SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
PAC-MAN VIRTUAL CHALLENGE SWEEPSTAKES (THE “SWEEPSTAKES”)
OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ODDS OF WINNING WILL DEPEND ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE ENTRIES RECEIVED AS OF THE APPLICABLE DRAWING DATE DEADLINE. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.
ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and D.C. who are eighteen (18) years of age (except in the case of residents of jurisdictions where the legal age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years, such legal age of majority) or older at the time of entry. Employees, officers, and directors (including immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and members of the same household, whether or not related) of San Francisco Giants Enterprises LLC (“Sponsor”), Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. (“Bandai”), and San Francisco Giants Baseball Club LLC (“San Francisco Giants”), and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Sweepstakes are not eligible to participate or win a Prize (defined below). The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, territory, and local laws, rules and regulations.
SPONSOR: San Francisco Giants Enterprises LLC, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107.
HOW TO ENTER: The Sweepstakes begins at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on August 3, 2020, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on September 6, 2020 (the “Entry Period”). Limit one (1) entry per person, regardless of method of entry. Additional entries beyond the specified limit will be void.
RACE REGISTRATION: During the Entry Period go to (sfgiants2020.wpengine.com/PACMAN) and register for the PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge to be entered for a chance to win. All information submitted online entry form by entrants is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with the Race Roster Privacy Policy (https://raceroster.com/legal/privacy-policy). Entrants must fully complete and submit all non-optional data requested on the online entry form to be eligible. Incomplete and/or inaccurate entries are void. All online entries must include a valid email address.
FREE METHODS OF ENTRY: TWITTER: To enter via this method you must have a valid public (i.e., not protected) Twitter account and be a follower of @GiantRace (the “Sweeps Twitter Account”). During the Entry Period, you must post a picture during a run on Twitter with the hashtag #PACMANVirtualChallenge and tag the Sweeps Twitter Account (“Entry Tweet”). Your Entry Tweet must remain publicly posted through the Drawing Date (as set forth below) and must comply with the Content Restrictions (as set forth below) and Twitter’s Terms of Service and Twitter Rules and Policies available at twitter.com/tos. All information submitted via the Twitter platform is subject to, and will be treated in a manner consistent with, Twitter’s Privacy Policy accessible at twitter.com/privacy and Twitter Terms of Service and Twitter Rules and Policies. If you do not have a Twitter account, you may register for one, for free, at Twitter.com. Data and usage rates may apply to the download and use of the Twitter mobile application. The time of receipt of any Twitter entry shall be the time such entry is made available to Sponsor via the Twitter platform. Sponsor’s computer shall be the official clock of the Sweepstakes. Any entries that do not comply with the Content Restrictions or otherwise with these Official Rules and any that are removed or hidden prior to the Drawing Date are void.
EMAIL: send an e-mail to pacman@giantrace.com with the subject line “PAC-MAN Virtual Challenge Sweepstakes” and provide your name, address, and phone number during the Entry Period.
RANDOM DRAWINGS: On or about Friday, September 18, 2020 (“Drawing Date”), the potential winners will be selected by random drawing from among all eligible entries received. Subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules, the potential winners will be declared the official winners of the Sweepstakes (each, a “Winner” and collectively, “Winners”). The decisions of Sponsor are final and binding on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received. Limit one (1) prize per person.
PRIZES: A total of eighteen (18) Prizes:
- (1) Private Video Gaming Session on Oracle Park’s New 4K Scoreboard (The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) $600)
- The Video game session shall take place on a mutually agreed upon date in 2021 which is not a Giants Home game date. Winner and 3 guests may attend the session and the game to be played at the session shall be determined by Sponsor.
- (2) Pair of Alaska Airlines Round-Trip Flight Vouchers (ARV $580 each)* See terms below.
- (5) Registration for a 2021 Giant Race (ARV $115 each)
- (5) PAC-MAN Fan Pack (ARV $50 each each)
- (5) Pair of Tickets to an Oracle Park Behind-The-Scenes Tour (ARV $44 each pair)
- The tours shall take place on a mutually agreed upon date in 2021 which is not a Giants Home game date. Tour will last approximately 1.5 hours.
*Alaska Airline Flight Vouchers: Each winner will receive two (2) round-trip coach class air travel certificates courtesy of Alaska Airlines. The approximate retail value of each prize is $580 total. The travel authorization (certificate) is valid for flights served by Alaska Airlines, Horizon Airlines and/or applicable Skywest Airlines flights. Mileage Plan Miles cannot be earned or credited. First Class paid upgrades or mileage plan upgrades are allowed. Connections are also allowed (subject to fare rules) First Bag Free for Alaska Airlines Visa Signature® Cardholders. See our checked baggage policy and flight schedules at www.alaskaair.com for more details. Individual travel taxes may apply. Once ticketed, fare rules apply regarding changes to itinerary. The certificate is valid for three months from date of issue with no extensions permitted. Winner and guest must possess all necessary documentation required for air travel (e.g., a valid, government-issued driver’s license, U.S. passport, etc.). The following black-out dates apply: NOV 20-30, 2020 and DEC 18, 2020 – JAN 2, 2021. The certificate is void if bartered or sold. If lost, the certificate may not be reissued. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute prizes (or a portion thereof) of equal or greater value. No substitutions or transfers of prize(s) are permitted by the winner(s), except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All taxes and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the above prize(s) are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner.
PRIZE CONDITIONS: All Prize details shall be determined in the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor. Each Winner is fully responsible for any and all applicable federal, state, territory and local taxes (including income and withholding taxes). All costs and expenses associated with the Prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided, including expenses incurred by accepting the Prize are the sole responsibility of each individual Winner. The Prizes are non-transferable and non-assignable, with no cash redemptions except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute any Prize (or any portion thereof) with a prize of comparable or greater value at its sole and absolute discretion. Any resale or commercial or promotional use may result in disqualification and Prize forfeiture.
TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM ORACLE PARK AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED. Each Winner’s guest must be of legal age of majority in his/her jurisdiction of residence (and at least eighteen (18) years of age), unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Each Winner and his/her guest agree to comply with all applicable ballpark and venue, as applicable, regulations in connection with the Weekly Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to remove or to deny entry to any Winner and/or his/her guest who engage(s) in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person at the video game session or tour. Released Parties (defined below) will not be responsible for weather conditions, Acts of God, acts of terrorism, civil disturbances, work stoppage or any other natural disaster outside their control that may cause the cancellation or postponement of any video game session or tour. Prizes may not be resold or offered for resale or used for any commercial or promotional purpose whatsoever. Any such resale or commercial or promotional use may result in disqualification and Prize forfeiture.
NOTIFICATION: Each potential Winner will be notified at the email address provided at the time of entry or from which entry was submitted, or via Twitter direct message in the case of entries received through Twitter, as applicable (the “Prize Notification“). In the event that any potential winner does not respond to any such Prize Notification within two (2) days of the date of issuance, declines the Prize for any reason, a disqualification will result, the Prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, an alternate potential winner may be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries received as of the applicable Drawing Date Deadline. Each potential winner may be required to submit his/her valid social security number (Tax ID #) and/or other identification to Sponsor and may be required to execute, have notarized and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability and, unless prohibited by law, Publicity, within five (5) days of the date of issuance. Failure to submit any identification required by Sponsor or to return the required documents within the specified time period, noncompliance with these Official Rules or the return of the Prize (or any portion thereof) or Prize Notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and Prize forfeiture and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion and time permitting, may cause an alternate potential winner to be randomly selected from among all remaining eligible entries received as of the applicable Drawing Date Deadline.
WAIVER OF LIABILITY/PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating in the Sweepstakes and submitting an entry, each entrant agrees to (a) be bound by these Official Rules, including all entry requirements, and (b) waive any and all claims against Sponsor, Bandai, and the San Francisco Giants and each of their respective parents, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees, agents, licensees, distributors, dealers, retailers, printers, representatives and advertising and promotion agencies, and any and all other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “Released Parties”) for any injury, damage or loss that may occur, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from the participation in the Sweepstakes or from the receipt or use of any Prize (or any portion thereof) or any travel or activity related to the receipt or use of any Prize (or any portion thereof). By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant gives his/her express permission to be contacted by Sponsor, Bandai and San Francisco Giants by telephone, email and/or postal mail for Sweepstakes purposes. Each Winner, by acceptance of a Prize, grants to Sponsor, Bandai and San Francisco Giants, and each of their respective designees the right to publicize such Winner’s name, address, photograph, voice, statements and/or other likeness and prize information for advertising, promotional, trade and/or any other purpose in any media or format now known or hereafter devised, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without limitation and without further compensation, consideration, permission or notification, unless prohibited by law.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Released Parties are not responsible for stolen, late, incomplete, illegible, inaccurate, misdirected, lost, misrouted, scrambled, damaged, delayed, undelivered, mutilated, postage-due or garbled entries, transmissions, email or mail; or for lost, interrupted or unavailable network, cable, satellite, server, Internet Service Provider (ISP), wireless network, website, or other connections including those through and/or by any website, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cable or wireless transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; wireless service congestion; failures or malfunctions of phones, phone lines or telephone systems, wireless towers or cellular tower equipment; any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in wireless or other transmission, processing, or communication; non-delivery; misdirected, blocked, or delayed email notifications; printing, typographical or other errors appearing within these Official Rules, in any Sweepstakes-related advertisements or other materials; or any other errors, problems or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, network, computer, telephone, wireless service, mail, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Sweepstakes, the processing of entries, or the announcement of the Prizes or in any Sweepstakes-related materials. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by website users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to entrants’ or to any other person’s computer and/or wireless device related to or resulting from participating in this Sweepstakes or downloading materials from or use of the website. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Sweepstakes or website or attempt to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, deception or other unfair playing practices, or intend to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrant or any representative of Sponsor or any MLB Entity or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Any attempt to deliberately damage the content or operation of this Sweepstakes is unlawful and subject to legal action by Sponsor and/or its agents. Sponsor shall have the sole right to disqualify any entrant for violation of these Official Rules or any applicable laws relating to the Sweepstakes, and to resolve all disputes in its sole discretion. Released Parties (a) make no warranty, guaranty or representation of any kind concerning any Prize (or any portion thereof), and (b) disclaim any implied warranty. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof) should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof). In the event of cancellation, Sponsor may elect to identify the Winners and award the Prizes by way of random drawing from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of such cancellation. Sponsor also reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify these Official Rules for clarification purposes without materially affecting the terms and conditions of the Sweepstakes.
CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE CONTENT OR LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR WILL DISQUALIFY ANY ENTRANT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT, AND SPONSOR, THE MLB ENTITIES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) AND OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Entries generated by a script, macro or other mechanical or automated means will be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of any potential winner based on an email address, the winning entry will be declared made by the Authorized Account Holder of the email address submitted at the time of entry or from which entry was submitted provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. The “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person to whom the applicable Internet service provider or other organization (such as a business or educational institution) has assigned the email address for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
As a condition of entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees that (i) any and all disputes, claims, controversies or causes of action arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes, or any prizes awarded (each, a “Claim“), shall be (1) arbitrated on an individual basis only, and shall not be consolidated or joined with or in any arbitration or other proceeding involving a Claim of any other party, and (2) settled by binding arbitration in San Francisco, California before a single arbitrator appointed by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its then governing rules and procedures, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof; and (ii) under no circumstance will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. These Official Rules shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, applicable to contracts entered into and performed exclusively in that State.
WINNERS LIST: For a list of Winners’ names, mail a request and a self-addressed stamped envelope to be received no later than ninety (90) days after the Entry Period to: to San Francisco Giants Enterprises LLC at pacman@giantrace.com.
This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, administered, or produced by Major League Baseball or any of its Clubs or affiliated entities.
Sponsor trademarks, service marks and copyrights are proprietary to Sponsor. Bandai trademarks, service marks and copyrights are proprietary to Bandai. All rights reserved.