Heihachi Return Celebration Giveaway

OFFICIAL RULES

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC.

HEIHACHI RETURN CELEBRATION GIVEAWAY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. SWEEPSTAKES IS ONLY OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (EXCLUDING RESIDENTS OF U.S. OVERSEAS AND FOREIGN TERRITORIES AND MILITARY INSTALLATIONS) WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT THE TIME OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. SWEEPSTAKES: The HEIHACHI RETURN CELEBRATION GIVEAWAY (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. (the “Sponsor” or “BNEA”), administered by Marden-Kane, Inc. (the “Administrator”), and is subject to these Official Rules (the “Rules”). For the purposes of the Sweepstakes, the “Sweepstakes Group” is composed of the Sponsor and the Administrator, together with their affiliates and related companies, including without limitation their parent, sister and subsidiary companies, retailers, franchisees, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers of material and services related to the Sweepstakes, and any other corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship or other legal entity directly involved in the Sweepstakes and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and other representatives.

2. SWEEPSTAKES PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins September 23, 2024 on or about 10:00:01 AM Pacific Time (“PT”)  and ends October 13, 2024 on or about 11:59:59 PM PT (“Sweepstakes Period”). All dates and times in these Rules refer to Pacific Time or "PT." During the Sweepstakes Period, there will be three (3) Entry Periods (each, an “Entry Period”): (1) September 23, 2024 at 10:00:01 AM PT to September 29, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM PT; (2) September 30, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM PT to October 6, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM PT; and (3) October 7, 2024 at 12:00:00 AM PT to October 13, 2024 at 11:59:59 PM PT.  
    
3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is only open to individuals who, from the time of Entry, until all Prizes have been awarded: (a) are eighteen (18) years of age or older; (b) are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia (excluding residents of U.S. overseas and foreign territories and military installations); (c) possess a valid form of state or federal government-issued identification; (d) are not subject to applicable sanctions prohibitions, including, without limitation, any person listed on the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List; (e) are not officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives of Sweepstakes Group, each of its respective parents, affiliated or related companies, agencies, suppliers of the materials or services related to this Sweepstakes, or members of any immediate families (defined as parents, siblings, children and spouses, regardless of where they live) or households (whether or not related) of such officers, directors, employees, agents, or representatives; (f) have an active X (formerly known as Twitter) account that is set to "public" (a “Social Account”); and (g) are and remain in compliance with these Rules (collectively, the “Eligibility Criteria”). If you do not have a Social Account, visit Twitter.com to create one. There is no fee or charge to become a registered X user. By submitting your information and creating an X account, you agree to their respective terms of use and privacy notices, which can be found at https://twitter.com/en/privacy and https://twitter.com/en/tos. If you do not agree to such terms of use and privacy notices, you will not be able to create a respective account or participate in the Sweepstakes. You can return your account and entry to “private” any time after the winner announcement. If an individual who does not meet the Eligibility Criteria is selected as a Winner, such Entry will be void and deemed ineligible. All applicable federal, national, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited, restricted, or where conducting the Sweepstakes would subject Sweepstakes Group to a tax by local law.

4. HOW TO ENTER:  NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. An individual meeting the Eligibility Criteria (each, an “Eligible Entrant”) may enter the Sweepstakes during the Sweepstakes Period by completing the actions described in this Section. Maximum of one (1) Entry per Entrant during each Entry Period (as stated above in Section 2), for a maximum of three (3) Entries. 
   1. VIA X:  To enter via X, an Entrant must: (i) complete the entry form that is available at https://tekken.com/heihachi-return-celebration-giveaway and submit all required information (i.e. email address and X handle); and (ii) during at least one (1) Entry Period, perform the following actions:
      1. September 23, 2024 to September 29, 2024: Comment on the post on the official Bandai Namco US X account (@BandaiNamcoUS accessible at: https://twitter.com/bandainamcous) relating to this Sweepstakes by sharing your thoughts on how Heihachi Mishima came back to life;
      2. September 30, 2024 to October 6, 2024: Post TEKKEN 8 fan art and include the hashtags #HEIHACHI and #SWEEPSTAKES (Entries that do not include both hashtags are invalid and will not be accepted); and/or
      3. October 7, 2024 to October 13, 2024: Post a video showing your favorite Heihachi Mishima combination and include the hashtags #HEIHACHI and #SWEEPSTAKES (Entries that do not include both hashtags are invalid and will not be accepted).

5. ENTRY CONDITIONS:
   1. ENTRY SUBMISSION: Each Entry must be submitted by the Eligible Entrant named therein and provide all required information, completely, accurately, legibly, must be retrievable through a public search of X, and must otherwise comply with all applicable terms of X. By submitting an Entry, each Eligible Entrant confirms that he or she meets the Eligibility Criteria and has read, understands, and agrees to abide by these Rules. Use of automated devices to submit Entries is strictly prohibited; Entries submitted using any robot, script, macro, or other automated service are void and will not be accepted. Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same Social Account. Entrants are expressly prohibited from attempting to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple or different Social Accounts, identities, registrations, and/or logins. Any access to X or the Internet required to submit an Entry must be obtained by each Eligible Entrant, at no cost to the Sweepstakes Group. All submitted Entries become the sole property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged upon receipt or returned.
   2. ENTRY VERIFICATION: All Entries are subject to verification and only timely Entries, submitted by Eligible Entrants, that include all required information and otherwise comply with these Rules, will be accepted (each, a “Valid Entry”). Each Valid Entry will be entered into the Sweepstakes for one (1) chance to be selected to win a Prize per week during the Sweepstakes Period, as described in Section 6, below. Entries that do not comply with these Rules will be disqualified without notice to entrant. Photocopied, mechanically-reproduced, forged, altered, incomplete, corrupted, garbled, misdirected, or otherwise illegible Entries, or Entries without contact information, are void and will not be accepted. The Sweepstakes Group reserves the right to disqualify any Entry containing, or reasonably suspected of containing false information.
   3. ENTRY DEADLINE: All Entries must be submitted by the end date and time for the Sweepstakes Period set forth above.
   4. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ENTRIES: Each Eligible Entrant may only submit up to one (1) Entry on X during each Entry Period (as stated above in Section 2). Any attempt to exceed the maximum number of Entries per individual entrant during the Sweepstakes Period is a violation of these Rules and may result in disqualification.

6. ENTRY DRAWING/ODDS: On or about October 20, 2024 (the “Draw Date”) in Syosset, New York, the Sweepstakes Group or its designee will conduct a random drawing, from all timely-received Valid Entries to select nine (9) Eligible Entrants (collectively, “Winners”) for the Prizes set forth in Section 8. Odds of being selected as a Winner in this Sweepstakes will depend on the total number of Valid Entries timely received in accordance with Section 5 on X, without any geographic-apportionment for Prize distribution. Each Winner award and receipt of any Prize is, at all times, subject to strict compliance with and fulfillment of all conditions set forth in these Rules, including without limitation as set forth in Sections 3, 7, and 8.

7. WINNER NOTIFICATION, ELIGIBILITY, AND PRIZE FORFEITURE:
   1. WINNER NOTIFICATION: The Sweepstakes Group or its designee will attempt to notify each Winner via direct message on the Social Account such Winner used in his or her selected Entry:
      1. The direct message shall include one (1) attempt to notify and request that the Winner contact a designated email address to provide the Sweepstakes Group additional information (name and mailing address) required to proceed with the Winner's verification process, and will occur on or about one (1) calendar week of the Draw Date.
   2. WINNER ELIGIBILITY: In order to receive any Prize identified in the above-referenced notification, each Winner must complete and return by the deadlines set forth therein:
      1. A written affidavit or declaration of eligibility, confirming such Winner’s fulfillment of the Eligibility Criteria and compliance with the Rules (the “Affidavit”);
      2. A written release, releasing the Sweepstakes Group and X from any liability in connection with this Sweepstakes, the acceptance, possession, enjoyment, use or misuse of any Prize, or the public disclosure of such Winner’s identity in connection therewith (the “General Release”); and
      3. All tax documentation required by the law of such Winner’s jurisdiction (“Tax Documentation”);
   3. PRIZE FORFEITURE: A Winner’s Prize may be forfeited if: (a) any attempted notification of such Winner, as described above, is returned as “undeliverable;” (b) Winner fails to respond or does not provide the requested information to Sweepstakes Group or its designee within forty-eight (48) hours of the attempted notification; (c) Winner fails to provide proof of fulfillment of the Eligibility Criteria (if requested) in a timely manner; (d) Winner fails to provide a completed Affidavit, General Release, or Tax Documentation in a timely manner; (e) Winner violates or otherwise fails to comply with the Rules; or (f) Winner expressly declines a Prize. In the event a Winner’s Prize is forfeited, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to that Winner and, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, such Prize may be awarded to an alternate Winner (time-permitting).

8. PRIZES: Subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 7 and 8, Winners selected in the drawing will be awarded the following prizes (each, a “Prize” and collectively, the “Prizes”):

Total ARV of all Prizes:  $333.00

ARVs are accurate as of date of publication, but may be subject to change. Any difference between the ARV and the actual value of any Prize will not be paid to any Winner.

9. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Proof of Entry submission does not constitute proof of receipt. Decisions of Sweepstakes Group will be final and binding on all matters pertaining to this Sweepstakes. This Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, of all applicable jurisdictions. Sponsor reserves the right to correct any typographical, printing, computer programming or operator errors. Should a Winner make any false statement(s) in any document referenced above, such Winner will be required to promptly return to Sponsor his or her Prize, or the cash value equivalent of the ARV for such Prize, as set forth in Section 8, above, at Sponsor’s election. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any Eligible Entrant who tampers or attempts to tamper with the Entry process, the operation of the Sweepstakes and/or Sweepstakes website, or violates the Rules or any other applicable terms or conditions. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the individual who submitted any Entry, the authorized account holder (i.e., the natural person who is assigned to a Social Account or email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the email address in a disputed Entry) of the Social Account or email account referenced in such Entry will be deemed to be the individual who submitted such Entry. The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, municipal and local laws and regulations. Except as expressly provided herein, all taxes, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with a Winner’s receipt, use, or enjoyment of any Prize shall be paid and borne solely by each such Winner. Prizes will be delivered only to Winners that fulfill all applicable conditions set forth in Section 7. Prizes must be accepted as awarded and may not be substituted, transferred or redeemed for cash or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sweepstakes Group reserves the right to substitute Prizes for a prize of equal or greater monetary value, in cash or otherwise, at its sole discretion, if a Prize, or any component of any Prize, cannot be awarded for any reason. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen Prizes. To the extent permitted by law, Sponsor makes no representations or warranties with respect to any Prize. Winners will be responsible for all taxes (federal, state, and local of all applicable jurisdictions) and all expenses not listed herein related to acceptance and use of any Prize. The stated ARV of each Prize is based on available information provided to Sponsor and the value of the Prize awarded to each Winner may be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Any Winner who receives from Sweepstakes Group Prizes valued at US$600 or more in a calendar year will receive an IRS form 1099 after the end of the calendar year in which such Prizes were awarded, and a copy of such form will be filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), or such other tax form as may be required by the laws of the jurisdiction in which such Winner resides. In addition to the tax liability disclosures in these Rules, each Winner shall abide by the laws, rules, and regulations of such Winners legal residence, including without limitation as applicable to income reporting the payment of taxes and withholdings due.

10. PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION: All personal information provided in an Entry, and that each Winner provides in accepting a Prize, will be collected, used, and disclosed by Sponsor, the Sweepstakes Group and/or X for the purposes of administering the Sweepstakes and Prize fulfillment. Aggregated and anonymized entrant information may be used by the Sponsor to communicate about the Sweepstakes to its retailers and distributors. By entering this Sweepstakes, you consent to such collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law, by accepting a Prize, each Winner agrees to Sponsor’s use of his or her name, city and state of residence, picture, biographical information, statements, voice, and likeness in any advertising and publicity Sponsor may conduct relating to the Sweepstakes in any media or format, whether now known or hereafter developed, including but not limited to on the World Wide Web, at any time or times in perpetuity, without further compensation or notice. Sponsor’s privacy policy (available at https://www.bandainamcoent.com/legal/privacy) will apply to this Sweepstakes and to information submitted or collected with each Entry. Please note that by accepting these Rules, you acknowledge and agree that you are also accepting the terms of the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

11. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASES: BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY FOR THIS SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE SWEEPSTAKES GROUP AND X HAVE NO LIABILITY TO SUCH ENTRANT WHATSOEVER FOR, AND EACH ENTRANT HEREBY RELEASES AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD THE SWEEPSTAKES GROUP AND X HARMLESS AGAINST ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, CLAIMS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES) TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY RESULTING FROM (A) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SWEEPSTAKES WEBSITES, (B) ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PERSONAL OR PRIVACY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR PRIZE DELIVERY, OR (C) THE ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. THEREFORE SUCH EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, PLEASE SEE SECTION 13, BELOW. Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to SECTION 13, below, the Sweepstakes Group shall not be responsible for: (a) any incomplete or inaccurate information that is caused by Sweepstakes website users, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, or by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of submissions in the Sweepstakes; (b) lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, service provider, on-line systems, telephone networks or telephone lines, or any other connections; (c) the theft, destruction, loss or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (d) any problems with, or malfunctions or failures of, telephone networks or lines, computers or computer on-line systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, viruses or bugs; (e) garbled transmissions or miscommunications; (f) failure of any e-mail to be received by or from the Sweepstakes judging organization or Sponsor for any reason, including but not limited to traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or combination thereof or technical incompatibility; (g) damage to a user’s computer equipment (software or hardware) occasioned by participation or downloading of materials related to this Sweepstakes; (h) printing, distribution, programming or production errors, and any other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise; or (i) technical, pictorial, typographical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. IN NO EVENT WILL ANY WINNER BE ENTITLED TO ANY FEE, ROYALTY, OR OTHER COMPENSATION OF ANY KIND AS A RESULT OF THE SWEEPSTAKES. BY ENTERING, EACH ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO COMPENSATION FROM SWEEPSTAKES GROUP FOR ANY USE OF SUCH ENTRANT’S ENTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE RULES. WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES IS IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND THE SWEEPSTAKES GROUP RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

12. VENUE SELECTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except as prohibited by applicable law, by entering this Sweepstakes, each individual entrant and each member of the Sweepstakes Group agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, relating to, or connected with these Rules or the administration of this Sweepstakes shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the federal courts of the United States of America or the courts of the State of California, in each case located in the County of Los Angeles, California; (2) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Sweepstakes; (3) each individual entrant and member of the Sweepstakes Group hereby expressly waives any right to seek attorneys’ fees in connection with any dispute, claim, or cause of action against the other; and (4) under no circumstances will an individual entrant or a member of the Sweepstakes Group be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to seek, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages, and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE ABOVE RESTRICTIONS IN THE EVENT OF DISPUTE OR LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU – PLEASE SEE SECTION 13, BELOW.

13. INTERPRETATION AND GOVERNING LAW: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforcement of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of each individual entrant and the Sweepstakes Group in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California. If any provision of these Rules is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, rules or regulations of a particular jurisdiction, such provision will apply only to the extent permitted by such law, rule or regulation and all other provisions of these Rules shall be construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules shall not constitute a waiver of such provision.

14. WINNER'S LIST: To obtain a copy of these Rules or a Winners List (available approximately thirty (30) days after the end of the Sweepstakes Period), please send an email with subject line: “Heihachi Return Celebration Giveaway” to winnerslist@mkpromosource.com. Requests received sixty (60) days after the end of the Sweepstakes Period will not be honored. DO NOT SEND ANY ENTRIES OR OTHER CORRESPONDENCE TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.

15. SPONSOR and ADMINISTRATOR CONTACT INFORMATION: Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes are to be directed to the Sponsor or Administrator at the address below:
    1. SPONSOR: Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., 23 Odyssey, Irvine, California 92618 USA; or at legal@bnea.com.
    2. ADMINISTRATOR: Marden-Kane, Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd, Ste. 222, Syosset, NY 11791 USA.

DO NOT SEND ENTRIES OR REQUESTS FOR OFFICIAL RULES OR WINNERS LISTS TO EITHER OF THESE ADDRESSES.

This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, administered, or associated with X Corp. (“X”), or any parent, sister, subsidiary, or affiliate of X Corp., in any way. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor Group and not to X Corp.

Individual entrants are hereby authorized to copy these Rules on the condition that it will be for such individual’s personal use only.

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