OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE “EPA 2021 Summer Workshops” 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 SA, corporate ID number 3-101-354271, hereinafter and for the purposes of this Regulation referred to as “The Organizer” and/or “Ferretería EPA”.

What is provided 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 are known and accepted as such. 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 SA.

ARTICLE ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND NAME OF THE PROMOTION.
The name of this Promotion shall be “EPA Summer Workshops 2021”, which hereinafter and for the purposes of this Regulation shall be referred to as the “Promotion”.
The Promotion Regulation will be disseminated on the official website of Ferretería EPA SA (www.epaenlinea.com), without prejudice to Ferretería EPA SA freely choosing any other 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 SA.
The Promotion will be governed by the following rules and conditions. By the mere fact 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, which have been duly informed to the Participant. Likewise, they agree to submit to the decisions of the organizers on any matter related to the promotion, which will be duly informed and communicated through the same means of advertising to all Consumers.

ARTICLE TWO: TERM OF THE PROMOTION
This Promotion is for a limited time and will take place on March 20, March 21, and March 27, 2021. During the live broadcast of the EPA Summer Workshops 2021, the workshops will begin at 9:00 am.

Therefore, the term of its validity will be limited to the date indicated above.

ARTICLE THREE: OBJECT 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 Promotion Manager of Ferretería EPA via email at 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 object of the Promotion is to offer fans and/or followers of the Official Ferretería EPA Facebook Profile (www.facebook.com/epacostarica), persons registered in the database, and any interested party—without the need to make any purchase in any Ferretería EPA Store during the Promotion's validity period—the benefit of being selected as a winner of the prize that is the 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 digital portal on the website, specifically: www.epaenlinea.com. In this sense, only those persons who enter the workshop dynamics section created during the validity of the promotion may participate; therefore, any other person who does not enter the indicated page will not be able to participate with the goal of being a beneficiary and/or winner of the prize.

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

A section will be created within the epaenlinea.com website identified with the name “EPA Summer Workshops 2021”. In this section, the interested client must click the button found within the dynamics section to fill out a survey, and in this way, they will receive a direct invitation with the link to be able to watch and enjoy the workshops for which they have registered.

Among all registered users, the invitation will be sent to all persons provided they have finished the survey with the information correctly and have accepted the following terms and conditions established in the survey: “I authorize access to the information I have typed to Ferretería EPA and accept its inclusion in a database, further authorizing the use of the information within the database to receive commercial information from EPA.” This field is mandatory in order to send the invitation.

For users who belonged to the Ferretería EPA email database but have unsubscribed—that is, those who have declared that they do NOT wish to receive more information from Ferretería EPA prior to or after registration—they will not be able to receive the invitation. The number of spots for viewers is unlimited.

The invitation will arrive via email two days before the event, which will contain the web address to which they must log in to enjoy the workshop; in the same way, a reminder will be sent approximately 1 hour before the event starts. The client must be attentive to their email inbox or check their junk mail and Spam folders.

The workshops will be held on the indicated dates; all workshops will be conducted through the Vimeo application. The client must have internet access at the moment the workshop starts; it is not required to download the Vimeo application to attend the workshop, however, the client may download the application prior to the workshop to verify they can connect properly.

Before entering the workshop, the client must confirm their email address to be able to enter. Once the workshop is finished, an attendance list will be compiled, with which a random drawing will be held among all those persons who have successfully connected and have attended at least 30 minutes of the live workshop through the Vimeo platform using the invitation link.

By the mere fact of having registered, received the invitation to one of the workshops via email, connected on the scheduled date and time among the simultaneous users via the invitation, and fulfilled the minimum connection time indicated in the previous paragraph, you will be participating for one of the prizes detailed in this regulation.

The above must be done during the validity period established above in article two. Participants have the possibility to win solely for having competed and having completed the requirements for their participation. As a limitation for all Participants, they may make one (1) or more comments, however, they will only be participating by the mere fact of having entered and attended at least 30 minutes of the workshop for the purposes of being selected randomly in the draw for this Promotion.
Ferretería EPA S.A. reserves the right to demand from the Participant any additional document or personal information that is necessary to apply to the Promotion. In accordance with what is regulated here, during the validity period of this Promotion, the Participants who wish to participate in the draw will do so in accordance with the mechanics expressed in this Regulation.

ARTICLE FOUR: DEFINITIONS AND PARTICIPANTS
The following terms, 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. “Client or Participant” means any natural person who participates in the Promotion with the limitations indicated in this Regulation.
2. “Point of Sale” For this dynamic means the website www.epaenlinea.com.
3. “Personal Data” means the data provided in the survey to register and reserve their spot for the workshops. The data requested 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. The use of the information provided by the participant is detailed in article six of this regulation.
4. Prize: In this Promotion, there are 3 winners and one type of prize and/or benefit, one prize for each of the winners, described below:

Prize:

In this promotion, 1 type of prize will be awarded, which corresponds to one (1) winner per workshop; that is, from among all the participants of each attendance list, a total of 3 winners will be selected randomly.

Each winner will be awarded as a prize (1) a credit balance to be consumed exclusively at Ferretería EPA through any physical store, called an account receivable, for an amount of thirty thousand (30,000) colones, and it must be collected directly at a Ferretería EPA branch which will be selected by the organizer.

The Promotion is aimed at Clients, Followers of the Official Profile, and End Consumers of Ferretería EPA S.A. Therefore, manufacturers, distributors, resellers, and other persons considered as such, who are part of the commercial line as well as the production chain of Ferretería EPA, may not participate in this Promotion. Likewise, employees and representatives of the Organizer who may eventually be incorporated and identified during the Promotion, nor employees of Overseas Logistics Operations S.A. (OLO) and CredixWorld 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 live broadcast of the “EPA Summer Workshops 2021” is finished, the email addresses of all those persons who attended during the live broadcast from the beginning of the broadcast until the moment it concluded will be collected.

The winners of the prizes indicated in this Regulation will be selected from among all those persons who have participated. The random draw will take place after each workshop on March 23, 2021, and March 30, 2021. On the first date, March 23, the draw for the attendance lists of the workshops held on March 20 and 21 will be carried out, and in the case of March 30, the draw for the workshop held on March 27 will be carried out. This will be carried out at the central offices of Ferretería EPA; the draw will be conducted by those in charge of the Marketing Department. An Act / Affidavit must be drawn up regarding said situation before 2 witnesses, with the names of the winning Participants and their respective alternates (2 alternates for each draw, 2 per workshop). In total, 6 alternates will be selected. The organizer reserves the right to modify the mentioned date of the draw for convenience, provided that the possibilities of being selected for each of the participants are not modified. In case of modifying the date, the new date will be previously published through Ferretería EPA's social networks.

Then, the provided data and the correct participation of the selected winner will be verified. In case they do not comply, the selection is discarded, and the first alternate is verified following the same protocol, and so on until the alternate winners are exhausted. In the event that the participation meets all the requirements, the winner will be contacted via a phone call during a maximum period of (3) business days. In case of not locating the selected person within a maximum of 3 call attempts during this period, the next corresponding alternate winner will be contacted following the same protocol, and so on until the alternate winners are exhausted. Once all winners are confirmed, the announcement of the winners will proceed. The first winners will be announced starting from April 2, 2021, and the deadline will be extended until April 9 to publish all winners. This is provided that all the above-mentioned in this article has been verified; otherwise, the organizer reserves the right to modify the date of the announcement until all the 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 mentioned Draw has been held and the respective person favored and/or winner of the prize has been 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 and collection of the corresponding Prize. In this sense, the winning person must sign for the receipt of their prize or confirm the receipt in due form via email if applicable, granting the release of liability for Ferretería EPA S.A., where all the limitations and conditions of the Prize granted will be expressed, releasing the Sponsor from all liability for its use and/or consumption. Likewise, the favored winner may not claim or request from Ferretería EPA S.A. any additional expense generated by the collection of the Prize, such as transport or the cost associated with it in case 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 done, an alternate winner will be automatically chosen, and the verification of data and delivery of the prize will proceed, taking into account the specifications of this Regulation.
The Winner will have to collect their Prize within a period no longer than 1 month from the moment they are contacted by Ferretería EPA S.A. collaborators, at the hours, days, and place established to collect the previously agreed Prize.
If they fail to do so, they will lose the right to it, and may not claim damages and/or losses from Ferretería EPA S.A. as a result of the loss of the Prize. Said Prize CANNOT be transferred under any circumstances to a family member, spouse, child, or third party, given that the object of the promotion is that the participant who met all the mentioned requirements be the beneficiary of the Prize. Likewise, the favored Participant freely and spontaneously authorizes Ferretería EPA S.A. to use their image and name rights 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 any reason the Participant refuses to receive it or to complete the respective paperwork for the formalization, the favored person will lose their right to the Prize. A Notarial Act will be drawn up for 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 granted 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 liability, exonerating themselves from the obligation to allow participation and the delivery of a prize or benefit.

ARTICLE SIX: USE OF IMAGE, DATABASE, AND FINAL PROVISIONS.

In order to be able to make the results of the Promotion public, at the decision and discretion of the Organizer, the participants who are favored with any of the Prizes of this Promotion expressly authorize the Organizer for their project, name, and image to appear in publications and other advertising media and, in general, in all disclosure material of activities after the Promotion, such as the delivery and receipt of the prizes, without implying additional remuneration or compensation, nor claims for image rights. Therefore, by participating, they adhere to the regulations of this Regulation and cannot refuse the disclosure of their information and image rights.
It is stated that all illustrations and/or photographs used corresponding to the prize in the publications of this Promotion correspond to the reality of what is offered and promoted by Ferretería EPA. If a selected Participant does not appear to redeem their prize within the period indicated in this Regulation, it will be considered a voluntary waiver of their right to claim the prize. The selected Participant will not have the right to any claim or indemnity, not even partially, which each Participant accepts by voluntarily adhering to the participation in the promotion. If such a situation arises, the Organizer is authorized to select an alternate winner as appropriate.

Personal information: All information provided by the participants will belong to the Organizer and/or Co-organizer. By providing their data, participants authorize access to said information by the Organizers and its inclusion in a database if the Organizer sees fit, further authorizing the use of said database to send commercial information from the Organizing Company or third parties, as well as any commercial purpose that is not prohibited, through any means of communication available to the organizer.

Relationship between the parties: No provision of this Promotion shall be interpreted as creating a relationship between the parties other than that which arises from normal trade. No participant in the Promotion, by virtue of being a participant, acquires the status of employee, representative, or agent of the Organizing company. Upon fulfillment of the obligations established in these Rules, the relationship between the parties will terminate in its entirety.

Participants acknowledge that the Organizer will not collect or process sensitive personal data. The data requested from the participant and which the law authorizes the Organizer to request will be used. By the mere act of participating, participants accept and consent to the use by the Organizer of data related to their names, photographs, and personal emails found on their Facebook social media profiles or provided at any time during the Promotion.

Regarding the right to informational self-determination that assists individuals, the Organizer informs all participants of the Promotion of the existence of a database where the personal data requested in this Promotion, such as email address and telephone number, will be collected.

The information contained in the database that may be held by the Promotion will be for the use of the Organizer, and the latter is authorized to transfer said data to the company(ies) it deems relevant. Participants and users declare that they have been informed of the conditions regarding personal data protection described above, accepting and consenting to the automated processing thereof by the Organizer, in the manner and for the purposes indicated in this section.

Likewise, in special cases that warrant it, at the decision of the Sponsor, a Notarial Deed will be drawn up regarding these circumstances to record any fact not provided for in these Rules.
The Promotion and the Participants are subject to the requirements, conditions, and restrictions of these Rules.
In the event of any situation of fortuitous event or force majeure, Ferretería Epa S.A. may suspend the Promotion in whole or in part, without incurring any liability for said suspension.
Ferretería Epa S.A. will not be responsible for any collateral expenses incurred by the Participant to carry out the procedures to make this Promotion effective. These collateral expenses refer to: cost of calls, preparation of documents, copies, transportation costs, internet access, among others.

Ferretería Epa S.A. reserves the right to suspend the benefits of this Promotion in cases where it is determined that the benefits thereof have been applied through deception, fraud, or other illegal activity.
The mechanics of this Promotion, as well as the Intellectual Property derived from it, are the exclusive property of Ferretería Epa S.A.
The responsibility of Ferretería Epa S.A. ends with the delivery of the corresponding Prize to the winning Participant; therefore, the organizer is only responsible for the delivery of the prize indicated in these Rules.
The winner of the prize will be responsible for the use and enjoyment they make of it.
The Organizer will not be liable for any unauthorized human intervention by third parties in computer systems or similar that alter the development of the promotion, so in the event that any such situation is detected, the Promotion will be suspended.

For more information or queries regarding these Rules, Participants may send a private message to the Facebook profile /EPAcostarica or via the chat on the official website of Ferretería Epa S.A. (www.epaenlinea.com). These Rules will be available in their entirety for the knowledge and information of the general public and consumers on the official website of Ferretería Epa S.A. (www.epaenlinea.com) during the validity of this promotion. For the purposes of communicating these Rules in promotional material, the following captions will be established: “Conditions apply. See promotion rules.”