ASHP wishes to thank those Measure for Impact expert panelists who complete all requested Delphi surveys in a timely manner with a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) Amazon gift card (the “Giveaway”). This ASHP Measure for Impact Expert Panelist Giveaway Official Rules (“Official Rules”) is an agreement between the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, Inc. (“ASHP”) and you (a “Participant”). By participating in this giveaway, you agree to the terms and conditions contained in these Official Rules, which are a contract, so read the terms carefully before participating. Without limitation, these Official Rules include indemnities to the giveaway parties from you and a limitation of your rights and remedies. The giveaway is subject to these Official Rules, and by participating, all Participants agree to be bound by the terms and conditions herein.
How to Participate
ASHP has identified certain expert panelists and sent to those panelists via email a request to complete three (3) Delphi surveys related to the Measure for Impact initiative. Panelists who accept the terms of these Official Rules and successfully complete and submit all three (3) surveys by the end of the Entry Period (defined below) (“Participants”) will receive a Fifty Dollar ($50.00) Amazon gift card for their efforts. Partial or incomplete submissions (e.g. partial completion of a survey, completing fewer than three surveys, etc.) will NOT BE ACCEPTED.
The Giveaway begins on August 13, 2025 and ends on October 31, 2025 (the “Entry Period”). All completed surveys must be received by ASHP during the Entry Period to qualify. Any survey or portion thereof submitted after the end of Entry Period will NOT BE ACCEPTED. ASHP’s database computer is the official timekeeping device for the Giveaway.
You shall devote your best efforts to the completion of the surveys. You may engage in such other activities as desired when not performing this task, and the time, scheduling, manner, method and place of performance under these Official Rules, and shall be determined by you, in your reasonable discretion, subject to the provisions of these Official Rules.
Conditions of Participation
As a condition of participating in the Giveaway, each Participant gives consent for ASHP to obtain and deliver his/her name, address and other information to third parties for the purpose of administering this Giveaway and complying with applicable laws, regulations and rules. Any information Participants provide to ASHP may be used to communicate with the Participant in relation to this Giveaway. By participating in the Giveaway, each Participant consents to the use of his/her name, city and state of residence, statements, voice, and likeness by ASHP and its designees for advertising and promotional purposes online and offline in any and all media now or hereafter known throughout the world in perpetuity without additional compensation, notification or permission, unless prohibited by law.
A Participant must continue to comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules, and receipt is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements. As a condition of participation, a Participant may (in ASHP’s sole discretion) be required to execute and deliver to ASHP a signed affidavit of eligibility and acceptance of these Official Rules and release of liability, and any other legal, regulatory, or tax-related documents required by ASHP in order to claim the subject gift card. By submitting tax-related documents you hereby consent to: (i) ASHP holding and processing any information about you, that you may provide to ASHP or that ASHP may acquire as a result of submitting such tax-related documents; (ii) the transfer to ASHP of all information or any part thereof in the tax-related documents to complete the giveaway request; and (iii) the transfer by ASHP to the Internal Revenue Service of any information or any part of thereof, as necessary for reporting obligations, related to any payment from ASHP of at least $600 in a calendar-year period. You shall be responsible for satisfying all applicable reporting and payment obligations relating to the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and federal and state income tax on all amounts paid pursuant to these Official Rules. If a Participant cannot be contacted, fails to sign and return any affidavit or document required by ASHP within the required time period (if applicable), or if the giveaway notification is returned as undeliverable, the Participant forfeits the gift card.
Participant Status
No partnership, joint venturer or employee-employer relationship is intended or created between the Participant and ASHP by these Official Rules. Participant does not have authority to bind, and shall not attempt to bind ASHP, to any contract or the performance of any obligation, and shall not represent to third parties that Participant has any right to enter into any binding obligation on ASHP's behalf; it being intended that the Participant shall be solely responsible for Participant’s own actions. Participant understands that he/she is not entitled to any employee benefits, including unemployment insurance benefits.
In the event that any federal, state or local government or administrative agency, or other regulatory entity, or any court determines that Participant, acted as an employee of ASHP pursuant to these Official Rules, Participant (i) waives any and all claims that Participant may have as a result of any such determination and acknowledges that Participant agreed to work with the understanding that Participant does not have any rights or entitlements to any benefit under any of ASHP’s employee benefit plans or programs; and (ii) agrees to indemnify and hold ASHP harmless from all liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by ASHP as a result of, or related to, such determination.
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY AND DISPUTES
Participant agrees to indemnify, release and hold harmless ASHP, its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, and their directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, fulfillment and advertising and promotion agencies, and all their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives (the “Giveaway Entities”) from any liability, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the awarding, delivery, acceptance, use, misuse, possession of the gift card resulting from participating in this Giveaway or any Giveaway-related activity and to release all rights to bring any claim, action or proceeding against Giveaway Entities. Giveaway Entities will have no liability whatsoever for failure to supply the subject gift card or any portion thereof, by reason of any acts of God, any severe weather, hurricane, flood, fire, war, transportation interruption of any kind, or any other cause beyond their control. Maryland law governs these Official Rules. Participant hereby acknowledges that ASHP and Giveaway Entities have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the gift card, including express warranties provided exclusively by any third party that may be sent along with the gift card or any good or services purchased therewith.
BY PARTICIPATING IN THE GIVEAWAY, YOU AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (1) ANY AND ALL DISPUTES, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH THE GIVEAWAY, OR ANY PRIZE AWARDED, WILL BE RESOLVED INDIVIDUALLY, WITHOUT RESORT TO ANY FORM OF CLASS ACTION; (2) ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, JUDGMENTS AND AWARDS WILL BE LIMITED TO ACTUAL THIRD-PARTY, OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS INCURRED (IF ANY) NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), BUT IN NO EVENT WILL ATTORNEYS’ FEES BE AWARDED OR RECOVERABLE; (3) UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANY PARTICIPANT BE PERMITTED TO OBTAIN ANY AWARD FOR, AND PARTICIPANT HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO SEEK, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, OTHER THAN ACTUAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY DOLLARS ($50.00), AND/OR ANY RIGHTS TO HAVE DAMAGES MULTIPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCREASED; AND TWO (2) PARTICIPANT’S REMEDIES ARE LIMITED TO A CLAIM FOR MONEY DAMAGES (IF ANY) AND PARTICIPANT IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE OR EQUITABLE RELIEF. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the Participant and ASHP in connection with the Giveaway, 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 (whether of the State of Maryland or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland.
MISCELLANEOUS: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any provision of these Official Rules is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable or illegal, the other provisions will remain in effect and will be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or illegal provision were not contained herein. ASHP’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules will not constitute a waiver of that provision. When terms such as "may" are used in these Official Rules, ASHP has sole and absolute discretion. Participant agrees to waive any rights to claim ambiguity of these Official Rules. Headings are solely for convenience of reference and will not be deemed to affect in any manner the meaning or intent of the documents or any provision hereof. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Giveaway-related materials, privacy policy or other terms and conditions on the ASHP website and/or the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control and the discrepancy will be resolved in ASHP’s sole and absolute discretion.