Chrissy Donadi Photography LLC
2024 Season of Giving Giveaway Sweepstakes

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, INCLUDING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

1. ENTRY PERIOD: Chrissy Donadi Photography LLC 2024 Season of Giving Giveaway Sweepstakes (hereinafter the “Sweepstakes”) begins at 12:01 PM ET on 11/30/2024 and ends approximately at 11:59 PM ET on 12/21/2023 (the “Entry Period”).
2. HOW TO ENTER/PARTICIPATE: You must be 18 or older at the time of entry. LIMIT THREE ENTRIES PER PERSON. Winners will be randomly selected.

To enter the Sweepstakes you must visit either the Season of Giving Giveaway Sweepstakes page located at http://chrissydonadi.com/best-gifts-nature-photographers-2024 during the Entry Period and completely fill out the Entry form and/or click on the entry button sent in the November and/or December edition of the Chrissy Donadi Photography Insights Newsletter.

2.1. ENTRY CONTENT RESTRICTIONS:

a. Entries received a) each must be unique and created exclusively by the entrant submitting b) cannot have been previously entered into a sweepstake, contest, or have been published c) cannot not be awaiting publication nor may it be submitted for publication consideration during or after the Entry Period; and d) the Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes another’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement;

b. Entries must not disparage Sponsor or any other person or party affiliated with the Sweepstakes;

c. We are a family-friendly company so each Entry must not contain material that is inappropriate, indecent, obscene, hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous, libelous, or that promotes bigotry, racism, hatred, or harm against any group or individual or promotes discrimination based on race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age; and

d. Entries must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where submission is created.

2.2 ADDITIONAL ENTRY TERMS & CONDITIONS. Use of computer programs and/or other automated devices to enter the Sweepstakes are prohibited. Normal Internet access and usage charges imposed by your online service will apply. By entering you understand that a) the Sponsor has the exclusive right to use your entry and excerpts of your entry in any advertising and promotional materials (visual, sound, print and/or electronic form), including posting entries or portions thereof on its websites, social media accounts/pages, advertising. etc.; b) you grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided herein, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the entry, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity; and c) you hereby hold the Sponsor harmless from and against any third party claim arising from the use of the entry and waive any right to inspect or approve uses of the entry or to be compensated for any such uses. All entries become the exclusive property of the Sponsor, and may not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by the Sponsor.

1. SWEEPSTAKES PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUES (“ARV”):

Twb (10) winners will be randomly selected where each winner will receive at least one of the following prizes which will also be randomly selected:

• One Yosemite: Sanctuary in Stone Book by William Neill (ARV $80.00 USD).
• One Luminosity Masks: Basic by Sean Bagshaw Video Tutorial (ARV $25.00 USD)
• One Luminosity Masks: Advanced by Sean Bagshaw Video Tutorial (ARV $25.00 USD)
• One Year Subscription for Let’s Get Organized! in Lightroom by Chrissy Donadi (ARV $79.00 USD)
• One Quarterly Subscription to Elements Magazine (ARV $39.00 USD)
• One Year Online Membership to the Nature Photographers Network (ARV $49.00 USD)
• One Year Subscription to Nature Vision Magazine (ARV $49.00 USD)
• One The Serviceberry Book by Robin Wall Kimmerer (ARV $20.00)
• One Light, Space, & Time Book by David duChemin (ARV $45.00)
• One Space, Stillness, Silence book by Eric Bennett (ARV $79.99)
• One Be Extraordinary Book by Guy Tal (ARV $40.00)
• One Shimoda Explore V2 25 Starter Kit (w/ Small Mirrorless Core Unit) – Black (ARV $372.90)
• One $50 gift card to B&H (ARV $50.00)
• One $50 gift card to REI (ARV $50.00)

The ARV of the total prizes is $1,003.89

1. WINNER SELECTION: All responses that are eligible entries during the Entry Period will be pooled together and ten (10) random winners selected. Drawings will be conducted on or about 12/15/2024 by Chrissy Donadi, whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this Sweepstakes. The odds of winning are dependent upon the number of eligible entries received. Prizes will be awarded and potential winners will be notified by email. Prizes are non-transferable and no cash substitution is allowed except by the Sponsor, who reserves the right to award prizes of equal or greater value if advertised prizes are unavailable. Allow 8-16 weeks for delivery of prizes. LIMIT ONE PRIZE PER PERSON.
2. GENERAL RULES: Taxes, related to the prizes are the winner’s sole responsibility, if applicable. Prize winners may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (where legal). Potential Prize winners must respond within three (3) days of notification attempt or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner selected. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in disqualification and alternate selection. Acceptance of the prize constitutes permission to use the winner’s name, likeness, image, photo, sobriquet, and biographical information for promotional purposes without further compensation except where prohibited by law. By entering, the entrant accepts and agrees to be bound by these OFFICIAL RULES and the winners release Sponsor, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, and all others associated with the development and execution of the Sweepstakes from any and all liability for damages, losses or injury resulting from participation in the Sweepstakes or acceptance or use of the prize. Entries will be declared to be made by the authorized account. “Authorized account holder” is defined as the natural person who is assigned to the email account associated with the submitted entry. Entries are subject to verification of eligibility and will be declared invalid if they are incomplete, falsified, altered, or tampered with in any way. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual that tampers or attempts to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes or website; violates the OFFICIAL RULES; or acts in an unsportsmanlike, obscene, or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other person. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, misdirected or damaged entries due to internet services providers service, weather, technical, hardware or software malfunctions, telephone failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled or delayed electronic communications, whether caused by the sender, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Sweepstakes which may limit the ability to participate, or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Sweepstakes. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, terminate or modify the Sweepstakes if it is not capable of completion as planned, including for infection by computer viruses, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention or technical failures, or corruption of any sort, and award prizes from eligible entries received prior to cancellation. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
3. ELIGIBILITY: This Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States, including the District of Columbia, who are 18 years of age or older as of the date of entry. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Employees and families of Chrissy Donadi Photography LLC (the “Sponsor”) and its subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates and related companies, advertising and promotion agencies, and their immediate families are ineligible. All federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
4. WINNERS LIST: For the names of the winners, visit on this page from approximately 12/30/2024 through 11/01/2025.
5. SPONSOR & ADMINISTRATOR: The Sponsors and Administrators of this Sweepstakes are Chrissy Donadi Photography LLC at 606 Liberty Avenue, 3^rd Floor, #107, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
6. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: NEITHER CHRISSY DONADI PHOTOGRAPHY LLC, NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AS WELL AS, THEIR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION AGENCIES SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY OR GOODWILL. IN ALL EVENTS, THE SOLE MAXIMUM LIABILITY OF SPONSOR AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ARV OF THE PRIZES SET FORTH HEREIN.
7. GOVERNING LAW & VENUE: THE PENNSYLVANIA COURTS (STATE & FEDERAL) SHALL HAVE SOLE JURISDICTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES REGARDING THE SWEEPSTAKES AND THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA SHALL GOVERN THE SAME. EACH ENTRANT WAIVES ANY AND ALL OBJECTIONS TO JURISDICTION AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE VENUE OF THOSE COURTS WITHIN CARBON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
8. CONTACT US: If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Policy or the practices of our Website, please feel free to e-mail us at info@chrissydonadi.com.

The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter/X. By entering entrants release Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter from any and all liability with regard to the Sweepstakes.

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