Pinky Promise by UScellular

The UScellular® "Shep Rose Pinky Promise" Contest 
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE.

This Contest is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with Meta Platforms or Instagram. Meta Platforms and Instagram are not affiliated with the Sponsor in any way.

1. Overview/Contest Period: The UScellular^® “Shep Rose Pinky Promise” Contest (the “Contest”), sponsored by UScellular (the “Sponsor”), begins on July 15, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and ends on July 16, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. CT (the “Contest Period”).

The Contest is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Contest constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s/the judges’ decisions, which shall be final and binding in all matters related to the Contest. The Contest is void outside the states listed in Rule 2, below, and where prohibited by law.

2. Eligibility: The Contest is open only to legal residents of CA, IL, IA, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NH, NC, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, and WV who: (a) are at least 18 years of age at time of entry (at least 19 years of age if a resident of NE); and (b) are registered users of Instagram with a personal, publicly viewable account. If you do not have an Instagram account you may open one free of charge at www.Instagram.com. Your account may not be a shared or corporate account. Please note: You must keep the Instagram handle you used to enter through the date on which the prizes are awarded in order to be notified in the event you are chosen as a winner (see Rule 6, below).

Employees, officers and directors of UScellular, its subsidiaries, affiliates, authorized agents, sales representatives, distributors, advertising and promotional agencies, the content creator contracted for this Contest (see creator’s handle in Rule 3, below), and members of the immediate families (defined as including spouse, biological, adoptive and step-parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren, and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above are NOT eligible to participate in this Contest. Non-eligibility or non-compliance with any of these Official Rules will result in disqualification.

3. How to Enter: The following content creator will post a call to action in connection with this Contest on his Instagram account – @relationshep -- on July 15, 2025. To enter, follow all instructions to leave an appropriate comment (your “Comment” or “Entry”) on the Instagram post to this prompt: “Drop a note about why you want to change and I’ll officiate your promise”.  All Entries will be judged by qualified judges to determine four (4) prize winners. See Rule 5, below, for all details of the prizes and the judging process, including the criteria on which the Entries will be judged. Limit two (2) Entries per person for the entire Contest Period. 

Your Entry must comply with the Entry Requirements and Restrictions described in Rule 4, below. Further, each Entry you submit must be different from any other Entry you may have submitted. Entries must be received by July 16, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. CT. If you choose to enter using a mobile device, standard message and data rates apply in accordance with your personal mobile service plan. Check details of your plan prior to using a mobile device to enter. A mobile device is not required to enter the Contest.

Any attempt by any individual to exceed the above-indicated Entry limit by using multiple/different e-mail or IP addresses, or Instagram accounts, identities, or any other methods will void that individual's Entry(ies) and that individual will be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a potential winner, the winning Entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the Instagram account used to enter the Contest provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. The “Authorized Account Holder” is the natural person in whose name the Instagram account was created.

4. Entry Requirements and Restrictions: Each Entry must conform to the following Requirements/Restrictions:

Entry cannot: (a) be derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; (b) promote alcohol, marijuana, illegal drugs, tobacco, or any activities that may be unsafe or dangerous; (c) be obscene or otherwise offensive (in the opinion of the Sponsor), or endorse any form of hate or hate group; (d) defame, misrepresent or disparage Sponsor or its products/services, or other people, products, services or companies; (e) contain trademarks owned by others (except Sponsor’s trademarks to the limited extent allowed hereunder (inclusion of Sponsor’s trademarks is not required)*), or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind (except Sponsor’s brand, which is optional), without permission, or contain any personal identification, (such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses). Note: Entrants’ names included in their handles are allowed; (f) contain copyrighted materials (music, artwork, etc.) owned by others without permission; (g) communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; (h) be unsuitable for family audiences and for public display and dissemination, in the sole opinion of Sponsor; and (i) contain any viruses, spyware, malware, or other malicious components that are designed to harm the functionality of a computer in any way.

The above list is not meant to be exhaustive. If an Entry is determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of any of the foregoing requirements, or unsuitable for inclusion in this Contest for any reason, the Entry and related entrant will be disqualified from the Contest. *LIMITED LICENSE: THE SPONSOR’S TRADEMARKS MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS CONTEST ONLY. NO OTHER RIGHTS IN OR TO SPONSOR’S TRADEMARKS ARE GRANTED UNDER THESE OFFICIAL RULES. Note: Use of Sponsor’s trademarks/brand in Comments is optional.

By submitting an Entry, entrant hereby warrants and represents as follows: (j) Entry conforms to all Requirements and Restrictions set forth herein; (k) Entry is entrant’s original creation (modifying, enhancing or altering a third party’s preexisting work does not qualify as a entrant’s original creation; (l) Entry was created solely by entrant; (m) Entry has not been previously published or won any awards; (n) Entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; and (o) publication of the Entry , or portions thereof, via various media, including but not limited to Web and social platform posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party. Each entrant hereby releases, indemnifies and holds Sponsor harmless from and against any claims contrary to the above warranties and representations.

All incomplete or non-compliant Entries, and the entrants who submitted them, will be disqualified.

5. Judging and Prizes: On or about July 17, 2025, qualified judges selected by Sponsor will review all eligible Entries received on the basis of the following weighted criteria:

Originality (40%); Creativity (40%); and Adherence to Theme (20%).

The entrants who submitted the top four (4) entries (based on the judges’ scoring) will be deemed winners of the following prize (subject to verification): One (1) Pinky Promise Ring and ring box. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): $550 each. Total ARV of all prizes in this Contest: $2,200. Limit one (1) prize per person.

6. Winner Notification/Prize Claim: Each potential winner will be notified by Instagram Direct Message within approximately two (2) days following the completion of the judging process, and may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within a specified time period as a condition of receiving his/her prize. Failure to comply will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize. If a winner is disqualified for any reason, his/her prize will be awarded to the entrant whose Entry received the next-highest score from the judges (after the four (4) top scores). In the event of a tie, the tied entrant whose Entry received the highest score from the judges for the criterion “Adherence to Theme”.

Prizes cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted, sold, offered at auction, or redeemed for cash except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as described herein. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize (or portion thereof) of equal or greater value if the advertised prize (or portion thereof) becomes unavailable. All federal, state, and local income taxes on the prizes are the responsibility of each winner.

7. Release: Acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of his/her name, limited biographical information, city and state, voice, statements and/or filmed, taped or otherwise recorded likeness in commerce and in all media worldwide, including but not limited to social media, for advertising/publicity/trade purposes without additional compensation, notice or approval except where prohibited by law.

By submitting an Entry, you warrant and represent that you have complied with all of these Official Rules, and agree to release Sponsor, Meta Platforms, Instagram, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising/promotion agencies and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims and liability for any injuries, including but not limited to personal injury, death, loss or damage of any kind, arising from or in connection with participation in the Contest, the acceptance, possession, use and or misuse of a prize (if applicable), and/or claims based on right of publicity/right of privacy or defamation.

8. Rights Granted to Sponsor: By submitting an Entry, each entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly or privately perform, publish, edit, delete, make derivative works from or display such Entry, or any portion thereof in any media worldwide, including but not limited to the internet and Sponsor’s social media accounts, without compensation or limitation and without further notice or right of approval, except where prohibited. Each entrant agrees that the results and proceeds of such use shall become the property of Sponsor and shall be freely assignable by Sponsor. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the rights mentioned herein. Each entrant releases and holds Sponsor harmless from and against any and all claims or liability arising from or in connection with any use of entrant’s Entry. Each entrant further acknowledges 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 the Entry.

Each entrant expressly waives all rights to review or approve any use that Sponsor makes of his/her Entry in accordance with these Official Rules. By submitting an Entry, each entrant further agrees to waive all rights of attribution if his/her Entry is used by Sponsor or anyone Sponsor authorizes, and to waive any moral rights in the Entry.

By submitting an Entry, each entrant further agrees that his/her 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. Each entrant further acknowledges and represents that he/she will not instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action or lawsuit against Sponsor on the basis that any use of his/her Entry infringes any of his/her rights as creator of such Entry.

By submitting an Entry , each entrant understands and acknowledges that he/she will not now or in the future be paid or compensated in any way for the Entry or for granting the Sponsor any of the rights set out in these Official Rules.

Sponsor may, at any time, require any entrant to execute documents to confirm the grant of rights hereunder; failure to do so may result in disqualification.

9. Miscellaneous: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) electronic transmissions or Entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, or not received by Sponsor for any reason; (b) any problems or technical malfunctions, including but not limited to any problems or technical malfunctions related to the Instagram platform, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of Entries, or for deletion, theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (c) failed or unavailable hardware, network, or software; (d) causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest; (e) any Entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules (all such Entries will be disqualified); (f) incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by entrants, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Contest; (g) any typographical or other error in any printing or advertising relating to the Contest, in the administration or execution of the Contest, or in the announcement of the prize winners; or (h) cheating or fraud by any participant.

If, for any reason, the Contest cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to any printing, administrative, human or other error of any kind, transmission failure, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, pandemic, social media mandate or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Contest, or if the Contest is compromised or becomes corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest and, if terminated before the intended end date of the Contest Period, to have the judges select the potential winners from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received prior to the date/time of termination, on the basis of the judging criteria set forth in Rule 5.

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Contest, generally, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any laws, or to be attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest by cheating, hacking, deception, misappropriation, infringement, or any other unfair playing practices or poor sportsmanship, or to be acting with the intention of annoying, abusing, threatening, or harassing any other participants, content creator or Sponsor.

10. Privacy: Any personally identifiable information collected in connection with an entrant’s participation in this Contest will be used by Sponsor, its affiliates, and agents only for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Contest, as described in these Official Rules, and in any manner consistent with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at http://www.uscellular.com/site/privacy/index.html.

11. Disputes/Venue/Governing Law: By participating, entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, this Contest or the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate federal, state or local court located in Cook County, Illinois; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including but not limited to costs associated with entering this Contest, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, 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 PORTIONS OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Illinois.

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Contest-related materials or made by Sponsor’s representatives, and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

12. Severability: 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.

13. Winners List: To obtain a list of winners, please email a request to UScellular Social at socialteam@uscellular.com by August 31, 2025. Please include the name of the Contest in your request.

14. Sponsor: The Contest is sponsored solely by UScellular, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60631.

Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Contest must be directed to the Sponsor only, and NOT to Meta Platforms or Instagram.

The UScellular® "I Pinky Promise" Sweepstakes
Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. MAKING A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING A PRIZE.

This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with ByteDance Ltd, TikTok, Meta Platforms or Instagram. ByteDance Ltd, TikTok, Meta Platforms and Instagram are not affiliated with the Sponsor in any way.

1. Overview/Sweepstakes Period: The UScellular® “I Pinky Promise” Sweepstakes (the “Sweepstakes”), sponsored by UScellular (the “Sponsor”), begins on July 17, 2025 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Central Time (“CT”) and ends on July 24, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. CT (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

The Sweepstakes is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Participation in the Sweepstakes constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to abide by and be bound by these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which shall be final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. The Sweepstakes is void outside the states listed in Rule 2, below, and where prohibited by law.

2. Eligibility: The Sweepstakes is open only to legal residents of CA, IL, IA, KS, MD, ME, MO, NE, NH, NC, OK, OR, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WI, and WV who: (a) are at least 18 years of age at time of entry (at least 19 years of age if a resident of NE); and (b) are registered users of Instagram and/or TikTok with a personal, publicly viewable account. If you do not have an Instagram or TikTok account you may open one free of charge at  www.Instagram.com and/or TikTok.com, respectively. Your account may not be a shared or corporate account. Please note: You must keep the Instagram and/or TikTok handle(s) you used to enter through the date on which the prizes are awarded in order to be notified in the event you are chosen as a winner (see Rule 6, below, for details). 

Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its subsidiaries, affiliates, authorized agents, sales representatives, distributors, advertising and promotional agencies,  and members of the immediate families (defined as including spouse, biological, adoptive and step-parents, grandparents, siblings, children and grandchildren, and each of their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) or households (whether related or not) of any of the above are NOT eligible to participate in this Sweepstakes. Non-eligibility or non-compliance with any of these Official Rules will result in disqualification.

3. How to Enter: The Sponsor will post a call to action in connection with this Sweepstakes on its TikTok account @UScellular, and on its Instagram account @UScellular on July 17, 2025 at approximately 8:00 a.m. CT. To enter, followers need to comment “I Pinky Promise” and describe what it is that you are promising (your “Entry”) on @UScellular’s Instagram and/or TikTok post.

Your Entry must comply with the Entry Requirements and Restrictions described in Rule 4, below. Entries will not be judged.  Entries must be on-topic (as described above) in order to be eligible and included in the random prize drawing described in Rule 5, below. Limit two (2) Entries per person per Instagram account, and two (2) Entries per person per TikTok account, for a total maximum of four (4) Entries per person for the entire Sweepstakes Period. Entries must be received by July 24, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. CT. If you choose to enter using a mobile device, standard message and data rates apply in accordance with your personal mobile service plan. Check details of your plan prior to using a mobile device to enter. A mobile device is not required to enter the Sweepstakes.

 Any attempt by any individual to exceed the above-indicated Entry limit by using multiple/different e-mail or IP addresses, or Instagram or TikTok accounts, identities, or any other methods will void that individual's Entry(ies) and that individual will be disqualified. In the event of dispute as to the identity or eligibility of a potential winner, the winning Entry will be declared made by the "Authorized Account Holder" of the Instagram or TikTok account used to enter the Sweepstakes (as applicable) provided he/she is eligible according to these Official Rules. The “Authorized Account Holder” is the natural person in whose name the Instagram or TikTok account was created.

4. Entry Requirements and Restrictions: Each Entry must conform to the following Requirements/Restrictions:

Entry cannot: (a) be derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; (b) promote alcohol, marijuana, illegal drugs, tobacco, or any activities that may be unsafe or dangerous; (c) be offensive (in the opinion of the Sponsor), or endorse any form of hate or hate group; (d) defame, misrepresent or disparage Sponsor or its products/services, or other people, products, services or companies; (e) contain trademarks owned by others (except Sponsor’s trademarks to the limited extent allowed hereunder (inclusion of Sponsor’s trademarks is not required)*), or advertise or promote any brand or product of any kind (except Sponsor’s brand, which is optional), without permission, or contain any personal identification, (such as license plate numbers, personal names, email addresses or street addresses). Note: Entrants’ names included in their handles are allowed; (f) contain copyrighted materials (music, artwork, etc.) owned by others without permission; (g) communicate messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or goodwill to which Sponsor wishes to associate; (h) be unsuitable for family audiences and for public display and dissemination, in the sole opinion of Sponsor; and (i) be off-topic.

The above list is not meant to be exhaustive. If an Entry is determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion, to be in violation of any of the foregoing requirements, or unsuitable for inclusion in this Sweepstakes for any reason, the Entry and related entrant will be disqualified from the Sweepstakes. *LIMITED LICENSE: THE SPONSOR’S TRADEMARKS MAY BE USED FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SWEEPSTAKES ONLY. NO OTHER RIGHTS IN OR TO SPONSOR’S TRADEMARKS ARE GRANTED UNDER THESE OFFICIAL RULES. Note: Use of Sponsor’s trademarks/brand in Comments is optional.

By submitting an Entry, entrant hereby warrants and represents as follows: (i) Entry conforms to all Requirements and Restrictions set forth herein; (j) Entry is entrant’s original creation (modifying, enhancing or altering a third party’s preexisting work does not qualify as a entrant’s original creation; (k) Entry was created solely by entrant; (l) Entry has not been previously published or won any awards; (m) Entry does not infringe upon the copyrights, trademarks, rights of privacy, publicity or other intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity; and (n) publication of the Entry , or portions thereof, via various media, including but not limited to Web and social platform posting, will not infringe on the rights of any third party. Each entrant hereby releases, indemnifies and holds Sponsor harmless from and against any claims contrary to the above warranties and representations.

All incomplete or non-compliant Entries, and the entrants who submitted them, will be disqualified.

5. Prize Drawing/Prizes/Odds: On or about July 25, 2025, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing from among all eligible Entries received via @UScellular Instagram and @UScellular TikTok, combined, to select nine (9) winners of the prize described below.

Each of the nine (9) prizes will consist of one (1) Pinky Promise Ring and (1) ring box designed by Sponsor. Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”):  $550 each.

The awarding of each prize is subject to verification of each winner’s eligibility and compliance with these Official Rules. The odds of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period via Instagram and TikTok, combined. The total ARV of all prizes in this Sweepstakes: $4,950.
 
6. Winner Notification/Prize Claim: Each winner will be notified by TikTok or Instagram Direct Message (as applicable) within approximately two (2) days following the date of the drawing and may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release within a specified time period as a condition of receiving his/her prize. Failure to comply will result in disqualification and forfeiture of the prize. If a winner is disqualified for any reason, his/her prize will be awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from among the remaining Entries. If necessary, this process will be repeated up to three (3) times. If the prize is not claimed after the third attempt to award it, the prize will not be awarded.

Prizes cannot be transferred, assigned, substituted, sold, offered at auction, or redeemed for cash except at Sponsor’s sole discretion or as described herein. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value if the advertised prize becomes unavailable. All federal, state, and local income taxes on the prizes are the responsibility of each winner.

7. Release: Acceptance of a prize constitutes winner’s consent to Sponsor’s use of his/her name, limited biographical information, city and state, voice, statements and/or filmed, taped or otherwise recorded likeness in commerce and in all media worldwide, including but not limited to social media, for advertising/publicity/trade purposes without additional compensation, notice or approval except where prohibited by law.

By submitting an Entry, you warrant and represent that you have complied with all of these Official Rules, and agree to release Sponsor, ByteDance, TikTok, Meta Platforms, Instagram, and each of their respective parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, advertising/promotion agencies and the directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all claims and liability for any injuries, including but not limited to personal injury, death, loss or damage of any kind, arising from or in connection with participation in the Sweepstakes, the acceptance, possession, use and or misuse of a prize, if applicable, and/or claims based on right of publicity/right of privacy or defamation.

8. Rights Granted to Sponsor: By submitting an Entry, each entrant hereby grants to the Sponsor a non-exclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, universal license to use, copy, sublicense, transmit, distribute, publicly or privately perform, publish, edit, delete, make derivative works from or display such Entry, or any portion thereof  in any media worldwide, including but not limited to the internet and Sponsor’s social media accounts, without compensation or limitation and without further notice or right of approval, except where prohibited. Each entrant agrees that the results and proceeds of such use shall become the property of Sponsor and shall be freely assignable by Sponsor. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the rights mentioned herein. Each entrant releases and holds Sponsor harmless from and against any and all claims or liability arising from or in connection with any use of entrant’s Entry. Each entrant further acknowledges 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 the Entry.

Each entrant expressly waives all rights to review or approve any use that Sponsor makes of his/her Entry in accordance with these Official Rules. By submitting an Entry, each entrant further agrees to waive all rights of attribution if his/her Entry is used by Sponsor or anyone Sponsor authorizes, and to waive any moral rights in the Entry.

By submitting an Entry, each entrant further agrees that his/her 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. Each entrant further acknowledges and represents that he/she will not instigate, support, maintain, or authorize any action or lawsuit against Sponsor on the basis that any use of his/her Entry infringes any of his/her rights as creator of such Entry .

By submitting an Entry , each entrant understands and acknowledges that he/she will not now or in the future be paid or compensated in any way for the Entry or for granting the Sponsor any of the rights set out in these Official Rules.

Sponsor may, at any time, require any entrant to execute documents to confirm the grant of rights hereunder; failure to do so may result in disqualification.

9. Miscellaneous: The Released Parties are not responsible for: (a) electronic transmissions or Entries that are lost, late, stolen, incomplete, illegible, damaged, garbled, destroyed, misdirected, or not received by Sponsor for any reason; (b) any problems or technical malfunctions, including but not limited to any problems or technical malfunctions related to the TikTok or Instagram platforms, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletions, defects, delays in operation or transmission, communication failures or human error that may occur in the transmission, receipt or processing of Entries, or for deletion, theft or destruction of, unauthorized access to, or alteration of, Entries; (c) failed or unavailable hardware, network, or software; (d) causes beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control that jeopardize the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Sweepstakes; (e) any Entries submitted in a manner that is not expressly allowed under these Official Rules (all such Entries will be disqualified); (f) incorrect or inaccurate entry information whether caused by entrants, tampering, hacking, or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes; (g) any typographical or other error in any printing or advertising relating to the Sweepstakes, in the administration or execution of the Sweepstakes, or in the announcement of the prize winners; or (h) cheating or fraud by any participant. 

If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to any printing, administrative, human or other error of any kind, transmission failure, infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, pandemic, social media mandate or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Sweepstakes, or if the Sweepstakes is compromised or becomes corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Sweepstakes and, if terminated before the intended end date of the Sweepstakes Period, to select the potential winners in a random drawing from among all eligible, non-suspect Entries received.

Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Sweepstakes, generally, to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or any laws, or to be attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking, deception, misappropriation, infringement, or any other unfair playing practices or poor sportsmanship, or to be acting with the intention of annoying, abusing, threatening, or harassing any other participants, content creators or Sponsor.

10. Privacy: Any personally identifiable information collected in connection with an entrant’s participation in this Sweepstakes will be used by Sponsor, its affiliates, and agents only for purposes of the proper administration and fulfillment of the Sweepstakes, as described in these Official Rules, and in any manner consistent with Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at http://www.uscellular.com/site/privacy/index.html.

11. Disputes/Venue/Governing Law: By participating, entrants agree that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, this Sweepstakes or the prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate federal, state or local court located in Cook County, Illinois; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including but not limited to costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) to the extent allowed by applicable law, under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrants hereby waive all rights to claim, punitive, incidental and/or consequential damages and/or any other damages, other than out-of-pocket expenses, 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 PORTIONS OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, participants’ rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Illinois or any other jurisdiction), that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Illinois.

In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures or other statements contained in any Sweepstakes-related materials or made by Sponsor’s representatives, and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern and control.

12. Severability: 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.

13. Winners List: To obtain a list of winners, please email a request to UScellular Social at socialteam@uscellular.com by October 31, 2025. Please include the name of the Sweepstakes in your request.

14. Sponsor: The Sweepstakes is sponsored solely by UScellular, 8410 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60631.

Any questions, comments or complaints regarding this Sweepstakes must be directed to the Sponsor only, and NOT to ByteDance Ltd, TikTok, Meta Platforms or Instagram.

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