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Ramen Express “#InMyRamenEra” Sweepstake

Sponsored by Borealis Foods Inc.

 

 

 

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN, NOR WILL A PURCHASE IMPROVE ONE’S CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. SPONSOR Borealis Foods Inc, 1540 Cornwall Rd #104, Oakville, ON L6J 7W5 (“Sponsor”) is solely responsible for all aspects of this sweepstake (“Sweepstake”).

  1. ENTRY

(a)  You may enter this Sweepstake during the period beginning at 2:00 P.M. ET, on Friday, October 11, 2024 and continuing until 11:59 P.M. ET, on Friday, November 15, 2024 (the “Entry Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules (the “Rules”), all times and days are Eastern Time (“ET”).

(b)  You may enter the Sweepstake a total of (1) time per method of entry.  There are two methods of entry available:

(i)         visiting  Instagram  or TikTok  (“Social Media”) where you will follow @RamenExpressNoodles and like and comment on post tagging another user in order to receive One (1) entry (each an “Entry” and collectively, the “Entries”) into the random drawing,; or

(ii)        posting a unique Social Media post from your Instagram or TikTok account in order to receive Twenty (20) Entries into the random drawing. The post must tag @RamenExpressNoodles and include the hashtag #InMyRamenEra in the caption. You must also follow @RamenExpressNoodles on Social Media.

Once you have either: (i) followed @RamenExpressNoodles on Social Media and liked and commented on the post tagging another user; or (ii) posted a unique Social Media post from your Instagram or TikTok account tagging @RamenExpressNoodles, including the hashtag #InMyRamenEra in the caption and are following @RamenExpressNoodles on Social Media, you will be deemed to have entered the Sweepstake. Each Entrant will be referred to herein without distinction as “Entrant,” “you” and “your”; all entrants are collectively referred to herein as “Entrants”.

3. ELIGIBILITY/LIMITATIONS All Entries must be received by 11:59 P.M. ET, on Friday, November 15, 2024. Entries received after the applicable Entry Period will be invalid.  Each person may enter the Sweepstake only One (1) time per method of entry set forth above. In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be deemed to be submitted by the person in whose name the Account is registered. Entries by any method other than set forth above in Section 2 are void. Any use of automated or programmed methods of effecting Entry is prohibited. This Sweepstake is open only to persons eighteen (18) years or older upon entering who are legal residents of, and physically located within Canada (except residents of Quebec) or the fifty (50) United States (except residents of Florida, New York and Rhode Island) (“Eligibility Area”).  This Sweepstake is void where prohibited by law, including in Quebec, Florida, New York and Rhode Island.  The Sweepstake is not open to Employees of Sponsor; or those of  its parent, subsidiary, affiliated or successor companies, or the advertising, promotional or fulfillment agencies of any Sponsor (individually and collectively, “Entities”), or members of their households or immediate families.  Neither the Entities, nor any of their officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents or representatives, are responsible for: (i)  Entries from persons residing, or physically located, outside the Eligibility Area; (ii) Entries that are altered, delayed, deleted, destroyed, forged, fraudulent, improperly accessed, inaccurate, incomplete, interrupted, irregular in any way, late, lost, misdirected, multiple, non delivered, stolen, tampered with, unauthorized, unintelligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Rules; (iii) lost, interrupted or unavailable satellite, network, server, Internet Service, Website or other connections; (iv) lack of telephone or cell phone availability or accessibility; (v) miscommunications; (vi) failed computer, satellite, telephone or cable transmissions, lines or technical failure; jumbled, corrupted, scrambled, delayed or misdirected transmissions; (vii) computer hardware or software or text message malfunctions, failures, technical errors or difficulties; (viii) unauthorized human intervention; (ix) undeliverable emails resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering; (x) insufficient space in entrant’s email account to receive email; or (xi)  other errors of any kind, whether due to electronic, human, mechanical, printing, production or technical errors or other causes, even if caused by the negligence of any of the Releasees (defined below at Section 8). Each such Entry will be disqualified and any attempt by a person to use multiple accounts to register more than once may result in disqualification at Sponsor’s sole discretion.

  1. PRIZE

(a) DESCRIPTION, APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”), TAXES Entrants may win two (2) roundtrip flights to Toronto from the Winner’s (defined below) city of residence (“Flights”), one (1) night accommodations for two (2) people in Toronto (“Accomodation”) and one (1) pair of tickets to Taylor Swift’s Era’s Tour Concert at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on November 23, 2024 (the “Pair of Tickets”). The Pair of Tickets, Accomodations, and Flights are collectively referred to herein as the “Prize”. The total ARV of the Prize is Six Thousand United States Dollars (USD $6,000.00). Any depiction of the Prize is for illustrative purposes only. The Prize is not redeemable for cash or transferable. No substitution is allowed except, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, a Prize of equal or greater value may be substituted.  An unclaimed and/or unused Prize element will remain the property of Sponsor. Any difference between the stated ARV and actual value of the Prize will not be awarded.

Lost or stolen Prizes will not be replaced. The Prize does not include any other item or expense not specifically described in these Rules. The Prize may not be transferred or assigned. The Winner agrees to accept the Prize “as is”, and Entrants hereby acknowledge that Sponsor has neither made, nor is in any manner responsible or liable for, any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the Prize, including express warranties (if any) provided exclusively by a Prize supplier and sent along with the Prize.

Any valuation of the Prize stated above is based on available information provided to Sponsor, and the Winner is responsible for all applicable U.S. federal, state or income taxes or other expenses relating to the use, acceptance and possession of the Prize.  If the Winner is a resident of the United States, such Winner  will be required to complete and submit a W-9 Form. An IRS Form 1099 will be filed in the name of the Winner for the value of the Prize. Entrants acknowledge that the Sponsor and all other businesses concerned with this Sweepstake and their agents do not make, nor are in any manner responsible for, any warranty, representations, expressed or implied, in fact or in law, relating to the quality, conditions, fitness or merchantability of any aspect of the Prize (or portion thereof).

(b) WINNER; REQUIREMENTS.  There will be one (1) Prize given to one (1) eligible Entrant chosen at random from the pool of Entrants (the “Winner”).  The drawing will be conducted by Sponsor or its designated representative.  Before being declared a Winner, the selected Entrant  shall be required to: (i) correctly answer, without assistance of any kind, whether mechanical or otherwise, a time-limited mathematical skill-testing question to be administered during a pre-arranged telephone call or by email; (ii) sign and return the Release (described below); (iii) undergo an eligibility verification by the Sponsor and (iv) otherwise comply with these Rules. Sponsor decisions are final and BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SWEEPSTAKE. An Entrant is not a Winner of any Prize unless and until the foregoing requirements have been met and the Entrant has been notified that the process is complete.

(c) ODDS OF WINNING. Odds of winning the Prize depend on the numbers of eligible entries received; the more entries there are, the lower the odds for each Entrant.  The total number of entries isn’t known until the Sweepstake concludes.

5. RANDOM SELECTION Following the end of the Entry Period, the Sponsor will select one (1) Entrant by a random draw from all eligible entries received during the Entry Period, unless otherwise indicated. Sponsor’s decisions as to the administration and operation of the Sweepstake and the selection of each Winner is final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstake. Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any Entrant or any Winner and may refuse to award a Prize to a person who is ineligible or has violated any rule, gained unfair advantage in participating in the Sweepstake, or obtained “Winner” status using fraudulent means.

  1. COMMUNICATION WITH WINNER The Winner will be notified through direct message on Social Media (to obtain their email address and phone number) and must respond to the notification within twenty-four (24) hours of notification attempt or the Prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected and notified, time permitting. In the event that a Winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the Prize to an alternate Winner selected by a new random drawing from among all remaining eligible Entrants, time permitting.

 7. WINNER COMMUNICATION AND USE OF RECORDING. By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants agree that the Sponsor may record communications with the potential Winner, including but not limited to phone calls, video calls, or other means, for verification and promotional purposes. The Winner acknowledges and consents to their reaction during the prize notification and acceptance process being recorded and used by the Sponsor in any media, worldwide, to highlight and promote the Sweepstakes or related promotions. By accepting the Prize, the winner grants the Sponsor the right to use the recordings, as well as their name, likeness, voice, and statements, without further compensation, notice, or approval, unless prohibited by law.


8. RELEASE
The Winner (and the guest of the Winner) shall be required to execute a legal agreement and release (“Release”) that: (i) confirms his/her/their eligibility for this Sweepstake and compliance with these Rules; (ii) confirms their acceptance of the prize as offered; (iii) releases the Sponsor and its affiliated entities, and,  if applicable, Instagram and TikTok, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates and/or related companies and each of their employees, directors, officers, suppliers, agents, administrators, licensees, representatives, advertising, media buying and promotional agencies (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any loss, harm, damages, cost or expense arising out of participation in the Sweepstake, participation in any Sweepstake-related activity or the acceptance, use, or misuse of the Prize or any segment thereof, including but not limited to costs, injuries, losses related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation, or portrayal in a false light, or from any and all claims of third parties arising therefrom; and (iv) without limiting the generality of the Section 7 above, grants to the Sponsors the unrestricted right to produce, reproduce, convert, publish, broadcast, communicate by telecommunication, exhibit, distribute, translate, adapt, and otherwise use or re-use the Winner and his/her/their guest’s name, image, likeness, comments, voice and/or biography in any and all media now known or hereafter devised in connection with publicity related to the Company. The executed Release(s) must be returned within two (2) business days of verification as a Winner, or the selected Entrant will be disqualified and any rights he/she/they may have to the Prize will be forfeited.

9. PRIVACY POLICY/DATA COLLECTION: Information provided for this Sweepstake is subject to Sponsor’s privacy policy. Except where prohibited by law, and subject to the Sponsor’s privacy policy, entry into the Sweepstake constitutes permission for the use of each Entrant’s name, likeness, city of residence, and Prize information, without limitation, for Sponsor’s promotional purposes without further permission or compensation.  As a condition of being awarded the Prize, the Winner may be required to confirm such permission in writing and execute and deliver a written affidavit of eligibility, acceptance of these Rules, release of liability, tax forms, and other reasonable documentation.  Failure to timely submit the above information and forms within the given time period may result in the disqualification of the Entrant.

10. CONDITIONS: By entering this Sweepstake, you agree that: (i) you will be bound by the Rules and the Sponsor’s decisions, which shall be final in all respects; (ii) you release and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all liability for claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of the Prize, participation in the Sweepstake or any Sweepstake-related activity or travel or from any interaction with, or downloading of, computer Sweepstake information; (iii) the Prize is awarded “AS IS” and WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, (including, without limitation, any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose); (iv) your  acceptance of any Prize constitutes the grant to Sponsor and its assigns of an unconditional right to use  your  name, address (city and state/province only), voice, likeness, photograph, biographical and Prize information and/or statements about the Sweepstake for any programming, publicity, advertising and promotional purposes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law; (v) in the event viruses, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, Acts of God, acts or regulations of any governmental or supra-national authority, war, national emergency, accident, fire, riot, strikes, lock-outs, industrial disputes, acts of terrorism or other matters beyond the Sponsor’s reasonable control, corrupt, prevent or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Sweepstake, such that it cannot be conducted as originally planned, Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Rules or to cancel, modify, terminate or suspend the Sweepstake; and in such event, to select a Winner by such method as Sponsor in its sole discretion shall consider equitable; (vi) the Releasees are not responsible for typographical or other errors in the offer or administration of this Sweepstake, including but not limited to: errors in the advertising, Rules, selection and announcement of the Winner and distribution of the Prize; (vii) any portion of the Prize not accepted or used by any Winner will be forfeited; (viii) the Releasees are not responsible for any inability of any Winner to accept or use any Prize (or any portion thereof) for any reason; (ix) the Sponsor has the right, at any time and at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it suspects to be doing any of the following: (A) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstake, (B) violating the Rules, (C) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, or (D) for any other good cause as determined solely by the Sponsor. All disputes, claims and causes of action at law or in equity (individually, “Claim”) arising out of or relating to this Sweepstake, the meaning or interpretation of the Rules or any Prize awarded shall be resolved by applying the laws of Ontario, Canada, without regard to conflict of laws provisions therein, and shall be solely and exclusively brought in the courts within Toronto, Ontario.  ANY CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND/OR AWARDS SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENTERING THIS SWEEPSTAKE. Entrants HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS OR CLAIMS TO LEGAL FEES, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ENTRANT, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR NOT AND WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE.

11. CONSENT:  To the fullest extent possible in law, all Entrants, on behalf themselves and of their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns (“Releasing Parties”), release, defend and hold harmless the Releasees from any and all actions, causes of action, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, lost profits, indirect or direct damages, consequential damages, incidental damages, punitive or exemplary damages, judgments, extent, executions, claims and demands whatsoever, in law, admiralty or equity, whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, against Releasees which any one or more of the Releasing Parties ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall or may have which in any way arise out of or result from Entrant’s participation, acceptance and use or misuse of Prize or any portion of Prize, including property damage, personal injury or death. Any provision of these Rules deemed unenforceable will be enforced to the extent permissible, and the remainder of these Rules will remain in effect.  Sponsor reserves the right to amend these Rules or to terminate this Sweepstake and, in such event, Sponsor shall have no liability to Entrants.  By entering the Sweepstake, you certify that you have complied with these Rules and are eligible to win.