2024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway Belgium Contest– Official Rules

1. Description.The 2024 Merrell Find the Love, Run Wild Giveaway Belgium Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 00:00 CET on May 10, 2024 and ends May 30, 2024 at 23:59 CET (the “Contest Period”). By participating in the Contest, participants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor (as defined in Section 9), which shall be final and binding in all respects. Receipt of a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

2. Eligibility. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry and a legal resident of Belgium (“Qualified Entrants”). Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, as well as the immediate family (defined as parents, spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents) and household members of each such employee, officer, and director are not eligible. Legal entities are not allowed to participate in the Contest. Void where prohibited by law. All federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations apply.

3. How to Enter.To enter, you must, during the Contest Period: (a) be registered as an account user with Strava, Inc.; (b) participate in the Merrell ‘Find The Love. Run Wild’ Challenge and complete any stated requirements for a chance to enter the Contest; and (c) enter your email address on the Contest webpage (to be used to contact the winner, unless entrants separately opt-in to receive marketing materials) (each an “Entry” and together, the “Entries”). An additional daily drawing will be available to Qualified Entrants who also join the official Merrell Strava club (the “Club”) and upload a photo or video of your favorite trail and tag the Club in your activity description. Incomplete entries and those containing invalid e-mail addresses or hashtags will be disqualified and removed from the Contest. LIMIT OF ONE (1) ENTRY PER PERSON.. Any attempt to enter using multiple/different Instagram accounts, email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, using macro, robotic, script or other forms of automatic entry, or any other methods will void all of an entrant’s entries and that entrant will be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

Entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. By entering the Contest, you grant Sponsor a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to reproduce, distribute, display, exhibit, transmit, broadcast, televise, digitize, feature on footwear, and otherwise use the Entry in any manner, form, or format now or hereinafter created, including on the internet, and for any purpose, including, but not limited to, advertising or promotion of Sponsor and its goods or services, and to use your name, likeness, and photograph in connection therewith, all without further consent from or payment to you. You further acknowledge that notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, Sponsor has no obligation to use your Entry in any manner or for any purpose.

4. Representations and Warranties.By participating in the Contest, you warrant and represent that: (a) the Entry is your original work, and you are the sole and exclusive owner of all intellectual property rights in and to the Entry; (b) use of the Entry as described in these Official Rules will not infringe the intellectual property or other rights of any third party, or violate any federal, or local legislation; (c) the Entry is not obscene or libelous, and does not contain anything defamatory or derogatory; (d) the Entry does not contain any virus, spyware, malware, trap door, worm, or any other device, mechanism or code that is injurious or damaging to software or hardware used in conjunction with the Contest; and (e) you have the right to grant the license in Section 3 above. Entries not satisfying these criteria in any respect will be disqualified and removed from the Contest.

5. Winner Selection.Following the Contest Period, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing (performed via a computer process) to select one (1) participant (the “Selected Participant”) from among all qualified Entries received during the Contest Period on June 10, 2024, being the draw date. Prize winners will be notified through email and may be required to complete and return an eligibility affidavit and liability/publicity release. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within three (3) days after Sponsors’ first attempt, does not meet the eligibility criteria, does not fully comply with these Official Rules, or fails to sign and return the affidavit and/or release, then the potential winner forfeits the prize and an alternate winner will be selected.

If a prize winner is considered a minor in his or her jurisdiction of residence, the prize will be awarded in the name of, or to, the winner’s parent or legal guardian, who must accept the prize, execute any required documents, and agree to all obligations and undertakings of the winner, both on behalf of himself/herself and winner, or the prize may be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Under no circumstances will a prize be awarded as the result of an entry by an individual under 18 years of age.

6. Prizes. Prizes will be awarded to Qualified Entrants as follows:

a.One (1) participant from among all regions who completes the challenge will win the Grand Prize of a Trail kit bundle, which includes footwear, apparel and accessories, subject to availability (the “Grand Prize”).

b.Everyone who completes the challenge will be awarded a one-time code for a 25% discount on Agility Peak 5. Entrants have until 23:59 CET on November 8, 2024 to claim their reward. This discount is not valid for on sale or discounted items.

Approximate Retail Value ("ARV") of the Grand Prize is €1,100.

Additionally, twenty-one (21) Qualified Entrants from among all regions who complete certain milestones during the challenge and share images/video of their favorite trails will win one pair of non-Gore-Tex Agility Peak 5 trail running shoes (see Section 3).

Additional terms and conditions may apply to any gift cards, promotional codes, or similar prizes awarded. Prizes are non-transferable and may not be substituted for cash. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may substitute a prize (or prize component) of equal or greater value due to unavailability of prize (or prize component) for any reason.

7. General Conditions. Neither Sponsor nor Instagram are responsible or liable for, and entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) completely release and hold Sponsor and Instagram harmless against: (a) illegible, incomplete, damaged, misdirected, stolen, late, or lost entry forms; (b) network, internet, or computer malfunctions or damage related to or resulting from participating in the Contest; (c) any condition caused by events beyond the control of Sponsor which may cause the Contest to be disrupted or corrupted; or (d) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance or use of the prize, or from participation in the Contest. Any entrant attempting to defraud or in any way tamper with this Contest, including but not limited to using automated processes for entry, will be ineligible. If for any reason the Contest is not capable of running as originally planned, including but not limited to technical corruption or non-authorized human intervention, Sponsor in their sole discretion reserve the right to postpone, modify or cancel the Contest without prior notice. A simple notice on the website/social media of Sponsor will suffice ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

8. Release. By receipt of any prize, winner (or, if a minor in his/her place of residence, the winner’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agrees that Sponsor, Instagram, their affiliated companies, and the agents, employees, directors and officers of these companies, are not liable whatsoever for any injuries, losses or damages of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize or from winner’s participation in the Contest.

9. Sponsor. The Sponsor and administrator of this Contest is Merrell, a brand of Wolverine Europe Limited, King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG and Strava Limited, New Penderel House, 4th Floor, 283-288 High Holborn, London, England WC1V 7HP (“Sponsor”).

10. Winners List and Skill Qualifier Question. Names of prize winners may be requested by sending an email to wwwcommunications@wwwinc.com, or a self-addressed, stamped envelope, by December 31, 2024 to Sponsor to the attention of “2024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway Belgium Contest.”

11. Complaints. Complaints regarding the Contest can be submitted by telephone, e-mail and or address. Complaints will be internally reviewed by Sponsor and the Sponsor will inform the participant about its decision within 30 calendar days.

12. Privacy Policy.By participating in this Contest, entrants (or, if a minor in their place of residence, the participant’s parent or legal guardian on his or her behalf) agree to the collection and use of their information in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at www.merrell.com/BE/fr_BE/content?caid=privacy.policy ; www.merrell.com/BE/nl_BE/content?caid=privacy.policy ; or www.strava.com/privacy including receiving marketing messages as set forth in such policy. When processing personal data, the Sponsor will comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Belgian Law of 30 July 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data. Personal data will be taken where necessary from all entries received from participants but shall be limited to the details reasonably necessary for the administration of the Contest and the awarding of and participation in the prizes set out in Sections 5 and 6 and publicity set out in Sections 3 and 6. This information may be shared with the Sponsor’s parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and/or any other entities reasonably involved with the Contest, and used for marketing purposes.

13. Choice of Law. The laws of Belgium apply to and govern these terms and conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them. Any and all claims relating in any way to the Contest, including in relation to any non-contractual obligations must be raised and resolved exclusively in the courts of Belgium, where the consumer has his/her place of residence.