NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN
Void Where Prohibited by Law
PROMOTION DESCRIPTION: These Official Rules are with respect to the 2022 Thalamus Sweepstakes (the “Promotion”).
PRIZE: Subject to the provisions of these Official Rules, within thirty days of the end of the Promotion Period, SJ MedConnect, Inc. (“Thalamus”) will award one (1) entrant (the “Winner”) with cash in the exact amount of the Winner’s 2022 ERAS or SF Match application fees (the “Prize”), subject to adequate documentation of such fees. The approximate monetary value of the Prize will depend on the amount of the Winner’s 2022 ERAS or SF Match application fees, but is estimated to be between $500 and $2,500.
ENTRY PERIOD: The Promotion will begin on April 28th, 2022 and end at 11:59pm PST on May 27th, 2022 (the “Promotion Period”).
HOW TO ENTER: Subject to the “Conditions of Entry” below, you may enter the Promotion using one of the following methods during the Promotion Period and may submit one entry for each of the following: (1) completing our user survey to be sent to users through Survey Monkey, (2) Following us on Twitter (@thalamusgme) or (3) mailing a written request to enter the Promotion to 41 Peabody Street, Nashville, TN 37210, Written requests to enter must include your name, address, phone number, email address, age, AAMC ID, and the full name of the Promotion (i.e. 2022 Thalamus Sweepstakes), and must be mailed in an envelope with proper postage. Maximum one (1) entry per person per method. All user surveys shall become the sole property of Thalamus upon submission.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY: No purchase is necessary to enter the Promotion or to win the Prize. The Promotion is open only to natural persons (except for residents of any state or country in which such natural person would be prohibited by law from entering the Promotion), who (i) are active registered users of the Thalamus service, (ii) are eighteen (18) years of age or older or have reached the age required by their state or territory of residence to be reached in order to enter a sweepstakes, if such age is greater than eighteen (18) years of age, and (ii) have agreed to these Official Rules. Employees and/or agents of Thalamus (and/or its affiliates, parent entities, subsidiaries and/or divisions) and of agents of Thalamus (and/or their respective affiliates, parent entities, subsidiaries and/or divisions) and their respective affiliates, parent organizations, subsidiaries, divisions, trade partners, advertising and promotion agencies and associated marketing firms and other vendors, and the respective immediate families of such employees, including, without limitation, household members of such employees, are not eligible to participate in the Promotion. Thalamus reserves the right to verify eligibility qualifications of each Winner. Prior winners of Thalamus-sponsored sweepstakes in prior years are also not eligible to participate in the Promotion or win the Prize.
Any use of robotic, mechanical, automatic, programmed or like methods of participation will void each entry made by such methods. Any attempted form of entry into the Promotion other than as described in these Official Rules, and any incomplete entry, is void. Entries that are in violation of these Official Rules will be disqualified. Should Thalamus suspect or determine actual or attempted (i) fraud, tampering, or impairment or disruption of the administration, security, fairness or proper play of the Promotion, or (ii) violation of these Official Rules, Thalamus reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void any and all entries of an entrant, or suspend or prohibit the participation of any person, who Thalamus determines, in its sole discretion, is responsible or otherwise involved with such acts.
ANY ATTEMPT BY ANY INDIVIDUAL(S) TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEB SITE AND/OR DAMAGE AND/OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE PROMOTION IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THALAMUS RESERVES THE RIGHT, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ANY OF ITS PARENT ENTITIES, SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATES TO COOPERATE IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL(S) AND/OR TO SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH INDIVIDUAL(S) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.
ODDS OF WINNING: Odds of winning with respect to the Promotion will vary depending on the number of eligible entries received with respect to the Promotion.
CONSENT TO PUBLICITY AND USE: Except where prohibited by law, each entrant, by acceptance of the Prize, grants to Thalamus and its parent entities, subsidiaries, affiliates and assigns the absolute and worldwide right, license and permission and consent to use, in any manner or media whatsoever, such entrant’s name, voice, photograph (including on web pages maintained by Thalamus and/or any of its parent entities, subsidiaries and/or affiliates), biographical information (including, without limitation, hometown and state), email address and/or likeness for any promotional and/or publicity purposes.
SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS: Subject to these Official Rules, one (1) winning entry for the Promotion will be selected at random on May 27th, 2022 at 12:00pm PST, from among all entries received by Thalamus during the Promotion Period and submitted in accordance with these Official Rules. The Winner will not be required to be present at the time of the selection drawing.
On or about forty-eight (48) hours after the determination of the Winner, the Winner will be notified by email. The Winner must claim the Prize within seven (7) days after the date of Thalamus’s first notification attempt. The Winner must claim the Prize in the manner indicated by Thalamus in its notification. For the avoidance of doubt, the Winner must continue to comply with these Official Rules.
If the Winner fails to claim the Prize within the seven (7) day period of time, is found to be ineligible, fails to comply with these Official Rules or fails to meet the requirements of these Official Rules, the Winner will be disqualified and an alternate Winner, selected randomly from the remaining eligible entries, will be contacted. Thalamus’s decisions with respect to any Winner and other matters pertaining to the Promotion shall be final.
At Thalamus’s sole discretion, the Prize may be awarded and/or fulfilled by a third party (that is, by a party other than Thalamus). In the event that any such third party has any requirements, in addition to the requirements set forth in these Official Rules, in connection with the Winner of the Prize claiming such Prize, then the Winner’s eligibility to win the Prize shall also be subject to such additional requirements, in addition to the requirements set forth in these Official Rules.
REQUIREMENTS OF THE WINNER: The Winner may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Release of Liability for Participation, Publicity and Use (an “Affidavit”) as a part of determining the Winner’s eligibility to win the Prize prior to, and as a condition of, the Winner’s acceptance and use of the Prize. The Winner shall also be required to provide documentation of ERAS or SF Match fees actually paid by Winner in 2022. If Winner’s Affidavit and all other documents required by Thalamus, in its sole discretion, are not completed as specified, are not received by Thalamus within thirty (30) days of Thalamus’s notification to the Winner, or if, after Thalamus’s receipt of an Affidavit from the Winner, the Winner is found to be an ineligible entrant, the Winner’s entry will be disqualified and an alternative potential Winner, randomly selected from the remaining eligible entries from among all remaining eligible entries, will be contacted.
WINNER LIST: To request the name of the Winner with respect to the Promotion, mail your request, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: 2022 Thalamus Sweepstakes, Attention: [Customer Success], [41 Peabody Street, Nashville, TN 37206].
SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATOR: The 2022 Thalamus Sweepstakes is sponsored and administered by SJ MedConnect, Inc., located at 77 Alviso Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050]. The decisions of Administrator and Sponsor regarding the selection of winners and all other aspects of the Sweepstakes shall be final and binding in all respects. Thalamus will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials or announcements relating to the Sweepstakes.
GENERAL PROVISIONS: California law governs the Promotion. Void where prohibited. Thalamus reserves the right to cancel or modify the Promotion if fraud, misconduct or technical failure, or any other factor beyond Thalamus’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Promotion, as determined by Thalamus, in its sole discretion, or if a computer virus, bug or other technical problem corrupts the administration or security of the Promotion, as determined by Thalamus, in its sole discretion. In the event that Thalamus cancels or modifies the Promotion, Thalamus will post to the Promotion website that the Promotion has been cancelled or modified. In such event, Thalamus reserves the right to award the Prize at random from among any eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment, or in any other method selected by Thalamus, in its sole discretion. Thalamus reserves the right in, its sole discretion, to change the dates of the Promotion Period with respect to the Promotion, with or without notice, in the event of technical failure, or for any other reason. EACH WINNER IS SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION BY THALAMUS. THALAMUS’S DECISION IS FINAL AND BINDING IN ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE PROMOTION. AN ENTRANT IS NOT A WINNER UNLESS AND UNTIL THAT ENTRANT’S ELIGIBILITY HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND ENTRANT HAS BEEN NOTIFIED THAT VERIFICATION IS COMPLETE. Thalamus’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of Thalamus’s ability to enforce its rights under these Official Rules. Any taxes due on the Prize will be the sole responsibility of the Winner of the Prize. Prize is non-transferable, except in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution, and may not be substituted or redeemed for cash, except by Thalamus, which reserves the right to substitute, in the place of the Prize, another prize of comparable or greater value. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of these Official Rules. In the event that any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules shall otherwise remain in effect and be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained within these Official Rules. The names of individuals, groups, companies, products and services mentioned in these Official Rules or in or on any promotional materials (including, without limitation, any web site) with respect to the Promotion, and any corresponding likenesses, logos and images thereof reproduced in these Official Rules or in or on any such promotional materials, have been used for identification purposes only and may be the copyrighted properties and trademarks of their respective owners. The mention of any individual, group or company or the inclusion of a product or service as the Prize, does not imply any association with or endorsement by such individual, group or company or the manufacturer or distributor of such product or service and, except as otherwise indicated, no association or endorsement is intended or should be inferred.
All expenses not specifically identified as being included in the Prize are the sole responsibility of the Winner of the Prize. All taxes, fees and surcharges related to the Prize, if any, are the sole responsibility of the Winner of the Prize. The Prize shall not be used in connection with any other promotion or offer.
DISPUTES; LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Each entrant agrees that: (i) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Promotion shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the Federal or California state courts of record in Santa Clara County, California, (ii) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering the Promotion, but in no event shall such costs include attorneys’ fees and (iii) under no circumstances will an entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and, by entering the Promotion, each entrant waives all rights to claim, punitive, indirect, special, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages (other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses described in subsection (ii), above) and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the APPLICABLE LANGUAGE IN CLAUSE iii OF THE IMMEDIATELY FOREGOING SENTENCE may not apply. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules and/or the rights and obligations of the entrant, Thalamus in connection with this Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California.
INDEMNIFICATION AND RELEASE: Each entrant agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Thalamus and its parent entities, subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions and their respective representatives, attorneys, assigns, agents and licensees and their respective affiliates, equity holders, officers, directors, managers, agents, co-branders, associated marketing firms, advertisers and sponsors or other partners and any of their employees (each, a “Released and Indemnified Party,” and collectively, the “Released and Indemnified Parties”), harmless from and against any and all rights, demands, losses, injuries, liabilities, damages, claims, causes of action, actions and suits of any kind whatsoever (no matter whether at law or equity), fees, costs and attorneys’ fees (including appellate level) whatsoever (each, a “Claim,” collectively, “Claims”), brought or asserted by any party against any of the Released and Indemnified Parties arising out of or in connection, directly or indirectly, with the entrant’s entry in the Promotion, participation in the Promotion, the Promotion, the Prize and/or use or misuse of such Prize.
BY ENTERING THE PROMOTION, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO RELEASE, DISCHARGE AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH RELEASED AND INDEMNIFIED PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, INDIRECTLY OR DIRECTLY: (I) ENTRY OR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTION AND/OR (II) ACCEPTANCE, USE, OR MISUSE OF THE PRIZE.
ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: Thalamus is not responsible for: (i) electronic, human, postal, equipment programming or other errors, omissions, interruptions, defects or delays which may occur in the administration of the Promotion or the processing of any entry or Prize, (ii) technical failures of any kind, including but not limited to, the malfunctioning of any electronic equipment, computer, internet, web site, network, hardware or software, any computer virus, bug or other technical problem, (iii) unauthorized human intervention in any part of the entry process or the Promotion, (iv) any entrant’s conduct in connection with the Promotion, (v) any printing, typographical, technical errors in any materials associated with the Promotion or the Prize, (vi) incorrect, inaccurate, late, lost, stolen, illegible, incomplete, or misdirected entries, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels, or (vii) any death, injury or damage to persons or property, which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from an entrant’s entry or participation in the Promotion or use or misuse of the Prize.
PRIVACY NOTICE: Entrants should read the “Privacy Policy” located at [thalamusgme.com/privacy-policy] (the “Thalamus Privacy Policy”). Information collected from entrants by Thalamus is subject to Thalamus Privacy Policy.