PUBG MOBILE 4TH ANNIVERSARY SWEEPSTAKES TERMS OF SERVICE

PUBG MOBILE 4TH ANNIVERSARY SWEEPSTAKES

OFFICIAL RULES

 

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW. THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS INTENDED FOR ENTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONLY AND WILL BE GOVERNED BY U.S. LAW WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AND BY CANADIAN LAW ONLY AS IT PERTAINS TO CANADIAN ENTRANTS. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, the manufacturers, service providers, any social media platforms on which it is promoted, including, but not limited to, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Twitch, or Youtube, or any other entities related to the Prizes (“Prize Producers”), except as explicitly stated herein. You understand that you are supplying your information to the Sponsor and not to the Prize Producers. Names of Prize Producers are used solely for the purposes of Prize identification. No sponsorship, authorization or endorsement is implied or intended with such use.

 

SPONSOR: Aftershock Media Group, Inc., 7009 Alderman Road, Pasco, WA 99301 (“Sponsor”)

 

DATES: The “PUBG MOBILE 4TH ANNIVERSARY SWEEPSTAKES” (the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (“PDT”) March 16, 2022 and ends at 3:00 p.m. PDT on March 21, 2022 (the “Sweepstakes Period”). For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are given in PDT. The date and time stamp from the Website (defined below) will be the “official computer” and official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes.

 

ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to private individuals (no legal entities) who meet the following two (2) conditions: (1) Are permanent legal residents of the United States or Canada, excluding residents of the state of New York, the state of Rhode Island, the state of Florida, and the province of Quebec, and; (2) Who are eighteen (18) years of age or older (or the age of majority in their respective jurisdiction of residence) at the time of entry (each, an “Entrant”). Employees and their immediate family members (parents, children, siblings or spouse, regardless of where they live, or persons living in the same household, whether related or not) of the Sponsor, PUBG MOBILE’s developer and publisher entities Proxima Beta Pte. Limited and Krafton, Inc., and each of its respective parent companies, divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, advertising and agencies, and any others engaged in the development, production, execution or distribution of this Sweepstakes, including but not limited to Aftershock Media Group (“Administrator”) (all of the aforementioned collectively referred to as the “Sweepstakes Entities”), are not eligible to participate. The Sweepstakes is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void in New York State, Rhode Island, Florida, Quebec, outside the United States and Canada, and wherever else restricted or prohibited by law. By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrants indicate their full and unconditional agreement to, and acceptance of, these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, which are final and binding in all respects. Winning a Prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.

 

HOW TO ENTER: To participate in this Sweepstakes, Entrants must have a FREE PUBG MOBILE Player ID. If you already have a PUBG MOBILE Player ID, you may bypass this step and proceed to enter as outlined below. If you do not have a PUBG MOBILE Player ID, you must first obtain (at no charge) one as follows: Download the free PUBG MOBILE app (“App”) via the Apple “App Store” or “Google Play” button to download the App to your iOS or Android mobile device. Standard data rates may apply. If you are concerned about data rates imposed by your mobile carrier, please inquire directly with your mobile carrier before downloading the App. Then, follow the instructions within the App to register. Upon completion of a successful registration, you will receive your unique PUBG MOBILE Player ID.

 

To Enter, visit https://amg.games/4YA (the “Website”) during the Sweepstakes Period and when prompted, complete the official entry form by submitting your first name, last name, PUBG MOBILE Player ID, email address, date of birth, state, and country. Then, press the “Submit” button to receive one (1) entry into the Sweepstakes. Limit of one (1) entry per Entrant per calendar day during the Sweepstakes Period. The maximum number of entries an Entrant may submit in this Sweepstakes is six (6).

 

In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person who submitted an entry, the entry will be deemed submitted by the Authorized Account Holder (defined below) of the PUBG MOBILE Player ID associated in such entry. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the PUBG MOBILE Player ID, based upon the information received at time of account registration. An Entrant may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that the Entrant is the Authorized Account Holder associated with the entry. Any attempt by any Entrant to enter this Sweepstakes using multiple/different accounts or any other methods designed to circumvent entry limits is a violation of the Rules and may void the Entrant’s entries and result in disqualification, at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Use of any automated system to participate in the Sweepstakes is prohibited and may result in disqualification. The Website and all other systems supporting the Sweepstakes are supplied and provided AS IS with no guarantees whatsoever and Sponsor and Sweepstakes Entities are not responsible for any entry that is lost, late, misdirected or undeliverable, whether due to system errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmissions or any other reason, theft or destruction or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunication malfunctions, entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, technical malfunctions, or otherwise. Late entries or entries sent via any other method than those stated above will not be accepted.

 

WINNING/NOTIFICATION: On March 21, 2022, after close of the Sweepstakes Period, a random drawing to select one (1) Prize Winner for the winning of the Grand Prize Trip will be conducted by the Sponsor. The drawing and  decisions relating to the Grand Prize Winner selection and interpretation of these Official Rules shall be made by Sponsor in its sole and exclusive discretion and all such decisions shall be final and binding. On a date no later than April 4, 2022, a random drawing to select all other Prize Winners will be conducted by the Sponsor. The drawing and decisions relating to the other Prize Winner selections and interpretation of these Official Rules shall be made by Sponsor in its sole and exclusive discretion and all such decisions shall be final and binding (collectively, including the Grand Prize Trip Winner, the “Prize Winners”, individually each a “Prize Winner”). Odds of being selected as a Prize Winner are dependent upon the total number of entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The potential Grand Prize Trip Winner will be first notified during the March 21, 2022 2:00 p.m. PDT online livestream entitled “4th Anniversary Celebration Party” on the PUBG MOBILE official Youtube channel. All other Prize Winners will be first notified through the event website at https://amg.games/4YA on the “Winners” page on a date no later than April 4, 2022. Sponsor will additionally make two (2) attempts to reach the potential Prize Winners via Prize Winners’ provided email within a one week (168 hour) time period. In the event the Sponsor cannot reach a potential Prize Winner after two (2) attempts have been made and three (3) business days have elapsed without reply, the original potential Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate (“Alternate Prize Winner”), selected randomly as outlined herein this section, will be notified until the appropriate number of Prize Winners are confirmed. Sponsor shall make one (1) attempt to contact each Alternate Prize Winner by email and wait three (3) business for a reply, the absence of which reply shall disqualify that Alternate Prize Winner and the Sponsor shall select a new one as previously. If, after contacting the lesser of 1) fifty (50) Prize Winners, or 2) the total number of Entrants, an appropriate number of potential Prize Winners have not been confirmed, the Sponsor shall have the right, but not obligation, to bulk contact the Entrants, and the first Entrants to respond shall be deemed the Prize Winners for the unallocated Prizes.

 

PRIZE CLAIMS: Except where prohibited, Prize Winners will be required to return an IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W8-BEN (“Tax Form”), residency affidavit and any other documents required by Sponsor, (collectively, the “Required Documents”) within seven (7) days or less from receipt of the last email from the Sponsor to the Prize Winner in which such Required Documents were requested. If a potential Prize Winner fails to return the Required Documents within the time period required, or if the email is returned as undeliverable, such potential Prize Winner forfeits his/her right to the respective Prize and an alternate will be notified as outlined in the “WINNING/NOTIFICATION” section above, even if the disqualified potential Prize Winner’s name may have been publicly announced. If a potential Prize Winner resides in Canada, the potential Prize Winner shall be required to answer a skill testing question provided to the potential Prize Winner by email. The potential Prize Winner shall have three (3) attempts to answer this skill testing question correctly to be eligible to become a Prize Winner, and failure to do so, or failure to reply within seven (7) days of the question being sent by email shall disqualify the potential Prize Winner and an alternate shall be selecting according to the procedures outlined in the “WINNING/NOTIFICATION” section. Prize Winners may be required to report income to their relevant tax authority and shall be fully and completely responsible for paying any and all federal, state, and local taxes associated with the value of their winnings whether or not Sponsor properly reports winnings to taxing authorities or not. In the event it is deemed during the verification process that a potential Prize Winner does not have a unique, personal and valid social security number, or other equivalent, for Sponsor to report the tax liability associated with acceptance of the respective Prize, such potential Prize Winner will be disqualified and an alternate will be notified as outlined above. If it is determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, that a potential Prize Winner is not eligible or otherwise not in compliance with these Official Rules, the potential Prize Winner forfeits his/her/their right to the Prize and an alternate will be notified as outlined in the “WINNING/NOTIFICATION” section above, even if the disqualified potential Prize Winner’s name may have been publicly announced. In the event that a potential Prize Winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor shall have no liability or obligation to such individual.

 

PRIZE ITEMS AND PRIZES: The Prize Items shall include: eleven (11) iPad Pros, twenty-one (21) iPad Minis, thirty-one (31) AirPod Pros, eleven (11) iPad Pro Cases, eleven (11) Anker Portable Chargers, and one (1) 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship Trip for two (2) Individuals (with this trip referred to herein as the “Grand Prize Trip”). The approximate USD retail value (“ARV”) of each Prize Item is as follows: iPad Pro is $1,199.00, iPad Mini is $649.00, AirPod Pro is $189.99, iPad Pro Case is $99.00, Portable Charger is $31.99, and the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship has an estimated value of $10,000. These Prize Items shall be distributed in the following bundles, where each bundle shall be considered a Prize, and Entrant shall win no more than one (1) Prize: 

1. One (1) Prize of Grand Prize, including: one (1) 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship Trip for two (2) Individuals, one (1) iPad Pro, one (1) iPad Pro Case, one (1) iPad Mini, one (1) AirPod Pro, and one (1) Anker Portable Charger;
2. Ten (10) Prizes of 2nd Place Prize, including: one (1) iPad Pro, one (1) iPad Pro Case, and one (1) Anker Portable Charger;
3. Twenty (20) Prizes of 3rd Place Prize, including: one (1) iPad Pro;
4. Thirty (30) Prizes of 4th Place Prize, including: one (1) AirPod Pro;
   (Collectively the “Prizes”, singularly each a “Prize”).
   
   For clarity and by example only, a Prize Winner of the Prize “3rd Place Prize” would win, subject to the terms and conditions herein, one (1) iPad Pro.

 

Prize color, options, accessories and all other like traits shall be determined at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. Prize Winners are required to comply with all applicable federal, state, provincial, and local laws, rules and regulations, as they relate to the Prizes. Sponsor shall not be responsible for delays in availability of the Prizes, and final awarding of the Prizes is subject to availability. Sponsor however, shall use all reasonable efforts, subject to availability, to award the Prizes within ninety (90) days after the Prize Winners are determined. The Prize Winners shall bear all risk of loss or damage to the Prizes after they have been shipped by Sponsor, or by the Prize’s retailer pursuant to a purchase by Sponsor. If a Prize is unable to be delivered to Prize Winner and the Prize is returned after attempted delivery, an Alternate Prize Winner will be randomly selected from among all remaining non-winning eligible entries received as outlined in the “WINNING/NOTIFICATION” section above. The Prizes shall be delivered solely with the express written limited warranties set forth in the Prizes’ applicable Owner’s Guide, which warranties shall run for the term set forth in said guide. The depiction of the Prizes in any advertising or promotional materials or physical display may not reflect the actual Prizes delivered to the Prize Winners. Any difference between the stated MSRP of the Prizes and the actual value of the Prizes will not be awarded. The Prizes may be taxable as income and Prize Winners are solely responsible for any taxes on the Prizes, including, but not limited to, all applicable federal, state and local taxes. The Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, without notice, and with no obligation to justify the necessity of such substitute, except as otherwise outlined herein, provide to Prize Winners any item of equivalent cash value, credit, or cash equaling the value of the Prize won by the Prize Winner.

 

GRAND PRIZE TRIP TERMS: The Grand Prize Trip shall be a trip for two (2) individuals to the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, with an estimated value of USD $10,000. As of the date of this Sweepstakes, there is no guarantee the PUBG MOBILE 2022 Global Championship will occur at any time, occur in a live format, or occur in any way that would allow for the fulfillment of this Prize. In the event that this Prize cannot be fulfilled in the form of a trip to the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, without notice, and with no obligation to justify the necessity of such substitute, except as otherwise outlined herein, provide to Prize Winner any item of equivalent cash value, credit, or cash equaling the estimated value of the Prize won by the Prize Winner, and not exceeding $10,000 USD. This Grand Prize Trip may include: two (2) return flight tickets from a single city where the Prize Winner resides that is located in the USA or Canada, excluding New York State, Rhode Island, Florida or Quebec, three (3) or more nights of one (1) room at a hotel in the city of the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, two (2) 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship tickets, and a USD $50 per day, per person, for four (4) or more days meal stipend. These Grand Prize Trip features may be modified based on the costs associated with the Grand Prize Trip, such that the Grand Prize Trip cost does not exceed USD $10,000 in value. Sponsor shall fulfill this Grand Prize Trip in good faith and attempt to provide to Grand Prize Trip Winner value close to the estimated USD $10,000 value. The winner of this Prize, the Grand Prize Trip, shall bear full responsibility for acquiring and using all necessary travel documents to attend the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, and shall receive no assistance from Sponsor in any immigration, visa, passport, or other related matters. The winner of this Prize must possess a passport and the ability to travel no later than three (3) months prior to the 2022 PUBG MOBILE Global Championship, as well as meet any airline or government imposed requirements for traveling, and failure to do so shall immediately disqualify the Prize Winner from this Sweepstakes and an alternate who can immediately demonstrate such ability shall be selected according to the procedure outlined in the “WINNING/NOTIFICATION” section. Failure to travel, missing travel associated with this Prize, or any other failure to make use of any part of this Prize shall create no entitlement to Prize Winner for any alternative compensation or Prize, and such value or Prize elements shall be forfeit. The Sponsor shall have no duty of care of any kind over the Grand Prize Trip Winner, and is not responsible for the safety or health of the Grand Prize Trip Winner while traveling, or at any other time.

 

GENERAL RULES OF PARTICIPATION: By participating in this Sweepstakes, Entrants and Prize Winner) [a] release each and all of the Sweepstakes Entities, from any and all liability, damages or causes of action (however named or described) with respect to or arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes, and/or the receipt or use/misuse of the Prize awarded, including, without limitation, liability for personal injury, death or property damage; and [b] agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor/Administrator, which are final in all respects and not subject to appeal. Sponsor reserves the right permanently to disqualify from this Sweepstakes any Entrant or Prize Winner it believes has violated these Official Rules. Sponsor may prohibit an Entrant from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a Prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said Entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Entrants, Sponsor, or Sweepstakes Entities. If for any reason this Sweepstakes is not able to be conducted as planned, including, but not limited to, by reason of infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud or any other causes beyond the reasonable control of Sponsor which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, then Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and select Prize Winner(s) based on the entries received up to the cancellation, modification, termination, or suspension date. Notification of such action will be provided on the Website. A waiver by one or more of the Sweepstakes Entities of any term in these Official Rules does not constitute a waiver of any other provision. CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY A PERSON TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEES) FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. SPONSOR’S FAILURE TO ENFORCE ANY TERM OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THESE PROVISIONS.

 

NO LIABILITY: By participating, Entrants and Prize Winners agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor, and the Sweepstakes Entities, and each of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by the Prize Winner(s), Entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Sweepstakes as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from receipt, acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the Prize; participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity; or participation in this Sweepstakes.

 

DISPUTES: ENTRANTS EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO FORM A CLASS FOR PURPOSES OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATED TO THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR TO FILE ANY SORT OF A LAWSUIT TO RESOLVE DISPUTES. INSTEAD, ALL DISPUTES SHALL BE RESOLVED WITH BINDING ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE CONSUMER RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION WITH ALL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS TO BE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, an Entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Washington, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the state of Washington or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of Washington.

 

PRIVACY: All personal information provided by Entrants in Entries with the exception of the PUBG MOBILE Player ID (“Entrant Information”) will be maintained by Sponsor according to the following privacy policy and will not be shared with other entities (including Sweepstakes Entities). Information related to PUBG MOBILE Player IDs may be shared with third parties and their affiliates for verification. 

 

1. In the case of Entrants who are legal residents of Canada or the US State of California, Entrant Information will only be used for official communication related to the Sweepstakes and for use by Sweepstakes Entities in verifying Prize Winner information. Entrants may unsubscribe or opt out of communications at any time.
2. In the case of Entrants who are not either legal residents of Canada or of the US State of California, Entrant Information will be used for official communication related to the Sweepstakes, for use by Sweepstakes Entities in verifying Winner information, and for the following additional uses:
   1. For testing and improvement of technical services and systems related to management of Sweepstakes;
   2. For internal data analysis, modeling, and other related business purposes;
   3. For sending commercial solicitations relating to products, goods, and services offered by Sponsor, or for other Sweepstakes or promotions managed by Sponsor.
3. Entrants may opt out of communications at any time.

 

 

WINNER’S LIST REQUEST: For the name of a specific Prize Winner or a copy of these Official Rules, please submit a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Sponsor by April 30th, 2022 to Aftershock Media Group, Inc., ATTN: PUBG MOBILE 4th Anniversary Sweepstakes 7009 Alderman Road, Pasco, WA 99301, USA.

 

This Sweepstakes shall not be published without permission of the Sponsor.