determine that there is no winner or, time permitting, as determined by Sponsor in its sole and exclusive discretion, continue this process and seek to determine a new potential Gusto winner from the remaining Entries.  Any new potential winner, if any, will have to meet all eligibility requirements and otherwise be in compliance with these Rules in order to be declared the official winner.

  1. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values in USD (“ARV”) per Contest Entry Period :

1. Grand Prize (1 prize): $7,500 dollar prize for best overall video submission (per Contest Entry Period)

2. Runner Up (2 prizes): One of two $2,500 dollar prizes for runner up video, photo and caption submission or written submission (per Contest Entry Period) 

3. 3rd place winners (10 prizes): $250 Visa gift cards for 3rd place video, photo and caption submission or written submission (per Contest Entry Period )

Prize elements are in Sponsor’s sole discretion and subject to change and Winners may need to sign additional documents related to additional components. 

Note: All federal, state and local taxes are the sole responsibility of winners that receive a Prize and winners will be required to provide a w9 for the $7,500 and $2,500 prizes. By accepting a Prize, the Entrant agrees: (i) that winner is responsible for all federal, state, and local income tax liability on the Prize received and all other obligations and expenses that are associated with receipt and use of the Prize regardless of the value; and (ii) to release and hold harmless Sponsor and affiliates from and against any and all disputes, claims, or causes of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use or misuse of any Prize.The Winners will be required to provide Sponsor with a valid tax identification number of the winning Small Business before the Prize will be awarded for tax reporting purposes. An IRS Form 1099 or IRS Form W8-BEN (as the case may be) may be issued in the name of winning Small Business for the actual value of the Prize received.

Acceptance of the Prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited) for the Sponsor and its designee(s) to use winner’s name, Company name, Contest Entry, likeness, biography, statements, voice, image and any other personal characteristics, any information submitted or posted by winner(s) in response to Gusto’s social media prompts, in any submissions by winner, as well as, publicly available information in any and all media now or hereafter known, for any purpose, including without limitation marketing, a winner’s list, programming, promotional and publicity purposes without additional compensation or obligation to such Prize Winner and such individual hereby releases Sponsor and its designee(s) from any liability with respect to such use.

Awarding of the Prize is subject to the winner’s acceptance of all requisite conditions within these Official Rules winner’s ability and agreement to grant the rights set forth in these Official Rules and required documentation.  By accepting the Prize, the Prize Winner acknowledges compliance with these Official Rules. 

LIMIT: ONE (1) PRIZE PER ENTRANT/SMALL BUSINESS per Contest Period. Any costs and incidentals not specified herein are the Winner’s sole responsibility. If Winner declines or cannot accept any Prize element(s), no substitute Prize or compensation will be awarded. No substitution or transfer of Prize (other than cash portions of Prize) by Winner except with Sponsor’s permission. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize or Prize component of equal or greater value should a Prize or any component of a Prize become unavailable. All federal, state and/or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the Prize Winner. Unclaimed Prize(s) will be forfeited. Prizes, if legitimately claimed, will be awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for and will not replace any lost, mutilated or stolen Prizes or any Prize/Prize element that is undeliverable or does not reach the Winner because of an incorrect or changed address. No more than the stated number of Prizes will be awarded. All Prize details not specified in these Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion.

10. Conditions // General

By participating in this Contest, each Entrant (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) agrees: (a) to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor and Administrator (as well as all judges), which shall be final in all respects; and (b) to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Promotion Entities, each of their respective advertising and promotion agencies, each of the foregoing entities’ respective parent, subsidiary, related, affiliated and successor companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees, as well as, Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly, Facebook, Inc.) TikTok Inc., Google LLC, and X (formerly, Twitter) (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all actions, claims, costs (including attorneys’ fees), injury, loss or damage, including, without limitation, death and bodily injury, arising in any manner, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, out of or related to: (1) Entrants’ participation in the Contest; (2) the Released Party’s violation of rights of publicity or privacy, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false light or based on any claim of infringement of intellectual property; (3) technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines, websites, network hardware or software beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor; (4) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the Entry process or the Contest; (5) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of Entries; (6) claims resulting from the impairment, cancellation or modification of the Contest; or (7) any acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Prize (including, without limitation, losses, damages or injuries to Entrant’s or any other person’s equipment or other property, or to their persons or activity and any products liability claims alleging tangible property damage, bodily injury or death). Each Entrant (on behalf of him/her/themselves and the corresponding Small Business) release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against the Released Parties and hereby acknowledge that the Released Parties have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any Prize.

In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Contest by any event beyond its control, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic (including COVID-19), earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or equipment failure, utility or service interruptions, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared), interference with the Contest by any party, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each, a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right to modify, suspend or terminate the Contest.

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