Purple Carrot x Eat Just Winter 2025 Sweepstakes Official Rules 

SPONSOR: The Purple Carrot x Eat Just Winter 2025 Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by is sponsored by Eat Just, Inc., located at 1145 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, California 94501 (“Sponsor”). This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Meta Platforms, Inc. dba Meta or its related products, including but not limited to Instagram.  

BINDING AGREEMENT: By entering or attempting to enter this Sweepstakes, participants (“Participants”) agree to abide by all terms of these Official Rules, applicable social media terms and to be bound by the decisions of the Sponsor. All federal, state, and local laws apply. Failure to comply with the above may result in disqualification.

ENTRY PERIOD: Entries into the Sweepstakes must be made between 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST) on Monday, February 3, 2025, and 10:00 a.m. PST on Friday, February 7, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). The Sponsor’s computer system is the official timekeeping device with respect to all matters relating to the Promotion. PST means the time in California on the dates in question.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all legal United States residents age 18 years or older. Employees, officers, directors, agents, or other Sponsor representatives, members of their immediate families, and persons living in the same household are not eligible. 

HOW TO ENTER/CREATE AN ENTRY: Eligible entrants (“Entrants”) may enter in one of two ways: By entering their email address in the form provided in the Sweepstakes communication email; OR by logging into their Instagram account during the Entry Period (Entrant may create a non-private Instagram account for free if Entrant does not already have one) and take the following steps which together constitute a single entry (“Entry”):

1. “Like” the Sweepstakes post; AND

2. Follow both @eatjust and @purplecarrotxo AND

3. Tag one (1) friend in the comments on the giveaway post.

Direct any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Sweepstakes to Sponsor, not to Instagram,

Each Entry must meet the following Entry Requirements (any Entry that, in Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion, violates the following criteria will be disqualified):

• Entrant must be the rightful owner of the Instagram account associated with the Entry;

• Entry must comply with the Instagram terms and conditions as posted on the platform;

• Entry must NOT contain any material that infringes or violates any right of a third-party including copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, publicity or other proprietary rights, other than those belonging to Sponsor;

LIMIT: Each Entrant can earn a maximum of one (1) Entry across all email addresses and social media accounts.

USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION:  By participating in the Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees that they are providing their information to Sponsor to use of Entrant’s personal information by Sponsor for both online and offline direct marketing purposes, as well as for administration of the Sweepstakes including, without limitation, verifying Entrant’s eligibility, contacting Entrant regarding Entrant’s Entry, awarding the Prize, avoidance of fraud/tampering, compliance with legal obligations, and analytics and improvement of offerings. For additional information about how the Sponsor uses the Entrant’s data and to opt-out of communications from the Sponsor, visit Sponsor’s Privacy Policy at https://www.ju.st/privacy. 

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: As between the Sponsor and the Entrant, the Entrant retains ownership of all intellectual and industrial property rights (including moral rights) in and to the entry (excluding the Sponsor’s rights in their respective trademarks and intellectual property.)

WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION: On or about Friday, February 7, 2025, Sponsor will randomly select two (2) potential prize winners (“Potential Winners”) in the manner described below. Specifically, Sponsor will select, by a third-party random generator, two (2) Entries from among all timely submitted, eligible Entries received during the Entry Period, for a total of two (2) grand prizes. Each Potential Winner will be contacted via email via the email address used to enter the Sweepstakes or via direct message to the social media account used to enter. Sponsor shall have no liability for a Potential Winner’s failure to receive notices for any reason. Each Potential Winner must respond to the winner notification email and fulfill any additional requirements contained in the winner notification, including signing and returning an Affidavit of Eligibility, and Liability and Publicity Release (“Release”) to Sponsor within 48 hours of the date the notification was sent by Sponsor. Upon satisfaction of these requirements, the Potential Winner will be declared the Winner. In the event that Sponsor is unable to contact a Potential Winner within wo (2) days of its first attempt, or a Potential Winner does not comply with all requirements in the winner notification message within the timeframe stated, Sponsor will disqualify that Potential Winner and award the Prize to another eligible Entrant (a “Replacement Potential Winner”) selected at random from among all remaining timely submitted, eligible Entries received. The Replacement Potential Winner must comply with all the requirements of this paragraph and the winner notification message in the same timeframes as if they had been selected as the disqualified Potential Winner or be disqualified in the manner set forth in this paragraph, in which case additional Replacement Potential Winner(s) will be selected in the same manner as set forth in this paragraph, until the Prize is awarded. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible Entries received.

PRIZE: Two (2) grand prizes consisting each of a specially curated meal and recipe box from Purple Carrot ($150 value) and a $150.00 Purple Carrot gift card will be awarded. The approximate retail value of all prizes to be awarded totals $600.00 USD. Prizes may not be exchanged or redeemed for cash, sold, or traded.  No prize transfer, assignment, or substitution by Winner(s) is permitted. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a Prize, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Winner(s) will be solely responsible for all local, state, and federal taxes, as well as any license and registration or other fees incurred by participation in the Sweepstakes, including but not limited to transportation costs, gratuities, and other items of an incidental nature.  The value of the Prize may be taxable as income, and the Winner is solely responsible for any taxes relating to the Prize received, including, but not limited to, all applicable federal, state, and local taxes if applicable. Each Winner may be required to provide their social security number (dependent on the Prize value). Sponsor will report any individual winnings over $600 (in cash or fair market value of goods or services) in one year to the Internal Revenue Service.  Winner(s) will receive a Form 1099 from Sponsor if Sponsor reports any winnings to the Internal Revenue Service. 

DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor, in addition to all other available rights and remedies, reserves the right in its sole discretion to permanently disqualify from this Sweepstakes any Entrant it believes has attempted to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by violating the Official Rules, cheating, deception, or other unfair playing practices or who annoys, abuses, threatens or harasses any other entrants or Sponsor.  

RELEASE OF LIABILITY: As a condition of entering the Sweepstakes, all Participants agree to RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE Eat Just, Inc., Purple Carrot, Meta Platforms, Inc. dba Meta, and each of their respective direct and indirect affiliates, divisions, parent and subsidiary companies, officers, employees, shareholders, representatives, managers, members, directors, owners, agents, insurers, attorneys, predecessors, successors, and assigns thereof (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from and against all claims, damages, charges, injuries, losses, proceedings, suits, actions (including but not limited to tort actions, product liability actions, wrongful death actions, warranty actions, breach of contract actions, privacy and defamation actions, misappropriation of likeness actions, identity theft, loss of consortium claims), expenses and attorney fees that they or anyone on their behalf (including but not limited to their heirs, representatives or next of kin) have or might have for any death, injury, damage or claimed injury or damage arising out of, involving or relating to their participation in the Sweepstakes , including, but not limited to, any claim that the act or omission complained of was caused in whole or in part by the strict liability or negligence in any form of the Released Parties. 

Furthermore, the Participant expressly waives and relinquishes all rights and benefits afforded by Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California, understanding and acknowledging the significance and consequence of such specific waiver of Section 1542.  Section 1542 of the Civil Code of the State of California states: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.” 

Participant expressly acknowledges that this release is intended to include, in its effect, without limitation, all claims that Participant does not know or suspect to exist in Participant’s favor at the time of execution hereof and that this release contemplates the extinguishment of any such claim or claims.  Participant acknowledges and agrees that this general release is intended to be as broad and comprehensive as California law permits. 

DISPUTES; GOVERNING LAW: By entering this Sweepstakes, Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this Sweepstakes and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed under, the laws of California, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising from or relating to this sweepstakes and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts in San Francisco, California. ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEST OR ANYTHING AWARDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTEST WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY WITHOUT RESORTING TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS HEREBY WAIVED.  

FURTHER INFORMATION & WINNERS LIST REQUEST:

SPONSOR: Eat Just, Inc., 1145 Atlantic Ave., Alameda, California 94501

WINNERS LIST: Participants may receive notice of Prize winner(s) by contacting Sponsor at the address above or via wecare@ju.st by March 28, 2025, at 3:00 pm PST.