Countdown to Christmas Giveaway/Christmas Countdown Giveaway Rules

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
 
1. Eligibility
 
Countdown to Christmas Giveaway/Christmas Countdown Giveaway (the "Sweepstakes") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of PupThreads LLC DBA Beast & Buckle and other companies associated with the promotion of the Sweepstakes, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Sweepstakes is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
 
2. Sponsor
 
The Sweepstakes is sponsored by PupThreads LLC DBA Beast & Buckle, located at 1899 Halle Road, Johns Island, South Carolina 29455.
 
3. Agreement to Official Rules
  
Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein.
 
4. Sweepstakes Period
 
The Sweepstakes begins on December 09, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. Eastern and ends on December 22, 2022 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern (the "Sweepstakes Period"). Entries that are submitted after the Sweepstakes Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Sweepstakes using any of the following methods:
 
Text Message
  
5. How to Enter
 
Via Text Message: This method of entry will be available for the entire Sweepstakes Period. Send a text message with XMAS22 from your handset to the phone number 833-463-0121. In response to this text message, an auto-reply will be sent to the device. Follow the directions provided in the reply to confirm your entry. Standard text and data rates will be charged for each text message sent or received from your handset according to the terms of your carrier. Check with your wireless carrier for your handset capabilities and pricing plan details. Entrants must be opted-in to receive text messages from the Sponsor via the phone number 833-463-0121 during the sweepstakes to be eligible to receive a prize.
  
Limit one (1) entry per person, per email address, per mobile phone number, and per household for the duration of the Sweepstakes Period, regardless of method of entry. Entries received from any person, e-mail address, mobile phone number, or household in excess of the stated limitation will be void. All entries become the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned.
 
6. Prize Drawing
 
On or about each day between December 09, 2022 and December 22, 2022, the Sponsor will select potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via telephone on or about each day between December 09, 2022 and December 22, 2022. One (1) winner will be selected per day for the duration of the Sweepstakes for a total of fourteen (14) winners. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries.

7. Winner Notification
  
The potential winners will be notified by text message via the phone number used to enter the Sweepstakes. Each potential  winner (parent/legal guardian if a minor in his/her state of residence) will be required to affirmatively acknowledge, via text message, receipt of the prize notification and receipt of the prize iteself. If a potential winner cannot be contacted, or fails to respond within the required time period (if applicable), or prize is returned as undeliverable, potential winner forfeits prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled within 24 hours of a winner responding to a notification informing said winner that a prize in the Sweepstakes has been won.
 
8. Prizes
 
(1) $40 Beast & Buckle gift card per winner, (14) $40 Beast & Buckle gift cards total
 
9. General Conditions
  
In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Sweepstakes is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Sweepstakes is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Sweepstakes and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to damage the website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

10. Release and Limitations of Liability

By participating in the Sweepstakes, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the "Released Parties)" from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Sweepstakes, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Sweepstakes; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d)or text messages; any other errors or problems in connection with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Sweepstakes, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, or text messages, or in any Sweepstakes-related materials; or (e) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Sweepstakes, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

11. Disputes

Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in South Carolina. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of South Carolina, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than South Carolina.

12. Privacy
 
Information collected from entrants is subject to Sponsor's privacy policy, found here: https://beastandbuckle.com/pages/privacy-policy.

13. Winner List 
   
To request the name of the winners send an email with the subject line "Sweepstakes Winner List" to Clark@BeastandBuckle.com. Winner lists will only be provided after the end of the Sweepstakes. By entering the Sweepstakes, the entrant agrees to allow the Sponsor to provide the entrant's first and last name to any individual requesting the Sweepstakes Winner List via the authorized methods described in this section.
 
14. Affiliation with Social Networks and Search Engines
   
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with any social media channels or internet search engines, including, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, or Google. The entrant understands that the entrant is providing information to the Sponsor of this Sweepstakes, PupThreads LLC DBA Beast & Buckle.