Shoe Sweepstakes Rules

These Official Rules apply to the Workman Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. ("Sponsor")-hosted sweepstakes with a total prize retail value of up to $500.00. Each individual sweepstakes will be hosted on a webpage on Sponsor's website ("Sponsor's Sweepstakes Page"). The Sponsor's Sweepstakes Page will include information about the particular sweepstakes.

This sweepstakes ("Promotion") is only open to residents in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

1. How to Enter:To enter, visit the Sponsor's Sweepstakes Page to fill out and submit the Entry Form. Entrants must enter all items in the Entry Form.

Limit one (1) entry per person/household. No automated entry devices and/or programs permitted. All entries become the sole and exclusive property of the Sponsor, and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, technically corrupted, or garbled entries, which will be disqualified, or for problems of any kind, whether mechanical, human, or electronic. Only fully completed Entry Forms are eligible. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.

2. Eligibility:Participation open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are 18 years or older as of the Promotion Start Date (as set forth on the Entry Form). Void outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Employees, officers, and directors of Sponsor, and their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, advertising and promotion agencies, manufacturers, or distributors of Promotion materials, their respective immediate families (parents, children, siblings, spouses), or members of their same household (whether related or not) are also not eligible to enter. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
3. Promotion Start/End Dates:Please see Sponsor's Sweepstakes Page for details. Promotion begins 12:01 AM Eastern Timeon the Promotion Start Date and ends at 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Promotion End Date (as set forth on the Entry Form).
4. Random Drawing/Odds:On or about 5 business days after the Promotion End Date, Sponsor will select potential winner(s) in a random drawing from all eligible entries. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received for the drawing.
5. Prizes:See Sponsor's Sweepstakes Page for details.

Prizes are non-transferable. No substitutions or cash redemptions. In the case of unavailability of any prize, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. All unspecified expenses are the responsibility of winner(s). All federal, state, and local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner(s).

6. Notification:Potential winner(s) selected will be notified by phone or email on or about 10 business days after the Promotion End Date and may be required to sign and return, where legal, an Affidavit or Declaration of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release ("Winner Eligibility Documents") within 7 days of prize notification. If a potential winner is considered a minor in their jurisdiction of residence, the Winner Eligibility Documents must be signed by potential winner's parent or legal guardian, and such prize will be delivered to minor's parent/legal guardian and awarded in the name of parent/legal guardian. If any potential winner cannot be contacted within 5 days of first prize notification attempt, if any prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, if any winner rejects their prize, or in the event of noncompliance with these Official Rules, such prize will be forfeited, and an alternate potential winner will be selected from all remaining eligible entries. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Limit one prize per person/ household.
7. Conditions:Participation in the Promotion constitutes entrant's permission for Sponsor to use their first name and city and state. By participating, entrants and winners agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and author(s), if applicable, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies, and each of their parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers, and directors (collectively, "Released Entities"), from any and all liability for loss, harm, damage, injury, cost, or expense whatsoever, including, without limitation, property damage, personal injury, and/or death which may occur in connection with, preparation for, travel to, or participation in the Promotion; possession, acceptance, and/or use or misuse of any prize awarded hereunder or participation in any Promotion-related activity; and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery. There is no purchase or sales presentation required to participate. A purchase does not increase odds of winning.
8. Additional Terms:In case of dispute as to the identity of any entrant (or minor entrant's parent or guardian), entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the email address submitted at time of entry. "Authorized Account Holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g., business, school, institution, etc.) responsible for assigning email addresses or the domain associated with the submitted email address. Any potential winner may be requested to provide Sponsor with proof that such winner is the authorized account holder of the email address associated with the winning entry.

Any attempted form of entry other than as set forth above is prohibited; no automatic, programmed, robotic, or similar means of entry are permitted. Sponsor, its affiliates, partners, and promotion and advertising agencies are not responsible for technical, hardware, software, telephone, mail, or other communications malfunctions, errors, or failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, website, Internet, or Internet service provider availability, unauthorized human intervention, traffic congestion, incomplete or inaccurate capture of entry information (regardless of cause), or failed, incomplete, garbled, jumbled, or delayed computer transmissions which may limit one's ability to enter the Promotion, including any injury or damage to any person's computer relating to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading any materials related to this Promotion.

Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify, extend, or suspend this Promotion should (in its sole discretion) virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud, or other causes beyond its control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, or proper conduct of the Promotion. In such case, Sponsor will select potential winner(s) from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by Sponsor.

Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds, in its sole discretion, to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or website. Sponsor may prohibit an entrant from participating in the Promotion or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that said entrant is attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion by cheating, hacking, deception, or other unfair playing practices (including the use of automated quick entry programs) or intending to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other entrants or Sponsor representatives.

CAUTION: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

9. Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer of Warranties:IN NO EVENT WILL THE RELEASED ENTITIES BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO THE PROMOTION AND/OR USE OF THE PRIZE(S). IN NO EVENT SHALL THE RELEASED ENTITIES' TOTAL LIABILITY TO ENTRANT FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEED $10. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THIS PROMOTION AND ALL PRIZES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Use of Data:Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants online, in accordance with its privacy policy. Please review the Sponsor's privacy policy at https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy/ (the “Privacy Policy”). By participating in the Promotion, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor's collection and usage of their personal information in accordance with the Privacy Policy and acknowledge that they have read and accepted the Privacy Policy.
11. List of Winners:To obtain a list of winner(s), send a self-addressed, stamped envelope within six (6) weeks after the end date of the Promotion to Workman Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104, Attention: Sweepstakes Sponsor Coordinator.
12. Sponsor:Workman Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc., 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104, Attention: Sweepstakes Sponsor Coordinator.
13. Social Media Channel Rules: The Promotion hosted by Sponsor is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.

If you have any questions about this Promotion, please contact Sweepstakes Sponsor Coordinator.