Ryde USA: Air Adventures Aloft Prize Pack (the “Giveaway”)
OFFICIAL RULES (the “Rules”)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. WINNER FORFEITS PRIZE IF UNABLE TO BOOK A FLIGHT BY ON JANUARY 13, 2025 IN DALLAS, TEXAS.
Participation in this Giveaway constitutes each entrant’s full and unconditional agreement with and acceptance of these Rules, which are final on all matters relating to this Giveaway.
The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, provincial, and municipal laws and regulations and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas and the federal laws of USA applicable therein. Void where prohibited.
1. Sponsor and Operator: The Giveaway is sponsored by The Water Street Collective LLC doing business as Ryde USA (“Sponsor”) located at 3309 Elm Street, Suite 110, Dallas, TX 75226 and administered by Seerel Meadows doing business as Dallas Discovered ( “Administrator”).
This Giveaway is subject to these Rules. Entrants must comply with these Rules, and, by entering this Giveaway, will be deemed to have read and understood these Rules.
2. Entry Period: This Giveaway runs from 8:00:01 am ET on September 14, 2024 and ends on at 11:59:59 am ET on September 21, 2024 (the “Entry Period”).
3. Eligibility: This Giveaway is open only to State of Texas residents who are 21 or older at time of entry (each, an “Entrant”) and have an Instagram account. Creating an Instagram account is free. If you do not have an Instagram account, visit Instagram.com and register in accordance with the enrollment instructions for a free account. The terms and conditions for creating and maintaining an account are at the sole discretion of the social media platform and can be found on Instagram.com. Multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same Instagram account. Employees, directors, officers, representatives, and agents of Sponsor, Administrator, and 10 Star Agency USA Inc. and each of their respective parent companies or affiliates as well as the immediate family members of such employees are not eligible to enter or win this Giveaway (collectively, the “Releasees”). Immediate family includes the spouse, parent, child, sibling, and any persons domiciled with any of the above (whether related or not). Internet access and data charges may apply in using Instagram to enter based on the entrants data plan with the carrier. Free Wi-Fi may be readily available at local public buildings, libraries and private businesses offering free Wi-Fi.
4. How to Enter; Odds of Winning: During the Entry Period, visit the @dallas_discovered account or @ryde_usa account on Instagram and:
To enter:
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Like this post
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Follow @ryde_USA & @dallas_discovered
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Tag your friends in the comments (1 tag = 1 entry, unlimited entries)
To participate in this Giveaway, you must have a valid Instagram account that is in good standing and have your setting allow direct messages from @dallas_discovered in case you are a potential winner. Many will enter and only one will win. The odds to win depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entry Period.
In case of a dispute over the identity of an entrant, the authorized account holder of Instagram account used to enter will be deemed to be the entrant. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an Instagram profile by Instagram.com. Potential winners may be required to show valid proof of being authorized account holder of the Instagram profile associated with their potentially winning entry.
5. Conditions Regarding Comments in Entry: Any comments in connection with this Giveaway on Instagram must comply with all Instagram rules and conditions and shall not contain any material that is infringing of third party rights or privacy, harassing, degrading, defamatory, libelous, or disparaging of another person or brand, advertises another brand, good or service, violates laws, incites or encourages hatred, bigotry, racism, sexism, ageism, any form of discrimination, bodily harm or injury, or violation of laws or illegal conduct. Any content in bad taste, not in keeping with the good image of Sponsor and its products, or otherwise objectionable or offensive to Sponsor in its discretion will result in the entrant posting the same being disqualified from this Giveaway.
The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any individual out of compliance in any manner with these Official Rules or found to be : (i) to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway; (ii) to be acting in violation of the spirit of these Official Rules; (iii) to be acting in an un-sportsmanlike or disruptive manner; or (iv) to be engaging in any other offensive conduct that jeopardizes the integrity and/or administration of the Giveaway, which shall be determined at the Sponsor’s sole discretion.
6. Prize: Sponsor will award a total of one (1) prize (“Prize”) consisting of The prize includes a hot air balloon ride for two (2) with Air Adventures Aloft Serving the North Texas Region. Ticket type and any assigned seating is as selected in Sponsor’s discretion; attendance is subject to compliance with all rules and requirements of Air Adventures Aloft, over which Sponsor has no control. The approximate retail value of the Prize is $600 USD.
Winner will be solely responsible for all other incidental costs and expenses related to using or claiming the Prize not mentioned above, including, but without limitation, transportation to/from the hot air balloon ride, personal expenses, etc., as well as any and all state, local or federal taxes assessed on the value of the Prize. Sponsor will report the ARV of the Prize to the IRS as required by law and winner is solely responsible for any associated tax implications.
The Sponsor will not be held to award more than the one prize as set out in these Rules. Prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, non-refundable, has no cash-surrender value, and must be accepted as awarded with no substitutions. If Prize becomes unavailable prior to providing the tickets to the winner, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to substitute and modify any Prize with (a) prize(s) of equal or greater value for any reason. Sponsor is not responsible to replace any lost or stolen tickets.
No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor for cancelled, delayed, suspended or re-scheduled events for any reason whatsoever beyond its control and the Prize winner will not be reimbursed for any portion of the Prize that may become unavailable. Sponsor has no liability if Prize winner and/or their guest engages in inappropriate or disruptive behavior, or behavior with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person and is asked to leave or removed from riding in the balloon.
Unclaimed prize or portion thereof will not be awarded. Failure to redeem Prize will result in forfeiture of the Prize and unused portions of the prize have no cash value.
7. Winner Selection and Notification: Following the end of the Entry Period, one (1) entry will be selected as the potential winner via random number generator from among all eligible entries by the Administrator in Dallas, Texas. The Administrator will contact the potential winner via direct message on Instagram following the random drawing (“Winner Notification”). If a selected potential winner cannot be contacted within 1 business day (i.e., 24 hours) of the first attempt to contact them (including failing to reply to the Winner Notification), declines the Prize or to be the winner, or, if contacted, does comply with these Official Rules, the potential winner will be disqualified and forfeits the Prize, and another entrant may be randomly drawn from among all remaining eligible entries as the potential winner (time permitting based on the proximity of the winner selection process (if having to be repeated) and the eligible flight dates). Sponsor is not responsible for failed attempts to notify any selected entrant. Upon Prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given.
8. Winner Conditions: Before being declared a confirmed winner and receiving Prize, the potential winner must timely sign and return the Sponsor’s prize claim form (“Declaration and Release”) that releases the Releasees from any and all liability in connection with the entrant’s participation in the Giveaway and use of the Prize, allows the Sponsor to publish the winner's name in potential future advertisements, confirms the entrant’s understanding, acceptance and compliance of these Official Rules and acceptance of the Prize as offered, and acknowledges that the Releasees are not responsible for any claims arising out of any matter related to this Giveaway or any use or misuse of the Prize. Sponsor reserves the right to obtain a Guest Release from winner’s guest as a condition to the guest sharing in the Prize. Failure to return the Guest Release as requested may result in disqualification of winner to claim Prize. Guest must be 18 or older, and if a minor, winner must be guest’s parent or legal guardian. Sponsor reserves the right to verify eligibility of winner and guest to claim Prize as determined by Sponsor in its discretion, directly or with assistance from Administrator. If an eligible winner is determined to be in violation of these Rules (all as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion), then they will be disqualified and will forfeit all rights to the Prize.
9. Prize Distribution: Once confirmed as a winner, the Prize will be sent to the winner via mail or courier delivery, electronic transfer by a representative of the Sponsor or Administrator, or, in some cases, by a third party (e.g., StubHub, Ticketmaster, etc.) and the winner must follow the instructions provided by the Administrator to access the tickets. No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or any affiliated companies for any messages or notifications to entrants or winner returned as undeliverable. No responsibility is assumed by the Sponsor or any affiliated companies for the Prize after it has been claimed by winner. The Sponsor and all affiliated companies make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the Prizes. Winner bears all risk of loss as to tickets after delivery.
10. Verification and Disqualification: The Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right in their sole and absolute discretion to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification): for the purposes of verifying an individual’s eligibility to participate in this Giveaway or claim Prize. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant, the Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to determine the identity of the entrant.
Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to disqualify any entrant who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules, or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway, or to disparage, annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
11. Modification and Termination: The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to terminate or suspend the Giveaway, in whole or in part, or to modify these Official Rules at any time, without prior notice, if fraud, technical failures, including any network server or hardware failure, viruses, bugs, errors in programming, or communications or any other errors or other causes beyond the control of the Sponsor corrupt the administration, integrity or security of the Giveaway or if any other factor interferes with the conduct of this Giveaway as contemplated by these Official Rules outside of Sponsor’s control.
12. Construction: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules or the rights and obligations as between entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Giveaway or Prize shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Texas, USA, including the procedural provisions of those laws, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of any other jurisdiction’s laws. All persons who participate in the Giveaway, the Sponsor, and all other parties hereby attorn to the jurisdiction of the courts of that State, sitting in the City of Dallas, TX, in respect of the determination of any matter or dispute arising under or in respect of the Giveaway or arising under or in respect of these Official Rules and agree that any such determination shall be brought solely and exclusively before such courts in the State of Texas.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. Headings and captions are used in these Official Rules solely for ease of reference, and shall not be deemed or considered to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of these Official Rules or any provision hereof. These Official Rules cannot be modified or amended in any way except in writing by a duly authorized representative of the Sponsor.
13. Limitation of Liability and Release: By entering this Giveaway, each entrant hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees in Section 3 above from and against any and all manner of action, causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, costs, expenses, claims and demands, including legal fees and related expenses, whatsoever, including but not limited to, claims based on negligence, breach of contract and fundamental breach and liability for injury, accident, damage, claim, loss, misfortune, death, or property damage which any entrant , or his/her administrators, heirs, successors or assigns, has, might have or could have, with respect to or in any way related or connected to any aspects of this Giveaway, participation in it, or use or misuse of Prize, travel to claim Prize, printing errors or omissions, and claims based upon publicity rights, defamation or invasion of privacy .Each entrant further agrees to indemnify and save the Releasees harmless from and against any such causes of action, suits, debts, covenants, contracts, costs, expenses, claims and demands, including legal fees and related expenses.
14. Privacy: Each of the Sponsor and the Administrator is collecting personal data about entrants for the purposes of this Giveaway. The Sponsor’s privacy policy can be found here: ryde.com/legal/privacy-policy/. Sponsor reserves the right to notify the ticket issuer of winner and winner’s guests names if needed for permission to use the gift certificate or fly in their balloons.
15. Publicity: By accepting a Prize, the winner agrees that the Sponsor and its respective designees may use their name, photographs, videos, likeness, city of residence, biographical information, prize information and/or statements about this Giveaway for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with the Giveaway and other promotions or publicity purposes in any and all media (now or hereafter known) throughout the world, in perpetuity without compensation, notification, or permission, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
Winner also acknowledges and agrees that his/her name will be disclosed as the confirmed winner on the @dallas_discovered and @ryde_usa Instagram accounts as the winner of this Giveaway.
16.Disclaimer: This Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram, Plano Balloon Festival or Air Adventures Aloft. You understand that you are providing your information to the Sponsor and not to Instagram. Instagram, Plano Balloon Festival or Air Adventures Aloft are completely released of any and all liability by each entrant in this Giveaway. Any questions, comments or concerns about the Giveaway must be directed to the Sponsor and not to Instagram.