Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN A PRIZE IN THIS GIVEAWAY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

A SQUARE ACCOUNT AND INTERNET CONNECTION ARE REQUIRED.

BY ENTERING THE GIVEAWAY YOU AGREE TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES, WHICH ARE A CONTRACT, SO READ THEM CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING. WITHOUT LIMITATION, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDES INDEMNITIES TO THE SPONSOR FROM YOU AND A LIMITATION OF YOUR RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.

General

1. Sponsor

This giveaway (“Giveaway”) is sponsored by Block, Inc., 1955 Broadway, Oakland, California 94612 (“Sponsor” or “Block”).

2. Eligibility

The Giveaway is open only to legal residents of any of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age and the age of majority in their state of residence on the date of entry. Additionally, to be eligible, Entrants (defined below) must be business owners who are not and have not previously been Square customers between 12:00 AM PT May 4, 2023 until the time of entry, and who processed at least $250,000 in credit card sales between 12:00 AM PT, May 4, 2023 & 11:59 PM PT May 3, 2024 (based on verifiable processing statements, verified at Sponsor’s discretion). Employees, officers, directors, members, managers, agents, and representatives and family members of such individuals (or people living in the same household whether related or not) of Sponsor, or their corporate partners, parent companies, divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors in interest, advertising, promotion, and public relations agencies (collectively, the “Giveaway Entities”) are not eligible. For the purposes of the Giveaway, family members are defined as spouse, partner, mother, father, legal guardian, in-laws, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, children and grandchildren (including “step” as they may apply). Eligibility is not transferable.

3. Giveaway Period

The “Giveaway Period” begins on May 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM PT and will end on July 3, 2024, at 8:00PM PT.

4. How to Enter

All eligible participants who register (hereinafter “Entrants”) to attend the In the Chair with Chris Appleton event on June 3, 2024 in San Francisco, California (“Beauty Event”) via the Beauty Event registration page will be entered into the Giveaway for the Meet and Greet (defined below). Additionally, Entrants must attend the Beauty Event and sign-up for Square with the Square sales team by July 3rd, 2024 at 11:59 PM PT to claim Additional Event Offer (defined below). Limit one (1) entry per entrant, regardless of number of sign-ups. Multiple entries will not increase your chances of winning.
For purposes of this Giveaway, multiple entrants are not permitted to share the same Square account. Attempts made by an individual to submit entries in violation of these Official Rules by using multiple or false contact information or otherwise may be disqualified. Entries that are generated by a macro, bot, or other automated means will not be accepted and will be void. Entries made by any other individual or any entity or group, or originating at any website other than as set forth specifically above, including, without limitation, through commercial sweepstakes subscription notification or entering services, will be declared invalid and disqualified for this Giveaway. As a condition of entering the Giveaway, without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, each entrant gives consent for Sponsor and its agents to obtain and deliver his or her name, address and other information to third parties for the purpose of administering this Giveaway and complying with applicable laws, regulations, and rules. Such third parties may use your information for their own independent purposes in accordance with their own independent privacy practices. Except as otherwise contemplated in these Official Rules, Sponsor will use personal information collected in connection with the Giveaway in accordance with its online privacy policy, located at https://squareup.com/legal/privacy.

5. Meet and Greet Winners Selection and Additional Event Offer

The first thirty (30) eligible business owners who register to attend, and do attend, the Beauty Event (each a “Giveaway Winner”) will receive the following prize (hereinafter “the Meet and Greet”):

• A Meet and Greet with Chris Appleton. Giveaway Winners may only redeem the Meet and Greet at the Beauty Event. Chris will not be available to meet outside of the specified time and place of the Beauty Event.

The first fifty (50) eligible business owners who register to attend the Beauty Event, attend the Beauty Event and sign up for Square with the Square sales team by July 3rd, 2024 (hereinafter “Offer Recipient”) will receive the following offer (hereinafter “Additional Event Offer”):

• A free Square Terminal ($299 value)
• Free processing on up to $2,000 in credit card transactions
• Free Square Appointments implementation services ($1,499 value). Only available for those who sign up for Square Appointments.

Giveaway Winners and Offer Recipients acknowledge that they shall be responsible for all of their taxes (if any) arising as a result of the Giveaway and Giveaway Winners and Offer Recipients shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or reimbursement from Square.

All details not specified in these Official Rules will be determined in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Sponsor is not responsible for and will not replace any lost or stolen items or any item that is undeliverable or does not reach the Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient because of incorrect or changed contact or shipping information. If the Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient does not accept or use the entire offer, award or prize, the unaccepted or unused part of the entire offer, award or prize will be forfeited and Sponsor will have no further obligation with respect to that offer, award or prize or portion of the entire offer, award or prize. Sponsor is not responsible for any inability of the Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient to accept or use any offer, award or prize (or portion thereof) for any reason. No transfers or substitutions will be made, except at Sponsor’s sole discretion. No more than the stated entire offer, award or prize will be awarded. Participants waive the right to assert as a cost of receiving any offer, award or prize, any and all costs of verification and redemption or travel to claim or use an offer, award or prize and any liability and publicity which might arise from claiming, seeking to claim, or using an offer, award or prize.

6. Winner Notification

The Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient will be notified during and after the Giveaway Period by email to the email address that they registered with (a “Winner Notification”). Giveaway Winners or Offer Recipients may be contacted by Sponsor via email to confirm their shipping address. Any physical Prizes (defined below) will be sent to the address provided by the Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient or provided by other means mutually agreed upon by Sponsor and Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient.

If any Winner Notification or other Giveaway communication is rejected or returned as undeliverable, if a potential Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient cannot be reached after a reasonable attempt has been made by Sponsor (as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion), if a Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient cannot attend or participate in any portion of the applicable Prize, or if the potential Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient fails to respond to a Winner Notification and/or to sign and return the Affidavit (if required) within the time periods set forth herein, the Prize will be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole discretion. If legitimately claimed in compliance with these Official Rules, the Prize will be awarded. To claim an offer, award or prize, a Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient must follow the directions in his or her Winner Notification.

7. Licenses and Approvals

Entrants may not submit an entry on behalf of someone else. By submitting an entry, Entrant represents and warrants that Entrant meets all eligibility criteria for participation in the Giveaway.
BY ACCEPTING AN OFFER, AWARD OR PRIZE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GIVEAWAY, EACH GIVEAWAY WINNER OR OFFER RECIPIENT CONSENTS TO THE USE OF HIS/HER NAME FOR PUBLICITY AND PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES ON BEHALF OF SPONSOR WITH NO ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR FURTHER PERMISSION (EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW). ENTRANT FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IF ENTRANT IS CHOSEN AS A GIVEAWAY WINNER OR OFFER RECIPIENT, ENTRANT’S IDENTIFYING INFORMATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ENTRANT’S NAME, MAY BE DISCLOSED TO THIRD PARTIES.

8. Limitation of Liability

The Releasees (as defined below) are not responsible or liable for any of the following: (a) stolen, lost, late, misdirected, garbled, mutilated, damaged, incomplete, inaccurate, or illegible entries, email, mail, Giveaway-related correspondence or postage-due mail or any technical, computer, mechanical, printing, typographical, human or other errors relating to or in connection with the Giveaway, including, without limitation, errors which may occur in connection with the administration of the Giveaway, the mailing or transmission of notification or correspondence, the processing of entries, the announcement of any prize or in any Giveaway-related materials; (b) technical failures of any kind; (c) unauthorized human and/or mechanical intervention; (d) human error; (e) any error, omission, interruption, defect or delay in transmission or communication; (f) viruses or mechanical malfunctions; (g) errors, typos, or misprints in these Official Rules, in any Giveaway related advertisements or other materials; or (h) lost or unavailable network connections. Sponsor is not responsible for electronic communications that are undeliverable as a result of any form of filtering or insufficient space in Entrant’s email account. Sponsor is not responsible, and may disqualify Entrant, if his or her email address, telephone, or other contact information does not work or if it is changed without Entrant giving prior written notice to Sponsor. If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed, corrupted or for any other reason not accepted as an entry into the Giveaway, Entrant’s sole remedy is another entry in the Giveaway.

AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS SPONSOR, GIVEAWAY ENTITIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIVISIONS AND ADVERTISING, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, SHAREHOLDERS AND EMPLOYEES (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASEES”) FROM AND AGAINST ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR INJURIES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND SUSTAINED IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE OR AWARDING OF ANY PRIZE, WHILE PREPARING FOR, PARTICIPATING IN AND/OR TRAVELING TO OR FROM ANY GIVEAWAY OR PRIZE RELATED ACTIVITY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY INJURY, DAMAGE, DEATH, LOSS, OR ACCIDENT TO PERSON OR PROPERTY. EACH GIVEAWAY WINNER AND OFFER RECIPIENT AGREES THAT THE OFFER, AWARD OR PRIZE IS PROVIDED AS-IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, WHETHER NOW KNOWN OR HEREINAFTER ENACTED, RELATIVE TO THE USE OR ENJOYMENT OF THE OFFER, AWARD OR PRIZE. FURTHER, THE RELEASEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IN ANY WAY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, OR RE-ROUTING RESULTING FROM ANY ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.

EACH ENTRANT UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ALL RIGHTS UNDER SECTION 1542 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF CALIFORNIA AND ANY SIMILAR LAW OF ANY STATE OR TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVED BY HIM/HER. SECTION 1542 READS AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS THAT THE CREDITOR OR RELEASING PARTY DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE AND THAT, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, WOULD HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR OR RELEASED PARTY.”

9. Additional Disclaimers

Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, Releasees are not responsible or liable to any Entrant or Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient or any person claiming through such Entrant or Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient for failure to supply the offer, award or prize or any part thereof in the event that any of the Giveaway activities or the Releasees’ operations or activities are affected, as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, by reason of any acts of God, or any other cause, whether or not specifically mentioned above.

Entrants acknowledge and agree that Releasees are not liable for any inability or failure to provide the Meet and Greet due to circumstances beyond reasonable control, including but not limited to Chris Appleton’s non-appearance for any reason. In such an event, no alternative prize or compensation will be provided. By entering this Giveaway, Entrants release the Releasees from any claims, damages, or losses that may arise from Chris Appleton’s non-appearance.

10. Disputes and Governing Law

BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVEAWAY, EACH ENTRANT AGREES THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN ENTRANT AND ANY RELEASEE ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE GIVEAWAY, OR ANY OFFER, AWARD OR PRIZE, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED, (IF ANY), NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY ENTRANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND ENTRANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND (4) ENTRANT’S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND ENTRANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF.

Any dispute arising under or related hereto (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without reference to its conflicts of law principles and will be brought exclusively in the state and federal courts located in San Francisco, California, and each entrant accepts and submits to the personal jurisdiction of these California courts with respect to any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising from or relating to this Giveaway or these Official Rules.

11. General Rules

Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Sponsor’s decisions will be final in all matters relating to the Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right to restrict or void online entries or participation from any IP address if any suspicious entry and/or participation is detected. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void entries of any Entrants who Sponsor believes has attempted to tamper with or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Giveaway. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Giveaway -related materials and/or these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency in these Official Rules), it will be resolved in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Entrants waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Giveaway or these Official Rules. If Sponsor determines at any time in its sole discretion that Entrant is disqualified, ineligible, or in violation of these Official Rules, Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to select an alternate Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If the Giveaway is not capable of running as planned for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or suspend the Giveaway and award the offer, reward or prize from eligible entries received prior to cancellation, modification, or suspension or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an entry, the participant will be declared to be the registered account holder of record for the Square account submitting an entry during the Giveaway Period, but only if that person meets all other eligibility criteria, otherwise the entry may be disqualified and any potential prize won will be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Each potential Giveaway Winner or Offer Recipient may be required to provide Sponsor with proof that he or she is the authorized account holder. If a dispute cannot be resolved to Sponsor’s satisfaction, the entry and individual(s) may be deemed ineligible in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Any damage made to any online service or website will be the responsibility of the registered account holder of the email address for the Square account, as applicable, submitted at the time of entry.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT TO DAMAGE ANY ONLINE SERVICE OR WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS OF THE GIVEAWAY VIOLATES CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. IF SUCH AN ATTEMPT IS MADE, SPONSOR MAY SEEK DAMAGES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND MAY DISQUALIFY ANY PARTICIPANT MAKING SUCH ATTEMPT.