2025 Annual Freehub Reader Survey Official Rules
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2025 Annual Freehub Reader Survey Official Rules
1. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
2. THE PROMOTION AND YOUR AGREEMENT. Please read the following Official Rules carefully before deciding whether to submit your entry to the 2025 Annual Freehub Reader Survey ("Sweepstakes") via Sponsor’s website https://freehub.com/content/reader-survey-2025 which is made available to you by Freehub Media, located at 1414 Meador Ave, H103, Bellingham, WA 98229 (“Freehub” or “Sponsor”). By entering into the Promotion outlined below, you are entering into an electronic contract with Freehub to be bound by these Official Rules governing the Promotion. Therefore, please read these Official Rules carefully and ensure your agreement. By participating in the Promotion, you are confirming your agreement to these Official Rules. In addition, you are agreeing to the Terms & Conditions of Use governing use of this website, pursuant to which you make certain representations to Freehub and grant Freehub certain license rights to use your Promotion entry and other submitted content. For more information about Freehub’s Privacy Policy, visit https://freehub.com/policies. Furthermore, you are agreeing to use of certain of your personal information by Freehub as set forth in the Privacy Policy.
Freehub encourages you to print and keep a copy of these Official Rules for your records.
3. DURATION: The Promotion begins at 12:00 AM PT on Friday, August 1, 2025 and ends at 11:59 PM PT on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 (“Term”).
4. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: By submitting your Promotion entry via the Sponsor’s website, you agree to do business with Freehub electronically. By agreeing to do business electronically, you (i) consent to the electronic communication and delivery of all documents related to the Promotion and all other services provided via your email account, (ii) confirm your agreement to these Official Rules, (iii) represent that you have Internet access, and a valid email address and phone number enabling you access to the Promotion and to receive communications and documents electronically, and (iv) represent that you have a printer or other device to print or otherwise save communications and documents including, without limitation, these Official Rules and that you have, in fact, printed or otherwise saved a copy of these Official Rules for your records. This consent is effective unless and until you withdraw it. After the Term, you may withdraw your consent to electronic communication and delivery of documents, update your contact information, or request a paper copy of these Official Rules at any time by contacting us as set forth below. If you withdraw your consent during the Term, it may affect your ability to participate in the Promotion. We will send you a confirmation notice once we have processed your change request.
5. ELIGIBILITY: Entrants must be (i) eighteen (18) years of age or older to participate. Employees of Sponsor or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates or agencies, or members of their immediate families, or persons living in same household of each, are not eligible to enter or win. The Promotion is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law.
6. ENTRY: To enter the Promotion, entrant must complete and submit the 2025 Annual Freehub Reader Survey (provided on the relevant platform via the Sponsor)
Only one (1) entry per person is permitted, regardless of method of entry. The use of automatic or robotic entry devices for entry is strictly prohibited.
7. PRIZES/PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: One (5) prize packages will be awarded to winners during the Promotion. The Prize consists of: One (1) Freehub subscription, One (1) pair of Freehub socks, One (1) sticker.
*Eligible products shall be subject to Freehub’s sole discretion and are subject to change. Actual value of prize may vary and any difference between the stated ARV and the actual value will not be awarded. All taxes and shipping expenses (if any) arising from the redemption of any prize are the responsibility of the prize winner(s).
The Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”) of the prize is USD $67.00.
PRIZE RESTRICTIONS: Limit of one (1) Promotion Prize per person/per household. The Promotion prize will be fulfilled approximately four (4) to six (6) weeks after the Promotion Period has ended. Prizes will be awarded only upon winner redemption, confirmation, verification and final approval by Sponsor. No substitution, transfer of any prize or cash alternative permitted, except by Sponsor who reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value, if prize, or portion of prize, becomes unavailable. Promotion Parties are not responsible for late, lost, stolen, damaged, delayed, or undelivered prizes.
PRIZES ARE AWARDED “AS IS” WITH NO GUARANTEE. ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED BY THE PROMOTION PARTIES. ALL PRIZE DETAILS ARE AT SPONSOR’S SOLE DISCRETION. ANY COSTS AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PRIZE ACCEPTANCE AND USE NOT SPECIFIED HEREIN AS BEING PROVIDED ARE WINNERS’ SOLE RESPONSIBILITY.
8. WINNER SELECTION PROCESS: The winner will be selected from all eligible entries that were received during the Term via one (1) random drawing on or around January 7, 2026. There will be up to five (5) raffle winners. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received during the Term. Winners will be notified by Sponsor via email. Undeliverable email or failure to respond to a prize within 24 hours of receiving such e-mail will result in forfeiture of the applicable prize. In the event of prize forfeiture by a winner, Sponsor will select an alternative winner via another random drawing from among all eligible entries made during the applicable entry period.
9. PERMISSION TO USE NAME/LIKENESS. The winner, by submitting an entry, grant permission to have his or her survey answers used worldwide in any manner the Sponsor may deem appropriate for advertising, trade and/or promotional purposes without additional compensation or right of review, including without limitation.
10. RELEASE OF LIABILITY. Each entrant, by entering the Promotion, and the winner, by accepting a prize, releases the Sponsor, and Sponsor's subsidiaries, affiliates, agencies, directors, officers, agents and employees from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for any damage, loss or injury resulting from or arising out of participation in this Promotion, and, as to the winner, the acceptance, use, misuse, possession, loss or misdirection of any prize. The winner may be required to sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release prior to receiving a prize.
11. RIGHT TO DISQUALIFY. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify from this Promotion or any other promotion conducted now or in the future by Sponsor or its distributors any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Promotion or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in an unsportsmanlike, fraudulent, or disruptive manner. Any attempt by any person to undermine the legitimate operation of the Promotion may be a violation of criminal and civil law, and Sponsor reserves the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.
12. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EACH PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED AS IS AND SPONSOR (TOGETHER WITH ITS AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS) DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING ANY PRIZE.
13. PRIVACY: Sponsor respects your privacy. Personal data of participants is gathered and processed in accordance with the applicable data protection laws. By submitting your entry into the Promotion, you are registering to receive electronic communications from Sponsor and information related to future promotions and events. To learn more about how Sponsor treats your information, you may access and view the Privacy Policy at https://freehub.com/policies.
14. SPONSOR: Freehub Media, located at 1414 Meador Ave, H103, Bellingham, WA 98229. Send requests for Winner lists to Attn: 2025 Annual Freehub Reader Survey, Freehub Media LLC, located at 1414 Meador Ave, H103, Bellingham, WA 98229.
15. GOVERNING LAW. The Promotion is governed by the laws of the State of Washington. By entering, entrants consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal, state and local courts located in Whatcom County, Washington for the resolution of any disputes.