The WETA Making Black America Giveaway is sponsored by WETA. This Giveaway is not endorsed by Instagram. The Giveaway begins September 27, 2022 and ends with the announcement of winners on September 30, 2022. To enter the Giveaway Entrants must tag three (3) friends in the comment section of the Giveaway post on Dr. Henry Louis Gates’s Instagram page (@HenryLouisGatesJr). All entries must be submitted by 12:00pm EST on September 29, 2022 to be eligible.
1. NO PLEDGE OR DONATION NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. Eligibility & Submission Guidelines
Employees of WETA, NewsHour Productions LLC, McGee Media, Inkwell Productions, PBS, and any subsidiaries or parent companies, are not eligible. To be eligible, an entrant must be at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry and a legal resident of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia.
- All entries must be submitted using the method described in item 3 below.
- Only one entry per person will be accepted in this Giveaway; all subsequent entries will be disqualified.
- Any failure to adhere to these Giveaway Rules may result in disqualification from the Giveway.
3. Official Entry Form
- There is one way to enter:
- Entrants must tag three (3) friends they want to watch MAKING BLACK AMERICA with underneath the Giveaway post on Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s (@HenryLouisGatesJr) and WETA’s (@wetatvfm) Instagram pages.
- All Entrants must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia.
4. Judging, Awards & Notification
Winning entry or entries (Giveway will award 1 to 3 winners, at WETA’s sole discretion) will be selected at random using a Comment Picker. The Winner(s) will be notified on September 30, 2022. Winner(s) will be notified via the @HenryLouisGatesJr IG page. Winner(s) must be able to provide full name and mailing address to receive prize. Inability to reach the Winner(s) after reasonable efforts (as determined solely by WETA) may result in disqualification and an alternate Winner may be selected. Winner(s) may waive their right to receive the prize.
5. The Prize
The Winner(s) will receive a curated gift box of products from Black-owned businesses to celebrate the release of MAKING BLACK AMERICA on PBS. The prize is valued at One Hundred and Fifty dollars ($150.00). The approximate retail value of the prize represents WETA’s 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 approximate retail value, the difference will not be awarded in cash.
WETA reserves the right to substitute any prize for a prize of equal or greater value, at the sole discretion of WETA. Prize recipients must allow a minimum of 4 to 6 weeks from notification to delivery. Prizes are not redeemable for cash, non-transferable, and non-substitutable, except at WETA’s sole discretion.
6. Odds
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Sponsor
The WETA MAKING BLACK AMERICA Giveaway is sponsored by WETA, whose decisions regarding the selection of a Winner(s) and all other aspects of the Giveaway shall be final and binding in all respects. WETA will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Giveaway Rules or in other materials relating to the giveaway. WETA will not be responsible for incomplete, illegible, lost, late, or misdirected entries or for failure to receive entries due to transmission failures or technical failures of any kind, including, without limitation, malfunctioning of any network, hardware or software, whether originating with sender or WETA. WETA does not guarantee that duplicate entries will be invalidated. WETA reserves the right to disqualify any entires by persons determined to be tampering with or abusing any aspect of the Giveaway. If you have any questions regarding this giveaway, please contact WETA, Attn: Membership Dept., 3939 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206.
8. Limitations of Liability
By entering the giveway, entrant agrees that (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the giveaway, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action; (2) any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the giveaway, but in no event attorney’s fees; and (3) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental or consequential damages and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased and any other damages, other than damages for actual out-of-pocket expenses.
9. Construction
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Giveaway Rules, or the rights and obligations of any contestant and WETA, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Virginia, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of Virginia, or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Virginia. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these rules shall not affect the invalidity or unenforceability of any other provision. In the event that any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.
10. General Release
By entering the giveway, entrants release WETA and its respective affiliated companies, directors, officers, employees, representatives, partners and agents from any liability whatsoever for any claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the giveaway or with the acceptance, possession or use of any prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, injuries, losses or damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light).
11. Rights Associated with Giveaway
Submission of the entry constitutes permission from the Entrant for WETA to use the Entrant’s name, likeness, biographical information, information and materials contained in the Entry Form, photographs, and any statements or remarks made about the Giveaway in advertising and promotion without further compensation or permission. All Entries, and any rights therein, including but not limited to copyrights, become the sole property of WETA. By entering, Entrant agrees to abide by the above stated rules, and warrants that the Entrant’s entry is Entrant’s original work and does not infringe upon or violate rights of any third party. Entrant grants to WETA the right to edit, publish, promote, and otherwise use Entrant’s entry materials without permission, notice or compensation. No royalties will be paid at this or any time. By submitting an entry, each Entrant agrees to assign all right, title, and interest in and to the entry and Entry Form to WETA and warrants that the Entrant has the authority to assign such right, title, and interest. By submitting an Entry, each Entrant agrees to be bound by these Giveaway Rules. Each Entrant agrees to release and hold WETA, and its employees, officers, directors, shareholders, agents, representatives, subsidiaries, parent companies, or other affiliated companies harmless from any and all damages, losses, claims and liabilities arising out of participation in the Giveaway or resulting from acceptance or claiming of any prize hereunder. WETA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate, suspend or otherwise cancel the Giveaway at any time. Income and all other taxes are the responsibility of the prize recipient. WETA is not responsible for any expenses incurred in connection with participation in the Giveaway.
12. Privacy
By entering, Entrants agree to WETA’s privacy policy, which is available here.