T&C: “Share Your Favorite Candy Crush Moment” - Promotion

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1. This “Share Your Favorite Candy Crush Moment” competition (“Promotion”) is operated and run by King.com Limited, a company registered in Malta whose address is Aragon Business Centre, Level 4, Dragonara Road, St Julians STJ3140, Malta (also referred to in these terms as ‘we’, ‘King’, ‘us’ and ‘our’).

2. By entering this Promotion, you agree that you have read and accept these terms and conditions.

3. You must be at least 18 years of age at the time of entry in order to enter this Promotion.

4. You must not enter this Promotion if you or any of your immediate family or household (whether legally related or not) is an employee, contractor or sub-contractor of King or its associated companies, agents, professional advisors, advertising and promotional agencies involved in the Promotion.

5. Only one entry per person is permitted. If you submit more than one entry, only your first entry will be valid and entered into the Promotion. If more than one entrant enters with the same or similar entry, only the first entry will be valid and entered into this Promotion.

6. You must only submit entries that are your own work.

7. To participate, you must have reached level 15,000 in the game Candy Crush Saga. 

8. Entries that are incomplete, corrupt or illegible will not be accepted.

9. We reserve the right to verify any entries and winners. We are entitled to refuse to reward prizes and/or disqualify you if make or attempt to make any entry to this Promotion or votes submitted in this Promotion that are in King’s reasonable opinion contrary to these terms and conditions, or by its nature unfair to other entrants. This might include entries or votes that are made by automated means, fraudulent, made or submitted in breach of someone else’s rights, made in bulk, made on behalf of another person, or made by hacking, cheating or deception. 

10. To be eligible to compete in this Promotion, you must be normally resident in Australia, Austria, Argentina, Canada (excluding Quebec), Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India (excluding the Tamil Nadu region), Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, United Kingdom, or the United States of America.

11. You must comply with the laws that apply to you in the location where you access our Promotion from. If any laws applicable to you restrict or prohibit you from entering this Promotion, you must comply with those legal restrictions, or, if applicable, refrain from entering this Promotion.

How to enter and how to win!

12. The Promotion will be live from 03 October 2023 17:00 UK Time until 13 November 2023 23:59 UK Time (“Period”). 

13. This Promotion commemorates the release of Candy Crush Saga’s 15,000th level. 

14. On 3 October 2023 17:00 UK time, the relevant Promotion-related post will be posted on King’s official Instagram, Facebook, Forum and X accounts (“Social Media Account(s)”). 

15. Stage 1: You can enter the Promotion by submitting, through a comment on the relevant Promotion-related post on one of the Social Media Accounts, your greatest moment when playing Candy Crush Saga. Your entry will not be valid if you submit it in any other way. The deadline to submit an entry for this stage of the Promotion is 2 November 2023 23:59 UK Time. Entries submitted after this deadline may not be accepted. You may only make one entry per Promotion. If any entries are posted on multiple Social Media Accounts or multiple times on a Social Media Account, only the first entry on the first Social Media Account it was submitted on will be taken into account.

16. Subsequently, after this deadline, King’s representatives will collect all the entries and choose the top 3 (three) most creative entries from each Social Media Account (“Semifinal Entries”). 

17. Stage 2: On 6 November, the Semifinal Entries for each specific Social Media Account will be compiled into 1 (one) post, 1 (one) for each Social Media Account, a total of 4 (four) posts (each, a “Social Media Post”). Followers or visitors of the relevant Social Media Account will be prompted to vote for their favorite Semifinal Entry via an online poll function. All votes for this stage must be cast within 24 hours of the relevant Social Media Post becoming live. Votes cast after this deadline may not be counted. The Semifinal Entry with the most votes in each relevant Social Media Account is referred to in these terms a “Final Entry”. There will be a total of 4 (four) Final Entries only, 1 (one) from each Social Media Account.

18. Stage 3: On 9 November, all of the Final Entries will be complied into 1 (one) post which will be posted on King’s TikTok account only (the “TikTok Post”). Followers or visitors of King’s TikTok account will be prompted to vote for their favorite Final Entry by way of commenting in the comments section of the TikTok Post. All votes for this stage must be cast within 24 hours of the relevant TikTok Post becoming live. Votes cast after this deadline may not be counted.

19. The top two Final Entries, determined by the two entries that have received the highest number of votes on TikTok, will be deemed the winning entries (the “Winning Entries”). The Winning Entries will be announced on or around 13 November 2023.

20. In case of a tie between two or more entries in this Promotion, King’s judging panel shall act as a tiebreaker between the entries and shall choose the entry to proceed in (or win, as applicable) the Promotion based on the entry which is in the judging panel’s opinion the most creative entry. 

21. All entries must comply with all the requirements as set out in the Promotion-related post on the Social Media Accounts. 

22. You do not have to pay to enter any of our Promotions. However, you are responsible for any phone or internet charges you may incur in entering. To vote for any Semifinal Entries or Final Entries, you may need to log in or sign up to the relevant Social Media Account.

23. If any entry is deleted during the Promotion or within 2 months of the Period expiring, such entry may not be counted in the Promotion, or we may not be able to award any Prize (as defined below) in relation to that entry. If any entry is edited during the Promotion or within 2 months of the Period expiring, we will only accept the version of the entry that we receive at the time of judging and/or voting (as relevant). 

24. Entries will not be acknowledged or returned. We do not accept responsibility for entries that are lost or delayed or that we do not receive.

The prizes and winners

25. The two entrants who submitted these Winning Entries will be awarded one (1) white or grey iPad Mini each (color to be randomly assigned to each winner) with 64GB storage (“Grand Prize”). Please note that the Grand Prize does not come with cellular connectivity, other Apple accessories or add-ons, or any coverage, warranty and/or insurance.

26. The entrants who submitted the Semifinal Entries but did not win the Grand Prize will be awarded 1 (one) “Bubblegum Troll” plushie each (“Runners-up Prizes”, together the “Prizes”). 

27. Any entrant who has won any Prize in this Promotion (a “Winner”) will be contacted by direct message on the relevant Social Media Account or by commenting on their entry to the Promotion within 30 days of the expiry of the Period. In order for the Winners to receive their Prizes, the Winners must direct message the relevant Social Media Account their name, shipping address for the Prize, King account details (such as core user ID or email address) and any other information reasonably requested by us.

28. If any Winners have not claimed their Prizes within 30 days of us notifying them that they are Winners, or they have not provided the necessary information for us to provide the Prizes to the Winners, the Winners shall forfeit their Prize. We may award the Prize to another participant based on the judging criteria set out above.

29. We will endeavour to send the Prizes to the Winners as soon as is practicable after the closing date of each Promotion and within 30 days of receipt of the information needed to send the Prizes. Delivery costs are included in the Prize unless otherwise stated. 

30. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Winner is solely responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes related to the Prizes (including income and withholding taxes) as required by their jurisdiction of residence; provided, however, we may withhold applicable any taxes as required by law. The Winners should consult their accountant or tax professional to determine tax implications in accepting and using (including conducting transactions of) any Prize.  

31. We have the right to substitute any prize for an alternative prize of equal or greater value.

32. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be exchanged.

33. You may request, if applicable, the King username, the first name, initial of last name and country of the Winners by sending an email to competitions@king.com. By entering this Promotion, you give us permission to make your first name, initial of last name and country available in this way if you win. You have the right to withdraw consent to our use of your personal data for these purposes. To do so, please send an email to competitions@king.com.

34. The outcome of the Promotion, including the decision of any applicable judging panel or any other associated decisions, is final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding the selection of any winners.

About your entry

35. You promise that all of the information that you provide to us in connection with this Promotion is complete and accurate.

36. You promise that your entry will not contain anything (i) that is or could reasonably be viewed as harmful, harassing, toxic, inappropriate, defamatory, libellous, obscene or invasive of another’s privacy; or (ii) which you do not have a right to make available lawfully (including any material which infringes the rights of any other).

37. You promise that your entry is original. You also promise that it is owned by you and you have not borrowed it or copied it (or any part of it) from anyone else.

38. By participating in this Promotion, you agree to grant to us and King’s parents, subsidiaries and affiliates a royalty-free, fully paid-up, worldwide, right and license (with the right to grant sublicenses) to copy, display, promote, distribute, edit, publish, host, store and otherwise use your name, logos, trade or service marks, copyrighted material, player account username (if applicable), the relevant social media platform username, the relevant social media platform profile picture, initials, likeness, image, photograph, animation, avatar, autograph, voice, video or film portrayal, public persona, the entry you have provided as part of the Promotion, and any material from the Promotion that involves you (“Participant Materials”), and create derivative works thereof, in any and all present and future media whether now known or hereafter created on any and all platforms and via any method of delivery (including but not limited to print and online advertising and content, outdoor and indoor billboards, posters, signs, displays, television, emails, all channels or networks via organic and/or paid activity including, but not limited to, King owned and operated channels, social media accounts, and other third-party channels), on or in connection with but not limited to the marketing and promotion of the Promotion, future promotions of any kind, King’s brand, King’s website, all of King’s games (in each case, whether existing or in the future), or any other aspect related to King and its subsidiaries, affiliates and group companies (the “Advertising and Commercial Materials”).

39. You hereby waive, and agrees not to assert, any: (a) rights of prior review and/or approval of any of the Advertising and Commercial Materials; and (b) moral or other equivalent rights (if any) to which you are or may become entitled under applicable law in relation to the Advertising and Commercial Materials, or from your participation in the Promotion. Nothing in these Rules requires King to make use of any of the rights or licenses granted herein.

40. You have the right to withdraw your consent to being included in the Participant Materials or Advertising and Commercial Materials any time by contacting us via this email address: queries@support.king.com. In such a case, King will (as soon as reasonably practicable) cease the use of the Participant Material or Advertising and Commercial Materials relating to you, or edit such materials to exclude you. However, please note that King cannot always control the use of Participant Materials or Advertising and Commercial Materials which have been already published or disseminated, therefore King reserves the right not to interrupt any uses of the Participant Material or Advertising and Commercial Materials already in place at the time of withdrawal of consent to the extent that such interruption would involve a disproportionate effort on the part of King. King will ensure that it will comply in all material respects with all applicable data protection laws and we will delete your personal data once the purpose of collecting the personal data has been achieved.

41. Any information provided by you in connection with the Promotion is provided to King and not to the social media network used in connection with the Promotion (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Snapchat, YouTube, or TikTok). You acknowledge that the Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, Snapchat, YouTube, TikTok or the applicable social media network. You agree to release any such social media network from any responsibility to you in relation to the Promotion. You also acknowledge that the Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Apple.

Legal stuff

42. The data controller for all personally identifiable information or personal data that we collect about you as described in these terms and conditions, the Post or in relation to our games is King.com Limited. King.com Limited and its affiliates shall collect, process, use and share your personal information for the purposes of running the Promotion and in accordance with our Privacy Policy (https://www.king.com/privacyPolicy). If you do not agree to our Privacy Policy, you should not enter this Promotion.

43. As a condition of participating in the Promotion and to the greatest extent permitted by the applicable laws and regulations, you agree to release and hold harmless King and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees and other representatives from any liability whatsoever, and waive any and all causes of action, related to any claims, costs, losses, or damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with their participation in the Promotion or delivery, mis-delivery, acceptance, possession, use of or inability to use any Prize (including, without limitation, claims, costs, damage to or destruction of property, rights of publicity or privacy, defamation or portrayal in a false light, whether intentional or unintentional), whether under a theory of contract, tort, warranty or other theory. This paragraph shall not exclude any liability that cannot be excluded as a matter of law.

44. Without prejudice to paragraph 42, we are not responsible for:

a. Losses not caused by our breach of these terms or negligence;

b. Losses that are not reasonably foreseeable by you and us at the time of you entering the Promotion, including losses that happen as a side effect of foreseeable losses;

c. any increase in loss or damage resulting from breach by you of any of these terms and conditions;

d. entries that are delayed or which we do not receive;

e. technical failures or the lack of availability of our website and/or social media channels where these are not within our reasonable control;

f. any loss or damage of the Prizes during shipping where such loss or damage is outside of our reasonable control;

g. any import duties or other taxes that may be payable by you in relation to the Prizes; and

h. any failure to provide the Promotion or to meet any of our obligations under these terms and conditions where that failure is due to events outside of our reasonable control (in particular, we are not responsible for the performance of any third party who might be involved in providing the Prizes) although we will endeavour to minimise the effect to you of any third party’s failure).

45. You agree that any Prize awarded on an “as is” basis and that we make no representations or warranties of any nature in relation to any Prize. 

46. To the greatest extent permitted by the applicable laws, King assumes no responsibility for any problems or technical malfunction outside of King’s reasonable control, including of any communications network, third-party systems, computer systems, servers, software, Internet service providers, or e-mail systems; failure of any entry to be received on account of technical problems or incomplete, late, lost, damaged, illegible or misdirected electronic communications; or any combination thereof, including damage to entrants' or anyone else's computer equipment related to or resulting from participation or downloading of any materials in this Promotion. In the event of such issues arising, King reserves the right to recommence, or reset the Promotion or any stage thereof in our sole discretion. 

47. We may wish to transfer all or a part of our rights under these terms to someone else without your consent. You agree that we may do so provided that the transfer does not significantly disadvantage you.

48. This Promotion and its terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of England. Additional rights which you may have as a consumer remain unaffected by these terms.

49. Disputes arising out of or in connection with this Promotion will be adjudicated in the courts of England, unless you choose the courts of your home country instead.