Ghirardelli Chocolate Sample Kit Offer (the “Offer”) 

Terms and Conditions 

OFFER:  Receive a free Ghirardelli Sample Kit pursuant to these Terms and Conditions.

ELIGIBILITY: This Offer is only open to legal residents of the continental United States and the District of Columbia, 18 years or older and shall be governed solely by U.S. law. Residents of Alaska and Hawaii are not eligible to participate. Employees and their immediate families, including household members of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company (“Sponsor”), respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, advertising, and promotion agencies are not eligible.

OFFER PERIOD: This Offer begins at 5:00pm Pacific Standard Time (“PST”) on July 20, 2024,  and ends at 11:59pm PST on October 25, 2024  or while supplies last (the “Offer Period”).

HOW TO PARTICIPATE: To participate, click on the link provided in any affiliated email sent by Sponsors or log onto https://www.ghirardelli.com/professional-chocolate-sample-kit and complete the required information on the official request form provided and submit the form.  LIMIT ONE OFFER/SAMPLE KIT PER PERSON/PER HOUSEHOLD/PER BUSINESS.  THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted. All submissions become property of Sponsors. By submitting a request you grant Sponsor and their respective agents all rights to use your submission and your name, voice, and likeness for promotional purposes, including online announcements, without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law. Any information collected shall be used only in a manner consistent with Ghirardelli’s Privacy Policies, which can be found at https://www.ghirardelli.com/privacy-policy#r4kCHuAfMOy2LIDs.97    

SAMPLE KIT:  

• One (1) 5lb. bag Ghirardelli Queen Dark Chocolate Wafers
• One (1) 5lb. bag Ghirardelli Stanford Milk Chocolate Wafers
• One (1) 5lb. bag Ghirardelli Barista Dark Chocolate Mini Chips
• One (1) 5lb. bag Ghirardelli 72% Cacao Dark Chocolate Chips
• One (1) 5lb. bag Ghirardelli 100% Cacao Unsweetened Chocolate Wafers

Total approx. retail value for the Sample Kit is $250.00

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Allow 6-8 weeks for receipt of Sample Kit.  No substitutions or exchanges are permitted, except by Sponsors who reserve the right to substitute a Sample Kit, or part of a Sample Kit, with one of equal or greater value.  Participants shall be solely responsible for payment of any taxes.  No more than three hundred Sample Kits are available in the Offer.  The Offer is subject to all applicable laws.  Offer valid for individuals only; requests from groups, clubs or organizations and fraudulent requests will not be honored.  Sample Kits cannot be redeemed for cash.  Sample Kit is provided “as is” and without any warranty of any kind. Sponsors reserve the right to verify eligibility qualifications. Sponsors and their respective affiliates, representatives, and advertising and promotion agencies are not responsible for any: (a) telephone, computer, hardware, software, or programming malfunctions or errors or interrupted or unavailable network, server or other connections, network malfunction, or other technical failures or error; (b) communication disruption or other forces beyond the reasonable control of Sponsors , including inability to access the Website, submit submissions, or other disruption related to internet traffic, virus, bug or non-authorized intervention; (c) damage caused by computer virus or otherwise resulting to any computer from entrant’s access of the Website, whether human, mechanical or electronic, (d) incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by the Website users or by any of the programming or equipment associated with or used in the Offer, or (e) late, lost, unintelligible, misdirected, incomplete or garbled submissions. If, for any reason, the Offer is not capable of running as planned by reason of, but not limited to, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which Sponsors deem could corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Offer, Sponsors reserve the right at their sole discretion, to cancel terminate, modify, or suspend the Offer. Any attempt by user to deliberately damage the Website or undermine the legitimate operation of this Website is a violation of Criminal and Civil Laws. Should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserve the right to seek damages from any such individual to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: By participating in the Offer, each participant agrees to release and hold harmless Sponsors and their respective affiliated companies subsidiaries, printers, advertising and promotion agencies and each of their respective employees, officers, directors, members, representatives and agents (collectively, the “Releasees”) from any and all liability for any and all claims, injuries, losses or damages of any kind to persons, including death, or property arising in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the Offer, including, but not limited to, any Offer-related activity, participant’s request, participation or inability to participate in the Offer or the acceptance, use or misuse of any reward.

DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, participants agree that: (1) any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Offer shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, in a court of competent jurisdiction located in Alameda County, California; (2) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in this Offer, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (3) participants hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, 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 Terms and Conditions , or the rights and obligations of a participant and Sponsor in connection with the Offer, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of California or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the state of California.

SPONSORS: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, 1111 139th Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578