2024 Merrell 'Find the Love. Run Wild.' Giveaway US, UK & IRELAND Contest- Official Rules

1. Description. . The 2024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway US, UK & Ireland Contest (the “Contest”) begins at 12:01 am ET in the US and 00:00 GMT in the UK and Ireland on May 10, 2024 and ends May 30, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET in the US and 23:59 GMT in the UK and Ireland (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 TO WIN. 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 the fifty (50) United States (including the District of Columbia), the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), or mainland or the Republic of Ireland (“Qualified Entrants”). Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, their respective parents, subsidiaries, and agents, 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. 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, Facebook or TikTok 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, state, or local laws or ordinances; (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. Selected Participants will be notified within maximum 3 days from the draw date via email. The Selected Participant will be elected as a winner of the Grand Prize (“Grand Prize Winner”) subject to the following process and conditions which depend on whether the Selected Participant is a legal resident of Northern Ireland or not.

A. A.The Selected Participant is not a legal resident of Northern Ireland (i.e. is a legal resident of the United States, the Republic of Ireland, England, Wales or Scotland mainland) : The Selected Participant will be elected as a Grand Prize Winner subject to the following conditions: The Selected Participant may be required to complete and return an eligibility affidavit and liability/publicity release. If the Selected Participant 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 Selected Participant forfeits the prize and an alternate Selected Participant will be randomly drawn as per the process described above. No skill question will be asked to the Selected Participant. Odds of winning a prize depend on number of eligible Entries received.

B. The Selected Participant is a legal resident of Northern Ireland : The Selected Participant will be required to answer, by reply to the e-mail from Sponsor, a set question determined in advance by Sponsor, within a time-limit of three (3) days (the “Skill Qualifier Question”). If the Selected Participant provides an incorrect answer or does not provide the correct answer within the time-limit allowed, he/she will not be a Grand Prize Winner and will lose the Grand Prize, and another Selected Participant will be randomly drawn as per the process described above. If the Selected Participant provides the correct answer to the Skill Qualifier Question within the time-limit allowed, (i) he/she may be required to complete and return an eligibility affidavit and liability/publicity release and (ii) unless he/she 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, he/she will be a Grand Prize Winner. On the contrary, he/she will forfeit the prize and an alternate Selected Participant will be randomly drawn as per the process described above.

Common condition to all Grand Prize Winners irrespective of their place of residence : If a Grand 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 GMT 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 £1,140/$1,200.

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. Prizes will be provided to the Grand Prize Winners no later than 30 days of the draw date.

7. General Conditions. All taxes and other expenses are the sole responsibility of the winner. Neither Sponsor nor Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube 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, Facebook, TikTok and YouTube 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, except where death or personal injury is caused by the negligence of the Sponsor. Your statutory rights are not affected. 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 modify or cancel the Contest. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE 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, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, their respective parents, subsidiaries and 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, except where death or personal injury is caused by the negligence of the Sponsor.

If an entrant is a California resident, such entrant hereby waives California Civil Code Section 1542, which states, "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him or her must have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor."

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, 4 ^th Floor, 283-288 High Holborn, London, England WC1V 7HP ("Sponsor"). This Contest is not in any way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok or YouTube.

10. Winners List and Skill Qualifier Question. Names of prize winners and the Skill Qualifier Question (including the time allowed for answer) may be requested by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope by December 31, 2024 to Sponsor to the attention of “2024 Merrell Find the Love. Run Wild Giveaway US, UK and Ireland Contest.”

11. 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/US/en/content?caid=privacy-policy ; or www.merrell.com/UK/en_GB/content?caid=privacy-policy ; www.merrell.com/IE/en-IE/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 applicable mandatory provisions relating to data protection, whether resulting from the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (GDPR) and/or from any local laws or regulations which may be applicable such as the UK Data Protection Act 2018 or the Irish Data Protection Act 2018. 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 Sweepstakes/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.

12. Choice of Law . The laws of the State or nation of the consumer's place of residence 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 the place where the consumer has his/her place of residence.