Official Rules for Contests & Giveaways

On occasion, Rainbow Shops runs contests, based on a combination of skill and chance, for our fans and followers to win Rainbow Shops Gift Cards. These contests are called “Rainbow Shops Giveaways” or a similar brand giveaway (together “Giveaways”).

We advertise our Giveaways through various means, depending upon the type of Giveaway and the channels we use. You can find out about them on rainbowshops.com, or through Rainbow Shop's social media channels, which include YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Tik Tok and others.

Terms for Giveaways. Your participation in any Giveaway is subject to and governed by the official rules set forth here, along with any guidelines governing the social media additional terms (“Additional Terms”) outlined in the specific Giveaway listed on rainbowshops.com (the “Specific Giveaway”). If there is a conflict between these official rules and the Additional Terms outlined in the Specific Giveaway, the Additional Terms will govern.

Social Media Disclosure. All Giveaways also follow the guidelines of the social media channel on which the Giveaway is promoted. Giveaways are in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with the social media channel you use to learn about or enter the Giveaway. Entrants are providing their information to Rainbow Shops and not to the social media channel, during the entry process. The information entrants provide will be used for administering the specific Giveaway and/or for marketing purposes in accordance with these Terms of Use and with Rainbow Shop’s privacy policy, located at https://www.rainbowshops.com/privacy-policy.html

No purchase is necessary to enter or win a contest offered by Rainbow Shops.

Eligibility. Unless otherwise noted in the Additional Terms for the Specific Giveaway, Rainbow Shops Contest and Giveaways are open to legal residents of the 50 United States, who are the age of majority in their jurisdiction (“Entrants”). Contest and Giveaway supervisors and members of their immediate families, are not eligible to participate or win. The Contest or Giveaway is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. Void where prohibited.

Sponsor. Unless otherwise outlined in the Specific Giveaway, the Sponsor of the Giveaway is RainbowShops.com, 1000 Pennsylvania Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207 (“Sponsor” or “Rainbow Shops”).

Contest or Giveaway Period. The Contest or Giveaway begins and ends on the time and date outlined in the Specific Giveaway, according to Sponsor’s internal time clock. All times are listed in New York time, whether Eastern Daylight or Eastern Standard Time.

Only one entry per natural person per Giveaway. Unless otherwise noted in the Specific Giveaway, you may only enter one time. Multiple entries for sweepstakes will not increase your chances of winning (you will still only receive one entry). If you enter more than once in a contest, only your last eligible entry will be counted.

You may enter as many current Giveaways as you are otherwise qualified to enter. In any given year, if your winnings exceed $600, your winnings may be considered by the IRS a taxable event, and Rainbow Shops may be required to issue you a tax form 1099.

How to Enter. Follow the instructions contained in the Specific Giveaway to enter. In some cases, you may be asked to enter through a social media channel. In that case, you must have an account on that social media channel. All social media channels Rainbow Shops uses to launch Giveaways are free to join and Rainbow Shops makes commercially reasonable efforts to make sure Giveaways follow the guidelines set forth by the social media channel for promotions of that nature. IN ALL CASES WHERE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO PLACE HASHTAGS ON THE ENTRY, ALL HASHTAGS MUST BE INCLUDED OR YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SPECIFIC GIVEAWAY.

In the event the Specific Giveaway is a sweepstakes and the sweepstakes requires you to upload a photograph of yourself or show an image of yourself, you may upload any image that includes the requisite hashtags (so that we can find it), and you will be entered in the Specific Giveaway.

If the Specific Giveaway is a contest, you will be provided the judging criteria on which your entry will be judged.

Odds. The odds of winning depend upon the number of entries received.

Sweepstakes Winner Selection. On or within 48 hours of the sweepstakes close, and unless otherwise outlined in the Specific Giveaway, one (1) Entrant will be selected at random by Sponsor or its representative from among all eligible entries received (the “Selected Entrant”).

Contest Winner Selection. At the close of the contest, all eligible contest entries will be judged by a panel of qualified judges using the judging criteria outlined in the Specific Giveaway, and the winner with the highest score will be deemed the winner (also “Selected Entrant”). In the event there is more than one winner to be determined, the Specific Giveaway will identify the number of winners and the specific prizes. In the event of a tie, those entries will be rescored.

Giveaway Winner Notification and Announcement. Unless otherwise noted, Selected Entrants will be announced publicly using the social media channel on which the Giveaway was launched, and contacted by way of direct message to be given instructions on how to claim their prizes. Only one attempt to contact the Selected Entrant will be made. Selected Entrant will be required to respond (as directed in the direct message) within seven (7) calendar days of attempted notification. The failure to respond timely to the notification may result in forfeiture of the prize and, in such case Sponsor may, but is not obligated to select an alternate Selected Entrant.

Prize. The prize, the number of prizes, and the individual and total retail values of those prizes are listed in the Additional Terms of the Specific Giveaway.

Publicity. By participating in the Giveaway, any Entrant irrevocably grants the Sponsor and their respective successors, assigns and licensees, the right to use such Entrant’s entry or submission, name, social media handle, likeness, biographical information in any and all media for any purpose, including without limitation, commercial, advertising and promotional purposes as well as in, on or in connection with the Sweepstakes or other promotions, and hereby release the Sponsor from any liability with respect thereto, unless prohibited by law.

Prize Conditions. In cases where the retail value of a prize in a Specific Giveaway exceeds US$600.00, the Selected Entrant may also be required to complete additional paperwork, and may be required to provide Sponsor with her or his social security number and may be issued a tax form. In the event of a dispute about the identity of an Entrant, each entry will be declared made by the name and relevant information submitted at time of entry. Sponsor will not make multiple attempts to contact Selected Entrant.

No substitution, transfer, or cash redemption of prize permitted, provided however that Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value should the advertised prize become unavailable for any reason.

Prizes are shipped only to the winner via ground shipping to the United States.

Conditions of Participating. By participating, Entrants agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these terms, the Additional Terms, and the decisions of Sponsor, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Giveaway itself or to the Terms. Any portion of the Giveaway may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in Sponsor’s opinion any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond Sponsor’s control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the Giveaway. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of any Giveaway or Sponsor’s website, to be acting in violation of these terms, or to be acting in an unsportsman-like or disruptive manner, or with the intent to disrupt or undermine the legitimate operation of the Giveaway, or to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages and other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Entrants may not enter with multiple identities or use any automated system, bot or other device or artifice to enter or obtain more than the maximum number of qualified entries. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to terminate any Giveaway and, if terminated, at its discretion, select the winner(s) either by applying the judging criteria, or, if a sweepstakes, in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect entries received prior to action taken.

Limitation of Liability. If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the Entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the same Giveaway during the Giveaway period listed in the Specific Giveaway. Selected Entrants also agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless Sponsor and each of its respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively “Releasees”) from and against any claims, damages, disability, attorneys' fees, and costs of litigation and settlement, as well as any liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from: (i) use, redemption, acceptance, possession, ownership, or misuse of any prize, (ii) participation in any activity, event, or excursion offered in connection with the prize, (iii) use of any facility, service and/or accommodation related to the prize, or (iv) participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in any ipsy Giveaways. The Releasees shall not be liable for: (i) late, lost, delayed, misdirected, incomplete unreadable, inaccurate, garbled or unintelligible entries, communications or affidavits, regardless of the method of transmission; (ii) telephone system, telephone or computer hardware, software or other technical malfunctions, lost connections, disconnections, delays or transmission errors; (iii) data corruption, theft, destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entry or other materials; (iv) any injuries, losses or damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession or use of a prize, or from participation in the Giveaways; or (v) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with these Giveaways. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Releasees are not responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in your internet service, and for incomplete, illegible, misdirected, misprinted, late, lost, damaged or stolen notifications. In the event Sponsor is prevented from continuing with a Specific Giveaway as contemplated herein by any event beyond its control, including but not limited to fire, flood, earthquake, explosion, labor dispute or strike, act of God or public enemy, or any federal, state or local government law, order, or regulation, or other cause not reasonably within Sponsor’s control (each a "Force Majeure" event or occurrence), then subject to any governmental approval which may be required.

Disputes and Jurisdiction. Disputes regarding these terms will be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. Decisions of Sponsor are binding and final. No claimant in any dispute involving Sponsor shall be entitled to claim or obtain indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any provision in these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.