Giveaways
Hint, Inc.
SOCIAL MEDIA GIVEAWAY & CONTEST RULES (“OFFICIAL RULES”)
(As of April 23, 2021)
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR TO WIN. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
From time-to-time, Hint, Inc. (“Hint” or “Sponsor”) invites the public to enter for a chance to win one or more items (“Prizes”) through Sponsor’s social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and/or other social media platforms. Prizes may be awarded based on random selection (a “Giveaway”) or based on other criteria (a “Contest”). As used below, the word “Programs” refers to both Giveaways and Contests.
By participating in a Program, you unconditionally accept and agree to comply with and abide by these Official Rules (unless the invitation to participate in the Program or the Program instructions refer you to a different set of rules specific to such Program) and the decisions of Hint, which shall be final and binding in all respects.
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GENERAL RULES for Giveaways & Contests.
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Sponsor. Hint is solely responsible for the collection, submission or processing of entries and the overall administration of all Programs run through its social media sites. The Programs are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok or any other social media platform provider. Entrants should look solely to Hint with any questions, comments or problems related to a Program. You may contact Hint with questions, comments or concerns at hello@drinkhint.com or via US Mail at Hint Inc. Contests & Promotions, PO Box 29078, San Francisco, CA 94129
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Eligibility. Each Program is open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia who are 18 years of age and older. We cannot ship Prizes to Alaska or Hawaii, but legal residents of those States may enter a Program if they can accept delivery of any potential Prize at an address within the contiguous United States. Sponsor and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, distributors, retailers, sales representatives, advertising and contest agencies and each of their respective officers, directors and employees (collectively, the "Program Entities"), and members of their immediate families and/or persons living in the same household as such persons, are ineligible to enter the Programs or win a prize. Winners must be in compliance with all Program rules. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Winners can not previously win if they have won any of Hint’s contests in the last 12 months.
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Purpose. The purpose of the Programs are to serve as a fun prompt or reminder for viewers of Hint’s social media to engage in social media actions that they would normally be inclined to do anyway. By entering, you represent that any opinions expressed via your entry or related social media action are your genuine opinions.
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How to Participate / Grant of License. If eligible as specified above, you may enter a Program by following the particular Program instructions, which may include for example, posting on a particular topic, commenting on or “liking” a post, submitting an entry or posting a photo. You may also enter any Giveaway by making a submission to contest@drinkhint.com. Unless otherwise stated in the Program’s invitation, individuals may only enter each Program once, but if a Program is offered through multiple social media platforms, you may enter once on each platform. By submitting an Entry, entrants grant Hint a perpetual and unrestricted license to use their names, images and Entry in advertisements and/or promotions without further compensation. The use of personal information collected in the course of the Program shall be governed by the terms of the HINT Privacy Policy. By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. HINT reserves the right to disqualify persons found tampering with or otherwise abusing any aspect of this Program as solely determined by HINT. In the event the Program is compromised by tampering or other causes beyond the reasonable control of HINT which corrupts or impairs the administration, security, fairness or proper operation of the Program, HINT reserves the right in its sole discretion to suspend, modify or terminate the Program. Should the Program be terminated prior to the stated expiration date, HINT reserves the right to award prizes based on the entries received prior to the termination date or to not award prizes at all. HINT is not liable for lost, late, delayed, damaged, incomplete, or misdirected entries.
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Prizes. Prizes include those items specified in Hint’s official invitation to participate in the Program, which may take the form of a post or other social media action, an email, a text, message or any other written communication from an official Hint account. Programs may sometimes run on more than one social media platform, such that an individual’s chances of winning a prize may depend on entries across all applicable platforms.
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Limitations of Liability. By entering the Program, entrants hereby agree that all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with the Program, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action. Any claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred and associated with entering the Program, if any. Entrant hereby specifically waives the right to claim that any attorney’s fees be awarded and under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, any and all punitive, incidental or consequential damages of any kind and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Entrant hereby waives any statutory, common law or other legal rights to make any claims for any amounts outside of actual out-of-pocket costs in entering this Program and Entrant agrees to limit its out-of-pocket costs in entering this Program to no more than one dollar (US$1.00).
Each Entrant hereby acknowledges and agrees that no social media platforms (including but not limited to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok) sponsor, administer, endorse or are responsible for any of the Programs and Entrant hereby releases all such social media platforms from any liability in connection with the Programs offered by Sponsor. -
Disputes Concerning Entrant Identity. By participating in a Program, the Entrant represents that they are the owner of the social media account or email account through which they participated and that Sponsor may rely upon contact information provided through such account. If a dispute arises concerning who is entitled to receive a Prize, Sponsor may make a determination in its sole and absolute discretion or may choose to void the entry and award any applicable Prize to an alternate Entrant.
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Construction. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any contestant and their affiliated organization and HINT, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of California, without giving effect to any choice of laws or conflict of laws rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than California. In the event that any provision herein is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provisions were not contained therein and the provisions deemed unenforceable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be blue penciled as narrowly as possible in order to make the provisions valid and enforceable. Disputes may only be resolved on an individual basis, and Entrant may not bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated, or representative action. Class arbitrations, class actions, private attorney general actions, and consolidation with other arbitrations aren't allowed.
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Notification & Confirmation of Winning Entries. Winners will be notified by email at the email address provided in the Entry Information or my direct message on the applicable social media platform. Any winner notification not responded to within five (5) days or returned as undeliverable may result in prize forfeiture. The potential prize winner may be required to sign and return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability, and a Publicity Release (collectively "the Prize Claim Documents"). No substitution or transfer of a prize is permitted except by Sponsor. There shall be no prize substitutions and all prizes are non-transferable. The Prize winner will be solely responsible for reporting and payment of any taxes, if applicable, as well as all other costs associated with claiming the Prize.
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If the Prize is to be awarded as a giveaway via Hint’s random selection of a winning post, comment, “like” or other social media action or email, the rules listed under the heading “Giveaways” below apply. If the Prize is to be awarded based on any criteria other than random selection, the rules listed under the heading “Contests” below apply.
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GIVEAWAY-Specific Rules
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Selection of winners / Odds of Winning. The winning entry will be picked at random by a randomizer software. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received throughout the Contest Period. The random drawing will be conducted within 24 hours by Sponsor or its designated representatives, whose decisions are final.
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CONTEST-Specific Rules
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Criteria for selection of winners will be as described in the instructions given in the announcement of the Contest. Hint will select the winning entry in its sole discretion. The winner will be selected and announced by Hint at the conclusion of the contest.
Hint Uncapped Moments IG Story Giveaway Terms & Conditions
(As of June 4, 2025)
NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE
THE CHANCES OF WINNING.
Eligibility: This Giveaway is open only to those Instagram followers of Hint who post about Hint on their personal IG Stories and tag @hint for a chance to be featured and who are 18 years of age as of the date of entry. The giveaway is only open to legal residents of the United States of America and is void where prohibited by law. Employees of Hint, Inc. (“Sponsor”) their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, suppliers and their immediate family members and/or those living in the same household of each are not eligible to participate in the Giveaway. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
2. Agreement to Rules: By participating, you agree to be fully unconditionally bound by these Rules, and you represent and warrant that you meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein. In addition, you agree to accept the decisions of the Sponsor, as final and binding as it relates to the content. The Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
3. How to Enter: Every other week, the Hint Team will select 4 story posts to feature in a collage on Hint’s IG Stories. Hint’s Instagram followers will vote for their favorite story posts (voting will be live for 24 hours while the Stories are up). The post with the most votes wins a free case of Hint. You may enter only once per calendar quarter, and you must fill in the information requested. You may not enter more times than indicated by using multiple identities, handles or devices in an attempt to circumvent the rules. If you use fraudulent methods or otherwise attempt to circumvent the rules your submission may be removed from eligibility at the sole discretion of the Sponsor.
4. Sponsor may discontinue this giveaway at any time.
5. Prize: One (1) free case of Hint (“Prize”). The specifics of the Prize shall be solely determined by the Sponsor. No cash or other prize substitution permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Any and all prize related expenses, including without limitation any and all federal, state, and/or local taxes shall be the sole responsibility of the winner. No substitution of prize or transfer/assignment of prize to others or request for the cash equivalent by winners is permitted. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use the winner’s name, likeness, and entry for purposes of advertising without further compensation, unless prohibited by law.
6. Odds: The odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
7. Winner notification: Winners of the Giveaway will be selected by a vote of Hint Instagram followers. Winners will be notified via DM. Sponsor shall have no liability for a winner’s failure to receive notices due to winner’s security settings or for winners’ provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information. If the selected winner cannot be contacted, is ineligible, fails to claim the prize within 72 hours from the time award notification was sent, the prize may be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The receipt by winner of the prize offered in this Giveaway is conditioned upon compliance with any and all federal and state laws and regulations. ANY VIOLATION OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES BY ANY WINNER (AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION) WILL RESULT IN SUCH WINNER’S DISQUALIFICATION AS WINNER OF THE GIVEAWAY AND ALL PRIVILEGES AS WINNER WILL BE IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED.
8. Rights Granted by you: By entering this content you understand that the Sponsor, anyone acting on behalf of the Sponsor or their respective licensees, successors and assigns will have the right, where permitted by law, without any further notice, review or consent to print, publish, broadcast, distribute, and use, worldwide in any media now known or hereafter in perpetuity and throughout the World, your entry, including, without limitation, the entry and winner’s name, portrait, picture, voice, likeness, image or statements about the Giveaway, and biographical information as news, publicity or information and for trade, advertising, public relations and promotional purposes without any further compensation. By entering this contest, you consent and agree to receive communications, including marketing messages from Sponsor. The use of your personal information by any Sponsor shall be governed by the terms of Sponsor’s Privacy Policy.
9. Terms: The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Giveaway should (in its sole discretion) a virus, bugs, non-authorized human intervention, fraud or other causes beyond their control corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness or proper conduct of the Giveaway. In such cases, the Sponsor may select the recipients from all eligible entries received prior to and/or after (if appropriate) the action taken by them The Sponsor reserves the right at their sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway or website or violates these Terms & Conditions.
The Sponsor has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Giveaway, to void entries for any reason, including, but not limited to; multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by giveaway rules; or the use of bots, macros or scripts or other technical means for entering. Any attempt by an entrant to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the giveaway may be a violation of criminal and civil laws and should such an attempt be made; each Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
10. Limitation of Liability: By entering the Giveaway you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor and its subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, partners, representatives, agents, successors, assigns, employees, officers and directors from any liability, illness, injury, death, loss, litigation, claim or damage that may occur, directly or indirectly, whether caused by negligence or not, from (i) such entrant’s participation in the giveaway and/or his/her acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of any prize or any portion thereof, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to the malfunctioning of any computer, cable, network, hardware or software; (iii) the unavailability or inaccessibility of any transmissions or telephone or Internet service; (iv) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Giveaway; (v) electronic or human error which may occur in the administration of the Giveaway or the processing of entries.
11. Disputes: THIS GIVEAWAY IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF United States of America AND California, WITHOUT RESPECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW DOCTRINES. As a condition of participating in this Giveaway, participant agrees that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Giveaway, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in California having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, or consequential damages, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, other than participant’s actual out-of-pocket expenses (i.e. costs associated with entering this Giveaway), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.
12. Sponsor: The Sponsor of the Giveaway is Hint, Inc., 625 Market Street, Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105.