Howard Core Violin Giveaway

Howard Core Violin Giveaway

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR
PAYMENT OF ANY KIND NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE
YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS SWEEPSTAKES WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  

1. Eligibility: The
D’Addario/Howard Core (the “Sweepstakes”) is open to individuals who are at
least the legal age of majority in their state/province/country and are a legal
resident of one of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia,
excluding each jurisdiction’s respective overseas territories, at the time of
entry with a valid email address (each an “Entrant”). Employees, contractors,
directors, officers, and agents of D’Addario & Company, Inc. (“Sponsor”),
its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, distributors, sales representatives,
authorized retailers, artists, and advertising, promotion and judging agencies
and all other service agencies involved with the Sweepstakes, and members of
the immediate family (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective
spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household of each such employee
(whether or not related) are not eligible to enter or win. This Sweepstakes
is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Entrant fully
and unconditionally agrees to these Official Rules. Winning a Prize is
contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set out below.

2. Sponsor: D’Addario
& Company, Inc. 595 Smith Street, Farmingdale, New York, 11735.

3. Sweepstakes
Entry Period:  The Sweepstakes
begins on 7 October, 2026, 09:00 ET and ends on 28 October 2026 at 23:59 ET
(the “Sweepstakes Entry Period”). All Entries must be received before the
Sweepstakes Entry Period end time/date to be valid.

4. How to Enter:  During the
Sweepstakes Entry Period, go to daddario.com/pages/howard-core-giveaway (“Website”)
and complete and submit the form by providing your first and last name, email
address, country, and primary instrument to receive one (1) entry into the
Sweepstakes (“Entry”). Individuals who do not follow all instructions, do not
provide the required information in the Entry form, do not fully complete
and/or submit the Entry form, and/or do not abide by these Official Rules or
other instructions of Sponsor may be disqualified, all in Sponsor’s sole
discretion. Limit: One (1) Entry per person/e-mail address during the
Sweepstakes Entry Period. 

Automated
entries are prohibited, and any use of automated devices will cause
disqualification. Entrants may not enter with multiple e-mail addresses nor may
Entrants use any other device or method to enter multiple times or as multiple
Entrants. Any Entrant who attempts to enter with multiple e-mail addresses,
under multiple identities, or uses any device or method to register multiple
times will be disqualified and forfeits any and all prizes won, in Sponsor’s
sole discretion. Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same e-mail
address. Should multiple users of the same e-mail account enter the Sweepstakes
and a dispute thereafter arise regarding the identity of the Entrant, the
authorized account holder of said e-mail account at the time of Entry will be
considered the Entrant. “Authorized Account Holder” is defined as the
individual who is assigned an e-mail address by an Internet access provider,
on-line service provider or other organization which is responsible for
assigning e-mail addresses or the domain associated with the submitted e-mail
address. The potential winner may be required to show proof of being the
Authorized Account Holder to the extent necessary.

5. Drawing:  On or around 29 October, 2026 Sponsor will
randomly select one potential winner from among all eligible Entries received
during the Sweepstakes Entry Period. Odds of winning a prize depend on the
number of eligible Entries received by Sponsor. 

On or around 29
October, 2026 potential winners will be notified via the e-mail address and/or
telephone number provided during entry into the Sweepstakes. Potential winners
are subject to verification. If a potential winner is found not to be in
compliance with these Official Rules, if attempted notification or any prize is
returned as undeliverable, if a winner cannot be verified, or if a winner is
otherwise unable or unwilling to accept and claim the prize as stated, then
winner may be disqualified and the prize may be forfeited in Sponsor’s sole
discretion. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any
reason, Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize to an alternate Entrant
who will also be selected randomly. Except where prohibited, and to the fullest
extent permitted by applicable law, potential winners may be required to
complete, sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release, and a
Publicity Release, within seven (7) business days of attempted notification or
prize may be forfeited. Sponsor is not responsible for any change of email address,
mailing address, and/or telephone number of Entrants.  

6. One (1)
Prize: A prize packaging consisting of one (1) Howard Core Conservatory Violin;
one (1) Howard Core Case; one (1) Howard Core Violin Bow; one (2) Kaplan Amo
Violin 4/4M; one (1) Kaplan Light Rosin; one (1) Orchestral Micro-Fiber Cloth;
one (1) Nexxus 360 Violin Rechargeable Tuner; one (1) Spector Violin Mute,
Copper; one (1) D’Addario Logo T-Shirt and one (1) D’Addario Logo Hat (“ARV”):
up to $1,919.94 USD (“Prize”). Limit: one (1) Prize per person/email
address/household. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash equivalent or
substitution of Prize is offered, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
If Prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor
reserves the right to substitute Prize with another prize of equal or greater
value. Prize winners will be solely responsible for all applicable federal,
state and/or local taxes, and for any other fees or costs associated with the
Prize they receive, regardless of whether it, in whole or in part, is used.
Please allow 4-6 weeks for shipment of Prize after confirmation. Prize values
are based on the conversion rates as of 30 September, 2026, and the difference,
if any, shall not be awarded.

7. Release;
Limitation of Liability: As a condition of entering and to the maximum extent
permitted by law, Entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) to
release Sponsor, Facebook, Inc., X Corp., Instagram, Inc., and their
affiliates, subsidiaries, retailers, and agents, and each of their officers,
directors, employees and agents (“Released Parties”), from any and all
liability, loss or damage incurred with respect to the awarding, receipt,
possession, and/or use or misuse of any Prize; (b) under no circumstances will
any Entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and Entrant hereby knowingly and
expressly waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or
any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses and/or any
rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased; (c) all causes of
action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes, or any Prize awarded,
shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and
(d) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual
out-of-pocket costs incurred (if any), excluding attorneys’ fees and court
costs. 

8. Publicity: Except where
prohibited by law, each winner grants (and agrees to confirm this grant in
writing, if requested) permission for Sponsor and those acting under its
authority to use his/her name, photograph, and/or likeness, for advertising
and/or publicity purposes related to this Sweepstakes in any and all media now
known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and
without compensation. 

9. General
Conditions: Except where prohibited by law, the Sponsor is not responsible for
lost, late, misdirected, undelivered, incorrect, or inaccurate Entry
information whether caused by Internet users or by any of the equipment or
programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes, the Website, or by
any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the Entries.
Sponsor reserves the right, subject to the entrants’ reasonable prior notice,
to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Sweepstakes, or any part of it, if any
fraud, bugs, virus, technical failures, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s
reasonable control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the
Sweepstakes and/or Website, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. In
the event of cancellation, Sponsor may randomly award the Prize(s) from among
all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to cancellation. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Sponsor is not responsible for
computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or
other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions, the Website, or
network connections that are human or technical in nature. Sponsor reserves the
right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it finds to be
tampering with the Entry process, the Website, or the operation of the
Sweepstakes or to be acting in violation of the Official Rules of this or any
other promotion or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by
any person to deliberately undermine the legitimate operation of the
Sweepstakes may be a violation of criminal and civil law in some territories,
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. Sponsor’s failure
to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of
that provision. Nothing in this Section 9 shall be interpreted as limiting the
Released Parties’ liability beyond the limitations of liability set out in
Section 7 above.

10. Governing
Law & Jurisdiction: To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, this
Sweepstakes and its Official Rules are governed by the laws of the State of New
York, United States of America, without giving effect to the conflict of laws
rules thereof. 

11. Entrant's
Personal Information: Please see the Privacy Policy located at https://www.daddario.com/policies/privacy-policy for details of
Sponsor’s policy regarding the use of personal information collected in
connection with this Sweepstakes. The Privacy Policy does not form part of
these Official Rules. By entering this Sweepstakes, you understand that your
personal information collected in connection with this Sweepstakes will be
collected, stored, and processed in the United States of America. Except where
prohibited by law, if you are selected as a winner, your information may also
be included in a publicly-available winner’s list.

12. Winner’s
List: U.S. consumers may obtain a winner’s list by mailing a self-addressed,
stamped envelope to: 595 Smith Street, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Requests must be
received by 28 November, 202.  Outside of
the U.S., consumers may contact marketing@daddario.com instead.