Giveaways, Games of Chance, and Sweepstakes

From time to time, Chess.com sponsors any number of giveaways, games of chance, or sweepstakes events.

NO PURCHASE WILL BE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN PRIZES OR MONEY FOR ANY EVENTS OF THIS NATURE. MAKING A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL SUCH EVENTS ARE VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.

By participating in such Events, you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Rules, any Official Event Rules related to the Event, and the decisions of Chess.com, which shall be final and binding in all respects. Chess.com will be responsible for the collection, submission or processing of Entries and the overall administration of such Events. Entrants should look solely to us for any questions, comments or problems you may have related to these Events.

ELIGIBILITY

All such Events will be open to legal residents of lawful age in locations where these Events are permitted. Chess.com, and its respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and promotion agencies, and each of our respective officers, directors and employees, are ineligible to enter the Sweepstakes or win a prize. Household Members and Immediate Family Members of such individuals are also not eligible to enter or win. "Household Members" shall mean those people who share the same residence at least three months a year. "Immediate Family Members" shall mean parents, step-parents, legal guardians, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. These Events are subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations and are void where prohibited or restricted by law.

PRIZES

Chess.com will determine and announce the available Prizes for any such Event in due course. Only one prize per person and per household will be awarded. Gift cards and gift certificates are subject to the terms and conditions of the issuer. Prizes cannot be transferred, redeemed for cash or substituted by winner. We reserve the right in our sole and absolute discretion to award a substitute prize of equal or greater value if a prize described in the Official Rules is unavailable or cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason. The approximate retail value (ARV) of the prize will represent our good faith determination. That determination is final and binding and cannot be appealed. If the actual value of the prize turns out to be less than the stated ARV, the difference will not be awarded in cash. We make no representation or warranty concerning the appearance, safety or performance of any prize awarded. Restrictions, conditions, and limitations may apply. We will not replace any lost or stolen prize items.

These Events are open to legal residents of eligible locations and Prizes only will be awarded and/or delivered to addresses within said locations. All federal, state and/or local taxes, fees, and surcharges are the sole responsibility of the prize winner. Failure to comply with the Official Rules will result in forfeiture of the prize.

HOW TO ENTER

You may enter any such Event during the Promotion Period online by visiting the applicable entry form, which will be made available on our website.

Automated or robotic Entries submitted by individuals or organizations will be disqualified. Internet entry must be made by the Entrant. Any attempt by Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations, logins or any other methods, including, but not limited to, commercial contest/sweepstakes subscription notification and/or entering services, will void Entrant's Entries and that Entrant may be disqualified. Final eligibility for the award of any prize is subject to eligibility verification as set forth below. All Entries must be posted by the end of the Promotion Period in order to participate. Our database clock will be the official timekeeper for all such Events.

WINNER DETERMINATION OR SELECTION

The Winner(s) of such Event will be determined or selected in the manner described in the Official Rules for the applicable Event.

WINNER NOTIFICATION

Winner will be notified by email at the email address provided in the Entry Information with the timeframe announced in the Official Event Rules for the applicable Event. Potential Winner must accept a prize by email as directed by Chess.com within the timeframe announced in the Official Event Rules for the applicable Event. We will not be responsible for any delay or failure to receive notification for any reason, including inactive email account(s), technical difficulties associated therewith, or Winner’s failure to adequately monitor any email account.

Any winner notification not responded to or returned as undeliverable may result in prize forfeiture. The potential prize winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability, and a Publicity Release (collectively "the Prize Claim Documents"). No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted except by Chess.com.

PRIVACY

Any personal information supplied by you will be subject to our privacy policy at https://www.chess.com/legal/privacy. By entering any such Event, you grant to Chess.com permission to share your email address and any other personally identifiable information with third party Event partners for the sole purpose of administration and prize fulfillment. Chess.com will not share your email address or any other personally identifiable information with the public. We may, however, make a list of Winners’ usernames publicly available and Winners’ real names available only upon request.

LIKENESS AND CONSENT

You agree that we may use your name, image and likeness for advertising, publicity and promotional purposes in any and all media without compensation (unless prohibited by law) or additional consents from you or any third party and without prior notice and you agree to execute specific consent to such use if requested by us.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Chess.com assumes no responsibility or liability for: (a) any incorrect or inaccurate entry information, or for any faulty or failed electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, or theft, destruction or alteration of entries at any point in the operation of this Event; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or communications line failure, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, camera, computers or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Event; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of any network or wireless service, the Internet or website or any combination thereof; (e) suspended or discontinued Internet, wireless or landline phone service; or (f) any injury or damage to Entrant’s or to any other person’s computer or mobile device which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Event or download of any materials in the Event.

If, for any reason, the Event is not capable of running as planned for reasons which may include without limitation, infection by computer virus, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which may corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Event, Chess.com reserves the right at its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Event in whole or in part. In such event, we shall immediately suspend all drawings and prize awards, and we reserve the right to award any remaining prizes (up to the total ARV as set forth in the applicable Official Event Rules) in a manner deemed fair and equitable by us. Chess.com and the Released Parties shall not have any further liability to any participant in connection with the applicable Event.

SOCIAL NETWORK OR EMAIL ACCOUNT PROVIDER DISCLAIMER

An email account may be required to enter. If you don’t already have an email account, you will need to visit an email account provider and then create an email account. It generally is free to create an email account. Any Chess.com Event promotion of this nature is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with any email account provider. You understand that you are providing your information to the Chess.com and not to your email account provider. By participating via your email account provider, you also may be subject to your email account provider’s data policy and terms of use, which can be found on their platform.

WINNER LIST/OFFICIAL RULES

To obtain a copy of the applicable Winner List with real names or a copy of the Official Rules for the applicable Event, send your request along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

Requests for the real names of the winners must be received no later than the date set forth in the applicable Official Event Rules. For accessing a Winner List online, visit the URL for the applicable Event. The winner list will be posted after winner confirmation is complete.