Looking for new power reference designs to help launch your next design? Well how do you feel about looking them up on a brand new 16GB iPad Air® 2? During July 27 through August 7 we will showcase 10 popular TI Designs reference designs on our Twitter account, @TXInstruments with the hashtag #DesignoftheDay. Once you find these tweets, click the link to be directed to the reference design’s page and collect the TIDA-XXXX or PMPXXXX number associated with the design.
At the end of the 10 days, email the 10 TI Designs reference design numbers (TIDA-XXXX or PMPXXX) to designoftheday@list.ti.com to be entered into a drawing to win a 16GB iPad Air® 2. The winner will be notified by email on Monday, August 10, 2015. Contest open to US residents only. Apple is not a participant in or sponsor of this promotion.
Design of the Day Sweepstakes
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- ELIGIBILITY. Open only to i) legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District Of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry (except that Alabama and Nebraska legal residents must be at least nineteen (19) years old, and Mississippi legal residents must be at least twenty-one (21) years old), ii) with an active user account on the applicable Website (defined below), iii) who are product or software developers, in each case, at the time of an entry pursuant to Section 2 (each, an “Entry”). Having an active user account at the Websites (as defined below) is free. Employees and their immediate families (e.g., parent, child, spouse or sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and those living in their same households, whether or not related) of Texas Instruments Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, with a principal place of business at 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75243 USA (“Sponsor”), and participating advertising and promotion agencies, are not eligible to enter or win. By participating, entrants to this Promotion (“Entrants”) agree to be bound by these official rules (“Official Rules”) and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are binding and final on matters relating to this Promotion. This Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws
- TO ENTER. The Promotion begins at 12:01 a.m. Central Standard Time (“CST”) on July 27, 2015 and ends at 11:59 p.m. CST on August 8, 2015. All Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. CST on August 8, 2015 to be eligible. During the Entry Period enter the Promotion by entering in one (and only one) of the following ways in accordance with the entry requirements set forth herein: ii) Visit www.twitter.com from either your computer or mobile phone and check the platform daily for a #DesignoftheDay post. Click on the links to retrieve each corresponding TI Designs number (TIDA-XXXX or PMPXXXX) and collect the numbers for each of the 10 days. After all 10 designs have been revealed over the 10 days, email your entry with the 10 TI Designs numbers to designoftheday@list.ti.com. If you don’t have a Twitter account, visit www.twitter.com to register as a Twitter member. Accounts are free.
- DRAWING / NOTIFICATION / REQUIREMENTS. One (1) potential winner will be selected from all those that correctly enter the 10 TI Design numbers, held on or about August 10, 2015 from all eligible Entries received by Sponsor on the Websites or via email. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible Entries received. Potential winners will be notified by mail, phone, e-mail, and/or a direct message within a Website environment, and will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release within seven (7) days of the date of issuance. If such documents are not returned within the specified time period, a prize notification is returned as undeliverable, or an Entrant is not in compliance with these Official Rules, the prize will be forfeited and, at Sponsor’s discretion, an alternate winner selected at random from the remaining eligible Entries. A potential winner is not an official winner until such potential winner’s eligibility has been verified and potential winner has been notified that verification is complete. Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion.
- PRIZE. One (1) winner will receive a 16GB iPad Air® 2 ARV: $500. Total ARV of all prizes: $500. Except as otherwise provided, prizes are awarded “as is” with no warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. Winners may not substitute, assign, transfer, sell, or redeem a prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value. Winners are responsible for all applicable federal, state, and local taxes, if any, as well as any other costs and expenses associated with prize acceptance and use not specified herein as being provided. All prize details are at Sponsor’s sole discretion.
- LIMITATIONS. Limit one (1) Entry per person, per household pursuant to Section 2 for the duration of the Entry Period. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple email addresses, identities, Website accounts, or devices in an attempt to circumvent these Official Rules. Multiple Entries in a single day will not be accepted. Entries received from any person in excess of the stated limitation will be void. Entries must fulfill all Promotion requirements, as specified, to be eligible to win a prize. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to these Official Rules or specifications may be disqualified at the sole discretion of Sponsor. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent these Official Rules your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of Sponsor. Entries generated by script, macro, or other automated means, or by any means which subvert the entry process are void. Standard text messaging and/or data rates may apply to those who submit Entries or receive Sponsor’s messages relating to this Promotion via a wireless mobile device. Wireless service providers may charge for airtime for each message sent and received. Contact your provider for pricing and service plan before use of mobile device for participation. To participate without using your mobile device, deactivate your mobile phone from your user account and enter via a computer. No other form of entry is valid.
- Representations and GENERAL CONDITIONS. By entering this Promotion, each Entrant agrees to release and hold the Released Parties (as defined below) harmless from and against any losses, damages, rights, claims, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), and actions of any kind arising from (i) late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, undelivered, incomplete, inaccurate, unintelligible Entries; (ii) telephone, electronic, hardware, software program, network, server, internet service provider (“ISP”), any Website, or computer malfunctions, failures, or difficulties of any kind; (iii) failed, incomplete, garbled, or delayed computer transmissions; (iv) injury or damage to Entrants’ or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating in this Promotion or downloading materials from or use of the Websites; (v) any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by users of the Websites, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (vi) an exclusion or disqualification of an Entrant pursuant to these Official Rules, or the forfeiture of a prize and the selection of an alternate winner; (vii) late, lost, misdirected, or unsuccessful efforts to notify Winners of a prize or delivery of a prize; (viii) acceptance, possession, or use or misuse of a prize, or from participation in this Promotion, (ix) typographical or other error in the printing of materials or administration of the Promotion, or the announcement of the Winners or prizes; and (x) any condition caused by events beyond the Sponsor’s control that may cause the Promotion to be disrupted or corrupted in any way, including as described herein. Persons who tamper with or abuse any aspect of the Promotion, any of the Websites, or who are in violation of these Official Rules, as solely determined by Sponsor, will be disqualified and all associated Entries will be void. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to suspend, modify, or terminate the Promotion at any time and for any reason should any portion of the Promotion be, in Sponsor’s sole opinion, compromised by virus, worms, bugs, non-authorized human intervention or other causes which, in the sole opinion of the Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness or proper play, of the Promotion or submission of Entries. If terminated, Sponsor will select the winner(s) via a random drawing from all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to action taken via a random drawing, or as otherwise deemed fair and appropriate by Sponsor.
- LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY. Neither the Sponsor, nor any of its subsidiaries, advertising and/or promotion agencies, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Released Parties”) will have any liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by Entrants against, any liability, for any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind, including death, to persons, or damage to property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in this Promotion. In the event of a dispute regarding Entries received from multiple users having the same account, the authorized subscriber of the account at the time of Entry will be deemed to be the Entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. An authorized account subscriber is the natural person who is assigned the Website account or e-mail address by the ISP, on-line service provider, or other organization responsible for assigning such accounts, as applicable. Sponsor’s liability hereunder will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Promotion, and in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorneys' fees and/or experts' fees and costs. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages and Participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
- PUBLICITY GRANT / PRIVACY: Each Winner, by acceptance of prize, except where legally prohibited, grants permission for Sponsor, its affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising, and promotion agencies, and their designees to use his/her name, address (city and state), photograph, voice, and/or other likeness, comment, tweet, post, entry, and prize information for advertising, trade, and promotional purposes (including for purposes of announcing winners), without further compensation, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide in perpetuity, without notice, review, or approval. By entering this Promotion, Entrants agree to receive newsletters, updates, and/or other communications periodically from Sponsor in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Entrants may opt-out of receiving communications by unsubscribing in the manner indicated in such communications. This Promotion is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, as it may be amended from time to time, available at www.ti.com (“TI Privacy Policy”). Entries, content, and other information posted on websites unaffiliated with Sponsor are subject to the respective terms of use and privacy policies of those platforms. By entering this Promotion, Entrants acknowledge that any content or information posted on a Website may become public.
- GOVERNING LAW / JURISDICTION. These Official Rules and the rights and obligations of Entrants and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to choice of law or conflict of law principles that would cause the application of any other state laws, and any dispute arising from this Promotion shall be brought in, and each Entrant hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in, the federal district courts in Dallas County, Texas.
- WINNERS LIST. For the names of the Winner (available between August 10, 2015 and September 10, 2015), send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Texas Instruments Incorporated, c/o Design of the Day, 12500 TI Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75243 USA.
- MISCELLANEOUS. If any provision(s) of these Official Rules are held to be invalid or unenforceable, all remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect. This Promotion is subject to all applicable export control laws and regulations. Entries on the TI Website are subject to Sponsor’s Terms of Use and the TI Privacy Policy. This Promotion is not sponsored, endorsed, administered, affiliated, or associated in any way with Twitter. Any questions, comments or complaints regarding the Promotion must be directed to the Sponsor and not to Twitter. Apple is not a participant in or sponsor of this promotion.