Monthly Gear Giveaway

Official Rules – Sweetwater Sound $30,000+ Music Production Software Giveaway

No purchase or payment is necessary to enter or win and will not increase the odds of winning. Void where prohibited by law.

SPONSOR:

This Sweetwater Promotion (the “Promotion”) is sponsored by Sweetwater Sound, LLC (“Sponsor”). It is not sponsored by Acon Digital, Antares, Audiomodern, Avid, Bitwig, Blue Cat Audio, Celemony, Cherry Audio, D16 Group, DJ Swivel, EastWest, Eventide, FabFilter, GForce, IK Multimedia, Image Line, iZotope, Leapwing Audio, MAGIX, McDSP, MeldaProduction, MusicLab, Native Instruments, Newfangled Audio, Nugen Audio, Output, Polyverse, PreSonus, PSP Audioware, Reason Studios, Softube, Solid State Logic, Sonible, Sonnox, Sugar Bytes, UJAM, Universal Audio, Waves, XLN Audio, Zynaptiq.

OFFICIAL RULES:

These are the official rules (“Official Rules”) for the Promotion. Participation in this Promotion is expressly subject to and governed by these Official Rules. By entering or otherwise participating in this Promotion, you agree to be bound fully and unconditionally by these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion, and to comply with all applicable rules and regulations.

Sponsor has the right to reject and disqualify you for any reason, in its sole and absolute discretion, including, for example, if the Sponsor determines that your entry fails to satisfy the requirements set forth in these Official Rules, or is inconsistent with the image, reputation or policies of the Sponsor. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

ELIGIBILITY

This Promotion is only open to any person who:

(a) has reached the age of majority or older at the time of any entry; and

(b) is a legal resident of the 50 United States and District of Columbia (excluding Florida, New York, Rhode Island, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands).

Current or former, officers, and directors of Sponsor or any affiliate of Sponsor, AP Sound, LLC, Sweetwater Instrument Rental, LLC, Sweetwater Sound, LLC, Gear Nuts, LLC, Sweetwater Gift Co., LLC, Sweetwater Gear Exchange, LLC, Gator Cases, LLC as well as their immediate families (parent, child, sibling & spouse and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same households as such individuals (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. Void in any state where prohibited by law, rule or regulation. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply.

HOW TO ENTER

There are two methods of entry:

(1) Go to https://www.sweetwater.com/giveaway/ during the Promotion Period and fill out the entry form with all requested information; or

(2) Send a postcard to Sweetwater Sound, 5501 US-30 E, Fort Wayne, IN 46818, attention: Music Production Giveaway (Marketing Department) with your (a) name, (b) valid email address, (c) the name of the giveaway promotion (“Monthly Giveaway”), and (d) an indication of consent be bound by these Official Rules.

No mechanically reproduced or photocopied entries accepted. Entries become the property of Sponsors and will not be returned.

Each valid entry card received via email will result in one (1) Entry. Limit of up to one (1) Entry per person throughout the Promotion Period, regardless of the method of entry.

Submission of the form outlined in (1) or postcard outlined in (2) will result in one Promotion entry (“Entry”). Limit one (1) Entry per person throughout the Promotion Period, regardless of the method of entry. The Sponsor reserves the right to, and at its sole discretion may, reject any entry for failure to comply with these entry requirements. Entries that do not include all required information or do not adhere to these Official Rules as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will be considered void.

PROMOTION PERIOD AND DRAWING OF WINNERS

The Promotion starts at 12:00am EDT on 07/09/2024, and ends at 11:59 pm EDT on 07/31/2024 (“Promotion Period”). The Promotion contains a game of chance, and the computer clock of the Sponsor will be the official time-keeping device in the Promotion. At the end of the Promotion Period, one (1) prize will be awarded to an eligible Entrant selected at random by Sponsor from all qualified Entrants (“Prize Winners”). Odds of winning depend on the number of Entries received.

PRIZES

Grand Prize

There will be one (1) Grand Prize winner that will receive a Prize package (collectively, “Grand Prize”) consisting of the following items:

• Acon Digital – AcousticaP
• Antares – AutoTunePro11
• Audiomodern – Riffer
• Audiomodern – Chordjam
• Audiomodern – Freezr
• Audiomodern – Loopmix
• Audiomodern – Playbeat3
• Avid – PTStudio
• Bitwig – BitwigStu5
• Blue Cat Audio – AnalysisPk
• Celemony – Melo5Ast
• Cherry Audio – CASynthStack4
• D16 Group – D16TotalBun
• DJ Swivel – TheSauce
• EastWest – HWStrings2
• Eventide – AnthologyXII
• FabFilter – FFTwin3
• GForce – OBESEMBun
• IK Multimedia – TotalSt4MAX
• Image Line – FLStu20Sig
• iZotope – iZEveryBundle
• Kilohearts – kHsMultipass
• Kilohearts – kHsSnapHeap
• KV331 Audio – SynthMasterEB
• Leapwing Audio – AlSchmittSig
• Leapwing Audio – CenterOne
• Leapwing Audio – ChiccarelliSig
• Leapwing Audio – DynOne
• Leapwing Audio – RootOne
• Leapwing Audio – StageOne2
• Leapwing Audio – UltraVox
• MAGIX – VegasPro21P
• McDSP – EveryPkNatv7
• MeldaProduction – MDrummer
• MeldaProduction – MEssFXBun
• MeldaProduction – MMorph
• MeldaProduction – MMultAnalyzer
• MeldaProduction – MReverbMB
• MeldaProduction – MRhythmizer
• MeldaProduction – MRotary
• MeldaProduction – MSoundFact
• MusicLab – RealGuitar
• MusicLab – RealLPC
• MusicLab – RealStrat
• Native Instruments – Komp14C
• Newfangled Audio – ElevateBun
• Newfangled Audio – Recirculate
• NUGEN Audio – Jotter
• NUGEN Audio – NugenAligner
• NUGEN Audio – StereopkElem
• Output – ANALOGString
• Polyverse – PolyEveryBn
• PreSonus – S1v6P
• PSP Audioware – PSPSigBun
• Reason Studios – Reason13
• Relab Development – LX480Ess
• Softube – Vol6Bun
• Solid State Logic – SSL4KB
• Solid State Logic – SSL4KE
• Solid State Logic – SSLBusComp
• Solid State Logic – SSLChStrip
• Sonible – SmartBun
• Sonnox – ClaroEQ
• Sonnox – EnvolutionNat
• Sonnox – InflatorNat
• Sonnox – OxDrumGate
• Sonnox – OxDynEQ
• Sonnox – OxLimiterNat
• Sonnox – OxReverbNat
• Sonnox – Voca
• Sonnox – VoxDoubler
• Sugar Bytes – NestModSeq
• UJAM – UJAMFullBun
• Universal Audio – UADSignatureEd
• WaveArts – Panorama
• WaveDNA – LiquidMusic
• Waves – DiamondBun
• XLN Audio – AD2Custom
• XLN Audio – DS10plug
• XLN Audio – RC20plug
• XLN Audio – XLNLife
• XLN Audio – XO
• Zynaptiq – ZAPBun4

The total value of the Grand Prize is approximately $34,702.84.

No substitution of Prize (or any portion thereof), including cash substitutions, will be permitted, except that Sponsor has the right in its sole discretion to substitute a prize (or a portion thereof) with a prize of greater or equal value if the stated Prize (or any portion thereof) is not available. Prizes are not transferable or assignable. Limit of one (1) Prize per person.

Winners will be selected in a random drawing ("Drawing"). The Drawing will take place within fourteen (14) days following the close of the Promotion Period. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received.

Within approximately ten (10) days after the Sponsor verifies the Winners, Sponsor will ship the Prize to the Winners using the address provided by each Winners during the Winners verification process, using such delivery method and carrier as selected by the Sponsors.

The Prize Winners will be solely responsible for all federal, state, and/or local taxes, or for other fees or costs associated with the Prize or the Entrant’s receipt or enjoyment of the Prize. The Prize Winners may be required to provide Sponsor with a valid social security number or submit a W-9 before the prize is awarded for tax reporting purposes.

WINNERS VERIFICATION

The Sponsor will notify the potential Winners via the email provided in the Entry form within two (2) business days of the Drawing or as soon as reasonably practicable ("Prize Notification"). Potential Winners will have three (3) days to respond to the Prize Notification. Failure to respond will result in forfeiture of the Prize. Potential Winners only becomes a “Winners” after verification of eligibility by Sponsor. In no event is Sponsor required to attempt to contact the Winners more than once. The Prize will be forfeited if the potential Winners cannot be reached; the potential Winners cannot accept or receive the prize for any reason; the potential Winners fails to timely respond to the Prize Notification; or the Winners has violated these Official Rules. If a potential Winners is deemed ineligible, an alternative Winners will be selected from all remaining Entries.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES:

By participating in the Promotion, you represent and warrant as follows:

All information provided by you in connection with this Promotion is truthful, current and accurate;

You meet the eligibility requirements set forth in these Official Rules;

All materials submitted by you as part of your submission are compliant with the content guidelines set forth these Official Rules;

ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION:

By entering this Promotion, you acknowledge and agree that your participation in this Promotion is expressly subject to the following additional terms and conditions:

In consideration of the opportunity to participate in this Promotion, you irrevocably and unconditionally grant to the Sponsor a non-exclusive, gratis, royalty-free, freely assignable and transferable, freely sublicensable, worldwide and perpetual right and license to use, reproduce, publicly display, publicly perform, exhibit, transmit, stream, broadcast, publish, distribute, edit, modify, adapt, create derivative works based upon, and otherwise exploit (whether commercially or non-commercially) your Entry (including any text, photographs, or other content provided in the Entry such as Entrant’s name, address, and general and biographical information) in this Promotion, in whole or in part, across all media now known or hereafter devised (including, without limitation, the Internet, mobile, digital, electronic, print, and broadcast media), for advertising, promotional, publicity, and any and all other business purposes of the Sponsor. You further waive and release any and all “moral rights” you may have in your Entry.

By submitting an Entry, Entrant grants Sponsor the right to contact the Entrant via telephone or electronically about this Promotion.

You further acknowledge and agree that use of your Entry will be at the sole and absolute discretion of the Sponsor and that the Sponsor will have no obligation to use your Entry, in whole or in part, in any manner or for any purpose.

You shall have no right of approval of any use of the materials in your Entry, no claim or right to any payment, royalty or other monetary compensation for use of any materials in your submission, and no claim (including, without limitation, claims based upon copyright infringement, invasion of privacy, defamation, or right of publicity) arising out of any use, blurring, alteration, distortion, illusionary effect, faulty reproduction, fictionalization, or use in any composite form of the materials in your submission.

By entering this Promotion, you agree to indemnify and hold the Sponsor harmless from and against any and all third-party claims arising out of: (1) your breach or violation of any of the provisions of these Official Rules or any applicable law; and/or (2) your breach of any of the representations and warranties set forth in these Official Rules.

By entering this Promotion, you forever release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless Sponsor, its affiliates, and each of its respective licensees, brands, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, successors, and assigns from and against any and all actual and potential, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, losses and damages (collectively “Claims”) arising out of or relating to this Promotion or any prize, including i) the entrant’s participation in the Promotion; ii) any acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the Prize; iii) any alleged violation of the rights of publicity or privacy, claims of defamation or portrayal in a false light; iv) any error or limitation, whether intentional or unintentional, that causes the entrant to be unable to fully participate in the Promotion; and v) any typographical, technical, electronic, human, or other error in the printing, offering, selection, operation, transcription of registration or entries, or announcement of any Promotion related activity and/or Prize, whether intentional or unintentional, and whether under a theory of contract, tort (including negligence), warranty or otherwise.

If the Sponsor, at its sole discretion, determines that an Entrant has or intends to take any action or inaction that is designed to or has the effect of allowing the entrant to cheat, obtain an unfair advantage, to circumvent the Rules, or otherwise interfere in the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Promotion (“Cheating”), the Sponsor may disqualify the Entrant from the Promotion as well as other existing or future Promotion that may be offered by Sponsor in the future. Any Winners or potential Winners determined by Sponsor, at its sole discretion, to have been engaged in or attempted Cheating will be immediately disqualified and will forfeit any right to a prize or be obligated to refund the prize to Sponsor if already awarded.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entrant who Sponsor determines is inconsistent with the values of Sponsor and its brand including but not limited to individuals who through speech, social media posting, or actions condone, engage in or promote discrimination, violence, obscenity, hate speech, defamation or libel, degrading or demeaning any group or persons based on race, religion, disability, ethnic background, sexual orientation, or sex.

PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

Entrants understand and agree that Sponsor will obtain and store certain personal information, including but not limited to their full legal name, address, email address, phone number and if required to be provided to Sponsor by a potential prize Winners, a social security number, along with general information about any prize Winners for the purpose of administering and/or managing this Promotion as well as complying with applicable laws, regulations, and rules. This use is in addition to any other uses as specified in any applicable agreement, terms of use, or privacy policy of Sponsor. Entrants understand that such personal information may be transferred for processing or storage to a jurisdiction outside of the state in which it was collected. Entrants have the right to request their personal information not be used for the purpose of administering and/or managing the Promotion and understand that such a request will cause them to be automatically disqualified from this Promotion, as well as potentially other existing or future promotions offered by Sponsor. To engage in this privacy request, or any other similar request, entrants should contact the Sponsor in writing at the address described at the end of these Rules or as otherwise specified by Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.

GOVERNING LAW AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations of entrants or Sponsor in connection with this Promotion are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Indiana or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of any other state’s laws.

ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: 1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE PROMOTION, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION OR AWARD; 2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS, SETTLEMENTS, AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED THE APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRIZE, BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; 3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES, IF ANY, OR ANY RIGHT TO HAVE ANY DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND 4) ENTRANT’S REMEDIES WILL BE LIMITED SOLELY TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES, IF ANY, AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. WHERE SUCH EXCLUSIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED BY LAW, THEY DO NOT APPLY.

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, unreadable, incomplete, damaged, stolen or misdirected entries; lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server or other connections; miscommunications, computer or software malfunctions; transmission problems; technical failures; garbled transmissions; damage to user’s software or transmission devices; or other errors or malfunctions of any kind, whether human, mechanical, electronic or otherwise. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Once submitted, no Entry can be returned or confirmed. All entries once submitted become the property of Sponsor.

WINNERS LIST

The Winners’ names will be available beginning thirty (30) days after the Promotion has ended. To obtain the Winners’ names, please email giveaway@sweetwater.com.

OR

A list of Prize Winners can be found at https://www.sweetwater.com/giveaway/previous-winners.php.

APPLE AND APP STORE NOT A SPONSOR

Apple, Inc. is not a sponsor of this Promotion. Apple, Inc. is not involved in any matter in this Promotion.