Promotion Description and Terms
The Earth Day Retreat Raffle is administered by Amrita Virtual Academy (AVA) under Mata Amritanandamayi Center (MA Center), USA. The Raffle will provide the opportunity for one person to win one complimentary Annual Membership to the Amrita Virtual Academy Membership for one calendar year (Raffle Reward).
How to Participate in the Earth Day Raffle:
1. If you’re not already an AVA member, sign up for a monthly or annual AVA membership (link to register). If you are already a member, please proceed to step 2.
2. Earth Day Retreat 2024 is automatically included with your AVA membership. (You can join the 2024 retreat by clicking the retreat icon on your Student Dashboard.)
3. Create a public post on Facebook with the following information:
A) Post that you are joining the upcoming Amrita Virtual Academy Earth Day Retreat.
B) Include the Earth Day Retreat 2024 Image in your post (link to to download image)
C) Use the hashtag #EarthDay and mention @AmritaVirtualAcademy.
D) Make sure you set the post to public.
Here is an example post:
I'm so excited to join the Earth Day Retreat @AmritaVirtualAcademy #EarthDay
Participation in the Raffle is fully free of charge.
Once you have published your Facebook post and provided that you comply with the eligibility criteria above, your name will be included in the list of participants from which a winner will be randomly selected.
Ending Date:
You can join the Raffle until April 20, 2024 23:59 IST, after which the winning entry (and winner) will be randomly selected and notified.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible you must be at least 18 years old. To enter the Raffle you have to publish a post on Facebook that complies with the above mentioned criteria. Only one entry per person is allowed. People with multiple entries will be disqualified and not be eligible for the Raffle.
Official Prize:
The prize for this Raffle (Raffle Reward) is one annual Amrita Virtual Academy Membership valued at $294 USD. The prize must be redeemed by May 1, 2025. That is, the Raffle Reward Winner must activate their complimentary membership by this date or the reward itself will be forfeited. If the winner is already a member of AVA, the complimentary annual membership can start after his or her current membership has finished, or the winner can choose to gift the Raffle Reward to one person of his or her choice, whether they participated in the Raffle or not.
Non Sellable:
The prize of this Raffle cannot be sold to anyone for any monetary gain. It must be redeemed by the Raffle winner within the timeline mentioned below.
Winner Selection:
The Raffle will end on April 20, 2024 and the winner will be announced before May 1, 2024. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing and will be notified by a private message on their Facebook account.
AVA will contact the Raffle winner via a private message in their Facebook account. If, for any reason, the winner does not respond to AVA by June 1, 2024, the reward will be considered forfeited and awarded to another person randomly selected from the remaining list of participants. If the potential second-chosen Raffle winner does not respond to the subsequent AVA message within 10 days, the reward will be considered forfeited and awarded to another person randomly until a winner claims the prize within the time limits. In the event the prize winner is disqualified for any reason, AVA will award the prize to an alternate winner by random drawing among all remaining eligible entries.
Terms of Use:
By entering the Raffle and at all times, all participants, whether they are selected as winner or not, agree to comply with the Amrita Virtual Academy’s Terms of Use and with these Raffle Terms.
Release:
All participants undertake to release and hold harmless AVA, the MA Center, and its respective subsidiary, and affiliate organizations (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, personal injury, death, or damage to or loss of property, arising out of participation in the Raffle or receipt, use, or misuse of any prize.
Privacy:
By participating in the Raffle, all participants agree to the Amrita Virtual Academy’s Privacy Policy.
General Conditions:
In the event of a breach of these Rules, AVA reserves the right to exclude participants from the competition.
Furthermore, AVA reserves the right to exclude participants who use unauthorized aids or otherwise obtain advantages through manipulation, for example through collective or multiple entries. This is the case, for example, if automatic scripts, viruses, hacking tools or trojans are used, or if a participant obtains an advantage through other unauthorized means. Furthermore, untruthful personal data, as well as the use of "fake profiles" can lead to exclusion. In such a case, winnings may also be subsequently withdrawn and/or reclaimed.
AVA reserves the right to prematurely terminate, suspend or modify the Raffle if unforeseen circumstances beyond its control occur that make the original implementation more difficult or unreasonable, as determined by AVA in its sole discretion. In such an event, AVA reserves the right to award the prize at random from among eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. AVA reserves the right, in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual, without compensation, it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Raffle or any other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the Raffle may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, AVA and MA Center reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Limitation of Liability:
MA Center and all its affiliated entities are not liable for: (1) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by participants, printing errors, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Raffle; (2) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process of the Raffle; (3) technical or human error which may occur in the administration of the Raffle or the processing of entries; or (4) any injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participants’ participation in the Raffle or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. If for any reason a participant’s entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the participant's sole remedy is another entry in the Raffle.
Disputes:
Except where prohibited, participants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Raffle or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by a state or federal court located in the State of California; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Raffle, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (3) under no circumstances will participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and participants claim all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental, and consequential damages and any other damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and MA Center in connection with the Raffle, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.