OFFICIAL RULES

1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE OR USING OUR SERVICES WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. 
2. SPONSOR: This promotion (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Deako Lighting located at 4201 Roosevelt Way NE #100 Seattle, WA (“Sponsor”) and is subject to the following rules, terms, and conditions (“Rules”). The Sweepstakes are in way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, Meta, or any other social media website or business. 
3. SWEEPSTAKES ENTRY PERIOD: This Sweepstakes begin on September 24, 2024 at 12:00:01 AM Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) through October 31, 2024 11:59:59 PM PST.
4. ELIGIBILITY: The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia.  Not open to residents of Guam or Puerto Rico. Entrants must be 18 years or older to participate in this Sweepstakes. Employees of Sponsor, its associates, affiliates, subsidiaries, licensees, agents, successors, assigns and commercial partners authorized by Sponsor, or of other companies associated with the Sweepstakes, as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children and each of their respective spouses) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. 
5. ENTRY: There are two (2) ways to enter: 
1. Method #1: Deako customers who make a purchase on www.shop.deako.com during the Sweepstakes Entry Period will be automatically entered into these Sweepstakes. Entrants will receive one (1) entry per $100 USD spent on purchases on www.shop.deako.com and ten (10) bonus entries on orders of $500 USD or more. Entrants may gain a bonus entry by purchasing through our Deako Lighting Consultants. Booking a meeting and purchasing through our Lighting Consultants is equal to twenty (20) entries. Return purchases will be disqualified from this Sweepstakes.
2. Method #2 Alternate Method of Entry (“AMOE”): To manually enter the Sweepstakes, each entrant must legibly print their name, address,  city, state, country, postal code, email address, and telephone number, as well as the name and date of the Sweepstakes that the entry is for (“DEAKO FALL REFRESH SWEEPSTAKES”), on a self-addressed note card and mail the completed form to: Deako 4201 Roosevelt Way NE #100 Seattle, WA. Only note cards mailed in envelopes and postmarked before or on October 17, 2024 and received by Deako before October 31, 2024 will be accepted. No e-mailed or faxed alternate entries are eligible. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Each alternative entry is equal to 10 entries. Facsimiles, photocopies or mechanical reproductions of entries will be void. Only one alternative entry via post per person. Proof of sending or submitting a note card is not proof of receipt of such alternate entry. 
6. LIMIT:  Only one (1) prize per household. 
7. PRIZE: Sponsor will choose one (1) winner 21 days after the end of the Sweepstakes Entry Period. The winner will receive one (1) $2,500 Visa gift card. No cash or other prize substitutions permitted except at Sponsor’s discretion. The prize is nontransferable. Entries must fulfill all Sweepstakes requirements described in these Rules. Entries that are incomplete or do not adhere to the Rules or specifications may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winner will be selected by a random computer process. Odds of winning the Sweepstakes depend on the number of participating entrants. Total Prize Value: $2,500 USD.
8. WINNER NOTIFICATION: Winner will be notified by and must sign and return within seven (7) business days of notification, an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Waiver, a W-9 Form and where allowable, a Publicity Release (collectively the “Releases”). The Releases will require the winner to furnish their Social Security Number for the sole purpose of tax reporting, as required by law. Noncompliance will result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected.
1. Prize will be awarded approximately within 45 days after the winner is verified.
2. Winners are responsible for all federal, state, local and income taxes associated with winning a prize. 
3. All income taxes resulting from acceptance of a prize are the responsibility of the winner. By entering this Sweepstakes, entrant accepts and agrees to these Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters.  Acceptance of a prize also constitutes permission for the Sponsor to use winners’ name and likeness, and biographical information for marketing purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law. Prizes are awarded “as is” with not warranty or guarantee, either express or implied by Sponsor. 
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering these Sweepstakes, entrants waive all right to, and hold Sponsor and its employees, officers, directors and agents of each, X (formerly known as Twitter), Instagram, Facebook, and Meta (collectively “Released Parties”) harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys’ fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this Sweepstakes or the acceptance, use or misuse of any prize. 
10. NOTICE TO ONLINE ENTRANTS: In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of an online entrant, entry will be deemed submitted by the “Authorized Account Holder” of the e-mail address associated with the social media account used at the time of entry. Authorized Account Holder means the natural person who is the rightful owner of a social media account. Sponsor may ask any entrant or potential winner to provide Sponsor with proof that such party is the Authorized Account Holder of the social media account associated with the entry to Sponsor’s satisfaction. Entry materials that have been tampered with or altered, or mass entries or entries generated by a script, macro or use of automated devices are void. The Released Parties are not responsible for: (i) lost, late, misdirected, damaged or illegible entries; or (ii) error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone equipment, electronic, computer, hardware or software malfunctions of any kind, or inaccurate transmission of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or any combination thereof; or (iii) any injury or damage to entrant's or any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating in the Sweepstakes.
11. LEGAL WARNING: Any attempt by an individual, whether or not an entrant, to deliberately interfere with the operation of the Sweepstakes, is a violation of these Rules and may be disqualified at Sponsor’s sole discretion. In the event of a criminal or civil law violation, Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and diligently pursue against any such individual to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
12. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes and these Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes and these Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in King County, Washington. 
13. PRIVACY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to Deako’s Privacy Policy. To read Deako’s Privacy Policy, click here.
14. WINNERS LIST: The name of the prize winner will be available after November 22, 2024. You may also send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: Deako 4201 Roosevelt Way NE #100 Seattle, WA.