1. PROMOTION TIMING:  The Promotion begins on February 7, 2022 at 12:00 PM (noon) Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on April 30, 2022 at 11:59:59 PM ET (“Promotion Period”). The Administrator’s computer is the Promotions’ official clock.

    

2. ELEGIBILITY:  The Promotion is offered only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec), India, Japan, Germany, South Korea, United Kingdom (excluding Northern Ireland), Sweden, Netherlands, Austria, and Switzerland who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or the age of majority in their place, province or territory of residence at the time of entry. Employees, officers, directors, representatives, and agents of Sponsor, Administrator, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies (collectively, “Promotion Entities”) and each of their immediate family members (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses and the “steps” of each, regardless of where they reside) and persons living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win. All applicable federal, state, provincial, territorial, and local laws and regulations apply. Void in Quebec and where prohibited or restricted by law. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor and Administrator’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Promotion. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein.  Receipt of entries will not be acknowledged or returned. For purposes of the Promotion, an entrant’s residential address and e-mail address will be the physical address and e-mail address submitted at the time of entry. Entrants will not be allowed to change their physical address or e-mail address. 

    

3. HOW TO ENTER THE PROMOTION:  During the Promotion Period, an eligible entrant may visit hp.com/unlocked (“Website”) and enter his/her email address.  If it is the entrant’s first visit to the Website, then he/she must complete and submit the registration form by providing the information requested by Sponsor including, but not limited to: complete first and last name, street address (P.O. Boxes are not permitted), city, state/province/territory, ZIP/Postal Code, daytime phone number, date of birth, and agree to these Official Rules. Upon subsequent visits, entrant will only need to enter his/her email address.  After submitting the required information, entrant will be able to complete up to four (4) data science challenges by following the links and instructions on the Website and uploading a CSV file.  Entrant must participate in at least one (1) of the challenges but does not need to complete the challenge to obtain an entry and the quality of entrants participation is not factored in the challenge to obtain an entry.  Entrant will automatically receive one (1) entry into the prize drawing regardless of completing a challenge.

    

   Limit: An entrant may receive up to four (4) entries during the Promotion Period.  An entrant will receive no more than the stated number of entries during the Promotion Period. If more than the stated number of entries is received from the same person, telephone number and/or e-mail address on any given day during the Promotion Period, the entries may, at the Sponsor’s sole discretion, be disqualified. 

    

   IMPORTANT: If you participate via your wireless phone, message and data rates may apply. Please consult your wireless-service provider regarding its message and data pricing plans. 

    

4. RANDOM DRAWING: On or about May 4, 2022, Administrator will select one (1) potential grand prize winner and nine (9) potential first prize winners will be selected by a randomized computer process from among all eligible entries received during the Promotion Period. Each winner is deemed to be a potential winner, pending verification of the entrant’s eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules as determined by Sponsor or Administrator, at their sole and absolute discretion. Canadian residents will be required to correctly answer a timed mathematical skill-testing question as further described in Section 6 before being declared a potential winner.

    

5. PRIZES, APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE (“ARV”), AND ODDS OF WINNING:

    

   A. Grand Prize (1):  The grand prize is a trip for winner and one (1) guest to Barcelona, Spain, $1,500 USD, and an HP ZBook Studio G8 Computer (“Grand Prize”).  Trip includes round-trip coach class air transportation from a major commercial airport near winner’s residence to Barcelona, Spain for winner and one (1) adult guest, five (5) nights hotel accommodations (single room/double occupancy). Winner’s guests must be 18 years of age or older. If the winner elects to travel or partake in the Grand Prize without a guest, no additional compensation will be awarded to the winner. Trip must be taken on dates specified by Sponsor. Winner and guests must travel on the same itinerary. The actual value of the trip may vary depending on point of departure and fluctuations in the cost of air transportation. Any difference between the estimated ARV and the actual value of the prize will not be awarded. Travel dates are subject to availability; blackout dates and other restrictions may apply. Winner and guest are responsible for having valid travel documents including government identification, COVID-19 testing or vaccination requirements, and/or passports. Winner is responsible for all travel expenses not included herein, including airline baggage fees, gratuities, meals, and any other incidental costs or expenses related to participation in this prize. Travel must be booked at least 7 days in advance. Guests of winner must sign and return a travel liability release before travel will be booked.  Winner and his or her guest hereby acknowledges that Sponsor has not and will not obtain or provide travel insurance or any other form of insurance for any part of the trip. Winner will be required to provide a major credit card upon hotel check-in, and all in-room charges will be charged to the credit card. Any damage to the room will be the responsibility of the winner.  Sponsor bears no responsibility if any event, element or detail of a prize is canceled, postponed or becomes unavailable for any reason. Should any event, element or detail of the Grand Prize become unavailable, the Sponsor shall have no obligation to the winner aside from providing the remaining portion of the prize, minus any unavailable event, element or detail.  In case of non-availability, Sponsor will notify the winner without delay.  The ARV of the Grand Prize is $13,645.99 USD.  No more than one (1) Grand Prize will be awarded in the Promotion.

    

   B. First Prizes (9): Each first prize is an HP ZBook Studio G8 Computer (“First Prize”). The ARV of each First Prize is $5,895.99 USD. No more than nine (9) First Prizes will be awarded in the Promotion.

    

   C. Total ARV: The total ARV of all prizes available in this Promotion is $66,709.90 USD.

    

   D. Odds of Winning: The odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Promotion Period.

    

   E. Limit: There is a limit of one (1) prize per person/household.

    

6. HOW TO CLAIM A PRIZE:  Potential winners are subject to verification of eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules.  After the random drawing, each potential winner will be notified via e-mail by Sponsor or its authorized designee at the e-mail address provided at the time of entry. If a potential winner is a Canadian resident, before being declared a winner, he/she will be required to correctly answer a timed mathematical skill-testing questions without assistance, which will be provided with the email notification or the prize will be forfeited.  The potential winners must return a fully executed and Declaration to the Sponsor or its authorized designee within ten (10) calendar days from the date it is postmarked as being sent to the potential winner or the prize may (in Sponsor’s sole discretion) be forfeited. If a potential winner is disqualified, found to be ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, declines to accept the prize, or in the event that a potential winner fails to return an executed Declaration, or fails to correctly complete the skill-testing question, where applicable, within the ten (10) calendar day deadline, the prize may be forfeited, and in the Sponsor’s sole discretion, the forfeited prize may be awarded to an alternate winner, selected in a random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. If, after a good-faith attempt, Sponsor is unable to award or deliver a prize, the prize may not be re-awarded. 

    

   WINNERS WILL BE ISSUED A FORM 1099 OR W8, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR TAX PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF THE ACTUAL RETAIL VALUE OF THE PRIZE AND MUST SUBMIT HIS OR HER SOCIAL SECURITY OR SOCIAL INSURANCE NUMBER, AS APPROPRIATE, AS REQUIRED BY LOCAL LAWS. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, PROVINCIAL, TERRITORIAL, AND LOCAL TAXES IMPOSED ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PRIZE ARE SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNERS.

    

   Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner as set forth above, but Sponsor is not responsible for any undelivered emails, including without limitation e-mails that are not received because of a winner’s privacy or spam filter settings which may divert any Promotion e-mail, including any winner notification e-mail, to a spam or junk folder. The right to receive a prize is non-assignable, non-transferable and no prize substitution or exchange will be allowed, except by Sponsor, who reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value in case of unavailability of the prize or force majeure, at Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. All other costs and expenses not expressly set forth herein shall be solely the winner’s responsibility. Sponsor will attempt to mail the First Prizes approximately 6 – 8 weeks from verification of winner’s eligibility. Promotion Entities shall not be held responsible for any delays in awarding a prize for any reason, except in the case of Sponsor’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

    

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By participating in this Promotion, to the extent permitted by applicable laws, entrants agree that the Promotion Entities, and each of their respective affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment and marketing agencies, website providers and each their respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, representatives, designees and agents (“Released Parties”) are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, incomplete, stolen, misdirected, postage due or undeliverable e-mail/text notifications or postal mail; (ii) any computer, telephone, satellite, cable, network, electronic or Internet hardware or software malfunctions, failures, connections, or availability; (iii) garbled, corrupt or jumbled transmissions, service provider/network accessibility, availability or traffic congestion; (iv) any technical, mechanical, printing or typographical or other error; (v) the incorrect or inaccurate capture of registration information or the failure to capture, or loss of, any such information; (vi) any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, technical error, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to the Promotion; (vii) any injury or damage, whether personal or property, to entrants or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Promotion and/or accepting a prize; and (viii) entries that are late, forged, lost, misplaced, misdirected, tampered with, incomplete, deleted, damaged, garbled or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules, except for any liability which cannot be excluded under law. Further, the Promotion Entities are not responsible for any unanswered or undeliverable winner notifications.

    

   By entering the Promotion, each entrant agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable laws: (i) to be bound by these Official Rules, including entry requirements; (ii) to waive any rights to claim ambiguity with respect to these Official Rules; (iii) to waive all of his/her rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against any of the Released Parties in connection with the Promotion; and (iii) to forever and irrevocably agree to release and hold harmless each of the Released Parties from any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, causes of action, proceedings, demands, fines, penalties, liability, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) that may arise in connection with: (a) the Promotion, including, but not limited to, any Promotion-related activity or element thereof, and the entrant’s entries, participation or inability to participate in the Promotion; (b) the violation of any third-party privacy, personal, publicity or proprietary rights; (c) acceptance, attendance at, receipt, travel related to, participation in, delivery of, possession, defects in, use, non-use, misuse, inability to use, loss, damage, destruction, negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the use of a prize (or any component thereof); (d) any change in the prizing (or any components thereof); (e) human error; (f) any, negligent, or unauthorized act or omission on the part of any of the Released Parties; (g) lost, late, stolen, misdirected, damaged or destroyed prizing (or any element thereof); or (h) the negligence or willful misconduct by entrant.

    

   Notwithstanding this Section 7 (Limitation of Liability), nothing in these Official Rules shall be construed to limit or exclude any liability of the Released Parties for fraud, death or personal injury caused by the Released Parties’ negligence.

    

   If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and/or proceed with the Promotion, including the selection of a winner in a manner it deems fair and reasonable, including the selection of a winner from among eligible entries received prior to such cancellation, termination, modification or suspension. In no event will more than the stated number of prizes be awarded. In the event that, due to technical, typographical, mechanical or other errors, there are more winners than are stated in these Official Rules, a random drawing among the claimants will be held to determine the winner. If for any reason, including but not limited to an administrative, printing, production, computer or other error or due to technical difficulties or incorrect announcements of any kind, more winning messages are distributed, or more prizes are claimed than the stated number of prizes to be awarded according to these Official Rules, the intended prizes will be awarded in a random drawing from among all verified prize claims received.

    

   WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS PROMOTION, INCLUDING THE PRIZES, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

    

   Applies to entrants residing in Germany only: Nothing in these Official Rules shall be construed to limit or exclude any liability of Sponsor, its agents or representatives for loss of life, bodily injury or impairment of health caused by Sponsor’s intend, willful misconduct or negligence, Sponsor’s liability in case of intend, willful misconduct and gross negligence or any mandatory statutory liability of Sponsor. Otherwise, Sponsor will be liable for any slight negligent breach of essential contractual obligations and will be limited to typically foreseeable damages. Essential contractual obligations are contractual obligations that need to be fulfilled to permit proper execution of these Official Rules and that may regularly be relied upon by the entrant.

    

8. DISPUTES: TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THIS PROMOTION IS GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, AND THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE SHALL BE IN THE OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IF THE CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM IS NOT OTHERWISE RESOLVED THROUGH DIRECT DISCUSSIONS OR MEDIATION, IT SHALL THEN BE RESOLVED BY FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION ADMINISTERED BY JAMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS ARBITRATION RULES AND PROCEDURES OR SUBSEQUENT VERSIONS THEREOF (“JAMS RULES”). THE JAMS RULES FOR SELECTION OF AN ARBITRATOR SHALL BE FOLLOWED, EXCEPT THAT THE ARBITRATOR SHALL BE EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MICHIGAN. ALL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WILL BE CONDUCTED IN OAKLAND COUNTY, MICHIGAN. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. ENTRANTS AGREE THAT THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ANY ENTRANT AND/OR PROMOTION ENTITIES AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY SHALL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. ANY DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION MUST BE FILED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR FROM THE END OF THE PROMOTION PERIOD, OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED. 

    

   THE ABOVE CHOICE OF LAW AND JURISDICTION (INCLUDING THIS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND WAIVERS) DOES NOT DEPRIVE ENTRANTS OF THE PROTECTION UNDER MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISIONS THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED UNDER THE LAW WHICH WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN APPLICABLE.

    

   The European Commission provides for an online dispute resolution platform, which you can access here: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/. If you would like to bring a matter to our attention, please send an email to globalheartbeat@ihg.com.

    

   For German Residents Only: This choice of governing law and jurisdiction (including this arbitration agreement and waivers) does not deprive entrants of the protection afforded to them under German law and such provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement by virtue of the law and which is enforced or upheld in a Court or forum other than arbitration.

    

   Note according to Sect. 36 (1) VSGB (German Consumer Dispute Settlement Act): We are not obliged nor willing to participate in dispute settlement proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

    

   For Korean Residents Only: In the event a dispute arises in connection with the Promotion or these Official Rules, such disputes shall be resolved in a court with competent jurisdiction and authority.

    

9. PRIVACY:  Entrant's personal data supplied during the course of this Promotion will be processed as a part of the performance according to these Official Rules. Personal data processing related to this Promotion will comply with EU data privacy legislation such as the GDPR. The Entrant is informed and recognizes that the lawful basis for this personal data processing is the agreement between the entrant, Sponsor and Administrator and that personal data may be transferred to third party suppliers, including parties outside the EU/EEA area for purposes including the fulfillment of the Promotion and delivery of the prizes. Personal data will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy of the Sponsor. Sponsor's Privacy Policy is available at www.hp.com/us-en/privacy/privacy.html.

    

10. PUBLICITY RIGHTS:  By participating in the Promotion and/or accepting a prize, each entrant agrees to allow the Sponsor and/or the Sponsor's designee the perpetual right to use his/her name, address (city and state/province), biographical information, photos, picture, portrait, likeness, voice, and/or statements regarding the Promotion and/or Sponsor for promotion, trade, commercial, advertising and publicity purposes, at any time or times, in all media now known or hereafter discovered, including, but not limited to, live television, worldwide, on the World Wide Web and Internet, without notice, review or approval and without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.  For UK entrants, Sponsor will request a separate waiver and consent under applicable UK data protection law prior to undertaking such activity. 

     

11. GENERAL:  Any attempted form of participation in this Promotion other than as described herein is void. Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right to disqualify any entrant found or suspected, in their sole and absolute discretion, to be tampering with the operation of the Promotion; to be acting in violation of these Official Rules; or to be acting in an unsportsmanlike manner or with the intent to disrupt the normal operation of this Promotion. Any attempted form of participation in this Promotion other than as in these Official Rules is void. If it is discovered that a person has registered or attempted to register more than once using multiple phone numbers, e-mail addresses, residential addresses, multiple identities, IP addresses, use of proxy servers, or like methods, all of that person’s entries will be declared null and void and that person will not be awarded any prize that he/she might have been entitled to receive. Any use of robotic, automatic, macro, programmed, third party or like methods to participate in the Promotion will void any attempted participation effected by such methods and the disqualification of the individual utilizing the same. Entrants and/or potential winners may be required to provide proof of identification and eligibility as required by Sponsor or Administrator In the event of a dispute as to the identity of a winner, the winning entry will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted on the registration form associated with such entry. "Authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address. Each entrant may be required to show proof of being an authorized account holder. CAUTION:  ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. If any provision of these Official Rules or any word, phrase, clause, sentence, or other portion thereof should be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, then that provision or portion thereof shall be modified or deleted in such manner as to render the remaining provisions of these Official Rules valid and enforceable. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules or the prize documents will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. No entrant shall have the right to modify or amend these Official Rules. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision and such provision shall remain in full force and effect. All entries and/or materials submitted become the property of Sponsor and will not be returned. In the event of any conflict with any Promotion details contained in these Official Rules and Promotion details contained in any promotional materials (including but not limited to point of sale, television and print advertising, promotional packaging and other promotional media), the details of the Promotion as set forth in these Official Rules shall prevail.  A copy of these Official Rules will be available on hp.com/unlocked for the duration of the Promotion. 

     

12. WINNER LIST: For a copy of the winners list (last name and state/country of the winner only), interested individuals should mail a self-addressed stamped business envelope to: Winners List – HP International Data Science Challenge Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 251328, West Bloomfield, MI 48325, USA. Winner List requests must be received no later than June 30, 2022.  A copy of the winners list may also be requested by sending an email to https://prizelogic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us?id=016086. 

     

    For UK and German residents only: If you object to any or all of your name or county, being published or made available, please contact the Sponsor at https://prizelogic.zendesk.com/hc/en-us?id=016086.

     

13. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ENTRANTS LOCATED IN THE NETHERLANDS: For entrants located in the Netherlands, please be aware that the awarded prize is subject to gambling tax and that you must declare your winnings. Please find the relevant document here. Further, if you would like to submit a complaint regarding this Promotion, please contact HP Inc, 1501 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA. These Official Rules are in line with the Gedragscode Promotionele Kansspelen (Dutch Code of Conduct for Promotional Games of Chance). 

     

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