Giveaway policy

MONTE VITSO COSTA RICA GIVEAWAY — OFFICIAL RULES

1. BINDING AGREEMENT

By entering the Monte Vitso Costa Rica Giveaway (the "Giveaway"), you agree to be fully and unconditionally bound by these Official Rules (the "Rules") and by the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Giveaway. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set out in these Rules. If you do not agree to these Rules, do not enter.

These Rules constitute the entire agreement between you and the Sponsor with respect to the Giveaway and supersede all prior or contemporaneous statements, advertisements, or representations, whether oral or written. In the event of any conflict between these Rules and any advertisement, banner, social media post, email, or other promotional material relating to the Giveaway, these Rules control.

2. SPONSOR

The Giveaway is sponsored and administered by:

Monte Vitso 425 3rd Ave SW Glen Burnie, MD 21061 United States Email: support@montevitso.com

(the "Sponsor").

3. ELIGIBILITY

The Giveaway is open only to natural persons who, at the time of entry:

(a) are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia;
(b) are eighteen (18) years of age or older, or the age of majority in their state of residence, whichever is greater; and
(c) have a valid email address and a valid United States mailing address.

The following persons are not eligible to enter or win: the Sponsor's owners, officers, directors, employees, contractors, and agents; any person or entity involved in the development, administration, promotion, or fulfillment of the Giveaway; and the immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling, and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and household members (whether related or not) of each of the foregoing.

The Giveaway is void in Puerto Rico, all United States territories and possessions, and outside the United States, and is void wherever otherwise prohibited or restricted by law. Entries from ineligible persons or from jurisdictions where the Giveaway is void will be disqualified without notice.

4. GIVEAWAY PERIOD

The Giveaway begins on [START DATE] at 12:00:00 AM Eastern Time and ends on [END DATE] at 11:59:59 PM Eastern Time (the "Giveaway Period"). All entries must be received within the Giveaway Period to be eligible.

The Sponsor's computer and email systems are the official time-keeping devices for the Giveaway. Entries received before or after the Giveaway Period, as determined by those systems, will be void.

5. HOW TO ENTER

There are two (2) methods of entry. Both methods are given equal weight in the drawing. Entries received through the free method have exactly the same chance of winning as entries received through the purchase method.

5.1 Method A — Entry With Purchase

Place a single order on montevitso.com with a merchandise subtotal of US $120.00 or more, calculated after all discounts, promotional codes, and store credits are applied and excluding shipping, handling, and taxes. Each qualifying order automatically receives five (5) entries.

Entries are associated with the email address used at checkout. Multiple orders below the $120.00 threshold cannot be combined to qualify.

5.2 Method B — Free Entry (No Purchase Necessary)

Send an email to support@montevitso.com with the subject line "GIVEAWAY ENTRY" containing all of the following:

your full first and last name;
your complete United States mailing address, including city, state, and ZIP code;
your email address;
your telephone number; and
a statement that you are 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of the United States.

Each complete and compliant email receives one (1) entry. Limit one (1) free entry per person per calendar day, up to a maximum of five (5) free entries per person for the entire Giveaway Period.

Emails that are incomplete, illegible, or missing any of the required information will not be accepted as entries and will not be returned or corrected. Free entries must be sent from the entrant's own email address and must be composed and submitted by the entrant personally.

5.3 Entry Limits

Maximum five (5) entries per person for the entire Giveaway Period, across both methods combined. Entries in excess of this limit will be void.

Entry limits are applied per natural person, not per email address, account, household, or payment method. If the Sponsor reasonably determines that a single person has entered using multiple identities, email addresses, accounts, or addresses, all entries associated with that person may be disqualified.

5.4 Void Entries

The following entries are void and will not be included in the drawing:

(a) entries associated with an order that is cancelled, refunded, charged back, returned in whole or in part, or that reduces the order's qualifying subtotal below US $120.00, whether before or after the drawing;
(b) entries generated by script, macro, bot, automated means, or any device or method that circumvents these Rules;
(c) entries submitted through third-party services, sweepstakes clubs, or entry agents;
(d) entries containing false, incomplete, or fraudulent information;
(e) entries from ineligible persons under Section 3; and
(f) entries received outside the Giveaway Period.

If an order is refunded, returned, or charged back after a prize has been awarded, the Sponsor reserves the right to revoke the prize or to require repayment of its value.

All entries become the property of the Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission is not proof of receipt. The Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, delayed, garbled, corrupted, filtered as spam, or not received for any reason.

6. PRIZE

The prize awarded in this Giveaway depends on the total number of eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period, as follows:

6.1 Grand Prize — Awarded Only If Threshold Is Met

If five thousand (5,000) or more eligible entries are received during the Giveaway Period, one (1) Grand Prize will be awarded, consisting of:

A Costa Rica trip for two (2), awarded in the form of a US $3,500.00 travel credit, redeemable through a third-party travel booking provider designated by the Sponsor.

Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): US $3,500.00.

The travel credit may be applied toward flights, accommodation, and related travel arrangements, subject to the terms, conditions, availability, and blackout dates of the designated travel provider. The travel credit must be redeemed within twelve (12) months of the date it is issued to the winner, after which any unused balance expires with no residual value. The travel credit has no cash value and may not be sold, transferred, or exchanged.

6.2 Alternate Prize — Awarded If Threshold Is Not Met

If fewer than five thousand (5,000) eligible entries are received during the Giveaway Period, the Grand Prize described in Section 6.1 will not be awarded. In that case, one (1) winner will instead receive:

A US $100.00 Monte Vitso store credit, redeemable at montevitso.com.

Approximate Retail Value ("ARV"): US $100.00.

The store credit must be redeemed within twelve (12) months of issuance, may be applied to merchandise only, and does not cover shipping, handling, or taxes. It has no cash value and may not be sold, transferred, or exchanged.

6.3 Provisions Applicable to Both Prize Tiers

Exactly one (1) winner will be selected in either case. One prize per person and per household.

The total number of eligible entries received will be publicly announced together with the identity of the winner, so that entrants can verify which prize tier applied.

No cash alternative, substitution, or transfer of any prize is permitted, except that the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable for any reason.

All expenses, costs, fees, and incidentals not expressly stated as included are the sole responsibility of the winner. For the Grand Prize this includes, without limitation: passports and travel documentation; visas; ground transportation; meals; gratuities; travel insurance; baggage fees; personal expenses; any amount by which the cost of the winner's chosen travel arrangements exceeds the value of the travel credit; and any and all costs associated with a travel companion.

The winner is solely responsible for selecting and arranging travel dates and for meeting all entry requirements of any destination. The Sponsor is not a travel agency, is not the provider of any travel service, and makes no representation or warranty regarding any third-party travel provider.

7. ODDS OF WINNING

The odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period. As of the date these Rules were published, the Sponsor cannot predict the number of entries that will be received.

8. WINNER SELECTION

One (1) potential winner will be selected in a random drawing from among all eligible entries received during the Giveaway Period. The drawing will be conducted on or about [DRAWING DATE] by the Sponsor or its designated representative, whose decisions are final and binding in all matters relating to the Giveaway.

The drawing is conducted by chance. The content of any free-entry email plays no role whatsoever in the selection of the winner, and no entry is judged, scored, ranked, or evaluated on merit, creativity, need, or any other qualitative basis.

9. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION

The potential winner will be notified by email at the address associated with the winning entry, and where available by telephone, within approximately five (5) business days of the drawing.

The potential winner must respond to the notification within seven (7) calendar days of the date it is sent. Failure to respond within that period, an undeliverable or bounced notification, a determination that the potential winner is ineligible or has not complied with these Rules, or a refusal to accept the prize will result in forfeiture of the prize, and an alternate winner may be selected at random from among the remaining eligible entries. Up to two (2) alternate winners may be selected, after which the prize may go unawarded.

The potential winner may be required to complete, sign, and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, a Liability Release, and (where lawful) a Publicity Release, together with any tax documentation required under Section 10, within seven (7) calendar days of receipt. Failure to return the required documents within that period will result in forfeiture.

The Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility and identity of any entrant or potential winner, including by requesting government-issued identification and proof of address, before awarding any prize.

10. TAXES

All federal, state, and local taxes on any prize are the sole responsibility of the winner.

If the value of the prize awarded is US $600.00 or more, the winner will be required to complete and return an IRS Form W-9 (or, where applicable, the appropriate Form W-8) before the prize is released, and the Sponsor will issue an IRS Form 1099-MISC reporting the ARV of the prize as income for the calendar year in which it is awarded.

The Sponsor does not provide tax advice. Entrants and winners are encouraged to consult their own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of entering the Giveaway or accepting a prize.

11. PUBLICITY

Except where prohibited by law, acceptance of a prize constitutes the winner's consent to the Sponsor's use of the winner's first name, last initial, city and state of residence, photograph, likeness, voice, and statements about the Giveaway, for advertising, promotional, and publicity purposes in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide, in perpetuity, without further notice, review, approval, compensation, or consideration of any kind.

12. RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By entering the Giveaway, each entrant releases, discharges, and holds harmless the Sponsor, its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising and promotional agencies, third-party travel and fulfillment providers, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, liabilities, losses, damages, injuries, costs, and expenses of any kind — including personal injury, death, property damage, and reasonable attorneys' fees — arising out of or relating in any way to:

(a) participation in the Giveaway;
(b) the submission, acceptance, or rejection of any entry;
(c) the awarding, receipt, ownership, possession, use, misuse, redemption, or inability to redeem any prize;
(d) any travel, activity, or service booked, purchased, or undertaken in connection with any prize;
(e) any typographical, printing, human, or technical error in these Rules or in any Giveaway-related material; or
(f) any act or omission of any third-party travel provider, airline, hotel, or other supplier.

The Released Parties make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to any prize.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will the Released Parties be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages, or for any lost profits, arising out of or relating to the Giveaway, whether based in contract, tort, or any other theory, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. To the extent any Released Party is nonetheless found liable, that liability is limited to the entrant's actual out-of-pocket costs of entering the Giveaway.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages, so portions of the above may not apply to you.

13. TECHNICAL FAILURES

The Released Parties are not responsible for: technical, hardware, software, telephone, network, internet, or email failures of any kind; lost, delayed, incomplete, garbled, or misdirected transmissions; server or email provider failures or unavailability; spam or junk-mail filtering; unauthorized human intervention; or any injury or damage to any person's computer or device related to or resulting from participation in the Giveaway.

14. DISQUALIFICATION AND FRAUD

The Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual it reasonably believes has:

(a) tampered with the entry process or the operation of the Giveaway or the Sponsor's website;
(b) acted in violation of these Rules;
(c) attempted to enter multiple times in excess of the stated limits, or through multiple identities, accounts, or addresses;
(d) used any automated system or third-party service to enter;
(e) provided false or misleading information; or
(f) acted in a manner that is disruptive, abusive, threatening, or intended to annoy, harass, or harm any other person.

ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE GIVEAWAY MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND THE SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES AND OTHER REMEDIES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

15. MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND TERMINATION

If, for any reason, the Giveaway cannot be conducted as planned — including as a result of infection by computer virus, bug, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure, or any other cause beyond the Sponsor's reasonable control that corrupts or affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper conduct of the Giveaway — the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the Giveaway, in whole or in part.

If the Giveaway is terminated before the scheduled end date, the Sponsor will, if practicable, conduct the drawing from among all eligible entries received up to the point of termination, applying the prize tiers set out in Section 6.

Any material change to these Rules will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

16. FORCE MAJEURE

The Sponsor is not responsible for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Rules where such failure or delay results from any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disaster, epidemic or pandemic, war, terrorism, civil unrest, labor dispute, governmental action, travel restriction, or failure of any third-party supplier or travel provider.

17. PRIVACY

Information submitted in connection with the Giveaway is collected by the Sponsor and used in accordance with the Sponsor's Privacy Policy, available at montevitso.com/pages/privacy-policy. Information submitted through the free entry method is used for the purpose of administering the Giveaway and is not added to any marketing list unless the entrant separately and affirmatively opts in.

18. WINNER LIST

For the name of the winner and the total number of eligible entries received, send an email to support@montevitso.com with the subject line "WINNER REQUEST" within ninety (90) days after the drawing date.

19. DISPUTES, GOVERNING LAW, AND ARBITRATION

Except where prohibited by law, by entering the Giveaway each entrant agrees that:

(a) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with the Giveaway, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action;
(b) any and all such disputes, claims, and causes of action shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration administered in Maryland under the rules of a recognized arbitration provider, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction;
(c) any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, excluding attorneys' fees; and
(d) under no circumstances will any entrant be permitted to obtain any award for, and each entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages other than actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Rules, or the rights and obligations of entrants and the Sponsor, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules.

20. NO PLATFORM SPONSORSHIP

The Giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram, Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook, TikTok, Google, Shopify, or any other social media or e-commerce platform. Entrants release each such platform from any and all liability in connection with the Giveaway. Any questions, comments, or complaints regarding the Giveaway must be directed to the Sponsor, not to any platform.

21. SEVERABILITY

If any provision of these Rules is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that provision will be severed and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect.

22. CONTACT

Questions regarding the Giveaway should be directed to:

support@montevitso.com Monte Vitso, 425 3rd Ave SW, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, United States Customer service hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Effective date: [01.08.26]