NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ALL FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS APPLY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. 

1. Eligibility

     Lab Manager Leadership Summit Giveaway (the "Contest") is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States, the District of Columbia, and all Canadian provinces and territories excluding Quebec. Content entrants must be at least eighteen (18) years old at the time of entry. Employees of Lab Manager and other companies associated with the promotion of the Contest, and their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of each such employee are not eligible. The Contest is subject to federal, state, and local laws and regulations. 

2. Sponsor 

     The Contest is sponsored by Lab Manager, located at 334 King Street, Unit 2, Midland, ON, Canada, L4R 3M8. 

3. Agreement to Official Rules

    Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon being compliant with these Official Rules and fulfilling all other requirements set forth herein. 

4. Contest Period

     The Contest begins on March 17, 2023 at 12:01 AM EST and ends on March 31, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST (the "Contest Period"). Entries that are submitted before or after the Contest Period will be disqualified. Submissions will be accepted for the duration of the Contest using any of the following methods: 

Facebook
LinkedIn
Twitter

5. How to Enter 

     Facebook: This method of entry will be available by visiting the Lab Manager Facebook Page (www.facebook.com/labmanager) and following the directions provided on the contest post to enter directly on Facebook. 

       LinkedIn: This method of entry will be available by visiting the Lab Manager LinkedIn Page (www.linkedin.com/company/lab-manager-magazine) and following the directions provided on the contest post to enter directly on LinkedIn.

       Twitter: This method of entry will be available by visiting the Lab Manager Twitter Page (www.twitter.com/labmanager) and following the directions provided on the contest post to enter directly on Twitter.

     For all entry methods, limit one (1) entry per person for the duration of the Contest Period. Entries received from any person in excess of the stated limitation will be void.

6. Prize Drawing

    On or about April 3, 2023, the Sponsor will select the potential winner in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received. The odds of being selected depend on the number of entries received. The Sponsor will attempt to notify the potential winner via Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn Direct Message, or Twitter Direct Message on or about April 3, 2023. If the potential winner cannot be contacted within five (5) days after the date of the first attempt to contact him/her, the Sponsor may select an alternate potential winner in his/her place at random from the remaining non-winning, eligible entries. 

7. Winner Notification

     The potential winners will be notified by Facebook Messenger, LinkedIn Direct Message, or Twitter Direct Message. The potential winner must reply to the Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter Message they receive and provide the requested contact information in order to claim their prize (first and last name, e-mail address, mailing address). Residents of Canada will be required to enter a skill-testing question to claim their prize. If a potential winner cannot be contacted within the required time period of five (5) days, the potential winner forfeits the prize. If the potential winner is at least 18 but still considered a minor in his/her jurisdiction of residence, the Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize in the name of his/her parent or legal guardian, who will fulfill any other requirements imposed on the winner set forth herein. Potential winners must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. In the event that a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, the Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries. Only three (3) alternate drawings will be held, after which the prize will remain un-awarded. Prizes will be fulfilled April 24 through 26, 2023, in line with the Lab Manager Leadership Summit event, after the conclusion of the Contest. 

8. Prizes

     Grand Prize (1) - (1) Free Morning or Afternoon Workshop at the 2023 Lab Manager Leadership Summit.

9. General Conditions

     In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way for any reason, including, but not limited to fraud, virus, bug, worm, unauthorized human intervention or other technical problem, or in the event the Contest is unable to run as planned for any other reason, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, the Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules or (b) terminate the Contest and, in the event of termination, award the prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect entries received up to the time of the impairment. The Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, the Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages (including attorney's fees) and any other remedies from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law. Failure by the Sponsor to enforce any provision of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. The Sponsor reserves the right to publish the winner’s first name and last initial. Contact information for the Sponsor, if applicable, can be found in the contest text via website links. Retail value of prizes is listed in the contest text. Images included in the giveaway post may not depict the exact prize, and are for illustrative purposes only.

10. Release and Limitations of Liability 

     By participating in the Contest, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, and each of their respective parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotion agencies, other companies associated with the Contest, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, representatives, and agents (the Released Parties) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto), including, but not limited to: (a) any technical errors associated with the Contest, including lost, interrupted or unavailable Internet Service Provider (ISP), network, server, wireless service provider, or other connections, availability or accessibility or miscommunications or failed computer, satellite, telephone, cellular tower or cable transmissions, lines, or technical failure or jumbled, scrambled, delayed, or misdirected transmissions or computer hardware or software malfunctions, failures or difficulties; (b) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (c) mechanical, network, electronic, computer, human, printing or typographical errors; (d) application downloads, (e) any other errors or problems in connection with the Contest, including, without limitation, errors that may occur in the administration of the Contest, the announcement of the winner, the cancellation or postponement of the event and/or the flyover, if applicable, the incorrect downloading of the application, the processing of entries application downloads or in any Contest-related materials; or (f) injury, death, losses or damages of any kind, to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrants participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt or misuse of the prize (including any travel or activity related thereto). Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Released Parties liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the Contest, and in no event shall the entrant be entitled to receive attorney's fees. Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages. 

11. Disputes

     Except where prohibited, each entrant agrees that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Ontario, Canada. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, entrants rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Ontario, Canada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules, which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Ontario, Canada. 

12. Privacy

     Information collected from entrants is subject to the Sponsor's privacy policy.