1. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this giveaway is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”), 1701 E Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, TX 77389. 2. INTRODUCTION: HPE invites HPE Discover 2022 (“Event”) attendees to participate in the HPE Hack Shack Participation Giveaway (“Program”) for a chance to win a prize as further detailed below (“Prize”), subject to the terms and conditions below (“Terms and Conditions”). By participating in the Program, participants affirm that they have read, accepted, and agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Terms and Conditions or the entry itself and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and HPE’s decisions, which are final and binding in all respects. HPE reserves the right to review, modify, extend or discontinue any and/or all aspects of the Program, including these Terms and Conditions, at any time without prior notice. The Program is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. 3. PROGRAM PERIOD: The Program begins on June 28, 2022 at 11:00 AM Pacific Time and ends at 3:00 PM Pacific Time on June 30, 2022, or when the Program budget has been reached, whichever is earlier (the “Program Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Program Period will not be eligible. HPE’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the Program. 4. ELIGIBILITY: NO HPE PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Program is open only to participants eighteen (18) years of age and older who are in person attendees of the Event. Void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions, and where prohibited by law. Employees, contractors, and contingent workers of HPE, its subsidiaries, affiliates, their immediate family and household members are not eligible. Employees of the following entities are ineligible for this promotion: National/federal, state, and local government entities, public higher education institutions, and private or public K-12 educational institutions and libraries and their board members, employees, officers, representatives, agents, consultants and independent contractors. HPE shall determine Program eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion. 5. HOW TO ENTER: By completing one (1) of the Activities listed below and submitting an entry during the Program Period, participants attending the Event in person may be considered eligible for the Prize. LIMIT ONE (1) PRIZE PER PERSON/ENTRY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. The Prize is subject to these Terms and Conditions. In order to enter the Program, participants must participate in one (1) of the following activities during the Program Period (each, an “Activity”):
Complete one (1) Hack Shack software challenge
Complete the Hack Shack Treasure Hunt
Attend the Hack Shack celebration evening on Wednesday, June 29 from 5:00 PM Pacific Time to 6:00 PM Pacific Time at the Hack Shack zone in the Event show floor and complete the Hack Shack foosball game at the celebration
After completing an Activity, participants must report to the designated HPE Activity Captain for the Activity to complete their entry and receive the Prize. 6. PRIZE: Interested parties who merely complete an Activity or submit an entry are not guaranteed a Prize. Eligible participants who are awarded a Prize will receive (i) up to three (3) HPE branded stickers, and (ii) either an HPE branded t-shirt or an HPE branded hat depending on the Activity completed as outlined below:
One (1) HPE branded t-shirt will be awarded for the completion of one (1) of the following Activities (each, a “Shirt Activity”):
Complete one (1) Hack Shack software challenge
Complete the Hack Shack Treasure Hunt
One (1) HPE branded hat will be awarded for the completion of the following Activity (“Hat Activity”):
Attend the Hack Shack celebration and complete the Hack Shack foosball game at the celebration
Eligible participants may receive both a t-shirt and a hat as part of the Program by completing one (1) Shirt Activity and one (1) Hat Activity during the Program Period. For the sake of clarity, the total Prize each participant may win is one (1) t-shirt, one (1) hat, and up to three (3) stickers. Once a participant has received the total permitted Prize, the participant may continue to participate in the Activities, but will not be eligible to receive any further Prize(s). The total estimated retail value of each Prize is USD $15.00. The Program budget will not exceed USD $5,325.00 in total and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. HPE reserves the right to distribute Prizes until the budget is reached. Prizes will be awarded to each participant who completes an eligible entry during the Program Period, while supplies last. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Program Period. There will be no substitution, cash redemption or transfer of Prizes, except in HPE’s sole discretion. The Prize may not be used for resale or distribution. Taxes and duties, if any, are winner’s responsibility. Any Prize details not specified herein will be determined by HPE in its sole discretion. HPE reserves the right to not fulfill your Prize in the event that the Prize is not certified in your country. Due to abuse, we cannot provide Prizes to individuals who submitted their entry with Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, and other email domains not registered to your company. Please speak directly to your HPE representative if you have any questions. 7. DISQUALIFICATION: HPE reserves the right to disqualify any participant and any entries at any time or during any phase of the Program for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, HPE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Program or any website related to the Program; to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions; or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person participating in or connected with the Program. Any attempt by you to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple or different identities, or any other prohibited methods will void your entry and you shall be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification. HPE’s server shall be the official time stamp for the purposes of determining the validity of any participation in the Program (where applicable). 8. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Program, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, you release and discharge HPE from any and all liability resulting from late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, unreadable, incorrect, inaccurate, garbled, unintelligible or postage due communications, including without limitation, entry and Program information, regardless of the method of transmission. By participating in the Program, you agree that HPE shall not be liable for, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, you shall release and hold HPE, its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”), harmless from, any and all losses, injuries, claims, and/or causes of action arising out of participation in the Program, the content of any entries, and/or receipt or use of any Prize. You waive the right to claim any attorneys’ fees and any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. You also agree that the Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to your or third person's computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from any part of the Program. 9. THIRD PARTIES: For the purposes of this Program, HPE cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and to the extent permitted by applicable law shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party. All third party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 10. PRIVACY: By participating in the Program and providing HPE with your personal data, you consent to the use of your data by HPE for purposes of conducting this Program in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and subject to HPE’s Privacy Statement, available at https://www.hpe.com/us/en/legal/privacy.html. 11. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: HPE and the Program participants confirm that it is their wish that the Terms and Conditions, as well as any other documents relating to the Terms and Conditions or the Program, including notices, schedules, exhibits and authorizations, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only. HPE et les participants au programme confirment qu'ils souhaitent que les conditions générales, ainsi que tout autre document relatif aux conditions générales ou au programme, y compris les avis, les horaires, les expositions et les autorisations, aient été et soient rédigés en la langue anglaise uniquement. 12. GOVERNING LAW: The Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute under the Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York. You irrevocably waive any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consent to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York. You further hereby waive any right to a trial by jury with respect to any lawsuit or judicial proceeding arising or relating to the Terms and Conditions.