Giveaway Rules

To provide fair and equal chance of winning to all participants, the following are the official rules for giveaways and sweepstakes (each, a “Giveaway”) on Hello Sunshine websites (including but not limited to reesesbookclub.com, thehomeedit.com, and wearesunnie.com) and any owned, controlled, and/or affiliated social media accounts.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. BINDING AGREEMENT: 1. BINDING AGREEMENT: In order to enter the Giveaway, you must agree to the Rules. Therefore, please read these official rules (“Rules”) prior to entry to ensure you understand and agree. You agree that submission of an entry in the Giveaway constitutes agreement to these Rules. You may not submit an entry to the Giveaway and are not eligible to receive the prize described in these Rules unless you agree to these Rules. If you are under the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence (a “minor”), your parent or legal guardian must agree to these Rules on your behalf. All rights and responsibilities you have under the Rules are conferred and assumed respectively by your parent or legal guardian on your behalf. These Rules form a binding legal agreement between you and the Giveaway Sponsor with respect to the Giveaway.
2. ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible to enter the Giveaway an entrant (“Entrant”) must: (a) be a U.S. citizen or a permanent legal U.S. resident (i.e. must be able to show proof of permanent legal residence); and (b) be aged eighteen (18) or older at time of entry into the Giveaway, or be aged thirteen (13) or older at the time of entry if the giveaway announcement indicates the Giveaway is open to those aged 13 or older. Giveaway is void where prohibited by law. Employees, interns, contractors, officers and directors of Be Sunshine, LLC, and its parent company, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, representatives, and agents (“Giveaway Entities”), their immediate families (parents, siblings, children, spouses, and life partners of each, regardless of where they live) and persons living in the same households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Giveaway.
   PARENTAL PERMISSION: If the Giveaway announcement indicates that the Giveaway is open to those aged 13 or older at the time of entry, Entrants who are minors must have the permission of their parent or legal guardian to enter and, if applicable, to claim a prize. By entering the Giveaway, each minor represents and warrants that they have obtained such permission. The Sponsor reserves the right to verify parental or legal guardian consent at any time and in a form acceptable to the Sponsor.
3. SPONSOR: Each Giveaway is sponsored by Be Sunshine, LLC, or Reese’s Book Club, LLC, or The Home Edit, LLC, as indicated in the Giveaway announcement (“Sponsor”), 2355 Westwood Blvd Unit #1591, Los Angeles, CA 90064, and may be co-sponsored by an additional party in Sponsor’s sole discretion.
4. HOW TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. To successfully enter a Giveaway (an “Entry”), an Entrant must take the requested actions during the Giveaway Period (the “Criteria”). Entrants must send entries in accordance with the specific entry requirements in the Giveaway announcement. Machine or computer-generated mass entries will be disqualified. Entrants may also enter any Giveaway by sending an email to [email protected]. E-mailed entries must include the Giveaway name in the subject line, your name, applicable contact information, and any other specific entry information requested in the Giveaway announcement and are subject to the same entry period and rules as other entries. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply. If you opt to enter via your wireless mobile device, standard rates, airtime and carrier charges will apply according to the terms and conditions of your service agreement with your wireless carrier. Sponsor is not responsible for and will not consider incomplete or incorrect entries as potential Giveaway winners. Sponsor accepts no responsibility for submissions delayed, damaged, defaced, garbled or mislaid, however caused. All entries will be deemed made by the Entrant submitted at the time of entry. Further, Sponsor shall not be responsible for errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects (in part or in whole), delays in operations, transmissions, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to or alternations of any entry correspondence, or other materials in connection with the Giveaway. Any attempted submissions or entries in connection with the Giveaway that are lost, late, misdirected, incorrect, garbled, or incompletely received, for any reason, including, by reason of platform, hardware, software, browser, or network failure, malfunction, congestion, or incompatibility on any servers or otherwise shall not be counted or eligible for the Giveaway, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion. To be considered for the Giveaway, entries must be: (i) complete (as determined by Sponsor); (ii) received on or before the Giveaway deadline; and (iii) in English (unless otherwise specified). Any submission not meeting the aforementioned criteria will be disqualified. By entering, Entrants agree to receive phone calls, texts, emails and direct messages from Sponsor regarding the Giveaway. For any YouTube Giveaways, Entries must comply with the YouTube Community Guidelines and any Entries that do not comply will be disqualified.
5. WINNER SELECTION PROCESS: Giveaway winners (each, a “Winner”) will be selected randomly in accordance with these Rules. Giveaway Winners will be chosen at random from eligible Entries received.
6. DETERMINATION OF WINNERS. The final determination of the Winner(s) shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor. Giveaway results are final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into with regard to any decisions hereunder. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to extend the Giveaway Period or to not select any Giveaway Winner(s). Sponsor reserves the right to delay the announcement of any Giveaway Winners in its sole discretion. To the extent permitted by law, Sponsor disclaims any liability from, and Entrants agree to waive, any claims against Sponsor relating to the Giveaway, selection, or awarding process. Sponsor reserves the right to select alternate Winners in the event that any potential Winner fails to comply with these Rules.
7. NOTIFICATION OF THE WINNERS: Becoming a Winner is subject to validation and verification of eligibility and compliance with all the terms and conditions set forth in these Rules. The potential winner(s) will be selected and notified via direct message on Instagram unless an alternative form of notice is contained in the Giveaway announcement. If a potential winner does not respond to the direct message attempt or other form of notice within seventy-two (72) hours from the first notification attempt, then such potential winner may be disqualified, and an alternate potential winner will be randomly selected from the remaining eligible Entries received. Except where prohibited by law, the Winner may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability and Publicity Release and provide any additional information that may be required by Sponsor. If a potential winner is a minor, the prize may be awarded in the name of their parent or legal guardian, who will be required to sign all necessary documents on behalf of the minor and fulfill any other requirements imposed on the winner. Failure to provide these documents in a timely manner may result in disqualification and selection of an alternate winner at Sponsor’s sole discretion. If required, potential winners must return all such required documents via fax or email (or as otherwise instructed) within seventy-two (72) hours, or such potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize and another potential winner may be randomly selected from the remaining eligible Entries received. All notification requirements, as well as other requirements within these Rules, will be strictly enforced. Determinations of Sponsor are final and binding.
8. PRIZES: Winner(s) shall receive the prize specified in the Giveaway announcement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sponsor may substitute any prize in its sole discretion if necessary. There shall be no cash equivalent of prize(s). Prizes are non-transferable. Winner(s) shall be solely responsible for any and all federal, state and local taxes on the prize and any expenses not specified herein. Neither Sponsor nor its employees may be held liable for any warranty, costs, damage, injury, or any other claims incurred as a result of usage of a prize once possession of the prize has been taken by the Winner. Sponsor is not liable for any loss arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any Giveaway promoted by Sponsor.
9. GENERAL CONDITIONS: All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant from the Giveaway if, in Sponsor’s sole discretion, it reasonably believes that the Entrant has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway by cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other Entrants or Sponsor employees. By entering, Entrant waives all rights to bring (and covenants not to bring) any claim against Sponsor, the Giveaway Entities, Instagram, YouTube or any other entities or individuals associated with this Giveaway (collectively, the “Released Parties”) and agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Giveaway or receipt or use of the prize. No Giveaway is sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram or YouTube.
10. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: Entries will not be returned. Sponsor retains all rights in Sponsor’s products and services and Entry into this Giveaway will in no case serve to transfer any Sponsor intellectual property rights to the Entrant.
11. PRIVACY: Entrants agree and acknowledge that personal data submitted with an Entry, including name, mailing address, phone number, social media handle, and email address may be collected, processed, stored, and otherwise used by Sponsor and its affiliates for the purposes of conducting and administering the Giveaway and for other purposes set forth in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. If you have questions or concerns please contact us via email at [email protected] with the subject line: Privacy Matter.
12. PUBLICITY: As a condition of entering the Giveaway, except where prohibited by law, each Entrant, and each Winner grants to Sponsor all right, title and interest in to publicize, broadcast, display and/or otherwise use the Giveaway Entrant’s name, city, state, and biographical material (collectively, “Licensed Rights”) in any media for advertising and publicity purposes, without additional review, compensation, or approval, and the right to share, display, post, and/or re-post any Giveaway Entry, including any photo entries on social media containing Entrant’s likeness, in any media, including on Sponsor’s website or any owned, controlled, and/or affiliated social media accounts. Sponsor will contact Entrants in advance of any Sponsor sponsored media request for interviews. Entrants further agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor from any and all liability arising from their participation in the Giveaway, or Sponsor’s use of any Entrant information. Entrant acknowledges and agrees that Sponsor shall have no obligation to post, display or otherwise make publicly available any photo or information submitted by Entrant, and may, in its sole and unfettered discretion, remove, edit, modify or delete any photo or information that Entrant submits to Sponsor.
13. INDEMNIFICATION. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings, as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or accruing from: (i) any misrepresentation made by Entrant in connection with the Giveaway; (ii) any non-compliance by Entrant with these Rules; (iii) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties to these Rules arising from or related to Entrant’s involvement with the Giveaway; and/or (iv) acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of any prize or participation in any Giveaway-related activity or participation in the Giveaway.
14. ELIMINATION AND DISQUALIFICATION: Any false information provided within the context of the Giveaway by Entrant concerning identity, mailing address, telephone number, email address, ownership of right, or non-compliance with these Rules or the like may result in the immediate elimination of the entrant from the Giveaway. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify Entrants who violate the Rules or interfere with this Giveaway in any manner. If an Entrant is disqualified, Sponsor reserves the right to terminate that Entrant’s eligibility to participate in the Giveaway. Sponsor further reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant who tampers with the submission process or any other part of the Giveaway or any Giveaway website. Any attempt by an Entrant to deliberately damage any website, including any Giveaway website, or undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway is a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such Entrant to the fullest extent of the applicable law.
15. INTERNET AND DISCLAIMER: Sponsor is not responsible for any malfunction of any Giveaway website, Instagram, or YouTube, as applicable, or any other system errors, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or other telecommunication transmission malfunctions, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, typographical or system/human errors and failures, technical malfunction(s) of any telephone network or lines, cable connections, satellite transmissions, servers or providers, or computer equipment, traffic congestion on the Internet, Instagram, YouTube or at any Giveaway website, or any combination thereof, including other telecommunication, cable, digital, or satellite malfunctions which may limit Entrant’s/consumer’s ability to participate/vote respectively. Sponsor is not responsible for the policies, actions, or inactions of others, which might prevent Entrant from entering, participating, and/or claiming a prize in this Giveaway. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision.
16. RIGHT TO CANCEL OR MODIFY: If for any reason the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, or suspend the Giveaway at any time. Sponsor reserves the right to alter these Rule, or the rules of any Giveaway at any time and for any reason.
17. FORUM AND RECOURSE TO JUDICIAL PROCEDURES: These Rules shall be governed by, subject to, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, United States of America, excluding all conflict of law rules. If any provision(s) of these Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. To the extent permitted by law, the rights to litigate, seek injunctive relief or make any other recourse to judicial or any other procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from or in connection with this Giveaway are hereby excluded, and Entrants expressly waive any and all such rights.
18. ARBITRATION: By entering the Giveaway, you agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute, claim, or demand related in any way to the Giveaway will be decided by binding arbitration. All disputes between you and Sponsor of whatsoever kind or nature arising out of these Rules, shall be submitted to Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. (“JAMS”) for binding confidential arbitration under its streamlined rules then in effect in the Los Angeles, California, USA area, before one arbitrator to be mutually agreed upon by both parties. The parties agree to share equally in the arbitration costs incurred.
19. WINNERS LIST: To request a winners list, send an email request to [email protected].