Professional Regulations
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.
VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW (INCLUDING IN ANY COUNTRY/JURISDICTION WHERE SWEEPSTAKES ARE NOT LEGAL TO OPERATE), OR IN A COUNTRY/JURISDICTION (OTHER THAN IN THE U.S.) THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE SWEEPSTAKES TO BE REGISTERED AND/OR BONDED WITH A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY OR OTHER REGULATORY BODY (E.G., QUEBEC IS EXCLUDED).
ALL DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY BY BINDING ARBITRATION IN CALIFORNIA IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ENTRANTS WAIVE THE ABILITY TO BRING CLAIMS IN A CLASS ACTION FORMAT.
BY ENTERING (OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN) THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANTS AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A BINDING CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SWEEPSTAKES ENTITIES FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
- Eligibility. The Di-Know-It-All Problem (the “Sweepstakes”) is open most effective to people who: (i) are felony citizens and bodily positioned in the US, United Kingdom, or Canada—apart from Quebec; (ii) as of eleven:59 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on July 10, 2024 have prior to now bought or have loose get right of entry to to make use of to the web the place hyperlinks to go into will likely be posted (RSS feeds, or different podcast feeds); and (iii) are a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age as of the time and date of access. Fast members of the family and/or the ones dwelling in the similar family (whether or not legally linked or now not) of Garret Kruger or Sabrina Ricci aren’t eligible to go into the Sweepstakes or win a prize. For functions of this Sweepstakes, “quick members of the family” are outlined as partner, spouse, oldsters, felony guardians, in-laws, grandparents, siblings, youngsters and grandchildren and “the ones dwelling in the similar family” shall imply individuals who proportion the similar place of abode a minimum of 3 (3) months a 12 months, whether or not legally linked or now not. Void the place prohibited through legislation. By means of taking part within the Sweepstakes, each and every entrant unconditionally accepts and has the same opinion to conform to and abide through those “Professional Regulations” and the choices of Sponsor, together with the translation of those Professional Regulations and its workout of discretion, which will likely be ultimate and binding in all respects.
- Access Sessions. The Sweepstakes is composed of 8 (8) separate access classes (each and every an “Access Duration”), which might be particularly detailed within the chart underneath (within the time known through the state of California on the date and time indexed). All entries will likely be entered into one (1) drawing for a similar Prize bundle.
Access Duration Time/Date Chart
Episode | Open Date | Open Time | Shut Date | Shut Time |
502 | 7/10/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
503 | 7/17/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
504 | 7/24/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
505 | 7/31/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
506 | 8/7/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
507 | 8/14/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
508 | 8/21/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
509 | 8/28/2024 | 5:00 am PT | 8/31/2024 | 11:59 pm PT |
ALL TIMES AND DATES SET FORTH IN THE CHART ABOVE AND ELSEWHERE IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE IN SPONSOR’S SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.
- The right way to Input. To take part and input this Sweepstakes, people will want observe any directions within the commercial selling this Sweepstakes. Throughout each and every acceptable Access Duration, people can earn an access into the Sweepstakes through clicking the hyperlink equipped through the I Know Dino podcast display notes and answering a dinosaur query (whether or not accurately or incorrectly). This hyperlink may also be discovered within the RSS feed in addition to via many podcast aggregators.
People must obtain the podcast episode with the hyperlink which they need to use to go into, click on the hyperlink, and fill out the corresponding shape to go into. People will have to fill out the shape at any level right through the Access Duration with a view to robotically obtain an access into the Sweepstakes drawing.
Restrict of 2 (2) entries, in line with consumer, in line with episode hyperlink, will likely be approved through Sponsor. Next makes an attempt made through the similar person to publish a couple of entries through the use of a couple of or false touch knowledge, accounts or differently would possibly outcome within the entrant being disqualified. Entries generated through a script, pc techniques, macro, programmed, robot or different automatic way are void and could also be disqualified. Entries which can be in far more than the mentioned limits, incomplete, illegible, corrupted, broken, destroyed, cast, false, misplaced, past due or misdirected, misleading or differently now not in compliance with the Professional Regulations could also be disqualified from the Sweepstakes at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Entries submitted through entrants who don’t meet the eligibility necessities (together with all necessities with admire to age and place of abode) are void. All fabrics submitted develop into the bodily assets of Sponsor and is probably not returned. Within the match a dispute in regards to the identification of the person who in reality submitted an access can’t be resolved to Sponsor’s pleasure, the affected access will likely be deemed ineligible. The Sponsor’s designated database clock would be the reliable timekeeper for this Sweepstakes. The ones entrants who don’t observe all the directions, give you the required knowledge of their access shape, or abide through those Professional Regulations or different directions of Sponsor could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities would possibly run a couple of campaigns, contests, sweepstakes or different promotions concurrently. Access into one (1) marketing campaign, contest or sweepstakes does now not represent access into some other.
- Winner Variety and Prize Claiming. Sponsor will award one (1) winner. The winner will likely be decided on via a random drawing on or in regards to the September 1, 2024 from all eligible entries gained based on those Professional Regulations. Sponsor may have entire discretion over interpretation of the Professional Regulations, of management of the Sweepstakes, and number of the winners. Selections of the Sponsor as to the number of the winners will likely be ultimate. The possible winners will likely be notified through electronic mail submitted with the access. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for false, unsuitable, modified, incomplete or illegible touch knowledge. Notification is deemed to have befell straight away upon the sending an electronic mail and the prospective winner will have to reply inside forty-eight (48) hours or such person could also be disqualified. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for failure of a possible winner to touch Sponsor inside forty-eight (48) hours after being notified that they’re a possible winner. Prior to being declared a winner, a decided on entrant who’s a resident of Canada (or in different nations the place sweepstakes are unlawful however contests are felony) will likely be required to accurately resolution a mathematical skill-testing query with out mechanical or different support, to be administered over the telephone or in writing. Failure to accurately resolution the skill-testing query will outcome within the doable winner forfeiting the prize and another doable winner being randomly decided on. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for digital communications which can be undeliverable on account of any type of energetic or passive filtering of any sort, or inadequate area in entrant’s message account to obtain messages.
Each and every doable winner could also be required to publish a sworn statement of eligibility / liberate of legal responsibility / prize acceptance settlement (jointly, the “Affidavit”) and go back the Affidavit inside the period of time specified at notification earlier than being eligible to obtain his or her prizes. If any doable prize winner fails or refuses to signal and go back such Affidavit inside the period of time required through Sponsor or if the prize or prize notification is returned as rejected, inaccurate, unclaimed or returned as undeliverable to such doable prize winner, such doable prize winner could also be disqualified and another could also be decided on. Non-compliance shall lead to disqualification and award of the prizes to another winner. Folks or felony guardians of any prize winner underneath the age of majority of their state/jurisdiction of place of abode (which is 18 (18) in maximum states within the U.S. however is 19 (19) in Alabama and Nebraska and twenty-one (21) in Mississippi) could also be required to additionally signal the Affidavit to ensure that the prize winner to be certified to obtain his or her prizes. If any doable prize winner is located to be ineligible, or if she or he has now not complied with those Professional Regulations, or if the prospective prize winner can’t attend or take part in any portion of the prize, or declines a prize for any reason why previous to award, such doable winner could also be disqualified and another doable winner could also be decided on. If, for any reason why, extra bona fide winners come ahead in the hunt for to say prizes in far more than the selection of each and every form of prize set forth in those Professional Regulations, the winners, or closing winners, because the case could also be, of the marketed selection of prizes to be had could also be decided on in a random drawing from amongst all individuals making purportedly legitimate claims for such prizes. Inclusion in such drawing will be each and every entrant’s sole and unique treatment underneath such cases. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for and shall now not be responsible for past due, misplaced, broken, intercepted, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to inform the prospective winners, or if doable winner is a minor, for past due, misplaced, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts of doable winner to supply signed parental or mother or father consent.
- Odds. Odds of successful will rely upon the full selection of entries gained for each and every acceptable Access Duration.
- Prizes and Values. The Prize has a retail worth of roughly $150.00
Prizes are non-transferable, without a money redemptions, equivalents or substitutions excluding at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All prize main points now not laid out in those Professional Regulations will likely be decided in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. Prize main points and availability are matter to switch and prize supplier’s laws and restrictions, and within the match that Sponsor is not able to give you the winner together with his or her prizes, the Sponsor would possibly elect to supply winners with the approximate worth of such merchandise in money or award another prize of similar or higher worth. All prizes are awarded “AS IS” and with out guaranty of any sort, specific or implied (together with, with out limitation, any implied guaranty of merchantability or health for a specific objective). Prize winner will likely be only chargeable for all federal, state, provincial, and native taxes, and for some other charges or prices related to the prizes he/she receives, without reference to whether or not they, in complete or partially, are used. The approximate retail worth (“ARV”) of the prizes is in accordance with to be had knowledge equipped to Sponsor and the price of any prize awarded to a winner could also be reported for tax functions as required through legislation. The winner could also be required to supply Sponsor with a legitimate social safety quantity for tax reporting functions earlier than the prizes will likely be awarded for tax reporting functions. An IRS Shape 1099 could also be issued within the title of winner, or if a minor within the jurisdiction during which s/he is living, within the title of his/her father or mother or felony mother or father, for the real worth of the prizes gained. Unclaimed prize(s) will likely be forfeited. Prize, if legitimately claimed, will likely be awarded. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for and won’t change any misplaced, mutilated or stolen prizes or any prize this is undeliverable or does now not achieve the winner on account of an unsuitable or modified cope with. Not more than the mentioned prizes will likely be awarded. The overall ARV of all of the prizes awarded on this Sweepstakes is: $150. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for and winner is not going to obtain the variation, if any, between the real worth of the prizes on the time of award and the mentioned ARV in those Professional Regulations or in any Sweepstakes-related correspondence or subject matter.
- Exposure Liberate. Topic to acceptable legislation, winners irrevocably grant the Sweepstakes Entities and each and every in their licensees, and its and their successors, assigns and sub-licensees the fitting and permission to make use of his/her title, voice, likeness and/or biographical subject matter for promoting, promotional and/or exposure functions in reference to the Sweepstakes, in all kinds of media and through all manners (now and hereafter identified), and on and in reference to linked merchandise, services and products, promoting and promotional fabrics (referred to now or hereafter evolved), international, in perpetuity, with none legal responsibility, realize or attention excluding for the awarding of the prize to the winners.
- Tampering with Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes Entities aren’t chargeable for the movements of entrants in reference to the Sweepstakes, together with entrants’ makes an attempt to avoid the Professional Regulations or differently intervene with the management, safety, equity, integrity or right kind habits of the Sweepstakes. Individuals discovered tampering with or abusing any side of this Sweepstakes, or whom Sponsor believes to be inflicting malfunction, error, disruption or harm could also be disqualified. Moreover, any try to cheat the Sweepstakes, as decided on the sole and absolute discretion of Sponsor, would possibly lead to quick disqualification of the entrant, in addition to different conceivable penalties, together with disqualification from any and all present and long run sweepstakes. ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE (INCLUDING ANY THE I KNOW DINO WEBSITE) OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE REMEDIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the fitting, at its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify (or terminate the prize of) anyone who is located to be, or suspected of, performing in violation of those Professional Regulations, or to be performing in an unsportsmanlike, obscene, immoral or disruptive means, or with the intent to bother, abuse, threaten or harass some other consumer.
- Suspension / Amendment / Termination. Within the match Sponsor is avoided from proceeding with the Sweepstakes through any match past its keep an eye on, together with, however now not restricted to, hearth, flood, epidemic, earthquake, explosion, exertions dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, communications or apparatus failure, application or provider interruptions, rebellion or civil disturbance, terrorist danger or task, conflict (declared or undeclared), interference with the Sweepstakes through any birthday celebration, or any federal, state, native or provincial executive legislation, order, or law, order of any court docket or jurisdiction, or different motive now not somewhat inside Sponsor’s keep an eye on (each and every a “Drive Majeure” match or incidence), Sponsor shall have the fitting to switch, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes or prize. Sponsor moreover reserves the fitting, in its sole and absolute discretion: (a) to switch, droop or terminate the Sweepstakes must reasons past Sponsor’s keep an eye on corrupt or intervene with the management, integrity, operation, safety or right kind play of the Sweepstakes; or (b) to disqualify any entrant discovered to be, or suspected of: (i) tampering with the access procedure or the operation of the Sweepstakes; (ii) performing in violation of those Professional Regulations; or (iii) performing in an unsportsmanlike means.
- Waivers, Disclaimers and Releases. By means of taking part within the Sweepstakes, entrant has the same opinion to liberate, discharge, indemnify and grasp innocuous the Sweepstakes Entities, and each and every in their respective administrators, officials, staff, brokers, successors and assigns (jointly, “Launched Events”), from and towards any and all claims, legal responsibility, prices (together with legal professionals’ charges), losses, damages, fines or accidents (as much as and together with physically damage and demise) of any sort coming up out of or associated with: (i) entrants’ participation within the Sweepstakes (together with go back and forth to/from any Sweepstakes task); (ii) any acceptance, ownership, misuse or use of any prize (together with, with out limitation, losses, damages or accidents to entrant’s or some other consumer’s apparatus or different assets, or to their individuals, together with the ones coming up from any go back and forth to/from any prize match or task); (iii) the Launched Events’ violation of rights of exposure or privateness, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false mild or in accordance with any declare of infringement of highbrow assets; and (iv) any typographical, human or different error within the printing, providing, variety, operation or announcement of any Sweepstakes task and/or prize. With out restricting the generality of the foregoing, entrants agree that the Launched Events have neither made nor will likely be in any means accountable or responsible for any guaranty, illustration or ensure, specific or implied, actually or in legislation, in reference to the Sweepstakes and/or with admire to prizes, together with, with out limitation, to any prize’s high quality or health for a specific objective. Entrants agree and that the Launched Events shall haven’t any duty or legal responsibility for discontinued prizes; human error; unsuitable or misguided transcription of registration and/or account knowledge; any technical malfunctions of the phone community, pc on-line device, pc courting mechanism, pc apparatus, instrument, or Web provider supplier used by Sponsor interruption or incapability to get right of entry to the Web site, utility or any on-line provider by the use of the Web because of {hardware} or instrument compatibility issues; any harm to player’s (or any 3rd consumer’s) pc and/or its contents associated with or on account of any a part of the Sweepstakes; any misplaced/behind schedule information transmissions, omissions, interruptions, viruses, insects, defects; and/or some other mistakes or malfunctions, even though brought about through the negligence of the Launched Events. Each and every entrant additional has the same opinion to indemnify and grasp innocuous the Launched Events from and towards any and all legal responsibility ensuing or coming up from the Sweepstakes and to liberate all rights to carry any declare, motion or continuing towards Launched Events and hereby recognize that the Launched Events have neither made nor are in any means accountable or responsible for any guaranty, illustration or ensure, specific or implied, actually or in legislation, relative to a prize, together with specific warranties equipped solely through a prize provider that can be despatched along side a prize. The Launched Events aren’t chargeable for any adjustments or unavailability of the social media platform used for functions of administering this Sweepstakes that can intervene with the Sweepstakes (together with any barriers, any restrictions, or any stipulations on Sponsor’s talent to make use of the social media platform for the Sweepstakes as set forth herein that aren’t applicable to Sponsor) or talent of entrant to well timed input, obtain notices or keep up a correspondence with Sponsor by the use of the social media platform, during which case Sponsor, in its sole discretion, would possibly terminate or alter the Sweepstakes. If entrant is an eligible minor, his/her father or mother or felony mother or father will have to agree to those Professional Regulations, together with, with out limitation, this Phase.
- Access Knowledge and Sweepstakes Communications. As a situation of getting into the Sweepstakes, each and every entrant provides consent for Sponsor to acquire and ship his or her title, cope with and different knowledge to 3rd events for the aim of administering this Sweepstakes and to conform to acceptable legal guidelines, laws and laws. Any knowledge entrant supplies to Sponsor could also be used to keep up a correspondence with entrant in terms of this Sweepstakes or on a Sweepstakes winner’s checklist.
- Governing Legislation / Limitation of Legal responsibility. All problems and questions regarding the development, validity, interpretation and enforceability of those Professional Regulations or the rights and responsibilities of entrants, Sponsor or the Launched Events in reference to the Sweepstakes will likely be ruled through and construed based on the interior legal guidelines of the State of California (United States), with out giving impact to any number of legislation or struggle of legislation laws or provisions that might motive the applying of some other legal guidelines.
BY ENTERING THE SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (B) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; AND (C) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
- Dispute Answer. The events each and every conform to in spite of everything settle all disputes most effective via arbitration; equipped, on the other hand, the Sponsor will be entitled to hunt injunctive or equitable aid within the state and federal courts in Alameda County, California and some other court docket with jurisdiction over the events. In arbitration, there is not any pass judgement on or jury and evaluate is restricted. The arbitrator’s determination and award is ultimate and binding, with restricted exceptions, and judgment at the award could also be entered in any court docket with jurisdiction. The events agree that, excluding as set forth above, any declare, swimsuit, motion or continuing coming up out of or in the case of this Sweepstakes will be resolved only through binding arbitration earlier than a sole arbitrator selected through both birthday celebration administered through the American Arbitration Affiliation (“AAA”) or some other mutually agreeable arbitration management provider. If an in-person listening to is needed, then it’ll happen in Alameda County, California. The federal or state legislation that applies to those Professional Regulations may also practice right through the arbitration. Disputes will likely be arbitrated most effective on a person foundation and is probably not consolidated with some other lawsuits that contain any claims or controversy of every other birthday celebration, together with any magnificence movements; equipped, on the other hand, if for any reason why any court docket or arbitrator holds that this restriction is unconscionable or unenforceable, then the settlement to arbitrate doesn’t practice and the dispute will have to be introduced in a court docket of competent jurisdiction in Alameda County, California. Both birthday celebration would possibly, however this provision, carry qualifying claims in small claims court docket.
- Winner’s Checklist Request. To obtain the names of the winners, ship an electronic mail to [email protected] or a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “I Know Dino”, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577. All requests will have to be gained through November 1, 2024.
- Miscellaneous. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of those Professional Regulations or the Affidavit is not going to have an effect on the validity or enforceability of some other provision. Within the match that any provision of the Professional Regulations or the Affidavit is decided to be invalid or differently unenforceable or unlawful, the opposite provisions will stay in impact and will likely be construed based on their phrases as though the invalid or unlawful provision weren’t contained herein. Sponsor’s failure to implement any time period of those Professional Regulations is not going to represent a waiver of that provision. Entrants conform to waive any rights to say ambiguity of those Professional Regulations. Headings are only for comfort of reference and is probably not deemed to have an effect on in any means the which means or intent of the paperwork or any provision hereof. Within the match there’s a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or different statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related fabrics, privateness coverage or phrases of use on any web page, social media platform or utility and/or the phrases and stipulations of the Professional Regulations, the Professional Regulations shall be triumphant, govern and keep an eye on and the discrepancy will likely be resolved in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. The unique language of those Professional Regulations is English. If the Professional Regulations are translated into any language instead of English, the English language model of those Professional Regulations will be triumphant to the level of any struggle.
- Id of Sponsor. This Sweepstakes is subsidized through I KNOW DINO, LLC, 1271 Washington Ave. #589 San Leandro, CA 94577