RealSelf 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes Official Rules
Dates/Eligibility. The RealSelf 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes (the "Sweepstakes") begins September 15, 2021, and ends at 11:59 pm PST on October 15, 2021. RealSelf may change the dates and/or terms of the Sweepstakes without prior notice. The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States, excluding AK, HI, and all U.S. territories, 18 years of age and older, except where prohibited by state or local laws.
Employees or agents of RealSelf and their immediate families (parent, child, sibling or spouse) are not eligible to participate in the Sweepstakes.
No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the Sweepstakes. A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.
How to Enter.There are two ways to enter:
Entry Method #1. Submit an entry online by clicking on the RealSelf 15th Anniversary Sweepstakes link and providing all of the required information.
OR
Entry Method #2. Send a letter via US Mail with full name, address, email address, phone number and date of birth to “RealSelf Sweepstakes, 83 South King Street, Suite 700, Seattle, Washington 98104.”
All entries must be received on or before 11:59 pm PST on October 15, 2021. There is a maximum of one (1) entry per person during the Sweepstakes period, regardless of the method of entry.
Selection of Winner. Drawing will take place within two weeks following the end date. The winners will be drawn at random from all entries received, and will be notified by email. Chance of winning depends on the number of qualified entries received.
Prize Details
- Grand Prize presented by EON
- 1 winner
- Package valued at $10,000
- Package details:
- All expenses paid, weekend trip for two to Denver (flight, hotel, transportation & food stipend)
- Free EON treatment by Dr. Buford for the winner and a friend. Treatment will include all three areas of the abdomen (treatment valued at $3,000 per person)
- $2,000 Skincare gift package
- The EON treatment is a medical procedure, and patients typically must have a body mass index (BMI) below 30 to qualify. If a patient does not qualify or the procedure is otherwise not medically indicated, in the final and sole discretion of Dr. Buford, a substitute cash prize of $2,000 will be awarded.
- Trip must be taken and treatment completed before November 1, 2022. Winner must coordinate availability with Dr. Buford’s schedule, with procedure scheduling typically done 8-10 weeks in advance.
- Winner and guest must comply with Dr. Buford’s safety guide for out-of-town patients, including a negative Covid test pre-treatment.
- Runner-Up Prize presented by Alastin
- 1 winner
- Package valued at $1,300
- Package details:
Alastin Skincare prize package valued at $800 - $500 Visa Gift Card from RealSelf to be used towards a treatment booked through RealSelf
- Third Place Prize
- 15 winners
- Package valued at $1,000
- Package details:
- RealSelf Skincare Sets, featuring an assortment of products from Epionce, Sente, Obagi, Futura and more!
Conditions/Restrictions. Prizes are not redeemable for cash or credit. RealSelf reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend, or modify the Sweepstakes at any time should a virus, bug, breach or other problem beyond the control of RealSelf corrupt the administration, security, fairness, or proper execution of the Sweepstakes. Any prizes refused or unused by the winner become the property of RealSelf. All participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. All decisions by RealSelf concerning these Rules or application thereof are final. taxes. The valuation of the prizes stated above is based on information available to RealSelf, and the value of any prize awarded to a winner will be reported for tax purposes as required by law. Winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the prize and paying any expenses associated with any prize(s) which are not specifically provided for in the Official Rules. Winner must provide RealSelf with a completed IRS Form W-9 with valid identification and a valid taxpayer identification number or social security number before any prize will be awarded. Any person winning over six hundred dollars ($600.00) in prizes which is paid directly to the person will receive an IRS form 1099 at the end of the calendar year and a copy of such form will be filed with the IRS.
Hold Harmless/Release. As a condition of entering, entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing) to hold harmless, defend and indemnify RealSelf, Inc., the Sweepstakes sponsors and each of their affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, and advertising and public relations agencies and all others associated with the development and execution of the Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes Entities”), from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages or causes of action, losses, costs or expenses with respect to or in any way arising out of or related to this Sweepstakes, participation in the Sweepstakes, or the use of the entrant’s entry and the awarding and/or use or misuse of any prize, including without limitation liability for any travel related to the Sweepstakes, death, personal injury, loss, and/or disability.
Winner Names. To receive the names of the winners, send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope no later than ninety (90) days after the end of the Sweepstakes period to “RealSelf Sweepstakes, 83 South King Street, Suite 700, Seattle, Washington 98104”
Publicity. By entering, except where prohibited by law, all winner(s) grant RealSelf and/or its agents exclusive permission to use their names, city and state of residence, biographical information, characters, photographs, voices, videotape, likenesses, and/or statements in connection with promotion of this and other sweepstakes in any and all media now known or hereinafter invented, worldwide, without territorial or time limitations and waive any claims to compensation, notice, royalty, right, or remuneration for such use. By participating in the Sweepstakes, except where prohibited by law, entrants agree that RealSelf may use such information obtained from entrants in this Sweepstakes for marketing purposes, and may include the names of winners in a publicly available winners list. Winners will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release (including, where permitted, a Publicity Release) within seven (7) days of notification, and in any event before receiving the prize. Failure to return the executed Affidavit within that time may result in forfeiture of prize and random selection of alternate winner from remaining eligible entries.