2024 Saucony Own Your Narrative Giveaway Italy Contest – Official Rules

1. Description.  The 2024 Saucony Own Your Narrative Giveaway Italy Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 17:00 pm GMT on 11 April 2024 and ends 18 April 2024 at 23:59 pm GMT (the “Contest Period”).  By participating in the Contest, participants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (as defined in Section 9), which shall be final and binding in all respects.  Receipt of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

2. Eligibility.  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN.  PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.   Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry and a legal resident of the Italian country.  Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, their respective parents, subsidiaries, and agents, as well as the immediate family (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents) and household members of each such employee, officer, and director are not eligible.  Void where prohibited by law.

 

3. How to Enter.  To enter, you must, during the Contest Period: (a) have an Instagram account, (b) look for the designated Contest Instagram post on @sauconylifestyle, (c) follow the @sauconylifestyle account on Instagram, and (d) comment on the designated Contest Instagram post.  Incomplete entries and those containing invalid e-mail addresses or hashtags will be disqualified and removed from the Contest.   LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON.  Any attempt to enter using multiple/different Instagram accounts, email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, using macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry, or any other methods will void all of an entrant’s entries and that entrant will be disqualified.  Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

 

4. Intentionally Omitted.  

 

5. Winner Selection.  Following the Contest Period, Sponsor will select three (3) Grand Prize Winners from among all qualified Entries submitted in the U.K., France and Italy received during the Contest Period on or around 19 April 2024, being the draw date.  Winners will be chosen by the most “liked” comments.  Odds of winning a prize depend on number of eligible Entries received.   Prize winners will be posted on the draw date on @sauconylifestyle Instagram stories and may be required to complete and return an eligibility affidavit and liability/publicity release.   If a potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days after Sponsors’ first attempt, does not meet the eligibility criteria, does not fully comply with these Official Rules, or fails to sign and return the affidavit and/or release, then the potential winner forfeits the prize and an alternate winner will be selected.

 

Any attempt during the Contest Period to create false “likes”, automatically-generated likes, or otherwise tamper with, distort, or manipulate the voting process, all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, will result in immediate disqualification.  In addition, Sponsor may disqualify any entry, in its sole discretion, if it determines that the entry received likes in exchange for compensation or other consideration.

 

If a prize winner is considered a minor in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of, or to, the winner’s parent or legal guardian, who must accept the prize, execute any required documents, and agree to all obligations and undertakings of the winner, both on behalf of himself/herself and winner, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner.  Under no circumstances will a prize be awarded as the result of an entry by an individual under 18 years of age. 

 

6. Prizes.  Three (3) Grand Prizes: each consisting of one (1) pair of Ride Millennium product.  Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of each Grand Prize is €110.  Additional terms and conditions may apply to any gift cards, promotional codes, or similar prizes awarded.  Prizes are non-transferable and may not be substituted for cash.  Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may substitute a prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value due to unavailability of prize (or prize component) for any reason.

 

7. General Conditions.  All taxes and other expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner.  Except in case of gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach of obligations deriving from “public order” provisions and, in any event, within the limits set forth by the applicable law, neither Sponsor nor Instagram are responsible or liable for, and entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) completely release and hold Sponsor and Instagram harmless against:  (a) illegible, incomplete, damaged, misdirected, stolen, late, or lost entry forms; (b) network, internet, or computer malfunctions or damage related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; (c) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor which may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; or (d) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest.  Any entrant attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest, including but not limited to using automated processes for entry, will be ineligible.  If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, including but not limited to technical corruption or non-authorized human intervention, Sponsor in their sole discretion reserve the right to modify or cancel the Contest.  CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

 

8. Release.  By receipt of any prize, winner (or, if a minor in his/her place of residence, the winner’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agrees that Sponsor, Instagram, their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, and the agents, employees, directors and officers of these companies, are not liable whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from winner’s participation in the Contest.

 

9. Sponsor.  The Sponsor and administrator of this Contest is Saucony, a brand of Wolverine Europe Limited, King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG (“Sponsor”).

 

10. Winners List.  Names of prize winners may be requested by sending an email to wwwcommunications@wwwinc.com or a self-addressed, stamped envelope by 31 December 2024 to Sponsor to the attention of “2024 Saucony Own Your Narrative Giveaway Italy Contest.”

 

11. Privacy Policy.  By participating in this Contest, entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agree to the collection and use of their information in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at https://saucony.com/it including receiving marketing messages as set forth in such policy.   When processing personal data, the Sponsor will comply with the provisions of EU Regulation no. 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Italian Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.  Personal data will be taken where necessary from all entries received from participants but shall be limited to the details reasonably necessary for the administration of the Contest and the awarding of and participation in the prizes set out in Sections 5 and 6 and publicity set out in Section 3.  This information may be shared with the Sponsor’s parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or any other entities reasonably involved with the Contest, and used for marketing purposes.

 

12. Choice of Law. The laws of Italy apply to and govern these terms and conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them. Any and all claims relating in any way to the Contest, including in relation to any non-contractual obligations must be raised and resolved exclusively in the courts of Italy, where the consumer has his/her place of residence.