Official rules for the “Facebook EPA-Elf on the shelf October 2022” promotion

This Regulation (hereinafter the “Regulation”) aims to establish, define, and limit the terms and conditions of the promotion to be carried out by FERRETERÍA EPA S.A., legal entity registration number 3-101-354271, which will hereinafter and for the purposes of this Regulation be referred to as “The Organizer” and/or “Ferretería EPA”.
The provisions herein shall be mandatory for Participants (see definition of Participant below) in said Promotion. Participation in the Promotion implies the Participant's acceptance to respect these rules and procedures, which shall be considered final regarding the Promotion, and which are known and accepted as definitive. Any violation of said rules and/or procedures established for the Promotion will imply the immediate exclusion of the Participant, without any liability on the part of Ferretería EPA S.A.

ARTICLE ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND NAME OF THE PROMOTION.
The name of this Promotion shall be “FACEBOOK EPA-ELF ON THE SHELF OCTOBER 2022,” which hereinafter and for the purposes of this Regulation will be referred to as the “Promotion.”
The Promotion Regulation will be published on the Ferretería EPA website, without prejudice to Ferretería EPA S.A. freely choosing any additional advertising medium to disseminate the promotion.
This Regulation aims to establish, regulate, limit, and clarify the guidelines and/or conditions under which the Promotion will be governed, which belongs to and is sponsored by Ferretería EPA S.A.
The Promotion will be governed by the following rules and conditions. By the mere act of participating in the Promotion, Participants unconditionally accept all the rules expressed in this Regulation, including those clauses that limit the liability of the Organizers as duly informed to the Participant. Likewise, they agree to submit to the decisions of the organizers in any matter related to the promotion, which will be duly informed and communicated by the same advertising medium to all Consumers.

ARTICLE TWO: PROMOTION PERIOD
This Promotion is for a limited time, as follows:

October 11, 2022 to October 14, 2022. Therefore, the term of its validity shall be limited to the aforementioned dates.

ARTICLE THREE: PURPOSE OF THE PROMOTION
To participate and be a beneficiary of this Promotion, it is necessary that the Participant knows and accepts in advance all the conditions, requirements, and limitations established in this Regulation, which may be explained in a general manner by the Ferretería EPA Promotions Manager via the email promociones@cr.epa.biz, duly identified upon the inquiry of any interested follower. Any violation of this Regulation and/or the procedures, mechanics, and systems of application of the Promotion will imply the immediate exclusion of the Participant from the Promotion and the revocation of any right or prize granted by this Regulation.
During the validity period of this Promotion, duly delimited in the previous Article of this Regulation, those interested in participating in the Promotion may do so in the manner described in the following articles.
The purpose of the Promotion is to offer fans and/or followers of the Official Ferretería EPA Facebook Profile (https://www.facebook.com/epacostarica), without the need to make any type of purchase at any Ferretería EPA Store during the Promotion period, the benefit of being selected as a winner of the prize object of this Promotion, in accordance with the mechanics indicated below. The Participant (see definition of Participant in Article Four of this Regulation) must at all times accept the terms and conditions of this Regulation.
The Promotion is designed to be carried out solely through the official “EPA Costa Rica” profile on Facebook, specifically: (https://www.facebook.com/epacostarica). In this sense, only those persons who are followers of the mentioned profile may participate, so any other person who is not a follower of the aforementioned profile will not be able to participate with the purpose of being a beneficiary of the prize. For the purpose of establishing the required limitations, all interested persons must become followers via a “like” before and/or during the validity period of this Promotion.

ARTICLE THREE-A: PROMOTION MECHANICS
In addition to what is described above, the promotion will be carried out as follows:

Participants must take a photograph of the Elf on the Shelf located in the checkout area of each of the physical stores, specifically at checkout 16-17 in Curridabat and 6-7 in Escazú, Belén, Tibás, and Desamparados. The Elf will be found next to a sign that says “I'm here, ready for the photo.” The customer must share the photograph on the EPA Costa Rica Facebook page in the post mentioning the dynamic.

The above must be done during the validity period established previously in article two. Participants have the possibility of winning, solely for having entered and having completed the requirements for their participation. As a limitation for all Participants, they may make one (1) or more comments; however, only one (1) post will remain participating for the purposes of being selected in the draw for this Promotion.
Ferretería EPA S.A. reserves the right to require the Participant to provide any additional document or personal information that is necessary to apply for the Promotion. In accordance with what is regulated herein, during the validity period of this Promotion, Participants who wish to enter the draw will do so in accordance with the mechanics expressed in this Regulation.

ARTICLE FOUR: DEFINITIONS AND PARTICIPANTS
The following terms initiated below, as well as the definitions used in this Regulation, will have the meaning established with the understanding that said meaning will be applicable to both the singular and plural forms thereof.
1. “Customer or Participant” means any of the natural persons who participate in the Promotion with the limitations indicated in this Regulation, who must be followers of the indicated Facebook Profile.
2. “Point of Sale”: For this dynamic, it means the website www.epaenlinea.com.
3. “Personal Data” means that if chosen as a winner, they must send to the EPA Costa Rica profile via private message to participate and be eligible for this Promotion, which are (i) Full Name (first and last names); (ii) Valid and up-to-date personal identification number, duly recognized by the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica; (iii) Phone numbers; (iv) Email address, in compliance with the legal provisions established by the "Law for the Protection of the Individual against the Processing of their Personal Data," which will be used solely for the purpose of locating the Winner.
4. Promoter: Company hired by Ferretería EPA S.A. to be in charge of providing advisory and management services for the Promotion, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Regulation; in this case, it is named Interaction.
5. Prize: In this Promotion, there are 5 winners and a single type of prize and/or benefit, described below:

Prize:

In this promotion, 1 type of prize will be awarded; the winners will be selected randomly from among the participants who meet the requirement mentioned in article three of this regulation; the prize will be:

A ¢50,000 card and an Elf on the Shelf for each winner.

The Promotion is aimed at Customers, Followers of the Official Profile, and Final Consumers of Ferretería EPA S.A. Therefore, manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and other persons who are considered as such, and who are part of the commercial line as well as the production chain of Ferretería EPA, may not participate in this Promotion. Likewise, the Organizer's employees and representatives who are eventually incorporated and identified during the Promotion, nor employees of Overseas Logistics Operations S.A. (OLO) and Credix World S.A. up to the first degree of consanguinity or affinity, may not participate in the Promotion.

ARTICLE FIVE: DRAW PROCEDURE AND PRIZE COLLECTION.

Once the promotion has concluded, the information of the participants who meet the mentioned requirements and who have participated during the validity of the promotion will be compiled.

The winners of the prizes indicated in this Regulation will be selected from among all those who have participated. The random draw will take place on October 17, 2022, at the central offices of Ferreterías EPA; the draw will be carried out by those in charge of the Marketing Department. A Minute / Sworn Statement must be drawn up before 2 witnesses of the names of the winning Participants and their respective substitutes; in total, 1 substitute will be selected. This information may also be presented to a Notary Public so that they may attest to compliance with the requirements and the Promotion process through the drawing up of a Notarial Minute, in accordance with this Regulation. The organizer reserves the right to modify the mentioned date of the draw for convenience as long as the chances of being favored for each of the participants are not modified.

Next, the correct participation of the selected winner will be verified; in case they do not comply, the selected person is discarded and the first substitute is verified following the same protocol, and so on until the substitute winners are exhausted. In the event that the participation meets all requirements, the winner will be contacted via private message to the “EPA Costa Rica” Facebook page and will have a period of two (2) business days once the message is sent to report and send their personal data (full name, identification number, phone, etc.), for the purpose of contacting the favored winner via telephone within a maximum period of (3) business days. In case the selected person is not located within a maximum of 3 call attempts during this period, the next corresponding substitute winner will be contacted following the same protocol, and so on until the substitute winners are exhausted. Once all winners are confirmed, the announcement of the winners will be made. The winner will be announced from October 28, 2022, provided that all the aforementioned in this article has been verified; otherwise, the organizer reserves the right to modify the announcement date until all necessary data for the publication are correctly verified. The winner will be announced solely via the “EPA Costa Rica” Facebook page in a wall post.

After the aforementioned Draw is held and the respective favored person and/or winner of the prize is identified, in accordance with the previous Articles of this Regulation, once the winner is contacted following the procedure by an EPA representative, they will be indicated the place, date, and time for the delivery, as well as collection of the corresponding Prize. In this sense, the winning person must sign for the receipt of their prize, as well as a liability release document for Ferretería EPA S.A., where all the limitations and conditions that the Prize grants will be expressed, releasing the Sponsor from all liability for the use and/or consumption thereof. Likewise, the favored winner may not claim or request any additional expense from Ferretería EPA S.A. that the collection of the Prize generates, such as transport or the cost associated with it in the event that they do not have the necessary means to transport and/or install it in the place they freely decide.

If the conditions established in this Regulation are not met or if the necessary data verification of the official winner cannot be performed, a substitute winner will be chosen automatically, and the data verification and delivery of the prize will proceed, taking into account the specifications of this Regulation.

The Winner must collect their Prize within a period no greater than 1 calendar month from the moment they are contacted by Ferretería EPA S.A. employees, during the hours, days, and place established to collect the agreed Prize.

Failure to do so will result in the loss of the right to it, without the ability to claim damages and/or losses from Ferretería EPA S.A. as a result of the loss of the Prize. Said Prize CANNOT be ceded under any circumstance to a family member, spouse, child, or third party, as the purpose of the promotion is for the fan and/or follower who made the comment and presented the valid identity card to be the beneficiary of the Prize. Likewise, the favored Participant authorizes Ferretería EPA S.A., freely and spontaneously, to use their image rights and name in promotional campaigns and any type of advertising carried out by Ferretería EPA S.A., without being able to request any remuneration for it.

In the event of having accepted the Prize, but for whatever circumstance the Participant refuses to receive it or to complete the respective paperwork for formalization, the favored person will lose their right to the Prize. A Notarial Minute will be drawn up regarding these circumstances at the Organizer's discretion. The granting of any of the prizes will be conditioned upon compliance with each and every applicable law and regulation, as well as compliance with the provisions of this Regulation. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify and/or demand the return of the prizes awarded to those participants who directly or indirectly breach the terms and conditions previously established herein. If the winner does not demonstrate their willingness to accept these conditions, the organizers will not assume any type of responsibility, exonerating themselves from the obligation to allow participation and the delivery of a prize or benefit.