OFFICIAL RULES

Ivoclar Instagram Contest 2025 #IvoclarNAFreeProductContest

(“Promotion” or “Contest”)

 

1. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE THE CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. BY ENTERING THIS CONTEST, ENTRANT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THESE OFFICIAL RULES AND THE DECISIONS OF SPONSOR, WHICH SHALL BE FINAL IN ALL ASPECTS.

 

2. CONTEST TERM. The Contest begins at 12:01 AM EST on January 30, 2025, and ends at 11:59 PM EST, June 30, 2025 ("Term"). For purposes of these Official Rules, all times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

 

3. SPONSOR:  The sponsor is Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. 175 Pineview Drive, Amherst, NY 14228, USA (“Sponsor”).

 

4. HOW TO ENTER. Entrants in this Promotion must follow the Sponsor’s Instagram handle, @ivoclar.na. Entrants can enter by posting a photo, video or reel on their Instagram account telling their Ivoclar story or showcasing their favorite Ivoclar product. Entrants may showcase how they use Ivoclar products or why they like Ivoclar products. Entrants must tag @ivoclar.na and use the hashtag #IvoclarNAFreeProductContest in their entry post. Instagram stories are not eligible. One photo, video, or reel post qualifies as one (1) entry into the Promotion (“Entry”). Entrants can make unlimited Entries into the Promotion. 

 

Posts from entrants with private accounts may not be viewable by Ivoclar, therefore, such participants must send proof of their post to Sponsor through direct message on Instagram. Participants with private accounts who do not send proof of post as stated will not be eligible to win the Prize. All Entries must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET on June 30, 2025, in order to be eligible. 

 

This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook® or Instagram®. Entrant understands that he/she is supplying their information to the Sponsor and not to Facebook® or Instagram®.  Entrant fully releases Instagram® or Facebook® from any liability related to the Promotion.

 

Entry requirements:

• Must not include any identifiable person(s) other than the entrant unless the entrant has obtained proper consent to appear in the photo from all other identifiable persons included or their parents’ or guardians where appropriate;

• You must not inaccurately tag content or encourage users to inaccurately tag content (example: don’t encourage people to tag themselves in photos if they aren’t in the photo).

• Must not contain material that violates or infringes another person’s rights, including, but not limited to, privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights or that constitutes copyright infringement;

• Must be the original work of the entrant and not contain images or artwork not created by the entrant;

• Must not disparage Sponsor, or any other person or party affiliated with the Promotion;

• Must not prominently feature brand names or trademarks other than Sponsor’s trademarks in any element of the Entry;

• Must not promote any cause other than the Promotion theme;

• Must not include personally identifiable information;

• Must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, lewd, pornographic, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, or libelous (as determined by Sponsor, at Sponsor’s sole discretion);

• Must not promote alcohol, illegal drugs, depict gambling references or tobacco use, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message;

• Must not contain, facilitate, reference or use material that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, political orientation, citizenship, ancestry, marital status or age (as determined by Sponsor, at Sponsor’s sole discretion);

• Must not be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent, or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity, any materially dangerous activity, or any inappropriate content;

• Must not contain any viruses, spyware, malware, or other malicious components that are designed to harm the functionality of a computer in any way; 

• Must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any jurisdiction where an Entry is created.

• You must own all rights in the Entry and have the right to grant Sponsor a license to use the Entry (including any material embodied in the Entry);

• The Entry cannot infringe on any trademarks, logos, copyrighted works, trade dress (such as distinctive packaging or building exteriors/interiors), or any intellectual property owned by others (including but not limited to music, photographs, sculptures, paintings, and other works of art or images, published on or in websites, television, movies, or other media); Sponsor does not permit the infringement of others’ rights and any use of materials not original to the entrant (except copyrighted materials owned by Sponsor) is grounds for disqualification from the Promotion. Do not copy your favorite movie, book, or photo or include materials, images, graphics, music, or trademarks belonging to any third parties or incorporate the names, voices, likenesses, or personas of any party other than yourself unless you have obtained all rights necessary to permit you to use the same in connection with your Entry and grant the rights herein granted to Sponsor. The Entry cannot (in the sole discretion of Sponsor) advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind other than the Sponsor’s, including, but not limited to, any of Sponsor’s competitors, any of Promotion Entities’ competitors, or contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, e-mail addresses, or street addresses without permission;

• The Entry cannot contain materials infringing on any individual’s right of publicity, unless you have express permission from that person to use his/her likeness and performance in connection with the Entry or Promotion.

• The Entry cannot communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and

• The Entry cannot violate any law or otherwise be inappropriate; all as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion.

 

All Entries must be submitted by 11:59 pm EST on June 30, 2025 in order to be eligible.

 

NOTE: A valid Entry must include all information requested in these Official Rules in the Instagram post submission. If any Entry fails to comply with any of the Entry requirements or any other provisions of these Official Rules, Sponsor shall reserve the right to disqualify the entrant.

 

Neither Sponsor nor any person or party affiliated with the running of the Contest is responsible for any online Entry that is lost, late, misdirected or undeliverable, whether due to system errors, omissions, interruption, deletions, defects, delay in operations or transmissions, theft or destruction or failures, faulty transmissions or other telecommunications malfunctions, Entries not received resulting from any hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, failed, incomplete or garbled computer or telephone transmissions, typographical or system errors and failures, faulty transmissions, technical malfunctions, or otherwise. All Entries (including all intellectual property rights embodied therein) shall become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor has no obligation to acknowledge receipt of or to return any Entries received.

 

5. PARTICIPATION AND ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible to enter and win, entrants must be legal residents of the Canada, 21 years of age or older, and be a licensed dental professional with active practice on the date of Entry.  Hygienists, dental assistants, and office managers are not eligible for this Promotion. Failure to satisfy these eligibility requirements, or providing incomplete, inaccurate, or ineligible responses or Entry forms, or failure to comply with the Official Rules, will result in an invalid Entry; such Entries are voided at the sole discretion of Sponsor.  All winning Entries drawn are subject to verification from Sponsor, or its representatives or designees, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Employees, officers, directors, or agents of Sponsor, or any advertising/promotional agencies, and its and their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, and the members of such individuals’ immediate families (whether biological, adoptive, step, or in-law) or those persons living in the same household of such individuals are ineligible to enter or win. All federal, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Entries are void where prohibited by law. All Entries shall become the exclusive property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Sponsor has no obligation to acknowledge receipt of or to return any Entries received.

 

6. DRAWING. All eligible Entries received during the Term will receive a unique reference number that will be used to identify the winner. The winner will be selected by a random drawing, to be conducted on or about July 1, 2025 by Sponsor. Odds of winning a Prize are dependent upon the total number of eligible Entries received during the Promotion Term. Selection of the winner will be a random drawing conducted using a randomizer application and supervised by Sponsor, or its representatives or designees, from all eligible Entries received. Entries must be received by the close date listed above to be eligible.  All eligible Entries submitted will be eligible for the Prize drawing. If a winner cannot be contacted, or does not respond to notification, claim the Prize, and satisfy the other conditions of the Official Rules, then Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, retain the Prize or select a replacement winning Entry at random.  Sponsor is not obligated to select a replacement winning Entry.

 

7. PRIZE AND NOTIFICATION. Sponsor will select one (1) winner of the Contest to win a one (1) year supply of any of the products outlined in Exhibit A. The aggregate prize value for each winner is limited to the lesser of: (i) $2,499; or (ii) the dollar value of the winner's dental practice purchases of the product or comparative product from another manufacturer in 2024. Dollar value eligibility will be identified by Sponsor's purchase records. If a winner did not purchase the product from Sponsor, they must provide proof of purchases of comparable product from another manufacturer. If the dental practice purchased more than the dollar values outlined in Exhibit A, redemptions will be limited to the prize value outlined in Exhibit A, but in no case more than $2,499. Redemption of prize won must be redeemed by 11:59pm on December 31st, 2025. Prize winner will be contacted through Instagram direct message on the account the winning post was submitted from to notify and request shipping information. The winner has three days to respond to notification before forfeiting the Prize.  Prize will be delivered to the winner by the shipping company selected by Sponsor, or other delivery method chosen by Sponsor. The Prize shall be awarded within 30 days from the date of confirmation of notification of the Prize winner and satisfaction by winner of the conditions included in the Official Rules.

 

8. OFFICIAL RULES AND ODDS OF WINNING.  At all times, Sponsor reserves the right to change the Official Rules and any other aspects of the Contest, in its sole discretion and without notice. By participating, entrants agree to the Official Rules, as may be amended, updated, or modified from time to time by Sponsor in its sole discretion, and to the decisions of the Sponsor and the drawing judges, which shall be final and binding in all respects.   A copy of these Official Rules, as may be amended, updated, or modified from time to time in Sponsor’s sole discretion, is available on Sponsor’s website at www.ivoclarvivadent.com.   The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible Entries received for the Contest. Prize is non-transferable and there is no substitution for the Prize.

 

9. WARRANTY AND INDEMNITY. By completing an Entry, the entrant: (i) warrants and represents that he/she has read these Official Rules, is eligible to participate in the Contest and agrees to be bound thereby; (ii) warrants and represents that all of the information provided in his/her Entry is accurate,(iii) warrants and represents that all privacy laws and HIPAA laws were followed in creating and submitting an Entry, and attests that he/she has received any permission necessary to take, post or share any information included in an Entry;  (iv) warrants and represents that the Entry is the original work of the entrant and will not violate any third party’s legal rights (including without limitation rights of copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right, privacy and/or publicity), and/or any applicable law; (v) represents and warrants that the Entry does not contain any disabling device, virus, worm, back door or other disruptive or malicious code that may or are intended to impair their intended performance or otherwise permit unauthorized access to, hamper, delete or damage any computer system, software, network or data; (vi) warrants and represents that his/her Entry has not been sold, published or submitted to another promotion; (vii) has obtained proper consent from any third party to appear in the photo, video or post and the entrant and the third party consent to the use of his/her name and/or likeness(es), and/or pictures or likeness(es) by the Sponsor and its respective authorized representatives for promotional purposes in connection with the Sweepstakes (whether online, in print or through any other media now known or hereafter developed) or any other purpose(s), or to choose not to do so, without additional compensation, and unless prohibited by law; and (viii) agrees that, if selected as a Prize winner, entrant will be solely responsible for any and all resulting tax consequences.

 

Each entrant further agrees to release and hold harmless entities involved in the running of the Contest from and against any and all claims that any advertising subsequently produced, presented, and/or prepared by or on behalf of Sponsor infringes entrant's rights with regard to any Entry. Any Entry that does not comply with these Official Rules or that otherwise contained prohibited or inappropriate content as determined by Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, may be disqualified, and if posted on any websites related to this Contest, removed therefrom.

 

By submitting an Entry, entrants agree to indemnify and hold Sponsor and all of the entities involved in the Promotion ("Promotion Entities") harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, damages, costs, or expenses brought against or suffered or incurred by the  Promotion Entities, or any of them, arising out of or in connection with the participation by the entrants in this Promotion, any breach by the entrants of the warranties or agreements contained herein, or the use, in whole or in part, by any  Promotion Entity of any Entry (or portion thereof) submitted by the entrants in this Promotion.  By participating, entrants agree to these Official Rules, which are final and binding in all respects.

 

 

10. USE OF SUBMISSION. By submitting an Entry, an entrant agrees that his/her Entry is gratuitous and made without restriction and will not place Sponsor under any obligation and that Sponsor is free to disclose or otherwise disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas without any additional compensation to the entrant. Entrant acknowledges that, by acceptance of his/her Entry, Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than the entrant. Entrant agrees that Sponsor may post the Entry on its website or other social media accounts. All entrant information submitted in an Entry may be used by Sponsor for marketing and contact purposes after the Contest, and for direct marketing purposes by Sponsor. 

 

Further, entrants understand and agree that, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, Entries may be posted to the Sponsor's website or other websites and public locations associated with the Contest, including Sponsor’s social media channels. Sponsor’s decision to post a photo or any other portion of an Entry to its website, Instagram, Facebook page(s), or other Sponsor’s webpage or social media sites does not mean that the entrant that submitted the selected photo has been selected as a winning Entry. Except where prohibited by law, by submitting an Entry, each entrant grants to Sponsor a non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable, unconditional, world-wide, license to use, distribute, display, adapt, edit, and/or modify all information and images/photos submitted in any way (including, but not limited to, any commercial or non-commercial purpose) in whole or in part, in any and all media, without limitation, and without further consideration, whether or not such entrant is selected as a Prize winner. If requested, entrant will sign any documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the nonexclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Entry. This license expressly includes a right (but not the obligation) for Sponsor to modify Entries to remove any third-party intellectual property or to remove Entries in their entirety. 

 

11. TAXES AND SUBSTITUTION; OTHER RESTRICTIONS.  All federal, provincial, state, local or other tax liabilities arising from winning the prize are the sole responsibility of the winner, and the winner will receive an IRS Form 1099 for the retail value of the Prize. A Prize will not be released until the winner provides accurate and complete tax documents, and any other required documentation, that are necessary as determined by the Sponsor. No substitution of Prize is offered or permitted, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. No transfer of Prize is permitted. Unclaimed Prize will not be awarded and will be retained by Sponsor. If a Prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute Prize with another Prize of equal or greater value.

 

12. CONSTRUCTION, WAIVER AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrant’s rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state, and local courts for Erie County, New York. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, and these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein. Any specific waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of that obligation nor of any other obligation of entrant.

 

13. CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. All entrants agree to and will comply with the Official Rules.  Winner will also be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and a Publicity Release, within fourteen (14) days of claiming the Prize. In the event of non-compliance with these requirements, winner may be disqualified, and an alternate winner may be selected at random in Sponsor’s sole discretion.  Sponsor is not obligated to select an alternate winner.  Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, or suspend any portion of the Contest for any reason, including if unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of Sponsor, corrupt or impair the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of the Contest. In such event, the winner of the Prize, if the Contest continues and Sponsor elects to draw a winner, will be selected by random drawing from all eligible Entries received up to the time of such cancellation, termination or suspension.

 

14. LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND RELEASE: No liability or responsibility is assumed by Sponsor or its parent companies or subsidiaries, or its and their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives, and agents (“Sponsor Parties”), resulting from entrant's participation in or attempt to participate in the Contest. Sponsor Parties are not responsible for any printing, typographical, technical, or human error which may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement or awarding of the Prize (where applicable) or in any Contest-related materials. By participating in the Contest, entrants agree (a) to release Sponsor Parties from any and all claims, damages or liabilities arising from or relating to such entrant's participation in the Contest; (b) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses; (c) all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest, or any Prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and (d) any and all claims, judgments, and award shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys’ fees and court costs. By accepting any Prize, winner (a) agrees that Sponsor Parties will have no liability whatsoever for, and shall be held harmless by winner against, any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons or property resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from participation in the Contest; from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any Prize and (b) grants (and agrees to confirm grant in writing promptly upon request) to Sponsor and those acting under Sponsor’s authority, and each of their respective designees the right to use his/her name, photograph, likeness, voice, image, statements, and biographical information, at any time or times, for advertising, trade, publicity and promotional purposes in any media now known or hereafter discovered, worldwide, including the Internet, without review, notification or approval, or additional compensation or consideration of any kind, unless prohibited by law. Prior to accepting a Prize, winner also agrees that it is a condition of being eligible for a Prize, a winner must provide a signed release to use his/her name, photograph, likeness, voice, image, statements, and biographical information.  Sponsor Parties are not liable in the event that any portion of the Contest is canceled due to weather, fire, strike, acts of war or terrorism, or any other condition beyond their control (a “Force Majeure Event”).

 

15. PERSONAL INFORMATION. The personal information submitted by entrants will be shared among Sponsor’s affiliates and used for the purposes described in these Official Rules, and will otherwise be handled in accordance with the Sponsor’s Privacy Policy located at www.ivoclarvivadent.com. Except to the extent restricted by applicable law, by participating in the Contest, entrants hereby agree to Sponsor’s collection and use of their personal information and acknowledge that they have read and accepted these Official Rules and Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Upon having provided express consent to the Sponsor, entrants into the Contest agree to receive future brand/company updates and correspondence, and each entrant’s information will be saved in Sponsor’s database and may be used in the future in accordance with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. Information will not be shared with, or sold to, third parties, except as set forth herein or in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy. 

 

SUNSHINE ACT. This event is subject to the data collection requirements under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 – Physician Payments Sunshine provisions. Cooperation by Covered Recipients in providing the required information is greatly appreciated.