Apple AirPods Pro Contest
Official Rules
THE SIMPLY EASIER PAYMENTS CONTEST (THE “CONTEST”) IS OFFERED FOR U.S. RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 18 BY SIMPLY EASIER PAYMENTS, INC. (“SPONSOR”). NO PURCHASE OR ONLINE ENTRY NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING
Eligibility:
The contest is open to U.S. residents over the age of 18, excluding employees and members of their households, whether or not related, and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses regardless of where they reside) of the host of the Applied Net 2020 Virtual Conference (Applied Systems, Inc.) or of Sponsor. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.
Contest Period:
The Contest entry process runs from September 21, 2020 at 12:01am EST, through October 30, 2020 at 11:59pm EST (the “Contest Period”).
How to Enter: There are two methods of entry:
Instructions to Enter:
Method 1: Submit an Online Demo Request with Sponsor and Complete Demo
During the Contest Period, follow these instructions:
Method 2: Enter Contest by Mailing an Entry Form, no-purchase-or-participation-necessary
1. Print your name, complete address, phone number (including area code) and date of birth along with “Simply Easier Payments Contest” either on a postcard or on a separate piece of paper no larger than 8½ x 11 inches, and mail the postcard or paper in an envelope with the proper postage (each an “Entry Form”).
2. Mail your Entry Form to:
Simply Easier Payments Contest
Attn: Contest Administrator
3000 Croasdaile Drive
Durham, NC 27705
3. Limit one (1) Entry Form per stamped envelope. One Entry Form per person.
4. All Entry Forms must be received before the end of the Contest Period, so please allow sufficient time for the Entry Form to be received by the Sponsor.
Late, Lost, or Incorrect Entries:
Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected submissions, which are void.
Selection of Winner:
One entry, selected at random by Sponsor, will be, pending confirmation of the eligibility of the entrant, the winner. Sponsor’s decisions regarding the Contest and related matters are final and may not be appealed.
The winner will be notified using the contact information provided by the participant on or about November 6, 2020. The winner must comply with and assent to all Contest rules as published and confirm eligibility. In the event that the winner submitted invalid contact information or does not respond to Sponsor’s communication within seven (7) days, the winner will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be selected at random under these same Contest Rules.
Prize:
One winner will win the Grand Prize, consisting of one pair of brand-new Apple AirPods Pro, with an estimated value of $265. Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The Grand Prize will be issued only upon verification of the identity of the winner and verification of the winner’s eligibility to win and compliance with these rules.
Chances of winning will depend on the total number of entries received.
All taxes on the prize are the winner’s responsibility. All awards are non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any substitution of prizes will be of an equal or greater value. Awards consist only of those items specifically listed as part of the prize–any items, costs, or expenses not specifically listed as part of the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner. All federal, state, and local taxes on prize are winner’s responsibility. The winner will be issued a 1099 tax form by Sponsor.
License:
By accepting the Grand Prize, the winner hereby consents to the use by Sponsor and its designees of the winner’s name, photograph, likeness, biography, and voice for advertising and promotional purposes, in any and all media (including online announcements) now or hereafter known, throughout the universe in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law.
General Rules:
a. By entering or participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
b. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for electronic hardware, programming, or software malfunctions, or failures, or line connections, accessibility or availability, or technical failures of any kind, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of any entry or other information, or for the failure to capture any such information. Sponsor is not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by contestants, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.
c. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest, and select the winner for the Contest from the entries received prior to the action taken or in other such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
d. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently or with false information.
e. THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE, BY RECEIPT OF THE PRIZE, HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES, AND AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR, CONTEST ADMINISTRATORS, ALL PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DISTRIBUTORS, AND ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHATSOEVER THAT THEY MAY HAVE, OR WHICH MAY ARISE, AGAINST ANY OF THEM FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY MATTER, CAUSE OR THING WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE, WHETHER DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, TO PERSON, INCLUDING DEATH AND PROPERTY, ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THEIR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE IN THE CONTEST, OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY TRAVEL RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR ANY TRAVEL FOR ANY PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY.
f. Participants acknowledge that Sponsor, their affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, officers, directors, contest administrators, and promotions and advertising agencies have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law relative to any prize or the Contest including but not limited to quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose.
g. Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of North Carolina, without respect to any conflict of law issues, individually and without resort to any form of class action. Entrant agrees that such shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Durham County, North Carolina, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. If any part or parts of these rules, including but not limited to the forgoing arbitration provision, are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall to the least extent possible to preserve the remainder, be severed and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. ANY CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND/OR AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS PROMOTION. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS OR CLAIMS TO ATTORNEY'S FEES, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ENTRANT, IDENTIFIABLE PERSONS, OR THIRD-PARTY PARTICIPANTS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE.
h. You recognize and agree that Applied Systems, Inc. and Apple, Inc. are not a sponsor, endorser, administrator, or in any way an associated party of the Contest and you further agree to release them from any and all liability related to the Contest.
i. Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy included at the Sponsor’s website.
RULES/WINNER'S LIST REQUESTS:
To obtain these rules or a list of Contest winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Simply Easier Payments Contest
Attn: Contest Administrator
3000 Croasdaile Drive
Durham, NC 27705
Requests for winners’ lists must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2020.
SPONSOR: Simply Easier Payments, Inc., Croasdaile Drive, Durham, NC 27705
The contest is open to U.S. residents over the age of 18, excluding employees and members of their households, whether or not related, and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses regardless of where they reside) of the host of the Applied Net 2020 Virtual Conference (Applied Systems, Inc.) or of Sponsor. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.
Contest Period:
The Contest entry process runs from September 21, 2020 at 12:01am EST, through October 30, 2020 at 11:59pm EST (the “Contest Period”).
How to Enter: There are two methods of entry:
- Submit an Online Demo Request with Sponsor and Complete Demo. You will automatically be entered into the Contest by submitting a request for Demo using the online Demo request button or Demo request page provided on this website and completing the Demo prior to the end of the Contest Period. Demos that are not completed or do not otherwise comply with these Official Rules will not be eligible for an entry. Limit of 1 entry per person. You may not use multiple email addresses, devices, or identities in an attempt to submit multiple entries. Any efforts to submit multiple entries to circumvent these Official Rules may result in disqualification in the sole discretion of Sponsor.
- Submit an Entry Form by mail, no-purchase-or-participation-necessary. Print your name, complete address, phone number (including area code) and date of birth along with “Simply Easier Payments Contest” either on a postcard or on a separate piece of paper no larger than 8½ x 11 inches, and mail the postcard or paper in an envelope with the proper postage (each an “Entry Form”) to the address indicated below. Limit one (1) Entry Form per stamped envelope. One Entry Form per person.
Instructions to Enter:
Method 1: Submit an Online Demo Request with Sponsor and Complete Demo
During the Contest Period, follow these instructions:
- Sponsor will provide a Demo request button or Demo request page on this website.
- Request a Demo by using the online Demo request button or Demo request page provided.
- Schedule an online Demo during the Contest Period.
- Complete the online Demo before the end of the Contest Period.
Method 2: Enter Contest by Mailing an Entry Form, no-purchase-or-participation-necessary
1. Print your name, complete address, phone number (including area code) and date of birth along with “Simply Easier Payments Contest” either on a postcard or on a separate piece of paper no larger than 8½ x 11 inches, and mail the postcard or paper in an envelope with the proper postage (each an “Entry Form”).
2. Mail your Entry Form to:
Simply Easier Payments Contest
Attn: Contest Administrator
3000 Croasdaile Drive
Durham, NC 27705
3. Limit one (1) Entry Form per stamped envelope. One Entry Form per person.
4. All Entry Forms must be received before the end of the Contest Period, so please allow sufficient time for the Entry Form to be received by the Sponsor.
Late, Lost, or Incorrect Entries:
Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, illegible, or misdirected submissions, which are void.
Selection of Winner:
One entry, selected at random by Sponsor, will be, pending confirmation of the eligibility of the entrant, the winner. Sponsor’s decisions regarding the Contest and related matters are final and may not be appealed.
The winner will be notified using the contact information provided by the participant on or about November 6, 2020. The winner must comply with and assent to all Contest rules as published and confirm eligibility. In the event that the winner submitted invalid contact information or does not respond to Sponsor’s communication within seven (7) days, the winner will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be selected at random under these same Contest Rules.
Prize:
One winner will win the Grand Prize, consisting of one pair of brand-new Apple AirPods Pro, with an estimated value of $265. Actual/appraised value may differ at time of prize award. The Grand Prize will be issued only upon verification of the identity of the winner and verification of the winner’s eligibility to win and compliance with these rules.
Chances of winning will depend on the total number of entries received.
All taxes on the prize are the winner’s responsibility. All awards are non-transferable, and no substitution will be made except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any substitution of prizes will be of an equal or greater value. Awards consist only of those items specifically listed as part of the prize–any items, costs, or expenses not specifically listed as part of the prize is the sole responsibility of the winner. All federal, state, and local taxes on prize are winner’s responsibility. The winner will be issued a 1099 tax form by Sponsor.
License:
By accepting the Grand Prize, the winner hereby consents to the use by Sponsor and its designees of the winner’s name, photograph, likeness, biography, and voice for advertising and promotional purposes, in any and all media (including online announcements) now or hereafter known, throughout the universe in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, except where prohibited by law.
General Rules:
a. By entering or participating in the Contest, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules.
b. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for electronic hardware, programming, or software malfunctions, or failures, or line connections, accessibility or availability, or technical failures of any kind, or unauthorized human intervention, or the incorrect or inaccurate capture of any entry or other information, or for the failure to capture any such information. Sponsor is not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by contestants, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; technical failures of any kind, including, but not limited to, malfunctions, interruptions, or disconnections in phone lines or network hardware or software; unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Contest; technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries.
c. If, for any reason, the Contest is not capable of running as planned by reason of infection by virus, bugs, worms, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, or suspend the Contest, and select the winner for the Contest from the entries received prior to the action taken or in other such manner as deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
d. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process and void any entries submitted fraudulently or with false information.
e. THE WINNER OF THE GRAND PRIZE, BY RECEIPT OF THE PRIZE, HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES, AND AGREES TO HOLD HARMLESS THE SPONSOR, CONTEST ADMINISTRATORS, ALL PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING AGENCIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DISTRIBUTORS, AND ALL OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHATSOEVER THAT THEY MAY HAVE, OR WHICH MAY ARISE, AGAINST ANY OF THEM FOR ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY MATTER, CAUSE OR THING WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY INJURY, LOSS, OR DAMAGE, WHETHER DIRECT, COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, TO PERSON, INCLUDING DEATH AND PROPERTY, ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM THEIR ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, USE OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE IN THE CONTEST, OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST, OR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN ANY CONTEST OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY TRAVEL RELATED TO THE CONTEST OR ANY TRAVEL FOR ANY PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY.
f. Participants acknowledge that Sponsor, their affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, officers, directors, contest administrators, and promotions and advertising agencies have neither made, nor are in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation or guarantee, expressed or implied, in fact or in law relative to any prize or the Contest including but not limited to quality, condition or fitness for a particular purpose.
g. Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved under the laws of the State of North Carolina, without respect to any conflict of law issues, individually and without resort to any form of class action. Entrant agrees that such shall be resolved by binding arbitration in Durham County, North Carolina, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. If any part or parts of these rules, including but not limited to the forgoing arbitration provision, are found under the law to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts shall be of no force and effect and shall to the least extent possible to preserve the remainder, be severed and the remainder shall continue in full force and effect. ANY CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND/OR AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS PROMOTION. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS OR CLAIMS TO ATTORNEY'S FEES, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ENTRANT, IDENTIFIABLE PERSONS, OR THIRD-PARTY PARTICIPANTS, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE.
h. You recognize and agree that Applied Systems, Inc. and Apple, Inc. are not a sponsor, endorser, administrator, or in any way an associated party of the Contest and you further agree to release them from any and all liability related to the Contest.
i. Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy included at the Sponsor’s website.
RULES/WINNER'S LIST REQUESTS:
To obtain these rules or a list of Contest winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:
Simply Easier Payments Contest
Attn: Contest Administrator
3000 Croasdaile Drive
Durham, NC 27705
Requests for winners’ lists must be postmarked on or before December 31, 2020.
SPONSOR: Simply Easier Payments, Inc., Croasdaile Drive, Durham, NC 27705