Win a Rolex Datejust 16233
For a chance to win this Rolex Datejust 16233 worth $5,888, simply enter your details and answer the question below.
The giveaway will close: 4/30/2024 11:59 PM EDT
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Terms and Conditions
Watchfinder & Co. Watch Contest (the “Contest”)
OFFICIAL RULES FOR PARTICIPATION
THIS IS A TRADE PROMOTION CONTEST. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT BY PARTICIPANT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. A PURCHASE BY PARTICIPANT WILL NOT IMPROVE A PARTICIPANT’S CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST BE LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES OR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN HIS/HER PLACE OF RESIDENCE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. VOID IN PUERTO RICO, ALL U.S. TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS, AND WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.
THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN YOU AND SPONSOR (DEFINED BELOW) THAT GOVERN ENTRY INTO THE CONTEST. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE OFFICIAL RULES WILL VOID YOUR ENTRY.
Participants should read and understand all parts of this document and the conditions and rules described before submitting their data and participating in this contest. Review and acceptance of these rules is a condition for participation.
This contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Rolex.
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Sponsor:
The Contest is sponsored and organized Watchfinder North America, Inc. (trading as “Watchfinder & Co.”) having its main office at 645 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10022 (hereinafter “Sponsor”). Sponsor is solely responsible for all aspects of the Contest.
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Eligibility/How to Enter the Contest:
These Official Rules for participation (hereinafter, the “Official Rules”) apply to the Watchfinder & Co. Watch Contest. Participants are required to have read attentively and to have accepted the following Official Rules. Participation in the Contest implies automatic acceptance by the Participant (defined below) of these Official Rules.
This Contest is open only to individuals that (a) satisfy the eligibility requirements to enter Contest set forth herein, and (b) have agreed to and fully abided by these Official Rules (each eligible individual participating in the Contest is hereinafter referred to as a “Participant”). All other individuals are not eligible to enter the Contest or win the Prize.
Participants must be legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia and at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in their place of residence, whichever is greater, as of the commencement of the Contest Period (defined below).
Directors, executives, employees, contractors or agents (and their immediate families, relatives and household members) of the Sponsor, their parents, affiliates, branches, advertising and promotion agencies or any other company involved in the design or competition are not eligible to win. The determination of Participants’ eligibility at the discretion of the Sponsor will be final.
To participate in the Contest, during the Contest Period (defined below), the Participant must complete and successfully submit the entry form on the Contest landing page, located at www.watchfinder.com/prize-draw, by:
- following the on-screen instructions to enter the Contest including providing all required information and contact details (including the Participant’s first and last name, phone number, email address and home mailing address in the U.S. required – No P.O. boxes allowed); and
- providing your original response (the “Response”) to the following contest question: “If Rolex were to rename the “Submariner” in its watch collection, what should the name be and why?”.
Participants are entered into the Contest when Sponsor timely receives the Participant’s completed entry form. There is a limit of one entry per person. If more than one entry is received per person, only the first entry received will be eligible. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of the email account will be deemed to be the entrant. “Authorized account holder” of an email account is the natural person in whose name the e-mail address associated with the account has been issued. A selected winner may be asked to provide Sponsor with proof that the selected winner is the authorized account holder of the email account associated with the winning entry. If a dispute cannot be resolved, the entry will be deemed ineligible. Use of automated devices not valid for entry. For the sake of clarity, Sponsor will have no liability if the details entered on the entry by the Participant are inaccurate and the Participant is then not contactable. Any attempt by a Participant to misrepresent itself through the use of aliases or multiple electronic addresses will disqualify that Participant. Entries or Responses to the contest question generated by a server script, macro, or any other automated means will be void. Participants who do not abide by these Official Rules will not be eligible to participate or win.
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Selection of the Winner:
Sponsor will judge the Responses and select the one (1) eligible Participant with the highest total score after the Contest Period (defined below) to be the potential Winner of the Prize (defined below), based on reviewing the Response using the following judging criteria/scoring breakdown:
- 50% of total score: originality/creativity
- 50% of total score: audience appeal
At the end of the Contest Period (defined below), Sponsor will calculate the total scores of the Participants from the Contest Period (the “Total Score”). Any dispute regarding the Participant’s Total Score will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.
The Participant that has the highest Total Score will be selected as the potential winner (the “Winner”) of the Prize (defined below).
In the case of a tie, the Participant with the higher “audience appeal” score shall win. In the event two or more Participants provide the same Response that has the highest Total Score, the Participant that submitted the Response first in time will be selected as the potential Winner.
The Participant selected as the potential Winner must comply with all terms and conditions set forth in these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all such requirements.
All determinations are final and binding with respect to all matters relating to the Contest.
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Conditions of Participation:
Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of the participation of all Participants. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Participant. The Participant’s entry and Response becomes solely Sponsor’s property and will not be acknowledged or returned.
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Duration of the Contest:
The Contest starts on 2/5/2024 12:00 AM EST and ends on 4/30/2024 11:59 PM EDT (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor is the official timekeeper for the Contest.
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Prize:
The Winner of the Contest will receive one (1) pre-owned Rolex Datejust 16233 watch (the “Prize”). The Prize has an approximate retail value of $5,888.00 (Five Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty-Eight) USD.
If a potential Winner is unable to receive and accept the Prize for any reason, the potential Winner will forfeit the Prize and Sponsor will select an alternative potential Winner in accordance with the selection process above. Should taxes or duties be payable on the Prize, the Winner shall be responsible for completing the declarations required by the relevant authorities and shall ensure that the relevant taxes or duties are duly paid. Prize will only be awarded and delivered to an address within the 50 United States or Washington, D.C., unless the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, awards the Prize in-person to the Winner. All taxes on Prize and all costs and expenses related to acceptance and use of the Prize not specified in these Official Rules as being provided are the sole responsibility of Winner. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute and/or modify the Prize with a prize of comparable or greater retail value.
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Notification of Winner and Claiming of Prize:
Sponsor shall select the potential Winner on or around 20 May 2024 and shall notify the potential Winner on or about 27 May 2024 using the e-mail address provided in the potential Winner’s entry form. If the potential winner is not contactable on the email address provided, the Sponsor may in its discretion attempt to contact the potential winner by telephone. To claim the Prize, the potential Winner must respond to the notification from Sponsor (or its affiliated company) at the email address used to contact the potential Winner, unless otherwise advised by Sponsor, and confirm acceptance of the Prize within a period of seven (7) days from the first notification attempt. The potential Winner will also need to provide contact details and a mailing address to claim the Prize.
If a potential Winner does not respond within a period of seven (7) days from the first notification attempt, or if a notification is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable to such potential Winner, such potential Winner may be deemed to have forfeited the Prize as determined by Sponsor. Potential Winner may be required to complete an affidavit of eligibility and publicity release (an “Affidavit of Eligibility”) as well as any additional required information, releases or responses, and/or W-9 Forms of the IRS (if required by IRS regulations) or other tax forms prior to the delivery of any Prize. If Sponsor requires Winner to complete an Affidavit of Eligibility, the potential Winner must return the fully executed Affidavit of Eligibility and provide all other requested information and documents to Sponsor within seven (7) days following the date of first attempted notification. Failure to comply with this deadline may result in forfeiture of the Prize and selection of an alternate Winner.
If the Winner declines the Prize for any reason prior to award, is found to be ineligible, has not complied with these Official Rules, or cannot be contacted for any reason within a period of seven (7) days following the said announcement, or is unable to receive the Prize for any reason whatsoever, the said person shall be disqualified and replaced by another Winner in accordance with the selection process above. Sponsor shall have no liability for any potential Winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by a potential Winner for any reason.
The Prize cannot be transferred or be traded off against an equivalent amount of money. The Prize is awarded at the total discretion of Sponsor or of its affiliate companies, and no Prize will be awarded if a Participant has committed, or benefited from, irregular actions for this purpose. The awarding of the Prize may not be contested, and the Prize may not be either exchanged or replaced, except at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The Prize is awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied.
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Publicity
By participating in this Contest, you agree to permit Sponsor and its agents and designees to use your Response, name, city and state/hometown address, voice, statement, image and/or other likeness for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes, in any manner, in any and all media, now or hereafter developed, including, but not limited to, within Sponsor’s website and on Sponsor’s social media pages, in perpetuity, worldwide without further consideration (unless prohibited by law) or permission from, or notification to, you, and you further agree to execute any specific consent needed or requested by Sponsor or its designees in furtherance of such use. If selected as the Winner of this Contest, you expressly agree to be available for participation in any event organized around the presentation of the Prize, and consent to being filmed, interviewed and photographed in connection with the foregoing. You expressly agree that if selected as the Winner of the Contest, all video, photographs and interview material taken may be used by Sponsor in any media, for Sponsor’s communication and marketing purposes, without any further consideration to you.
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General Conditions
Participation in the Contest implies the acceptance by the Participants of the technical vagaries linked to the use of electronic means of communication, including connections to the Internet or mobile telephones. Sponsor and its affiliated companies may not be held responsible in the event of any damage, loss, prejudice or misfortune suffered by any Participant as a consequence of participation in the Contest.
By participating in this Contest, you agree: [a] to be legally bound by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final and binding in all respects relating to the Contest; and [b] to release, waive, discharge, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Sponsor, and its respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, shareholders, partnership, members, principals, employees, agents, contractors or suppliers (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all injuries, liability, losses and damages of any kind arising out of or related to their participation in the Contest or their acceptance, use or misuse of the Prize including, without limitation, personal injury, death and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, copyright, trademark, defamation or invasion of privacy.
By entering the Contest, you represent and warrant as follows: [a] you are eligible to win the Prize; [b] you did not submit any false or deceptive information in your participation in the Contest; and [c] you did not violate these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify (and refuse to accept or remove) any Participant that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems to violate these Official Rules. Released Parties are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: [a] electronic, hardware or software program, network, Internet or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind, including without limitation, server malfunction or by any human error which may occur in the processing of any calculations; [b] failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions; late, lost, inaccurate, delayed, stolen, garbled, misdirected, illegible, or incomplete entries or for other errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the Contest, the processing of entries, the announcement of the potential Prize winner; or any condition caused by events that may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by you or any other individuals, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Released Parties are not responsible for injury or damage to any person or their property related to or resulting from participating in this Contest or from the use of the Prize. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Contest, who act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or who are otherwise in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated entries will be void. Sponsor reserves the right, to the extent permissible under law, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest or any portion thereof should viruses, bugs or other causes corrupt or impact the administration, security or proper play of the Contest, and limit entries to those submitted prior to the action taken, or to proceed in such a manner as may be deemed fair and equitable by Sponsor in its sole discretion and, if terminated, to award the Prizes from all non-suspect, eligible entries received prior to such action or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in a written document issued in accordance with law by a duly authorized representative of Sponsor. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
You may be disqualified from the Contest and forfeit the Prize you may be eligible to receive if Sponsor reasonably believes that you have attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest, including:
(A) Providing false information about yourself during registration or concerning your eligibility;
(B) Breaching or refusing to comply with these Official Rules;
(C) Tampering or interfering with administration of the Contest or with the ability of other contestants to participate in the Contest;
(D) Sharing or using from others any information about your Response or a problem (including its content or solution) before the end of the Contest unless expressly permitted by the Official Rules;
(E) Submitting content that:
(1) violates the rights of a third party,
(2) is lewd, obscene, pornographic, racist, sexist, or otherwise inappropriate to the Contest, or
(3) violates any applicable law.
(F) Threatening or harassing other participants or Sponsor, including its employees and representatives. Harassing behavior includes, offensive, threatening, and/or hateful comments directed toward an individual or protected class (gender, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, age, race, religion, ethnicity, veteran status), the use or display of sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, taking unwelcome photos/videos, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, unwelcome sexual attention, and developing and/or promoting any applications designed to encourage any of these behaviors.Except where prohibited, Participant agrees that: (1) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred in entering this Contest, and in no event will Participant be entitled to obtain attorneys’ fees or other legal costs; and (2) under no circumstances will Participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Participant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, special, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, except as expressly provided above, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.” You expressly waive and release any right or benefit which you have or may have under Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, to the full extent that you may waive all such rights and benefits pertaining to the matters released here. In connection with such waiver and relinquishment, you acknowledge that you are aware that you may hereafter discover claims presently unknown or unsuspected, or facts in addition to or different from those which you now know or believe to be true, with respect to the matters released herein; nevertheless, it is your intention through this release to fully and finally and forever settle and release all such matters and claims relative thereto, which do not exist, may exist or heretofore have existed between yourself and the Sponsor related to the Contest. The release herein given shall be and remain in effect as a full and complete release of such claims and matters notwithstanding the discovery or existence of any such additional or different claims or facts relative thereto. Unless the Participant, opts out or declares otherwise, the Sponsor or its designees may use the physical and/or e-mail address of the Participant to contact him or her in relation to the Sponsor's services and other offers and/or promotions. Information collected from Participants is subject to the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, located at watchfinder.com/privacy-policy.
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Governing Law/Jurisdiction:
Subject only to the following paragraph, the Contest and these Official Rules, including, but not limited to, all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of you, other participants, the potential winner, winner, the Sponsor, shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A. without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York. Subject only to the following paragraph, any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded or not awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the Courts located in New York County, New York.
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Winner’s List/Official Rules:
To obtain any legally-required winner’s list (after the conclusion of the Contest) or a copy of these Official Rules, send a handwritten request, enclosed with a self-addressed envelope with the proper postage affixed, to: Watchfinder North America, Inc., Attn: Edouard Caumon, 645 Fifth Avenue, New York 10022 (VT residents may omit return postage). The request must be received within six months after the conclusion of the Contest Period.