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Sweepstakes

2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes

Official Rules

July 26 12:00am - August 1, 2024 11:59pm Pacific Time

Winners Announced August 3

 

How to Enter:

  1. Share a sweepstakes post on social media (1 entry)
  2. Share an Instagram post by @thecuriographer and tag me
  3. Subscribe to Characters Without Stories on YouTube
  4. Subscribe to my newsletter

Prizes:

  1. One-minute voice-over recording by Star
  2. Curiographer gaming mat by Inked Gaming
  3. Curiographer dice bag by Inked Gaming
  4. Curiographer stickers

 

  1. Eligibility: The Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States who enter by any of the methods outlined below. Entrants must be 18 years or older as of their date of entry in this promotion in order to qualify. This sweepstakes is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations and void where prohibited by law. Characters Without Stories' employees, its subsidiaries, affiliates, suppliers, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, and directors (collectively the “Employees”), as well as members of an Employees' immediate family and/or those living in the same household of Employees are ineligible to participate in the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes.

 

  1. Sponsorship. The sponsor is Characters Without Stories (“Sponsor”), located at 82 N. Monroe St., Eugene, OR 97402. Sponsor will conduct the Sweepstakes substantially as described in these Official Rules.

 

  1. Agreement to Rules: By entering this [Sweepstakes or Contest], the Entrant (“You”) agrees to abide by the Sponsor's Official Rules and decisions, which are fully and unconditionally binding in all respects. The Sponsor reserves the right to refuse, withdraw, or disqualify any entry at any time at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. By entering this Sweepstakes the You represents and warrants that You are eligible to participate based on eligibility requirements explained in the Official Rules. You also agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor as final and binding as it relates to the content of this Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes.

 

  1. Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes Entry Period: This promotion begins on 7/26/2024 at 12:00 AM Pacific Time and ends on 8/1/24 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (“Entry Period”). To be eligible for the Sweepstakes, entries must be received within the specified Entry Period.

 

  1. How to Enter: Eligible entrants can enter The Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes by submitting an entry via the following methods:
  • Sharing a Sweepstakes post on any of the following Characters Without Stories social media pages: TikTok, Threads, Instagram, or Bluesky - 1 entry
  • Sharing a post by The Curiographer on Instagram and tagging Characters Without Stories - 1 entry
  • Subscribing to the Characters Without Stories YouTube channel. Entrant must submit the name of their YouTube account to Sponsor by sending a direct message on Instagram or TikTok to verify entry - 2 entries
  • Subscribing to the Characters Without Stories newsletter - 2 entries

 Entrants can earn up to six entries.

As a participant, your entry must fully meet all Sweepstakes or Contest requirements, as specified in the Official Rules, in order to be eligible to win a prize. Incomplete entries or those that do not adhere to the Official Rules or specifications will be disqualified at the Sponsor's sole discretion.

Fraudulent methods of entry or circumvention of the rules may result in the Sponsor invalidating your entries and removing them from the Sweepstakes at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.

 

  1. Prizes: The Winners of the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes (the “Winner”) will receive one of the following prizes:
  • Grand Prize (1) - One minute voice-over recording of the Winner’s choice by Star (Celeste Christie), host and producer of Characters Without Stories. Winner provides a voice over script to be read. Sponsor reserves the right to refuse to record the voice over for any reason. Scripts with offensive or harmful language, sexual content, and promotions of paid projects or services are not allowed. Retail value $100.
  • Second Prize (1) - One Inked Gaming Playmat. Retail value $29.95.
  • Third Prize (1) - One Inked Gaming Dice Bag. Retail value $12.95
  • Fourth Prize (3) - One Curiographer sticker. Retail price $1.53.

The actual/appraised prize value may differ at the time the prize is awarded. The prize(s) shall be determined solely by the Sponsor. There shall be no cash or other prize substitution permitted except at the Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is non-transferable. The Winner, upon acceptance of the prize, is solely responsible for all expenses related to the prize, including without limitation any and all local, state, and federal taxes. The Winner shall not transfer assignment of the prize to others nor shall the Winner request the cash equivalent or prize substitution.

 

  1. Odds: The total number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning.

 

  1. Selection and Notification of Winner: The Winner will be selected by a random drawing under the supervision of the Sponsor. The Sponsor will notify the Winners by email, Instagram, or TikTok instant message within ten days following Winner selection. The Sponsor is not responsible for nor shall have no liability for Winner’s failure to receive notices due to email security settings that may cause notifications to be marked as spam or junk email. Nor shall the Sponsor be liable for the Winner’s provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the Winner 1) fails to claim the prize within 5 days from the time the award notification was sent, 2) is found ineligible, or 3) does not complete and return an executed declaration and release within the specified timeframe, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate Winner may be selected. Receipt of the prize (offered in the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes) by the Winner is upon the condition of compliance with any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. IF THE WINNER VIOLATES ANY OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE WINNER (AT THE SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL BE DISQUALIFIED, AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.

 

  1. Terms & Conditions: In its sole discretion, the Sponsor reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes should non-authorized human intervention, a bug or virus, fraud, or other causes beyond the Sponsor’s control, impact or corrupt the security, fairness, proper conduct, or administration of the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes. The Sponsor, in the event of any of the above issues, may determine the Winner based on all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by the Sponsor. Individuals who tamper with or attempt to tamper with the operation or entry process of the Sweepstakes or website or violates these Terms & Conditions will be disqualified by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. In its sole discretion, the Sponsor has the right to maintain the integrity of the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to:  including, multiple entries by the same individual using separate social media accounts; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering. Attempts by any entrant to deliberately damage any website or undermine the legitimate operation of the Characters Without Stories 2-Year Anniversary Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil laws. If any such attempt is made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

  1. Limitation of Liability: Your entry into this Sweepstakes constitutes Your agreement to release and hold harmless the Sponsor and its subsidiaries, representatives, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, successors, agents, assigns, directors, employees, and officers against and from any and all claims, liability, illness, injury, death, litigation, loss, or damages that may occur, directly or indirectly from participation in the Sweepstakes and/or the 1) Winner accepting, possessing, using, or misusing of any awarded prize or any portion thereof; 2) any type of technical failure; 3) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions, phone, or Internet service; 4) unauthorized intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion; 5) electronic error or human error in the Promotion administration or the processing of entries.

 

  1. Disputes: THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF OREGON, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. The Entrant agrees, as a condition of participating in this promotion, that if any disputes cannot be resolved between the Entrant and the Sponsor, and if causes of action arise out of or are connected with this Sweepstakes or Contest, they shall be individually resolved exclusively before a court located in Oregon having jurisdiction, without resorting to any form of class action. Under no circumstances in any such dispute shall the participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to, punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorney’s fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes or Contest). The participant waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.

 

  1. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with YouTube. Entries that don’t comply with YouTube Community Guidelines will be disqualified.

 

  1. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram. Instagram is in no way liable for the Sweepstakes. Entrants waive any liability to Instagram when they enter the Sweepstakes.

 

  1. By entering using any of the outlined entry methods above, You, the Entrant, have affirmatively reviewed, accepted, and agreed to all of the Official Rules.