#1 - Aug. 8, 2016, 1:27 p.m.
1. Eligibility. BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT SAS, A FRENCH COMPANY (referred to herein as "SPONSOR") IS THE SPONSOR OF THIS CONTEST. THIS CONTEST IS OPEN ONLY TO RESIDENTS OF AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BULGARIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, IRELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBURG, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THE UNITED KINGDOM, TURKEY, UKRAINE, WHICH ARE OVER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN THEIR COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE ON THE DATE REFERENCED BELOW AS THE START DATE FOR THE CONTEST. If you are under the legal age of majority in your country of residence (a "Minor"), one of your parents or legal guardians must submit a signed, written statement that they have read, understood and agree to these Official Rules with your entry, and that such agreement constitutes acceptance of these Official Rules on behalf of you and themselves. Directors, officers and employees of Sponsor, its parent, and any of their respective affiliate companies, subsidiaries, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies, and immediate families of each are not eligible to win any prizes. All applicable laws and regulations apply. There is no cost to enter or win. Contest void where prohibited.
2. Disclaimer. Sponsor, all participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, professional advisors, employees and agencies will not be responsible for: (a) any late, lost, misrouted, garbled or distorted or damaged transmissions or entries; (b) telephone, electronic, hardware, software, network, Internet, or other computer- or communications-related malfunctions or failures; (c) any Contest disruptions, injuries, losses or damages caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor; or (d) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with the Contest.
3. Contest Period. The Contest shall commence on Wednesday 17, 2016 at 16:00 CEST (the “Start Date”), and shall continue in duration until Thursday 18, 2016 at 16:00 CEST (the "Deadline"). All entries must be received by the Deadline and in accordance with these Official Rules to be eligible to win a prize.
4. How to Enter. To enter, a qualified entrant must complete the following steps during the Contest Period:
a. Visit the @Warcraft Twitter page at https://twitter.com/Warcraft (“Legion Twitter Account”);
b. Sign in to its Twitter account (or create a free Twitter account at https://twitter.com/signup) and follow the Legion Twitter Account;
c. Consult the tweet “Follow & RT for a chance to win a Digital Deluxe Edition copy and a BlizzCon Virtual Ticket! http://blizz.ly/WoWRules” and retweet such tweet.
5. Number of participation. Only one (1) entry per individual will be accepted (same name, same address, same email).
6. Contest Rules and Prize. On August 30, 2016 at 12:00 (noon) Sponsor shall choose five (5) eligible entrants by random drawing as winners from all entrants who have qualified in accordance with the requirements of Section 4 above as of the specific time of the drawing to receive the following prizes:
One (1) digital key of the digital deluxe edition of World of Warcraft®: Legion™ for PC/MAC; and
One (1) BlizzCon® Virtual Ticket (approximated value €30); and
One (1) digital key of the digital box World of Warcraft® for PC/MAC
Odds of winning a prize depend on the total number of eligible entrants who meet the eligibility requirements for the applicable drawing.
7. Notification of Winners. Winners will be sent a private message on their Twitter inbox with instructions on how to claim their prize (“Instructional Email”). Winners will have twenty-four (24) hours after receiving the Instructional Email to reply to such Instructional Email and, in particular, provide their first name, last name and email address to claim their prize. Winners under the age of 18 shall provide a legal guardian’s authorization in order to obtain the prize. ALL TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF ANY PRIZE AS WELL AS ANY COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF A PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS. Prizes not claimed within the time period specified by Sponsor will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, awarded to an alternate winner for the drawing at issue. Prizes are not transferable. No substitutions or exchanges (including for cash) of any prizes will be permitted, except that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of comparable or greater value for any prize. The decision of Sponsor is final. All prizes are awarded "AS IS" and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose).
8. Collection of Information. The details of each entrant (e-mail address) will be transmitted by the Sponsor’s server, which will process the data. The data will be collected during the Contest of each user on the according to the «Informatique et Libertés» law, of the 6th of January 1978 and its later amendments, and according to the European directive number 95/46/CE. Each entrant grants Sponsor permission to use the information he is providing within the framework set by the « Informatique et Libertés » law of the 6th of January 1978. Each entrant benefits from the right to access and modify his personal data.
9. General Release. By entering the Contest, you release Sponsor, participating sponsors and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agencies (collectively, the "Released Parties") from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the Contest or delivery, misdelivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or other theory.
10. Affidavit & Release. As a condition of being awarded any prize, winners may be required to execute and deliver to Sponsor a signed Affidavit of Eligibility, which includes an acceptance of these Official Rules and a release of liability.
11. Copyright Notice. The Contest and all accompanying materials are copyright © 2016 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved.
12. Miscellaneous. The Contest and these Official Rules will be governed, construed and interpreted under the laws of France. Entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the decisions of Sponsor, which are final and binding in all respects. Sponsor reserves the right to change these Official Rules at any time, in its sole discretion, and to suspend or cancel the Contest or any entrant's participation in the Contest should viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention or other causes beyond Sponsor's control affect the administration, security or proper play of the Contest or Sponsor otherwise becomes (as determined in its sole discretion) incapable of running the Contest as planned. Entrants who violate these Official Rules, tamper with the operation of the Contest or engage in any conduct that is detrimental or unfair to Sponsor, the Contest or any other entrant (in each case as determined in Sponsor's sole discretion) are subject to disqualification from entry into the Contest. Sponsor reserves the right to lock out persons whose eligibility is in question or who have been disqualified or are otherwise ineligible to enter the Contest.
13. Contest Sponsor. The sponsor of the Contest is Blizzard Entertainment SAS.
14. Responsibility. In case of circumstances outside Sponsor’s control, in a fortuitous case, or under exceptional circumstances (fire, flood, natural disaster, malevolent intrusion in the IT system, strike, jeopardize of the financial and technical viability of the competition etc.), even in the case of its own responsibility (subject to its good faith), Sponsor retains the right to cancel the whole or part of the Contest. The present Contest will be cancelled in case circumstances outside Sponsor’s control, without the entrants or winners being able to claim any form of compensation. Sponsor retains the right to exclude entry to the present Contest any individual having cheated, deceived, faked or disturbed the operations stated in this Official Rules.