Contest

We LOVE contests, our lawyers don’t, because they have to write stuff like this: 

The following contest is intended for the 50 United States and D.C. only and will be construed and evaluated according to United States laws. Do not proceed in this site if you are not a legal resident of the 50 United States or D.C., 21 years or older.

 2022 Go Texan Dog Contest

  1. Sponsor: Last Place in Texas, Inc. (D/B/A Taste of Texas) ("Taste of Texas"), 10505 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024 (713-932-9215).
  2. How to Enter: The 2022 Go Texan Dog Contest ("Contest" and/or "Promotion") begins at 8:00 am Central Time ("CT") on February 24, 2022 and ends at 9:00 pm CT on March 4, 2022 (the "Contest Period"). However, the Contest Period consists of multiple Entry Opportunities (each an "Entry Opportunity"), explained below. An Entry Opportunity occurs when an entrant posts a picture of their dog in western wear on Instagram or Facebook tagged with #tasteoftexas and #gotexandog during the Contest Period. Eligible entrants may only participate once in each Entry Opportunity. 
  3. Eligibility: This Contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. who are 21 years of age or older as of the Contest start date, except employees and members of their households and immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings, children and each of their respective spouses) of the Entities (as defined below) and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their advertising and promotion agencies and all local sponsors.
  4. Privacy: In connection with the Contest entry process, Taste of Texas will be collecting personal data about entrants in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review Taste of Texas’s privacy policy located at: https://www.tasteoftexas.com/privacy-policy/. Except where prohibited, participation in the Contest constitutes your consent to Taste of Texas' and its designees’ (including Taste of Texas) use of your name, likeness, entry, and state of residence for promotional purposes in any media without payment or consideration.
  5. Limitations of Liability: Last Place in Texas, Inc. (D/B/A Taste of Texas) ("Taste of Texas" and/or "Sponsor"), their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, parent, advertising and promotion agencies, and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees and agents, and any and all Internet servers and access provider(s) (collectively with Taste of Texas, the "Entities") are not responsible for: any incorrect or inaccurate entry information; human error; technical malfunctions; failures, omissions, interruption, deletion, or defect of any telephone network, computer online systems, computer equipment, server providers, or software, including any injury or damage to your or any other computer relating to or resulting from participation in this Contest; inability to access the Contest; theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries; transactions that are processed late or incorrectly or are incomplete or lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site; printing or human or other errors; and any entries which are late, lost, incomplete, inaccessible, corrupted, misdirected, stolen, or any combination thereof. Online submission is not considered proof of delivery or receipt. By entering, you agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Entities and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, their respective representatives and agents, advertising and promotion agencies, promotion partners and prize suppliers, and all of their respective affiliated companies, employees, officers, directors and shareholders from and against all claims and damages or liability arising in connection with your participation and/or entry in the Contest and/or your receipt or use of any prize awarded in this Contest or due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Contest-related activity, including, but not limited to, the Program, or participation in this Contest. Without limiting the foregoing, Taste of Texas makes no representation, warranty or guarantee of any kind, including the warranty of merchantability or fitness for the intended purpose, with regard to any prize. Except where prohibited by law, a winner’s entry and acceptance of the prize constitutes permission for the Entities to use said winner’s name, photograph, likeness, statements, biographical information, voice, and city and state addresses on a worldwide basis, and in all forms of media, in perpetuity, without further compensation. If by reason of a printing or other error, more prizes are claimed than the number set forth in these rules, all persons making purportedly valid claims will be included in a random drawing to award the advertised number of prizes available in the prize category in question. No more than the advertised number of prizes will be awarded. The releases hereunder are intended to apply to all claims now known or suspected to exist with the intent of waiving the effect of laws requiring the intent to release future unknown claims.
  6. How Winners will be determined: One Winner will be selected by Taste of Texas infrom all valid Entries made during the Contest Period. The Winner will be assigned his or her Prize by the Taste of Texas.
  7. Conditions of Entry: Entry materials that have been tampered with, altered, or are incomplete are void. The Taste of Texas makes the sole determination and will be held harmless. 
  8. Prizes: Each Winner may be assigned the following Prizes: Two 38 ounce Tomahawk steaks and one 20" Tomahawk dog toy, shipped to their door.  The specifics of all aforementioned prizes shall be solely determined by Taste of Texas. All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with the Prizes are the sole responsibility of the Winners. All federal, state, and local taxes on the Prizes are the Winners' responsibility. Prizes may be not redeemed for cash. 
  9. Disputes/Governing Law: Disputes/Governing Law: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these rules, or the rights and obligations of any entrant or the Entities in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions which would cause the application or the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas. Any action or litigation concerning this Agreement shall take place exclusively in the federal or state courts sitting in Harris County, Texas, and you expressly consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive all defenses of lack of jurisdiction and inconvenient forum with respect to such courts. Any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this Contest, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action. You agree to service of process by mail or other method acceptable under the laws of the State of Texas. 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.
  10. Winner List: Beginning on or about March 5, 2022, you may obtain the names of the Winners by going to the this page (https://www.tasteoftexas.com/contest)