NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXCLUDING NEW YORK AND FLORIDA, WHO ARE 18 OR OLDER. VOID IN NEW YORK, FLORIDA, AND WHERE PROHIBITED.
Sponsor
The Poké Life Community Giveaway (the “Promotion”) is sponsored by [Sponsor legal name],[address] (“Sponsor”), the operator of the Poké Life website (the “Site”). The Promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, The Pokémon Company, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, or TCGplayer.
No purchase necessary
Entry is free. Viewing pages, clicking ads or links, making purchases, or any other activity on the Site does not create entries or improve your odds.
Eligibility
Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, excluding New York and Florida, who are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority in their state, if older) at the time of entry. Residents of New York and Florida are not eligible. Employees and contractors of Sponsor, and members of their immediate families or households, are not eligible.
Entry periods
The Promotion begins on [launch date] and runs in monthly entry periods. Each entry period starts at 12:00:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the first day of a calendar month and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of that month. Sponsor's computer is the official timekeeper.
How to enter
Visit the Site's giveaway page, provide a valid email address, confirm you meet the eligibility requirements, agree to these rules, and confirm your entry using the link sent to that email address.
- Limit one entry per person per entry period, regardless of the number of email addresses used.
- Entries made by automated means, scripts, or bots, or that use false information, are void.
- Opting in to any newsletter is optional and has no effect on eligibility or odds.
Milestones and drawings
A “milestone” is completed each time the Site records 50,000 qualified reader visits, as defined on the Site's How it works page. Each milestone completed during an entry period triggers one random drawing from all eligible entries received for that entry period.
- Each eligible entry is included in every drawing held during its entry period.
- Limit one prize per person per entry period. A winner is removed from that period's remaining drawings.
- The milestone size may change only at the start of an entry period, with notice posted on the Site before that period begins.
Prizes
One prize is awarded per milestone. The prize for each milestone, and its approximate retail value (“ARV”), is posted on the giveaway page before that milestone completes. Prizes are sealed trading card products such as booster bundles, Elite Trainer Boxes, collection boxes, or booster boxes. Total ARV awarded in an entry period depends on the number of milestones completed in it.
- No cash alternative, transfer, or substitution, except that Sponsor may substitute a prize of equal or greater value.
- Winners are responsible for all taxes on prizes. Winners receiving $600 or more in prizes in a calendar year must provide a completed IRS Form W-9 and will receive a Form 1099.
- Prizes ship only to addresses in eligible states and the District of Columbia.
Odds
Odds of winning a drawing depend on the number of eligible entries received for that entry period.
Drawing method
When a milestone completes, Sponsor records its timestamp and takes a snapshot of eligible entries. Each entry appears in the snapshot only as its entry code, a one-way hash of a random entry ID, shown to the entrant when they confirm. Sponsor publishes the SHA-256 hash of the entry list (the entry codes sorted, one per line). The drawing uses the randomness of the first round of the drand (League of Entropy) "quicknet" chain published at least ten minutes after the milestone timestamp. The winning entry is SHA-256(drand randomness ‖ entry-list hash), with both values written as hexadecimal text and read as a number, modulo the number of eligible entries, plus one, as a line number in the sorted list. All inputs are published so the result can be independently verified.
Winner notification and claiming
Potential winners are notified by email within three business days of their drawing and must respond within seven days. Sponsor may require a signed declaration of eligibility and a liability and, where lawful, publicity release. If a potential winner doesn't respond in time, is ineligible, or the prize is returned as undeliverable, the prize is forfeited and an alternate winner is drawn using the same method and the next eligible drand round.
Publicity
Where permitted by law and with the winner's consent, Sponsor may publish the winner's first name, last initial, and state, along with the drawing record.
General conditions
Sponsor may disqualify anyone who tampers with the Promotion or violates these rules. If the Promotion can't run as planned because of fraud, technical failure, or other causes beyond Sponsor's control, Sponsor may modify or suspend it, and any affected drawing will be held from eligible entries received before the problem. By entering, entrants release Sponsor from liability for injury or loss related to the Promotion or any prize, to the extent permitted by law. These rules are governed by the laws ofUtah.
Privacy
Email addresses are used to administer the Promotion and contact winners. Shipping addresses are collected only from winners. Personal information is not sold. Newsletter email is sent only to entrants who opt in.
Winners list
Winners are posted on the Site's winners page. For a written list, send a request to[mailing address] within 60 days after the end of the relevant entry period.