Brilliant Black Minds Sweepstakes Terms

Karat / Brilliant Black Minds Sweepstakes Terms and Conditions

PLEASE READ THESE RULES CAREFULLY PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION OR ENTRY. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO REGISTER, ENTER, OR WIN. OPEN ONLY TO INDIVIDUALS AGED 18 OR OLDER. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

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

From time to time, Karat may offer sweepstakes and/or contests on its official third-party social media pages, such as Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/”X” and Facebook (collectively, the “Social Media Sites”), on its website (www.Karat.com), or via email. Each such giveaway or sweepstakes is referred to as a “Giveaway.” A Social Media Post, webpage or email setting forth the method of entry for a Giveaway is referred to as a “Giveaway Post.” Please read these Official Rules before entering a Karat Giveaway. You agree that, by submitting an entry to a Giveaway, you will be bound by these Official Rules and the rules on the Giveaway Post, website or applicable email, and you acknowledge that you satisfy all Giveaway eligibility requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to individuals who are the older of 18 years of age or the legal age of majority in their state of residence. The following individuals are not eligible to enter or win Karat Giveaways unless otherwise stated in the Giveaway Post: current or former (within the immediately preceding 12 months) employees, officers, directors, and contractors of Karat, and anyone involved in the administration of the Giveaway, and any member of the immediate family (i.e., a parent, sibling, child or grandchild) or household of any of the foregoing individuals.

GIVEAWAY PERIOD

Each Giveaway begins and ends on the dates and times as specified on the Giveaway Post (the “Giveaway Entry Period”). Entries will only be accepted during the Giveaway Entry Period.

HOW TO ENTER

Follow the instructions on the Giveaway Post to enter a Giveaway (the “Entry”). You warrant and represent that, if applicable, your Entry is original and does not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party, and does not feature trademarks, logos, or brand names other than Karat.

You grant Karat a royalty-free, irrevocable, transferrable, sublicensable, and non-exclusive license to your Entry, and waive to the full extent permitted by law any and all claims against Karat to moral rights in the Entry, and except where prohibited, grant written permission to  your name, likeness, social media handles and identity for promotional purposes by Karat without additional compensation.

To preserve the standards of a Giveaway, Karat may occasionally ask for additional information which will be used for fraud prevention.

Any entry containing any language or imagery which Karat deems, in its sole and absolute discretion, to be inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, or that promotes discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age will be disqualified.

Late, incomplete and/or inaccurate entries and entries not complying with all Rules are subject to disqualification. Any form of automated entry, including by the use of macros, scripts or bots, will be disqualified. Furthermore, by entering, each Participant represents and warrants that each Entry complies with these Giveaway Rules in full. Karat reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any Entry that it determines does not or is likely not to comply with these guidelines.

Number of Entries: One Entry per Participant, unless otherwise stipulated on the Giveaway Post. Any Entries over the limit will be deemed ineligible and will not be entered into the Giveaway, and Participants who enter more than once may be disqualified in Karat’s sole discretion. You will not be eligible to receive any prizes awarded in any other Giveaway unless you enter each Giveaway separately.

PRIZE

Prize shall be as stated on Giveaway Post. No cash or other prize substitutions are permitted. The prize is non-transferable. Event ticket prizes involve no travel or accommodations, unless otherwise stated in the Giveaway Post. Online gift card prizes shall be subject to the terms and conditions delivered with the online gift card. Each winner (each, a “Winner”) will be responsible for paying all costs and expenses related to a prize that are not specifically mentioned, including, but not limited to, income taxes, and any other expenses that might reasonably be incurred by the winner in receiving or using the prize. Winner should consult a tax professional to discuss the winner’s particular situation.

Each prize will be awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).

SELECTING AND NOTIFYING PRIZE WINNER

Karat will award a prize to one or more individuals who enter the Giveaway as specified in the Giveaway Post. The start and end dates and times of the Giveaway, method of entry, prize(s), and winner selection method will be specified on the Giveaway Post. Winner(s) will be selected by random drawing from among all eligible entries received unless otherwise stated in the Giveaway Post. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. The Winner will be notified via direct message to the Social Media Site account or email associated with the Winner’s Entry, and must respond within five (5) days to claim the prize unless otherwise stated in the Giveaway Post.

TERMS

All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply, and the Giveaway is void where prohibited. Karat reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway or who violates these Giveaway Rules. Karat is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Giveaway, or in the announcement of the prize. These Giveaway Rules set forth the entire agreement and understanding between Karat and Participant concerning the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior discussions, agreements, and understandings of any kind between them. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Karat reserves the right, in its sole discretion, at any future time to terminate, modify, or suspend the Giveaway for any reason. Nothing contained herein shall constitute employment, a joint venture, or a partnership. Karat’s failure to enforce any provision of these Giveaway Rules shall not constitute a waiver of any provision contained herein. If any provision of these Giveaway Rules is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or appointed arbitrator, such determination shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision herein. The titles of Sections of these Giveaway Rules are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal effect. The word “including” is used in these Giveaway Rules to mean “including but not limited to.”

If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Prize will be awarded to the authorized account holder of the Social Media Site account associated with the winning Entry, as registered with the Social Media Site at the actual time of entry, or to the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning Entry, as registered with the organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the Winning Entries submitted email address. Karat shall have no liability for a Winner’s failure to receive notices due to Winners’ failure to check their Social Media Site messages, or for emails sent to spam, junk e-mail or other security settings or for Winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT WILL KARAT BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTICIPANT OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSS OF REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, LOST CAPITAL OR OVERHEAD, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, WHETHER OR NOT SPONSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

ALL DECISIONS FINAL

All decisions of Karat are final and binding in all respects.

CHOICE OF LAW AND DISPUTES

THE GIVEAWAY IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in the Giveaway, to the fullest extent allowed by law, Participant agrees that any and all disputes, claims, causes of action or controversies arising out of or in connection with the Giveaway, shall be resolved in arbitration individually and without resort to collective, class, or aggregate action, as set forth in the Terms and Conditions of the righthereathome.com website. By registering and/or submitting an Entry, each Participant irrevocably waives, to the greatest extent allowed by law, any right to seek and/or obtain rescission and/or equitable and/or injunctive relief. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, other than Participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering the Giveaway), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

PRIVACY POLICY

In the event that a Giveaway calls for submission of personal information, all information submitted in connection with the Giveaway will be treated in accordance with the Karat Privacy Policy (https://karat.com/privacy/). All submissions through Social Media Sites will be governed by the Privacy Policy of the Social Media Site on which the Giveaway Post is posted.

DISCLAIMER

The Giveaways are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by the Social Media Sites and in no instance shall the Social Media Sites or their subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors (all of the foregoing, the “Social Media Sites Parties”) be liable for any disputes, claims, causes of action or controversies arising out of or in connection with a Giveaway.