HairUWear

2025 Hairdo Crew Contest

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.
PURCHASE OR PAYMENT DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING.

1. Eligibility: The 2025 Hairdo Crew Contest (the “Promotion”) is open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia (the “Territory”) 18 years of age or older at the time of entry. HairUWear Inc. (“Sponsor”) and their respective parents, subsidiaries and affiliated companies, retailers, sales representatives, dealers, distributors, licensees and the advertising, fulfillment, judging and promotion agencies involved in the development and administration of this Promotion and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (collectively, “Promotion Parties”), and their immediate family members and persons living in the same households of each (whether related or not) are not eligible to participate. The Promotion is subject to all applicable federal, state, local and municipal laws and is void outside the Territory and where prohibited by law. By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree to abide by and be bound by the Official Rules and decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters relating to the Promotion, including but not limited to validation of the judging process. Sponsor may require proof of consent at any time and in any manner they deem appropriate. Other eligibility requirements and conditions of participation are set forth below in these official rules for the Promotion (“Official Rules”).

2. Promotion Period: The Promotion begins on June 5, 2025, and ends on August 24, 2025 (the “Promotion Period”).

3. Round 1 Entry Period: The round 1 entry period begins on June 5, 2025, and ends on July 7, 2025 (the “Round 1 Entry Period”).

4. How to Enter “Round 1”: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
During the Round 1 Entry Period, entrants may visit https://hairdousa.com/pages/hairdo-crew (the “Website”) and follow the on-screen directions to enter Round 1 of the Promotion by completing all Typeform fields, submitting to enter, and sharing the pinned Hairdo Crew Contest post to your Instagram Story tagging @hairdoUSA. You will receive one (1) entry into Round 1 of the Promotion when you properly complete this process (a “Round 1 Website Entry”).

If you do not have an Instagram account, download the Instagram app on your mobile device, go to www.Instagram.com and follow the directions to create an account. Creating an account is free and you may be asked to agree to the terms of service and privacy policy of the relevant platform. If you choose to enter using your mobile device, standard data fees may apply. See your wireless provider for pricing plan details. To be eligible for the Promotion, you must ensure that your Instagram profile is public.

5. Round 1 Judging: All judging for the Promotion will be conducted by a panel of qualified judges under the supervision of Sponsor. All eligible Round 1 Entries received during the Round 1 Entry will be judged on the basis of the following: Presentation/style that would best depict brand and products (50%), look/appearance/photogenic quality (30%) personality, excitement and/or engagement on social media (20%) (collectively the “Round 1 Judging Criteria”). There will be twenty finalists (the “Finalists”) selected by the judging panel. Finalists will be determined on or about July 8, 2025. In the event of a tie, the tied Round 1 Entries will be judged/re-judged by the judges using the same Round 1 Judging Criteria. If there is a subsequent tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in the first Round 1 Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Round 1 Judging Criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie.

6. Finalist Round (“Round 2”): For Round 2, all Finalists will be sent a Finalist Prize (as defined below) of Hairdo® product, in order to participate in Round 2.

a. Round 2 Entry Period: The Round 2 entry period begins upon Sponsor’s notice, after all Finalists have been validated and shipped their Finalist Prizes, on or about July 22, 2025, and ends on August 11, 2025 (the “Round 2 Entry Period”).

b. How Finalists Enter Round 2: Once the Finalists have been determined in Round 1, they will be contacted via email with instructions on how to advance to Round 2. During the Round 2 Entry Period, Finalists may enter Round 2 by visiting the website URL provided in the email instructions and following the on-screen directions to upload your best hair video of yourself using your Finalist Prize, including all required information. Round 2 Entries will be scheduled as collaboration posts whereby @hairdoUSA (the “Brand”) invites the entrant to accept a collaboration request on a mutually agreed upon day during the Voting Period. Entrant must accept the request to collab within 24 hours. You will receive one (1) entry into Round 2 of the Promotion when you properly complete this process (a “Round 2 Entry”).

c. Finalist Voting: In this round, one Round 2 Entry from each finalist will be posted on the Website for public voting. (If a Finalist submits more than one Round 2 Entry, the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, will select the one Round 2 Entry to post.) The Finalist whose Round 2 Entry receives the highest number of eligible votes within the Round 2 Entry Period will be selected as the potential “Finalist Favorite”, subject to validation. The Finalist voting will be run as follows:

i. Finalist Voting Period: Voting begins on August 14, 2025, and ends on August 24, 2025 (the “Voting Period”).

ii. How to Vote for Finalists’ Round 2 Entries: During the Voting Period, individuals may vote on a Round 2 Entry by online vote: Go to the Website and follow the on-screen directions, complete all required fields and submit to vote. In the event of a tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest total score in the Finalist Judging (detailed below), continuing thereafter to the highest score in each Finalist Judging Criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie. LIMIT ONE (1) VOTE PER ENTRY PER IP ADDRESS PER DAY DURING THE VOTING PERIOD. Multiple votes received from any person or email address in excess of the stated number will be void. Any attempt by any entrant or voter to obtain more than the stated number of votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means, including without limitation, offering prizes or other inducements to members of the public, by using any automated program, by using multiple/different email addresses, identities, registrations and logins, or any other methods, will void those votes and entrant and/or the Round 2 Entry may be disqualified, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. Certain countries in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean have been blocked from voting due to common fraud. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select an alternate Finalist Favorite should the voting appear to have been tampered with or manipulated in any way. The Finalist Favorite will be determined on or about August 28, 2025.

iii. Finalist Judging: All Round 2 Entries received during the Round 2 Entry Period will be judged by qualified judges on the basis of the following: Presentation/style that best depicts brand and products (50%), look/appearance/photogenic quality (30%) personality, excitement and/or engagement on social media (20%) (collectively, the “Round 2 Judging Criteria”). In the event of a tie, the tied Round 2 Entries will be re-judged by the judges using the same criteria. If there is a subsequent tie, tie breaker will be based upon the highest score in the first Round 2 Judging Criteria, continuing thereafter to each Round 2 Judging Criteria in order, as needed, to break the tie. The Grand Prize winner will be determined on or about August 28, 2025.

7. Entry Guidelines: Round 1 Entries and Round 2 Entries are each “Entries” in the Promotion. Entries must follow the submission requirements set forth below and comply in all respects with these Official Rules. All Entries are subject to a review by Sponsor prior to posting online. By submitting your Entry, you represent that your Entry conforms to the submission guidelines set forth below and with all of these Official Rules, and agree that the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may remove your Entry and disqualify you from the Promotion if it believes, in its sole discretion, that your Entry fails to conform to the submission requirements or to these Official Rules in any way.

8. Conditions of Submission:

a. Submission Guidelines:

1. The Round 2 Entry must be a video of the individual entering the Promotion.
2. Videos must be formatted as 9×16 in MP4 or MOV and can be a maximum of 50 mb in size.
3. Videos must be between 30-60 seconds long.
4. Entry must not include any text overlays
5. If Entry includes music/audio, it must be royalty-free.
6. The Entry has not been previously published.
7. Entrant owns or otherwise has rights to use all elements of the Entry.
8. Publication of the Entry via various media including web posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party.

b. Additional Conditions of Submission: Any Entry which Sponsor, in their sole opinion, deem to be inappropriate for publication or inclusion in this Promotion will not be considered or displayed and the corresponding entrant will be disqualified. Entry cannot, in the opinion of the Sponsor: (i) be sexually explicit or suggestive, unnecessarily violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group, profane or pornographic, contain nudity or any materially dangerous activity; (ii) promote alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing), any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous, or any particular political agenda or message; (iii) be obscene or offensive, endorse any form of hate or hate group; (iv) defame, misrepresent or contain disparaging remarks about Sponsor or its products, or other people, products or companies; (v) contain any personal identification, such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses; (vi) contain copyrighted materials owned by others (including photographs, sculptures, paintings and other works of art or images published on or in websites, television, movies or other media); (vii) except for incidental usage, as determined solely by Sponser, contain or reference trademarks, logos (except Sponsor’s) or trade dress owned by others, or advertise or promote any brand or product (except Sponsor’s) of any kind, without permission; (viii) communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; and (ix) depict, or be in violation of any law. By submitting an Entry, each entrant represents and warrants that: (i) her Entry is the sole and original creation of the entrant or entrant owns all rights in the video and Entry has not been copied in whole or in part from any other work; (ii) the Entry does not violate or infringe any copyright, trademark/tradename, or other proprietary right of any person (including but not limited to rights of privacy or publicity or portrayal in a false light) or entity. Each entrant will indemnify and hold harmless, the Promotion Parties from any claims to the contrary.

BY SUBMITTING AN ENTRY, ENTRANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HER ENTRY MAY BE POSTED ON SPONSOR’S WEBSITES, IN SPONSOR’S DISCRETION. Posting of an Entry is not an indication that the Entry has won a prize or is otherwise eligible for a prize. Rights Granted: To the maximum extent permitted by law, your Entry will be the property of Sponsor, and may be displayed, used or altered by Sponsor (or anyone Sponsor authorizes) for any purpose without any kind of payment to you. It also means that Sponsor or any of their affiliates may produce, market, sell or otherwise distribute products based on (in whole or in part) your Entry. This means you irrevocably and forever grant and assign to Sponsor all worldwide right, title, and interest in and to your Entry (and all works derived from it) as well as all intellectual property you create by participating in the Promotion. You expressly waive all rights to review or approve any use that Sponsor makes of your Entry in accordance with these Official Rules. By entering, you further agree to waive all rights of attribution and integrity if your Entry is used by Sponsor or anyone Sponsor authorizes, and to waive any moral rights in the Entry.

By entering the Promotion, you agree that your Entry is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction, and will not place Sponsor under any obligations other than those contained in these Official Rules, and that Sponsor is free to disclose the ideas contained in the Entry on a non-confidential basis to anyone or otherwise use the ideas therein without any compensation to you. You further acknowledge that Sponsor does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Sponsor, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you. Sponsor reserves the right to, and may or may not, monitor/screen Entries prior to posting them to the Website or social media.

By entering the Promotion, you understand and acknowledge that you will not now or in the future be paid or compensated in any way for your Entry or for granting the Sponsor any of the rights set out in these Official Rules. You further acknowledge that Sponsor is not obligated to make use of any of the rights granted in these Official Rules.

Any waiver of any obligation hereunder by Sponsor does not constitute a general waiver of any obligation to entrants. Sponsor reserves the right, in their reasonable discretion, during or upon completion of the Round 1 Entry Period or Round 2 Entry Period, to request that any entrant resubmit her Entry prior to any voting or judging period.

9. Prizes and Approximate Retail Values (“ARV”):

a. Four (4) Grand Prize: 3-night trip to Miami, FL, date to be determined by Sponsor, centered around a Hairdo photo shoot. Includes round-trip air transportation from a major city near the winner’s residence, hotel accommodations, $500.00 total spending money, and a professional Hairdo photo shoot. Total ARV of Grand Prize is up to $3,000. Grand Prize Trip includes round-trip airfare from the major airport nearest winner’s residence to Miami, FL, hotel accommodations for 3 nights, actual value will depend on airfare fluctuations and point of departure. Any difference between stated value and actual value will not be awarded. Trip is subject to availability and blackout dates. Winner must complete the trip in 2025 or 2026, or prize will be forfeited. Travel must be roundtrip. All travel arrangements/accommodations and destinations are at Sponsor’s sole discretion. If, in the sole judgment of the Sponsor, air travel is not required due to winner’s proximity to prize location, ground transportation may be substituted for round-trip air travel, but no additional compensation will be offered. Taxes, meals, beverages, gratuities, travel upgrades, or any other expenses not specifically listed herein are the responsibility of winner. Sponsor is not liable for delays, cancellation or unforeseen events related to the flights, nor any harm nor loss of life which may occur during the trip. Sponsor will not replace any lost, mutilated, or stolen tickets, travel vouchers or certificates. Prize must be accepted as awarded with no substitution. Prize is non-transferable and cannot be redeemed for cash or credit, in whole or in part, for any destination. Any expenses not specified are the sole responsibility of the winner. Sponsor is not responsible or liable for war, civil strife, weather, acts of God, terrorism or other circumstance that may affect the Trip. Winner is responsible for procuring adequate travel documentation. Winner is responsible for purchasing personal travel insurance prior to departure, if desired. Certain travel restrictions may apply.

b. One (1) Finalist Favorite Prize: $500 worth of Hairdo® products. ARV $500.

c. Twenty (20) Finalist Prizes: One Hairdo® product valued up to $112. ARV up to $112.

Total ARV of all prizes is $14,740. Prize(s) must be accepted as awarded. All characteristics and features of the prize(s) except as otherwise explicitly stated above are at the Sponsor’s sole and absolute discretion. No substitution, cash redemption or transfer of prize(s) is permitted except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as provided herein. If a prize, or any portion thereof, cannot be awarded for any reason, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute such prize (or portion thereof) with a prize of equal or greater value. All federal, state and local taxes, and all other costs associated with acceptance or use of the prize(s), are the sole responsibility of the applicable winner(s). Arrangements for delivery of prize(s) will be made after winner validation. Prize(s) will be awarded only to an address within the Territory provided they are claimed properly in accordance with these Official Rules. At the Sponsor’s discretion, unclaimed prize(s) may not be awarded.

10. Entrant Verification: In the event of a dispute regarding the identity of the person submitting an Entry, the Entry will be declared made by the person in whose name Entry was made. The Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of identity and/or eligibility (in a form acceptable to the Sponsor – including, without limitation, government issued photo identification) for any reason the Sponsor deems necessary, in its sole discretion, for the purposes of administering this Promotion in accordance with these Official Rules. Failure to provide such proof to the complete satisfaction of the Sponsor within the timeline specified by the Sponsor may result in disqualification by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion.

11. Disqualification: Entries which are incomplete, incorrect, incomprehensible, not received, or do not otherwise comply with these Official Rules (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) will be void and will not be entered into the Promotion’s prize drawing. Entries made by facsimile, overnight courier, automated means, any entry service, or in any other manner not specifically allowed under these Official Rules will not be entered into the Promotion and may result in disqualification of the Entries and the responsible entrant(s). Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the entry process or who acts in a disruptive or unfair manner.

12. Notification & Validation of Winners: Potential winners will each be contacted by telephone, email, regular mail or overnight mail, and may be required to complete, sign and return an affidavit or declaration of eligibility, a liability release, tax forms, and where lawful, a publicity release and modeling release within a stated amount of time. The return of any notification as undeliverable or failure to respond to notices or return any required documents or information in a timely manner or a determination that a potential winner is ineligible or not in compliance with these Official Rules, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole and absolute discretion, may result in disqualification of the winner and forfeiture of the corresponding prize, and the choosing of an alternate winner based on the results of the original judging.

13. Limitations: Promotion Parties are not responsible for: (i) electronic or digital transmissions, Entries or mail that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, non-delivered, or not received by Sponsor for any reason; (ii) mail that is received postage-due; (iii) any problems or technical malfunctions, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation of transmission, communication failures (including but not limited to failures or malfunctions of phone lines, mail delivery service, telephone systems or other communications systems), destruction of or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries, or for printing, distribution or production errors; (iv) failed or unavailable hardware, network, software or telephone transmissions; (v) damage to entrants’ or any person’s computer; (vi) causes beyond Promotion Parties’ reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Promotion; (vii) incorrect or inaccurate Entry information whether caused by entrants or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Promotion; (viii) any typographical or other error in the printing or advertising related to the Promotion, in the administration or execution of the Promotion, or in the announcement/notification of prize winners; (ix) by any human, or other error, which may occur in this Promotion; or (x) cheating or fraud by any participant. All incomplete or non-conforming Entries (as determined by the Sponsor in its sole and absolute discretion) will be disqualified.

14. Modification, Suspension and Termination: If for any reason this Promotion cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to infection by virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, social media mandate, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, integrity, fairness or proper conduct of this Promotion, or if this Promotion is compromised or becomes corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to void suspect Entries/entrants and/or modify, suspend and/or terminate this Promotion. If the Promotion is terminated before the stated end date of the Promotion Period, the Sponsor may select the winners from among all applicable eligible, non-suspect Entries received as of the time/date of termination using the judging procedures listed in these Official Rules.

15. Releases: By participating in this Promotion, entrants agree (and agree to confirm in writing): (a) to the maximum extent permitted by law, that all causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion, or any prize awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; (b) to release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Promotion Parties, Meta and TikTok and their respective successors and assigns from and against any liability, loss, claim or cause of action, including, but not limited to, injury, death or damages arising out of participation in this Promotion or the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of any prize received in this Promotion or the use of any photo, video or Entry; and (c) to waive all rights to claim punitive, indirect, incidental and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees, court costs, or any damages other than actual out-of-pocket costs incurred to enter, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO APPLICABLE PORTIONS OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

16. Publicity: Except where prohibited, participation in the Promotion constitutes each entrant’s permission for the Sponsor and its agencies to use entrants’ names, photographs, videos, voices and/or any other likenesses for purposes of advertising and publicity in all media now known or hereinafter invented without territorial or time limitations and without compensation or notice.

17. Privacy: The personal information collected through this Promotion is subject to Sponsor’s Privacy Policy located at http://www.hairuwear.com/privacy-policy. By entering this Promotion, each entrant agrees that the Sponsor, its agents and/or representatives may store, share and use the personal information she submitted with her entry for the purpose of administering the Promotion and agrees to the collection, use and disclosure of her personal information as described in these Official Rules, in the above Privacy Policy and as permitted by law. Your personal data will be collected in the United States. By entering this Promotion, you expressly consent to the transfer of your personal information to countries outside of your country of residence, including without limitation, the USA. As a result, your personal information may be subject to access requests from governments, courts, or law enforcement in those jurisdictions according to laws in those jurisdictions. This section does not limit any other consent(s) that an individual may provide the Sponsor or others in relation to the collection, use and/or disclosure of their personal information.

18. Choice of Law, Jurisdiction and Notice: All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Kansas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Kansas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Kansas. By entering, entrants irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the county of Johnson Country, Kansas for any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Promotion.

19. Severability & Conflicts: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall 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 shall otherwise remain in effect and shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Promotion-related materials or made by any representative of Sponsor, and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

20. Winners’ List: To receive a copy of the Winners’ List for this Promotion (available after September 15, 2025), mail a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to be received by December 1, 2025, to: Winner’s List, Hairdo Crew Contest, c/o HairUWear Inc., 14865 W. 105th St., Lenexa, Kansas 66215.

21. Sponsor: HairUWear Inc, Lenexa, Kansas. Mail-in entries are not accepted at this address.

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