Contest Rules and Legal Disclaimer

East Bay Kidical Mass and its owners reserve sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules. By entering any contest run by East Bay Kidical Mass, you agree to abide by the following terms:

• The odds of winning vary from contest to contest depending on the number of entrants and the quality of entries.
• All drawing winners will be notified by email only.
• The decisions made by the judges regarding each contest or drawing are final and binding.
• If a winner cannot be reached after a reasonable amount of effort has been made to notify the winner of the prize, the winner forfeits his/her rights to the winning prize.
• If a winner does not get in touch with the prize sponsor(s) within 21 days of winning, the winner forfeits his/her prize.
• If an email returns undeliverable, the winner forfeits his/her rights to the prize.
• While we do send emails requesting follow-up information to each winner, East Bay Kidical Mass assumes no responsibility to ensure winner response.
• All taxes on any prize won are the sole responsibility of each winner, including, without limitation, any federal, state, or local taxes, which may be deemed applicable in such winner’s jurisdiction of residence. Winner(s) shall be solely responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the prize(s) (or any portion thereof), if applicable.
• East Bay Kidical Mass reserves the right to cancel contests at any time for any reason.
• East Bay Kidical Mass reserves the right to modify the dates and/or terms of contests at any time without prior notice.
• Contests are subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and shall be governed by Illinois law. By participating, entrants agree that Iowa courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the contest or sweepstakes and agree that Bremer County, Iowa shall be the venue for the same.
• Prizes may not be substituted or transferred by any contest/sweepstakes winner unless specified in the contest details and a winner may not receive cash redemption equal to the value of the prize in lieu of the prize.
• East Bay Kidical Mass reserves the right to substitute alternate prizes of equal or comparable value.
• Prizes are offered “as is” with no written, express, or implied warranty. East Bay Kidical Mass is not responsible for replacing prizes as a result of damage prior to, during or after shipping or events beyond the control of East Bay Kidical Mass.
• Anyone using fraudulent means to participate and/or win the contest will be disqualified.
• East Bay Kidical Mass reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude a contest should any computer virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the contest.
• In the event a contest is canceled prematurely for any reason, East Bay Kidical Mass will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner, but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize(s) will not be awarded..
• Contestants agree that the sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules are at the sole discretion of East Bay Kidical Mass, its owners, and its staff.
• East Bay Kidical Mass, its owners, its staff, its affiliates, its advertisers, and its prize donors are not liable or responsible for any claims, damages, losses, injuries, or death including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, any contest, including entry and participation in any contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes, or any technical or human errors, malfunctions, failures, etc. resulting in participation of contests.