By entering any contest run by Ascendant INC/Casa BruMar or any partner organization, you agree to abide by the following terms.

How To Enter/Eligibility

• No purchase is necessary to enter.
• Only one (1) entry per person
• To enter you must be over 18 years of age and a legal resident of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia.
• Entries must be sent using the formats provided and sent to correct email addresses, where applicable.
• If we cannot contact you by email, you forfeit your winner’s status.
• Make sure your email filters do not prevent us from contacting you.

Contest Deadlines

• Each contest has its own deadline.

Winner Selection and Notification

• The odds of winning vary from contest to contest depending on the number of entrants and the quality of entries.
• All drawing winners will be notified by email only.
• Contest prize sponsors will contact winners by email to confirm winnings.
• The decisions made by the judges regarding each contest or drawing are final and binding.

Winner Disqualification

• If a winner cannot be reached after a reasonable amount of effort has been made to notify the winner of the prize, the winner forfeits his/her rights to the winning prize.
• If a winner does not get in touch with the prize sponsor(s) within seven (7) days of winning, the winner forfeits his/her prize.
• If an email returns undeliverable, the winner forfeits thier rights to the prize.
• While we do send emails requesting follow-up information to each winner, Ascendant INC assumes no responsibility to ensure winner response.

General Conditions

• No purchase necessary. Making a purchase will not increase your chances of winning a prize. Void in Canada, Puerto Rico and where prohibited by law. All decisions of Ascendant INC are final. By entering, participants warrant and represent that they agree to be bound by these contest rules and the final decisions.
• All taxes on any prize won are the sole responsibility of each winner, including, without limitation, any federal, state, or local taxes, which may be deemed applicable in such winner’s jurisdiction of residence.  Winner(s) shall be solely responsible for the reporting and payment of all taxes incurred by acceptance and use of the prize(s) (or any portion thereof), if applicable.
• All prizes will be emailed or mailed to U.S. participants. Shipping charges may apply in certain states/localities.
• All prizes distributed to winners are the sole responsibility of the prize donor(s).  Delivery method is at the sole discretion of the prize donor(s).
• Ascendant INC reserves the right to cancel contests at any time for any reason.
• Ascendant INC reserves the right to modify the dates and/or terms of contests at any time without prior notice.
• Contests are subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and shall be governed by Maryland law. By participating, entrants agree that Maryland courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the contest or sweepstakes and agree to binding arbitration in Bethesda, MD the event of a dispute.
• Prizes may not be substituted or transferred by any contest/sweepstakes winner and a winner may not receive cash redemption equal to the value of the prize in lieu of the prize.
• Ascendant INC reserves the right to substitute alternate prizes of equal or comparable value.
• Prizes are offered “as is” with no written, express, or implied warranty. Ascendant INC is not responsible for replacing prizes as a result of damage prior to, during or after shipping or events beyond the control of Ascendant INC.
• Ascendant INC is not responsible for late, lost, illegible, misdirected, mutilated or incomplete entries.
• Anyone using fraudulent means to participate and/or win the contest will be disqualified. ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS. SPONSOR RESERVES ALL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO SEEK REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) FROM ANY ENTRANT ATTEMPTING TO DO SO TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, INCLUDING REPORTING SUCH ACTIVITIES TO THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN OR LEAD TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
• Ascendant INC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify or prematurely conclude a contest should any computer virus, malfunction, fraud, tampering, unauthorized intervention or other cause beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the contest.
• In the event a contest is canceled prematurely for any reason, Ascendant INC will use reasonable efforts to pick an alternate winner, but in the event an alternate winner cannot be determined, the prize(s) will not be awarded.

Contestant Releases

• Acceptance of prize constitutes permission to use winners name, city, state, and winning entry for promotional purposes.
• Contest entry constitutes permission to use winning submissions on Ascendant INC communication materials, such as websites or printed materials, and its affiliated organizations communication materials without further compensation. Furthermore, entry constitutes permission to archive your winning entries indefinitely on any webpage on this website.
• Contestants agree that the sole and final judgment as to all matters concerning contests and interpretation of contest rules are at the sole discretion of Ascendant INC, its owners, and its staff.
• Contestants agree that the American Arbitration Association shall have jurisdiction over any dispute or litigation arising from or relating to the contests sponsored by Aboundant LLC, should any part of this agreement not be legally binding.

Releases/Hold Harmless

Ascendant INC, its owners, its staff, its affiliates, its advertisers, and its prize donors are not liable or responsible for:

• any claims, damages, losses, injuries, or death including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, any contest, including entry and participation in any contest and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes.
• entries that do not follow guidelines.
• entries and responses to winner notifications that are illegible, incomplete, late, lost, misdelivered, marked postage-due, or undeliverable.
• any technical or human errors, malfunctions, failures, etc. resulting in participation of contests.

Prize Releases

Ascendant INC, its owners, its staff, its affiliates, and its advertisers are not liable or responsible for:

• donors (sponsors) who do not follow through with delivery of prizes.
• prizes that are lost in the mail, arrive damage, are defective, or have other unforeseen problems.
• substituting another prize in lieu of the original prize.

Privacy

Unless prohibied by law Ascendant INC makes no guarantees about the use of entrants personally identifiable information and reserves the right to utilize this information in any lawful manner. Your address is required so that the contest sponsors may send your prize, should you win.