Elastic Agent Builder Livestream Contest

Official Rules ("Official Rules")

1. Sponsor. The Elastic Agent Builder Livestream Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by Elasticsearch, Inc., 88 Kearny Street, Floor 19, San Francisco, CA 94108 USA ("Elastic").
2. No Purchase Necessary; Entry Instructions. NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE THE CHANCES OF WINNING. THIS CONTEST IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION. The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, territorial, provincial and local laws.
3. How to Participate.
1. 3.1. To participate in the Contest, you must engage with the livestream via chat (post a response) on the following platforms (LinkedIn, X, or Youtube) during the hour-long livestream. Only one chat entry is required to be part of the drawing. Please note, the entry must be done during the one-hour livestream. Entries made before or after will not be qualified.
2. 3.2. Any attempt by you, or any other entity on your behalf with your knowledge, to participate using more than the stated number of accounts by using multiple/different email or addresses, accounts, identities, or any other methods will void your Submission and you may be disqualified. In the event of an ongoing dispute as to the identity of any participant, Elastic has the right to make determination as to the participant in its sole discretion. Elastic reserves the right to reject any submission of a Submission and/or participant for any reason.
3. 3.3. To enter without participating the livestream, on a piece of paper, complete a unique 200-word essay detailing how you've started building agent workflows in your organization, together with your full name, complete address, phone number (with area code), and email address, and e-mail it to: webevent@elastic.co, with the subject line "Elastic Agent Builder Livestream, Free To Enter."
4. 3.4. LIMITS: You will only be allowed (1) Submission during the Entire Contest Period (as defined below), regardless of how many responses you make.
4. Contest Period and Submission Period
1. 4.1. The "Contest Period" begins on January 22 at 11am, PST and ends on January 22 at 12pm, PST.
2. 4.2. The sole determinant of time for the purposes of this Contest will be the Contest server machines. Only submissions that are received during the Contest Period are capable of being Submissions that are eligible for award of Prizes.
5. Eligibility.
1. 5.1. The Contest is open only to legal residents of the following countries within the three (3) regions listed below:
  1. "AMER Region" consists of North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
  2. "APJ Region" consists of Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.
  3. "EMEA Region" consists of Europe, Western Asia, and Africa.
  For a full list of countries by region, see the UN Statistics Division Geographic Regions list located at https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/. In these Official Rules, AMER Region, APJ Region, and EMEA Region are each individually referred to as a "Territory" and are collectively referred to as the "Territories".
2. 5.2. Participants must be at least eighteen (18) years old or the age of majority, whichever is older, in their jurisdiction of residence. No one outside the Territories is eligible to participate in this Contest. Officers, directors, and employees of Elastic and its affiliates, and each of their immediate family members and those residing with them or any other entity participating in the design, administration, or fulfillment of the Contest, are not eligible to participate or win.
3. 5.3. The Contest is not open to any person to whom Elastic would otherwise be prohibited from awarding a Prize under any applicable law, rule, or regulation or any internal policies of Elastic or such person's employer. Any government or public official or anyone acting on behalf of any government may not participate and will not under any circumstances be eligible for a Prize. If Elastic, in its sole discretion, considers that a Prize may not be awarded to a Prize winner due to any applicable law, rule, or regulation or any internal policies of the Prize winner's employer, then it may instead, but shall not be obliged to, offer a substitute Prize, of the same or differing value.
4. 5.4. By entering this Contest, each participant represents and warrants that (i) the participant is not located in a destination prohibited by the then-current United States Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") (15 C.F.R. Subchapter C) and is not a person or entity listed on the economic sanctions regulations and guidelines of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Asset Control ("Restricted Parties"), and (ii) the participant will not export, re-export, or otherwise transfer any of Elastic's products, technology, content, information, services, or any intellectual property rights therein or related to any of the foregoing ("Elastic Technology"), or permit any Elastic Technology to be used by, or disclose any Elastic Technology to, any prohibited destination or Restricted Party; (iii) the participant's Submissions are honest, decent, legal and truthful; compliant with all applicable laws, these Official Rules and Elastic's Community Code of Conduct; the participant's own original work, created solely and exclusively by the participant, free from malware or other content adverse to the Contest, Elastic, the rights of third parties or public decency and do not contain the work of any third party and (iv) that the participant will not enter and / or accept a Prize if doing so would violate any policy implemented by the participant's employer. Each participant agrees to indemnify and hold Elastic harmless from and against claims, losses, costs, or liability arising out of or in connection with the participant's breach of this section.
6. Prizes.
1. 6.1. Elastic may award up to a total of four (4) "Prizes", as follows.
  1. 6.1.1. There is one (1) "Grand Prize" available to be won, consisting of:
    1. 6.1.1.1. Apple Airpods. The approximate retail value (ARV) of the Grand Prize is $285 USD and available to winners located in the US, UK, and Canada. Winners outside of these locations will be given a gift card of Elastic's choosing totaling up to $285 USD.
  2. 6.1.2. There are three (3) "Secondary Prizes" available to be won, consisting of three (3) gift cards of Elastic's choosing valued at $25 USD each.
2. 6.2. All values are expressed in U.S. dollars. The total ARV of all Prizes is $360 USD.
3. 6.3. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received during the Entire Submission Period.
4. 6.4. LIMITS. There is a total limit of one (1) Secondary Prize and one (1) Grand Prize per participant.
5. 6.5. No substitution or cash redemption of any Prize by a participant is permitted, except as allowed Elastic in its sole discretion. Elastic reserves the right to substitute a Prize with another of comparable or greater value, change the type of Prize offered or add additional Prizes for any reason. Each Prize winner is responsible for all taxes (including income and withholding taxes, if any), costs, expenses, and fees associated with the receipt and/or use of each Prize they win. Each winner of a Prize must follow all of the applicable Prize redemption instructions. Gift card issuers are not affiliated with this Contest. All Prizes are subject to the issuer's restrictions and applicable terms and conditions. Elastic will not be held responsible in the event of loss, theft or unauthorized use of a Prize. If any of these situations should occur, any balance will not be refunded and the Prize will not be replaced.
6. 6.6. Prize awards are subject to eligibility verification. Prior to receiving any Prizes, winners may be required to complete, sign, have notarized (if applicable), and return, without alteration and in the form presented by Elastic, (i) an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release (unless prohibited by law), which may require successfully completing any jurisdiction specific requirements; (ii) applicable tax documentation for their jurisdiction; (iii) any agreement or terms of use applicable to the Prizes, by the date specified by Elastic; and/or (iv) any applicable employment agreement or policy to verify such policies permit the acceptance of a Prize. In the event of non-compliance with any of the applicable foregoing requirements or in the event a potential Prize winner cannot accept, is unwilling to accept or fails to claim the applicable Prize (as awarded) in accordance with these Official Rules for any reason, then, in Elastic's sole and absolute discretion, the Prize may be forfeited and/or awarded to an alternate winner of Elastic's choosing or Elastic may elect not to award that Prize.
7. Contest Winner Selection and Notification.
1. 7.1. Potential winners of the Contest will be selected in a random drawing, from all eligible entries received, by or under the supervision of, the Sponsor. The draw will take place on or about January 22, 11am PT. Winners will be notified via during the livestream event in the chat and/or announced publicly at the end of the livestream. Winners are responsible for contacting Elastic through webevent@elastic.co to claim their prize. If (i) a winner does not respond within the time provided in that email or cannot be reached after a reasonable attempt has been made, (ii) any prize notification or Contest-related communications are rejected, faulty, or returned as undeliverable, or (iii) the winner cannot attend or participate in any portion of the Prize, then in each case that winner may be disqualified and Elastic may select an alternate winner in Elastic's sole discretion. Elastic shall have no responsibility or liability towards a potential winner. Elastic is not obligated to pursue any alternate winners; in such case, some Prizes may go unawarded.
2. 7.2. By claiming a Prize, the Prize claimant consents to the use of their name, likeness, voice, image, video, photograph, place of residence and / or GitHub profile, without further compensation, in any publicity or marketing activities carried out by Elastic or on Elastic's behalf, in perpetuity and in any media worldwide.
8. General Rules.
1. 8.1. By registering for this Contest, each participant agrees to abide by these Official Rules, Elastic's Community Code of Conduct and any decision Elastic makes regarding the Contest, which Elastic shall make in its sole discretion. All decisions made by Elastic, including decisions made by the judging panel, are made in its sole and absolute discretion and are binding and final in all respects. At any time, including but not limited to during the Contest Period, Elastic reserves the right to restrict participation, disqualify, and/or prosecute to the fullest extent permitted by law any participant or winner who, in Elastic's reasonable suspicion (as determined by Elastic in its sole and absolute discretion): (i) tampers with or impairs Elastic's website, the registration process, or the administration, security, fairness, or proper play of this Contest, (ii) damages or attempts to damage or cause an interruption of any online service, website, or the Contest, (iii) enters or participates in the Contest in a suspicious manner, (iv) intentionally registers more than a single participant account, or attempts to participate using multiple names, identities or email addresses, (v) provides false, untruthful, incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information, (v) attempts to tamper with, or enter, participate in or win the Contest by illegal, deceptive, abusive, unfair or fraudulent means or in any manner that is disruptive or inconsistent with the letter and spirit of these Official Rules, (vi) violates these Official Rules and / or Elastic's Community Code of Conduct, or (vii) acts in an unsportsmanlike, disruptive, obnoxious, inappropriate, threatening, illegal, abusive, threatening, or harassing manner. If disqualified, such participant forfeits any and all rights to a Prize and any Prize previously awarded to them must be returned immediately upon request from Elastic, without limiting Elastic's other rights and remedies both in law and at equity. The disqualified participant will have no claim against Elastic in respect of the Contest or the Prize which the participant might otherwise have won. If a participant or winner is disqualified, Elastic reserves the right, acting in its sole and absolute discretion, to terminate such person's eligibility to participate in this Contest and any future contests, programs, events, sweepstakes or any other promotions conducted by Elastic.
2. 8.2. Elastic's failure or decision to not enforce any provision in these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that or any other provision. In the event there is an alleged or actual ambiguity, discrepancy, or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials and/or these Official Rules (including any alleged discrepancy or inconsistency in these Official Rules), it will be resolved in Elastic's sole discretion.
3. 8.3. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, these Official Rules will otherwise remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein.
4. 8.4. Elastic reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, modify, or suspend the Contest or modify these Official Rules without prior notice or obligation, for any reason whatsoever, including but not limited to if Contest is incapable of running as planned, and award the Prizes in its sole discretion as deemed fair and appropriate by Elastic.
5. 8.5. In the event of a dispute concerning who participated, the participant will be declared to be the person who is the registered account holder of the e-mail address for the registered user account, but only if that person meets all other eligibility criteria.
6. 8.6. Each participant hereby grants Elastic the irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable, free of charge, royalty-free, worldwide right and permission to use, publish, post, translate, modify, edit, combine, disassemble, distribute, make available by wire or wireless means, publicly perform, and/or display in any medium now known or hereafter discovered, all participant information in each case for advertising, trade, promotional, and publicity purposes without further compensation of any kind and without any further notice. Each participant hereby waives any right to inspect or approve any such use and releases Elastic from any and all liability related to such uses. Each participant agrees and understands that information on websites, such as participant information, can be viewed throughout the world and that some overseas countries may provide lower levels of protection to the rights of individuals compared to other countries.
7. 8.7. Each participant hereby represents and warrants that they have all necessary right, authority, capacity and competence to consent to the use of all of their participant information as provided herein.
8. 8.8. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of these Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials, the terms and conditions of these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.
9. Intellectual Property.
1. 9.1. Except as expressly set forth in this section, participating in this Contest does not grant a participant any rights in or to Elastic's intellectual property rights. Elastic retains all right, title, and interest in and to Elastic Technology.
2. 9.2. Subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, in the event a participant creates and submits a Submission, the participant agrees to assign and hereby assigns to Elastic all rights, title, and interest in and to the Submission, including, without limitation, all copyright, moral rights (to the extent permitted by applicable intellectual property law) and any other any intellectual and/or other proprietary rights therein. Upon request from Elastic, the participant shall cooperate with Elastic and promptly execute or cause to be executed and all applications, assignments, consents, releases, or other instruments, and shall take all further actions, in each case that Elastic deems reasonably appropriate or necessary to permit and assist Elastic, at Elastic's expense, in obtaining, perfecting, and enforcing the full benefits, enjoyment, rights, and title throughout the world in the Submission.
10. Disclaimer, Release and Limit of Liability.
1. 10.1. NOTHING IN THESE OFFICIAL RULES LIMITS, EXCLUDES, OR MODIFIES OR PURPORTS TO LIMIT, EXCLUDE, OR MODIFY ANY STATUTORY CONSUMER GUARANTEES OR ANY IMPLIED CONDITION OR WARRANTY, THE EXCLUSION OF WHICH WOULD CONTRAVENE ANY STATUTE OR CAUSE ANY PART OF THESE OFFICIAL RULES TO BE VOID ("STATUTORY GUARANTEES"). EXCEPT FOR ANY STATUTORY GUARANTEES, ELASTIC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, CONDITIONS, GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING ANY PRIZE OR REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST AND EACH WINNER AGREES THAT THE PRIZE IS PROVIDED AS-IS. BY PARTICIPATING IN THE CONTEST, AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES TO RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS ELASTIC AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, DISTRIBUTORS, ADVERTISING/PROMOTION AGENCIES, AND PRIZE SUPPLIERS, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES AND EACH SUCH COMPANY'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASED PARTIES") FROM AND AGAINST ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH, OR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROPERTY, ARISING OUT OF PARTICIPATION IN THIS CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE.
2. 10.2. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR: (i) ANY LOST, LATE, INCORRECT, INCOMPLETE, INCOMPATIBLE, OR MISDIRECTED SUBMISSIONS, INFORMATION, CORRESPONDENCE, OR MATERIALS, WHETHER CAUSED BY PARTICIPANTS, PRINTING ERRORS, OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR UTILIZED IN THE CONTEST; (ii) TECHNICAL FAILURES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO MALFUNCTIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELAYS, OR DISCONNECTIONS IN PHONE OR CABLE LINES, NETWORK CONNECTIONS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE, OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED HUMAN INTERVENTION IN ANY PART OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS OR THE CONTEST; (iv) TECHNICAL OR HUMAN ERROR WHICH MAY OCCUR IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONTEST OR THE PROCESSING OF SUBMISSIONS; (v) ANY VIRUSES OR TECHNICAL OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS; (vi) ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHICH MAY BE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FROM PARTICIPATION IN THE CONTEST OR RECEIPT OR USE OR MISUSE OF ANY PRIZE; AND (vii) ANY CHANGES OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE CONTEST WEBSITE THAT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE CONTEST OR ABILITY OF THE PARTICIPANT TO TIMELY PARTICIPATE, RECEIVE NOTICES, OR COMMUNICATE WITH ELASTIC, IN WHICH CASE ELASTIC, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION, MAY TERMINATE OR MODIFY THE CONTEST.
3. 10.3. If for any reason a participant's registration and/or Submission(s) are confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost, or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the sole remedy is another registration or Submission(s) in the Contest. Unless otherwise specified, no more than the stated number and types of Prizes will be awarded and in no event will Elastic be liable for more than the stated number of Prizes in these Official Rules. In event that production, technical, programming, or any other reasons cause more than stated number of Prizes as set forth in these Official Rules to be available and/or claimed, Elastic reserves the right to award only the stated number of Prizes by selecting the winner in its sole discretion among all legitimate, unawarded, eligible Prize claims.
4. 10.4. Without limiting any other provision in these Official Rules, Elastic is not responsible or liable for failure to operate the Contest or supply the Prizes or any part thereof in the event that any of the Contest activities or Elastic's operations or activities are affected by a force majeure event, as determined by the Elastic in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, by reason of any acts of God, any action, regulation, order, or request by any governmental or quasi- governmental entity, equipment failure, threatened terrorist acts, terrorist acts, air raid, blackout, act of public enemy, earthquake, war (declared or undeclared), fire, flood, epidemic, pandemic, explosion, unusually severe weather, hurricane, embargo, labor dispute or strike (whether legal or illegal), labor or material shortage, transportation interruption of any kind, work slow-down, civil disturbance, insurrection, riot, or any law, rule, regulation, order, or other action adopted or taken by any governmental, federal, state, provincial, or local government authority, or any other cause, whether or not specifically mentioned above.
11. Privacy and Use of Personal Information. Elastic collects personal information from individuals when they enter this Contest. Elastic reserves the right to use any information collected in accordance with its privacy policy, which may be found at https://www.elastic.co/legal/privacy-statement.
12. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTES. THESE OFFICIAL RULES, THE CONTEST AND ALL ISSUES AND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY, INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THE CONTEST OR THE OFFICIAL RULES ARE GOVERNED BY, AND WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES OR PROVISIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. THE FORUM AND VENUE FOR ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES SHALL BE IN THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. EACH PARTICIPANT ACCEPTS AND SUBMITS TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS WITH RESPECT TO ANY LEGAL ACTIONS, SUITS, OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS CONTEST. EXCEPT WHERE PROHIBITED, AS A CONDITION OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS CONTEST, EACH PARTICIPANT AGREES THAT ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BETWEEN THE PARTICIPANT AND ELASTIC ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS CONTEST MUST BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION. THE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL DAMAGES, AND IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY PARTY BE ENTITLED TO RECOVER OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES), INCLUDING ATTORNEY'S FEES OR OTHER SUCH RELATED COSTS OF BRINGING A CLAIM, OR TO RESCIND THIS AGREEMENT OR SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR ANY OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF.
13. Winners List. Individuals may request the name of winner(s) by submitting an e-mail to: webevent@elastic.co.