“INSIDERS AMAZON GIFTCARD SWEEPSTAKES” OFFICIAL RULES
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER, WIN OR CLAIM A PRIZE. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE AN ENTRANT OR NOMINEE’S CHANCES OF WINNING.
The organizing company and sponsor for the Sweepstakes is CARBON COUNTS TECH PBC at 125 Mt. Auburn St, #380443, Cambridge, MA 02238 USA (“Sponsor”).
1. Sweepstakes Period.
Begins on February 6th at 09:00 AM UTC; ends February 28th at 11:59 PM UTC or when we receive our allotted number of responses, whichever is earlier (“Sweepstakes Period”).
2. Eligibility.
You must complete and submit the survey and the survey must be actually received by Sponsor during the Sweepstakes Period to earn an entry in the sweepstakes.
Entry to the sweepstake is open only to those who are at least 18 years old as of the date of entry.
This sweepstakes is VOID where prohibited by law.
This sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, The European Union, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Japan, Korea, India, Philippines, and Australia.
Employees of the Sponsor, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, suppliers, distributors and advertising, promotional and judging agencies, including the administrator of this Sweepstakes if any, and the immediate family members (spouses, parents, children and siblings and their spouses) and household members of each (whether related or not), are not eligible to participate or win.
3. Participation.
Sweepstakes beginning and end dates will be identified in the “Sweepstakes Period”.
During the Sweepstakes Period, you may enter the Sweepstakes by visiting the Sweepstakes site at the appropriate Sponsor social media page or otherwise and following the instructions. Upon completion of the necessary requirements, you will receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. The limit is one (1) entry per person. Participation is free of charge. There is no purchase or payment of any kind necessary to participate in the Sweepstakes. There is no legal entitlement for participation or access to the Sweepstakes. In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant, entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address or social media account submitted at time of entry.
“Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.
Delivery of prizes requires a street address (no P.O. Boxes). Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind whether mechanical, human or electronic. Only fully completed survey forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Potential winners are subject to verification of eligibility. Legal action for participation is excluded.
4. Winner Selection.
Winners will be selected by Sponsor or a third-party administrator in a random drawing from all eligible entries received by the end date of the Sweepstakes. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the drawing.
5. Prizes.
The potential winners selected will receive: one (1) $100 USD AMAZON gift card as described in the respective sweepstakes announcement
Prizes will be awarded only if the potential prize winner fully complies with these Official Rules. All portions of the prize are non-assignable and non-transferable. Prizes pictured in point-of-sale, online, television and print advertising, promotional packaging, and other Sweepstakes materials are for illustrative purposes only. All details and other restrictions of the prize not specified in these Official Rules will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. No cash alternative or substitution of the prize will be allowed, except Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute prize of comparable value if any prize listed is unavailable, in whole or in part, for any reason. All potential taxes are the sole responsibility of the winners.
6. Notification.
Winners will be notified via an email from the sponsor account within five (5) calendar weeks about the end date of the Sweepstakes. If any winner cannot be contacted within five (5) calendar days of first notification attempt or does not reply within this period, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any winner rejects his/her prize or in the event of noncompliance with these Sweepstakes rules and requirements, such prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one prize per person.
7. Disqualification.
Any violation of these Official Rules by winner will result in winner’s disqualification as winner of the campaign, and all privileges as winner will be immediately terminated. Prizes can also be reclaimed subsequently. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exclude participants in case of criminal, racist, pornographic or violent content.
8. Termination of the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend or suspend this Sweepstakes for any material reason, in particular if a secure, fair and proper conduct of the Sweepstakes is affected. In such case, Sponsor will select the winner(s) from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor. Sponsor does not assume liability for lost chances of winning.
9. Limitation of Liability.
All conditions, warranties and representations expressed or implied by law or otherwise in connection with the prizes are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law and the sponsor shall be under no liability whatsoever or howsoever arising in connection with any loss, damage or injury suffered as a direct result of the provision or use of the Prizes. The Sponsor makes no attempt to exclude or limit its liability for death or personal injury arising as a result of its negligence.
10. Governing Law.
DISPUTES: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
11. Data Protection.
Carbon Counts Tech PBC, 125 Mt. Auburn St, #380443, Cambridge, MA 02238 USA is responsible for the processing of personal data within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The processing of personal data (Instagram handle or email address, depending on sweepstakes) of the entrants is carried out for the purpose of handling the sweepstakes. The personal data is used to identify the entrants, to notify them of winnings and to process any winnings. The data will only be transferred on to third parties (e.g. shipping service providers) if this is necessary for the handling of the sweepstakes. The personal data is being processed within the United States, European Union or United Kingdom. The data will be deleted as soon as the sweepstakes has been completed. Under no circumstances will the data be stored for more than one year.
Legal basis for such data processing is Art. 6 (1) lit. b) of the GDPR.
c. As a person concerned, you have various rights in connection with the processing of your personal data.
If you wish to assert your rights to information, correction, deletion, restriction of processing, object to data processing or revoke your consent to data processing, please send an e-mail to insiders@carboncounts.tech
Right to information.
You have the right to information about your personal data processed by us and to the following information:
the processing purposes;
the categories of personal data being processed;
the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data have been or are being disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organisations;
if possible, the planned duration for which the personal data will be stored or, if this is not possible, the criteria for determining this duration;
the existence of a right to rectification or deletion of your personal data, to restricting the processing of your personal data or to object to such processing;
the existence of a right of appeal to a supervisory authority;
if the personal data is not collected from you, all available information about the origin of the data;
the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling in accordance with Article 22 (1) and (4) GDPR and, at least in these cases, meaningful information on the logic involved and the scope and intended impact of such processing on the data subject.
in the case of the transfer of personal data to a third country or an international organization, on the appropriate safeguards under Article 46 GDPR in relation to the transfer
Right to rectification.
You have the right to immediately request the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you and, taking into account the purposes of the processing, the completion of incomplete personal data – also by means of providing a supplementary statement.
Right to erasure.
You have the right to request the immediate erasure of personal data concerning you and we are obliged to delete this data immediately if one of the following reasons applies:
The personal data are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
You revoke your consent on which the processing was based under Article 6 (1) lit. a) or Article 9 (2) lit. a) of the GDPR and there is no other legal basis for the processing;
You object to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (1) GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for processing or you object to the processing pursuant to Article 21 (2) GDPR;
Your personal data has been processed unlawfully;
The deletion of your personal data is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which we are subject;
The personal data have been collected in relation to information society services provided in accordance with Article 8 (1) GDPR.
If we have made personal data public and are obliged to erase personal data in accordance with Art. 17 (1) GDPR, we will take appropriate measures, including technical measures, taking into account the available technology and the implementation costs, to inform controllers who process the personal data you have requested the erasure by such controllers of any links to or copies or replications of, those personal data.
No endorsement by third parties.
This sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook are not responsible to entrants in respect of any aspect of this promotion. By entering this sweepstakes, you are providing information to the sponsor and its 3rd party associates contracted for the purpose of administering this sweepstakes and not to Instagram, Twitter or Facebook.