Contest

Terms & Conditions – HPE #ArubaAtmosphere Wi-Fi 7 2024 Contest

1. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this giveaway is Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (“HPE”), 1701 E Mossy Oaks Road, Spring, Texas 77389.
2. INTRODUCTION: HPE invites HPE Discover 2024 (“Event”) attendees to participate in the HPE #ArubaAtmosphere Wi-Fi 7 2024 Giveaway (“Program”) for a chance to win  prizes (“Prize”), subject to the terms and conditions below (“Terms and Conditions”). By participating in the Program, participants affirm that they have read, accepted, and agree to waive any right to claim any ambiguity or error in these Terms and Conditions or the entry itself and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and HPE's decisions, which are final and binding in all respects. HPE reserves the right to review, modify, extend, or discontinue any and/or all aspects of the Program, including these Terms and Conditions, at any time without prior notice. The Program is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited.
3. PROGRAM PERIOD: The Program begins on May 28, 2024, at 12:00 AM Pacific Time and ends at 12:00 AM Pacific Time on June, 21, 2024, or when the Program budget has been reached, whichever is earlier (the “Program Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Program Period will not be eligible. HPE's computer is the official time-keeping device for the Program.
4. ELIGIBILITY: NO HPE PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The Program is open only to participants eighteen (18) years of age and older who are attendees of the Event. Void in Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and possessions, and where prohibited by law. Employees, contractors, and contingent workers of HPE, its subsidiaries, affiliates, their immediate family and household members are not eligible. Employees of the following entities are ineligible for this promotion: National/federal, state, and local government entities, public higher education institutions, and private or public K-12 educational institutions and libraries and their board members, employees, officers, representatives, agents, consultants, and independent contractors. HPE shall determine Program eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion.
5. HOW TO ENTER: By following contest instructions posted on HPE Aruba Networking's LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts during the Program Period, participants may be considered eligible for the Prizes . LIMIT ONE (1) PRIZE PER PERSON/ENTRY WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. The Prizes are subject to these Terms and Conditions. In order to enter the Program, participants must comply with instructions posted on HPE Aruba Networking's social media accounts and submit their entry via social media or taking a Wi-Fi 7 quiz via Microsoft Forms during the Program Period.
6. PRIZE: Interested parties who merely complete the contest instructions or submit an entry are not guaranteed a Prize. The total estimated retail value of each Prize is USD $150.00 . HPE will award a total of three (3) Prizes, with a total estimated retail value of USD $450.00.

   No later than fourteen (14) business days after the end of the Program Period, three (3) potential winners will be selected from all eligible entries received during the Program Period.

   A panel of two (2) HPE judges will select the three (3) winners who they determine have submitted the best contest entries based on the following criteria: Completeness, accuracy of responses and date/time of the submission. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Program Period. Should you be awarded a Prize, you will be contacted via the email address used in your entry method. It shall be your responsibility to claim the Prize upon notification from HPE. Failure to redeem the Prize within ninety (90) days of notification from HPE will result in forfeiture of the Prize.

   There will be no substitution, cash redemption or transfer of Prizes, except in HPE's sole discretion. The Prize may not be used for resale or distribution. Taxes and duties, if any, are winner's responsibility. Prizes are promotional in nature and may be subject to an expiration date.  Each participant is limited to one (1) Prize only and any entries submitted after a participant has already received a Prize will not be an eligible entry. Any Prize details not specified herein will be determined by HPE in its sole discretion. HPE reserves the right to not fulfill your Prize in the event that the Prize is not certified in your country. Due to abuse, we cannot provide Prizes to individuals who submitted their entry with Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, and other email domains not registered to your company. Please speak directly to your HPE representative if you have any questions.

   DISQUALIFICATION: HPE reserves the right to disqualify any participant and any entries at any time or during any phase of the Program for any reason whatsoever at its sole discretion. Without limiting the foregoing, HPE reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the operation of the Program or any website related to the Program; to be acting in violation of these Terms and Conditions; or to be acting in a disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person participating in or connected with the Program. Any attempt by you to obtain more than the stated number of entries by using multiple or different identities, or any other prohibited methods will void your entry and you shall be disqualified. Use of any automated system to participate is prohibited and will result in disqualification.

7. RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Program, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, you release and discharge HPE from any and all liability resulting from late, lost, delayed, stolen, misdirected, unreadable, incorrect, inaccurate, garbled, unintelligible, or postage due communications, including without limitation, entry and Program information, regardless of the method of transmission. By participating in the Program, you agree that HPE shall not be liable for, and, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, you shall release and hold HPE, its affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, officers, directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively, “Released Parties”), harmless from, any and all losses, injuries, claims, and/or causes of action arising out of participation in the Program, the content of any entries, and/or receipt or use of any Prize. You waive the right to claim any attorneys’ fees and any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. You also agree that the Released Parties are not responsible or liable for any injury or damage to your or a third person's computer and/or its contents, related to or resulting from any part of the Program.
8. THIRD PARTIES: For the purposes of this Program, HPE cannot guarantee the performance of any third party and to the extent permitted by applicable law shall not be liable for any act or default by a third party. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All third-parties are not affiliated with HPE and are not a sponsor of, has not endorsed, and are not participating in the Program.
9. PRIVACY: By participating in the Program and providing HPE with your personal data, you consent to the use of your data by HPE for purposes of conducting this Program in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and subject to HPE's Privacy Statement, available at https://www.hpe.com/us/en/legal/privacy.html. 
10. ENGLISH LANGUAGE: HPE and the Program participants confirm that it is their wish that the Terms and Conditions, as well as any other documents relating to the Terms and Conditions or the Program, including notices, schedules, exhibits and authorizations, have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only. HPE et les participants au programme confirment qu'ils souhaitent que les conditions générales, ainsi que tout autre document relatif aux conditions générales ou au programme, y compris les avis, les horaires, les expositions et les autorisations, aient été et soient rédigés en la langue anglaise uniquement.
11. GOVERNING LAW: The Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any dispute under the Terms and Conditions shall be subject to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York. You irrevocably waive any objection on the grounds of venue, forum non-conveniens or any similar grounds and irrevocably consent to service of process by mail or in any other manner permitted by applicable law and consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York. You further hereby waive any right to a trial by jury with respect to any lawsuit or judicial proceeding arising or relating to the Terms and Conditions.