Legal

Updated as of  April 2, 2024

Our Privacy Policy as of December 28, 2020: The changes include clarifying the Sites and Services (as defined below) covered by the Privacy Policy, defining “personal information” covered by the Privacy Policy, adding information related to Nevada’s new privacy law, and updating our contact information if you have privacy-related questions.

HTeaO FC, and their affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, “HTeaO’s” “we” or “us”) value your privacy. In this Privacy Policy (“Policy”), we describe how we collect, use, and disclose or otherwise process information and personal information that we obtain about users (“Users”) of our websites (each a “Site” and collectively the “Sites”), our mobile applications (each an “App” and collectively the “Apps”), our social media networking pages, and the services available through our Sites and Apps (each a Service and collectively the “Services”). This Policy will apply to each HTeaO’s Site or App that displays it. This Policy does not apply to any websites, webpages, or mobile apps that are run or owned by any HTeaO’s franchisees, or any other third party.

This Policy and our Cookie Policy describe our collection, use, and disclosure of personal information and other information collected from Users.

In this Policy, “personal information” means any information that HTeaO’s has collected and that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular person or device.​

Information We Collect About You

We collect personal information directly from Users, such as when they sign up to receive special offers or information from us, sign up for our rewards programs, download franchise kits, or register for an account with us. We also collect certain information (including personal information) automatically through Users’ use of our Sites, Apps and Services. If you would like to use our Sites, Apps, and Services, but decide not to provide this personal information, certain Services may not be available to you.

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Information We Collect Directly From You

You can browse our Sites without registering or submitting your personal information to us, but we will automatically collect certain information about your use of our Sites and Apps through cookies and other web tracking technologies – see Other Information We Collect Automatically below.

To use our Apps and certain Services (e.g., to sign up for rewards programs, enter contests, make a purchase, or request a franchise kit from us), you must register with us or otherwise provide us with your name and other personal information. We may also collect personal information that you enter on our Sites or Apps or provide to us in any other ways, such as through email or forms on our Sites or Apps. The type of personal information that we collect from you depends on your interaction with us and your use of our Sites, Apps, and Services, but may include:

• personal details, such as full name, mailing address, email address, phone number, and other contact information;
• transaction information (if you make a purchase), such as information about the products you buy, billing address, method of payment, and payment details; and
• location data, and any other personal information that you choose to provide.

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Other Information about Your Activities and Interactions

We collect information from you when you submit a review, comment or other content to our Sites or Apps or on our social networking pages, and when you contact us. In addition, we track when you like us or share our content through Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking platforms. Blogs on many of our Sites are hosted by Wix, or other third parties.

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Information from Third Parties

We may collect personal information about potential customers and franchisees from third parties, including name, contact and other information. We also may collect information about any comments or reviews you post about us on third party websites.

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Your Location

Our Sites and Apps may access and collect your geolocation information in order to facilitate our Services, such as enabling the functionality of our Sites and Apps that provide you with information about stores near you. We may also use information about the location of the device you are using to help us understand how our Sites, Apps, and other Services and functionality are being used and to deliver more relevant advertising. For most mobile devices and computer systems, you are able to withdraw your permission for us to collect this information by using the device or web-browser settings.

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Other Information We Collect Automatically

We may automatically collect certain information – including personal information – about your use of our Sites, Apps and social networking pages through cookies and other web tracking technologies, including, but not limited to: log files; domain name; browser type and operating system; page views and related activities; IP address; the length of time you use our Sites, Apps, and Services; access date and time; browser type; device ID or other mobile or App identifier; and referring URL. We may combine this information with other information that we have collected about you. Please see our Cookie Policy for more information.

 

How We Use Your Information

We process and use your personal information if there is a legal justification for doing so. Below is an overview of the legal justifications for processing personal information, and why we use your personal information. Additional details on how we process your personal information may be provided to you in a separate notice or contract.

• Performance of a Contract / Entering into a Contract . Processing your personal information is necessary in some cases to perform a contract with you or take steps to enter into a contract at your request:

– Providing Support and Services – to provide our support and Services to you, to communicate with you, to respond to your inquiries, to provide you with documentation or communications which you have requested from us, to provide after-sales support, and for other customer service purposes.

– General Business Operations – to process your orders or purchases.

• Our Legitimate Interest . Processing your personal information is in our legitimate interests, which are not overridden by your interests and fundamental rights. When the justification for processing your personal information is our legitimate interests, those interests are to use User personal information to conduct and develop our business activities with Users and with others in order to support our reputation and increase our revenues, while limiting the use of personal information to those purposes that strictly support the conduct and development of our business within the reasonable expectation of the individuals concerned:

– Personalize Content – to make recommendations to you about our Services; to tailor the information that we send or display to you; to offer customization, based on your location; and to otherwise personalize your experiences based on your purchase history and your interactions with the Sites, Apps, and social networking pages.

– Advertising – to send you targeted advertising on our Sites, in our Apps, or on third party websites.

– Marketing and Promotions – to send you news and newsletters, special offers and promotions, or to otherwise contact you about information we think may interest you.

– Analytics and Improvement – to better understand how Users access and use our Sites, Apps, and Services, in order to improve them, respond to User desires and preferences, and for other research, marketing, and analytical purposes; to conduct research and analytics; to evaluate transactions involving the Sites, Apps, and social networking pages; to operate, evaluate, maintain, improve and develop the Site, Apps, and social networking pages (including by monitoring and analyzing trends, access to, and use); or to evaluate, improve, and develop our Services generally by tracking User interaction and review of our Services.

– Protect Our Legal Rights and Prevent Misuse – to respond to claims asserted against us , comply with legal process (e.g. subpoenas or warrants), or enforce or administer our agreements and terms; to conduct fraud prevention, risk assessment, or investigations; to protect our rights, property, or safety and those of Users, or others; and to protect our confidential and proprietary information.

– Comply with Legal Obligations – to comply with the law, a judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, or other legal process.

– Corporate Reorganization – to share your personal information with third parties in connection with potential or actual sale of our company or any affiliate, or of any of our assets or those of any affiliated company, in which case personal information held by us about our Users may be one of the transferred assets.​

• Consent . We process your personal information in some cases because you have consented to that processing:

– Testimonials – to publish your User experience with our Services on our Sites, Apps, or social networking pages.

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How We Share Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information for monetary compensation. We may share your information, including personal information, as follows:

Other Users

Any information, including personal information, that you post on public areas of our Sites and Apps, such as reviews, comments, and photos, may be available to, and searchable by, all Users of the Sites and Apps. Reviews may also be viewable by non-registered visitors to our Sites and Apps.

Affiliates

We may disclose the personal information we collect from you to our affiliates or subsidiaries for their own marketing, research, and other purposes. For example, if you request information about one of our franchises, we may share your information with other affiliated franchise companies in which we think you may be interested. In addition, if you sign up to receive information or updates from one of our affiliates, we may send you information from other affiliates.

Service Providers

We may disclose the personal information we collect from you to third party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform functions on our behalf, such as payment processors, hosting providers, auditors, advisors, consultants, customer service, and support providers.

Business Transfers

In the event that we are involved in a potential or actual bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of assets, or similar event, your personal information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction or anticipation of a possible transaction. This Policy will apply to your personal information as transferred to the new entity.

In Response to Legal Process

We may disclose the personal information we collect from you to a court, legal authority, adverse litigation party, legal counsel, and other advisors in connection with a judicial proceeding, court order, subpoena, or other legal process.

To Protect Us and Others

We may disclose the personal information we collect from you to a court, legal authority, government agency, adverse litigation party, legal counsel, and other advisors where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the rights, property, and safety of HTeaO or any other person; to enforce or administer our  Terms and Conditions, this Policy, or another HTeaO’s policy; or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

Aggregate Information

We or our third-party providers may share information that does not identify you. For example, we may share anonymous, aggregated statistics about Users with third parties for marketing, advertising, research, or similar purposes.

With Your Consent or at Your Direction

In addition to the sharing described in this Policy, we may share information about you with third parties whenever you consent to or direct such sharing, for example, to provide information about franchise opportunities with HTeaO’s affiliates.

Our Use of Cookies and Other Tracking Mechanisms

We and our third-party service providers use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to collect and track information about your use of our Sites, Apps, and Services. We may combine this information with other personal information we collect from you. For example, we may use these technologies to:

• uniquely identify you or your device;
• allow you to access and use our Services, where without them, our Services may not work properly;
• improve our products and Services;
• help us monitor the performance of our Services;
• help us customize your experience;
• market to you through targeted advertising; and
• for other purposes described under the section entitled “How We Use Your Information” above.

For more information about our use of cookies and other tracking mechanisms, please see our Cookie Policy .

Cookies

Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive through your web browser for record-keeping purposes. Some cookies allow us to make it easier for you to navigate our Sites, Apps, and Services, while others are used to enable a faster log-in process or to allow us to track your activities. For more information on the specific types of first and third party cookies served through our Sites and Apps, please see our Cookie Policy .

Clear GIFs, pixel tags and other technologies

Clear GIFs are tiny graphics with unique identifiers, similar in function to cookies. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on your computer’s hard drive, clear GIFs are embedded invisibly on web pages. We may use clear GIFs (a.k.a. web beacons, web bugs or pixel tags), in connection with our Sites and Apps to, among other things, help us manage content, and compile statistics about usage. We and our third party service providers use clear GIFs in HTML e-mails to our customers, to help us track e-mail response rates, identify when our e-mails are viewed, and track whether our e-mails are forwarded.

Local Storage

We may use local storage technologies, such as HTML5 or Flash Local Storage Objects (“Flash LSOs”) to store your Site preferences and to personalize your visit. Typically, you cannot control, delete, or disable the acceptance of HTML5 or Flash LSOs through your web browser. For more information on HTML5 and Flash LSOs, or to learn how to manage your settings for HTML5 and Flash LSOs, go to the Adobe Flash Player Help Page, choose “Global Storage Settings Panel” and follow the instructions.

Advertising and Analytics

We use third-party analytics tools, including, but not limited to, Google Analytics, FullStory, and ClickDimensions, to collect, monitor, and analyze information we collect from you in order to improve functionality and user-friendliness of our Sites and Apps, and to better tailor the Services to our visitors’ needs.

In addition, we may send Users targeted ads, based on their location and activities on our Sites and in the Apps. We may also participate in third-party ad networks (including but not limited to Google Ads, Flashtalking, Quantcast, Mediamath and Facebook Ads) and allow third parties, including network advertisers, to use cookies, pixel tags, and other tracking technologies on the Sites and Apps to collect usage information and display targeted ads. These third parties may be able to associate the information they collect with other information they have about you from other sources. These third-party cookies and other technologies are governed by each third party’s specific privacy policy, not this one.

For more information on third-party analytics and advertising practices, please visit our Cookie Policy .

Do-Not-Track

Our Sites do not honor browser do-not-track requests. Please note that opting out does not prevent all targeted ads from being displayed to you. Also, if you delete cookies or change devices, your opt-out may no longer be effective.

Mobile App Users

If you download or use any of our Apps, and you agree to share your location information with us and receive push notifications from us, we will use your location information to send you customized notices, offers, and coupons. You can opt-out of push notifications or of sharing your location information by adjusting the settings in your mobile device after downloading the App. If you use an Apple iOS device, you can disable push notifications by turning them off for the App you are using within the “Notifications Center” under the “Settings” menu; you may disable location information for an App by going to “Settings,” “Privacy,” and then “Location Services,” and turning off sharing for the particular App. For Android users, you can turn off these notifications through the Menu settings within our App.

User Generated Content

Any content you post to our Sites, Apps, or social networking pages (“User Generated Content”), may be available to all Users, and we cannot prevent such content from being used in a manner that violates this Policy, the law, or your personal privacy. We may review such User Generated Content, remove it, or combine such User Generated Content with other information we have collected about you and use it as described in this Policy. All User Generated Content is subject to our  Terms and Conditions and the User Generated Content Terms and Conditions.

Plug-ins and Social Media Widgets

Our Sites may include social networking features and widgets, such as the Facebook “Like” button and the “Share this” button, as well as other interactive mini-programs that run on our Sites. These features may collect your IP address, which page you are visiting on our Sites, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. These features are displayed on our Sites, but are hosted by third parties. Your interactions with these third-party features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing them, not this Policy. You should consult their respective privacy policies for information about their information practices.

Testimonials

We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our Sites, in addition to other endorsements. We may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at  listings@hteao.com.

Third-Party Links

Our Sites, Apps, and Services may contain links to third-party websites. Any access to and use of such linked websites is not governed by this Policy, but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third-party websites. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third-party websites. Please read their respective privacy policies for information about how these third parties handle the processing of personal information and other information. If you delete your account, to the extent permitted by applicable law, we will retain and use your personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate business records, and enforce our agreements.

Duration of Personal Information Retention

As a general rule, your personal information may be stored as long as the information is required to fulfill our legitimate business needs or the purposes for which the information was collected, or for as long as is required by law.

You can contact us by email at: listings@hteao.com with questions or concerns regarding the retention period of your personal information.

How I Can Correct My Information

You may modify certain personal information that you have submitted to us. If you wish to correct or delete any of the personal information you have provided to us, you may contact us by email at: listings@hteao.com. Please note that copies of information that you have updated, modified or deleted may remain viewable in cached and archived pages of the Sites or App for a period of time, and we may maintain records in our systems of this information as well.

Personal Information Marketing Choices

We may send periodic promotional or informational emails to you. You may opt-out of such communications by following the opt-out instructions contained in the e-mail. Please note that it may take up to ten (10) business days for us to process opt-out requests. If you opt-out of receiving emails about recommendations or other information we think may interest you, we may still send you administrative e-mails about your account or any Services you have requested or received from us.

 

Children

Our Services are not targeted at children under 13 years of age.

No one under the age of 13 may provide any information to us through our Sites or Apps. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 13, do not access, use, or provide any information on our Sites or Apps, or on or through any of their features.

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Notice to Nevada Residents

Nevada law allows consumers to direct certain businesses not to sell their personally identifiable information to third parties to license or sell that information to additional third parties. If you are a Nevada resident, you may submit such opt-out requests to listings@hteao.com. To be effective, your request must include your full name, address, phone number, and email address. We will endeavor to respond to your verified request within 60 days of receiving the request. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, we may need to extend this period by up to 30 days. If an extension is reasonably necessary, we will notify you of this during the initial 60-day period.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights or for any other inquiries or complaints regarding the processing of your Personal Data by us, please contact us at listings@hteao.com.

Please also note that HTeaO FC is a data controller with respect to the data of franchisees, prospective franchisees and franchisee applicants it collects or otherwise processes.

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Security

We are committed to taking appropriate measures designed to keep your personal information secure. We have taken reasonable steps to help protect the information we collect about you from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. While we make considerable efforts to protect our information systems, no data security measures can guarantee 100% security. We encourage you to safeguard your passwords, ID numbers, or other special access features on our Sites and Apps.

 

Contact Us

If you have questions about the privacy aspects of our Sites, Apps or Services or would like to make a complaint, please contact us at listings@hteao.com.

 

Changes to this Policy

This Policy is current as of the “Updated as of” date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, so please be sure to check back periodically. The modified Policy will be effective immediately upon posting. If we make any changes to this Policy that materially affect our practices with regard to the personal information we have previously collected from you, we will endeavor to provide you with notice in advance of such change through commercially reasonable efforts available to us.

 

Grand Opening Gift Card – OFFICIAL RULES

No purchase or payment of any kind is required to enter and win.

A purchase will not improve your chances of winning.

LINE RULES:
• No “saving” a spot. You cannot hold someone’s place in line.
• You may not cut the line to stand with friends.
• Respect our neighbors and yours! Please be courteous to those in front of and behind you.
• Please do not block the entrances to any of our neighbors during their business hours.
• (Employees will come down the line right before 12:00pm): – You must be present at that time to keep your place in line and receive your gift card. – Our bathroom will be open for customer use.

GIFT CARD RULES & ELIGIBILITY:
• Must be 18 years or older with valid government-issued photo ID to be eligible to receive a gift card.

HTeaO April 3 Instagram Giveaway
OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES (EXCLUDING HAWAII) AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHO ARE OF THE AGE 18 IN THEIR STATE OF RESIDENCE OR OLDER AT TIME OF ENTRY. 

THE SWEEPSTAKES IS GOVERNED BY THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE SWEEPSTAKES, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO ABIDE BY THESE OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES, INCLUDING ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE RESULTS OF THE SWEEPSTAKES, AS DETERMINED BY THE SPONSOR AND ITS AGENTS, ARE FINAL IN ALL RESPECTS. 

THIS SWEEPSTAKES IS IN NO WAY SPONSORED, ENDORSED, ADMINISTERED BY OR ASSOCIATED WITH FACEBOOK® or INSTAGRAM®. ​​BY PARTICIPATING, YOU AGREE TO COMPLETELY RELEASE FACEBOOK® AND INSTAGRAM® FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE SWEEPSTAKES. 

This HTeaO “April 3 Instagram Giveaway” (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by HTeaO FC, LLC, 322 Ranchers Legacy Trl Fort Worth, TX, 76126-1750 (“Sponsor”). The entry period is April 3, 2024 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time (“ET”) through April 3, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET (“Entry Period”). Sponsor is the official Sweepstakes timekeeper. By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant unconditionally accepts and agrees to comply with and abide by these Official Rules and decisions of Sponsor which shall be final and legally binding in all respects. Each entrant understands that they are providing their information to Sponsor, not to Facebook®, Instagram®, or any other entity, and the information provided will be used in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy (https://hteao.com/privacy-policy/). Should there be conflict between Sponsor’s privacy policy and these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall govern. Any personally identifiable information collected during an entrant’s entry in this Sweepstakes will be collected by Sponsor or its designee and used by Sponsor and/or its designees for purposes of the proper administration, fulfillment, publicizing and promotion of this Sweepstakes as described in these Official Rules, as stated in Sponsor’s privacy policy or as otherwise expressly consented to by entrant during any separate opt-in opportunity provided to entrant during the Sweepstakes. If an entrant does not fully agree to the terms of Sponsor’s privacy policy, such entrant should not enter this Sweepstakes. Entries are the property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. One (1) Winner to be declared; and one (1) prize to be awarded. Subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.

1. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to persons who are legal residents of the 50 contiguous United States and Washington D.C., (excluding Hawaii), and 18 years of age in their state of residence or older at time of entry. The Sponsor and any entity involved with the promotion and/or administration this Sweepstakes and any of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and such companies’ officers, directors, partners, principals, partnerships, employees or agents (individually and collectively, the “Sweepstakes Entities”) and their immediate families (defined as spouse, mother, father, sisters, brothers, sons and daughters, regardless of where they reside) and members of their households (whether related or not) are ineligible to participate in the Sweepstakes. Sponsor has the right to verify the eligibility of each entrant.
2. HOW TO ENTER: There is one way to enter this Sweepstakes (“Entry Method” herein). (As used herein, each entry into the Sweepstakes will be referred to as an “Entry” and each person who submits an Entry into the Sweepstakes will be referred to as an “Entrant”).

Method #1 Instagram Entry: Beginning at 12:00 PM ET on April 3, 2024 until 11:59 PM ET on April 3, 2024, (the “Promotion Period”), you may enter the HTeaO “April 3 Instagram Giveaway” (the “Promotion”) by doing the following: (a) sign into your Instagram account or, if you are not already a member, become a member of Instagram.com and sign into your Instagram account; (b) visit the HTeaO Instagram Page at (https://www.instagram.com/hteao); (c) locate the HTeaO Instagram post dated  April 3, 2024 which reads “GIVEAWAY: We have to say, Sweet Almond Green is an underrated flavor 🌱🙌 What is your favorite tea to mix with it? Drop your answer below for a chance to win a $50 HTeaO gift card! No purchase necessary. For complete rules, see the link in our bio.” and (d) follow the instructions on the post by liking the post and leaving a comment.

Your Instagram account must be set to “public” for your entry to be eligible. You may return your account to “private” any time after the winner announcement for this sweepstakes. Entries must be received during the Sweepstakes Period, as determined by the time that Instagram indicates the Entry was received. The Sponsor reserves the right to delete and/or disqualify any Entry that does not directly answer the question posed in the Sweepstakes post or that contains objectionable language or other objectionable material as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.  Each Entrant who uses this Entry Method understands that these Entries will be collected by and through Instagram (to be included amongst those Entries that are included in the Drawing (defined below). In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the authorized account holder of the Instagram account used to enter will be deemed to be the Entrant. (The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the Instagram account. Potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder.). 

After completing an Entry using the Entry Methods described above, the Entrant will receive one entry into the Sweepstakes. Unlimited Entries per eligible person will be permitted during the Sweepstakes Period. Any attempt to submit an Entry other than as described herein is void. Any incomplete or mechanically reproduced Entries will be disqualified. The Sponsor has no obligation to advise an Entrant of an incomplete or otherwise non-compliant Entry. The Sponsor and Administrator are not responsible for lost, late, invalid, unintelligible, incomplete, garbled or misdirected Entries, which will be disqualified.

Additional Entry Conditions: Sponsor will be collecting personal data about entrants (including, without limitation, Instagram account information) when such entrants enter the Sweepstakes. Participation in the Sweepstakes further constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Sweepstakes Rules and willingness to be contacted by mail, telephone, email, and/or Instagram messaging. By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrants hereby agree to all personal information uses and disclaimers as explained in the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://hteao.com/privacy-policy/, and Entrants understand and agree that they are and will remain subject to this Privacy Policy. 

By entering this Promotion, participant represents and warrants that the Entry, in its entirety, is an original work that has not been previously published or won previous awards, and does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. If the Entry contains any elements not owned by participant, and/or which are subject to the rights of third parties, participant is responsible for obtaining, prior to submission of the Entry, any and all releases and consents necessary to permit Sponsor to use the Entry in the manner set forth in these Official Rules.  By submitting an Entry, participant warrants and represents that participant and any persons appearing or who are identifiable in the Entry consent to the submission and use of the Entry in the Contest and to its use as otherwise set forth herein. Sponsor reserves the right to request proof of these permissions in a form acceptable to Sponsor from participant at any time. Failure to provide such proof, if requested, will render the Entry null and void.  

3. RANDOM DRAWING: All eligible Entries received during the Entry Period will be entered into a Sweepstakes drawing (the “Drawing”). Pursuant to the Drawing, one (1) potential Winner will be randomly selected from among all valid Entries on or about April 4, 2024. The one (1) Entry drawn will be declared the potential “Winner.” Entrants are not required to be present at any location to win. Odds of winning depend on the total number of Entries received. AN ENTRANT IS NOT THE OFFICIAL WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY SPONSOR THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE.

 

4. NOTIFICATION AND CLAIM OF PRIZE: Following the Drawing, the potential Winner will be notified on or about April 4, 2024. The potential winner will be notified via Facebook comment, Facebook private message, telephone or email. Each entrant is responsible for monitoring his/her Facebook account, email account and phone for prize notification or other communications related to this Sweepstakes. If a potential prize winner cannot be reached by Sponsor within forty-eight (48) hours using the contact information provided at the time of entry, or if prize notification is returned as undeliverable, that potential prize winner shall forfeit the prize. 

Upon the request of the Sponsor, the potential Winner may be required to return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Release and Prize Acceptance Form and IRS W-9 form.The potential Winner may also be required to return a Prize Acceptance Form and IRS W-9 form within ten (10) business days of the Sponsor’s request. If a potential Winner fails to comply with these Official Sweepstakes Rules, such potential Winner will be disqualified.

 

5. PRIZE: One Prize winner (the “Winner) will receive one (1) HTeaO Gift Card valued at $50.

The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the Prize is $50. The Winner may not substitute the Prize for its cash or credit equivalent. Sponsor reserves the right to replace any and all elements of the Prize with any article or service of similar or greater value at its sole discretion. The Prize may not be assigned or transferred. The odds of winning the Sweepstakes depend on the number of eligible Entries received by Entry Methods during the Entry Period. 

The Winner is responsible for all applicable federal, state and local taxes and any other fees or costs associated with winning and/or accepting the Prize. The Winner may be issued an IRS Form 1099 for the value of the Prize and is advised to seek independent tax advice regarding the tax implications of accepting the Prize. 

The Winner should allow at least two (2) weeks before the prize is shipped to them after they have been declared the official Winner by Sponsor. The prize will be mailed to the Winner’s street address in the USA via regular ground mail and/or sent via email. 

6. PUBLICITY RELEASE: By participating, each entrant grants Sponsor and/or its designee(s) permission to use his/her name, photograph, video, image, voice, statements, testimonial (in whole or part), prize information and address (city and state) (collectively, “Attributes”) or any likeness, and the content of his or her Entry, for advertising or publicity purposes without payment of additional consideration, except where prohibited by law, and in all forms of media now known or hereafter devised, in perpetuity, without further compensation or authorization (except where prohibited by law) and releases Sponsor and/or its designee(s) from all claims arising out of the use of such Attributes. 
7. ENTRY CONDITIONS AND RELEASES: By entering this Sweepstakes, each entrant agrees for entrant and for entrant’s heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, insurers and assigns: (A) to release and hold harmless Sweepstakes Entities, Facebook®, Instagram®, Sweepstakes prize suppliers, all individuals and entities involved in fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting this Sweepstakes and each of their respective past and present officers, directors, parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, employees, representatives, licensees and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, expenses, liabilities, personal injury, death, illness, property loss, litigation or damages of any kind to persons and/or property (including but not limited to invasion of privacy under appropriation, intrusion, public disclosure of private facts, false light in the public eye or other legal theory, defamation, slander, libel, violation of right of publicity, infringement of trademark, copyright or other intellectual property rights) that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, arising out of such entrant’s entry in Sweepstakes and/or such entrant’s acceptance, possession, use and/or misuse of the prize; and (B) to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Released Parties from and against any and all claims, expenses and/or liabilities arising out of or relating to such entrant’s entry in this Sweepstakes and/or entrant’s acceptance, use and/or misuse of prize. Released Parties are not responsible for, and each entrant hereby releases the Released Parties from, any claims arising from: (i) lost, late, illegible, mutilated, misdirected, damaged, corrupted, inaccessible, inaccurate or incomplete entries, entries not received by the time designated for the Entry Period; (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctions or interruptions of any computer, equipment, cable, network, hardware or software, programming, or technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet; (iii) unauthorized human intervention in the entry process or technical or human error which may occur in the administration of or processing of Entries in Sweepstakes; (iv) any injury or damage to persons or property, including but not limited to entrant’s computer, hardware or software, including which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s entry in Sweepstakes; and (vi) theft, tampering, destruction, or unauthorized access to, or alteration of entries. Sponsor is not responsible for any electronic or typographical errors in the printing, advertisement or reproduction of these Official Rules, in any advertisement or promotional material related to this Sweepstakes (print or online) or in administration of this Sweepstakes including but not limited to depiction of prize or announcement of Winner.
8. RELEASE OF CLAIMS (CALIFORNIA): Each entrant acknowledges that there is a possibility that, subsequent to their involvement with this Sweepstakes and adherence to these Official Rules they may discover facts or incur or suffer claims which were unknown or unsuspected at the time agreeing to these Official Rules, and which if known by them at that time may have materially affected their decision to enter this Sweepstakes. Such entrants acknowledge and agree that by reason of these Official Rules, and the release contained in the preceding subsections, they are assuming any risk of such unknown facts and such unknown and unsuspected claims. Such entrants acknowledge that they have read these Official Rules and, as such, hereby have been advised of the existence of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code, which provides: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.” 

 

9. DISQUALIFICATION/FORCE MAJEURE: Sponsor reserves the right to modify, extend or terminate this Sweepstakes if it determines, in its sole discretion, that this Sweepstakes is technically impaired or corrupted or that fraud or technical problems, failures or malfunctions or other causes beyond Sponsor’s control have destroyed or severely undermined or to any degree impaired the integrity, administration, security, proper play and/or feasibility of this Sweepstakes as contemplated herein. If an insufficient number of eligible Entries are received and/or Sponsor is prevented from awarding the prize or continuing with this Sweepstakes as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, natural or man-made epidemic of health or other means, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, satellite or equipment failure, riot or civil disturbance, terrorist threat or activity, war (declared or undeclared) or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, public health crisis or pandemic (e.g. Covid-19), order of any court or jurisdiction, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a “Force Majeure” event or occurrence), Sponsor shall have the right to modify, extend or terminate this Sweepstakes. If this Sweepstakes is terminated before the designated end date, Sponsor will (if possible) select the potential Winner in a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the date of the event giving rise to the termination. Inclusion in such drawing shall be each entrant’s sole and exclusive remedy under such circumstances. 
10. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, entrant agrees that: (1) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or the prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ or legal fees; and (3) unless otherwise prohibited, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of State of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas.
    
11. PRIVACY: Information collected from any entrant will be used only for the Sweepstakes (including, without limitation, the Prize drawing) and to notify the Winner, and will not be reused, sold or shared in any manner by Sponsor unless entrant has requested to receive additional information and promotional material from Sponsor. Sponsor’s privacy policy is available at https://hteao.com/privacy-policy .

12. WINNER LIST/SWEEPSTAKES RULES REQUEST: To receive a copy of the Official Sweepstakes Rules, or the name of the Winner, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: “April 3 Instagram Giveaway” Sweepstakes, (Official Rules or Winner Name), 118-AA Shawan Road

Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030. If you are a resident of Vermont, no self-addressed stamped envelope is required. Specify Winner’s List or Official Sweepstakes Rules on your request. All Winner name requests must be received by April 31, 2024.

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